The levels that I picked up the bobble heads will be approximate. I did them in the order that was given. I didn't start a single quest ( after getting rad regen ) until I had all but the last one ( it's involved in the main quest )

I went and picked up Dogmeat at the scrapyard before I went to Bethesda Ruins for the lockpick bobble head. It makes dealing with the bad guys a lot easier when your weapon skills are still somewhat low.

***************** Spoiler -- Quest / Bobblehead locations *****************

Level 1
Bobblehead (Medicine) ~ Vault 101
On Dads desk in vault 101 clinic

Level 2
Rad Regeneration ~ Quest Perk - Megaton
This perk is gained by exposing yourself to Critical Radiation Poisoning (600+ rads) for Moira's Wasteland Survival Guide. Drink the water by the bomb ;)

Dogmeat ~ companion - 2 east and 5 north of megaton

Level 3
Bobble head (Intelligence) ~ Rivet City
3 squares south and 5 squares east of Megaton physically. The safest way is to go 3 squares east to the river and swim south till the Jefferson Memorial then go overland 2 squares northeast to Rivet City. Don't worry about the radiation as it wont come close to killing you.

Bobble head (Lockpick) ~ Bethesda Ruins. They are found three squares north and two squares east of Megaton

Level 4
Bobblehead (Science) ~ Vault 106; 2 squares west and 3 squares north of Megaton

Level 5
Bobblehead (Repair) ~ Evan King's house in Arefu; 3 squares west and 5 squares north of Megaton, up on the bridge

Level 6
Bobblehead (Speech) ~ Paradise Falls; 2 squares west and 7 squares north of Megaton
Bobblehead (Explosives) ~ near WKML Broadcast station south of station in sewer; The station is 5 squares west and 8 north of Megaton

Level 7
Bobblehead (Big Guns) ~ Fort Constantine's CO Quarters; four squares east and one square south from the northwestern-most square


Level 8
Bobblehead (Unarmed) ~ Rockopolis; eight squares west of Megaton
Bobblehead (Sneak) ~ Yao Guai Tunnels; nine squares west, one square north of Megaton

Level 9
Bobblehead (Small Guns) ~ National Guard Depot; one square north and seven squares east of Megaton

Level 11
Bobblehead (Melee Weapons) ~ Dunwich Building; 3 squares south and 8 squares west from Megaton

Level 12
Bobblehead (Barter) ~ Evergreen Mills; 5 squares west of Megaton

Level 14
Ant Sight ~ Quest Perk – Greyditch – 2 east and 1 south of Megaton
Barkskin ~ Quest perk – Oasis; 12 squares north of Megaton or 1 square North and 7 west of Republic of Dave

Level 15
Point Lookout ~ 4 squares south and 4 squares east of Megaton. It's a riverboat on the water.
Superior Defender ~ Quest perk – Point Lookout DLC - I get this and spend the cash to get back. I listed punga power because you can get it now too but really it's not a good perk IMO so I don't waste my time.

Operation: Anchorage! DLC ~ Bailey's Crossroads
You get there through Bailey's Crossroads Metro Station. It's a plain door in the side of a concrete foundation adjacent to the Red Racer Factory, on the far southern end of the map, to the west of the Potomac River.

Level 16
Covert Ops ~ Quest perk – Operation:Anchorage DLC
Power Armor Training ~ Quest perk – Operation:Anchorage DLC

Level 20
Bobblehead (Energy Weapons) ~ can only be found during your trip to Raven Rock during the American Dream quest

Level 21
The Pitt DLC – 4 squares west and 12 squares north of Megaton then 2 squares west to Train Tunnel

Level 22
Auto Expert ~ Quest perk – The Pitt DLC – 4 squares west and 12 squares north of Megaton then 2 squares west to Train Tunnel
Booster Shot ~ Quest perk – The Pitt DLC
Pitt Fighter ~ Quest perk – The Pitt DLC

Level 23
Xenotech Expert ~ Quest perk – Mothership Zeta DLC – 2 squares east and 10 north of Megaton

Level 25
Xenotech Expert ~ Quest perk – Mothership Zeta DLC

Level 26
Punga Power! ~ Quest perk – Point Lookout DLC
Ghoul Ecology ~ Quest perk – Point Lookout DLC

Level 27
Hematophage ~ Quest perk – Arefu / Merestri Trainyard


Level 30
Bobblehead (Strength) ~ Lucas Simms' house in Megaton
Bobblehead (Perception) ~ Republic of Dave; 11 squares north and 7 squares east of Megaton
Bobblehead (Endurance) ~ Deathclaw sanctuary
Bobblehead (Charisma) ~ Vault 108
Bobblehead (Agility) ~ Greener Pastures Disposal Site
Bobblehead (Luck) ~ Arlington Cemetery

I started playing through with this build last night to give a couple tweeks a try and to get it closer to a completionist type of build. I intend to swap out the second level of Demolition Expert for Child at Heart ( which I took at 7th level last night ). A few things I came across;

1) It's easy to accidentally level before you make it to Rivet City for the Int Bobblehead. It's not a deal breaker, but you will loose a few "free" skill points if you do.
2) It's a tight squeeze getting 50 in lock pick for the repair bobblehead by level 5. I had to find a few bad guys to get 5 before I could progress as intended.
3) I pumped small guns and lock pick a bit more than this build shows to facilitate getting "fee" exp. by way of opening locks and for a steady aim with the sniper rifle while in the scope. At level 9 I have 75 in lock pick ( a couple books were found along the way ) and 77 in small guns ( again, a few books were found along the way )
4) At lvl 8 I tried to go to Point Lookout.... At level 8 after getting my butt handed to me I left Point Lookout. I'll go back and do it like I usually do; with stealth armor, a stealth boy and a Deathclaw gauntlet. Them fools hit HARD and are double tough! Sneak attack criticals for the one shot win!
5) Getting Dogmeat is essential early on. If you are trying to not level, you can just let Dogmeat do the killing and you wont get exp. HE can take a crap ton of damage early on letting you snipe or attack with melee weapons to save ammo ( which I did a lot on the easy Raiders ).

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