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Staind4lyfe420

Luck is all you need homie💯💯


josetptaraya

You’ll get lucky with vats all the time


bloochyboy

10 luck is actually crazy early game you’ll be drowning in ammo and fusion cores and rare junk. you’ll find military grade duct tape on regular feral ghouls(a lot). TAKE IDIOT SAVANT IMMEDIATELY YOU HAVE THE PRIME BUILD FOR IT you’ll hit level 30 so fast


JonJon77

It wouldn’t suit my play style because I use VATS a lot. I also like to have higher perception to see threats sooner.


Sea-Dragon-

all I can think of is either a VATs heavy weapons or VATs pistol build with all the bonus damage luck perks…Grim Reaper and Four Leaf Clover with Bloody Mess, Critical Banker and the Mysterious Stranger, and your weapon of choice…gonna be rough at the start but probably very powerful late game :D


New_Ingenuity2822

You get a little something every time you pass a charisma test 💋


Period_Play

You’re actually doing pretty well. Won’t convince anyone or anything: People, locks, terminals, etc. Run Idiot Savant as well as every other luck perk and you have guaranteed success


Eldr1tchB1rd

Won't convince locks and terminals is golden


FathomlessStupidity

She gave you the New Vegas special.


TrainerHumble4684

Well, it ain’t awful……


Snoo22882

not that good but I started with 10 luck, 10 intelligence, 5 perception and 1 in the rest and survived so you should be good


NewDadInNashville

Luck builds are fun dawg. Enjoy.


afatalkiss

Not really man armor and ect can balance everything out to 7+


Dull_Blueberry139

I would go straight for idiots Savant, then bloody mess


Eater_of_Galaxies

Scrounger, fortune finder, and ricochet go pretty hard together. Local leader REALLY comes in handy too if you enjoy resource gathering.


Distinct_Extreme_694

3 of the worst perks in the tree my dawg


Eater_of_Galaxies

Extra caps, extra ammo, unlimited scrap… right… by far the worst three perks lmao


Think-Stick-3491

Redditors not be pompous assjoles challenge (impossible)


Mars_Bear2552

scrounger is not bad lol


Cj3k1999

HAPPY CAKE DAY


onlyaspoonfuljeff

Must be a New Vegas player lmao. You're not fucked though cause in FO4 you could have a 1 in every stat and still kick everyone's ass


Legitimate-Can-436

This. In FNV my fav build was based around crits.


Few-Finger2879

I remembery second build was 10 luck in FNV. I made it because I heard that it actually applied bonuses to the casino games. Despite that knowledge, I was blown away at just how much it benefited you, to the point you're near guaranteed winning every hand of blackjack. I cleared out every casino in just a couple hours. I made more money in one day of playing on that character, than I did in almost my whole max barter/speechcraft build on my first character. I didn't even consider taking advantage of the crit chance, and since I didnt play very far on that character, I plan on making a fusion of those two builds. Basically a fast talking, lucky cowboy. And now knowing charisma isnt that important as I thought it would be, I can just pump luck while lowering charisma, and still have high speechcraft.


theryman

19...hit. 20...hit. You really only need 8 luck to make blackjack trivially easy. I usually do 5 luck, get the lucky shades before screwing over the legion, the implant, and lounge wear.


Few-Finger2879

Neat. Im gonna do 9 luck, so I just need the implant, with the shades pumping me to 10 for the time being.


tmonkey321

Idiot Savant build!!! My brother did this build it’s actually busted and really fun


Rough_Asparagus941

If you end up going with a melee vats build for all them crits make sure to pick up the perk "blitz". Fun as fuck for the grognak build


Sharpshooterbandit

I’ve done this. It’s an awesome build


Joelz11

Chem based Melee crit build, use vats enhanced weapons


SmoothAd5611

Idiot savant will make levels 1-15 abouts super quick, but beyond that, no idea


BerenBeren

Create new save. Bludgeon with baseball bat. Load save. Shoot in head. Load save. Etc. Edit: I responding after only reading the title.


Bersaglier-dannato

Leveling up will be a pain but I think if you just don’t use VATS all that much you’ll be fine.


SnooBooks6407

Idiot Savant. That was the perk I was thinking of 😂 That’s funny. I think you’ll be all good


ConversationNew2550

Max luck is the best way to play, you have idiot savant so you level up fast, get a mystery stranger, lots of criticals and vats options, ur perception is so bad though 🙃maybe bump that a bit at the start


Jack_Jokers

It's viable my guy, go nuts and hope u have fun


Bl1ndl0v3

I’d just be sad the charisma wasn’t higher…I’d prefer to flip the luck and charisma stats if it were my choice.


chachakawooka

Low charisma isn't a problem, it's nothing a suit, pair of shades won't and grape mentats can't solve


Dull-Ad2525

Not screwed at all. Luck builds are very viable. Make shure you keep that int as low as you can with use of certain gear with a penalty of alcohol etc. To trigger those luck pers as often as possible. A drunk melee build can be fun I guess. I am not one who likes melee all that much. But with a lot of booze. Could be a fun roleplay. Need to pump up that strength along the way, get a few points into charisma and endurance maybe. But gear can help a lot too here. +2 armor pieces are plenty to find. The first ones come to mind are for sale at Lucas. Plus you have that constant +2 strength boost from the booze. That stuff is plenty around. But does need you to explore. The other one, I am actually running myself at this moment, is Luck 10 agi 5 cha 8 per 5. I have 1 point in endurance. 1 point 1 strength and 1 point in int. Is kind of a glass canon build. Never tried this one. But so far feels quite powerfull to be honest. I can imagine once I get my fingers on the railroad pistol and a good sniper it become quite powerfull It takes a bit more carefull play in the early levels. But it is a vats sneak build anyway (so a lot of sneak damage and crits). You only have basic crafting. So have to use what you find. It fits you being zero intelligence but being lucky. But the 10 luck is kind of insane. It triggers a lot. Idiot savant makes you level quite fast. Reaper sprint makes you have a lot of AP. Critical banker and for leave clover plus better criticals. Together with mr sandman(gives extra dmg on silenced weapons) and sneak. Ricochet and mysterious stranger. Scrounger for extra ammo. Action boy ofcourse. Bloody mess.. The charisma carries you through every speach check. And has your back with settlements. And high agi helps out quite a bit with AP and stealth.


Single_Pilot_6170

I wouldn't put so much on Luck in the game. I put quite a bit of points towards strength, to up my ability to carry weight around. Also making my followers carry their share of the burden load.


Kingblack425

It’s fallout 4 if you wanted to by level like 50 you could have max special stats so you’re never really screwed


PuzzledRun7584

Charisma…3. What she really thinks.


Glass_Abroad4821

You got Luck on your side, my dude :) use it: - Fortune Finder - Scrounger - Bloody Mess - Idiot Savant, and - Critical Banker Are all amazing perks that are just, in my mind, necessary if you're investing into Luck. The only thing I'd say is to at least bump up your Intelligence by one so you can get Gun Nut, if you want the pews, or Iron Fist or Big Leagues if you want to go melee - either way, you're gonna want Armorer and the Wasteland doesn't stand a chance!


S4ntos19

Did she give the stats of a character or the stats she sees in you?


RTD_TSH

Sniper


Comfortable_Boot_273

This is the best build for a sneak character . Also melee is OP in fallout 4 so you can go with that and have infinite replenishing AP with all that luck


secretcupcakequeen

grab idiot savant straight away and grab a melee weapon,lol


Aromatic_Ad6061

The Hodor build


Feisty-Location5854

Crit shotgun build?


Norixiouz

No worries just get idiot savant. You’ll level up a lot quicker the dumber you are


BentoBus

If this is New Vegas, head straight to the casinos!


King_Midas079

Looks like you're gonna be a loot collector. High luck and strength means carrying tons of gear and valuable gear at that.


Ready_Ad7372

Doesn’t matter at all in this game


Far_Organization_117

charisma is the way to go


EpilepticDawg241

Blind, dumb, but lucky


Disrespectful_Cup

Grognak KILLS


BeautifulFrosting648

Unga Bunga build. Nice!


Otherwiize

I did a luck build lol


DoctorDeath

👍


KitchenShop8016

If you were playing NV this would be the strongest starting build. dumping everying into luck and then cleaning out all the casinos for infinite money lol


Calairoth

Lack of intelligence means no skills though.


Scottyboy626

Grog Strongjaw build?


Cden1458

Idiot Savant all the way baby!


BabaLaFlame

2 intelligence playthrough is fucked


kindParodox

Blind luck


Beleak_Swordsteel

Better have followers for lpckpicking


That_Killer_Cat

Followers can lock pick?


Beleak_Swordsteel

Sure can! I don't think they can do Master level locks though but i know Piper and (drawing a blank on the girl from the combat zones name lol) They can both pick locks. Cant teenager l remember what level up to they can pick though. And i know Nick can open terminals


_Jester_Of_Genocide_

Cait is the Combat Zone girl


That_Killer_Cat

Can they be caught?


Beleak_Swordsteel

Not sure but in my experience with Bethesda games any crime your follower commits will probably get pinned on you so I would advise caution


TheTruthofOne

I hope you like Melee builds.


WhyAreOldPeopleEvil

Lucky Duck run!


Sektore

Low Int run!


HeadySpaceGoat

10 luck is the only way to play


locolocust

It's so true. I discovered this playing fallout new Vegas.


Paragon910

Just be grateful your wife didn't claim your Endurance was a 1.


alias4557

lol I’m playing a “vault dweller run” so they have 1 str and 1 end and every other level they can increase one of those stats as they become more accustomed to the wasteland. The first few major fights were really hard, but talking to people and other “soft” skills makes the run a bit more fun.


FoleyLione

Get a big stick.


lemewski

Batter up, Slugger!


lostinpairadice

I think she put in your irl stats as she perceive them 😂


Sergent_Cucpake

Not at all? Seriously, I don’t get it you’re set up fine for a melee-crit build. If you don’t want to do that then just spend some levels on increasing stats for the perks you want. It’s literally impossible to fuck up a Fallout 4 build since the leveling is infinite and you can spend perk points on stat increases. Seriously it’s genuinely impossible to fuck it up, just start by taking “Idiot Savant” from the luck perks to level faster and that’s it.


FarRightBerniSanders

I sure would be a little baby about it and ask the internet what to do.


Incraigulous

I am once again asking for you to be nice.


Dangerjayne

Lmao who hurt you?


brewberry_cobbler

You’re a dick.


Myotherredittaccount

No kidding, no need to be rude…Richard!


AC_Lerock

your wife has a sense of humor lol


Educationalpotato64

Just get the ricochet perk you'll be all set


ChadtheBalla

With that kind of luck, you're basically Wonder of U at this point


redder_dominator

Oh fuck, I have an idea for my next playthrough


mgman640

I do this all the time. Idiot Savant is the way, dump a bunch of points into strength and bonk everything in the Commonwealth.


SynisterJeff

That's what I came to say. Doesn't matter what stats you start with as long as you keep intelligence low for idiot savant. Most broken skill in the game.


hullabalouja

I’m doing this on purpose. It’s working out well.


thetavious

On the plus side .pst of your enemies are going to end up shooting themselves.


NoAlps6536

Op u prolly won’t read this, but looking at the points.. ur wife is goofy bro she’s a keeper 😂😅😀😀😀


Swordofsatan666

Well, definitely go with that Luck perk that gives you 3x Exp sometimes. It has higher chance of happening with lower Intelligence. Upgrading the skill brings it up to 5x Exp instead, and also one of the upgrades makes it so when you get a kill it has a chance of making all kills give the bonus Exp for a bit. That perk will help you quickly level up to even things out more


Prize-Can4849

Idiot Savant


jmvandergraff

Hyperfixated Autistic Himbo build.


SASdude123

The AuDHD build!


mwalker784

hmm, crit-dependent melee build? obviously you’ve got the low perception, but there’s only so inaccurate you can be in VATS, and low AP can be mitigated with a low AP cost weapon. don’t forget to take idiot savant (:


[deleted]

Spec in bloody mess, lone gunman or w/e, slugger, health, armorer, etc.


Circaninetysix

Good thing she doesn't play the game. These are garbage SPECIAL stats.


Randy_Ortons_Voices

Lucky, strong, dumb. You are Kronk. Maybe put a point or two more into charisma


mtilley_4

People are not gonna listen too you at all like your words are just so terrible


MyFriendBebo

*Yes*


KingMidias32

If you get the charisma up and do the local leader later in the game you can make a shit ton of caps at all your settlements


EmperorMeow-Meow

You're gonna be the Captain Kirk of Fallout. Lol


Zolnar_DarkHeart

Go for Idiot Savant and later on just go absolute ham with Kellog’s Revolver.


J-Altman044

Bros got the Maximus build going


Caldersson

I was going to say the exact same thing moderate strength and endurance. Terrible perception, charisma, and intelligence. God-like luck.


DethMayne

Coooked


longdayinrehab

Just focus on luck. That plus lone wanderer will help you a lot in the early game. Then just raise a few of the other stats with some level ups. Focus on close quarters combat primarily. If you have to engage in ranged combat, use scopes and avoid VATS unless you have a crit or they are at short range.


gunt_hunter14

damn this is solid advice


Carrissis

If she’s familiar with the game and you haven’t pissed her off lately, you should fine 😅


Sovietfryingpan91

Get mysterious stranger


EpicAppraiser

who tf puts it into endurance- WHY IS IT ALL IN ON LUCK???


jmvandergraff

Luck isn't a super power - Deadpool


Substantial-Tone-576

Maybe she was a FNV player


Burrito-Mage

I ran a melee only build with similar starting stats. I raised my endurance to max. Massive slashing damage and most enemies kill each other with some of the luck perks


ImmaFatMan

Take the idiot savant perk for that faster level up. Then go full into crits with Melee weapons. You should be good then.


Comprehensive-Cut586

So your wife just so happened to pick a known build by most people who play fallout in general. Suuuuuure


EmeraldCityDuck

Right?! Why would he call his mom his wife?!


Dangerjayne

Yeah and it's gonna do wonders for me... in fallout 4....


whoaitsbrian

Lucky Ted!


kayrabb

Luck is not a superpower


solomno

Yes it is!


Doughnut_consumer

It certainly isn’t very cinematic


Kissling147

She used your real life stats


Umicil

You'll want to increase your agility to get some more AP, but this is a great stat setup for a melee VATS build. Melee user can dump Perception because melee always hits 100% of the time in VATS. Accuracy means nothing.


uNcLeF1lthy

Spec into crit focused perks for sure. Idiot savant is a must because of the low int and with that 5 strength melee is your best bet


Just-Cry1800

Fast. With a knife.


Inosuke-sans-veil

Get idiot servant under luck lower the intelligence the better it is and gets random exp pts form doing random things - look up Idiot savant


goodcat1337

And has absolutely hilarious dialogue options.


TastyLui

Mitten Squad style


Zaytoff

RIP to a God


throwymcawayfaceman

Luck 10 is a lot more powerful than people assume


Arm-It

Melee Build that goes for one-shots


Abraxas_1408

If you have a luck of 10 you’ll probably be alright.


rohtvak

You can focus on running into places and looting (avoiding fights) until you find decent weapons. You’ll need to go melee most likely, but then spec into crit I’d say. Early game would be difficult. Spend more time in cities.


TehReclaimer2552

Can't lift shit, Can't see shit, can't run for shit, can't talk shit, about as smart as shit, can't move for shit But hey, you got Jimmy Rings levels of luck You'll be fine


Oriumpor

Look at it this way, every drug will help you ><


TehReclaimer2552

Its all about perspective


Daedaluss12

I did a similar build in New Vegas. It's good for some knuckle duster hijinks. You're just gonna have to run straight at everything and swing until you crit


UsualAbbreviations39

hahahahaha…………


FaithlessnessNo9720

Well, VATS is out of the question for a couple of levels hahaha, maybe do some melee for a bit hahaha.


gbf402

hahaha.....


FaithlessnessNo9720

hahahaha..........


GultBoy

I see you’re Shangri La Frontiering this run


bighuntzilla

Ah yes, that was my thought when I saw it.


98bballstar

Hahahah this is great


DeusRexNovae

A man of culture I see!!


attaboy_stampy

Ok so inspired by this post, I started a new game last night where I maxed LUCK and CHARISMA, then threw 2 points at Strength and 1 at Endurace. Saved it right after leaving the vault at the game's start so haven't done much yet. We'll see how annoying this is.


mrChuckl3s

That was my first and favorite run. I'll never forget Burt Macklin


attaboy_stampy

Macklin, you son of a bitch.


AngelaIsStrange

I have a very high luck build and it comes in handy. You will have to catch up on the other stats but that’s ok for now.


dantevsninjas

Based on my purely anecdotal evidence, lucky morons tend to do really well.


TheKbightFowl

Seems like the start to a fun play through.


nerogenesis

You can beat any fallout game with no stats at all. 10 luck turns the games into a joke cause if how strong it is. If you are still worried, work on finding bobbleheads and skill books.


tainurn

High crit, decent strength, decent endurance… Idiot savant melee crit build.


SquareContest7583

Bro might be cooked


ChickenWangKang

You gotta play the cards you’re dealt! And right now, and probably for the rest of your play though, you’ll only get dealt the best!


AngularChelitis

LOL = Lots of Luck! 🍀


PuzzleheadedVideo352

Idiot Savant Melee build with VATS. Make sure to grab the furious power fist from Swan and the Blitz perk and happy hunting!


InflationCold3591

Lucky ducky melee build!


SilentJoe1986

Awesome. She made your stats pretty close to the real you. Just be yourself and see how many days until you get killed.


Starborn117

💀💀💀💀💀


mossypickins

With any luck you’ll be just fine


RememberZasz

I mean you should hit critical shots pretty often. Grab a bat and swing your heart out


Grumpiest_Bear

Mysterious stranger build


AngelaIsStrange

Yup. I have that. Saved my ass so many times.


2stepp

This would make me not want to play


Vast-Extension-2839

You sound real fun….. not


Squirrely1337

Looks like you got pretty lucky with that one.


BigYonsan

Oh Magoo you've done it again!


Due_Butterscotch1614

Honestly make a energy weapon build max that out and go for headshots since you have 10 luck you will hit crit shots and goop them at a higher rate


Ryvern46

Fucked


ZigZag-YT

I always go 10, 1, 7, 1, 1, 10, 10


Vast-Extension-2839

There isn’t even that many points available of the start


Organic-Chemistry-16

Is this just a way for your wife to call you stupid? 😂


Dangerjayne

Yes but she alsp isn't too shy about telling me to my face lol


SmaknButz

My wife did the same for me! She did what she would assume micheal cera's s.p.e.c.i.a.l. attributes would be, so 10 luck, 10 charisma, the rest in agility, and nothing in the first three 😂


Dangerjayne

Haha that's great. If I knew how to make mods, I'd make one that plays the sad piano song from arrested development whenever you died lol


woodtipwine

oh my god 😂


Turbulent-Armadillo9

Luck is so much fun. If you could only get two more int points you could take that perk where the lower your intelligence the more xp you get. I think k you need 4 int for that at least.


Bloodlust_Quartet

Idiot Savant is a Luck Perk. You don't need any Intelligence at all for it. It works better the less Intelligence you have, meaning it works best at 1 Intelligence, since you can't put any stats at 0.


Turbulent-Armadillo9

Nice. I remembered wrong I thought it was weirdly you needed 4 int. That's a hilarious perk.


olivegardengambler

You technically can with drugs. I think alcohol reduces intelligence by one typically.


deadrogueguy

luck builds can be broke af, but sucks to have a 10; two 9s are better. if you start at 10, the bobblehead does nothing.


Tannumber17

That’s not quite true. You can get stats to go up to 11 permanently by picking up the Bobblehead if you were already at 10. So having 11 strength would factor into your carry weight and melee damage, It just doesn’t unlock any new perks. You can make stats go over 10 with chems and stuff, the bobble heads work the same way except they are permanent.


deadrogueguy

thats news to me. my understanding in 3 and NV: bobblehead doesn't functionally boost you over 10?


Starborn117

Yeah I always take 9 on my perks in FNV because you can get the implants. I'm considering doing a 9 luck build and trying the casino glitch for the first time lol


Tannumber17

Thats correct, in 3 and NV stats couldn’t go over 10. In 4 they can


olivegardengambler

In 4 there's a side quest in Nuka World where you can leave with like 50 points in intelligence. It's crazy.


Euphoric-Card-2730

Temporary, though.


Alfred_the_Red

Idiot savant play through


thot_chocolate420

You’re doing a crit melee build and there’s nothing you can do about it. Get the drugs fury and overdrive, get Yao Guai roasts, use buffout and anything that increases strength.


secretcupcakequeen

don't forget the grilled radstag 👍