Strength/Fallout 3

Strength is one of the seven primary statistics in the SPECIAL system.

Background
Strength affects the Melee Weapons skill, melee damage bonus, and Carry Weight. For each one point in Strength, the melee weapons skill increases by 2, the melee damage bonus by 0.5, and the carry weight by 10.

The melee damage bonus is applied after a weapon's base damage has been adjusted by the Melee Weapons skill and weapon condition, and having a high Strength value can still amount to a 10% or higher increase in a weapon's damage. Multipliers from perks like Entomologist also affect the bonus damage.

Strength does not affect unarmed damage, but may be required for perks such as Iron Fist. Strength checks are sometimes used in dialogue to intimidate others. Unlike previous Fallout games, weapons do not have a minimum Strength requirement.