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=== SPECIAL ===

SPECIAL is a [[character creation]] and statistics system developed for use in the ''Fallout'' series. "SPECIAL" is an [[acronym]], representing the seven [[attribute (role-playing games)|attributes]] used to define characters': '''S'''trength, '''P'''erception, '''E'''ndurance, '''C'''harisma, '''I'''ntelligence, '''A'''gility and '''L'''uck. SPECIAL is heavily based on [[GURPS]], which was originally intended to be the character system used in the game.

The SPECIAL system involves the following sets of key features:

* [[Attribute (role-playing games)|Attributes]] (listed above) represent a character's core, innate abilities. Attributes stay largely constant throughout the game, though they can be temporarily affected by [[medication|drugs]], altered indefinitely by conditions such as the usage of Power Armor, the presence of certain NPCs, eye damage received from a critical hit, or permanently changed at certain points in the game through use of certain items or perks.
* [[skill (role-playing)|Skills]] represent a character's chance of successfully performing a group of specific tasks (such as firing a gun, or picking a lock). They are represented as [[percentage]]s, though these percentages can extend well beyond the expected maximum of 100%, at increased cost for skills over 100%. The SPECIAL stats continually add bonuses to skills. This is done passively, i.e. if the SPECIAL stats change, the bonuses are automatically and instantly adjusted. Skill Points that are earned each time the character [[Experience level|levels up]] can be used to raise skill percentage. At [[character creation]], the player selects three "tag skills"—skills which can be increased at multiples of the normal rate, starting at one skill point per 2% skill at under 101% skill.

The SPECIAL system was used in ''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]'', ''[[Fallout 2]]'', and ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]''. A modified version of the system was used in ''[[Fallout 3]]'', ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', ''[[Fallout 4]]'', ''[[Fallout 76]]'' and ''[[Fallout Shelter]]''.

Aside from ''Fallout'' games, modified versions of SPECIAL were also used in ''[[Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader]]'' (also referred to as ''Fallout Fantasy'' early in production), a fantasy [[role-playing video game]] that involved spirits and magic in addition to the traditional SPECIAL features, as well as the canceled project ''[[Black Isle's Torn]]''.

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