Patriot's Cookbook

The Patriot's Cookbook is a skill magazine

Characteristics
The front reads "banned material" and "to be burned" by February 11, 2069. The magazine offers articles on creating explosive devices for a variety of purposes, such as Abraxo based bombs and mailbox bombs.

Crafting
This item can be crafted by the player character.

¹ Craftable without a workbench via a dialogue option with Veronica, or with ED-E once the add-on Lonesome Road is installed.

Effects
Reading this magazine raises the Explosives skill by 10 points (20 points with the Comprehension perk) for 60 seconds (180 seconds with Retention).

Locations
Below is a list of all fixed locations of Patriot's Cookbook skill magazines in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-ons. For an overview of magazines per location, see the main overview page.





Behind the scenes
The magazine's name is a reference to the real-world publication The Anarchist Cookbook, which likewise covers the topic of explosives.