Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense
| Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense | |
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| Class | Recipe Resource |
| Weight | 0.5 |
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| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.WeaponMag3
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Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense is a recipe magazine about jailhouse weapons and tricks. It teaches small stabbing weapons and a battery lighter.
Reading it teaches four recipes. Make Shiv, Make Glass Shiv and Make Toothbrush Shiv each make a short blade from scrap. Make Improvised Lighter makes fire from a battery.
The shiv recipes belong to Maintenance. The magazine turns up mostly in army surplus stores and late game survivor safehouses.
Uses
The three shiv recipes need Maintenance level 1. Each one binds a sharpened scrap with a weapon binding or tape.
Make Shiv takes one piece of metal stock. A Steel Bar Quarter, Scrap Metal, Sheet Metal Scrap, a Butter Knife, a Fork, a Spoon or a blade shard all work. A whetstone, file or saw is kept. The result is a Shiv.
Make Glass Shiv takes a piece of broken glass and the binding alone. The result is a Glass Shiv.
Make Toothbrush Shiv takes a Toothbrush and a lighter. A whetstone, file, saw or sharp knife is kept. The result is a Toothbrush Shiv.
Make Improvised Lighter is open at any skill level. It takes Electrical Wire, a Battery and Adhesive Tape or Duct Tape. The result is a Lighter - Improvised Battery.
Reading the magazine also eases boredom and stress. A read copy still has a use as padding. Make Magazine Body Armor and Make Magazine Limb Armor accept any magazine as crude armour.
Teaches
Reading the Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense teaches these recipes.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Shiv | Shiv | 
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- | /additem Base.KnifeShiv
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| Make Glass Shiv | Glass Shiv | 
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- | /additem Base.GlassShiv
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| Make Toothbrush Shiv | Toothbrush Shiv | 
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- | /additem Base.Toothbrush_Shiv
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| Make Improvised Lighter | Lighter - Improvised Battery | 
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- | /additem Base.Lighter_Battery
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Magazine Body Armor | Magazine Body Armor | 
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- | /additem Base.Cuirass_Magazine
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| Make Magazine Limb Armor | Magazine Limb Armor | 
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- | /additem Base.GreaveMagazine_Right
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Locations
Army surplus shelves are the best fixed place, with a fair chance. Late game survivor safehouses come close, in boxes, crates, counters and metal shelves. Mid game safehouses give about half those odds. Drug shacks and drug labs hold one now and then. Early safehouses turn one up less often.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Shelves | 7% |
| Drug shack | Counter | 2.3% |
| Drug shack | Other | 2.3% |
| Drug lab | Wardrobe | 1.8% |
| Drug lab | Counter | 1.1% |
| Drug lab | Desk | 1.1% |
| Drug lab | Other | 1.1% |
| Drug lab | Overhead cupboard | 1.1% |
| Drug lab | Metal shelves | 0.7% |
| Evidence room | Other | 0.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 4.3% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Counter | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Metal shelves | 2.2% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 2.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Attic | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Attic | Crate | <0.1% |
| Attic | Other | <0.1% |
| Bathroom | Other | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Bedroom | Crate | <0.1% |
| Closet | Other | <0.1% |
| Garage storage | Other | <0.1% |
| Hall | Other | <0.1% |
| Living room | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom | Small box | <0.1% |
Notes
- One read teaches all four recipes for good.
- Cutlery and scrap metal both make a Shiv.
- Make Glass Shiv needs only broken glass and a binding.
- Reading it lowers boredom and stress.
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