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* Your starting class only determines your initial spells, items and level, meaning your choice doesn't permanently lock you into or out of anything as everything can eventually be found elsewhere. Pyromancer is one good beginner choice since it otherwise takes a while to find the pyromancy trainer and pyromancy itself is useful for all characters. | * Your starting class only determines your initial spells, items and level, meaning your choice doesn't permanently lock you into or out of anything as everything can eventually be found elsewhere. Pyromancer is one good beginner choice since it otherwise takes a while to find the pyromancy trainer and pyromancy itself is useful for all characters. | ||
* You can also pick a starting gift at character creation. Of these, the Master Key (which Thieves start with by default) is arguably the most impactful but it can make for a poor beginner choice since it simply allows earlier access to some later areas. The Pendant and Old Witch's Ring have no real gameplay impact, although the wearing the latter at a specific time nets you some extra dialogue. The effect of the Tiny Being's Ring is almost nonexistent, the Binoculars can be found quite quickly and easily, and Humanity is fairly common, so that leaves the 3 Divine Blessings or 10 Black Firebombs as arguably the best first-time player choices for the gift. | * You can also pick a starting gift at character creation. Of these, the Master Key (which Thieves start with by default) is arguably the most impactful but it can make for a poor beginner choice since it simply allows earlier access to some later areas. The Pendant and Old Witch's Ring have no real gameplay impact, although the wearing the latter at a specific time nets you some extra dialogue. The effect of the Tiny Being's Ring is almost nonexistent, the Binoculars can be found quite quickly and easily, and Humanity is fairly common, so that leaves the 3 Divine Blessings or 10 Black Firebombs as arguably the best first-time player choices for the gift. | ||
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* At the start of the game, the way forward is not through the graveyard. Those skeletons are meant for a stronger version of you. Find another path out of Firelink. | * At the start of the game, the way forward is not through the graveyard. Those skeletons are meant for a stronger version of you. Find another path out of Firelink. | ||
* There's an easily missable merchant very early on in the game in the Undead Burg, accessible right before the first bonfire of the area. He sells a variety of very useful items such as firebombs, a repair box, a storage box and the Orange Guidance Soapstone which allows you to rate the messages left by other players and write your own. | * There's an easily missable merchant very early on in the game in the Undead Burg, accessible right before the first bonfire of the area. He sells a variety of very useful items such as firebombs, a repair box, a storage box and the Orange Guidance Soapstone which allows you to rate the messages left by other players and write your own. | ||
* By offering Humanity to a bonfire, first to become human and then to Kindle it, you can increase how many Estus Flask charges you'll get whenever you rest there. An unkindled bonfire yields 5 charges, and a kindled fire 10. Later you'll be able to go up to 20 charges, if you want. | * By offering Humanity to a bonfire, first to become human and then to Kindle it, you can increase how many Estus Flask charges you'll get whenever you rest there. An unkindled bonfire yields 5 charges, and a kindled fire 10. Later you'll be able to go up to 20 charges, if you want. | ||
* The potency of your Estus Flasks can be increased as well. This is done by offering rare items called "Firekeeper Souls" to Firekeeper NPCs, such as the one caged in the lower part of Firelink Shrine. Make sure not to consume them as items by accident! | * The potency of your Estus Flasks can be increased as well. This is done by offering rare items called "Firekeeper Souls" to Firekeeper NPCs, such as the one caged in the lower part of Firelink Shrine. Make sure not to consume them as items by accident! | ||
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