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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to SideQuest!
We are making some cool progress, and boy, that was a cool boss fight last time, wasn't it?
Man
That was something else
I still don't understand why...
...Ornstein was here
And, I mean, maybe that wasn't Ornstein, maybe it's his armor or some such thing
I'm sure I'll find out later when I look all this up, but...
Ah, man, it was fun seeing a familiar boss face
We got some items last episode, we should check those out
They might be important
OK, so...
...that's not useful
But...
...at least not directly for explaining...
...if that was Ornstein or why he was here
But...
...the fact that...
...he's reminiscent of a certain knight who I do know, that appears in old legends, suggests that...
...lots of the stuff that is brought up as being...
...old legends, or from an ancient time, or old myths or tales...
...it could very easily refer to Dark Souls 1 stuff, so that kind of...
...helps to semi-confirm some of my other suspicions reading other...
...descriptions
So...
...awesome
Ooh!
"The bright contrast depicts the ebb and flow of the fate of all things living...
...and the serpentine dragon that watches over the march of time...
...the bearer of this shield will be blessed by great fortune in battle"
That's interesting
This one's a little heavier
Not quite so heavy as the Drunk Lake Shield, though
OK, so it doesn't have 100% damage reduction, so that's a weakness
But...
...really good on...
...blocking...
...various types of elemental damage, though
That may be a trade worth considering. Does the damage reduction blocked increase as you level weapons up?
Like, if this were to become a Watchdragon Parma +3 or whatever, would it have better physical damage reduction?
Comments, inform me of this.
Oh, I got some Hyde Knight leggings earlier.
Whether Hyde refers to a kingdom or was just a name for the land is not clear, for no records date back far enough to tell.
All that's known is that the Way of Blue has its origins in Hyde, and that Hyde was later subsumed by the sea.
So... here, then.
Old Leo Ring, and yes, that's the... that's the same Leo Ring.
The beloved ring of a dragon-slaying knight strengthens thrust weapon counterattacks.
After many years of use, the ring's face has worn down, but close inspection reveals an engraved lion.
So, that was Ornstein.
What is he doing here?
Or... was, rather.
Sorry, Ornstein, I kinda keep killing you.
No matter where I find you.
Petrified Dragon Bone.
Reinforces equipment made from special souls, commonly called "dragon bone," but the veracity of the name is questionable.
In any case, this petrified bone houses great power.
Alright.
Lots of cool stuff.
Well, let's go further into this cathedral.
Shall we?
Fine work. Thank you!
Praise the sun.
Ooh, who might you be?
Tough enemy ahead and then weakness stabbing in the back.
This is an NPC I can talk to, isn't it?
You jerk!
Pure luck required ahead, therefore hurrah for light.
I'm just gonna talk to this character.
I'm not listening to any of you people.
Transient being?
This is no place for one such as you.
Be gone. You are not needed.
Transient being, nothing has changed.
You would never make a knight of the blue, and I have nothing more to say.
Be gone. You are not needed.
Are you sure, though?
Transient being, you would never make a knight of--
Okay, well, you seem pretty sure, then. Whatever, I'm taking your stuff!
So some of you folks said that Mimics can be more easily identified by the locks that they have on the front, which other chests don't.
So that's a good thing to watch for.
Cleric's Parma and Tower Shield.
What are these, then?
Tower Shield is a metal grate shield, very heavy, requiring great strength to handle, but provides excellent defense.
One requires strength to handle a grate shield, but they're very stable.
In battle one fights using shield bash instead of parrying.
And I noticed looking at it that it has the sun emblazoned on it, which that big knight I fought outside that unopenable door also had.
So interesting.
Member of the Way of Blue, perhaps? Or some affiliation?
Cleric's Parma, a Parma used by clerics on pilgrimage.
Enchanted with a somewhat fragile blessing that allows spells to be deflected by parrying. That's neat.
Unfortunately, the shield provides very little physical defense and is more of a lucky charm than a proper shield.
Eh, yeah.
Eh, I don't think so.
No, thank you.
Don't even really know this guy's name, but that's alright.
I'm sure we'll cross paths again, rude person.
Bonfire!
Where...
...is this bonfire?
Ah! Bonfire!
Lyre ahead.
What? Come on now.
Bonfire ahead.
Yeah!
That's what I'm talking about.
Hmm.
Who are these folk?
Horse ahead and then try arm
I don't know what any of that means, but uh...
You know, I'm starting to think that there's not actually anything else here in the Cathedral of Blue
I'll look around, though
Cathedral of Blue might just have been...
a place for a cool boss battle...
a dragon to contend with...
and then a rude NPC
Yeah...
That's alright
Glad I came here
But I think now it's time to move on
We had a lost Bastille we were gonna start...
figuring out
Back to the exile holding cells
I guess I should share stats, 'cause I took that 44k of souls I had and invested most of it in some more levels, so let's see here...
Level 64... that's pretty high!
But... I've heard that you end up with a much higher soul level by the end of the game in Dark Souls II than you do in Dark Souls I, so this may be only slightly overleveled.
But uh, yeah, we got vigor, endurance, and vitality up a little bit.
I know I'm... I am intending to do a strength/quality build here, and I know I've not bumped strength up very high.
I've kind of... my instinct is to cover all my bases and make sure I've got the other stats kind of where I need them before I start cranking strength really high.
I wouldn't want to end up in a case where I had like 30 strength and no adaptability, for example.
But I'm feeling pretty good with how those stats are at the moment, so...
I think I'll start putting them into strength from here on... for a little while.
I don't know for sure what I'll do. I guess we'll see how combat performance turns out.
Anyway...
To the Bastille!
So we're coming in from a new entrance now, and none of this looks entirely familiar.
Headed up there, though, is my guess. To the fog door.
Shade, hmm.
Lots of deaths around here.
They seem to be having an awful lot of trouble for the no enemies I see.
Oh!
Hey!
You're an awful good shot.
Get outta here.
C'mon
Invaded! Ah...
That's troubling
So...
Oh geez
That's not good for me or anyone, really
This is kinda bad in a lotta ways
Heh heh heh
If I'm honest
Can I get outta here in time? Run!
Whoo! Boy
This is an ordeal
Drink!
So, who wants to come up here and fight me?
That's right
Oh, okay, so Forlorn's not an enemy player
That I can live with
That's right
And stay down
Uh, I dunno, is Forlorn an NPC or another player?
I think it must be an NPC
Agh!
Alright, careful
That's right
Down you go!
Ha! Ha!
Wow, that was rough
Heh heh heh heh heh
How am I alive?
Pursuer's probably gone again
I kinda wanna fight it again
But I...
keep on losing my opportunity
You know what, this is a decent number of souls
I could get a level or two
Let's, uh, let me head back there real quick
Well, I got the titanite to reinforce this mace, so let's do it!
Ah, one more large titanite shard and I'd have a plus five.
Or six. Yeah, plus six.
That's alright, no rush.
I'm already probably a little overpowered for most things.
Not that that'll stop me from dying, mind you, but you know.
If you'll make it back.
Cool.
Let's see here. What else can I buy from you?
Ooh, twin dragon greatshield. Neat.
Uh...
I should keep spending money here so that his stock keeps improving.
So let's...
Hm.
I don't have enough to buy the whole set, but...
at least I don't think I do.
Let's start buying the elite stuff.
For old times' sake.
Oh, I was just reminded.
Somebody said that I should try...
running through this tunnel again.
'Cause something would be different.
Oh!
Something is different!
You weren't here before.
Hm.
Huh.
Sure.
I guess you are...
yet another...
shopkeep here in town now.
That's pretty great.
Wait!
Can I have her move the path?
That'd be cool.
What items does she sell? Probably the same ones as before, right?
Ring of Prayer...
Lots of spells, yeah, okay.
Well, try moving the path.
Oh, I need to pay two thousand souls.
I do not have that. That's okay!
It's really time to do some Lost Bastille stuff anyway.
No need for miracles.
The gods frown upon such soul-screamers.
[chuckle]
Ominous that a whole bunch of bloodstains just happened to spawn in...
...the instant she says that.
Uh... anyway.
Okie dokie.
So, let's handle...
...the one archer I can reach.
Dodge the other one, climb down...
and then...
see what happens.
I'm assuming the pursuer's not going to be here anymore.
Which is...
Agh!
Partly happy news, part sad news.
Guys, I would love trying to fight it agai-
Heeeey, buddy!
Welcome back!
Okay, that's a little, uh, unfair.
Dog.
Bad dog.
Alright.
So, dog attack! Come on!
Dog attack!
But since I don't have dog aggro yet, let me try a thing.
Let's see, we got some heavier arrows here.
So...
If I were to...
shoot this...
Does not seem to be doing anything, which...
annoys me.
I was really hoping that that was gonna cause some explosion.
Alright, dog number two.
And...
There will be a third dog.
And no pursuer.
That's sad.
Nope, there he is.
Okay, so...
Ah! Dogs, get outta here.
Hope he doesn't go away.
Ah, he did. Crumbs.
Ah, keep missing my opportunities.
Oh, well.
This looks familiar.
Yeah!
This connects...
the two halves...
of this place. That's great!
Hey, dogs.
Heh heh, caught 'em on the backswing.
That's awesome.
Huh.
Let's see here...
Someone was saying I should do something...
Oh, that's right! They said to, uh, light...
light this, uh...
brazier here--no.
That's not what I meant to...
that's not what I meant to do.
Get--get up! Get up! Get up! Get up!
Light torch!
And theeeen...light!
Then, light this!
Yeah!
And then...
Does he do anything different?
Rather fire-obsessed, this one.
Alright.
Then...
Uh, does anything...happen? Does he move?
Thought he was--yeah, he did move!
Sweet!
Which means I can now...
open this!
Craftsman's hammer and a twinkling titanite.
Pretty good.
What is this hammer?
Craftsman's hammer? An old smithing hammer. Looks like a typical hammer, but it is in fact incredibly sturdy.
Some say it was the hammer used long ago by a famed blacksmith of yore.
Ah.
Ah, so this was Andre's then.
I mean, this guy is not Andre now, right?
Surely not.
Looks different.
Different voice.
[bell dings]
Right, right, right. Okay.
Aaaaaand leave.
I shall.
[bell dings]
It's neat finding little items and the occasional boss
that, uh...
form connections...
to old Dark Souls stuff.
[gunshots]
Ah!
There we go.
Dogs! Leave me alone!
Dogs! Leave me!
Seriously now.
[bell dings]
All right, so...
I'm hoping that the pursuer will show up again, but first let me...
provoke...
that fellow...
into maybe coming and attacking me.
[footsteps]
Eh, you're not gonna, are you?
All right, fine.
There we go. And there's our pursuer, so let's have a fight.
Eh.
Yeesh.
Alright, alright.
Missed.
Yeesh, watch it.
Ah, whiff.
Guess as well I need a...
'Kay, that didn't go well for either of us.
You happy?
Ah!
Ah! Didn't roll.
I'm making bad decisions now. Getting reckless.
Ah, speaking of being reckless...
Bad timing.
Tag.
Okay.
And I gotcha!
Yeah!
Take that, pursuer!
That feels good.
Ooh, and a twinkling titanite for my trouble.
I'll take it.
Would you come down here? Can I break this?
That's right. You were annoying. You made that harder than it needed to be... jerk.
Anyway...
"A luring skull." Ah.
So I could probably go back to that other area...
upstairs in the Lost Bastille...
if I wanted to fight that pursuer again. I'm guessing.
Maybe not.
Hmm, only one Estus Flask left, but...
since I've cleared out the area, let's...
see if we can press forward a little bit.
Oh, what's back here?
Ah! Dog!
Dog!
What else, though?
Ah, the chest! Nice!
[door closes]
And...an Estus Flask shard, that's great! And the large Titanite shard to level up my weapon again. I'm gonna go do those things.
[♫ intro music ♫]
Alright, first off...
Just reinforce that mace.
Alright, next I need chunks, so it'll probably be a while before I can, uh, take this thing up any further. That's okay!
Okay...next...upgrade!
And let's have some actual celebration!
That's better.
And I think we got a level in us.
Strength! Hooray!
Actual points into strength.
All right, back to our business.
I guess I'm starting to get the strength and dexterity stats high enough that I can actually...
...start kinda trying out some of these other weapons.
I'll have to check on that soon.
I mean, I'm really liking the mace.
I don't wanna spend the whole game JUST using the mace.
Like, I do wanna try some of the ones out at least.
Even though the mace is going very well for me and I'm enjoying it.
And I'm getting pretty used to its moveset at this point.
[gunshots]
There we go.
Now let's get the other one.
There we are.
Taken care of.
All right, now this.
What do we got?
I see something in there.
Something that's probably gonna come out and attack me.
I should bring a torch in here.
There it is.
You're different.
Ooh, that's bad.
It's very bad.
So I'm just gonna hit you, okay?
Okay.
Yeah, let me go ahead and light this torch.
Since that area is a bit dark.
Okey dokey!
Here we go! And light!
Another one of those in there.
At least one.
Nope, thank you.
Hey, two more flame butterflies. Nice.
They clearly want you to, uh...
...have a torch lit in here.
I'm gonna go ahead and use one of these life gems.
Top off.
All right.
"Used antiquated key." Oh, so that's what that's for!
Okay.
I was starting to wonder.
Ah, dogs!
Hey, that really felt like I hit the dog.
Okay, there we go.
Huh, that one's already lit, so I don't really need this at the moment.
Ah!
Oh, it's just one of you.
That's not so bad.
Hmm...
Let's see if this trick works again.
Yeah!
Ah!
Okay!
So, less beneficial...
than last time.
That's a fun little trap to set.
Make them feel smart.
Ooh, wanderer. Hood, coat,
manchets and boots.
Pretty smart, wanderer.
Like me.
Uh...
Hmm...
What's back here?
A thing to climb!
Very well!
Huh, where are we?
Rise!
All right.
Oh, I can't get back up here easily.
It's a minor nuisance.
I guess I can through...
...this little upper area.
Ah, which also has an item!
What's this in here?
It's very difficult to see.
I now wish I had that torch.
[footsteps]
Life gem? Nice.
Ah, "treasure ahead, therefore try destroy."
Hmm, okay.
So...
We're gonna do this safely.
Oh, just missed.
Um...
Still missing. Is there not a, uh...
Oh, I think I broke the things that were there.
That's a shame.
Hmm...
Is it possible to move this one over there?
Oops. Ah, oh well.
Well, let's check what's through here, huh?
Oh, it's where we were before. OK.
I really want to get in there now.
That's going to bug me.
I don't suppose I can just break it with my own strength, right?
No.
Ugh, I want to break that.
Hang on. I'll be back in a second.
Oh wait, there wasn't a thing here.
Those barrels were broken all along.
So how do I get that one over there?
I want to blow this stuff up!
I guess the best I can hope for...
is to...
break these.
Oof, it looks dark in there.
Then...
stand back...
and fire.
Did it work? Ah, it's close enough! Hooray!
Ha ha!
"Archdrake Robes and Shield." Cool!
What do those do?
"The Archdrake's Shield"? "Shield of the Archdrake Sect of Lindelt."
The dragon was engraved for ritual purposes, but the shield itself is highly functional.
The secrets of Lindelt rituals are protected by the Archdrake's Sect,
and only a select few are given access to their canon of knowledge,
which includes the truthful origins of the Archdrake's Sect itself.
Curious.
Ooh, and the robes!
Robes of the Archdrake's Sect of Lindelt.
Little is known about the Archdrake's Sect and its ancient rituals,
and those who dare to indulge their curiosity have been known to simply vanish.
The Archdrake's Sect are the keepers of Lindelt's histories,
including the only record of its foundation.
A tome they have good reason to keep hidden away.
Very interesting.
Kinda curious to try this out.
It's probably terrible armor for—oh! No, it's not!
It's actually great! It's better than what I have!
And it doesn't take me over the, uh, expensive rolls, so...
I. Am. Dapper.
What else can I wear...here?
Can wear the Elite Knight Helm. That looks pretty good with this.
All right, hang on, it's kinda Fashion Souls time here. Let's, uh...
Let's figure out what we're doing.
Let's see, let's keep the Drangle Lake...
gauntlets and leggings.
The Elite Knight armor would make us too heavy, but it looks good.
Drangle Lake Mail, definitely too heavy, but also looks pretty sweet.
Royal Swordsman armor? That's alright.
But...
having some cool robes, I think that's a worthwhile thing to have.
Okay, that's not our best look, but better item discovery, I guess that would have its benefits.
Alright, that just looks dumb.
Old Knight Helm... that's kinda cool.
Too heavy, though.
Wanderer Hood? That's alright.
You know what?
Let's go Elite Knight Helm.
I think. Let me double-check.
Yeah, let's go Elite Knight Helm.
Let's have a nice change.
I dig it.
I dig it!
Alright, this is gonna be our new look for a little while.
At least for the start of the next episode, which will happen...
at the start of the next episode.
If you...
if... yeah.