The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis packed full of lore, and it takes a lot of concerted effort for a player to encounter it all. One of the many ways in which this lore is made available to gamers is in the form of in-game books, which can be collected and read. Now, one dedicatedSkyrimplayer reports that they’ve collected every single book in the game.
Skyrimis considered to have some of thedeepest lore in an open-world game, and much of that is conveyed through hundreds of books scattered around the game world. There are currently about 820 pieces of readable literature available inSkyrim, including letters, spell tomes, and journals. Roughly 307 books serve to expand the game’s world, culture, history, and other forms of lore.
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Redditor purvismhjyi23 shared a screenshot of their very full in-game library alongside an announcement that they had collected every book inSkyrim. This isn’t the first time someone has set out togather all ofSkyrim’s lore books, but it may be one of the first times someone has succeeded. In the screenshot, the books are being stored in a cozy tower room with wood floors, a large rug, and a ladder for access.
Skyrimplayers have discovered that placing many similar items in the same spot can lead to hilarious glitches, andbooks are no exceptionto this rule. Purvismhjyi23 got around this by placing the books carefully inside a number of bookshelves, five of which are visible in the screenshot. Although the books are displayed as though they were shelved haphazardly, with several thinner tomes leaning sharply to make sure they take up the entire shelf, it’s clear that the library is indeed full. Apparently, each shelf on a bookshelf holds about 11 books.
It appears that otherSkyrimfans are deeply impressed by purvismhjyi23’s achievement. Several users discussed how players who want to imitate them could findunread books inSkyrimusing mods. Another user joked that they would cast Unrelenting Force, the infamous Fus Ro Dah Dragon Shout, and send the book collection flying everywhere. Reportedly, 380 books can be stored in the library tower, so the 307 lore books would have no problem fitting into the space available. It might be harder to purvismhjyi23 to show off their book collection in such a tidy manner if they included the other 500 or so pieces of literature found in the game.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
