Best Pilgrim Build

This is a guide on the best build for the Pilgrim Background in Starfield. Find out the best Pilgrim build, the best traits for Pilgrim, its starting skills, and how to play as a Pilgrim!

Best Pilgrim Build

Best Skills for Pilgrim

Astrodynamics	Astrophysics	Boost Pack Training
Environmental Conditioning	Fitness	Gastronomy
Gymnastics	Nutrition	Piloting
Scanning	Scavenging	Spacesuit Design
Surveying	Weight Lifting	Wellness

With your background as a Pilgrim, you likely have skills that helped improve your journey across the stars. Physical Skills like Fitness, Weight Lifting, and Wellness come to mind. It's also great to be able to take on different planetary conditions, making skills like Boost Pack Training, Gymnastics, Environmental Conditioning, and Spacesuit Design great options.

Your journey will not be limited to surface exploration so acquiring skills related to your ship is a great investment. Piloting and Astrodynamics are great to expand your space journey.

With the goal of exploration, an extensive scanning skill is a must for a smoother experience. Skills like Surveying, Scanning, and Astrophysics can greatly help in determining your next destination. With all that traveling, you'll also benefit from picking up a trade skill or two. Utilizing Scavenging, Gastronomy, and Nutrition can make your journeys more worthwhile.

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Best Weapons for Pilgrim

Weapon	Type	Damage	Ammo Type
Elegance	Pistol	Phys 48	.43 Ultramag
Magsniper	Rifle	Phys 268	6.5mm MI

A Pilgrim's best weapon choice is a Magsniper scoped weapon to clear any terrain you'll wander to of any threats, and Elegance as a pistol for close encounters.

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Best Armor for Pilgrim

You'll want to equip yourself with good gear to bolster your defense during your travels. Anything that can reduce all types of damage should work well in most cases.

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Pilgrim Best Traits

Best Traits for Pilgrim

Extrovert	You're a people person. Exerting yourself uses less oxygen when adventuring with human companions. but more when adventuring alone. (Can't be combined with Introvert.)
Hero Worshipped	You've earned the attention of an annoying "Adoring Fan" who will show up randomly and jabber at you incessantly. On the plus side, he'll join your ship's crew and give you gifts...
Raised Universal	You grew up as a member of the Sanctum Universum. You gain access to a special chest full of items in the Sanctum Universum in New Atlantis, but lose access to the House of the Enlightened chest. (Can't be combined with any other religion trait.)

Any religion trait, such as Raised Universal, is highly recommended for this build as part of your background, not just for their benefits but also to expand your character. You could also pick Extrovert if you wish to take on your new journey with a companion. Hero Worshipped fits the bill as a wanderer whose name has reached the better part of the universe.

Best Traits

Pilgrim Starting Skills and Overview

Pilgrim Starting Skills

Starting Skills	Description
Surveying	Humanity now has access to untold alien worlds, and the ability to decipher all that data while on the ground has become an essential skillset.
Gastronomy	Access to brand new worlds means access to brand new ingredients, and there is almost no limit to the delicious foods and drinks a talented chef can prepare.
Scavenging	There are those who can find just about anything, and their success is usually dependent on knowing how, and where, to look.

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