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Charisma is one of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on to see how to increase and decrease Charisma using console command, what it does, how to increase Charisma, all Charisma levels and their effects, as well as all Charisma-based skills and perks.
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With your innate wit and charm, you will have more skill points for barter and speech as you increase your Charisma. Sometimes, a silver tongue is all it takes to survive the Wasteland!
Given that Charisma is one of the essential characteristics of leadership, you naturally bring out the best in your companions. With each point in Charisma, your companions will have a 5% increase in their armor and health!
With high enough Charisma, you can access perks that favor a playstyle surrounding companionship. Perks such as Ferocious Loyalty and Animal Friend make those around the Courier enamored and willing to fight for them!
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You can permanently increase your Charisma by buying the Empathy Synthesizer implants from Dr. Usanagi at the New Vegas Medical Center.
It costs around 3,000 - 4,000 caps, so make sure you have enough before you employ her help.
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If you don't have the right amount of bottle caps yet, you can rely on a variety of armor to temporarily increase your Charisma.
Here is a list of armor that you can equip to increase your Charisma temporarily.
| Armor | DT | Weight | Effects |
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| Bounty Hunter Duster | 6 | 3 | CHR +1, Guns +5 |
| General Oliver's Uniform | - | 1 | CHR +2, AP +20 |
| Regulator Duster | - | 3 | CHR +1, Guns +5 |
| Sexy Sleepwear | - | 1 | CHR +1 |
| Sheriff's Duster | - | 3 | CHR +1, Guns +5 |
| Sleepwear | - | 1 | CHR +1 |
| T-51b Power Helmet | - | 4 | CHR +1, Rad. Res. +8 |
Aside from the one-time permanent increase in Charisma that the Intense Training perk can give, there are other perks that you can get to temporarily increase your Charisma.
| Perk | How to Get | Effect |
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| Meat of Champions | Cannibalize The King, Mr. House, Caesar, and President Kimball | 1 point to Luck, Strength, Charisma and Intelligence for 60 seconds each time a corpse is consumed. |
| Format | player.modav Charisma [value you want to add to your Charisma] |
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| Example | player.modav Charisma 3 |
You can use the command above to permanently increase your Charisma in the game.
Simply hit the tilde (~) button on your keyboard to open the console. Then, type the command above and the value you want to add to your Charisma.
| Format | player.modav Charisma -[value you want to subtract to your Charisma] |
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| Example | player.modav Charisma -1 |
Likewise, you can decrease your Charisma using the same command. Just make sure that the value you add at the end is negative.
| Lv. | Name | Companion Nerve | Skill Modifiers |
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| 1 | Misanthrope | Armor and Damage +5 | Barter +2, Speech +2 |
| 2 | Old Hermit | Armor and Damage + 10 | Barter +4, Speech +4 |
| 3 | Creepy Undertaker | Armor and Damage + 15 | Barter +6, Speech +6 |
| 4 | Peevish Librarian | Armor and Damage + 20 | Barter +8, Speech +8 |
| 5 | Substitute Teacher | Armor and Damage + 25 | Barter +10, Speech +10 |
| 6 | Cheery Salesman | Armor and Damage + 30 | Barter +12, Speech +12 |
| 7 | Diplomat | Armor and Damage + 35 | Barter +14, Speech +14 |
| 8 | Movie Star | Armor and Damage + 40 | Barter +16, Speech +16 |
| 9 | Casanova | Armor and Damage + 45 | Barter +18, Speech +18 |
| 10 | Cult Leader | Armor and Damage + 50 | Barter +20, Speech +20 |
| Perk | SPECIAL Req. | Lv. Req. | Effect |
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| Ferocious Loyalty | Charisma 6 | Lv. 6 | Companions Get +50 DR When Your HP is 50% or Below |
| Animal Friend | Charisma 6 | Lv. 10 | Animals Assist in Combat and Hostile Animals Are Neutral |
| Skill | Benefits |
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 Barter
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Better Prices |
 Speech
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Influence NPCs through dialogue |
Best Starting Skills and List of Skills
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SPECIAL Explained
| All SPECIAL Attributes | ||
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 Strength |
 Perception |
 Endurance |
 Charisma |
 Intelligence |
 Agility |
 Luck |
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Charisma Explained and Console Command
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