Mojave Wasteland Survival Guide: Skills Quiz

Answer: Charisma

Barter is a skill that can possibly be used to ask a quest giver for a better reward if that option is given, or to get better prices at shops. Barter's associated skillmag is 'Salesman Weekly' and the associated skillbook is 'Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor'.

Answer: Five

The perks are: 'Run 'n' Gun', 'Plasma Spaz', 'Meltdown', 'Concetrated Fire', and 'Laser Commander'. Energy Weapon's associated skillmag is 'Future Weapons Today' and the associated skillbook is 'Nikola Tesla and You'.

Answer: Annabelle

Annabelle is a unique and powerful missile launcher. CZ57 Avenger, Big Boomer, and Codac R9000 are affected by the Guns skill. Explosive's associated skillmag is 'Patriots' Cookbook' and its associated skillbook is 'Duck and Cover!'.

Answer: Big Guns & Small Guns

This is a very helpful change that was made in "Fallout: New Vegas". Gun's associated skillmag is 'Millsurp Review' and its associated skillbook is 'Guns and Bullets'.

Answer: Bobby pin

The lockpick skill is used to unlock locked doors with a bobby pin. Lockpick's associated skillmag is 'Locksmith's Reader' and its associated skillbook is 'Tumblers Today'.

Answer: Increases the benefits from medical tools and drugs

Medical tools and drugs can increase stats temporarily. Medicine's associated skillmag is 'Today's Physician' and the associated skillbook is 'D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine'.

Answer: Melee Weapons

Melee Weapons determines your effectiveness with a non-ammo weapon used at close range. Melee Weapon's skillmag is 'Tales of Chivalrie' and its associated skillbook is 'Grognak the Barbarian'.

Answer: Houses

Repair can also determine what you can make at reloading and crafting benches. Repair's associated skillmag is 'Fixin' Things' and its associated skillbook is 'Dean's Electronics'.

Answer: Programmer's Digest

Science determines what terminals you can hack, some having important information. Science's associated skillbook is 'Big Book of Science'.

Answer: Your eyesight in lowlight areas

It is very easy to steal a NPC's owned item with a high Sneak skill. Sneak's associated skillmag is 'iLa Fantoma!' and its associated skillbook is 'Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual'.

Answer: Speech

This is personally my favorite skill and it can be very useful to get extra/important information for a quest. Speech's associated skillmag is 'Meeting People' and its associated skillbook is 'Lying, Congressional Style'.

Answer: Campfire

The Survival skill is used to make specific items with various benefits at a campfire. You will need the required ingredients and the required Survival level. Survival's associated skillmag is 'Lad's Life' and its associated skillbook is 'The Wasteland Survival Guide'.

Answer: Oh Baby!

The Unarmed skill is used to determine your effectiveness in close quarters combat. Your fists or similar weapons are used in this. Unarmed associated skillmag is 'Boxing Times' and its associated skillbook is 'Pugilism Illustrated'.

Answer: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, Luck

S.P.E.C.I.A.L. is the system that determines what skills you should be good in. Strength affects Melee Weapons. Perception affects Energy Weapons, Explosives, and Lockpick. Endurance affects Survival and Unarmed. Charisma affects Speech and Barter. Intelligence affects Medicine, Science, and Repair. Agility affects Guns and Sneak. Finally, Luck slightly affects all skills.

Answer: Every level up

So as you can see skills affect almost everything you do in "Fallout: New Vegas". You can make whatever kind of character you want. There are many different character builds you can make. You could make a character that is very good with weapons. You could make a survivalist. The choice is all up to YOU.