Paralyzing Palm

Paralyzing Palm is a perk in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Effects
With Paralyzing Palm, you will sometimes perform a special V.A.T.S. palm strike that paralyzes your opponent for 30 seconds. Note that in order to perform the Paralyzing Palm, you must be using bare hands or an Unarmed class weapon such as brass knuckles, a power fist, et cetera. The chance of paralysis is 30%.

The Paralyzing Palm will replace one of the player's Unarmed attacks in V.A.T.S. with a Paralyzing Palm strike. The V.A.T.S. sequence is not interrupted, and the player will continue to attack the paralyzed enemy if there are more attacks queued. It does not cost any additional AP, or do any more or less damage than it would have done if it were a normal strike. It has a unique look when the player is actually unarmed (the "striking" hand is an open palm with curled fingers while the other hand is held open) but appears as a normal strike with unarmed weapons.

Bugs

 * Attacking a paralyzed enemy with an Unarmed weapon can be difficult at times. The hitbox that determines where the target can be attacked for damage can sometimes disappear altogether. Attacking such a bugged creature will result in specks of dust coming off it with a dull thud sound, as if the player were attacking a wall.