Wasteland 3 lore and skill books
This page lists Wasteland 3 lore and skill books. The lore books are interactable objects that you can use to get a little more detail about the plot and the setting, while skill books immediately, permanently raise a skill by +1. Obviously, they're best saved for that tasty, final level.
Collecting all lore books unlocks an achievement.
Lore books[edit | edit source]
*Patch 1.3.0: Achievement is no longer bugged. The "Care, Repair, And Prepare" book was removed from the requirements as it was unobtainable before.
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Orders from Ranger Command | Ambush Site: Received from Major Vera Prasad. |
| Old Journal | Ranger HQ: War Room. Inside a locked desk (Lockpicking 2). |
| Slaver's note | Ranger HQ: Med Bay. Looted from a corpse (MISSABLE if you leave the HQ and reset the room). |
| Dorsey prisoner's note | Downtown Colorado Springs: Pillory Square. Received from Magistrate Silas Watkins. (MISSABLE! Only when you demanded justice for the Dorsey prisoner during the first dialogue with The Patriarch. This option requires Leadership 2). |
| Encyclopedia Robotica | Ranger HQ: War Room. In the western desk table (spawns after you leave HQ for the first time). |
| The Gospel of Nick (No, Not That Nick, the Other Nick) | Garden of the Gods: In a hidden snowpile to the west from the main road. |
| The Gospel of Nicholas | Broadmoor Heights: Church of the Final Deluge. On a bookstand, in the eastern part of the church. |
| The Clown's Guide to Paints, Makeup and Acid | Sans Luxe Apartments: Inside a container in the locked apartment (Lockpicking 5). |
| Survivalist's diary | Hoon Homestead: Looted from a corpse in the bunker (MISSABLE if you choose not to save Hoon Homestead during the Heads or Tails mission). |
| Farmer's diary | Bizarre Exterior: Greenhouse. Looted from a corpse. |
| Payaso letter | Bizarre Exterior: Toy Workshop. Inside a container in the locked room (Lockpicking 5). |
| JabJab's Joke Book | Warrens: Prison Block. Inside a locked locker (Lockpicking 5). |
| Ditso's letter | Warrens: Chapel. Looted from Ditso Gogo's corpse. |
| A Letter from Aunt Ellen | Old Survivalist Bunker: Lounge. Upstairs, on the table next to the Cyborg Chicken. |
| Official-looking letter | Old Survivalist Bunker: Makeshift Hospital. Looted from the guard's leader. |
| Bunker pamphlet | Old Survivalist Bunker: Storage (Flooded). On the wooden crate. |
| The Sensuous Toaster | Monster Army Bunker: Entrance Lobby. Repair the toaster (Toaster Repair 5). |
| Monster Army note | Monster Army Bunker: Inside a locked container behind the door to the west from the Entrance Lobby area (Lockpicking 7). |
| Mutilated diary | Machine Commune: Looted from a corpse next to V.I.C.I. |
| Note from November 13th | Machine Commune: Looted from a corpse next to V.I.C.I. |
| Godfisher holy book | Denver Ruins: East Ruins. Looted from Flensing-Ice's corpse. |
| Stoll's burden | Clown Museum: Frozen corpse in the yard. (Melt it down with flamethrowers). |
| Foreman's log | Aspen: Construction Yard. Inside a container in the northwestern room. |
| Note to Llewellyn | Little Hell: Basement. Inside the locked locker next to Llewellyn. |
| Everybody Shits! | Little Hell: Pool. Inside a small box on the right side. |
| Patient report: Saul Buchanan | Little Hell: Patriarch's Suite. In the large container behind Vic Buchanan. |
| The Distinguished Annals of Toaster Repair, Vol. XIV | Toaster Repair Academy: In the bookcase next to the altar. |
| REDACTED Orders | Department of Energy Site: Laboratory. Inside a container in the southeastern corner. |
| Removed from the game as of Patch 1.3.0 (inXile post)
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Skill books[edit | edit source]
| Name | Skill | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Be The Dog | Animal Whisperer | Denver Ruins: Search the airport. |
| Weinberger Guide to Body Armor Customization | Armor Modding | Denver Ruins: Received from Sister Nancy Forge (only for passing Weapon Modding 5 check, not Nerd Stuff 4). |
| The Infantrymen's Bible | Automatic Weapons | Reward from the Hoons during their mission.
Second copy: World Map bunker to the north west from Colorado Springs. |
| The Brooklyn Bridge: Sold | Barter | Tellurium Mine (World map location in the north). |
| The Legend of Bazooka Jim | Big Guns | Patriarch's Palace: In Victory's room. |
| Kumite: A History | Brawling | Garden of the Gods: At Bellamy's workshop.
Second copy: World Map bunker to the north east from Colorado Springs. |
| Dick Markowitz's STEALTH SQUAD | Combat Shooting | Given as a reward by Gary Wolfe if you do everything as he says and never mess with any synth upgrades. |
| The Red Wire or the Blue | Explosives | Arapaho Caravan: Inside the chest in one of the buildings. |
| Grey's Anatomy | First Aid | Old Survivalist Bunker: Inside the pile of books in the flooded room in the bunker. |
| The Drill Sergeant's Phrase Book | Hard Ass | Bizarre: Quest reward for Nightmare in the Bizarre. |
| Negotiated Settlement | Kiss Ass | Broadmoor Heights: Inside the Church. |
| Best Boss | Leadership | Little Hell: Vic's room. |
| The Locksmith's Companion | Lockpicking | Peterson Air Force Base: In the locked desk at the brig. |
| The Shade Tree Mechanic | Mechanics | Machine shop: Inside a locker. |
| The Bleeding Edge | Melee Combat | Snowed Inn Resort: On a Dorsey in the "Cabin" room (the large western building) |
| Neural Net Processor Manual | Nerd Stuff | Department of Energy Site: Inside the locker.
Second copy: World Map bunker to the south-west from Aspen (requires Mechanics 8 or Nerd Stuff 7). |
| Make My Day | Small Arms | Godfisher Windfarm (Yuma County Speedway). |
| Tippy Toes | Sneaky Shit | Little Vegas: Inspector Delgado. Or rather, near him: In the next room. |
| You'll Just Die Tired | Sniper Rifles | Union Station: Inside a locker in the hall just before Morningstar |
| Pup Scout Funtime Camping Guide | Survival | Aspen: Sold by Opie. |
| Fix It! | Toaster Repair | Ranger HQ: Sold by Ananda Rabindranath after he's recruited. |
| Forewarned is Forearmed | Weapon Modding | Tellurium Mine: Reward for completely getting rid of all robots (you also need to ask "What is it in for us?" before you pick up the dog's collar).
Second copy: world map bunker north-east from the Ghost Town (requires passing First Aid 5/Survival 5 checks, then Mechanics 4/Lockpicking 4 checks). |
| It Just Works | Weird Science | Cache south of the Clown Museum (Weird Science 4 check only, not Survival 3).
Second copy: Little Hell (Aspen), in a chest in the kitchen where Gift is residing. |
| Salvaging: A Life | Scavenging | Not currently implemented? |
| 101 Things to Make at Home | Crafting |
