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Astoundingly Awesome Tales is a perk magazine in Fallout 76.

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.

Characteristics[]

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.

Magazine issues[]

Editor ID Issue Perk Form ID
Tales01 #1 Attack of the Fishmen Damage vs. Mirelurks +15% 00430389 (book)
0043038B (ALCH) potion
Tales02 #2 Drive-In Love Interrupted... Rise of the Mutants! +15% damage against super mutants 0043038C (book)
0043038E (ALCH) potion
Tales03 #3 Deep Sea Terror! Double swim speed 0043038F (book)
00430391 (ALCH) potion
Tales04 #4 Invasion of the Zetans +25% damage with the alien blaster 00430392 (book)
00430394 (ALCH) potion
Tales05 #5 When Apes Go Bananas!!! "A Gorilla Ate My Patrol Car!" +25% damage with the Cryolator 00430395 (book)
00430397 (ALCH) potion
Tales06 #6 My Brain and I Health Regen +0.2 00430398 (book)
0043039A (ALCH) potion
Tales07 #7 The Man Who Could Stop Time Max AP +5 0043039B (book)
0043039D (ALCH) potion
Tales08 #8 Attack of the Metal Men 25% less damage from robots 0043039E (book)
004303A0 (ALCH) potion
Tales09 #9 Have Dog, Will Travel! +15 Poison Resist 004303A1 (book)
004303A3 (ALCH) potion
Tales10 #10 The Starlet Sniper +15% damage with scoped weapons[1] 004303A4 (book)
004303A6 (ALCH) potion
Tales11 #11 Curse of the Burned! +15 damage to ghouls 004303A7 (book)
004303A9 (ALCH) potion
Tales12 #12 Giant Insects Invade Disease Chance -30% 004303AA (book)
004303AC (ALCH) potion
Tales13 #13 Rise of the Radiated +30% RadAway effectiveness 004303AD (book)
004303AF (ALCH) potion

Locations[]

Notes[]

The Astoundingly Awesome Tales magazines in Fallout 76 share identical titles and cover art from Fallout 4 but the bonuses they provide are all slightly different in addition to the effect duration being temporary.

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.

Gallery[]

Cover images[]

References[]

  1. Applies to damage dealt by VATS, hip fire, aiming or bashing.
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