Five skills have been cut out from the game ( Fallout and Fallout 2 had 18 skills). Skills and Perks are similar to those in previous games: the player chooses three Tag skills out of 13 to be the character's specialties. Additionally, several quests inside the Vault are able to influence the player character's relationship with their father.

The character receives training weapons (a BB gun) and a Pip-Boy 3000 later on during childhood, and the player's performance in various tests determines the rest of the attributes. These stats determine which kind of person the player character will be. SPECIAL stands for Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck. Afterward, the father removes his surgeon's mask to reveal a face similar to the one chosen by the player for the character your father's race will also be the same as your own no matter what.Īs a child in the vault, the character receives a book titled You're SPECIAL!, whereupon the player can set the character's seven primary aptitudes. The player decides the character's general appearance using a Gene Projection, conducted by the father before the mother dies. Main character creation occurs as the player experiences the character's childhood. Main articles: Fallout 3 SPECIAL, Fallout 3 perks, Fallout 3 skills Along the way, the Lone Wanderer attempts to survive the threats of the wasteland while battling or aiding factions that all strive to accomplish opposing goals. The player takes the role of the Lone Wanderer, who grew up in Vault 101 and has left to search for their missing father, James. is now referred to as the Capital Wasteland and serves as the game's setting. The game begins in 2277, 200 years after the Great War. Leaving the only home you’ve ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. The residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world.

“ For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of the Capital Wasteland.

Fallout 3 mods character creation