Books
“ | May you find your book in this place. | ” |
Books are items obtained in the Library by defeating Guests during a Reception. Books are needed to register Invitations to the Guests who will end up coming to the Library. Defeated Guests will turn into Books and they will be added to the collection of the Library. Books used in an Invitation are lost if the player loses the Reception against the Guests.
Gameplay
Burn Books
Each Book contains a specific pool of Combat Pages and Key Pages with a limited number of copies. Books can be Burned using the "Burn Books" tab accessible from the main screen of the Library to drop these pages for use by Librarians in combat. Key Pages are equipment for the Librarians and Combat Pages are used as actions during Receptions.
Burning a Book will make it drop 8 random Combat and Key Pages from its pool, depleting that item until all the items from that Book are collected, which will then reset the rewards back to the maximum of its pool. The only exception is the Book of the Red Mist, which drops only 4 items when burned. The player can also manually reset the rewards when burning a Book. The rarer the Page, the lower the chances of obtaining it, unless there are no other drops. However, note that after obtaining the maximum copies of a Key Page, they will no longer be obtainable from any Book that has them in their item pool.
Special Books
Some Patron Librarians will require specific Books to grow their Floor. On some occasions, Angela will write Books of her own knowledge on particular topics, which will be needed to advance the story. Books obtained in this manner cannot be burned. The Books given by Angela are:
Book of Something (Will always be available)
Book of the Distortion (Obtained by completing
Zwei Association II. If lost, can be re-obtained afterwards by successfully completing any Episode)
Book of Lobotomy Corporation (Obtained by completing
Zwei Association I. If lost, can be re-obtained afterwards by successfully completing any Episode)
Story
Background
Books are made from the Library's Light. An infinite number of Books are found within the Library, though the contents of most Books created as part of the Library are meaningless gibberish. A Guest who is defeated while within the Library becomes a Book that contain the Guest's memories and experiences. According to the Patron Librarian Tiphereth, books are consumed once a being fully understands its contents. Books, however, may change from reading to reading, forcing one to read one book multiple times in order to fully understand it.
The Library director Angela intends to collect the "One True Book", a special Book that holds information capable of making her human—freeing herself from Lobotomy Corporation's facility X-394—and freeing the facility's former Sephirot.
Upon Lobotomy Corporation's collapse and transformation into the Library, the Wing's former employees, as well its contained Abnormalities, were also turned into Books. These employees and Abnormalities were effectively placed into stasis to await reawakening by Angela. The employees became Librarians. The Abnormalities were notably given Books with environments specially designed for them.
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List of Books
The table below contains the current Books in the game, as well as the Key Pages and Combat Pages they contain and the Story Invitations that can be sent out using these Books.
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Canard Books | ||||
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Title | Obtained from | Used in Invitation | Key Pages | Combat Pages |
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N/A | N/A |
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Bite Off (3)
Rats' Guide to Survival (3) Backstreets Dash (6) Skitter Away (6) Dirty Blow (3) Gut Harvesting (3) |
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Parry (2)
Preemptive Strike (2) Preparation (2) Quickness (2) Thrust (2) Wallop (2) |
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Dodge and Strike (2)
Preemptive Strike (2) Preparation (2) Quickness (2) Thrust (2) Wallop (2) Struggle (6) |
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Preparation (5)
Time for a Little Test (5) You're Too Slow (3) Feelin' Good (3) Commandeering (2) Struggle (2) |
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N/A | ![]() |
Dodge and Strike (2)
Preemptive Strike (2) Preparation (2) Quickness (2) Thrust (2) Time for a Little Test (2) Wallop (2) Feelin' Good (6) |
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Dodge and Strike (2)
Preemptive Strike (2) Preparation (2) Quickness (2) Thrust (2) Wallop (2) You're Too Slow (6) Commandeering (3) |
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B-blow it Up! (7)
C-chop it Off! (7) D-dried Up (3) E-endure (3) C-charge Up! (2) Y-you Only Live Once! (2) |
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B-blow it Up! (7)
C-chop it Off! (7) D-dried Up (6) E-endure (6) C-charge Up! (2) Y-you Only Live Once! (2) |
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N/A | ![]() |
B-blow it Up! (7)
C-chop it Off! (7) D-dried Up (4) E-endure (4) C-charge Up! (3) Y-you Only Live Once! (3) |
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B-blow it Up! (7)
C-chop it Off! (7) D-dried Up (4) E-endure (4) C-charge Up! (3) Y-you Only Live Once! (3) |
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Goin' First (5)
Track (5) Fend This Off if You Can (6) Mutilate (6) Overpower (3) Rampage (3) |
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Goin' First (7)
Track (7) Fend This Off if You Can (6) Mutilate (6) Overpower (2) Rampage (2) |
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N/A | ![]() |
Goin' First (7)
Track (7) Fend This Off if You Can (4) Mutilate (4) Overpower (3) Rampage (3) |
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N/A | ![]() |
Goin' First (7)
Track (7) Fend This Off if You Can (4) Mutilate (4) Overpower (3) Rampage (3) |
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Goin' First (3)
Track (3) Fend This Off if You Can (6) Mutilate (6) Overpower (3) Rampage (3) |
Urban Myth
Urban Myth Books | ||||
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Title | Obtained from | Used in Invitation | Key Pages | Combat Pages |
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Ingredient Hunt (3)
Trim the Ingredients (3) Cooking Prep (4) Cruelty (4) Appetite (4) I Can Cook Anything (2) Keep it Fresh (2) |
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Ingredient Hunt (3)
Trim the Ingredients (3) Cooking Prep (3) Cruelty (3) Appetite (3) I Can Cook Anything (3) Keep it Fresh (3) |
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Gather Intel (7)
Nonstop Assault (7) Prepared Mind (6) Fleet Footsteps (6) Deflect (6) |
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Gather Intel (5)
Nonstop Assault (5) Prepared Mind (5) Taste My Flaming Bat! (6) Set Fire (3) |
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Ingredient Hunt (2)
Multi-Block (2) Multi-Hit (2) Pound (2) Quick Attack (2) Strong Strike (2) Cruelty (6) Appetite (6) |
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Ingredient Hunt (2)
Multi-Block (2) Multi-Hit (2) Pound (2) Quick Attack (2) Strong Strike (2) Cruelty (2) Appetite (2) |
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Gather Intel (5)
Nonstop Assault (5) Taste My Flaming Bat! (6) Set Fire (6) |
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N/A | N/A | Gather Intel (2)
Multi-Block (2) Multi-Hit (2) Nonstop Assault (2) Pound (2) Prepared Mind (2) Quick Attack (2) Strong Strike (2) Fleet Footsteps (6) Taste My Flaming Bat! (6) Set Fire (6) |
Urban Legend
Urban Plague
Urban Nightmare
Star of the City
Impuritas Civitatis
Removed Books
Over the course of Library of Ruina's updates, a number of Books have been condensed together or otherwise removed.
- Book of a Novice Fixer (removed)
- Streetlight Office Vol. I and Streetlight Office Vol. II (condensed into a single Book)
- Zwei South Section 6 Vol. I and Zwei South Section 6 Vol. II (condensed into a single Book)
- A Backstreets Fixer, Vol II (removed)