West of Loathing perks
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In addition to skills, players can obtain different Perks which alter basic abilities or give new ones. This page contains a list of all perks in West of Loathing and how to acquire them.
Image | Name | Effect | Source | Class |
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Anatomical Learnin' | +3 Melee Attack Damage | Obtained by examining Janet, the mechanical woman, in the Circus freakshow exhibit | All | |
Appalachian Skull Whisperin' | You can speak to one specific skull | Listening to the creepy whispering stone found in the Old Mission Catacombs | All | |
Better Living through News | +1 Muscle +1 Mysticality +1 Moxie |
The Gun Manor Hedge Maze, by following N, E, W, S, | All | |
Big Spleen | +3 Spleen Capacity | Option when reading Modern Snake Oiler magazine | Snake Oiler | |
Boon of Duke Bovicus | +6 Muscle +6 Mysticality +6 Moxie -20 Maximum HP |
Accepting the pact with Duke Bovicus | All | |
Brawny | +20 Maximum HP | Reading Advanced Cow Punchin' | Cowpuncher | |
Clouded Eyes | -25 Pistol Attack Damage | Reading 6 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
Corrupt Obsession | -50% to Meat Gains -50% Item-finding Bonus |
Reading 7 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
Cowrruption | +6 Melee Attack Damage +6 Pistol Attack Damage +6 Spell Damage |
Eating at least 5 of the following foods, dropped by cow enemies. | All | |
Emaciated | -3 Muscle | Reading 3 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
Ever Vigilant | +2 Maximum AP | Option when reading a volumne of Advanced Cow Punchin' | Cowpuncher | |
Expert Poisoner | When you apply poison, you apply 3 times as much | Reading an issue of Modern Snake Oiler magazine | Snake Oiler | |
Expert Silversmithin' | You make extra silver bullets when crafting them | Reading Gold Medal Silversmithing | All | |
Friend of Horses | +1 Speed | Being sufficiently kind to your horse. | All | |
Glutton for Punishment | You gain experience from fights even when you lose | Losing 11 fights in a row. | All | |
Goblintongue | You can communicate with Goblins | One of the books in Doc Alice's bookcase | All | |
Green Thumb | Gain XP from Foragin' | Foragin' 5 times | All | |
Heart of Stone | +10 Maximum HP | Building an impregnable tower at The West Pole (requires 20 Muscle). | All | |
Heavy Trigger Finger | +3 Pistol Damage | Building a cheeky gesture at The West Pole (requires 20 Moxie and provides 100 XP the first time). | All | |
Honorable | Honorable options will be available in some situations | Choosing not to shoot Thud Fricker during the Boring Springs prologue
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Kellogg-Brand Purity | +30 Maximum HP Removes Cowrruption But you can still consume cow eatables after getting this perk. |
Acquiring Purity of Glands, Purity of Guts, and completing the Purity of Muscles regimen. | All | |
Kurtzian Charm | +10 Moxie | Fort of Darkness, getting the Lactarius Dirtihippica mushroom for free instead of paying 1000 meat. | All | |
Kurtzian Philosopher | +10 Mysticality | Talking to Talkin' Dude in the Fort of Darkness until you receive this perk | All | |
Kurtzian Physique | +10 Muscle | Asking to join in on the exercising whilst wearing the Kurtzfit pants and headband in one of the tents at the Fort of Darkness | All | |
Master of Flushing | +3 Muscle | Flushing 5 toilets | All | |
Minesplainer | You're a real expert! You'll gain XP when you interact with mining stuff | While at the Snakepit Mine, choosing to "explain" the mining equipment fully | All | |
Mostly Scabs | +5 Maximum HP | Bumping into a lot of cactuses (20) | All | |
Out of Gum | +10 Muscle | Reading Kickin' Ass and Chewin' Gum | All | |
Passin' Fair Mycologist | You can identify useful or dangerous mushrooms | Gained from reading Mycology, Yourcology | All | |
Percussive Maintenance | You can fix things the easy way, | Reading the book Percussive Maintenance | All | |
Quick / Drunk | +15 Pistol Attack Damage +1 Liver Capacity |
Reading The Quick and the Drunk | All | |
Raise Skeletal Buddy | Summon a skeletal buddy to get between you and the forces of evil. | Reading Fundamentals of Nex-Mex | All | |
Raise Skeletal Gunslinger | Examine loose teeth in your inventory to enchant them | Reading Dark Forbidden Secrets of Nex-Mex | All | |
Raise Skeletal Thrall | Examine skull chips in your inventory to enchant them | Reading Frightening Topics in Nex-Mex | All | |
Remembered Lore | +15 Spell Damage | Reading Forgotten Lore | All | |
Ruthless | Ruthless options will be available in some situations | Opting to kill one of the sleeping Fricker Gang members, either Thud Fricker or Soapy Fricker. | All | |
Silver Tongue | +3 Moxie | Having the Silver Plater silver plate your tongue. | All | |
Song of the Spheres | +5 Spell Damage | Building an elaborate orrery at The West Pole (requires 20 Mysticality). | All | |
Spit-Free | +5 Muscle +5 Mysticality +5 Moxie |
Examine the spittoon in Frisco without having looked at any others. | All | |
Spittoon Hand | 20% Hot Resistance 20% Cold Resistance 20% Sleaze Resistance |
Putting your hand in the spittoon at Roy Bean's House | All | |
Stupid Walking | You walk in silly ways | Reading the book Walking Stupid. | All | |
Thin Blood | -10 Max HP | Reading 4 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
To Serve Mankind | +10 Mysticality | Reading To Serve Food to Mankind | All | |
Uncanny Presence | 20% Hot Resistance 20% Cold Resistance 20% Stench Resistance 20% Spooky Resistance 20% Sleaze Resistance |
Option when reading a volume of Advanced Beancraft | Beanslinger | |
Unlimited Bones | The bones of the Buffalo Pile are at your disposal | Killing the cultists in Buffalo Pile by going left from the first room or by building Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Bill | All | |
Unlimited Grain | The grain at Kellogg Ranch is at your disposal | Unlocking the barn at the Kellogg Ranch | All | |
Vein Glorious | Increased Meat gains from mining | Obtained from Alexandria's Bookstore | All | |
White Hair | -3 Moxie | Reading 2 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
Withered Muscles | -25 Melee Attack Damage | Reading 5 Nex-Mex Books | All | |
Year-Round Tan | +10 Moxie | Reading Tanning and Tanning | All |