Astoundingly Awesome Tales (Fallout 76)

Astoundingly Awesome Tales is a perk magazine

Background
Astoundingly Awesome Tales is a magazine series featuring science fiction stories, covering topics such as mutants, monsters, and aliens. The cover art for the magazine depicts imagery from each issue, highlighting the "astounding" tale. Issues of Astoundingly Awesome Tales were purchasable before the Great War for $29 per copy.

Gameplay
Reading an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales will temporarily give the player character a unique bonus, such as increased swim speed or increased damage against specific targets. All bonuses expire after 30 minutes (60 minutes with Curator), and the magazine is consumed once read.

Issues of Astoundingly Awesome Tales are affected by Pannapictagraphist and will emit directional audio when the player character is in range.

Locations

 * The magazines are randomly found throughout Appalachia, including a selection of potential spawn points.

Behind the scenes

 * The name of the magazine is a take on pulp science-fiction/fantasy/adventure magazines such as Amazing Stories and Weird Tales.
 * On the cover of "Rise of the Mutants!" the license plate reads "4LL-0WT-4" and "Bethesda MD," referencing the name Fallout 4 and Bethesda, Maryland, the original home of Bethesda Game Studios.
 * The title "Have Dog, Will Travel!" is modeled after a phrase made popular by the television and radio show Have Gun – Will Travel.
 * The issue "Invasion of the Zetans" refers to the aliens that the Lone Wanderer faces in the Fallout 3 add-on Mothership Zeta.