Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-6132984-20130527010542/@comment-4511886-20140414100740

@Last You want to avoid those Skellies. You may suicide run for the Zweihander or Winged Spear if you want them but that's it.

I'd recommend restarting as a Pyromancer. The Elder Scrolls Thief/Assassin is very different to the Thief in Dark Souls. In TES you try to sneak past enemies to kill them, but the DaS Thief is focused on these two mechanics: Parry and Riposte and Backstab.

Also the damage types are (from top to bottom)

Physical, Magical, Fire and Lightning

Also these links may help you out: Humanity Mechanic, Weight, Durability, Scaling.