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Skill Book Note

  • 1 of 3: Among all the other loot you can get after the ghouls invade the tower are two extra skill books.
  • 2 of 3: Check the Barter Skill Book List and the Speech Skill Book List to see where the skill books are, then get both of them before letting the ghouls into the tower.
  • 3 of 3: After the ghouls are attacking the tower, you can go get those same two skill books again! (As long as you get them right away, and don't wait until after the tower gets cleaned up later on.)