OK, Hiver, I thought you were serious until I read the second part. You had me worried.

Been seeing some bitching lately, have you?

ynotndalton, that book is right on the ground beside Junius, right after you get out of the tutorial dungeon. Crafting weapons, cooking, all right there. It's the longest crafting book in the game.

Surely that's more in-character than a kitchen or a workshop in a tomb?

How much more hand-holding do you think people need? There will be walkthroughs and tips and handbooks all over the internet within a week of release. Surely Larian can find a better use for the remaining month of dev time than installing more training wheels.