A Dirty Wastelander would bump me up to 7 STR. Carrying capacity wasn't a problem. I could also get a small boost with other drinks if I needed to quickly transport any gear. Nick did help, but STR was easy to come by with drinking.

You know Henson, this build gave me a few things to consider for a build I´m working on. Chems and alcohol work really well together in Fallout 4, considering, in previous Fallout, or even Elder Scrolls games, I´ve rarely used any booze in my characters

They do.

I had a few versions of this character and decided to post this one. Luck was fun but can get repetitive. My non-VATS version included a high intelligence/low luck to control robots, use chemist, and some of the crafting perks including science for more explosive types and weapon mods.

Words cannot describe how much I love the way your described Fudgemuppet's build! "Another chem'd up douche in power armor" is the best thing I've ever heard. I'm very disappointed in Bethesda for not having a pump-action shotgun yet, but the double-barrel is a very fun alternative. I love the easy-going, party animal, good guy when the shit hits the fan, feel of this build.

May absolute Nr. 1 Favorite Build. Great feeling, extremely effective and just funny. Good work!

Does Idiot Savant proc at all when your Intelligence dips down into the negatives due to already low intelligence, Dirty Wastelander and Party Boy rank 2... just curious because I'm thinking of making a non vats unarmed build with alcohol  aspect so that I can systematically administer my paralyzing palms through vats when needed against my toughest adversaries...

That's the only thing that worries me about your build... other than that awesome work... was gonna try it out but I have been super against gun builds lately for some reason.... i think they make the game too easy... so been playing around with melee/unarmed builds that doesn't utilize stealth... for extra challenge.

The more I've played FO4, the more I think this build is genius. I hadn't messed with charisma, luck or shotguns when you first posted it. But damn, Henson is so hot right now. (That's zoolander btw) Def giving this a play through. I've been wanting to solve Nick's personal winter quest for some time. Seems perfect.

Is this viable in survival? Thinking of playing this. Great build. Always love shotguns in games and I'm always initially drawn to stealth playthroughs and this seems the opposite. Also not a huge fan of Power Armor, and this is hopefully feasible without ever stepping into a suit save for one or two exceptions.

Yo, She-bitch, come get some. Reminds me of Ashe from the evil dead series.

I have confirmed: drunk shotgunning is the best form of shotgunning...

Still one of, if not my favorite on the site. I ran a version of this on survival (not the new one yet) and it holds up (with a little help from some armor). 

The alcohol really makes it hum.