
Simply put, a more Intelligent character is a more versatile, stronger character. Not only will you pass more checks, but more skills means you’ll pass more skill checks, too, and in New Vegas, there are a lot of them. Intelligence is again a solid attribute… and even though it has been reduced in potency, the fact remains that a character with higher Intelligence will have higher skills, which does all kinds of good things. “A smart cowboy’s good at most anything, from suckin’ the poison out of your rattler bit to fixin’ your broken wagon axle.” The higher your Intelligence, the more Skill Points you’ll be able to distribute when you level up. Intelligence affects the Science, Repair and Medicine skills.
