Is that like a hard cover jawn? I kinda want it just for the collecting aspect since I love this game so much.
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Is that like a hard cover jawn? I kinda want it just for the collecting aspect since I love this game so much.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I don't care how stupid this makes me look ... so, I can't figure out the Chalice dungeons. How do they work? I seem to have lots of the same dungeon type. Do I have to complete ALL of those dungeons? I've already moved on to the next lot but I'm now on the third and it tells me I haven't got the materials. How do you approach them?
shit, thanks for the info. damn. My bloodtinge is lvl 10 hahaha. well I guess if I lvl that I could use evelyn as well.
There are pre-made chalice dungeons made by the developers & there are "root" chalice dungeons, the root dungeons are procedurally generated but contain better loot, you put materials in the root chalice & those materials determine the variables for the root chalice dungeons.
Each chalice needs materials to be made, different chalices require different materials, materials can be found either in the main game or dungeons themselves.
from what I've seen keep finishing dungeons of different types until you get the mats you need. for higher lvls and eventually you'll get more chalices. The one thing that frustrated me was the fact that all the loot I get from dungeons are materials for more dungeons!
I want gear and weapons man. I finally got into a lvl3 and it started to get a little challenging so I'm guessing I'll get some good shit soon.
Deified Data
Banned
It's this move different from the one that
reduces you to 1 HP but still allows you to heal
SweetJohnnyCage
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Yep! It's the only guide that's going to be available, I think.
Chalice materials can be found inside of the dungeons themselves, for the most part. Be sure to clear out every room, including the red bonus doors you find. There is a giant black coffin at the end of each bonus door that contains a treasure. Sometimes it's a rare material, sometimes it's a weapon. Otherwise, you can visit the messenger fountain behind the gravestones in the Hunter's Dream and purchase most materials. This is the point of the game where I think looking stuff up online is a good idea. Knowing where to get certain materials isn't really spoiling anything, ya know?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Oh, for GODS SAKE! I didn't know that. I've now done about 7 chalice dungeons and not one single 'root' dungeon. So ... Once I've done the root dungeon of one type, I can move onto the root dungeon of another?
you have 3 moons? I use one moon the one for more echos when you V atk and the eye for more items when I feel powerful, works pretty good.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
When you say level 3, what do you mean?
Audioboxer
Member
How quickly could I get some chunks in NG+? Forgot to farm them to upgrade my alt weapon before completing first play through. Guessing I either need to soldier through the main game again or start doing more chalice dungeons?
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you going for the Platinum or just doing them for the heck of it?
The Root dungeons are optional, really. To progress you just need the materials to do the rituals, and the chalices, which apart from the three in the open world, are gotten as you progress in each chalice.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I hate those damn dogs with the red eyes more than any other creature in this game.
Only non-root Chalices offer progression.
Root Chalices are solely the randomly generated maps for those who are solely looking for loot.
Progressing through non-roots should give you the Root Chalices of that level.
If you haven't ever made a Root before take this into consideration:
Using someone elses Glyph (a code for a Dungeon someone else has already generated) means you get that Dungeon for free no Ritual Ingredients needed.
But there's a catch, you had to unlock those requirements beforehand.
From what I remember, if you create at least one Depth 5 Root for Ptumeru, you can use all Vanilla Depth 5 Root glyphs. But if you want a Depth 5 Ptumeru root with Rites (Modifiers that increase difficulty but also loot drop/quality) then I believe if you make any dungeon with all the Rites the Rites will be unlocked for use on all Roots.
tldr; Create atleast one Root for a specific Chalice - Glyphs to use a Dungeon for that are free to use/unlocked forever.
Create atleast one Root with all the Rites, all the Rites are unlocked for all Dungeon Roots you unlocked.
Root Chalices are solely the randomly generated maps for those who are solely looking for loot.
Progressing through non-roots should give you the Root Chalices of that level.
If you haven't ever made a Root before take this into consideration:
Using someone elses Glyph (a code for a Dungeon someone else has already generated) means you get that Dungeon for free no Ritual Ingredients needed.
But there's a catch, you had to unlock those requirements beforehand.
From what I remember, if you create at least one Depth 5 Root for Ptumeru, you can use all Vanilla Depth 5 Root glyphs. But if you want a Depth 5 Ptumeru root with Rites (Modifiers that increase difficulty but also loot drop/quality) then I believe if you make any dungeon with all the Rites the Rites will be unlocked for use on all Roots.
tldr; Create atleast one Root for a specific Chalice - Glyphs to use a Dungeon for that are free to use/unlocked forever.
Create atleast one Root with all the Rites, all the Rites are unlocked for all Dungeon Roots you unlocked.
Do a boss rush and then explore the hell out of night of m and unseen village for ~25 chunks. Check the wiki for exact and more locations. Doesn't take very long to get there, it's faster to do a ng than farm those stupid blue eyed werewolves.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I need ritual blood. I thought I had enough but it turns out there are more than one type of ritual blood. I just don't know how to get the type I want when all the description says it 'ritual blood' when I look at what's in the chalice dungeon. Is there a way of telling which type of ritual blood there is in the dungeon? I've just farmed a new dungeon and got 7 ritual bloods, only to find it was the wrong type.
sorry there is depth lvls and layer lvls. make sure to run through the entire dungeon from layer 1-4 (I think it always 4 not positive) after that try to open a depth 2 dungeon and so on. You may have to open and close (when completed) more dungeons to get enough mats of course.
Oh God, I thought the normal ones were bad, but these are in a league of their own. There's a special place in hell for whoever implemented those in the game.
Audioboxer
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Sounds like the best plan. I'm using a +10 Ludwig for main and the scythe as alt.
Stats for NG+
Vit: 40
Endurance: 25
Str: 40
Skill: 35
Bt: 7
Arc: 6
Enjoying going with a quality style build to be able to use any weapon I want really.
Have the cannon for nuking some bosses.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
So as soon as you have a new chalice you can begin that new dungeon providing you have the correct materials? I'm running out of headstones at the moment; is it all right for me to go over an old dungeon or will that mess things up? As I asked before though: how do you know what type of ritual blood is in a dungeon? I really don't want to go through randomly and hope it's the right one.
Typically, the highest Ritual Blood you find in a dungeon is one level higher than the depth (difficulty) of the dungeon. The lower the layer (floor) you're clearing, the more likely they are as well. So, in one depth chalice dungeons, you could find RB 1 and 2. Depth 2 can provide 2 and 3, etc. These are mainly found inside treasure chests, some ground loot, and sometimes from "elite" kills, such as the enemies that guard levers and chests.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
And can I farm level 3 of dungeons I've already finished? I hope so!
Yeah. Nice thing is they stack nicely (10%, 20%, 30%). I do that in later chalice dungeons. Normally I use one of the Eyes, +20% V.Attack and usually something like extra Moon or something else.
The rat dogs that breathe fire? Yeah.. I hate them too.
The root chalices are found in the pre-made ones, you should probably finish all the pre-made ones, keep in mind that some root chalices are hidden in side areas or sold by messengers that are hidden in the chalice dungeons.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
There's quite a lot of pre-made dungeons then! I must have at least 5 - 6 for the first ones.
I got an email from Amazon a few days ago saying that the release has been delayed until April 22nd.
You can, but you would likely get very few of them, since items don't re-spawn. You would only be getting them from a few of the enemies, if you're lucky.
NorthernIX
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From my experience I could use the search and glyph codes and I never created any actual 'root' chalices, just one each of non-root ones as I went through to get the platinum and Short Chalice, so I think they count. I did need to create a dungeon with all 3 rites to unlock those though.
Edit: To be a little more clear, I only had to create one dungeon ( it was Ihyll Pthumeru ) with all three rites and that unlocked the rites for all other chalice types of all depths, so basically I have used not many materials at all as I just randomly search glyph codes to go through the random dungeons.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Ah, OK, thanks, I'm starting to get a clearer picture now. BACK TO BLOODBORNE!
Cheers.
I would go close the first headstone you made, hopefully by now you shouldn't have to run though a depth lvl 1 dungeon again. and you kinda got me on the ritual blood thing. I thought there was only one type as well! haha, I keep getting more and more, you might have to open whatever you can at a higher depth and go from there. If you cant I guess the best thing to do is go back and redo some to get more mats. I believe I received my second chalice for the hinterlands pretty quickly make sure you beats the boss's at the end of each dungeon. if your lvl's up past 50 or 60 if should be super easy.
Well, this is weird. About Arianna:
I talked to her after killing Blood Starved Beast, she didn't ask for an option to be sent anywhere. I killed Amelia and The witch, now when I talk to her, she says: "my baby! my precious baby!"...sooo I missed her quest line or something? Isn't it too soon for her to have her baby? I will miss the item? 
that's badass. are some of the rune drops random? I'm pretty positive I got a +2 blood vial way late in the game after I already had a +1 and a +3! weird.
The first one contains all the lore stuff, the other three are "optional".
They're not random, they can always be found in the same glyph(s).
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
They are so unpredictable and hard to deal with especially when you get two of them on you. I wouldn't be surprised if I have died from them more often than any other enemy in the game.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Really? I wonder why I and the other people who preordered didn't get an email from Amazon
Wow, another delay. O well, still working on my first play through anyways.
Most Rune drops in the game are static, you always get them at same place. Chalice dungeons are prob random, I think. I believe I got the 3rd Moon by "making contact" with
Mother Brain
Yeah same. Gave me so much trouble in defiled chalice.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Rom
oh, sorry I changed the subject a little bit. I was talking about the main game. But duh, the dungeons have runes too. cool. I search every damn corner so I'll get them soon enough.
Use the pillars, you can beat him without using a single blood vial.
KILL all the adds! Pillars come in handy. Just take it slow. Took me a few tries to get him.
They're not random in the main game as well, I got the same runes in the same location for 3 different characters.
The high end ones can only be found in the chalice dungeons anyway, although stacking multiple runes of the same effect can be effective in certain situations.
Are the
worth it? I'm running a Skill build, using Cane +7 primary, with
I think secondary. Considering another weapon, I know
are skill based, but are they worth investing in at this point in the game?
Blades of Mercy
Holy Blade +6
Blades of Mercy
Yahar'gul is my next necessary location and I'm level 63
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Okay sounds good
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