So I want to make a character who use the Rad Child Perk and has the maximum radiation level. My question is are the negative SPECIAL modifiers from radiation (-3 END, -2 AGL, -2 STR at deadly radiation poisoning) applied before or after (or at the same time) and beneficial modifiers (e.g. +1 ST from Remnants Power Armour, +2 ST from Reinforced Spine). To illustrate what I mean:
Say a character has strength 10 but is suffering from deadly radiation poisoning. He also has the Reinforced Spine Perk. If negative effects are applied before positive ones, strength is reduced to 8 but then increased back up to 10. If they are applied after, the +2 increase has no effect and then the -2 decrease reduces strength to 8. If they are applied at the same time, the net benefit is zero so strength remains at 10.
I know in Fallout 3 though the benefits were capped at 10, there was an invisible maximum applied by the positive modifiers (so if you had say the strength bobble head and originally had strength 10, modifiers would reduce the strength from 11 not 10) - but I can't find anywhere that says this is the case for FO: NV. I'm sorry if this has already been covered somewhere, I ran a search but couldn't turn up a response to this question. Thanks in advance for responses.
Jojobobo 12:10, May 2, 2012 (UTC)