User Guide

Radiation Resistance. Radiation is something that any

vault-dweller must be concerned with. While it is normal for a small

amount of roentgens, or rads, to enter the normal person during the

normal year of activity (more if activities include mountain expedi-

tions and/or high altitude ballooning), a large amount of rad poison-

ing is a reason for concern. The average person receives about ½ to

1 rad a year. After a nuclear fallout, you would expect more. See

Damage (page 5—12) for more information. With any exposure to

radiation, your radiation resistance will reduce the total amount of

rads you take by it’s percentage. It is very similar to damage or poi-

son resistance.

Initial Level. Starting radiation resistance is equal to your

Endurance x 2. Average characters will have a 10% radiation resis-

tance.

Sequence. This statistic will help determine who will go first

in combat, and in which order people and critters will get to act. See

Combat (page 5—2) for more information. The higher the sequence

value, the more likely you will act before your opponent.

Initial Level. Starting sequence is equal to your Perception x 2.

Average characters will have a 10 sequence.

Healing Rate. People do not heal wounds at the same rate

over the same amount of time. Your healing rate will tell you how

fast you can bounce back from that near-fatal encounter, and contin-

ue with your important work of holding off the end of the world. If

you have taken damage, you will get a number of hit points back at

the end of each day equal to your healing rate. If you rest, you will

get a number of hit points back every six hours equal to your healing

rate. In no case, can you get more current hit points than your max-

imum number of hit points.

Initial Level. Starting healing rate is equal to ⅓ Endurance,

with a minimum of 1. Average characters will have a healing rate of 1.

Critical Chance. Critical hits in combat are special attacks

that cause extra damage or some special effect. The chance to cause

a critical hit is partially based on this stat. The higher your critical

chance, the more likely you are to cause one of these powerful hits.

It is expressed in a percentage, adding directly as a bonus to the

chance to cause a critical hit.

Initial Level. Starting critical chance is equal to your Luck.

Average characters will have a +5% critical chance.

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