Fallout 2 skill books

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This page lists all skill books in Fallout 2.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles. For skill books in other Fallout games, please see "Skill book". For an overview of Fallout 2 content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout 2".

 

General information

Skill books in Fallout 2 can be used to increase a character's skill in specific areas of study. After a book is used, it is removed from your inventory. Other books are used in quests.

In Fallout 2, the amount of skill points gained is equal to 100, subtract the current skill level, divide by 10, and then rounded down. Thus, the maximum a skill can increased by books is up to 91%.

Maximizing skill point gain

Passive skills are lowered by 10 (%) when the difficulty is changed from Normal to Hard. SPECIAL stats (Strength, Perception, etc.) modify skills with a considerable bonus. The game keeps track of this bonus throughout the game, in real time. Any changes to stats, (e.g. chem effects) during the game add to or subtract from this modifier. It is thus possible to reduce any combination of stats to zero, significantly lowering skill values.

It is possible to raise Small Guns, First Aid and Science to 127%, Repair to 118% and Outdoorsman to 115%, in the case of a player whose Perception, Intelligence and Agility are at 10 (possibly more if the player's stats are lower), Endurance is above three, with the listed skills at 91%. To lose Agility and/or Endurance, use Buffout or Monument Chunks, then wait. To lose intelligence, use Mentats and wait, or Psycho. To lose Perception, drink beer, booze, rotgut, etc. If books are used from inventory (by left clicking and dragging) rather than from a weapon slot, time will not pass, and therefore stat effects will not wear off, until the inventory screen closes.

Locations

The following section is transcluded from the respective item articles. To modify, please edit the source pages.

Name	Closest map marker	Location description
Big Book of Science	Gecko Powerplant	On the shelves in the supply cabinet.
Big Book of Science	Vault 8	In a locker in the south-eastern quarters.
Big Book of Science	Gecko	On the shelves in the Manager's Office.
Big Book of Science	Stables	On the shelves in Myron's workroom.
Big Book of Science	Sierra Army Depot	Two in the desk in the CO's quarters, level three.
Big Book of Science	Sierra Army Depot	In the hands of a skeleton, level four.
Big Book of Science	Navarro	On the shelves in the Commander's office.
Big Book of Science	Navarro	In the workbench next to Quincy.
Big Book of Science	Oil Rig	On the scientist in the mainframe room, Reactor Level.
Big Book of Science	New California Republic	On the bookshelf in the outpost, NCR Bazaar.
Big Book of Science	Vault City	Merchant: Randall
Big Book of Science	San Francisco	Merchant: Lao Chou, Flying Dragon 8
Big Book of Science	San Francisco	Merchant: Jenna in the General Store on the Oil Tanker
Big Book of Science	Vault City	Inner City Information Center, given to you by Chief Librarian Kohl if you profess a love of books.
Cat's Paw	Klamath Downtown	Found in a toilet to the northwest.
Cat's Paw	Klamath Downtown	Purchased from the Dunton brothers.
Cat's Paw	Klamath Downtown	Found on the bookshelf behind the locked door in the Dunton brothers business.
Cat's Paw	Klamath Downtown	Stolen from one of the bathhouse women.
Cat's Paw	The Den Businesses	Purchased from Flick.
Cat's Paw	Vault City – Courtyard	Found in a bookcase in the Cassidy's bar.
Cat's Paw	Vault City – Vault 8 Level 1	Given by Phyllis during sperm donation.
Cat's Paw	Vault City – Vault 8 Level 2	Found in Dr. Troy's footlocker.
Cat's Paw	Gecko – The Harp	Stolen from one of the ghouls.
Cat's Paw	Gecko – Poseidon Oil Reactor № 5	2 can be stolen from the ghouls.
Cat's Paw	Vault 15 Level 2	Found in a desk in the northwest living quarters.
Cat's Paw	Raiders Barracks	Found in a floor safe.
Cat's Paw	Raiders Barracks	Found in one of the footlockers near a bunk bed.
Cat's Paw	Broken Hills Downtown	Found in a bucket outside the hotel.
Cat's Paw	New Reno – Stables Lab	Found on Myron's bookshelf.
Cat's Paw	New Reno – Shark Club 3rd Floor	Stolen from John Bishop's safe.
Cat's Paw	Sierra Army Depot	On a second floor desk near a computer terminal.
Cat's Paw	Navarro Maintenance	Found in a locker.
Dean's Electronics	Ghost Farm	On one of the skinless Slags.
Dean's Electronics	Gecko Junkyard	Inside the workshop storage room, in the stuff on the table
Dean's Electronics	Vault City	Downtown, on the shelves behind Valerie. Use alcohol Valerie's perception a lot, then use Sneak to get the book.
Dean's Electronics	New Reno	Salvatore's Bar, One floor floor above the ground floor, on the shelves in Mr. Salvatore's apartment.
Dean's Electronics	New Reno	New Reno Arms, inside the workshop in the back room (accessible from the street).
Dean's Electronics	Sierra Army Depot	In the desk in the CO's quarters, level three.
Dean's Electronics	Sierra Army Depot	In the robobrain assembly lab, level three.
Dean's Electronics	Mariposa Military Base	Two outside, one on the ground in the tent and the other inside a locker in another.
Dean's Electronics	New California Republic	On the bookshelf in the outpost, NCR Bazaar.
Dean's Electronics	Navarro	In the middle workbench in the Vertibird hangar
Dean's Electronics	Oil Rig	Two on the shelves in the scientist's office, Detention level.
Dean's Electronics	Oil Rig	Two in CO's storage in the Barracks area.
Dean's Electronics	Oil Rig	On the scientist in the mainframe room, Reactor Level.
Dean's Electronics	Vault City	Merchant: Randall.
Dean's Electronics	Vault City	Inner City Information Center, from Chief Librarian Kohl if you profess a love of books.
Dean's Electronics	San Francisco	Merchant: Jenna in the General Store of the Oil Tanker.
Fallout 2 Hintbook	New Reno	Given by Father Tully after destroying Control Station Enclave.
First Aid Book	Modoc	On the bookshelf behind Grisham
First Aid Book	Mercenaries' Cave	In a locker inside their base
First Aid Book	Vault City	In a bookcase in the house near the Central Council building.
First Aid Book	Redding	On the shelves in Doc Johnson's clinic
First Aid Book	New Reno	On the shelves in Mr. Salvatore's apartment, Salvatore's Bar 1st Floor.
First Aid Book	Sierra Army Depot	In the locker in the infirmary, level one.
First Aid Book	Sierra Army Depot	In the desk in the CO's quarters, level three.
First Aid Book	New California Republic	On the bookshelf in downtown clinic.
First Aid Book	Mariposa Military Base	Two in a rusty locker in the medical section on the second level.
First Aid Book	Navarro	In the workbench behind Quincy.
First Aid Book	Oil Rig	Two in CO's storage in the Barracks area.
First Aid Book	Oil Rig	In a locker inside the experimentation lab, Detention level.
First Aid Book	Oil Rig	Two on the shelves in the scientist's office, Detention level.
First Aid Book	Oil Rig	Three inside the Survival\Gear Locker inside the Trap Level.
First Aid Book	Vault City	Merchant: Randall
First Aid Book	Vault City	Merchant: The small amenities kiosk that stocks healing supplies.
First Aid Book	San Francisco	Merchant: Jenna in the General Store on the Oil Tanker.
First Aid Book	Gecko	Bookcase in a small building next to the exit grid in Junkyard.
Guns and Bullets	Klamath	In a bookcase in the building near the transfer grid to the Grazing Grounds.
Guns and Bullets	Toxic Caves	Desk inside the storage bunker.
Guns and Bullets	Den	In a bookcase inside Lara's gang hideout.
Guns and Bullets	Modoc	On the ground at the toilets, next to Grisham's house.
Guns and Bullets	Modoc	In the toilet south of the slaughterhouse, east of Grisham's place.
Guns and Bullets	Ghost Farm	On one of the skinless Slags.
Guns and Bullets	Vault City	In a bookcase inside Cassidy's room in his bar.
Guns and Bullets	Vault City	Inside a locked desk next to Stark. Become Captain of the Guard to get this book without violence.
Guns and Bullets	New Reno Shark Club One floor above the Ground Floor.	In the left-hand room second from the bottom, on the upper right hand shelves. Use alcohol to lower the bald thug's perception by 9, then use Sneak to get the book.
Guns and Bullets	New Reno Desperado Ground Floor.	In the middle room with the terminal a guard is watching over, check the desk, it's in there, use Sneak to get the book.
Guns and Bullets	New Reno Arms	On the collapsed shelves in Eldridge's quarters. You need to injure the dog enough to cause it to flee, or kill the dog, to get to it.
Guns and Bullets	Mercenaries' Cave	In the safe.
Guns and Bullets	Redding	In Ascorti's office, in the casino. Either lockpick the door, or go down the outside well, then come up in the back room.
Guns and Bullets	Sierra Army Depot	In the locker in the barracks, level one.
Guns and Bullets	Navarro	On the shelves in the Commander's office
Guns and Bullets	Navarro	In the middle locker in the Vertibird hangar.
Guns and Bullets	San Francisco	Sold by Lao Chou at Flying Dragon 8.
Guns and Bullets	Oil Rig	In the desk at the security checkpoint, Detention level.
Guns and Bullets	Oil Rig	In the desk in the storage room, Barracks level.
Guns and Bullets	New California Republic	Merchant: Buster in the Bazaar.
Guns and Bullets	San Francisco	Merchant: Jenna in the General Store of the Oil Tanker.
Guns and Bullets	New Reno Arms	Merchant: Eldridge, restocks.
Scout Handbook	Klamath	On one of the kids in the Trapper Town
Scout Handbook	Vault 8	In a locker on the living quarters level.
Scout Handbook	Redding	In the middle room in Malamute Saloon
Scout Handbook	Redding	On the shelves next to Marge LeBarge
Scout Handbook	Redding	On the shelves in the ruined building at the Great Wanamingo Mine
Scout Handbook	New Reno	On the shelves in Mr. Salvatore's apartment.
Scout Handbook	Oil Rig	Two in CO's storage in the Barracks area
Scout Handbook	Oil Rig	Three inside the Survival\Gear Locker inside the Trap Level
Scout Handbook	San Francisco	Merchant: Jenna in the General Store on the Oil Tanker.

References

Skill books in Fallout 2 Big Book of Science · Cat's Paw issue no.5 · Dean's Electronics · First Aid Book · Guns and Bullets · Scout Handbook · Fallout 2 Hintbook Skill books in italics are unique.