Backgrounds in Wasteland 3 features the personality of the player's character. Choosing from a list of backgrounds only occurs during Character Creation and it determines the character's history and a natural talent (Passive Bonus) that ties hand-in-hand with the selected background. This page covers a list of all the backgrounds that players can select in the game.
Wasteland 3 Backgrounds
Bookworm
Passive Bonus: Experience Bonus +5%
Desert Cat
Passive Bonus: Perception +1
Disciple of the Metal
Passive Bonus: Fire Damage Bonus +15.0%
Explodomaniac
Passive Bonus: Explosive Damage Bonus +15.0%
Goat Killer
Passive Bonus: Critical Chance +5%
Grease Monkey
Passive Bonus: Bonus Damage to Vehicles +15%, Bonus Damage to Robots +15%
Lethal Weapon
Passive Bonus: Melee Damage Bonus +10.0%
Mopey Poet
Passive Bonus: Evasion +5%
Raider Hater
Passive Bonus: Bonus Damage To Humans +10%
Sex Machine
Passive Bonus: Combat Speed +0.2
Stoner
Passive Bonus: Status Effect Resistance +15%
Companion Backgrounds
Hacker
Passive Bonus: Bonus Damage to Robots & Synths: +10%
Gearhead
Passive Bonus: Bonus Damage to Vehicles: +10%
Thief
Passive Bonus: Detection Time +1.0 sec.
Academic
Passive Bonus: Experience Bonus +10%
Technician
Passive Bonus: n/a
Farmer
Passive Bonus: CON per Level +1
Bouncer
Passive Bonus: Melee Damage Bonus +10.0%
Con Artist
Passive Bonus: Initiative +5%
Nomad
Passive Bonus: n/a
Scout
Passive Bonus: Sneak Attack Damage +10.0%
Evangelical
Passive Bonus: Leadership Range +3M
Miner
Passive Bonus: Explosive Resistance +15%
Mercenary
Passive Bonus: Crit Resistance +10%
Hobo
Passive Bonus: Status Effect Resistance +10%
Peacekeeper
Passive Bonus: Initiative +30%
Gunslinger
Passive Bonus: Strike Rate +5%
Driver
Passive Bonus: Quick Slots +1
Scrapper
Passive Bonus: Crit. mult. + 0.4x
Psychopath
Passive Bonus: Critical Chance +5%
Researcher
Passive Bonus: Cold, Energy and Fire Resistance +25%
Mechanic
Passive Bonus:
Sniper
Passive Bonus:
