Quote Originally Posted by Madonna View Post
Damn it. I made it to Anor Londo and in the thrill of making it, I upgraded my Estus Flask...with you know whatmy Firelink Keeper's soul. With this and a lack of Patches in my life, I am feeling a void; my choices have been poor and rushed. On the plus side, I bothered to farm and have a Longbow +11, a Fire Axe +5 for those times the Pole lets me down, and I switched out the Tattered Cloth Robe +5 for an Elite Knight Armor +10.
I'd recommend pushing through on this character. It's this game's charm: no matter what your choices are, all of them are spontaneous and there is no right or wrong in any of them. You can kill every NPC you meet and still beat the game. I killed Patches too on my first playthrough, as well as some other merchants. Don't worry about the Firelink Keeper, without spoiling too much I'll just guarantee you'll do just fine without her. Just continue the amazing Anor Londo part and you'll see.

Also, big props for not playing with a guide, it's the way this game shines most. Starting other characters is good fun indeed, but I'd recommend plowing through on your first. Not to sound demeaning or anything, but there's still lots to learn and explore, as well as a few NPC's to meet, all of which will help your following characters a great deal.

About dealing more damage with Pyromancy; some general infothe magic damage does not scale with any stat. Therefore it can be a great asset to any character, as long as you're willing to pump some levels in attunement slots. What you do is upgrade the Pyromancy Flame like you do with a weapon, but all you need is souls, no titanite shards. This can be done at several pyromancy trainer NPC's, not blacksmiths. An upgraded flame makes the spells do more damage.

But keep it up, you're making good progress and it seems you're having fun too! Congrats on that Forest kill, sometimes getting kills in there can be sooo hard. Chameleon can increase your chances a great deal!