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    • This page lists all perks in .
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    [] General information

    In , you will gain a perk every level (as opposed to every three levels in and , and every two in ).

    There are:

    Also, unlike previous games, that gave you both bonuses and penalties at the same time are no longer in the game. Instead, some of them (like ) were changed into perks.

    In Fallout 3 a perk's requirements cannot be met by equipping items or using drugs (with the exception of the ).

    [] Regular perks

    Name Level req Other requirements Ranks Benefit Code
    /
    		 2 1 +10% damage to the opposite sex, and unique dialogue options with certain characters 00094eb8/
    00094eb9
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    		 2 4 3 +5 , +5 00044948/
    00069310
    2 4, 4 3 +5 , +5 0004494e
    2 4 3 +5 , +5 00014b97
    2 4, 4 3 +5 , +5 00031dd6
    2 4 3 +10% XP whenever XP is earned 00031dd3
    2 10 +1 to any stat 00044cb1
    4 4 1 Unlocks many unique dialogue options with children 00003142
    4 4 1 +1 additional skill point whenever a skill book is read 00031de1
    4 4 1 +3 skill points per level 00031dd8
    4 4, 40 1 +50% damage to insects 00031dd9
    4 4 3 +5 , +5 00044ca6
    4 4 3 +5 points of 00031ddb
    6 1 +5% overall damage, more violent death animations 00094eba
    6 5 1 -50% radiation taken whenever drinking from a water source 00044ca9
    6 5 1 +10% permanently 00031de0
    6 5 1 Considerably more will be found in containers 00031de3
    6 1 +25% accuracy in V.A.T.S. with one-handed weapons 00094ebb
    6 50 3 +20% damage with explosives 00031dab
    8 1 +25% accuracy in V.A.T.S. with two-handed weapons 00099828
    8 5 1 +25% permanently 00031da9
    8 5 1 Considerably more in containers 00031daa
    8 5 3 +15 0009982e
    8 5, 5 1 +50 00031dde
    8 5 1 +30 Speech when you have neutral karma 00044cad
    10 6 2 Hostile animals become friendly (one rank), and come to your aid except against other animals (two ranks). 00031db5
    10 1 +5% 00094ec1
    10 60 1 Can instantly kill a sleeping non-player character, and earns bonus XP 00031dad
    10 6 1 Chance that the will finish off a target in V.A.T.S. 00031dbc
    10 5, 50 1 +50% DR and Strength increased to 10 whenever health is 20% or lower 00044ca7
    10 1 +2 and +2 between 6:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. 00094ebd
    10 1 You instantly level up again 00031dac
    12 60 1 +50% damage with fire-based weapons 00031db2
    12 1 Can eat corpses to restore 25 points of health and lose 1 00094ebc
    12 6 1 +30 00031db1
    12 50 1 +25% damage to robots, can shut down robots by sneaking up on them 00031dc2
    12 6, 6 1 +25% to hit the target's head in V.A.T.S. 00031db4
    12 6, 50 1 +10 Sneak, foot speed and armor weight no longer affect sneaking 00031db3
    12 1 +20% Hit Points restored with 00094ebf
    14 1 Can sell to 00044cac
    14 60 1 Chems last twice as long 0009982d
    14 1 Can sell to 00044ca8
    14 60, 60 1 +10 , +10% to , and 00044cab
    14 6, 6 1 Floor traps or mines will not be set off 00031db7
    14 6, 60 1 All items cost 25% less 00031db8
    14 1 Damage taken by limbs reduced by 50% 00094ec4
    16 1 Fourth "tag" skill: +15 points to that skill 00031dbd
    16 6, 6 1 +50% damage with critical hits 00031dbb
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    		 16 6 1 +25 00031dba/
    0007b202
    16 60 1 Half as likely to get addicted 00099827
    18 7, 70 1 Can pick a broken lock with one more bobby pin 00044cb0
    18 7, 70 1 Can hack a locked down terminal with four more chances 00031dc4
    18 60, 60 1 +5% accuracy in V.A.T.S. with every attack queued 00044caf
    18 70 1 Can paralyze an enemy for 30 seconds with a V.A.T.S. unarmed attack 00044caa
    20 7 1 +2 Strength and +1 HP every 10 seconds while outside, from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. 00031dc5
    20 80, 80 1 +15%( 15 Luck skill) critical chance with melee and unarmed weapons, +25% damage with sneak attack criticals 00031dcc
    20 1 A kill in V.A.T.S. restores all your AP immediately 00099834
    20 1 All locations are marked on your map 00031de5

    [] Special perks

    You can get these perks by special actions or interactions with other characters.

    Name Found in quest Requirements Benefit Code
    Talk out of writing the Reduces an enemy's chance to critically hit you by 50%, 30% discount at , and +30 points to Moira's repair skill (54, 72% condition). 00030feb
    Talk to about learning the ways of a vampire heal 20 instead of 1 point 00003131
    None Learned from in the or by completing You're now able to wear any form of . 00058fdf

    Important note about special perk codes: Trying to add them before doing the special actions or interactions with other characters may cause game to crash or corrupt.

    [] Quest perks

    You can get these perks as a reward for quests.

    Name Found in quest Requirements Benefit Code
    Complete without eliminating the fire ant queen OR eliminating the queen and convincing Doctor Lesko it was better for mankind (speech check) +1 and +25% 000c1a6b
    Complete without eliminating the fire ant queen OR eliminating the queen and convincing Doctor Lesko it was better for mankind (speech check) +1 and +25% fire resistance 000c1a6c
    Destroy 's heart +5 DR permanently 00035e04
    Help with the by gaining 600 rads when she asks With the Rad Regeneration perk, any crippled limbs will regenerate themselves when you have Advanced Rad Poisoning 0003066b
    (Junior Survivor / Survival Guru) Help finish the by completing the final chapter : You gain a +6% bonus to Poison Resistance and Radiation Resistance and either additional Crit %, additional DR, additional HP, or points to both Medicine and Science or Sneak and Speech. see
    Side with +10% accuracy in V.A.T.S. 00024d5c

    Important note about quest perk codes: Trying to add them before doing the quest required may cause game to crash or corrupt.

    [] Add-on perks

    Perks available through .

    [] Regular perks

    These perks are added only in .

    Name Level req Other requirements Ranks Benefit Code
    22 1 Sleeping in any bed gives the effect, which increases your XP by 10%, for 8 hours. 003213
    22 1 If Dogmeat dies, a puppy will spawn outside of 003211
    22 70 1 Every 10 you acquire are automatically converted into a 004c71
    24 higher than Very Evil 1 Karma is instantly set to Very Evil 004c6d
    24 lower than Very Good 1 Karma is instantly set to Very Good 004c6f
    24 not neutral 1 Karma is instantly set to Neutral 004c6e
    24 1 All stats lower than 5 become 5 00108e
    26 7 1 No effects from minor poisoning (But it still tells you) 0011c1
    26 7 1 All schematics are added at V3 0011be
    26 7 1 +1 AP every 10 seconds 0011c2
    /
    		 28 1 No chance for alcohol addiction 0011bf/
    0011c0
    28 7 1 -1 Rad every 20 seconds 0011bd
    30 1 Whenever your health is reduced to 20 or less, you will erupt into a devastating nuclear explosion 004c6c
    30 1 All stats are raised to 9 004c6b

    [] Special perks

    Name Add-on Related quests Requirements Benefit Code
    Gather all 10 +3 to , and 00bf70
    Collect 10 in the +25% more damage with the 0073e8
    Read +5 points of damage to all enemies (Due to a glitch) 00d1fe
    Get random number of enemies spawn in shooting range. +20% damage with alien weapons 00abb0

    [] Quest perks

    Name Add-on Related quests Requirements Benefit Code
    Complete +10% 007354
    Complete the +3% and 0073ea
    Complete -10 Rads from and -15 Rads from 011097
    Complete +5 points of damage and +10 DR when standing still 00d1fa

    [] Cut perks

    The following is based on cut content and has not been confirmed by sources.
    Name DLC pack Description Code
    +5 damage to mirelurks. 00fc2e
    25% less damage from attacks to your head. 00d1fd
    +10 damage with Melee Weapons. 00d1fb
    End of information based on cut content.

    [] See also

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    Perks in Fallout 3
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