Character creation and development (Wasteland 3)

This page covers Wasteland 3 character creation and development. Wasteland 3 uses a variation of the CLASSIC game system from Wasteland 2, with a modified list of skills.

Overview

Attributes

There are seven basic attributes in the game, which determine your basic proficiencies and effectiveness. From level 3 onwards, characters receive an additional attribute point to assign, allowing for growing and developing your character.

Derived stats

• CON: Constitution (CON) is the amount of damage you can take. When it drops to zero, you'll be down for the count.
• Combat Speed: Determines how far you can move during combat per each Action Point.
• Hit Chance: How often your attacks land, whether that's using melee or ranged weapons.
• Critical Chance: Your chance to hit an enemy's weak point and inflict a Critical Hit when attacking.
• Critical Damage: How much extra damage you'll do when you get a Critical Hit on a target.
• Action Points (Max): The total number you can have at any one time, including those you save from a previous combat turn or gain through other bonuses.
• Action Points: How many actions you can perform in combat. Different actions (attacking, moving, reloading, and more) have different AP costs.
• Evasion: How effectively you avoid enemy attacks. The higher this number, the more their swings and bullets will miss their mark.
• Perception: How easily you can spot hidden objects in the world, such as traps and alarms.
• Perception Range: How far away you can spot hidden objects in the world.
• Armor: Represents your protection from standard melee and bullet attacks.
• Crit Resistance: Determines your ability to shrug off Critical Hits. If resisted, a Critical Hit is deflected does no damage.
• Precision Strike Rate: How quickly you build up your Precision Strike meter. When your meter is full, you can unleash a special targeted attack on an enemy.
• Experience Bonus: How quick a learner you are. The higher this number, the more Experience Points you will earn, and the faster you will level up.
• CON Per Level: Bonus amount of CON received for each level-up.
• Leadership Range: How far the effects of Leadership apply. The higher this number, the farther party members can be from you and still receive their effects.
• Melee Damage Bonus: Bonus to damage when using melee weapons.
• Ranged Damage Bonus: Bonus to damage when using ranged weapons.
• Normal Damage Bonus: Bonus to normal damage dealt by this character.
• Energy Damage Bonus: Bonus to energy damage dealt by this character.
• Fire Damage Bonus: Bonus to fire damage dealt by this character.
• Cold Damage Bonus: Bonus to cold damage dealt by this character.
• Explosive Damage Bonus: Bonus to explosive damage dealt by this character.
• Penetration: Determines the amount of a target's Armor that your attacks will bypass.
• Throwing Range: Determines how far you can chuck Grenades and other throwable items.
• Fire Resistance: Determines how resistant this character is to Fire Damage.
• Cold Resistance: Determines how resistant this character is to Cold Damage.
• Energy Resistance: Determines how resistant this character is to Energy Damage.
• Explosive Resistance: Determines how resistant this character is to Explosive Damage.
• Detection Time: Determines how long it takes for enemies to detect you.
• Initiative: Determines your chances of getting the first combat turn if an enemy detects you.
• Status Effect Resistance: Determines your chance to shrug off the penalties and damage dealt by negative Status Effects.
• First Strike Damage: Determines bonus damage dealt to unaware targets you attack out of combat.
• Healing Bonus: Determines how much better the effects of healing are on you.
• Radiation Resistance: The level of radiation this character can mitigate. This will either reduce or completely eliminate the effects.
• Damage vs. Animals: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking animals.
• Damage vs. Humans: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking humans.
• Damage vs. Mutants: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking mutants.
• Damage vs. Robots: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking robots.
• Damage vs. Synth: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking synths.
• Damage vs. Vehicles: Bonus to damage dealt when attacking vehicles.