Early Bird

	Trait Early Bird
	Old World Blues Benefits +2 to SPECIAL stats from 6AM to 12PM Penalties -1 to SPECIAL stats from 6PM to 6AM base id xx012767

 

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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, Fallout: New Vegas

Early Bird is a trait in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Old World Blues.

Effect

From 6 AM to 12 PM, you gain +2 to all SPECIAL stats but from 6PM to 6AM, you suffer -1 to all SPECIAL stats.

Notes

• It is somewhat mitigated by the Night Person perk (resulting in a +1 INT and PER at night)
• It synergizes extremely well with Solar Powered for it's +2 Strength effect while in sunlight).

Behind the scenes

• This trait is a modification of the trait Night Person which appears in Fallout and Fallout Tactics, and became a perk in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

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Traits in Fallout: New Vegas Built to Destroy · Claustrophobia · Early Bird · Fast Shot · Four Eyes · Good Natured · Heavy Handed · Hoarder · Hot Blooded · Kamikaze · Logan's Loophole · Loose Cannon · Small Frame · Skilled · Trigger Discipline · Wild Wasteland Italics denote traits available through Old World Blues.