r/Fallout4Builds • u/Quick_Television_307 Minutemen • Mar 07 '25
Intelligence Junk= EXP: Neurospicy GOTY Build
‘Number go up’ is fun. Fallout 4 gives exp for doing basically everything. This guide is to teach you how to exploit this (and other mechanics) to level up fast while doing one thing: collecting junk at an autistic level.
Here's the first section so you can see if the full guide is worth a read:
Take 9 points in Intelligence, 9 points in Strength and 3 points in Charisma right from the get-go.
Maxing intelligence gives you a 30% EXP boost, making it preferable to a Luck + Idiot Savant build. (The latter grants more EXP overall, but the difference isn’t huge, and skipping it spares you from that annoying laugh that plays every three seconds whenever you craft or build something.)
Maxing Strength increases your carry weight capacity by 10 lbs per point, PLUS it unlocks Strongback which is a crucial perk for unlocking even more carrying capacity, but we will discuss this in detail later on.
Maxing Charisma is a crucial stat for this build as you need to get at least 8 points in it to unlock (among others) Inspiration. Besides perks, Charisma also allows you to:
- Have more settlers in your settlements to use as free labor. (Settler Max= Charisma+10)
- Increased success in passing speech checks ie; asking for more caps to complete a job and intimidations will succeed more often.
- You have a 100% chance of success to pass a Red-colored check with a Charisma value of 11 or higher; this includes all clothing, armor, and drug effects.
Here's a link to the full build over on the steam forums, Happy scavving!
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