Board Thread:Dark Souls/@comment-178.55.162.9-20140422230034/@comment-3492791-20140422231550

The Black/Silver knight armors are naturally thin. They are designed to be highly vertical, to make you look tall and thus more imposing (or at least the enemies were designed that way, it's just a side effect of the armor). So it will pretty much thin down any physique you choose. The only one i'm really familiar with (as it's the character that uses these armors) is the large upper, which as I said, make me very imposing. Even though players are all generally the same height, every time I get summon I feel like i'm towering over the host. Really though, you can't go wrong with average.

As for the equipment, my only advice would be to try to avoid fighting any BKs until you have 10 humanity to max your drop rate. If you're willing to wait, picking up the Gold serpent ring first would certainly help in getting some of the BK gear before the endgame.

Stats I would say focus on str and dex first. You can always make do with Havel's Ring for a while and vit is really not that necessary early on if you have a decent shield to take the damage for you.