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Skills are learned abilities of your character. The skill level shows how good your character is at that skill. Skill levels can be increased by allocating skill points earned from gaining levels. Skills can also be improved by reading specific books or completing quests within the games.

In Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, "skills" work like perks in other Fallout games. They are not listed here for this reason.

List of skills[]

Combat skills[]

Skill Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Tactics New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout 76 Van Buren
Small Guns Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Big Guns Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Guns No No No No Yes No No No
Firearms No No No No No No No Yes
Energy Weapons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Explosives No No Yes No Yes No No No
Unarmed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Melee Weapons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Throwing Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes

Active skills[]

Skill Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Tactics New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout 76 Van Buren
Doctor Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
First Aid Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
Medicine No No Yes No Yes No No No
Medic No No No No No No No Yes
Lockpick Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Security No No No No No No No Yes
Repair Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Mechanics No No No No No No No Yes
Science Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Sneak Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Steal Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
Survival No No No No Yes No No No
Traps Yes Yes No Yes No No No No

Passive skills[]

Skill Fallout Fallout 2 Fallout 3 Tactics New Vegas Fallout 4 Fallout 76 Van Buren
Barter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Deception No No No No No No No Yes
Gambling Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
Outdoorsman Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes
Persuasion No No No No No No No Yes
Pilot No No No Yes No No No No
Speech Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No

See also[]

Skills
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