The Wolf Among Us
35 Achievements
1,000
8-10h
Novice Librarian
Unlocked all Book of Fables entries in Episode 1.
60
9.11%
How to unlock the Novice Librarian achievement in The Wolf Among Us - Definitive Guide
After the credits rolled I went to 'Play Game' and chose to 'Rewind' to the final chapter of Episode 1. You can choose a separate save file as to not disrupt your own story line and choices. You'll have to replay the last section which takes place in the bar. If you missed the blackbeard file you can do the same thing and rewind to chapter 2 selecting a different save file.
You'll need to make a decision when fighting Gren. At the end you can either choose to walk away or to rip his arm off. The second time through I ripped his arm off and unlocked the final book entry. The achievement unlocked shortly after I made the second choice, and I was able to quit out right there.
If you walk away you unlock bigbys mercy; if you rip grens arm off you get bigbys vengeance.
The first miss-able fable is in Bigby's apartment when you get there you will find a file for Bluebeard on the table, if you read it you will get a fable that could be missed by a lot of people.
The second and third miss-able fables is found right at the end of the episode when you fight against Gren. When you get the option to rip his arm off or not, if you choose to rip it off you get one fable if you choose to leave it you get the other. I recommend choosing the one you don't want to do first then pause and quit straight after the action happened, when you re load the game it will start the game just before you get to choose again letting you choose the option you actually wanted to take and still get the achievement!
I have included a guide to the location of all the fables below if you want any help *warning spoilers may be included in the video*
Missable Fable Location:
To get the final entry you simply need to rewind to the last part of the final “Chapter 6: A Light Snowfall” to replay it, and either:
1) Choose “Wolf’s Rage” to rip off Grendel’s arm, or
2) Instead choose “Wolf’s Mercy” to leave it and walk away.
Just do the opposite to what you did the first time around.
~~MISSABLE achievement!~~
In the order you run into them through the game NOT how they are listed in the extras category.
Chapter 1:
- Bigby Wolf unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Fabletown unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Mr. Toad unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- Glamours unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Farm unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Woodsman unlocks after your fight with the Woodsman.
Chapter 2:
- Beauty unlocks during your conversation with Beauty outside of the apartments.
- Beast unlocks during your conversation with Beast at the elevator.
- Bluebeard unlocks IF AND ONLY IF you open up the file in Bigby's desk in his apartment. MISSABLE, although you will get it if you did not read the file in the business office during chapter 3.
- Colin unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig.
- Snow White unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig about Snow.
- Mundies unlocks outside when Snow takes you to see the woman's head on the front steps.
Chapter 3:
- Bluebeard unlocks if you did not read the file in Bigby's room during chapter 2, and if and only if either you suggest it is Bluebeard who committed the crime, or allow Snow to test her theory.
- Ichabod Crane unlocks during your conversation with snow following that of Crane's.
- Bufkin unlocks after Snow sends Bufkin to go retrieve the first three Fable books.
Chapter 5:
- The Tweedles unlocks after your little run in with them following either Mr. Toad's apartment or Prince Lawrence's whichever comes first.
- Prince Lawrence unlocks after you enter his apartment.
Chapter 6:
- Holly unlocks in the Trip Trap bar after talking to the bartender.
- Grendel unlocks after either talking to, or confronting the man at the bar/Grendel.
- Bigby's Mercy unlocks after sparing Grendel a lost arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
- Bigby's Vengeance unlocks after ripping off Grendel's arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
After completing the very last chapter and either tearing off Gren's arm or walking away you'll only be presented with one of the two books. After the credits are done simply rewind the last chapter, place the save in an empty space, and do the opposite action than what you did originally. You can quit out as soon as the achievement pops after the Gren fight.
Here is a nice layout that one of our fellow x360a members created:
MeltingBalloons' "Novice Librarian" Guide.
~~MISSABLE achievement!~~
In the order you run into them through the game NOT how they are listed in the extras category.
Chapter 1:
- Bigby Wolf unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Fabletown unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Mr. Toad unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- Glamours unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Farm unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Woodsman unlocks after your fight with the Woodsman.
Chapter 2:
- Beauty unlocks during your conversation with Beauty outside of the apartments.
- Beast unlocks during your conversation with Beast at the elevator.
- Bluebeard unlocks IF AND ONLY IF you open up the file in Bigby's desk in his apartment. MISSABLE, although you will get it if you did not read the file in the business office during chapter 3.
- Colin unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig.
- Snow White unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig about Snow.
- Mundies unlocks outside when Snow takes you to see the woman's head on the front steps.
Chapter 3:
- Bluebeard unlocks if you did not read the file in Bigby's room during chapter 2, and if and only if either you suggest it is Bluebeard who committed the crime, or allow Snow to test her theory.
- Ichabod Crane unlocks during your conversation with snow following that of Crane's.
- Bufkin unlocks after Snow sends Bufkin to go retrieve the first three Fable books.
Chapter 5:
- The Tweedles unlocks after your little run in with them following either Mr. Toad's apartment or Prince Lawrence's whichever comes first.
- Prince Lawrence unlocks after you enter his apartment.
Chapter 6:
- Holly unlocks in the Trip Trap bar after talking to the bartender.
- Grendel unlocks after either talking to, or confronting the man at the bar/Grendel.
- Bigby's Mercy unlocks after sparing Grendel a lost arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
- Bigby's Vengeance unlocks after ripping off Grendel's arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
After completing the very last chapter and either tearing off Gren's arm or walking away you'll only be presented with one of the two books. After the credits are done simply rewind the last chapter, place the save in an empty space, and do the opposite action than what you did originally. You can quit out as soon as the achievement pops after the Gren fight.
Here is a nice layout that one of our fellow x360a members created:
MeltingBalloons' "Novice Librarian" Guide.
~~MISSABLE achievement!~~
In the order you run into them through the game NOT how they are listed in the extras category.
Chapter 1:
- Bigby Wolf unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Fabletown unlocks at the very beginning of the game.
- Mr. Toad unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- Glamours unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Farm unlocks during your original conversation with Mr. Toad.
- The Woodsman unlocks after your fight with the Woodsman.
Chapter 2:
- Beauty unlocks during your conversation with Beauty outside of the apartments.
- Beast unlocks during your conversation with Beast at the elevator.
- Bluebeard unlocks IF AND ONLY IF you open up the file in Bigby's desk in his apartment. MISSABLE, although you will get it if you did not read the file in the business office during chapter 3.
- Colin unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig.
- Snow White unlocks during your conversation with Colin the pig about Snow.
- Mundies unlocks outside when Snow takes you to see the woman's head on the front steps.
Chapter 3:
- Bluebeard unlocks if you did not read the file in Bigby's room during chapter 2, and if and only if either you suggest it is Bluebeard who committed the crime, or allow Snow to test her theory.
- Ichabod Crane unlocks during your conversation with snow following that of Crane's.
- Bufkin unlocks after Snow sends Bufkin to go retrieve the first three Fable books.
Chapter 5:
- The Tweedles unlocks after your little run in with them following either Mr. Toad's apartment or Prince Lawrence's whichever comes first.
- Prince Lawrence unlocks after you enter his apartment.
Chapter 6:
- Holly unlocks in the Trip Trap bar after talking to the bartender.
- Grendel unlocks after either talking to, or confronting the man at the bar/Grendel.
- Bigby's Mercy unlocks after sparing Grendel a lost arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
- Bigby's Vengeance unlocks after ripping off Grendel's arm. (Only 1 can be done in a playthrough).
After completing the very last chapter and either tearing off Gren's arm or walking away you'll only be presented with one of the two books. After the credits are done simply rewind the last chapter, place the save in an empty space, and do the opposite action than what you did originally. You can quit out as soon as the achievement pops after the Gren fight.
Here is a nice layout that one of our fellow x360a members created:
MeltingBalloons' "Novice Librarian" Guide.
After the credits rolled I went to 'Play Game' and chose to 'Rewind' to the final section of Episode 1. You can choose a separate save file as to not disrupt your own storyline and choices. You'll have to replay the last section which takes place in the bar.
You'll need to make a decision when fighting Gren. At the end you can either choose to walk away or to rip his arm off. The second time through I ripped his arm off and unlocked the final book entry. The achievement unlocked shortly after I made the second choice, and I was able to quit out right there.
*Don't forget to grab the Bluebeard file on the desk in your apartment.
This is not my solution
the second is following the bar fight with gren, one is unlocked for tearing his arm off and the other for not doing so, now this should require you to do one and then rewind and replay the entire chapter to get the other, however this can be mitigated by doing one and once it says "New fable entry unlocked" quickly save and quit, load back in and it should load back during the end of the fight and you can make the other choice without having to redo the chapter, saving you around 10 minutes.