» Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:26 am
It really depends on what type of character you want.
In terms of SPECIAL allocation. There really isn't a bad way to go with this.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_SPECIAL
Charisma in the long run can be considered the least useful stat, since there are few Charisma checks, Speech and (to lesser extent) Barter can easily be raised through skillpoint allocation and followers don't need a high Nerve to be useful.
In terms of skills choose which things you want to be proficient at. For a first time, try to choose one weapon related skill and divide the rest of your attention to non-weapon related skills. Lockpicking and Science are useful for opening doors and containers, repair helps with quite a few checks and improves equipment repair and speech is useful for all manner of skill checks in dialogue.