Fallout 4: 9 Insane Character Builds You Need To Try

4. The Mad Scientist

You're terrified of face-to-face combat, which isn't particularly helpful when trying to survive a world filled with trigger-happy hostiles.

So instead, you've used you God-given braininess to become a master tinkerer, and expert of explosives, hacking and traps. By the time you're through with enemies, they'll be riddled with bullets and shrapnel, while you stood well out of the way and watched the carnage that you created unfold, tapping your fingertips together with devilish glee.

Your top priority is Intelligence - piles of the stuff. Use this to give yourself the Hacker, Chemist, Science and Robotics Expert perks so you can bend any electronics to your will and make your own pharmaceuticals, as well as craft decent energy weapons (because scientists are obviously much more into lasers than bullets).

Put some points into Perception so you can get Demolition Expert and clear entire rooms using mines and grenades. Thanks to your high Intelligence, you'll gain XP nice and quickly too, so you'll be able to branch your skills out into other areas as you see fit over time.

Essential SPECIAL stats: 5 Perception, 10 Intelligence, 2 Agility, Essential perks: Hacker, Chemist, Science, Robotics Expert, Demolition Expert, Gunslinger/Commando