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There are several skills as part of Fallout: The Roleplaying Game.
Skills and skill checks
With a total of 17 skills, each skill in Fallout: The Roleplaying Game starts and 0 and can advance up to 6 and no higher. Skills are used for skill checks and are paired with a primary attribute and tested against the difficulty set by the GM. For instance, the GM asks for a test against shooting a raider with Big Guns, difficulty of 1. Big Guns default primary attribute is Endurance, and with 4 ranks of Big Guns and 8 Endurance that makes the target number 12.
Rolling 2 d20s, the results are 4 and 15. The 4 rolled under the target number and counts as a success, but the 15 rolled over and does not count for anything. 1 success was all that was needed to beat the raider's defense, so the player hits in this instance.
Determining skills
Three tag skills are available from during character creation, with each tag granting 2 ranks into the chosen skill. These chosen skills are important as these are the only skills that can achieve critical successes by rolling under the skill number. Standard skills points are granted after the tagged skills starting at 9 + Intelligence.
List
Combat
| Image | Skill | Description | Default Attribute |
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| Big Guns | The operation and maintenance of really big guns - miniguns, rocket launchers, flamethrowers and such. | Endurance | |
| Energy Weapons | The care and feeding of energy-based weapons. How to arm and operate weapons that use laser or plasma technology. | Perception | |
| Explosives | Blowing things up, or stopping them from doing that. | Perception | |
| Melee Weapons | Using non-ranged weapons in hand-to-hand, or melee combat - knives, sledgehammers, spears, clubs and so on. | Strength | |
| Small Guns | The use, care and general knowledge of small firearms - pistols, SMGs and rifles. | Agility | |
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Throwing | The skill of muscle-propelled ranged weapons, such as throwing knives, spears and grenades. | Agility |
| Unarmed | A combination of martial arts, boxing and other hand-to-hand martial arts. Combat with your hands and feet. | Strength |
Active
| Image | Skill | Description | Default attribute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | The application of Strength to perform physical actions. Lifting, pushing, pulling, jumping, running, and swimming | Strength | |
| Barter | Trading and trade-related tasks. The ability to get better prices for items you sell, and lower prices for items you buy. | Charisma | |
| Lockpick | Chance to pick a lock. | Perception | |
| Medicine | Healing people and stabilizing the dying | Intelligence | |
| Pilot | The ability to operate and maintain all vehicles effectively. | Perception | |
| Repair | The practical application of the Science skill for fixing broken equipment, machinery and electronics. | Intelligence | |
| Science | Covers a variety of high technology skills, such as computers, biology, physics and geology. | Intelligence | |
| Sneak | Quiet movement, and the ability to remain unnoticed. If successful, you will be much harder to locate. You cannot run and sneak at the same time. | Agility | |
| Speech | The ability to communicate in a practical and efficient manner. The skill of convincing others that your position is correct. The ability to lie and not get caught. | Charisma | |
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Survival | Practical knowledge of the outdoors, and the ability to live off the land. The knowledge of plants and animals. | Endurance |
