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Set of Pottery Books

Set of Pottery Books is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 4. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Set of Pottery Books at a glance

Set of Pottery Books icon

Skill Book Books & media

It weighs 4.

Weight4
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What it is and how to use it

Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.

More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.BookPotterySetSkill Book
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Set of Pottery Books is on 2 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
University Filing Cabinet ArtSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.8%4
University Desk ArtSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)1.4%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Set of Pottery Books weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 4 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Set of Pottery Books?

Base.BookPotterySet.

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.