You are on a Pilgrimage.

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I'll go eat something then. When we finish the Taurus Demon, I might have to discuss how/if the White Soapstone could be used to appropriately allow our hero's to quest together as a group. IIRC someone wanted me to expand and allow multiple characters to play.

Which might seriously be too much for me to keep up with, I'm not sure.

Just focus on eating well for now.

That was me who suggested that, but seeing what this has turned into I can understand that being very difficult to do.

Since I already played a bit yesterday I'll wait to see if anyone else wants to try.

Fair enough, I'll take the reigns.

I look down the Aquaduct and see a gate blocking me from moving forward. Finding that kicking it till it breaks ain't worth it, I look around and find a stairway going up, and decide to chance it.

You walk up the staircase, and you spot two more hollow warriors standing there. One is facing towards you, and spots you. The other does not take the hint and remains facing the other direction.

You have 540/616 HP

You are in combat. You are below your opponents
L.Hollow Warrior; 100%
L.Hollow Beserker; 100%

Let's put the bow to use. Aim for the one who's on to us, straight for his none-existent eye! Hit or miss, prep the estoc and shield immediately afterward.

You fire an arrow.
>Arrow was not steadied, suffering 50% accuracy reduction.
Warrior rolls a 16, warrior needed a 12 +6 or lower to dodge.
The arrow flies harmlessly by it's head.

You have 540/616 HP

You are in combat. You are below one of your opponents
L.Hollow Warrior; 100%
L.Hollow Beserker; 100% [U][Height Advantage]

L.Hollow Warrior shakes with power.

What do you do?

I run in and go for a shoulder check in an attempt to force the warrior onto the ground. If I succeed, I try to stab him while he's down.

You bash the warrior with your plank shield!
The warrior rolls an 82, they are most certainly knocked down by your assault.
You unleash a finishing blow on the warrior! Damage is magnified by 1.0 X 1.12 X 1.12!
(Not that you needed to know that, it's just good to know for the future that strength and dex both matter for this type of move)

The hollow beserker has been alerted by the noise.
You have 540/616 HP

You are in combat. You are below your opponents
L.Hollow Beserker; 100% [H.A]

Hollow Beserker has done an inhuman jumping attack.

What do you do?

Dodge it and go for a finishing blow with the estoc!

You roll a 74.
You fail to dodge the attack, and he manages to crash his axe harshly into your head. You suffer minimum damage, but your helmet has been broken.

You have lost 56 HP.

You have 484/616 HP

You are in combat. You are on the ground.
L.Hollow Beserker; 100%

Hollow Beserker lifts it's axe high in the air.

Roll towards the berserker's legs and swipe at them in the hopes to trip and cut his legs up.

You roll a 51, you fail to dodge the attack.
The beserkers axe crashes right into the center of your back, it impales you for 400 damage, you cry out in pain, struggling below his grasp.

You have 84/616 HP

You are in combat. You are on the ground. You have an axe imbedded in your back
L.Hollow Beserker; 100%

The Beserker raises it's foot. It seems intent on kicking the axe.

Stab at it's other foot with the estoc and no matter what afterward, GET UP!

You roll a 53, and successfully jab your estoc into the Warriors foot. This imbalances him, and he falls down the staircase. You painfully get back to your feet, suffering 70 damage.

You have 14/616 HP

You are in combat. You have an axe imbedded in your back
L.Hollow Beserker; 12% [H.D]
The world is fading around you, and you can not concentrate on the battle at hand.

Remove the axe from my back and use THAT to finish him (the prick) then down the rest of my estus right now.

You remove the axe from your back, suffering 80 damage.
You awake by the bonfire, missing all unspent experience points, and 0 copper coins.

Achievment unlocked; first death.

>_> not my fault. I had an AXE in my back. Someone else wanna give it a go? I got a party to get ready for.

Go get ready, someone else will pick it up.

Honestly, I already died twice. In the graveyard and by ghosts.

WhatDoesThePendantDo? wrote:Honestly, I already died twice. In the graveyard and by ghosts.

You died after someone else shoved you into the position, the other one was suicide looting, but thanks for pointing it out? XD
More like... "First avoidable death."

Anyway, let's continue

So, I'm back at the Firelink bonfire, correct?

Oh, brother...

Let's go, Estoc at the ready, back up those familiar steps again.

Rynn wrote:You remove the axe from your back, suffering 80 damage.
You awake by the bonfire, missing all unspent experience points, and 0 copper coins.

Achievment unlocked; first death.

The armored man laughs. He taunts you about how you are "back again". Remarking the soul you are carrying, he jeers that such a soul like yourself is doomed to go hollow and fade like the rest, if they are not even capable of spotting a upgrade to the potency of their flask when it slaps them in the face. He laughs once more, then ignores you.

Having no idea how I am supposed to use this soul to upgrade anything, yet not comfortable crushing it in my hand like everything else, I decide to go down the stairs in the direction of where I found it. Maybe I can find some clue as to what I should do, as long as I don't have to go near those damned ghosts again!

You walk down the stairs towards the elevator that brought you to the angry spirits. You spot a cage with a young woman inside of it, but she does not speak to you, or make eye contact.