[free_fall]

UncleScratchy -

You misread me. I didn't say books on MW, I said books in MW, you know, the ones in the booksellers' shops or in people's houses.

This was one of the things I really liked about MW, as it contributed to the 'fleshed-out' feeling of the gameworld. Sure, there were books to read in BG and IWD, but I don't recall them being half as entertaining as the ones in MW. I walked into the bookstore in Balmora and spent 2 hours just reading the books.

I remember reading a volume of The Life of Berenziah (sp?) and, later, coming across a volume of The Real Berenziah, having to then track down all volumes of both books to find out what had really happened. In retrospect, this turns out to have been a clever bit of foreshadowing.

I remember the relief I felt, after reading about the origin of Bonemold Armor, at having already switched to another type, else I would probably have stripped it off then and there.

Many of the books contain extremely valuable information, the method to cure vampirism being a prime example.

And let's not forget that reading (or, at least, opening) many, many of these books increases the various skills by 1 point.

I was continually amazed, my first time through, at the tremendous amount of effort and care that went into just this part of the game.