so im making a third character and im doing the prologue again. i appreciate it, but i dont want to play it again.

is there a way to skip for future reference?

Im sure a mod will come out for it like there was for Skyrim.

Make a save just before you step on the elevator to the surface. When you step into it, you're given the option to change your character's appearance, name, and SPECIAL. If you start a new character after that, just load up the save , step on the elevator, and make any changes before continuing.

Drawback to this is that all saves will be on a single character like previous games had, but it's currently the only way to skip the prologue.