False Depth dungeons are (usually) Depth 5 dungeons edited to be accessible with the very first Root Chalice (Depth 1)
In order to access False Depth dungeons, you must:
*Work your way through Old Yharnam collecting the Ritual Blood 1 (on each character you want to have access to False Depth glyphs)
*At the end of Old Yharnam, beat Blood-starved Beast in order for the Pthumeru Depth 1 Chalice to drop from her.
*Open up the Chalice on a tombstone in the Hunters Dream (provided you have an active Playstation Plus and internet access).
*The Layer one boss of the chalice is Undead Giant, progress past this and beat the Merciless Watchers (Layer two boss) who drop the Root chalice.
*The Root Chalice allows for the creation of Depth 1 dungeons to explore.
*The edited (False Depth) chalices were initially Depth 5 and were created as opposed to in game required dungeons that can be accessed offline. Therefore they are now accessible with the Root Chalice, meaning runes, weapons, farming locations and gems are now available after only beating (potentially) your second boss of the game.
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