Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-24591958-20140225202659

So for my first playthrough of the game (after having played for a few hours just to get a feel), I'm thinking I want to make a battlemage type character, someone who mainly uses a heavy sword like the zweihander but has sorceries as a backup in case the situation calls for it. From a build perspective, would it be practical? I'd need a decent amount of strength and endurance to get the most out of my sword, and I'd want to take it down the standard upgrade path so as to take advantage of sorcery weapon buffs. With all that combined, I'm slightly worried that it will be difficult to keep my vitality at a comfortable level.

Helpful advice and tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm relatively new to this game so I don't know everything. 