Outdoorsman

Outdoorsman is a Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel skill.

Practical knowledge of the outdoors, and the ability to live off the land. The knowledge of plants and animals. Initial Level: Starting Outdoorsman skill is equal to 5% + (1% x the average of your Intelligence and Endurance). Average characters will have a 10% skill.

Purpose: The Outdoorsman skill's job is to decrease the likelihood of bad random encounters with the possibility of increasing the odds of special random encounters. In Fallout 2, a succesful outdoorsman check will give you the choice of wether or not to have an encounter at all.