I like to literally detail a character, pen and paper, before I play - and I know FO4 kind of bucks the trend of thorough planning for most people (in that, by allowing unlimited leveling and putting as many points into SPECIAL as you want most people wouldn't bother) however for me I want to find an efficient sweet spot that'll let me achieve what I want without sinking 300 hours on a single character. I'm trying to wrap my head around what's a conceivable number of levels (and therefore perks) to be thinking about when sketching out a character. I've now finally got FO4, and will be playing it after I get home to my house after Christmas.