Guns

Guns is a Fallout: New Vegas skill. It is the successor to the small guns skill of previous Fallout games, though it has inherited some weapons which would have previously been categorized under big guns (such as miniguns, but not missile launchers or gatling lasers). The skill determines your accuracy with every kind of slugthrower and firearm, from pistols and rifles to beastly miniguns.

With higher Guns skill the player will be more accurate, have reduced sway with the larger rifles, and deal more damage (at 100 skill level, 2x the damage compared to 0 skill).


 * $$\text{Initial level}=2+(2\times\text{Agility})+\left\lceil\frac{\text{Luck}}{2}\right\rceil$$

Example: A starting Agility of 5 and Luck of 5.


 * $$2+(2\times5)+\left\lceil\frac{5}{2}\right\rceil=15$$

Appearances
The skill "Guns" appears in Fallout: New Vegas in place of the small guns and big guns skills that were in Fallout 3.

Perks/traits/chems that improve gun damage

 * Lvl 1: Built to Destroy - +3% critical hit chance, weapons degrade 15% faster.
 * Lvl 2: Black Widow/Lady Killer - +10% damage versus opposite sex humans and non-feral ghouls.
 * Lvl 2: Cherchez La Femme/Confirmed Bachelor - +10% damage versus same sex humans and non-feral ghouls.
 * Lvl 2: Hunter - +75% critical hit damage versus animals.
 * Lvl 4: Entomologist - +50% damage versus insects (cazador, radscorpion, bloatfly, mantis and giant ant).
 * Lvl 6: Bloody Mess - +5% damage versus all targets.
 * Lvl 8: Cowboy - +25% damage with dynamite, knives, hatchets, revolvers and lever-action guns.
 * Lvl 8: Living Anatomy - +5% damage versus all humans and non-feral ghouls.
 * Lvl 10: Finesse - +5% critical hit chance with all weapons.
 * Lvl 12: Robotics Expert - +25% damage versus robots.
 * Lvl 16: Better Criticals - +50% damage with critical hits.

Behind the scenes

 * An identical skill - titled Firearms - was to be used in Van Buren, Black Isle Studios' canceled Fallout 3 project.
 * The Vault Boy image for the Guns skill is the same image of the Small guns skill in Fallout 3.