- The Woven - Elegant Accursed Silviculture skin was added on March 30, 2023 in honor of the upcoming 1st April.
Woven - Elegant
Fool's Collection
Accursed Silviculture
For the more adventurous arborists.
Books/DST
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Books are items craftable by Wickerbottom. They can be read several times at the cost of Sanity to trigger several type of events. The durability can be regenerated by storing the books in Bookcases. Only Wickerbottom and Maxwell can use the books, although Maxwell has to pay a higher sanity penalty. Wurt can read the books to either gain or lose sanity but won't trigger their effects.
Player can continue reading the books even at 0 sanity without paying any additional sanity cost. Players may use any of the standard ways to regain Sanity, consign themselves to fighting shadow creatures, or wear a Bone Helm to make the Shadow Creatures neutral. Books can also be safely read on Lunar Island or the Lunar Grotto due to Enlightenment. Sanity considerations are especially important with repeated book readings, such as when summoning Grumble Bees, growing Lureplant farms, or building Tentacle pits.
Birds of the World
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“No point studying when I can just wing it.”
“Less reading, more burning!”
“Book is for the birds!”
“Will it teach me to fly away from here?”
“UPLOADING AVIAN FACTOIDS TO DATABASE...”
“The expurgated version, but it has my favorite: Megascops kennicottii.”
“I already know more than enough aboot those things.”
“What a wasteful misuse of magic.”
“I cannot access the knowledge within it. How frustrating!”
“Tö rule the skies!”
“This one has pictures!”
“I think I'll just look at real birds instead.”
“I had hoped it was a poultry cookbook.”
“This book means to bewitch the birds!”
“TIS NAUGHT BUT SCRIBBLERY!”
“Pretty pictures”
“Will it help me get back in the air?”
“I was never much of a book learner.”
“Humans share their knowledge so freely.”
“Read this one, Wicker-lady!”
–Wurt
“I don't want to brag... but I do have a badge in birdwatching.”
“Time and birds sure do fly.”
“Summon up to 20 birds to land nearby.”
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Birds of the World can summon 20 to 30 Birds to land between 1.5 and 3 Tiles radius. When there is more than 10 birds nearby, it will only summon 10 to 20 birds. If there are already 20 birds, then the book will not call for more birds. The type of Birds it summons depends on the Season and Turf the birds land on. At night, the birds will fly away immediately, and they won't land within Moonstorm.
To kill the birds, the player can combine it with Sleepytime Stories, ideally right before the night so the birds remain asleep for the duration of the night and not just duration of the book. The birds may also be frozen with Ice Flingomatics. There are also other sleepless way of killing, such as Winona's Catapults.
This book is good for farming Krampus and Feathers when a proper farm is built. Birds can be scared away by Shadow Creatures so it is recommended to build on the Lunar Island.
Maxwell loses 125 Sanity per read. Wurt can also read it to increase her Sanity by 50 points but will not activate the Book's effect.
Lunar Hail
This content is available only after activating the 
Lunar Rift
If you will try to use Birds of the World during Lunar Hail, all spawned birds will become Dead Birds
Also after Lunar Hail ends, Birds population is declining to 6 times (So Birds of the World will spawn 6 times less Birds). And it will dynamically resume back during 6 days. Also Bright-Beaked Birds will have a chance to spawn after using book during this period.
Sleepytime Stories
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“Strange, it's just 500 pages of telegraph codes.”
“Bo-oring!”
“Wolfgang's eyes feel heavy like dumbbells.”
“Does it impart an eternal slumber?”
“POWERING DOown...”
“Warm milk in book form.”
“The perfect book for a full moon.”
“I haven't had a real sleep in... ages.”
“Is this ink imbued with dark fuel?! Fascinating!”
“Where's the drama? The suspense?”
“It's... beddy-bye time...”
“I don't need a book to fall asleep.”
“It's tradition to nap after a good meal.”
“It'll put ye into a cursed slumber.”
“FORSOOTH! 'TIS NOT WILBA'S BEDTIME!”
“(yawn)”
“A sleeper hit.”
“I already know how to sleep, thanks.”
“Knowledge is power. Literally.”
“Want bedtime story!”
–Wurt
“My idea of a bedtime story has a lot more monsters in it...”
“Not to critique the writing, but that nearly put me to sleep.”
“Puts creatures nearby to sleep.”
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Sleepytime Stories causes Mobs within 7.5 Tiles to fall asleep about 2 seconds after reading. The duration of sleep depends on the target and the effect is broken when it is attacked.
Sleepytime Stories can be used instead of the Pan Flute, for example for shaving Beefalos during the day and during mating season, calming Dragonfly, stopping Bee Queen's attacks and beetles, stopping Depths Worm and Hound attacks, slowing down or completely stopping most boss and giants attacks or stealing guarded items from Set Pieces.
It is able to put other players to sleep if PvP is enabled on the server.
On Tentacles
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“Someone'll get suckered into reading this.”
“Looks like kindling to me!”
“Wolfgang wants many foes to fight!”
“Does this world need more beasts?”
“IT SUMMONS THE FLESH WOBBLERS”
“Hard to put this one down. It's gripping, frankly.”
“They don't have tentacles in Canada.”
“What horrors shall be summoned from the depths?”
“What prevents me from using this?”
“Knöwledge grants great pöwer!”
“Why are the pages all slimy?”
“You know, I think I'm okay letting those things stay a mystery.”
“I don't see any recipes in this at all.”
“I've seen enough o'them ship sinkers to last me lifetime!”
“WILBA HATH NO USE FOR SUCH THINGS”
“About Scary Arms”
“I'm guessing it's not a children's book.”
“I'm not really a "book smarts" kind of gal.”
“Imps don't disseminate precious knowledge so carelessly.”
“Remind me of home, florp.”
–Wurt
“Oooh, this reminds me of a radio play where a ship gets eaten by a giant squid!”
“It's enough having to deal with them in person, why read about them too?”
“Summon some unfriendly Tentacles nearby.”
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On Tentacles creates up to 3 Tentacles between 0.75 to 2 Tiles. Less tentacles are created when there are more obstructions in the spawning zone. Burnt structure, stump of a wall, tree or a boulder or another tentacle are examples of obstructions.
Tentacles from On Tentacles generally produces more Tentacle Spots than it consumes. They are also a source of Tentacle Spikes, a great melee weapon.
The book can be used to build defenses or traps, as the Tentacles are hostile to most Mobs in the game. Tentacle pit can be built by having a ring of wall stumps and safely reading 15-21 times of On Tentacles in that ring.
The End is Nigh!
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“The beginning was dull, but got better near the end.”
“That's my favorite book!”
“Tiny book scares Wolfgang!”
“The tome to end it all...”
“A BOOK OF DESTRUCTION. EXCELLENT”
“What could possibly go wrong?”
“I know better than to mess with that, eh.”
“I've had enough fire and brimstone for one eternity.”
“Oh, I do wish I could access its power.”
“This töme is brimming with Hel's fire!”
“We don't like how that one ends!”
“Gnarly.”
“I don't think that's my forte.”
“It'll spell me doom, mark me words!”
“IT DOTH NOT SCARE WILBA, FOR WILBA CANNOT READ!”
“Fire!”
“Feel good story of the year.”
“I prefer hands-on learning.”
“Who would leave such precious knowledge lying here?”
“Where Wicker-lady? Want to know what happen next!”
–Wurt
“Wendy already spoiled the ending for me...”
“Hmph. Not if I can help it.”
“Bring down over a dozen uncontrolled lightning strikes.”
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The End is Nigh! generates 16 consecutive Lightning strikes between 0.75 and 3.75 tiles.
Some uses may include generating large amounts of Charged Glassy Rocks within Moonstorms, as well as charging up allied WX-78.
Any bolt of lightning from The End is Nigh! can strike Wickerbottom when used. Wickerbottom should consider wearing lightning insulated clothing, such as the Eyebrella.
Horticulture, Abridged
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“I see no farm in reading that.”
“Ughh, who cares?”
“Little book makes food grow for Wolfgang.”
“I'm not very good at keeping things alive.”
“A USELESS TOME ON PLANT CULTIVATION”
“Only my best tricks for bringing a garden to fruition.”
“That's a lot of readin'... you sure it's the shorter version?”
“Hopefully this version is less wordy.”
“But can it tend the garden öf mine söul?”
“Reading about veggies is almost as bad as eating them!”
“Maybe Mme. Wickerbottom would be interested in starting a herb garden.”
“This one's nice”
“I prefer to learn from experience.”
“Secret knowledge of vegetables.”
“What does bridge have to do with plants, florp?”
–Wurt
“I already have my gardening badge.”
“Say Wickerbottom, do you dabble in temporal magic as well?”
“Rapidly grow up to 10 nearby garden plants or fruiting bushes.”
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Horticulture, Abridged is a unique book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. When cast, it causes nearby food plants to instantly grow. It only affects garden plants, berry bushes, banana bushes and stone fruit bushes, while only affecting 10 plants within a 7.5 turf cell radius. Spends 20% durability per use and takes 33 points of sanity from Wickerbottom and Wurt, and 82.5 points from Maxwell.
Garden plants affected by the book's begin to grow rapidly, going through each stage in about one second. At the same time, they consume water and use and release nutrients into the soil during the transition to each stage just like during normal growth. Due to the high growth rate, it is difficult to add water or the right fertilizers, as well as talk to plants after using the book. Therefore, it's recommended to use the book on combinations of plants that feed each other, equip a One-man Band, and after using the book, switch to a Watering Can, and add water for the best result. However, even under perfect conditions, it is impossible to grow giant plants.
Horticulture, Expanded
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“It's about as exciting as watching grass grow.”
“Nice and thick, that should burn for a good while.”
“Will thicker book grow thicker vegetables?”
“We help the plants grow, only to cull them in their prime.”
“PLANTS ARE BEST WHEN THEY'RE DEAD”
“Mankind has cultivated crops for centuries, and there's still more to learn.”
“They sure gotta make gardening complicated, eh?”
“Hopefully this will mean less time relegated to the garden.”
“The knöwledge within shall grant us böuntiful harvests.”
“It'll take us forever to read that!”
“I'm more interested in preparing vegetables after they're grown.”
“More friend stories”
“I don't need a book tellin' me how to stick seeds in the ground.”
“Always something to learn where gardens are concerned.”
“Extra-ended? It look more like extra added.”
–Wurt
“Maybe I can get another gardening badge?”
“Goodness, it's even thicker than the last one.”
“Rapidly grow up to 15 nearby garden plants or fruiting bushes.”
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Horticulture, Expanded is an improved version of the "Horticulture, Abridged". It has a more complex crafting recipe, but allows players to grow up to 15 plants instead of 10 and tends to the plants.
When cast, spends 33% durability and takes 33 sanity from Wickerbottom. Maxwell loses 82.5 Sanity per use. Wurt loses 50 sanity when cast.
Applied Silviculture
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“I'll stick to my own experiments.”
“Hey, it's a book about kindling!”
“Wolfgang rather grow muscle than flowers.”
“What secrets lie deep in the forest?”
“HA. IT IS WRITTEN ON DEAD PLANTS”
“Dead plants tied together to help me aid living plants.”
“Hey, I think this one grows trees!”
“It's not wise to toy with forces beyond your comprehension.”
“A töme öf the ways öf the förest!”
“What else is there to know about trees?”
“Perhaps it will tell me the best places to find mushrooms.”
“About friends!”
“I'd rather have building material than reading material.”
“Why not read it to the reeds? Hyuyuyu!”
“A... appled...? (Sigh)”
–Wurt
“There's so much to learn about the woods!”
“Say Wickerbottom, do you dabble in temporal magic as well?”
“Grow grass, saplings, and trees nearby, but grass will need to be fertilized again sooner.”
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Applied Silviculture is a book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together in the "Reap What You Sow" update. It is crafted from two Papyrus and a Living Log.
This book allows players to instantly grow Grass Tufts, Saplings and Trees within a 7,5 turf cell radius. Upon use consumes extra harvest cycle (for example transplanted grass tuft allows for 20 harvest before needed fertilization but if book was used for each harvest it will only allow for 10 harvests) Also calms down Tree Guards when used. When used, it takes away 33 points of sanity from Wickerbottom and Wurt, and takes away 82.5 points from Maxwell.
The Angler's Survival Guide
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“It didn't really hook me.”
“The only thing more boring than fishing is reading about fishing.”
“Pictures of fish make Wolfgang's belly rumble.”
“Poor fish, so easily murdered.”
“SUMMON FORTH THE SWIMMING MEAT”
“It starts with a rather compelling hook.”
“Is there a chapter for ice fishing?”
“I suppose I'll eat for a lifetime, then? Somehow I doubt it.”
“Secret tactics för capturing the sea meats!”
“Will reading really make us better at fishing?”
“Sadly, it doesn't include any seafood recipes.”
“Has Glub Glubs”
“I learn by doing, not reading.”
“This one's a bit fishy.”
“Tell me fishy story!”
–Wurt
“Fishing is a reel-y important part of wilderness survival. Get it? Reel-y?”
“Fishing is already time-consuming enough, I'm not reading a book too!”
“Summon a school of Ocean Fish nearby.”
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The Angler's Survival Guide is a unique book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. Crafted with 2 Papyrus and 2 Wooden Floats.
When cast, this book summons a school of Ocean Fish that can appear in the ocean type at which it was read. Spends 33% durability per use and takes away 33 points of sanity. Wurt gains 50 sanity for reading. Maxwell will lose 82.5 Sanity.
Pyrokinetics Explained
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“I don't feel a burning need to read it.”
“You see something, you set it on fire. I don't need a book to teach me that!”
“Wolfgang hopes is not explained in more big words...”
“What if we let this world fall to ash?”
“IT ELIMINATES FIREWALLS”
“Even misfortune offers opportunities to learn. Past mistakes shall not be repeated.”
“My first instinct when I see a fire isn't to crack open a book.”
“Ah. Based on the librarian's own observations, I take it?”
“A töme tö cömbat the möst fiery tempest!”
“Willow keeps trying to burn it... we thought she'd like it!”
“That reminds me, I should make some flame-grilled skewers for dinner.”
“Fire?”
“Not really my kinda thing.”
“We've no use for tomes from where I roam.”
“What this one about?”
–Wurt
“There's a lot of good fire safety tips in here! Um... has Willow read it?”
“No time to read, we're burning daylight!”
“Extinguishes all burning and smoldering fires nearby and creates or charges a Fiery Pen infused with that energy.”
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Pyrokinetics Explained is a unique Book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. To create, you need the book The End Is Nigh, as well as a Feather Pencil and two units of Papyrus.
When cast, it extinguishes all burning or smoldering objects within a 3 turf cell radius, including Campfires, Fire Pits, and their endothermic variants. The Book creates a Fiery Pen with 10% durability for each extinguished burning object and 5% for each smoldering object, up to 100%. If a Fiery Pen with less than 100% durability is in the inventory, it will be recharged when extinguishing additional fires with Pyrokinetics Explained. Otherwise, a new Fiery Pen will be given.
Fiery Pen
“Strike while the pen's hot!”
“Hey, I'm feeling really inspired to write!”
“Wolfgang does not want to write with that pen!”
“Father had one very similar. I doubt it ever started a fire, though.”
“IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG HANDS. I WILL TAKE IT”
“A firestorm can be unleashed with but a few strokes of a writer's pen.”
“Keep it away from the trees!”
“Words hold power. Pens too, apparently.”
“I sense a burning pöwer within.”
“How dangerous could a pen really be?”
“I wonder if anyone has ever cooked with a flaming pen?”
“Ouch! Hot!”
“Yeesh, that pen's piping hot!”
“Hyuyuyu, the old flaming pen prank!”
“Wicker-lady say no touch. But maybe she not looking...”
–Wurt
“I had no idea writing was so dangerous.”
“She should really warn people about borrowing her pens.”
“Shoots projectiles that ignite targets on fire.”
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The Fiery Pen is an item added in Don't Starve Together. It can be created by reading Wickerbottom's Book Pyrokinesis Explained. It can be used like a regular Fire Staff.
Overcoming Arachnophobia
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“I'm not scared of spiders! I'm not!”
“Ew, who wants to read a book about spiders?”
“Eep!!”
“I'm not afraid of spiders.”
“I DO NOT FEAR SPIDERS, THE SPIDERS SHOULD FEAR ME”
“Arachnids are crucial parts of a healthy ecosystem, after all.”
“I deal with spiders enough, I don't need to read aboot them too!”
“As if spiders are what you should be worried about here.”
“Sömetimes we may learn fröm the enemy.”
“Why would anyone be afraid of spiders?”
“Aside from the petit monsieur, I don't think spiders and I will ever get along.”
“Leggy Bug story”
“This ain't one of them self-help books, is it?”
“Oh what a tangled web we read.”
“It about Spiderfolk? Why no book about Mermfolk?!”
–Wurt
“Maybe I should give this book to Mr. Wolfgang.”
“Ha! Was this written by a spider? I won't let my guard down that easily.”
“Create several turfs worth of Spider Webbing on the ground that slows creatures traveling on it. It will go away after 2 minutes.”
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The Overcoming Arachnophobia is a unique Book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. Crafted with 2 Papyrus and 8 Silk.
When cast, creates a 3 by 3 turf area Spider web under the player. The web slows all creatures except other players and flying creatures by 25%, Spiders are also slowed. The web disappears after 2 minutes (4 clock segments). Using the book costs 20% of durability and reduces Sanity by 33 for Wickerbottom, by 82.5 for Maxwell and restores 33 Sanity for Wurt.
Tempering Temperatures
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“My thoughts on it are only lukewarm.”
“Yaaaawwwn.”
“But Wolfgang needs to feel the burn!”
“What does it matter? I'll always feel cold inside.”
“THERMAL REGULATION DIRECTIVES”
“You must be mindful of your thermal equilibrium.”
“I'm alright with the cold, but summers ain't fun under all this hair.”
“I'm always cool and collected.”
“I need önly the heat of battle!”
“Not too hot, not too cold, just right! Have we heard this story before?”
“A consistent temperature is very important for cooking.”
“Warm? Cool? Hmm...”
“Sorry grams, I'm not much of a reader.”
“Hyuyuyu, mortals have such funny ideas.”
“Tem... per... atoor?”
–Wurt
“I hope it works on Woby, I worry about her in the summer with all that fur...”
“I won't spend my time and energy reading all that.”
“Dries survivors nearby as well as setting their temperature to a nice 35 degrees.”
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Tempering Temperatures is a unique Book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. It can be crafted with 2 Papyrus and 1 Thermal Stone.
When cast it removes wetness from characters within 4 squares of turf and dries items in their inventory. In addition, the Book sets the temperature of the characters to 35 degrees. Reduces 20% durability per use and takes away 33 points of Sanity. Maxwell loses 82.5 Sanity. Wurt restores 33 Sanity when cast.
Lux Aeterna
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“Whoever wrote this must've been pretty bright.”
“Wow, another book I'll never read!”
“Wolfgang likes the book light.”
“It won't save us from the darkness forever.”
“LIGHT SOURCE: UNKNOWN”
“I like to do a bit of light reading in the evening.”
“Must be one of 'em book lights.”
“Taking some inspiration from the Codex, are we? I'm flattered.”
“A beacön öf knöwledge.”
“Ms. Wickerbottom, could you make a nightlight for us?”
“I'm more familiar with au gratin than Latin.”
“Glowy”
“I gotta admit, pretty handy to have a book with a built-in reading lamp.”
“Shall I sit and read for a spell?”
“Huh? What that say?”
–Wurt
“Sounds pretty mysterious!”
“You know, this one might actually be worthwhile.”
“Summons half a day of light to shine down. Will cause an earthquake in the caves.”
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Lux Aeterna is a unique Wickerbottom Book added to Don't Starve Together. It can be crafted from 2 units of Papyrus and 2 Light Bulbs.
When used, the book creates a beam of light above the character, similar to surface lights in caves. The beam lights up a small area for half a day. Reading in the caves triggers an Earthquake. Reading a book takes 33% of her durability and 33 points of sanity for Wickerbottom, and 82.5 for Maxwell. Wurt gains 33 Sanity for using the book.
Farm Plants will continue to grow at night if inside the light granted by this book. (In radius of around 3 tiles)
Lux Aeterna Redux
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“Brilliant!”
“Stop trying to get me to read!”
“Wolfgang is starting to find liking for books.”
“The brighter the light, the deeper the shadows...”
“AMPLIFIED LIGHT SOURCE”
“I've given it a glowing review.”
“I guess this is her idea of some light reading.”
“Now she's just showing off.”
“A blinding beacön öf knöwledge!”
“It makes the brightest nightlight we've ever seen!”
“It looks incredibly dense, I thought it'd be more light and airy.”
“Really really bright!”
“It's all Greek to me.”
“It's quite heavy for a light book, hyuyu!”
“Oooh, this look fancy.”
–Wurt
“This one sounds extra mysterious.”
“Let's keep this one close at hand, shall we?”
“Summons 2 days of light to shine down. Will cause an earthquake in the caves.”
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Lux Aeterna Redux is an improved version of the "Lux Aeterna". Crafted with Lux Aeterna, a Feather Pencil, and 2 Papyrus. When cast, summons an empowered beam of light that illuminates the area for two in-game days. Reading in the caves triggers an Earthquake.
Spends 20% durability on cast and takes 33 Sanity for Wickerbottom and 82.5 Sanity for Maxwell. Wurt gains 50 Sanity when cast.
Farm Plants will continue to grow at night if inside the light granted by this book. (In radius of around 3 tiles)
Practical Rain Rituals
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“That doesn't sound very scientific.”
“Ugh, I hate rain!”
“Wolfgang will keep umbrella, just in case.”
“Oh... I suppose I was hoping it might involve more candles and chanting.”
“HOW HATEFUL”
“A succinct guide, without any extraneous fluff.”
“Could've really used this when I was livin' on the West Coast.”
“What's a ritual without a little showmanship? Surely a prop or two?”
“It speaks öf ways tö appease Freyr.”
“"One of the simplest ways to invite rain is to kill a-" oh...”
“Rainy days are good for reading.”
“Friends will like that”
“I'm too busy to sit around and read.”
“Mortals can take the fun out of anything.”
“What a ritual?”
–Wurt
“I wonder what impractical rain rituals look like?”
“Rituals, hm? The old girl's got some tricks up her sleeve.”
“If it's raining, the rain will stop. If it's not raining, rain will start and also water nearby farm soil.”
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Practical Rain Rituals is a unique book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. Crafting requires 2 Papyrus and 2 Down Feathers.
When read, this book has the ability to toggle rain. Also, during the call of rain, it increases the humidity of nearby Farm Soil. After reading the book, Wickerbottom spends 20% of its durability and loses 33 points of Sanity, and Maxwell will lose 82.5 points. Wurt, on the contrary, increases her Sanity by 33 units after using the book.
Lunar Grimoire
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“All this interest in the moon is probably just a phase.”
“Another dumb book about whatever.”
“Wolfgang doesn't need book to know where moon is.”
“Let the moon turn its cold gaze on us once again.”
“GIVE ME YOUR SECRETS, MOON”
“Investigating the ancient archives proved to be quite educational.”
“I'm getting goosebumps just lookin' at it.”
“We've come this far, no point in stopping our meddling now.”
“We call upön the pöwer of Mani!”
“We try not to think about the moon too much...”
“The moon here is a bit less romantic than the one back home.”
“About Night Ball”
“At this point, I wish I knew less about the moon.”
“Hyuyuyu how cute! The mortals think they can hold sway over the moon!”
“Oooh, moon stuff!”
–Wurt
“Aww, it doesn't even mention aliens!”
“Do we really want to tamper with the moon? Oh, who am I to talk?”
“Sets the current moon stage to full.”
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Lunar Grimoire is a unique Wickerbottom book added to Don't Starve Together. Crafting requires 2 Papyrus, 1 Iridescent Gem and 2 Moon Moth Wings.
When read, the current day turns into a full moon, causing the lunar cycle to continue from that point. Spends 33% durability per use and drains 50, 125, and 33 Sanity from Wickerbottom, Maxwell, and Wurt respectively when cast.
Apicultural Notes
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“I don't get all the buzz around this one.”
“"Rule one: don't set beehives on fire"? This book's stupid!”
“Is true, Wolfgang does not know much of ape culture.”
“Bees live such short, unremarkable lives.”
“TO SUBJUGATE THE BEES MORE COMPLETELY”
“I've grown rather fond of beekeeping.”
“There's a whole book on the little buzzers, eh?”
“Perhaps now the bees will serve me.”
“öur elder has been watching the wee speared creatures clösely.”
“We thought we heard it buzzing!”
“I'm more interested in honey than the bees.”
“Buzzy book”
“I can't read when there's work to do!”
“I think I'll beekeeping my distance, hyuyu!”
“Wicker-lady! Wanna read about honey! ...Please.”
–Wurt
“There aren't real bees inside, right? Heh, no, that would be silly.”
“I don't care for bees and I don't care to read about them.”
“Summons 2 Grumble Bee followers. Maximum 16 at a time.”
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Apicultural Notes is a unique Book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. To craft you need 2 Papyrus, 8 Stingers and 4 Honey.
This summons two friendly Grumble Bees when cast. They are passive like other followers and will follow the summoner, protecting them from other aggressive creatures. A maximum of sixteen drones can be summoned. Spends 33% durability per use and takes away 33 points of sanity. Wurt also loses 33 sanity per reading. Maxwell loses 82.5 Sanity. Should a player attempt to fight Bee Queen with summoned Grumble Bees, she'll screech and assume control over them. Therefore, it's ill advised to have any summoned before fighting her.
The Everything Encyclopedia
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“Wickerbottom likes to do everything by the book.”
“How would everything even fit in there?”
“Hmm, is heavy book, maybe good for lifting.”
“It looks so... boring...”
“THE FLESHLINGS HAVE TO RECORD ALL THEIR DATA ON PAPER. PATHETIC”
“It took some effort to distill everything down into a single volume.”
“Eh, at the very least it'd make a good doorstop.”
“Hmph. It doesn't hold a candle to the secret knowledge I possess.”
“A töme filled with great wisdom.”
“Seeing someone pick up a heavy book makes us nervous, somehow...”
“Mme. Wickerbottom could cook up just about anything with that.”
“Everything? Oooh...”
“You'll only really learn by gettin' your hands dirty.”
“So much knowledge, and none of it forbidden!”
“Glurp... that one look extra full of words...”
–Wurt
“It's almost as useful as my Pinetree Pioneer handbook.”
“I'll admit it's quite efficient to have everything in one book.”
“Gives nearby survivors a crafting charge. Each charge lets them craft the next item one tech level higher than normal.”
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The Everything Encyclopedia is a unique Book by Wickerbottom added to Don't Starve Together. Crafted with 2 units of Papyrus and 1 Electrical Doodad in the Survivor Items Filter.
When used, it lowers requirement for prototyping items from science, magic and think tank tiers (for more information, check Crafting/Don't Starve Together). Items from both science tiers, tier 1 of magic and think tank can be crafted anywhere, while tier 2 magic items require any science or magic station.
Single read gives one 'charge' to any player within a 4 Tiles radius, including the caster. Charges stack up, which allows player to read book multiple times in a row, and later use stored charges to prototype items with decreased requirements. If player prototypes item while not standing next to normally required research station, charge count is lowered by one, otherwise it is not consumed.
If lowered prototyping requirements do not demand crafting station, player won't gain bonus 15 sanity points from learning it.
After reading the book loses 33% durability. Wickerbottom loses 33 Sanity and Maxwell 82.5 Sanity. At the same time, Wurt restores 33 sanity.
Skins
Main article: Belongings
- The Woven - Elegant Theater Schedule skin was added on March 30, 2023 in honor of the upcoming 1st April.
Woven - Elegant
Fool's Collection
Theater Schedule
An exhaustive list of showtimes for upcoming stage performances.
- The Woven - Elegant The End is Nigh: Gilded Edition skin was introduced during the official The Forge event in 2017.
Woven - Elegant
Forge Collection
The End is Nigh: Gilded Edition
The lettering inside is exquisitely calligraphed.
- The Woven - Elegant Tempering Temperatures skin was added on March 30, 2023 in honor of the upcoming 1st April.
Woven - Elegant
Fool's Collection
Mermio and Pigliet
Will their hot-and-cold forbidden romance last? The Constant's #1 best-seller!
- The Woven - Elegant Monstrous Tome skin was added on March 30, 2023 in honor of the upcoming 1st April.
Woven - Elegant
Fool's Collection
Monstrous Tome
This handy guide will have you seeing monsters with new eyes.
- The Woven - Elegant Survival for Geniuses skin was added on March 30, 2023 in honor of the upcoming 1st April.
Woven - Elegant
Fool's Collection
Survival for Geniuses
Everything you certainly already knew about how to survive in the wild.
Tips
- Wickerbottom's perk does not synergize with effect of The Everything Encyclopedia. Therefore, both her and other survivors will require at least Science Machine to prototype tier two magic items.
Trivia
- The text "Ia! Ia!" in the description for The End is Nigh! refers to the phrase "Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!", a chant from the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft.
- The sanity reduction from reading possibly could suggest that these books contain knowledge which humans were never meant to know, similar to the Necronomicon and Pnakotic Manuscripts from the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Although Wurt can gain sanity by reading some of the books, this is likely because she reads them for personal enjoyment rather than to utilize possibly forbidden magic.
- According to Wilson in Don't Starve Together, Sleepytime Stories is "just 500 pages of telegraph codes". This implies that the book bores those affected to sleep.
- Sleepytime Stories and The End is Nigh! were originally named Bedtime Stories and Conflagration respectively.[1]
- Previously, Don't Starve Together also featured the book "Applied Horticulture", but with the Reap What You Sow update, which redesigned the farming system, it was replaced by the book "Horticulture, Abridged".
- When Wickerbottom inspects "Birds of the World", she mentions the Western Screech Owl. This is a reference to the mod the developers made titled The Screecher.
- Several characters introduced with the Hamlet DLC have unimplemented quotes for Wickerbottom's books:
- Wagstaff: Birds of the World ("I cannot access the knowledge within it. How frustrating!"), Applied Horticulture ("Much more than a collection of facts."), Sleepytime Stories ("Is this ink imbued with dark fuel?! Fascinating!"), On Tentacles ("What prevents me from using this?"), The End is Nigh! ("Oh, I do wish I could access its power.").
- Wheeler: Birds of the World ("Will it help me get back in the air?"), Applied Horticulture ("I'm not digging this one."), Sleepytime Stories ("A sleeper hit."), On Tentacles ("I'm guessing it's not a children's book."), The End is Nigh! ("Feel good story of the year.").
- Wormwood and Wilba do have quotes too.
- Webber's comment on "Practical Rain Rituals" may be a reference to the superstition that killing a spider will make it rain. Less likely it references the Aztecs ritually sacrificing children to The Rain God, hoping for rain. Few other characters reference the use of a ritual.
- The Fiery Pen has an unused description. "Keep those rambunctious flames penned in."
Gallery
Book as seen in the poster for the Strange New Powers update.
The End is Nigh! as seen on the 2017 Valentine Cards.
Books as seen on the 2018 Valentine Cards.
The End is Nigh:Gilded Edition as a part of Hot lava customization
Helpbook (The End is Nigh!) emoji from official Klei Discord server.
Books concept art for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books concept art for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Fiery Pen concept art for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
Books effects concept animation for Wickerbottom Rework from Rhymes With Play August 4, 2022.
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References
- ↑ (Archive) Character Rebalance Discussion Thread. Posted on June 12, 2013.
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