You Use souls as currency in the game, to either level up or buy things from merchants. The ones you absorb from killing stuff go into your stash straight away but the ones like 'Soul of a Proud Knight' need to be 'used' before you can spend them at bonfires/merchants.

Coo. ta. So when I get a thing like that, hot foot it back to the bonfire and use it to aid levelling up sharpish, lest it disappears seems to be a decent idea.

Yes. Only convert your 'Soul of a X' when you're ready to spend them. Other wise you risk possibly losing them.

Um. OK. I guess I'll know when that is. I have found one merchant so far, by the place after the asylum. I suspect there are others in Undead Burg, but I've to fight my way through there tonight.

And I'm really looking forward to it. I have slight problems with the jam jar lobbing things when they have back up. What I do is try and draw them out of range and then get rid of them, and charge toward them and smack those jam jar throwing things away. Crossing the bridge I got cocky and surrounded. trying not to do that again.

(and maybe dropped by the crossbow dude next to the bonfire, although I dont remember him dropping one)

He dropped one for me last night.

Also: This play through I didn't get the Metal Hog Helmet but I did get the Gargolye Helmet and Axe. I bet you'd have to play through plenty of time to get to see everthing this game contains.

Objective reached! I found the bonfire in Undead Burg and set off exploring again. Man, that Taurus demon has got a serious case of Wantstokillme.

I used some souls things that I found to level up and increased strength and dexterity, as this was a great idea.

Holy wow, this is amazing. Made all the more better by the notes and stuff left about. I also saw a white hoop in the air, but didn't know what that meant, so I smashed up some barrels instead, because, fuck barrels.

I had such a bastard time killing the taurus demon on my first play through. Now I wonder why I did. Possibly due to not having figured out surviving is a rather sensible thing to do.

In my "see how easy the asylum demon is with a knight" I went on until just after the taurus demon, and he is beatable using the knights standard gear by careful placing and blocking, and slowly wearing him down, but there are alternatives.

Yeah, I wouldn't use them in a boss fight. I don't think you even can.

Really glad you stuck with it, I think the hooks are well and truly in now.

Wait until you make a little more progress and realise how fantastic the level design is too.

I still don't though.

Have you even played it?

What sort of question is that?!?

Just thought I'd mention it as you'll never get to play it. 'cause you suck.

Yes.

The Spear is a Halbard 'for those who are light on their feet'.

It's the second reason why I migh tget a PS3, reason the first is The Last Guardian.

Haven't they switched off the multi-player servers though now?

I've never used an Alluring Skull. I always thought they were to attract a certain type of enemy, just read up on them now.

Uh - this is what they're for, no? That's certainly what I used one for, to make the armoured boar charge into the bonfire and cook itself.

Hmm, it appears I'm playing a new game rather than NG+

Just realised as I was reading up on the axe I got from the Gaping Dragon that. If I was playing NG+ I'd have got 75k souls rather than 25k.

Am I bothered?

Uh - this is what they're for, no? That's certainly what I used one for, to make the armoured boar charge into the bonfire and cook itself.