Fallout 2 skill books

Skill books can be used to permanently increase the Chosen One's skill in Small Guns, First Aid, Science, Repair and Outdoorsman. 
==General information==
==Maximizing skill point gain==
Passive skills are lowered by 10 (%) when the difficulty is changed from Normal to Hard. SPECIAL stats (Strength, Perception, etc) modify skills with a considerable bonus. The game keeps track of this bonus throughout the game, in real time. Any changes to stats, (e.g. chem effects) during the game add to or subtract from this modifier. It is thus possible to reduce any combination of stats to zero, significantly lowering skill values.
It is possible to raise Small Guns, First Aid and Science to 127%, Repair to 118% and Outdoorsman to 115%, in the case of a player whose Perception, Intelligence and Agility are at 10 (possibly more if the player's stats are lower), Endurance is above three, with the listed skills at 91%. To lose Agility and/or Endurance, use Buffout or Monument Chunks, then wait. To lose intelligence, use Mentats and wait, or Psycho. To lose Perception, drink beer, booze, rotgut, etc. If books are used from inventory (by left clicking and dragging) rather than from a weapon slot, any amount of books can be read while under the influence. Time still passes, as can be seen by the day/night cycle playing out, but drug-altered stats will not change, nor will anything of consequence happen in the game, until after the inventory is closed.
==Big Book of Science==
The Big Book of Science can permanently increase Science.
== Dean's Electronics==
Dean's Electronics can permanently increase Repair.
==First Aid Book==
The First Aid Book can permanently increase First Aid.
==Guns and Bullets==
Guns and Bullets can permanently increase Small Guns.
==Scout Handbook==
The Scout Handbook can permanently increase Outdoorsman.
==Cat's Paw issue no.5==
Cat's Paw issue no.5 can permanently increase Energy Weapons.
==Fallout 2 Hintbook==
The Fallout 2 Hintbook permanently increases all skills to 300%.
==See also==
* Fallout 2 merchants
* Fallout 2 items
* Skill book
==References==
 
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