So im starting my 2nd playthrough and i have no idea on what way to play !

on my first playthrough, i did most sidequests and other little things, and didnt really have a roleplay, just went through the motions!

Now i have started this one, i am going to rely on speech...but dont know who to help, or what sidequests to do or ...what kind of character i want....any ideas?

Do you want to be a good guy or a bad guy? I think on my second play through im going to be a bad guy and just kill people for looking at me!

I've been thinking about making a Conan-esque character (the pip-boy icon for the Slayer perk gave me an inkling...), maybe make him a tribal, have him focus on melee, unarmed and survival, give him low int but monster strength and endurance. I have no idea about suitable quests/factions/companions though, but I think it could be fun.

A smooth talking character who's been alive since the war, but due to something in his genes, his skin stays 'human' but on the inside he is degrading slowly.

RP mr house

i did it the first time as a goody two shoes went the NCR way but NOW im Freddy Kruger sneaking around killing people in there sleep being a monster of there dreams ! MUHAHAHAH lol i need to find a red and green jumper anyone got any ideas were i could get one?

I think this would be awesome. All strength, endurance, and agility (for VATS). Never mind sneaking ANYWHERE. Just charge in and swing away. It would be perfect for a playthrough where you align with the Legion.

What I find fun is to make characters in Fallout based on characters from books that I have read.

A hobo. 'Nuff said.

My second character was a melee character with a Brotherhood of Steel outlook on technology. It is dangerous for anyone else, so I'll take it from you and/or be the one who controls it or decides its fate. My main skills were Unarmed, Science, and Melee. I basically went for a non-stealthy high tech bruiser with power armor, power gauntlet, INT 10, STR 8 (upped to 10 with implant and intense training) and END 9 (upped to 10). Luck and Cha were 1.

Basically an unarmoed power armor BoS super genius who likes to control technology. With a very small minor in energy weapons on the side, just in case I needed to shoot something. So far I really havent had to tho.

Another concept would be a travelling merchant. Basically, you'd pump Charisma so help your follower's toughness. Maybe get Raul as a mechanic/repair/bodyguard and pick up ED-E or Rex (I prefer Rex) for the other member of your caravan. Keep your other stats relatively low and focus mainly on Speech and Barter and Guns (stick to rifles). Try to talk or buy your way out of everything.

Did you use guns the first time around? If so become a melee character or a martial arts character. Maybe use lazers as your main weapon if guns was in your last game. Are you going to play on Hard Core? Did you use companions last time? If so, then don't use them this time, if you didn't, then use them this time.

If you roll play, how about becomeing a theif? Try and steal everyones plates, so there is no knives, spoons, forks or dishes for anyone to eat? Roll play a klepto or deranged character?

Sort of hard to tell when we do not know your play style. Do you like jedi type characters or Han Solo type character? If you are going to rely on speech alot how about a Han Solo type character who is a charmer? Likes to tlak his way out, but if all else fails, he has his handy blaster or in your case a magnum.

i tried just going into Westside and turning hardcoe mode on and pretending like i'm a very poor, starving person just trying to make a living. it was pretty fun for awhile.

You should make a naked martial artist cannibal that has an unnatural fear of robotics and Fancy Lad's Snack Cakes. :whisper:

My characters are often based on aspects of my personality with a few alteractions, namely taking that aspect and taking it often to the extreme. For example the part of me that often fantasize hurting others becomes in FONV a axe crazy murderer with some crys of "Blood for the Blood God" for good measure.

Now for my next character is loosely based on Gregory House with a talent for energy weapons, science, and medicine. With a snarky wit he goes around the wasteland collecting and studyingbpre-war tech and improving on it. Along with that hopes to build up a team of scientist and above all bring humanity to its former glory and beyond into the stars. With that said however he does not like to deal with people or at least the yokels as he calls them. He has a charisma of 1 as a misantrope and as result means that I can not really rely on others to do my bidding and maybe get up interesting dialogue. He is really much neutral (or trys to be) given that he is a moral nihilist as well as pragmagtist but still trys to work in the better interest of humanity as a whole. Starts doing part time work as a courer before he decides to start working as a freelance doctor but is then rudely inturrupted.

Non-combat evil mastermind! High speech, barter, science. Take a strength of 2, you can still use laser weapons if you really want.

I decided to base all my chars decision on how awesome the other persons beard is. Because his is awesome.

Nakedness- Grew up in a family of nudists.
Martial arts- His/her grandfather was Chuck Norris
Cannibal- Rejected by society, your character went off and began eating people. Starting with his/her spouse.
Fear of Robotics- Chuck Norris was acctually a robot, and he sneezed on your children, killing them.
Fear of Fancy Lad's Snack Cakes- He knows something.

It ALL makes sense.

Bond, James Bond
Sneak, Guns, Speech tagged. Some extra points in lockpicking and science. Favor silenced pistols, but don't be afraid to use whatever is necessary.

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