Strength

“ Strength measures your character's muscle power. It affects melee damage and carry capacity. It's also important for characters who intend to use heavier weapons (such as sniper and assault rifles and sledgehammers). ”

— In-game description

Details

Strength determines how much damage you can deal in unarmed combat and with melee weapons. Strength also increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by increasing your melee skill, unless your dexterity is higher. Carry capacity starts at 100, with each point of Strength increasing it by 10. Some other actions (e.g. opening vents with a crowbar) also require a set score of strength. Strength is also a requirement to use heavier types of weapons and armor. You can use heavy equipment without meeting its strength requirements, but too heavy weapons will suffer reduced precision and wearing too heavy armor reduces your action points.

High strength score is important for characters who use the heaviest of armors and heavy weaponry.

Directly affected skills	Other effects
Melee	Carry capacity Melee bonus damage Requirement for heavy armor Requirement for heavy weapons

Melee damage bonus

	Bonus damage (%)
Strength	1-5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Jackknife	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
Combat Knife	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
Serrated Knife	-	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	38
Dagger	-	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42	45	48	51	54	57
Unarmed	-	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95
Combat Gloves	-	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95
Crowbar	-	-	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42	45	48	51	54
Sledgehammer	-	-	-	-	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160

Related feats

See Category:Strength feats.

Related items

• Junkyard Surprise (temporary random base ability buff)
• Rathound Barbeque (temporary +1 strength)
• Mushroom Brew (temporary +1 strength along with other effects)

Heavy armor

• Riot Gear with riot shield (requires 4-6 strength)
• Metal Armor (requires 8-9 strength)

Heavy weapons

• Sniper Rifle (requires 5 strength)
• Assault Rifle (requires 7 strength)
• Sledgehammer (requires 8-9 strength)