If you want to get a good weapon at the start of the game, put your repair as a tag skill (or if you don’t want to do that, change it by rebuilding your character when the game asks you when you go out into the wasteland). How to get a good weapon from the start: This helps when trying to pickpocket or steal from somebody who won’t stop watching you. This works with any item from pre-war books to barrels.
You can blind NPC’s by moving or holding an item in front of a their eyes/face. How to always successfully pickpocket or steal: **FALLOUT NEW VEGAS CHEATS FOR THE XBOX 360**
