Books in We Happy Few are passive bonuses that stack. Every book a player collects adds a stackable buff.
Books can be found in both Wastrel's/Wellie's Houses. Typically in Bookcases, Tables, Shelves, Crates and Chests. Some books are given to the player after completing quests.
List of Books and Effects[]
| Name | Effect | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A Stitch in Time | Increases durability of crafted blending suits by 10%. | 6 |
| Artful Hands | Increases speed of disarming traps by a small amount. | 3 |
| Bang On | Increase damage by explosive weapons by 2%. | 10 |
| Battler | Attacks with melee weapons do slightly more damage. | 10 |
| Bludgeoner | All attacks cost 5% less stamina. | 5 |
| Brawler | Attacks with fists do slightly more damage. | 10 |
| British Craftsmanship | Increases durability of crafted weapons by a small amount. | 2 |
| Chemist | Crafting no longer requires Rank 1 chemical stations. | 1 |
| Clean Plate Award | Food increases max stamina for longer time. | 1 |
| Clubber | Melee attacks have slight chance to kill enemies in one shot. | 10 |
| Counterpuncher | Blocking an attack has a 5% chance of stunning the opponent. | 10 |
| Creeper | Reduces noises caused by 10% | 10 |
| Early Bird | Sleep gives slightly more health. | 1 |
| Engineer | Crafting no longer requires Rank 1 mechanical stations. | 1 |
| Finger Pointer | 2% chance to make NPC turn on others by talking to them. | 10 |
| Frugal Burglar | When you use a trap disarming tool, it won't break on the first time. | 1 |
| Guide to Fitting In | Reduces all suspicion rates by a small amount. | 5 |
| Haggley | Gives a small chance of getting a discount when buying items. | 10 |
| I Know Who I Am | Sources of Joy accumulate 10% slower. | 3 |
| Intimidator | Last NPC left in combat has small change to leave items and run away. | 2 |
| Iron Lung | Decreases damage taken by toxic night fog by a small amount. | 10 |
| Keep the Lights On | Reduces consumption rate of powered items by 2%. | 5 |
| Long Distance Runner | Increases maximum stamina by 5%. | 5 |
| Master Tinker | Increase chance of doubling durability of crafted items. | 4 |
| Nimple Hands | Increases speed of crafting by 10%. | 4 |
| Prestidigitator | Increases area of distraction devices by 3%. | 10 |
| Scrounger | 2% chance to find extra items when looting. | 5 |
| Sleep is the Poor Man's Dinner | Sleep makes you slightly less and hungry and thirsty than before | 2 |
| Stiff Upper Lip | Reduces all damage taken by a small amount | 5 |
| Strangler | Increases speed of stealth takedowns by a small amount. | 3 |
| Survivor | Healing items give 10% more health and activate 20% faster. | 2 |
| The Importance of Not Being Seen | Hostile NPCs forget about you slightly faster. | 2 |
| Tosser | Increases damage dealt by thrown weapons by small amount. | 10 |
| Undertaker | Increase corpse carrying speed and movement speed by 20%. | 3 |
| Weapon Breaker Manual | Melee weapons have a small chance of breaking opponent's weapon | 5 |
| You Seem Familiar Somehow | Reduces Crier suspicion by 5%. | 4 |
Trivia[]
- The names of the books make reference to various idioms and media.
- A Stitch in Time is a reference to the TV-program of the same name.
- Bang On is british slang for talking about nonsense for a long while.
- Clean Plate Award is an award given to facilities who are dedicated to excellent sanitation and food safety knowledge.
- Early Bird describes a person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time.
- Haggley could be the combination of Haggler, a person who argues or bargains over the price of something, and Hagley, a large village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England.
- Iron Lung is a real life device that helps people to breathe on their own when muscle control is lost.
- Keep the Lights On is a reference to the movie of the same name.
- Prestidigitator describes someone who excels at dexterity.
- Sleep is the Poor Man's Dinner is when someone goes to sleep on an empty stomach but wakes up not feeling hungry.
- Stiff Upper Lip is when someone displays a great self-restraint in the expression of emotion.
- You Seem Familiar Somehow could reference Déjà Vu, the moment when something is too familiar to an event that has already happened.
- Books seem to have been the solution in past Alpha versions of the game for upgrading the playable character, as they existed before there was a proper Skill Tree in the game.