You want an average amount five or so of this. Edurance is for general survivability: health and radiation resistance. You also want an average amount of this or maybe a bit above average if you take fast shot later on. have four ( if you want to take weapon handling) to six( if you don't want weapon handling or you just want an extra 20 points of carrying capacity). This is especially useful if you would like to use big weapons such as miniguns, rocket launchers, large rifles etc. Strength increases your carrying capacity and checks if you can accurately use a weapon. All special stats increase skills, but we will focus on the non-skill bonuses they provide. Let us start with the first part: the SPECIAL stats. Creating a character is easy, but creating a great character can be tricky.