Borrowing more books from the librarian :Help:

[Azrik]

I can't really find any faqs or guides on it, but how do you increase the number of books you can take from the librarian?

[Captain Morgan]

Originally posted by Azrik:

I can't really find any faqs or guides on it, but how do you increase the number of books you can take from the librarian?

Other people say 2 books are the max number they can rent, other people say 3. During my Normal run, i could withdraw 2 tomes, at first. Visiting Orlok later, after defeating some bosses, he allowed me to borrow one more, 3 in total. I myself couldn't take any more after that number, until i enabled the secret fight; post his defeat, he allows you to take ALL books in inventory, at once!

The trigger is this. Revisiting at a later point in the game. I believe 3 is the cap limit, until the fight.

[Visi]

Nice spoiler there, Captain Morgan.

[Cabbage]

Yeah, the limit increases the further you are in the story.

And after a secret boss battle you can then carry all of them until a New Game+ run, which restarts the story and the amount of books you can borrow.

[dustin1280]

Honestly, no one is sure what the trigger for the books is....

It is believed 2 books happens simply by progressing the game.

But there is no concrete way to reproduce three books. It's certainly an option, but no clearcut way to unlock 3 books.

Some playthroughs 3 books becomes an option, some playthroughs it doesn't.

[Torus]

A common theory is that it's tied to the number of books you've read from the bookshelves around the castle. I've not been able to confirm this myself though. All I know is that I had 3 books on my first Normal run, and only 2 on subsequent NG+ runs on the same save.

So the theory is flat out wrong, or it's bugged in NG+ runs.

[Azrik]

Gotcha. Thanks everyone.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally posted by Visi:

Nice spoiler there, Captain Morgan.

Whoops! Sorry there... I just answered the question OP fired away... Didn't think i would cause trouble for those who wanted to discover it themselves.

[shinryu495]

I think after reading what people said is that the trigger is to read more bookcases. He will say what an avid reader you are.

[Captain Morgan]

Originally posted by shinryu495:

I think after reading what people said is that the trigger is to read more bookcases. He will say what an avid reader you are.

This has to be the case. That is why people reporting in NG+, getting only 2 slots to equip... Because, who would read bookcases again, if you got all techniques already? And why mostly everybody, gets 3 slots, during their first run of the game.

[dustin1280]

Honestly I feel like the bookcase theory is a good one, it seems plausible to me...

[MingoJoise]

It's literally just getting one Book that combines 3 other Books into one and he will basically tell you if you can rent it. Once you have that, go to the Location and Kill him. Return to his Library and take every book.

I might have to mention that you need 99% Map Completion for this to happen :)

[Sammun Mak]

No one knows what the trigger is. What a lot of people's experience is is that you get 3 books in your first game but only 2 in NG+, even at the end of the game with everything done. I can definitely confirm that, so unless there's a bug in play, it's not tied to story progress or map progress.

I had a theory that it's related to number of deaths, but that's just a guess.

Someone on gamefaqs said it had to do with how many times you warped.

[XaxioBrandish]

My experience so far:

Regular game, first time around. I checked out a book. I killed a lot of enemies.

I took it back and he told me I could check out more. I checked two out different from the first.

I killed a lot of enemies. I went back and he told me I could check out 3.

I didn't progress the story at all or read any more bookshelves after talking to him the first time.

[ImHelping]

I honestly have no idea either, but can confirm 3 books in your first run before even reaching the chance to get the bad ending. But I'm also very obsessive about cooking and collecting everything per area.

"I can't leave yet, I need at LEAST 6 more dragon eggs first!"
"You don't even have soy sauce unlocked yet!"

EDIT: Just realized I'm chiming in after someone necroed a thread from summer 2019, welp.

[XaxioBrandish]

It's not a problem to necro threads here. There's not enough knowledge of how the game works, so every bit helps. Also, no spoilers.