Handwritten Letter
| Handwritten Letter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Junk |
| Weight | 0.1 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.LetterHandwritten
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The Handwritten Letter is a personal letter left behind by someone from before the outbreak. It is a piece of junk paper that can be read for a glimpse of the people who lived in the area.
Each letter takes one of many forms. It might be a child's letter, a romantic letter, a condolence letter, a threatening letter or a scam letter. Reading one is a small piece of the world's story.
The letter is also useful paper. It burns as kindling, and the Make Firecracker recipe takes it as the wrapping.
Uses
Reading is the first use. The letter opens and reads like a newspaper. The many letter types add small stories to houses, offices and prisons.
Fire is the second use. A letter works as kindling to start a fire and burns for about a minute and a half.
Crafting is the third. Make Firecracker takes a Handwritten Letter in its paper slot, with one Glue, one Gunpowder and one Twine. Scissors are needed and kept. Sheet of Paper, Flier, Brochure and Mail fill the same slot.
Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Handwritten Letter, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firecracker - Crafted | 
|
Make Firecracker | 1x | - | None | /additem Base.Firecracker_Crafted
|
Locations
Keepsake cigar boxes are the best place, holding a letter about half the time. Filing cabinets in offices and medical offices hold one about one time in four, as do break room dressers. Hoarder houses hold them fairly often. Prison cells, kitchens and living room cupboards turn one up a little over one time in ten. School lockers and pawn shop display cases hold them now and then. Post boxes and survivor safehouse fireplaces also hold the odd letter.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Cigar box keepsakes | 49.4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a evacuee outfit | 4% |
| Any building | Zombie wearing a backpacker outfit | 1.6% |
| Any building | Zombie | 1.1% |
| Any building | Zombie | 1.1% |
| Inside a bag or case | Wallet | 0.6% |
| Inside a bag or case | Wallet female | 0.5% |
| Inside a bag or case | Wallet male | 0.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Filing cabinet | 23.5% |
| Hoarderbed room | Other | 17.9% |
| Hoarder kitchen | Other | 17.9% |
| Kitchen | Other | 13.2% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 13.2% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 13.2% |
| Secondary school hall | Locker | 9.2% |
| Garage storage | Other | 7.1% |
| Any building | Post box | 6.2% |
| Any building | Dresser | 4.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Break room | Dresser | 23.5% |
| Medical office | Filing cabinet | 23.5% |
| Office | Filing cabinet | 23.5% |
| Office storage | Filing cabinet | 23.5% |
| Hoarder | Other | 17.9% |
| Hoarder office | Other | 17.9% |
| Prison cells | Other | 14% |
| Elementary school | Locker | 9.2% |
| Stripclub | Counter | 6.2% |
| Stripclub | Dresser | 6.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Pawn shop | Display case | 9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Fireplace | 5.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fireplace | 5.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 5.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Shelves | 1.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Shelves | 1.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Shelves | 1.3% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 0.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 0.9% |
Notes
- Letters come in many types, from friendly notes to rude and threatening ones.
- A letter makes good kindling.
- Keepsake cigar boxes and office filing cabinets are the best places to look.
- The letter can wrap a homemade firecracker.
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