And it’s all my fault.
I caught a glimpse of the dragon soaring through the sky when I first arrived on Ashenfall.
The dragon’s second visit proved me wrong.
Thinking it would be nice to see it again, I looked up.
Rather than seeing a scaly beast, though, I found myself drenched in poison.
On its latest visit, unsurprisingly, the dragon finds me desperately trying to build a base.
After all, bases mean warmth, comfort and not being covered in poison.
All’s been going well so far, too.
It even has a door.
Shame I’m bad at building roofs in video games.
No, scratch that.
Shame I’mterribleat building roofs in video games.
I don’t know what I’ve made so far, but it’s certainly not a roof.
It’s my own fault really.
I tried to be ‘fancy’.
Past-Lottie thought she’d make a quaint entranceway with cornered roof sections and a little overhang above the door.
One’s even facing inwards!
She hasn’t even touched the main roof - sorry, I mean hole.
We should all be thankful that ‘Lottie Lynn’s Roofers’ isn’t a real company.
There’s no point going inside.
To be clear, my inability to build a functioning roof is all down to me.
Dragonwilds' building mechanic is great and I could happily spend hours covering Ashenfall in my roofless creations.
It’s perfect for multi-story buildings and, yes, roofs.
Just ignore the piece of beam sticking out of the top that makes it look like an unfinished lighthouse.
My dragon friend can use it as a perch.
Eye of Oculus isn’t the only useful spell you’ll unlock either.
Not to forget about the collection of combat-oriented spells either.
That means keeping yourself fed, watered and rested.
Water is also easy to come by.
Though you might want to boil it first as drinking too much dirty water will make you sick.
It’s important to balance maintaining these three stats alongside progressing through the skills to unlock new abilities.
Doing so will help you uncover the secrets Ashenfall hides and complete the main quests.
Who knows, maybe you’ll even be able to slay the Dragon Queen.
(Once she’s been added to the game.)
One thing you don’t need for Dragonwilds is any knowledge of RuneScape itself.
There’s nothing to worry about, though.
I can easily see myself sacrificing some time dedicated to RuneScape 3 in favour of Dragonwilds.
For now, I need to take another look at that roof.
Someone just got hit by poison dragon fire inside her base.
