Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-188.67.81.186-20131212200209/@comment-24287856-20131213130904

The Heater Shield is a small shield that blocks 100% physical that you can get very early in any class (from the merchant in Undead Burg). The Dragon Crest  and Crest Shield (Dragon Crest from near the rotting Undead Dragon in Valley of the Drakes, Crest Shield from Oscar in the Undead Asylum) have nice stats, the Dragon Crest blocks high fire and the Crest blocks high magic, if I recall correctly.

Pick the weapon you enjoy playing with. I think the Longsword and Claymore are very nice even though they're very easy to get. Fight the Black Knights with high Item Discovery (from Humanity or a special ring) to get a Black Knight weapon, those are fun to use.

Upgrading into +15 is always nice for some weapons. I also make a Divine sword for fighting the Catacombs Skeletons. (or use the Astora Straight Sword if I'm in a hurry.) Lightning is nice.

Wolf Crest Ring is very good for Warriors. Poise is useful. Consider the Grass Crest Shield, even though it doesn't have 100% physical block.

Don't worry about Covenant if you aren't PvP, just pick the Chaos Covenant to open the secret path to save Solaire.