Phonebook
| Phonebook | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Literature |
| Weight | 2 |
| Boredom | +20 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Phonebook
|
The Phonebook is a thick directory of local names and numbers. It is filed with Literature, but it makes for dreary reading.
Reading it raises boredom instead of easing it. That makes it a poor choice for a quiet evening. It weighs four times as much as a Paperback, so it rarely earns a place in a pack.
Phonebooks are common in motels, offices, kitchens and restaurants. Motel rooms hold one about half the time.
Reading
The game counts the Phonebook as uninteresting reading. Leafing through it leaves the reader more bored than before, by a noticeable amount. Any other book, magazine or comic is a better pick for a mood lift.
Locations
Motel rooms are the best bet, with a Phonebook in about half the dressers and side tables. Mechanic shelves, medical offices, morgues and office shelves come next. Counters in any building, kitchens and living room cupboards hold them about one time in four. Restaurant and burger joint dining counters turn them up at a similar rate. Hoarder homes and survivor safehouse fireplaces hold them now and then.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Motel room | Dresser | 50% |
| Motel room | Side table | 50% |
| Any building | Counter | 26.9% |
| Kitchen | Other | 26.5% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 26.5% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 26.5% |
| Dining | Counter | 24.2% |
| Living room | Dresser | 19.6% |
| Living room | Side table | 19.6% |
| Hoarderbed room | Other | 17.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanic | Metal shelves | 38.5% |
| Medical | Shelves | 37% |
| Medical office | Other | 37% |
| Morgue | Shelves | 37% |
| Office | Shelves | 37% |
| Hoarder | Other | 17.9% |
| Hoarder office | Other | 17.9% |
| Medical | Counter | 7.4% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Burger joint dining | Counter | 24.2% |
| Dining crepe | Counter | 24.2% |
| Restaurant dining | Counter | 24.2% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse | Fireplace | 14.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Fireplace | 14.8% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Fireplace | 14.3% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 2.1% |
Notes
- Reading a Phonebook makes boredom worse, so it is best left on the shelf.
- Survivor safehouses often keep one by the fireplace.
- Its weight makes it a poor item to carry around.
All Literature Categories
All Literature
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.HollowBook
|
| Leatherbound Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.HollowFancyBook
|
| Paperback | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Paperback
|
| Phonebook | 
|
2 | /additem Base.Phonebook
|
| Picture Book | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.ChildsPictureBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Book | 
|
0.4 | /additem Base.ComicBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Magazine
|
| Magazine: Crossword | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.MagazineCrossword
|
| Magazine: HottieZ | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.HottieZ
|
| Magazine: TV Monthly |
|
0.3 | /additem Base.TVMagazine
|
| Magazine: Wordsearch | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.MagazineWordsearch
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Newspaper_Recent
|
| Old Newspaper |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Newspaper
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diary | 
|
0.3 | /additem Base.Diary1
|
| Journal | 
|
1 | /additem Base.Journal
|
| Notebook |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Notebook
|
| Notepad | 
|
0.2 | /additem Base.Notepad
|
| Photo Book | 
|
1 | /additem Base.PhotoBook
|
| Name | Image | Weight | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalog | 
|
0.5 | /additem Base.Catalog
|
| Graph Paper | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.GraphPaper
|
| HottieZ |
|
0.5 | /additem Base.HottieZ_New
|
| Menu | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.MenuCard
|
| RPG Manual | 
|
0.8 | /additem Base.RPGmanual
|
| Sheet of Paper | 
|
0.1 | /additem Base.SheetPaper2
|