Support perks

Support perks are minor skills and abilities that a player can gain in addition to their class perk, level perks and PvE perks.

One character can get all of the support perks from their corresponding NPCs as long as the requirements are met.

The table below contains all currently available support perks, their requirements, and the locations of the NPCs that give them.

Table of support perks

Perk Icon	Name	Location	Requirements	Description
	Cautious Nature	NCR (34:27) Picture/details  Selecting hostile dialog options will cause the NPC to attack you.	Perception ≥ 6 Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	+3 Perception for determining placement in random encounters
	Dead Man Walking	Necropolis (36:39) Picture/details	Intelligence ≥ 5 Doctor ≥ 50%	Doubled negative HP capacity
	Demolition Expert	Redding (14:11) Picture/details  The NPC will give you the perk for the price of one Beer.	Traps ≥ 125%	No unwanted explosions and extra damage for the wanted ones
	Dismantler	Junktown (31:36) Picture/details	Science ≥ 150%	+50 dismantling points
	Educated	New Adytum (29:45) Picture/details  The NPC is located in the basement of the local library.	Intelligence ≥ 8 Science ≥ 100%	+2 skill points per level
	Explorer	NCR Train Station (35:28) Picture/details  The perk won't be available until you visit all 4 train stations and explore the majority of the world map.	Outdoorsman ≥ 150	Terrain-related world map traveling speed penalties reduced by 50%
	Gecko Skinning	Klamath (8:2) Picture/details  Most of the Trapper NPCs in Klamath can teach you how to skin geckos; if the one in the picture isn't available, talk to another one.	Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	Ability to skin geckos
	Light Step	Klamath (8:2) Picture/details  Many kids in Klamath are able to teach you the perk but none will speak to you if you're wearing a Metal Mask or have the Childkiller karma perk.	Traps ≥ 50%	Chance to trigger traps reduced by 50%
	Magnetic Personality	Reno (20:18) Picture/details	Speech ≥ 100%	+50 party points; +1 to maximum party size (capped at 10)
	Map Scouting	New Vault City (16:8) Picture/details  The NPC will only talk to you from 07:00 to 19:00. You need Intelligence ≥ 4.	Outdoorsman ≥ 150%	Shows all random encounter types available in each world map zone
	Master Thief	The Hub (31:40) Picture/details	Robbery ≥ 150%	Robbery cooldown reduced by 50% when picking pockets
	Mr. Fixit	The Den (10:5) Picture/details	Repair ≥ 150%	+100% Repair
	Pack Rat	Redding (14:11) Picture/details	Level ≥ 6	Doubled carry weight capacity.
	Pathfinder	NCR (34:27) Picture/details  Selecting hostile dialog options will cause the NPC to attack you.	Outdoorsman ≥ 175%	25% faster world map travel
	Pickpocket	The Hub (31:40) Picture/details	Robbery ≥ 125%	Easier stealing (size and facing modifiers reduced by 50%)
	Rad Resistance	Gecko (29:4) Picture/details	Intelligence ≥ 7 Doctor ≥ 100%	+30% to radiation resistance, +20% to poison resistance
	Ranger	Gordon's Gas Station (14:18) Picture/details  Correct dialog options are: 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1. The NPC will aggro if you say anything else.	Outdoorsman ≥ 100%	Fully revealed world map
	Snakeater	Junktown (31:36) Picture/details  You'll need to complete a quest to get the perk. Have some Antidote ready.	Endurance ≥ 6	+30% to poison resistance, +20% to radiation resistance
	Speaker	Cathedral (12:32) Picture/details	Speech ≥ 125%	Follower loyalty decay reduced by 50%
	Stealth Girl	New Vault City (16:8) Picture/details	Sneak ≥ 100% Repair ≥ 100%	+15 minutes to duration of stealth tools (Camouflage, Stealth Boy)
	Strong Back	Broken Hills (29:17) Picture/details	Endurance ≥ 6 Level ≥ 6	+22 carry weight capacity
	Swift Learner	The Hub (31:40) Picture/details	Intelligence ≥ 6 Science ≥ 50%	+10% experience points gained from all sources
	Thief	The Hub (31:40) Picture/details	Robbery ≥ 100%	Luck/50 chance of no cooldown when a pickpocketing attempt fails
	Treasure Hunter	Broken Hills (29:17) Picture/details  When he offers you a deal, accept it.	Robbery ≥ 150%	Lockers in random encounters spawn extra loot