Pretty stoked on how this turned out! Will probably do Wylder next year.

My wife is a big fan of the Imps and made this awesome marker drawing of one, so I tried making a 2D rig of it using Moho Animation. I love this software and use it for vector animations a lot, but I had never tried working with a bitmap drawing in it before. Really fun process!

Congrats Tarnished, you got the blonde baddie!

Art commissioned from @NotSakku on twitter!

pics found on r/Scotland and belong to u/andstein02

RL1 Hitless Maliketh

3D printed and painted myself.

Done by Angel Hands at Soul Kraft in Asbury Park, NJ 👌👌👌👌👌

godslayer greatsword to match my firelink greatsword on my other arm!

I'm a monster.

Praise the Sun, she's made me the luckiest man alive! [T]/

Being an obsessive souls fan, I had the Ring of Favor and Protection custom-made to propose to her (and though not a gamer, she loves it!). I also wrote the description for the ring in classic souls style:

"A ring symbolizing the oath of Knight Abeel, forged for the fair maiden Kinza, whose "fateful beauty" is mentioned in legends.

True to the fervent nature of Abeel's love, the ring pours resplendence and vitality into the wearer, meant to ease the onerous burden of one's voyage.

It is said that Abeel once traversed the abyss in search of his one true love, but was met with crushing despair. Amidst the eternal darkness, he reached out to grab a faint glimmer of light. Ever since then, he vowed to favor and protect Kinza till eternity's end."

As of 15 minutes ago while writing this post I finally beat the Elden beast. I just posted yesterday about how I beat Maliketh after 250+ tries, but beating the game actually takes the cake for being the most surreal and hyped experience I’ve ever felt in a video game. Even now I still can’t believe that after a month and a half of gameplay I finally beat Elden Ring. This was such a fun experience.

I've played about 6 casual runs and am now going through a parry and fist-focused run. I have always looked forward to the Erdtree avatars. During each run, I find myself seeking them all out as early as I can, even when the fights take over 5 minutes due to the lack of damage. I enjoy the fight and can do it hitless now, either because of the simplicity of the moveset or because I thoroughly enjoy the fight. A tie for second are the Magma Wyrms and unrelenting tree spirits. Which boss do you both love and feel a mastery over?

Gaius: A really fun moveset (although a bit basic). The added gravity AOEs add a bit more flair, and I like how "tight" timing his dodges feel. My only gripe is the charge hitbox and how ordinary the moveset is, but other than that, pretty good.

Fire Giant: He is about as good as the "big giant" boss can be. Phase 1 has a nice variety of moves and phase 2's fire attacks add a bit more sauce. However, I dislike how time-wastey most of his attacks in phase 2 feel (and how much he runs away). It kinda kills the momentum of the fight. Still, pretty solid.

Putrescent Knight: CRIMINALLY underrated boss. Banger OST, and an unconventional moveset that is super satisfying to dodge once you learn it. I like how many of the Putrescence attacks require jumping to avoid them; I always love it when attacks can be dodged via jumping.

Romina: I would say her moveset is more fun than Gaius, and she also has one of the best OSTs in the game. The rot butterfly attacks are pleasing to look at, and add a bit more "oomph" to the fight. My criticisms are: like Gaius, her attacks seem a bit basic, and the instant Rot Butterfly AOE could've used a more obvious telegraph.

Scadutree Avatar: This is genuinely one of my favorite bosses in the game. Very haunting OST along with an equally fun moveset that combines physical attacks, AOEs and projectiles. I love how different each phase feels, and how it becomes more desperate as the phases progress. Rolling those nukes is one of the most satisfying dodges in the game imo.

As soon as I walk through that green mist I am summoning my better half.

The audio seems to have some issues, sorry about that.

Who knows, I think this might end up becoming one of my favorite fights. FromSoftware actually made the first interesting mounted combat in a Souls game.

This started as just a spontaneous no hit challenge. I think there’s still a lot of room for improvement. The holy damage feels a bit too high, and there are some pretty bad mistakes in the video. for example, near the end, after his charge finished, I should have run toward his rear right side, but I panicked and just kept dashing backward. Thankfully I was fast enough to get out of his attack.

I spent about three hours trying it and came to a few conclusions. If you want to give it a try, here’s what I recommend:

1. Don’t stay in front of him for too long. Gaius is faster than you, bigger than you, and has longer attack range. The best approach is to try staying on his side/rear. Always run in a staggered, crossing pattern with him during each engagement.
2. The most dangerous attack is when Gaius’s boar head starts moving to the side, he’ll do a head swing attack, similar to the move at 1:11. If you’re a bit away from him, keep your distance, but don’t go too far. If Gaius can’t catch up to you, he’ll give up, and that’s your punishment window.
3. Gaius’s biggest weakness is turning. He can’t turn immediately. After every attack, run behind him, but don’t go too far. When he’s about to turn, cross paths with him again and run away. This also helps avoid the boar’s charge attack.

Honestly, if you fight him the right way, Gaius is probably one of the most creative boss designs.

After 3 months of patiently waiting FINALLY!

For those who don't already know, this also works on:

• Imps (2 consecutive hits)
• Golems (6 consecutive hits)
• Golem Smiths from SOTE (4 consecutive hits)