Intelligence(3) Yes, this is the somewhat of a dump stat. At a base of 5, +1 charisma implant, and +2 from booze with a survival skill of 50+, it is fairly easy to keep your companions up and fighting. For each point of charisma, your companions gain 5% damage output and +5% armor. Charisma(5) Most people think that charisma is a dump stat, I on the other hand think it is worth having a medium level in it because it really affects how well your companions fight.

One of the better late game perks is the Implant GRX which requires an endurance of 8(7+1implant). The second reason for a high endurance is that some of the best perks in the game require a moderately good endurance level.

For one, it governs how many total implants that you can have. Endurance(8) Endurance should be highest stat in just about any character. 6 is the requirement so a 5 is the minimum unless you take the Four Eyes trait, then you will need a 6 perception to start out at. Perception(5) With ED-E as a companion, perception could be a dump stat except that you would miss out on the Better Criticals Perk. A melee character may want to raise it to 6 because the Unstoppable Force and the Heavyweight perk require a strength of 7(6 + 1implant). To start off, this is how I set my SPECIAL stats Strength(5) +1 from an implant, +2 from booze and a survival skill over 50, and +2 from Reinforced Spine perk it is easy to maintain a +10 strength even when starting at 5. The first one is my latest character(level 35) which is a guns/explosives emphasis. I thought it maybe useful to show a few character builds or progressions and some of my thoughts one why I chose perks or traits for my character.

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