Since @crowlyne so kindly asked, I'll try to navigate 5th grade algebra with the confidence of a mathematically-challenged shizunfucker.
Important mention: Shen Yuan is not allowed to choose his own SPECIAL attributes. The System would assign him the values. Based on his answers to the psychological evaluation, which is conducted by Mu Qingfang, the skill values would change, but he can change the tags he assigns.
First, I chose which attributes would take a hit, which would remain neutral, and which would be given additional points, 40 total. Luck would get any points left over after dealing with the first 6, starting from a neutral 5. Their exact values are assigned by normal means (how much of an advantage it would give him while still fitting his character), after which I look at the names of each level and think which fits best, because I am not an entirely serious person.
Strength and Endurance take a small hit. Perception is fine as it is. Charisma and Intelligence will have a significant change, and Agility would get a slight raise. In order:
Strength: 4 "Lightweight"
Perception: 5 "Wary Trout"
Endurance: 4 "Handle With Care"
Intelligence: 8 "Know-It-All"
The game's formula for calculating the skills tied to each attribute is 2 + (2 x Stat) + (Luck / 2) which gives us the following initial skill values:
Now, the psychological evaluation, or tagging which skills to add 15 points to:
Shen Yuan, genre savvy man that he is, would of course already know which stats he would want to tag in the early-game stage, but I think seeing what his stats actually are, he would be forced to augment some of his weaknesses. Out of three, one of the tags would be going to Guns, making that a 32. The other two would go to Speech and Lockpick for the sake of making it past the first few missions and having a way of gathering resources.
On a funnier and less out-of-my-depth note, I'm 100% convinced Shen Yuan would pick the "Confirmed Bachelor" perk because he thinks it's just a way to get along with NPCs and deal damage easier. He'd take the "Educated" and "Comprehension" perks, and eventually "Animal Friend" and "Ferocious Loyalty" because of course he would. "Fortune Finder" too maybe. He'd occasionally add to his SPECIAL values with "Intense Training", but only when he doesn't have any alternatives.
Probably missed something. Does it matter? He turns on god mode every single morning and goes on living his best life after threatening to smash his Pip Boy against the closest rock every time the System tries something. I can't allow him to suffer both the post-apocalyptic modern PIDW world and deal with the System. That would just be needlessly cruel.
Also: Binghe's SPECIAL attributes are higher than normal from the very start, I've decided. Because he is Shizun's specialest little guy.
Also, also: I think the most interesting build would be Airplane’s, and most predictable would be Liu Qingge’s.
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