Support perks

Support perks are minor skills and abilities that a player can gain in addition to level perks.

There is no limit to the number of support perks that a single character can have.

To gain support perks, players are required to talk to an appropriate NPC. Some support perks can be gained straight away, some have specific S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and/or skill requirements. Some are given 'for free,' some require that one or more quest(s) be finished first.

Detailed information on any of the support perks that are currently available may be found on their respective pages, which are listed below.

Table of Support Perks

Name	Ranks	Location	Requirements	Bonus
Awareness	1/1	Already on your character!	n/a	Hovering the cursor over a critter displays detailed information about it
Cautious Nature	1/1	Shady Sands, In Dusty's Cantina	Perception ≥ 6, Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	+3 to Perception when determining placement in random encounters
Dead Man Walking	1/1	Necropolis, At Watershed	Intelligence ≥ 5, Doctor ≥ 50%	Doubled negative HP capacity
Demolition Expert	1/1	Redding	Traps ≥ 125%	No unwanted explosions and extra damage for the wanted ones
Dismantler	1/1	Junktown, From Boyce	Science ≥ 150%	Adds 50 dismantling points for dismantling calculation.
Educated	1/1	Boneyard, Library Basement	Intelligence ≥ 8, Science ≥ 100%	+2 to SP per level
Explorer	1/1	NCR Train Station speak to Mantis the ghoul.	Outdoorsman ≥ 150	Faster world map travelling
Gecko Skinning	1/1	Klamath, talk to any trapper.	Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	Ability to skin geckos
Light Step	1/1	Klamath, Talk to one of the kids	Traps ≥ 50%	Chance to set off a trap reduced by 50%
Magnetic Personality	1/1	New Reno, Miss kitty	Speech ≥ 100%	+50 to party points, +1 to maximum party size
Master Thief	1/1	Hub, Oldtown	Robbery ≥ 150%	Stealing cooldown reduced by 50%
Mr. Fixit	1/1	Den, Smitty the Repairman	Repair ≥ 150%	Repairing items is easier. (+100% in Repairing)
Pack Rat	1/1	Redding, Dangerous Dan	Level ≥ 6	Doubles your carry weight.
Pathfinder	1/1	Shady Sands, Dusty's Cantina	Outdoorsman ≥ 175%	25% faster world map travelling
Pickpocket	1/1	Hub, Oldtown	Robbery ≥ 125%	Easier stealing
Rad Resistance	1/1	Gecko, Reactor, "Glowing One" Ghoul inside one of the compartments	Intelligence ≥ 7, Doctor ≥ 100%	+30% to radiation resistance, +20% to poison resistance
Ranger	1/1	Gordon's Gas Station	Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	The world map is fully revealed
Map Scouting	1/1	New Vault City, ask Sergeant Stark about raiders. Note: If he yells "Guards intruder" wait until its day time to talk to him you also need at least 4 Intelligence to talk to him. (drugs and Gain Int armor perks can help here)	Outdoorsman ≥ 150%	Faster revealing of the covered areas of the world map Also shows what encounters appear in each world map zone.
Snakeater	1/1	Junktown, A doctor	Endurance ≥ 6	+30% to poison resistance, +20% to radiation resistance
Speaker	1/1	Cathedral	Speech ≥ 125%	Your followers' loyalty decreases at half the normal rate
Stealth Girl	1/1	New Vault City, "Happy" Harry	Sneak ≥ 100%, Repair ≥ 100%	Adds 15 minutes to Stealth Boys' duration
Strong Back	1/1	Broken Hills, Francis	Endurance ≥ 6, Level ≥ 6	+22 to carry weight capacity
Swift Learner	1/1	Hub Market, Bookstore	Intelligence ≥ 6, Science ≥ 50%	+10% to all your experience point gains
Thief	1/1	Hub, Oldtown	Robbery ≥ 100%	Luck/50 chance of no cooldown if a stealing attempt has failed
Treasure Hunter	1/1	Broken Hills, Mickey (little midget dude)	Robbery ≥ 150%	Additional items spawn in lockers in random encounters