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Minutemen General
Fallout 4
Settlement/Crafting
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by @1ong1egs
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Perk Chart
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Iron Fist
Channel your chi to unleash devastating fury! Punching attacks do 20% more damage to your opponent.
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18
31
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Big Leagues
Swing for the fences! Do 20% more melee weapon damage.
7
15
27
42
Armorer
You gain access to Rank 4 armor mods.
13
25
39
Blacksmith
You gain access to Rank 3 melee weapon mods.
16
29
Heavy Gunner
Thanks to practice and conditioning, heavy guns do 20% more damage.
11
21
35
47
Strong Back
When overencumbered, running costs 50% less action points.
10
20
30
40
Steady Aim
Stay on target! Hip-fire accuracy is improved when firing any gun.
28
49
Basher
Get up close and personal! Gun bashing does 25% more damage.
5
14
26
Rooted
You're part tree! While standing still, you gain +25 Damage Resistance and your melee and unarmed attacks deal 25% more damage.
22
43
Pain Train
Choo choo! All aboard! While wearing Power Armor, sprinting into enemies hurts and staggers them. (Robots and oversized enemies are immune to the stagger.)
24
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Pickpocket
Your quick hands and sticky fingers make picking pockets 25% easier.
6
17
30
Rifleman
Attacks with non-automatic rifles now do double damage and ignore 30% of a target's armor. They also have a slightly higher chance of crippling a limb.
9
18
31
46
Awareness
To defeat your enemies, know their weaknesses! You can view a target's specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S.
14
Locksmith
Your nimble fingers allow you to pick Advanced locks.
7
18
41
Demolition Expert
Your explosives now do double damage. Mines and grenades shot in V.A.T.S. explode for double damage, too.
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34
Night Person
You are a creature of the night! Gain +2 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
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37
Refractor
You must be part mirror! Instantly gain +10 Energy Resistance.
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42
Sniper
It's all about focus. You have improved control and can hold your breath longer when aiming with scopes.
13
26
Penetrator
There's no place to hide! In V.A.T.S. you can target an enemy's body parts that are blocked by cover, with a decrease in accuracy.
28
Concentrated Fire
Stay focused! In V.A.T.S. every attack on the same body part gains +10% accuracy.
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Toughness
If nothing else, you can take a beating! Instantly gain +10 Damage Resistance.
9
18
31
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Lead Belly
Your digestive tract has adjusted to the weirdness of the Wasteland! Take less radiation from eating or drinking.
6
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Lifegiver
You embody wellness! Instantly gain +20 maximum Health.
8
20
Chem Resistant
All the rush without the hassle! You're 50% less likely to get addicted when consuming chems.
22
Aquaboy / Aquagirl
Water is your ally. You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater.
21
Rad Resistant
Exposure to the Wasteland has made you more resilient, instantly granting +10 Radiation Resistance.
13
26
35
Adamantium Skeleton
Your skeleton has been infused with indestructible metal, reducing limb damage by 30%.
13
26
Cannibal
Feast on mortal flesh to heal your wounds! Eating human corpses restores Health.
19
38
Ghoulish
Sure, you're still human - on the outside! Radiation now regenerates your lost Health.
24
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Solar Powered
Catch some rays! Gain +2 to Strength and Endurance between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
27
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Cap Collector
You can now invest a total of 500 caps to raise a store's buying capacity.
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Lady Killer / Black Widow
You're charming... and dangerous. Men/Women suffer +5% damage in combat, and are easier to persuade in dialogue.
7
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Lone Wanderer
Who needs friends, anyway? When adventuring without a companion, you take 15% less damage and carry weight increases by 50.
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Attack Dog
Your faithful canine companion can hold an enemy, giving you a greater chance to hit them in V.A.T.S.
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Animal Friend
When you successfully pacify an animal, you can incite it to attack.
12
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Local Leader
You can build stores and workstations at workshop settlements.
14
Party Boy/Girl
Nobody has a good time like you! There's no chance you'll get addicted to alcohol.
15
37
Inspirational
Your companion can carry more items.
19
43
Wasteland Whisperer
When you successfully pacify a Wasteland creature, you can incite it to attack.
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49
Intimidation
When you successfully pacify someone, you can incite them to attack.
23
50
I.
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V.A.N.S.
Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S.
36
Medic
Is there a doctor in the house? Stimpaks restore 40% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 40% of radiation.
18
30
49
Gun Nut
You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods.
13
25
39
Hacker
Knowledge of cutting-edge computer encryption allows you to hack Advanced terminals.
9
21
33
Scrapper
You get more from salvaging.
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40
Science!
You gain access to Rank 4 high-tech mods.
17
28
41
Chemist
Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out.
16
32
45
Robotics Expert
When you successfully hack a robot, you can give it specific commands.
19
44
Nuclear Physicist
You've learned to split the atom... and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer.
14
26
Nerd Rage!
Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage Resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts.
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Gunslinger
Channel the spirit of the Old West! Non-automatic pistols do 20% more damage.
7
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27
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Commando
Rigorous combat training means automatic weapons do 20% more damage.
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49
Sneak
Become whisper, become shadow. You are 20% harder to detect while sneaking.
5
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38
Mister Sandman
As an agent of death itself, you can instantly kill a sleeping person. Your silenced weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage.
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Action Boy/Girl
There's no time to waste! Action Points regenerate 25% faster.
18
38
Moving Target
They can't hurt what they can't hit! Get +25 Damage Resistance and +25 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting.
24
44
Ninja
Trained as a shadow warrior, your ranged sneak attacks do 2.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 4x normal damage.
16
33
Quick Hands
In combat, there's no time to hesitate. You can reload all guns faster.
28
40
Blitz
Find the gap and make the tackle! V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased significantly.
29
Gun Fu
You've learned to apply ancient martial arts to gunplay! Do 25% more damage to your second V.A.T.S. target and beyond.
26
50
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Fortune Finder
You've learned to discover the Wasteland's hidden wealth, and find more bottle caps in containers.
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Scrounger
You know just how to scavenge to keep the fight going, and find more ammunition in containers.
7
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37
Bloody Mess
+5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs!
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Mysterious Stranger
Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency...
22
41
49
Idiot Savant
You're not stupid! Just... different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance.
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Better Criticals
Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more extra damage.
15
40
Critical Banker
You're a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it the most.
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Grim Reaper's Sprint
Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points.
19
46
Four Leaf Clover
Feeling lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter.
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32
48
Ricochet
What goes around comes around! An enemy's ranged attack will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance.
29
50
Leveling Roadmap

All of the perks from the companions, magazines, quests, and non-S.P.E.C.I.A.L bobbleheads are optional. The companion and quest perks are representative of the choices I would make, but you are free to make whatever choices you would like.

Companions

Robot Sympathy
 codsworth

Thanks to your relationship with Codsworth, you receive +10 Damage Resistance against robot energy weapons.

Combat Medic
 curie

Thanks to your relationship with Curie, once per day you heal 100 Hit Points if your health falls below 10%.

Cloak & Dagger
 deacon

Thanks to your relationship with Deacon, you receive +40% Stealth Boy duration and deal +20% more sneak attack damage.

Isodoped
 hancock

Thanks to your relationship with Hancock, at 250 rads or higher you get criticals 20% faster.

Close to Metal
 valentine

Thanks to your relationship with Nick Valentine, you get one extra guess and 50% faster terminal cooldown when hacking.

Hunter's Wisdom
 longfellow

Thanks to your relationship with Old Longfellow, the Damage Resistance and Energy Resistance of animals and sea creatures is reduced by 25%.

Gift of Gab
 piper

Thanks to your relationship with Piper, you receive double XP for speech challenges and discovering new locations.

United We Stand
 garvey

Thanks to your relationship with Preston, you deal +20% more damage and gain +20 Damage Resistance when facing three or more opponents.

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Bobbleheads

Perception

+1 Perception.

Intelligence

+1 Intelligence.

Charisma

+1 Charisma.

Barter

Prices are 5% better

Lock picking

Lockpicking is easier.

Medicine

Stimpaks do 10% more healing.

Science

Get one extra guess when hacking terminals.

Speech

All vendors have 100 more caps.

Energy weapons

Plus 25% critical damage with energy weapons.

Explosives

Plus 15% damage with explosives.

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Magazines

Junktown Vendor

Get better prices when buying from vendors.

Massachusetts Surgery

Inflict +18% limb damage.

Tesla Science

Energy weapons inflict +45% critical damage.

Tumblers Today

Gain a bonus to lockpicking.

Unstoppable

Gain a +5% chance of avoiding all damage from an attack.

Astoundingly Awesome 6

Do +5% damage against Mirelurks.

Astoundingly Awesome 14

Do +5% damage against Super Mutants.

Astoundingly Awesome 7

Do +5% damage at night.

Astoundingly Awesome 1

Regenerate 1 point of health per minute.

Astoundingly Awesome 8

Gain +5 Action Points.

Astoundingly Awesome 3

Take 5% less damage from robots.

Astoundingly Awesome 5

Gain +5 Poison Resistance.

Astoundingly Awesome 2

Do +5% damage with scoped weapons.

Astoundingly Awesome 10

Gain +5 Radiation Resistance.

Astoundingly Awesome 13

Do +5% damage against Ghouls.

Astoundingly Awesome 11

RadAway heals +5% radiation damage.

Live & Love 1

Companions gain +10 health.

Live & Love 2

Companions do +5% damage.

Live & Love 3

Companions have +10 carry weight.

Live & Love 4

Gain +25% XP from persuading women.

Live & Love 7

Gain +25% XP from persuading men.

Live & Love 6

Companions gain +5 Damage Resistance and Energy Resistance.

Live & Love 8

Gain +5% XP while adventuring with a companion.

Live & Love 10

Companions do 5% more damage.

Wasteland Survival 2

Take 5% less damage from insects.

Wasteland Survival 4

Access new decoration items in workshop settlements.

Wasteland Survival 5

Diamond City is now permanently marked on your map.

Wasteland Survival 6

+10% discount from food and drink vendors.

Wasteland Survival 7

Swim +25% faster.

Wasteland Survival 8

Take 5% less damage from melee attacks.

Wasteland Survival 9

Collect extra meat from animal kills.

Islander's Almanac 1

You take 5% less damage from Mirelurk melee attacks.

Islander's Almanac 2

You have a 5% higher VATS chance against animals you are in combat with.

Islander's Almanac 3

You've unlocked POI map markers across the island.

Islander's Almanac 4

You receive 10% less damage from Radiation based attacks.

Islander's Almanac 5

You've unlocked Sludge based recipes.

SCAV! 1

Increases speech challenge success chance.

SCAV! 4

+5% explosives damage.

SCAV! 5

+1 Strength & +1 Endurance if you have <= 10,000 caps. +2 Strength & +2 Endurance if you have <= 1,000 caps. +3 Strength & +3 Endurance if you have <= 100 caps.

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Quests

Far Harbor Survivalist

Gain +5 to all resistances.

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Character state switchboard
Some perks and legendary effects depend on your character's state.
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On foot
HP: 100% (232 / 232)
Rads: 0
Day
Alone
Standing
Standing
Hip fire
Outside
Survival
Hunger
Fed
None
Thirst
Hydrated
None
Sleep
Rested
None
Adrenaline
Rank 0
None
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Derived stats
Carry Weight
310
HP
232
AP
75
XP
+24%
Settlement Size
20
VATS Accuracy
+20%
Crit Meter per Hit
+7%
Resistances
5
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+10

Effects

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Weapons

Weapon
Add weapons with their mods and legendary effects.
Throwables
Throwable
Grenades, mines and traps. One is carried at a time; extras become swap-ins.

Armor Sets

Armor set
An armor set is apparel with armor pieces worn over it.
Clothing that covers other slots flags conflicts instead of removing pieces.
Build several sets and switch between them.

Power Armor Sets

Power Armor
A power armor set with mods and legendary effects.
Build several and switch between them.
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