Backwoodsman

“Thrilling, true stories FOR RUGGED MEN!”— Tagline

Backwoodsman is a Magazine in Fallout 76.

Background[edit]

Backwoodsman was a monthly magazine series featuring articles about outdoor survival, covering topics such as the best way to defend against animals or the cooking methods of meats and plants. The cover art for the magazine depicts one of the sensationalist headlines from each issue, depicting violent struggles between man and nature. Issues of Backwoodsman cost $35 per copy.

Publications[edit]

“Thrilling, true stories for rugged men! Backwoodsman is a magazine series containing articles and stories about outdoor survival, for people who like to talk about surviving in the wild.”— Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook

Gameplay[edit]

Reading an issue of Backwoodsman will temporarily give the player a unique bonus, such as cheaper weapon crafting or increased healing from cooked food. All bonuses expire after 30 minutes (60 minutes with Curator), and the magazine is consumed once read.

Issues of Backwoodsman are affected by Pannapictagraphist and will emit directional audio when the player character is in range.

Issues[edit]

Issue	Name	Description	Effect	Form ID	Released
1	Backwoodsman: Get Off My Lawn	- Black Market Knives to Impress Your Lover - Owls Came For Me In the Night - Get Off My Lawn! - "It was like the Alamo...with bears"	80% chance to get 1 extra piece of meat from animal kills.	004303B3	January
2	Backwoodsman: Down Home Cookin	- Turn Your Urine into Malt Whiskey - Lost and Snake Bit! - Down Home Cookin'; Who's Left and Who's Leftovers?	-50% food/drink disease chance	004303B6	February
3	Backwoodsman: Homesteading Horror	- Homesteading Horror! - "Darn, I'm Trapped in a Dam! - Beaver Attack Blues; "They weren't just deadly... they were industrious!"	Reduced weapon material cost.	004303B9	March
4	Backwoodsman: Hardy as a Sasquatch	- Guano to Gunpowder - Rabies... Schmaybies!; Beat Blood Borne Diseases Faster - Hardy as a Sasquatch; 36 Days of Eating Vampire Bats	+50% chance to gain double the yield from plants	004303BC	April
5	Backwoodsman: Home In the Hills	- Home in the Hills: "I started a buzzard brawl!" - Carnivorous Rabbits of Appalachia - Taxidermy Feature: Making the Most of a Carcass	+15% damage to animals	004303BF	May
6	Backwoodsman: The Appalachia Squirrel Massacre	- The Appalachia Squirrel Massacre: Tree-Rats Attacked My Lover - Special Feature: I Survived for 10 Days Eating My Own Fingers - Are You a Machete Man? (Page 28)	+50% healing from cooked food.	004303C2	June
7	Backwoodsman: Art of the Tomahawk	- I Chopped Off My Hand! - Turn Your Chest Hair Into a Rope - Curse of the Mountain Voodoo Man - Art of the Tomahawk: Ancient tribal secrets, revealed	+50% Throwing Weapon Damage.	004303C5	July
8	Backwoodsman: The Gunsmith of Harper's Ferry	- The Gunsmith of Harper's Ferry - Self-Surgery 101: Where and where not to cut - Kidnapped by Commies! (page 19)	+30% satisfaction by eating and drinking	004303C8	August
9	Backwoodsman: The Ohio River Hermit	- Queen of the Piranhas: Terror Down River! - "I killed a bear with a PORCUPINE!" - THE OHIO RIVER HERMIT	Repairing workshop objects costs -50% materials	004303CB	September
10	Backwoodsman: Nightmare in the Garden	- Nightmare in the Garden - Raised on Wolverine Milk - Whiskey Feature: Clean your bullet wounds without sacrificing flavor	+50% workshop turret damage	004303CE	October