Grognak the Barbarian (Fallout 4)

	For an overview of this item's appearances throughout the Fallout series, see Grognak the Barbarian.

	Fallout 4 perk magazine Grognak the Barbarian
	Three of the 10 issues of the magazine
	Effects Critical hits from melee and unarmed attacks do a permanent 5% more damage Weight 0 Value 100 Editor ID PerkMagGrognakTheBarbarian01 to PerkMagGrognakTheBarbarian10 Base ID 0008e741 (issue 1) 0008e742 (issue 2) 0008e743 (issue 3) 0008e744 (issue 4) 0008e745 (issue 5) 0008e746 (issue 6) 0008e747 (issue 7) 0008e748 (issue 8) 0008e749 (issue 9) 0008e74a (issue 10)

 

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Every issue of Grognak the Barbarian you collect adds a rank in the Barbarian perk, which grants a slight increase to melee and unarmed damage.

”— Fallout 4 loading screen hints

Grognak the Barbarian is a perk magazine in Fallout 4.

Background

Grognak the Barbarian was a series of comic books published and manufactured by Hubris Comics in the mid-21st century. These pre-War comic books portray the fictional adventures of an epic hero in a prehistoric fantasy setting.

Characteristics

These magazines consist of a 10-issue run that, upon reading, award an additional rank into the Barbarian perk, which upon unlocking, raises the critical damage of melee and unarmed attacks by 5%.

Locations

Issue	Location	Location description	Base ID
	Wicked Shipping fleet lockup	Southwest end of the main warehouse in the small office, on the desk with the key.	00000000
	Andrew Station	On the bed of the comic book fan's apartment, just north of the station.	0008e742
	Sanctuary Hills	On the counter inside the Sole Survivor's house.	00000000
	Corvega assembly plant	On the top floor of the plant, beside Jared's terminal. Going up the stairs and jumping across a collapsed catwalk it required to get to Jared's room.	00000000
	Vault 75 or Vault 81	On the bed, inside the Overseer's office. (Vault 75) Reward for completing Short Stories (Vault 81)	00000000
	Boston Common	In the bandstand, near the skeleton, close to Park Street station entrance.	00000000
	Mass Pike interchange	On the toilet inside the Gunner camp, by the Power Armor Station.	00000000
	Back Street Apparel	On a table in the middle of the "living room" on the upper floor of the store.	00000000
	Hyde Park	In the raider camp on the roof of the buildings south of the main road.	00000000
	Museum of Witchcraft	On the table in the dungeon, upper floor, south wall.	00000000

Behind the scenes

• The issue entitles "Cometh the Trickster" is a reference to Thief: The Dark Project A stealth game in which the primary antagonist was named the Trickster, with a very similar physical appearance. The scene pictured mimics the cutscene in which the Trickster first reveals his true nature. The issue is notably found in a recreation of Lead Designer Emil Pagliarulo's childhood bedroom. Before being hired by Bethesda, Emil was a level designer on Thief's Gold edition, as well as it's sequel, designing some of Thief II's most popular missions.
  • The mechanics of stealth in Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4 are based on the same light and sound stealth metrics of the original Thief game, albeit simplified.
  • This forms one of a few references to Emil Pagliarulo's time at Looking Glass Studios.