Elden Ring - Castle Morne (Crossbow Attempt #2)

"Elden Ring takes place in the Lands Between, a fictional landmass ruled over by several demigods. It was previously ruled over by the immortal Queen Marika, who acted as keeper of the Elden Ring, a powerful force that manifested as the physical concept of order. When Marika eventually shattered the Elden Ring and disappeared, her demigod children began warring over pieces of the Ring in an event called the Shattering. Each demigod possesses a shard of the Ring called a Great Rune, which corrupts them with power. In the game, the player character is a Tarnished, one of a group of exiles from the Lands Between who are summoned back after the Shattering. As one of the Tarnished, the player must traverse the realm to repair the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord." (Wikipedia)

I was trying to take on these enemies at Castle Morne all at once with no strategy on my first go -- but I was quickly reminded that I was not a tank type.

Thankfully I went through my inventory and found a crossbow and some bolts which I could use to lure enemies from afar one by one.

Another super useful thing is that I found and memorized a new spell, Flame of Frenzy which is great at attacking multiple enemies at once. The only downside about my magic is other than distance-attacks and ambush-strikes, my casting can feel a bit slow so I'll need to start dumping more runes into Dexterity for that.

I had a brain-fart moment with the Golden Pumpkinhead and tried attacking his head with Flame Sling and crossbow bolts. Thankfully I came to my senses and dealt him a fatal Impaling Thrust, which is a really great melee move.

I found the flying goblins troublesome last time I played but made quick work of the first one and watched as the second one jumped off the perch and forgot how to use its wings. Maybe that was a glitch but it made me laugh.

I was sneaking up on a distant enemy and got tunnel-visioned, having not paid attention to my surroundings. A larger flightless goblin caught me by surprise.

I found some guy at the top of the last tower who gave me a Sacrificial Twig and basically told me to give up on saving Castle Morne. It was sad but also made the entire trip there feel slightly pointless.

Thankfully afterward I wandered around and found some other parts of the castle, some flying jellyfish, and an island outside with what looked like a boss. I had too many runes so I couldn't risk it and left Castle Morne. Thankfully I marked it on the map with a green skull which for me symbolizes dangerous things.

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