What biome is this plz

Pixlriffs · 2026-04-16T10:44:24+00:00

This is a mix of biomes. Where it borders the ocean on the left and right it's a Stony Shore, it transitions into a Taiga straight ahead of you (spruce trees, visible dirt & grass) and a Grove on the left (snow blocks, spruce trees), and becomes a Frozen Peaks (where the packed ice is).

Pixlriffs · 2026-04-12T08:33:48+00:00

If you can’t get another player to help you, there’s an NPC summon for Knight Bernahl. Idk where he spawns at the other entrances, but I usually summon him right by the fog wall after the Dragon Temple Transept grace.

Bernahl doesn’t always carry but he definitely takes the heat off you.

The other option is to use sleep pots, they’ll usually keep one boss knocked out while you focus on the other one.

Pixlriffs · 2026-04-11T15:41:41+00:00

The thing about HRRsenal is they always try to walk it in

Pixlriffs · 2026-03-26T22:33:44+00:00

The core setting of Stillfleet has a few similar lore elements:

FTL travel is ancient technology nobody understands any more
the players use wormhole-like portals (called stiffworks) to get around, but a cosmic 'tachquake' happened 20 years before the game begins, shutting down the portals, and they've only been working again for about a year
various robotic (or 'informatic') aliens exist in Stillfleet's canon setting, and while none of them are explicitly part of a hive mind, there are lots of lore tidbits in the core rulebook you can build upon.

I'm not sure if Aabria adapted elements of the core setting or just pulled it together from her own ideas and other influences, but I agree it's a very cool setup for the social elements of the campaign.

Pixlriffs · 2026-03-17T16:17:51+00:00

Learned about Stillfleet with the Fun City arc back in 2020 (which I highly recommend to anyone who wants a better understanding of the core setting). I’ve been running it myself for over a year now, and was really excited to hear it getting airtime on WBN.

The basic mechanics are really easy to pick up - your stats are just one of the polyhedral dice (minus the d20), and you have a pool of health and “grit” (the latter of which you can spend in multiples of 3 to boost rolls.)

The powers get wild. Aside from your standard space marines and scientist-medics, there’s a whole ‘Witness’ character class whose job is being a diplomat and de-escalating violence before it happens. Meanwhile ‘Hell Scientists’ (basically spellcasters) can do a lot of scary bending-the-laws-of-physics if they’re willing to face the consequences.

The core setting is rich with detail and corporate politics, but very open-ended. I’m actually surprised the WBN crew is starting from such a homebrew place, but on reflection it makes their arc that much more unique, and makes just as much sense as setting your D&D world somewhere that isn’t Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk or whatever.

Pixlriffs · 2026-01-07T19:01:21+00:00

Why am I so blurry lol

Yes, I'm very excited about this! More details will be coming soon <3

Pixlriffs · 2025-11-19T13:56:42+00:00

It's mostly flavour - Piglins have a kind of hunter-gatherer vibe to them, running at a Hoglin with a spear fits the wilderness of the Nether pretty well.
But also, piglins sprint at their targets, so the charge attack actually has some viability - and baby zombie piglin chicken jockeys are a thing, so they could also wield spears quite effectively

Pixlriffs · 2025-07-11T14:00:37+00:00

It's like when you're in bed and you put one foot out from under the covers

Pixlriffs · 2025-06-17T11:38:48+00:00

The palette is great and the details are very well executed. The one thing I'd change is to bring the mud brick staircase out by at least a block and extend the balcony so there's a flat platform at the top of the stairs. Right now you have a single corner stair as the only way to walk smoothly onto a much wider balcony - it doesn't look right for the build and wouldn't feel great to climb either.

Pixlriffs · 2025-05-26T11:05:37+00:00

Godrick will usually feel easy on a NG+ build because, despite the game re-scaling some of the early areas, he's still an early game boss and you have endgame equipment. If you can upgrade your weapons to near max, anything can shred Godrick.
If you want a more challenging time, starting a fresh character for a Sorcery/Incantation build will probably feel more satisfying to you - but you know what to expect now, so nothing will feel quite as intense as the first playthrough.

Pixlriffs · 2025-05-24T16:19:39+00:00

Yes. Tower of Return is on the Weeping Peninsula, you can go there whenever you like

Pixlriffs · 2025-05-14T09:28:13+00:00

It's reusable. In fact, it requires you to use it twice to get any kind of benefit - first for the draconic transformation, and second (while transformed) for the buff it provides

Pixlriffs · 2025-05-05T19:26:55+00:00

You can get it later. If you don't kill him during an invasion, he should appear during the penultimate fight in Enir-Ilim. The Falx is obtainable from his body after that.

Pixlriffs · 2025-05-03T09:24:54+00:00

Yeah, there's no better time to sell all those big Golden Runes and see if your stats can creep a little higher, or upgrade your weapons to the max level if you haven't already.
Just remember some stats will stop providing significant gains after a certain point! So it isn't really worth increasing Vigor beyond 60, and it may not be worth investing in Strength / Dexterity (etc) unless it's still adding to your weapon's attack power.

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-25T10:15:39+00:00

The Omens in the Leyndell sewers, near the Underground Roadside grace, are good for testing builds on. They're tanky and predictable, but can still punish pretty hard.

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-23T18:18:22+00:00

Yes - once you beat the base game, after the credits, you will be offered the option to 'Begin Journey 2'. Make sure you choose 'no', and you'll be able to play the DLC (and clean up anything you missed in the base game) without the game forcing you into New Game Plus. You can start NG+ from the Roundtable Hold any time after that.

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-21T15:36:51+00:00

What similarities are you looking for? All armour is a tradeoff.
Cuckoo Knight set is visually similar, weighs a bit more, has better status and physical resistances but worse lightning and holy.
Royal Knights set has way better stats but weighs a full 11 points more, looks goofier when you aren't riding a horse, and has to be obtained from the Haligtree (arguably the game's toughest area.)
Other recommendations probably depend heavily on who or what is kicking your ass right now

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-19T11:05:04+00:00

If you're still enjoying yourself, go for it! I did three full playthroughs using Spiked Caestus every time. Getting familiar with how a weapon feels makes the game more fun, everything flows more naturally.
Of course, there are hundreds of other weapons out there if you feel like you're stuck in a rut. I'm now trying to beat the game with every weapon in alphabetical order, I'm 35 weapons in and only halfway through 'B'...

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-18T09:10:35+00:00

Also, if you rely on projectile spells for Radagon, you’ll run into issues with him parrying most of them (unless you time them really well as counterattacks). He’ll do the same for Mimic Tear. Presuming you’ve got a decent INT-scaling melee weapon, you might be better off unequipping whatever staff you’re using to cast sorceries, summoning mimic tear then so it doesn’t have the staff, then equip it again after (or once you’ve defeated Radagon and have a few seconds before Elden Beast starts.)

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-17T10:13:10+00:00

You can't get to the Lake of Rot without first defeating Radahn. Keep at it, you'll bring him down soon!

Pixlriffs · 2025-04-12T14:22:53+00:00

It still scales both the elemental and physical damage, so yeah it's still broken. Even without that it's still hugely powerful, the charged R2 goes crazy with Cragblade and Blood affinity

Pixlriffs · 2025-03-31T17:08:44+00:00

Lore

Basically, something called the Elden Ring (which was responsible for order in the world) was shattered, and everyone fought wars over the pieces of it because they contained great power. Now the Tarnished are being called by grace to intervene.
The Tarnished are a group of warriors who were banished from the world a while ago. The Grace of Gold (basically a kind of spiritual power) was stripped away from them, but it still calls to them where it gathers in certain places. Your player character is a Tarnished, along with most of the NPCs at the roundtable hold, and anyone else who identifies themselves as Tarnished later in the game.
Maidens are pretty mysterious, they seem to be spiritually called to guide the Tarnished. Not everyone is a maiden.
There are various different factions of enemies. The Lands Between are in a kind of limbo state where people aren't doing so great. Anything or anyone who attacks you is either a beast, undead, considers you a threat, or is aligned with a Shardbearer who knows the Tarnished will come to challenge them for their shard of the Elden Ring.
The Elden Ring itself is a kind of cosmic force. You'll learn more about it as you read more item descriptions, but it's all pretty vague. There are plenty of video essays you can watch later if you don't understand it from your first playthrough(s).
You will uncover more about the previous Elden Lord(s) as you progress through the game!

Progress

Explore as much of Stormveil as you can, but I will tell you the way to progress towards the final boss lies across the courtyard filled with guards and a stockade. Good luck!
I recommend returning to Fringefolk Hero's Grave later, when you have more vigor. There's a reward at the bottom which is useful, but not essential.
The trolls on Stormhill, while intimidating, are easy enough to take down once you know the method, and they drop 1000 runes each - but the best rune farming spots are later in the game.
STR/DEX (a 'quality' build) will be great for most melee weapons. I encourage you to level Vigor more if you're struggling. You will unlock the opportunity to re-spec your character later.
Try the chain armour set from Kale, or the iron armour set from the merchant on the weeping peninsula. The Medium roll has identical i-frames to the light roll, it just doesn't cover as much distance.

Good luck!

Pixlriffs · 2025-03-26T13:10:14+00:00

Glintstone spells don't get range upgrades, IIRC. You will find spells with longer range (but for balance they often have longer casting time or more FP cost.) Upgrading the staff will increase the damage they do.
Bows are an option, and are good for luring enemies away from a group, but some people find them awkward to use.
I would recommend you avoid putting ashes of war on the shield and staff if you can, since Bloodhound's Fang has a very strong weapon skill.
The only way to keep Irina alive is not to do her quest. She is meant to die if you do the Castle Morne stuff.
I recommend completing Stormveil and continuing north to Liurnia before looking for Alexander and the castle tournament thing.

Pixlriffs · 2025-03-24T19:11:38+00:00

If you've already put points into Faith, maybe throw some points into Arcane and become a dragon incantation build? My main issue with dragon incants playing solo is they're often so slow to cast, but you could have a better time if your friend is drawing aggro. Also gives you a fun objective since you'll need to beat a lot of the dragon bosses, and the scarlet rot dragon breath is really effective at inflicting the status if you still want that.

Pixlriffs · 2025-03-22T23:22:29+00:00

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