SPECIAL

SPECIAL is the ruleset that powers all Fallout games. The name "SPECIAL" is an acronym standing for the primary statistics in the system: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Luck.
==Systems==
Characters in SPECIAL are defined through:
* Primary statistics
* Derived statistics
* Skills
* Perks
* Traits
==Components==
Implementation 	Perks	Skills	Traits	Origins*/Races**
Fallout SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout 2 SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout 3 SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout: New Vegas SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout 4 SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout 76 SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game SPECIAL	 	 	 	*
Fallout Tactics SPECIAL 	 	 	 	**
Fallout Shelter SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel SPECIAL	 	 	 	
Van Buren SPECIAL 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
===Fallout 3===
* In Fallout 3, if Broken Steel is installed and the Almost Perfect perk is taken prior to collecting any SPECIAL bobbleheads, they can then be collected to get 10 in all SPECIAL stats.
===Fallout 4===
* In Fallout 4, it is possible to permanently get 11 in all SPECIAL stats by having 10 in all SPECIAL stats through character creation or spending perk points, and then using the respective bobbleheads.
* As in Fallout 3, there is a copy of the You're SPECIAL! book in Fallout 4. It can be found in Shaun's room in the ruins of the Sole Survivor's home in Sanctuary Hills. Using it allows you to permanently boost one SPECIAL by one.
===Fallout 76===
In Fallout 76, the player character gains a SPECIAL point to spend every level, until level 50, and it is possible to get up to 15 in each stat.
==Behind the scenes==
Initially, Fallout was meant to use the GURPS system by Steve Jackson Games. However, there were difficulties in the license that could not be overcome, and so the two companies mutually agreed to end the partnership. Chris Taylor, Jesse Heinig and Tim Cain developed the SPECIAL system instead. Jason G. Suinn was responsible for pointing out that the acronym of statistics spelled "SPECIAL" as opposed to Cain's working acronym "ACELIPS."Tim Cain on rpgcodex.net
==Gallery==
You're_SPECIAL!.png|"You're SPECIAL!" used to allocate SPECIAL in Fallout 3
VitOMatic_Vigor_Tester.png|"Vit-o-matic Vigor Tester" used to allocate SPECIAL in Fallout: New Vegas
ClipboardWithSPECIAL d.png|Vault-Tec rep clipboard texture Fallout 4
FO76 SPECIAL job.png|Within Vault 76 in Fallout 76
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