cormack12

Thanks for all the useful info everyone! I had a little wander last night. It's a long way back that's for sure. I retreated last night and could only see the dragon guarding the castle, looking menacing. I got killed making my way down there so going to try and get to the depths that have been mentioned.

I don't seem to get many 'drops'. I don't think I've had a good one at all. Even 100% certs. Apparently the first Black Knight (that doesn't respawn) should have dropped a decent shield but I didn't get that. Do I have to stay in human form the entire game?

One last thing as well you helpful people - at bonfires, I generally see some translucent figure that looks like another player. They become solid but don't engage with me and then they fade. At first I thought I was being invaded but I was hollow and no=one has moved to attack me at these encounters........puzzling........

Hi, I've been playing a couple of weeks now and got to grips with the mechanics. I've read loads of beginner guides and hints bu tI'm at a stage where I feel really underpowered. Half of the things mentioned I haven't come across. My build so far is:

Lvl-20, Wanderer, VIT-15, END-15, STR-14, DEX-17

Winged Spear+1, Hollow soldier shield

I defeated the tutorial boss quite easily, and after a couple of hours working out the Taurus demon sorted him too. I used summons to defeat the first belltower gargoyles but now am stuck.

I couldn't defeat the one legged demon beneath the blacksmith so ran past him. Lame I know but I was literally hitting him 10-12 times and he was still alive, two swipes and I die. So I'm in the garden and found a bonfire behind a crumbling wall at the moment. I've explored a bit, I either end up at a big snake with 20 heads and surrounded by crystal golems, end up near a silver knight who again I feel weak against and don't seem to do any damage. Any hints on what to do next?? My main concern is feeling too weak, I seem to have to do loads more damage to bring something down than anyone else mentions or youtube vids show.

I purposely avoided the skeleton key thing as I didn't want to go into areas that would kill me too quickly.