Charisma

SPECIAL Charisma
Modifies Skills	Speech +5%, Barter +4%
Negative effects	-1 slow protection each Charisma -8 accuracy each Charisma
Related Level Perks	Gain Charisma, Adrenaline Rush
Related Support Perks	Harmless
Related traits	Good Natured, Loner

A combination of appearance and charm. A high Charisma is important for characters that want to influence people with words.

Charisma determines the character's ability to persuade and negotiate with others, as well as their effectiveness in bartering and recruiting companions. A high CH score makes it easier for characters to convince other characters to do what they want, whether through diplomacy, intimidation, or deception. It also improves their chances of finding better prices when bartering, and of convincing other characters to join them on their adventures.

Each point of Charisma scales with +10 to Party Points, +2% more experience, +0.25 SPECIAL Implants limit. (4CH = SI cap +1).
Full table in S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

Is needed to transport Characters or NPC followers on the worldmap. Leader with less than 3 Charisma can lead two followers on worldmap. See Party size. Leader's charisma is ignored when traveling by a car.

Drugs that affect Charisma

• Beer +1CH
• Mentats +2CH

• Cigarettes -1CH

• Cannibal Drugs Radiated Eye +4

Tips

Charisma also allows you to get better rewards in some of the quests.

Good Natured increase PP by 20%, good for starting players if they want companions fast. It also increase Speech skill cap by 100 allowing player to accumulate more Party Points.

Loner give great exp boost with big CH, but having NPC followers becomes impossible.

Every 5 Charisma gives you 1 extra PvE_Perks for 5 levels since level 55.

Every 10 Charisma gives you 1 extra combat implants limit (not working on Cyborg)

See also

• Followers
• Mercs
• Slavery