Seeing as a lot of other people are doing it, I'm going to post my SPECIAL. Though, this isn't concrete and will probably change.

S 4- I don't except to be using heavy weapons
P 5- Can't see the use for this yet, but maybe that'll change
E 5- I don't want to be completely helpless, but I won't fighting too much.
C 8- Speech is my weapon
I 8 - I intend to use Science a lot and I want my brain to be a weapon, too.
A 5- I like to use VATs, but I'm keeping it at 5 for the moment 'cos I don't know what else it'll be used for in NV
L 5- Don't intend to gamble that much, but I want some things to go my way... and Critical Strikes and nice.

This is assuming our SPECIAL has to add up to 40. Though, I heard Obsidian are giving us 5 points to distribute at the beginning, whereas in Fallout 3 we only had 4 -- or at least that's how I remember it.

Ah ok, I havent played FO1/2 so I wouldnt know about how the SPECIAL effected vat shooting. Dont know if I really want to try to get the game seeing as my games from 1998 and older typically dont work and brings up an error saying that the game wont install cause its not a 32 bit system.

Since you're a courier I'll probably start off with a average joe type of character with tagged skills being small guns, first-aid, and repair. Skills all wasteland denizens should know.

I won't start role playing probably until my third play through, which is when I'll also start modding the hell out of my game.

No we had 5.

So we did. I'm not sure where I got that idea from.

A sneaky sniper has been powerful in all the games and a high Speech skill has helped with a lot of the quests. That said I was disappointed in the insta-win Speech options in Fallout 3 compared with still having to thread your way through the conversations in Fallout 1 and 2. Speech just wasn't as interesting in Fallout 3 as a result because it wasn't as challenging. You just had to raise the skill to certain level and that wss it. No mini game like lock picking or computer hacking to go with it.

So Small Guns and Sneak are a no brainer for starting tag skills but I think I'll wait and see how New Vegas plays out on whether to tag Speech or Repair.


"Not afraid to fight, not too proud to sneak, not too good to steal, not too dumb to speak."
Silverjohn

"Democracy is the worst form of government... except for every other that has ever been treid."
Winston Churchill

seems like a character that can take care of its self will be the most valuable to me espically with hardcoe.

My first character will, just like in F3 be named Walther, a rather fat man in his 40s with a colorful background. When it comes to morale he has very basic principles, but he does not for any reason other than emergency break any of them. The man has an exceptionally short fuse, and has no patience for even a hint of rudeness from anyone, except his closest friends. Faction wise, he will wait and see which one is rude to him first, then side with the opposite.

He will mainly use small arms for combat, melee weapons. Uses speech quite alot.

S:7
P:5
E:7
C:6
I:4
A:4
L:7

If you dont know what this is from, you should

I'm thinking: (Don't even know if distributed the right amount of SPECIAL points lol xD)

Strength: 7
Perception: 5
Endurance: 4
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 8
Agility: 7
Luck: 4

Tagged Skills:
Guns
Repair
Speech
(With Tag! Perk I'll probably tag Medicine)

Although I'll see how things pan out I won't know how many SPECIAL points we get at the beginning or anything like that. :tops:

Im going for a solder-type build. Small Guns, melee and explosives will be my tagged skills.

First ride will be siding with Mr. House and be some kind of infiltrator/hacker/assassin.
Tag Skills:
-Lockpick
-Stealth
-Science
(-Guns)

Special:
S-4
P-7
E-4
C-5
I-7
A-7
L-6

im stuck with what to preorder...
tribal or caravan...
i want a tribal, with the shotgun of caravan...
a tribal scavenger with some guns...

hardcoe mode
survival
melee
guns

S 6
P 5
E 6
C 5
I 7
A 6
L 5

not knowing what i will experience in the desert, i want someone well rounded.

weapons will be the machete, cowboy repeater, throwing spears, camouflaged rifle (when things get close) and the 12.7 pistol.
defiantly get the venom coating and binoculars for must have items.
role playing as myself
living in the desert, only coming into the city to trade and get useful items
totally getting into the gun runners faction..

after playing that for a while, i should know what to expect and go from there

Get caravan, then kills some raiders, and steal their armor.

I'm going to do the same thing I always do.


Sneaky small guns expert who can pick any lock and hack any terminal that stands before them.

Diego who will be trying to join the NCR rangers and will tage energy weapon explosives and survivial.

I'm probably going to tag Energy Weapons, Repair, and either Guns or Barter. Energy Weapons are definitely going to be a lot easier to play with in New Vegas since you can get a Laser Pistol right off the bat from Doc Mitchell's house. Guns are useful for shooting of course, but being able to afford your killing machines is important too. I always pick high Repair though so I can keep everything in near perfect condition. I'll just leave it at, "it's going to be fun".

I won't be playing FO:NV 'till February, because that's when I'm getting my computer... But hopefully there will be some nice mods by then!

But anyways, I'll be playing a Stealth character. Sneak, Small Guns (or energy if it's still in...) and lockpick! idk my attributes... probably like 4 strength, and 6 luck... idk the rest though lol. can't remember names.

Just remember SPECIAL

Strength
Perception
Endurance
Charisma
Intelligence
Agility
Luck

My character will be a specialist with guns as well as being highly intelligent and capable of choosing her words wisely. She'll try to make as few enemies as possible, avoiding unnecessary bloodsheds.
Definetly being a good character, although most likely siding with Caesar's Legion, because her settlement was "accidentally" blown up by the NCR while she was out trying to deliver the package.

Probs putting most of the SPECIAL into Intelligence, Perception, and Endurance. Possibly spare some for Charisma aswell.

Tag: Guns, Science, Speech.

8
4
6
7
6
1
8
Me not like VATS.
Me not use agility.
If agility better, me [censored].

I'll be making some sort of anti-hero merc.I'll have no problems killing innocents as long as it pays well.He'll be a gun specialist with high intelligence that knows how to properly use all sorts of firearms included energy weapons.I'll increase his lockpicking and hacking as something special.I'm not sure which faction I'll join...I'll wait until i see more of the characters and such.

I'll invest most of my skill points for strength,endurance and intelligence.

Tags: lockpick,speech, and energy guns

Merc

Joe 'Trapmaster' Peterson. He'll probably side with the People of New Vegas or noone. He won't kill anyone, except the person that left him for dead under the Mojave Wasteland. He'll hire companions to kill for him.

S 3

P 7

E 5

C 7

I 7

A 6

L 5

Tagged skills: Speech
Science
Lockpick

Skills I'll train later on: Sneak
Medicine
Repair
Explosives

My first character will be a scavenger. Loot - sell, loot - sell. I'm gonna get me a lot of money to buy the enhancements.

makin a gamblin man with a high luck, perception, intelligence and charisma. tagging small guns for sure, others unknown until the game comes out.