“Hey early risers! Enjoy a +2 to each of your SPECIAL attributes from 6 am to 12 pm, but suffer -1 from 6 pm to 6 am when you're not at your best.”— In-game description
Early Bird is a trait in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.
Effects
Taking this trait grants a benefit of a temporary +2 to all SPECIAL attributes from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. and a penalty of a temporary -1 to all SPECIAL attributes from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Notes
- The penalty for this trait can be somewhat mitigated by taking the Night Person perk (+1 INT and PER at night) while the benefit works well with the Solar Powered perk (+2 Strength while in sunlight).
- Combined with Claustrophobia, being outside from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. increases each SPECIAL stat by +3, while being inside from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. reduces each SPECIAL stat by -2.
- Outside of Hardcore mode, keeping the +2 SPECIAL stat bonuses active is trivially easy, as one can wait until morning in most locations without penalty.
Behind the scenes
This trait is a modification of Night Person, which appears in Fallout and Fallout Tactics, and became a perk in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
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