It is important to remember that books can be taken from you if you lose a battle and that they can never be replaced if this happens. These types of books require approximately 143 hours to read.īonuses can't pass the 10 level limit of skills, so make sure you only level up to 9 in the skills for books you intend to read or keep as a reference.īonuses of reference books don't stack and you can only read each book type once, although if you import a character who has read a book in a previous game, you can re-read the same book again in the new game. Once the book is finished, you will receive a boost to a certain skill or attribute. From then on until you finish the book or switch books, you will slowly read the book while camping or staying in a town or village. Choosing that will allow you to pick one of the books in your inventory to read. From there, there is an option to 'select a book to read'. In order to read a book, go to the camp menu and choose 'take an action'. Other books must be read, but the bonus is permanent. You do not have to read them, but losing the book will result in losing the bonus. Reference books provide the bonus by simply being in your inventory. You can purchase them from Book Merchants that are found in taverns.
Their primary purpose is to give boosts to your skills or attributes without having to level up. Books can be very useful in the Mount&Blade series.
