Last Updated: Jul-12-2014
Reading a skill book permanently raises the corresponding skill by one point (two with the Comprehension perk). For precise locations visit the Fallout 3 skill books page on Wikia (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_skill_books).
Printable Checklist
Fallout-3-Skill-Books.pdf (9974 downloads)Skill Book Location Table
Name | Skill | Closest map marker | Procurement |
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Big Book of Science | Science | Arlington Cemetery North | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Arlington Library | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Bethesda Ruins | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Broadcast Tower KB5 | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Broadcast Tower LP8 | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Chryslus Building | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Corvega Factory | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Corvega Factory | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Fort Bannister | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Fort Constantine | Stolen |
Big Book of Science | Science | GNR building plaza | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Greener Pastures Disposal Site | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Hallowed Moors Cemetery | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Jury Street Metro Station | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | L'Enfant Plaza | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Marigold station | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Megaton | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Nuka-Cola plant | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Rivet City | Stolen |
Big Book of Science | Science | RobCo facility | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Sewer waystation | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Shalebridge | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Tenpenny Tower | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Vault-Tec headquarters | Found |
Big Book of Science | Science | Warrington station | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Bethesda ruins | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Broadcast tower KT8 | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Cliffside cavern | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Corvega Factory | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Fairfax Ruins | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Flooded Metro | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Fort Constantine | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Georgetown/The Mall Metro | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Irradiated Metro | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | L.O.B. Enterprises | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Mall Southwest | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Mama Dolce's | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Megaton | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Museum of History | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Museum station | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Nuka-Cola plant | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Penn. Ave Northwest | Stolen/Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Reclining Groves Resort Homes | Stolen |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Red Racer factory | Stolen |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Regulator HQ | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | SatCom Array NW-05a | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Springvale school | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Statesman Hotel | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | Taft Tunnels | Found |
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual | Sneak | The Capitol building | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Abandoned Car Fort | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Anchorage Memorial | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Big Town | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Falls Church/Mason Dst Metro | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Fort Constantine | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Georgetown West | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Germantown Police HQ | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Greener Pastures Disposal Site | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Hallowed Moors Cemetery | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Jalbert Brothers Waste Disposal | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Mason Dixon Salvage | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | MDPL-21 power station | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Minefield | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Museum of History | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Oasis | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Our Lady of Hope Hospital | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Our Lady of Hope Hospital | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Red Racer factory | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Relay tower KX-B8-11 | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Rivet City | Stolen |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | RobCo facility | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Roosevelt Academy | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | The Capitol building | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Vault 92 | Found |
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine | Medicine | Vernon Square East | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Anchorage Memorial | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Andale | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Bethesda ruins | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Canterbury Commons | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Corvega Factory | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Dunwich Building | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Hubris Comics | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Hubris Comics | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Jury Street Metro Station | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Mama Dolce's | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | MDPL-05 power station | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Metro Central | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Nuka-Cola plant | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Our Lady of Hope Hospital | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Ranger compound | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Red Racer factory | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Relay tower KX-B8-11 | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Rivet City | Stolen |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Rockbreaker's Last Gas | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Tepid sewers | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | VAPL-58 power station | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | VAPL-66 power station | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Vault 92 | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Vernon Square East | Found |
Dean's Electronics | Repair | Warrington station | Stolen |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Alexandria Arms | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Charnel House | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Citadel | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Deathclaw Sanctuary | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Dukov's Place | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Evergreen Mills | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | F. Scott Key Trail & Campground | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Falls Church/Mason Dst Metro | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Fort Constantine | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Germantown Police HQ | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Hamilton's Hideaway | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Jocko's Pop & Gas Stop | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Monorail train wreckage | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Museum of Technology | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | National Archives | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | National Archives | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | National Guard depot | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Old Olney | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Red Racer factory | Stolen |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | SatCom Array NW-07c | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Springvale school | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Super-Duper Mart | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Tenpenny Tower | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Vault 92 | Found |
Duck and Cover! | Explosives | Wasteland gypsy village | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Andale | Stolen |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Bethesda ruins | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Broadcast tower KB5 | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Canterbury Commons | Pickpocket |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Chaste Acres Dairy Farm | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Cliffside Cavern | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Clifftop Shacks | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Corvega Factory | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Fort Constantine | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Georgetown West | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Hubris Comics | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Megaton | Stolen |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Minefield | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Museum station | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Red Racer factory | Stolen |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Red Racer factory | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Scrapyard | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Statesman Hotel | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Temple of the Union | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Tenleytown/Friendship station | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | The Silver Lining Drive-In | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Vault 101 | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Vault-Tec headquarters | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Vernon Square North | Found |
Grognak the Barbarian | Melee Weapons | Yao guai tunnels | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Alexandria Arms | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Arlington Library | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Arlington Library | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Chaste Acres Dairy Farm | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Chryslus Building | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Citadel | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Everglow National Campground | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Falls Church/Mason Dst Metro | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Flooded Metro | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Fort Bannister | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Fort Constantine | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Fort Constantine | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Grayditch | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Hamilton's Hideaway | Key to stash obtained if you already know James' location before talking to Three Dog. |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Hubris Comics | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Mama Dolce's | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Mama Dolce's | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | MDPL mass relay station | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Museum of Technology | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Red Racer factory | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Regulator HQ* | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Relay tower KX-B8-11 | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Rockbreaker's Last Gas | Found |
Guns and Bullets | Small Guns | Scrapyard | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Arlington Library | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Corvega Factory | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Dupont Circle Station | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Georgetown North | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Germantown Police HQ | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Jury Street Metro Station | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Jury Street Metro Station | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Megaton | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Megaton* | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Meresti trainyard | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | National Archives | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Nuka-Cola plant | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Rivet City | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | RobCo facility | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Robot repair center | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Scrapyard office* | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Takoma Industrial | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Tenleytown/Friendship station | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Tenpenny Tower | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | Tenpenny Tower* | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | The Capitol building | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech | The Capitol building | Found |
Lying, Congressional Style | Speech |
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