This page lists Wasteland 3 lore books. The lore books are interactable objects that you can use to get a little more detail about the plot and the setting. Collecting all lore books unlocks an achievement.
Lore books[]
*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 | Peterson Air Force Base: 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. |
| 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 | Denver Airport: Buried in the snow near V.I.C.I. during Counterintelligence. |
| Note from November 13th | Denver Airport: On the corpse of the human near V.I.C.I. during Counterintelligence. |
| Godfisher holy book | Denver Ruins, Oil Field: Looted from Flensing-Ice's corpse. |
| Stoll's burden | Clown Museum: On the body encased in ice west of the ballerinas; use fire to thaw it. |
| Foreman's log | Aspen: Construction Yard. Inside a container in the northwestern room. |
| Note to Llewellyn | Aspen, Little Hell: Basement. Inside the locked locker next to Llewellyn. |
| Everybody Shits! | Aspen, Little Hell: Pool. Inside a small box on the right side. |
| Patient report: Saul Buchanan | Aspen, 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) |
Master list[]
This list includes all lore books in the game's files, including ones related to cut locations (like the Everest Hotel).