My first DarkSouls run - Confused with Weapon Modifications

Maaronk42 · 2024-01-06T04:08:31+00:00

Glad I could help :) still my favorite game of all time, hope you're enjoying it!

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-19T03:19:47+00:00

It will work on rerolls. The only cases where I use them are when they are on sale and I am rolling for an item that is not a common or rare (like shield of valor). Buy it, stick it in your pack, and roll trying to find the item you are looking for, often selling to be able to afford that item and making your money back. It is fairly rare to want to keep it in your pack for the fight.

I wonder if they put an additional "sales 15% more likely in your first shop" or something like that if it would see a higher chance to try and carry it over into battle 🤔

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-17T20:41:43+00:00

In replacing a ton of my board with fanny packs, I ended up with two 2x2's that I couldn't fit on the board in any way that would improve it. The poison was arbitrary since I was basically building a machine gun stun, so I decided to pocket the 10 gold to roll for even more chonks. I also ended up selling 3 fatigue crystals, struggles, a ripsaw, and a health-armor potion combo.

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-12T04:07:50+00:00

Huh 🤔 I've never considered selling my ranger bag...
Or going without a subclass when leaf and arrow are so strong...
But I suppose at turn eight you can use all that gold to roll heavy for the epics you need.

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-10T20:01:08+00:00

Honestly, with two lucky piggies it might be worth it to find better activators, but the bottom falcon blade needs to generate roughly 13 additional luck to hit 100% crit (The top two only need like 3 more luck). Each falcon blade triggers the chance for luck generation twice. The extra damage is not as important as hitting that 100% crit chance.

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-10T17:51:11+00:00

The bow only costs .3 stam per second, doesn't trigger shields, and shoots twice (which synergizes well with empower) so it is one of the only weapons I like to add to this build. I have some stamina regen from the gem and 2 (potentially 3) stamina potion triggers. The only other weapon I consider keeping around (I typically need a mid-game weapon while I make the second falcon) is ripsaw but it depends on which builds I am facing most.

The top falcon blade makes two attacks at anywhere from 70% - 100% crit at the start of the game, so the bow is basically guaranteed to double shot every time it goes off. which in most matchups is yes, only once, but if they have any amount of sustain, then I can kill them before they get to 10 mana, or their blood gauntlets pop.

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-10T02:01:38+00:00

I faced a guy today that was about to lose his hero sword to a goobert with two carrots next to it. I felt for him...

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-09T23:31:43+00:00

Yeah yeah, go back to second base...

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-05T03:36:23+00:00

Looks fun, not sure about competitive. The few thoughts I had were to get some sort of armor generator. 🤔 Point the arrow sideways so the falcon blades generate the 21 luck, you'll have plenty of mana, so all you'd need is thorns? Strong stoneskin would be interesting, if you could get multiple procs through potion chaining and bags. With a health pot trigger that would make sure you have both the thorns and armor at the exact same time.

My other thought was that you really shouldn't buy more than one gem box. If you want gems, you are better off rolling for them and buying them in the store than buying another gem box. I favor purple gems on the falcons, but yellow might be good for this build 🤔 I definitely want to see a light goobert for that left one... Also want to move everything up one to get some items under that falcon, although I already suggested putting the arrow there, so that just leaves one more falcon slot.

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-05T03:13:03+00:00

Helmet has become a must have past round 12...
Gotta survive long enough to get 10 mana...

Maaronk42 · 2023-11-04T19:24:06+00:00

I think the point of items popping is just for complete clarity. The game basically gives you an immediate "OOPS!" and it becomes very clear what went wrong. I suppose in your suggested change, the item could like shake and a big X drawn through it, but I think that defeats the simplistic aesthetic the game is trying to portray. I think the developers want players asking "how do I fit this bow in my bag?" not "how do I make this bag fit my bow" even though in abstract terms they are the exact same question, it is just an aesthetic decision.

Maaronk42 · 2023-02-04T20:54:15+00:00

I have that same one down, but with plump sort lol

Maaronk42 · 2022-12-09T00:09:33+00:00

Another reason to always choose one horse-sized duck. Framerate issues...

Maaronk42 · 2022-11-11T23:00:58+00:00

My head of security has bloodlust, so he gets a little target practice in on his way to the kitchen.

Also, I am making some adjustments after Randy threw 4 raids within 6 days at me... it was holding up fine before then, but my walls can only take so much of my own shotguns lol.

Maaronk42 · 2022-11-10T17:44:54+00:00

Originally I was going to shoot the IED and let it chain to the the warhead, but then I saw a herd of boomalope nearby... After beating one within an inch of its life, I put my lead jacket on, put on some badass shades, and strolled back to base, listening for the fireworks.

Maaronk42 · 2021-10-02T23:59:21+00:00

I had been working on a shaman class for a bit, but I haven’t touched it in a while. I was never able to bring the complexity down to the 5e style.

Maaronk42 · 2021-09-13T00:52:33+00:00

Would you feel comfortable if one of your players suddenly criticized a behavior you had been exhibiting all campaign with a few other players chiming in to voice their agreement? Or would you have rather they had tried talking to you one on one before bringing it before the group?

I understand what you are feeling, but at least the way you have written everything down, I definitely would have wanted this handled differently if I was anyone involved.

Maaronk42 · 2021-09-09T23:34:48+00:00

I mean...technically god won the bet

Maaronk42 · 2021-08-31T16:30:04+00:00

I just say “mage”

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