Unarmed / Hand-to-Hand Build *maybe spoliers*

Post » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:04 am

Post your builds -- all types of unarmed / hand-to-hand welcome!!

My first playthrough and I'm an unarmed+crit specialist.

Starting

Name: Couriella
Weapons: Explosives, Unarmed
Special: Devastating Unarmed Criticals. Heavy tank, yet can also sneak crit at will. Respectable luggage capacity..

- STR: 7
- PER: 5 + 1 (Intense Training) = 6
- END: 9
- CHA: 1
- INT: 4
- AGI: 8 + 1 (Small Frame) = 9
- LUK: 6

Traits:
Built to Destroy - repairs are pfft-easy in F:NV so get that extra 3% crit already!
Small Frame - You do not want this if playing hardcoe mode!

Perks
2 Intense Training (PER)
4 Comprehension (IN4) -- this really pays off if you seek out those skill books, otherwise swap it out
6 Toughness (EN5)
8 Super Slam (ST6, melee 45) -- make sure to level melee to 45 early on. This plus paralyzing palm will dominate.
10 Finesse
12 Piercing Strike (Unarmed 70)
14 Silent Running (AG6, sneak50)
16 Better Criticals (PE6, LK6)
18 Paralyzing Palm (unarmed 70)
20 Ninja (melee 80, sneak 80) -- yes the 80 melee is expensive but +15% crit is so worth it
22 Miss Fortune -- fun!
24 Slayer (narmed 90, AG7) -- YES!!
26 Anything you want... I chose Bloody Mess (goodtimes) and declined Nerves of Steel as I have so many attacks already and I can attack manually if out of AP

By level 20, I got every implant:
- STR: 8
- PER: 7
- END: 10
- CHA: 2
- INT: 5
- AGI: 10
- LUK: 7
- DT: +7 (toughness + implant)

Skills (I got all the skill books):
unarmed 100, explosives 100, sneak 90, melee 80, lockpick 55, science 50

I dont know what my actual crit hit chance is, but it has to be high! :flamethrower:
Luck : +7%
Finesse : +5%
Built to Destroy : +3%
1st Recon Beret : +3%
Ninja : +15%
(optional) VATS : +15%
If you add it up, I crit once every 3 hits when outside VATS, or 48% when in VATS. I can hit 5 times in one VAT session with "Spiked Knuckles:Love&Hate", and have a chance to knockdown and a chance to paralyze for 30seconds. Solo material.

As a bonus, all my crits do 50% more dmg, and if I'm successfully sneaking I get another 25% :ninja:

No more consternation about overcoming DT when you have crit damage :)


However, I'm at a loss for what the best weapons would be for me. Should I go ballistic fist? Or should I go with something that has higher attack rate (to maximize my knockdown + paralyzing palm)?

Also, what's the best armor?

Thanks for input!
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