Tumblers Today (Fallout 3)

Tumblers Today is a skill book in Fallout 3.

Background
Tumblers Today is a book containing information about the art of locksmithing or rather information of the latest in mechanical locks found in safes, footlockers, and doors. The information inside was intended for commercial purposes, but can be applied to picking locks as much as it can be applied to making locks.

Gameplay
Reading this book permanently improves your Lockpick skill by 1, or by 2 with the Comprehension perk.

Locations




Bugs
The Vault 108 location of Tumblers Today is bugged. The best way to get this book is to place a lot of frag mines (usually 15) on the closest corner of the previous room. With a Frag Grenade as trigger, the book should be blown to an accessible position (see ). Another way to access this book is by wedging an explosive under the stepladder to move it. This last method is an extremely trial-and-error prone process, as the collision box for the stepladder will prevent you from interacting with it in any way, including the 'grab' button, despite being clearly visible and close enough for taking. On the PC version, it is straightforward to gain access to this book by simply disable clipping in order to gain access to the book.