character build idea help:

[Knightmage Bael]

Irish Baseball player with a drinking problem, but still wants to help people.

That's the basic idea anyway. What I want is a genuine custom made hickory SWATTA. I mean, I just wanna smack stuff with a baseball bat and be unstoppable. Also to resurrect people with booze for the general theme.

Though I'm new to 76 I'm not so new to fallout generally speaking, so I know that should be possible, but I don't know how to make that build the most effective I can. I'm hoping some of you guys have ideas.

[Mooman]

Melee weapons go best with Thorn Armor, they just do... (It's effects are slight but in certain places it over performs). You buy this with bullion after the Wastelanders quests.

The revive with alcohol is covered by a perk.

Two handers get a 5% damage bonus for every point of strength.

The legendary perk Hack and Slash will allow you to have an area melee attack at random. It is fairly strong as it looks like an explosive but is actually melee damage.

VATS attacks are considered power attacks. Used with Hack and Slash can provide good damage. Unlike gun VATS, melee VATS should be used sparingly.

My method is to sprint to target and only enter VATS just before the attack. Cancel VATS to run around, enter for the chance of a boom.

Baseball bats can come in rare colours, yellow, indigo and pink. These can only be found, not added or unlocked as a plan. There are farming routines on the net.

Baseball grenades can give you an on theme ranged attack.

That's enough from me for now.

[D'on The Dragon]

The molerat bat is a good beginning bat to own, you can find them during seismic activity or sold by player vendors. For endgame, i'd recommend going with Anti-armor with faster swinging speed and with +1 Strength.

Also thank you for being an off meta original player, not many around.