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Knowledge, wisdom and the ability to think quickly. A high Intelligence is important for any character.

”— Fallout In-game description

Intelligence is one of seven in the character system.

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[] Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics

Modifies: the number of new per level, dialogue options, and many skills.

One of the unique qualities of and was the difference in gameplay caused by creating a low Intelligence character. If you have a low Intelligence, many non-player characters will simply shrug you off, while others will insult or even attack you. It is possible to complete the game as an idiot, but most side-quests are impossible to do, and character growth is limited, as is the story involvement possible - while you can certainly bumble through the main quests, almost all plot details and background information will be left missing. Furthermore, due to limited-at-best non-player character interaction, almost all side-quests are unavailable. Because of this, playing as a low Intelligence character is only recommended for experienced players looking to role-play, or as a humorous replay option.

Intelligence can be raised permanently in Fallout 2 using and the (+1) and by the zeta scan in San Francisco (also +1 Luck, though you may have to save/reload to get a bonus rather than a penalty). give a temporary +2 Intelligence.

[] Fallout 3

Modifies: , , and , as well as the number of new per level.

Intelligence determines the number of skill points you receive each time you level up. The base number of skill points gained per level is 10+Intelligence. Skill points gained for raised Intelligence are not retroactive for past levels, so increasing this early if at all is the best. Also, temporary modifiers to Intelligence (e.g. from or ) do not affect the number of skill points gained.

Value Skill Points / Level Skill Modifiers
1 11 Medicine +2, Repair +2, Science +2
2 12 Medicine +4, Repair +4, Science +4
3 13 Medicine +6, Repair +6, Science +6
4 14 Medicine +8, Repair +8, Science +8
5 15 Medicine +10, Repair +10, Science +10
6 16 Medicine +12, Repair +12, Science +12
7 17 Medicine +14, Repair +14, Science +14
8 18 Medicine +16, Repair +16, Science +16
9 19 Medicine +18, Repair +18, Science +18
10 20 Medicine +20, Repair +20, Science +20

[] Intelligence-based Perks

Perk Requirement Level Additional Requirements
/ 4 2
4 2 4
4 2
4 4
4 4
4 4 40
5 10 50
7 18 70
7 26

[] Ways to increase Intelligence

[] Notes

  • If you have 3 Intelligence or less, will call you a "special needs" child and escort you to a classroom.

[] Fallout: New Vegas

Intelligence affects skill points differently than it did in . The number of skill points gained each level is based on the formula 10 + (0.5 * INT) per level, including level 1, where INT is your Intelligence. If you get a non-whole number of skill points per level (e.g. 10.5 for INT 1) it will be saved for the next even level up. (See )

[] Intelligence-based perks

Perk Requirement Level Additional Requirements
5 2 —
4 2 —
4 4 —
4 4 —
4 4 45
5 8 70
5 10 50
7 18 70
Lonesome Road 7 22 —
Lonesome Road 6 26 —

[] Ways to increase Intelligence

  • The player will gain +2 Intelligence and +2 Perception when the sun is down with the perk.
  • The player can purchase an from the for 4000 caps. This raises Intelligence by +1, unless the player already has 10. If the player's Intelligence is low enough, they will only have to pay 3000 caps.
  • gives a temporary +2 to the stat. This does not affect skill points gained at level up, but does increase the relevant skills.
  • also add +2, and stack with regular Mentats (and vice versa) giving a temporary +4 increase. (e.g. Intelligence set at 6 can reach 10, giving 8 skill points towards , and .)
  • adds a temporary increase of +2, +4 or +6, increasing relative to the player's skill.
  • add a temporary bonus of +2

[] Intelligence in quests and exploration

  • If the player has an Intelligence of 1 after choosing their SPECIAL stats at the beginning of the game, will say "Sorry, son/little lady. I fixed up your head as best I knew how. Guess I missed a spot."
  • When speaking with , if you have Intelligence of 3 or lower you can convince him to become your companion by stating "This place is really complicated and stuff. You're smart, can you help me do... stuff?".
  • If creating a character with Intelligence of 3 or less can grant 'special' Intelligence checks. If the player's Intelligence is really low, dialog options will appear to be short and monosyllabic, with barely any sentience.
  • When first meeting at , he will ask the player what their interest in the place is. If the player's Intelligence is high, they may respond with "My interest in this place is scientific." However with a low-Intelligence player, the same option will be available as "I is scientistic."
  • If the player has a low enough Intelligence, they will admit they don't know what a fish is during a conversation with .
  • An Intelligence of 6 is needed for to reveal that they are still planning how to save themselves. Old World Blues
  • An Intelligence of 8 is needed to reveal the fact that scattered the personality chips across Big MT. Old World Blues

[] Level names and statistics

Value Name Skill Points Skill Modifiers
1 Sub-brick 10.5 Medicine/Repair/Science +2
2 Vegetable 11 Medicine/Repair/Science +4
3 Cretin 11.5 Medicine/Repair/Science +6
4 Knucklehead 12 Medicine/Repair/Science +8
5 Knowledgeable 12.5 Medicine/Repair/Science +10
6 Gifted 13 Medicine/Repair/Science +12
7 Smartypants 13.5 Medicine/Repair/Science +14
8 Know-it-all 14 Medicine/Repair/Science +16
9 Genius 14.5 Medicine/Repair/Science +18
10 Omniscient 15 Medicine/Repair/Science +20

[] Low Intelligence Characters

[] Fallout 1 & 2

When the in and has less than 4 Intelligence, the biggest change in gameplay is undoubtedly the dialogue. Upon reaching , the villagers take pity on you, and just shrugs you off. The best you can speak is in half-word sentences or gibberish.

The real downside, though, is that you have no chance to do about 90% of the side quests. No one will talk to you or even give you the time of day (Even though you have it on your ).

In , you may meet , the "town simpleton of ", who would normally give you a quest to under go protection of his against "the evil bugmen". He will appear highly intelligent to you, as if being stupid is a culture and language all its own, and two unintelligent people can have a complete, thought-provoking, and fully articulated conversation between them.

Another person you may have an "intelligent" conversation with in Fallout 2 is , who becomes able to understand you after you become aligned and gives you the quest to

When talking to in the basement of you can start a "childhood cop and robbers" type dialog in which you accidentally shoot and kill him.

[] Fallout 3

In , there are conversation situations where characters with low Intelligence are granted other speech options, often relating to their low intellect. However, these options are few and far between, unlike the other Fallout games where one could play the entire game as a person with low Intelligence. One instance is in , where if you activate when you have an Intelligence of 3 or lower he will deem you a "special needs" child, and escort you to a 'proper room'.

[] Fallout: New Vegas

In addition to alternative Intelligence checks, low Intelligence changes some dialog options when speaking to vendors and non-player characters. For example, when speaking to at , the option to start trading is "Me buy things", and when speaking with at the , after she gives you the initial description about implants you have the dialogue option "So you sell plants?", which will cause her to re-explain the implants and suggest you take the implant to make you smarter. If you take her up on this deal she will state that she thinks "you could really benefit from it", and offer the implant at a discount.

In place of the gibberish of past games, however, the player will simply not completely understand a conversation, confuse what someone is saying with something else entirely, or not understand what situation they are currently in. In the , for example, a character with an Intelligence of 2 or less can bypass a robot that demands a password by randomly shouting "ICE CREAM!". Normally, the player would need a Luck of at least 7 to guess this.

Low Intelligence characters attempting to do the quest will be granted several unique and highly entertaining dialog options when conversing with and Ignacio Rivas. An example is when informed about the hostilities between the Followers and the NCR, the player can choose to respond, "Do Flowers and NCR bear play together?"

[] Notable Quotes

  • I don't care if you were dropped on your head as a kid. No guns in the city limits. - Gate Guard.
  • Glug glug glug glug glug glug! - the
  • *Snfff* You big meenie... *snff*... me go sumplace 'n have partee wiff clowns... *snfff*... and ice cream... and kake... and me no invit meen peuple like YOU! - the
  • Most people have evil spirits. You? You have stupid spirits. Go see shaman, get hole in head... Big hole... Very big... Huge. -
  • Hep hep moo-moo. (Yes, of course I'll help you fend off the predation of your family's brahmin by these nefarious bugmen.) -
  • Me help shoulders make shinies warm. - the
  • I IS SCIENTISTIC! - the
  • What are ? - the
  • Ooh Shiney Robot - the
  • So you sell plants? - the
  • ICE CREAM! - the
  • Me pet aminals - the
  • I no hurt anyone - the
  • Where I send shiny juice? - the
  • Me take you job cause me is smarter - the

[] Notes

  • If the player has an Intelligence of 8 or higher while having no stats at 1 or a Luck of 10/1, Doc Mitchell will say "Look at that. Maybe them bullets done your brain some good.".
  • If the player has an Intelligence of 1, Doc Mitchell will say "Sorry son, I fixed up your head as best I knew how, guess I missed a spot.".

[] Lionheart

The higher the character’s Intelligence, the more skills the character will excel in, and the more options he will have in dialogue. The number of skill points the character receives at each experience level is based on the character’s Intelligence.

[] References

  1. Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader manual
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