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The main theme that connects these two worlds is that of a great "Cycle".

In DD, it is the cycle linking the Dragon, the Arisen, and the Seneschal. More so, some dialogue from DD implies that as time passes, the Seneschal's will is what sustains life in the world and it becomes depleted, negatively affecting the nature of living beings. To "renew" this, another Arisen must take up the mantle of Seneschal after having his/her will and resolve tested numerous times.

Dark Souls is similar in a lot of ways. The First Flame sustains the world as we know it. And ironically enough, that world was forged when the gods defeated the Everlasting Dragons. But anyway, over time, the First Flame begins to fade and darkness creeps into the world. The "Chosen Undead" is the figure that must overcome all of this, defeat the guardians of old, and re-kindle the First Flame.... only for the cycle to eventually loop back around.

In Dark Souls, the final boss is Gwyn, the being who first linked the Flame. The Chosen Undead defeats what remains of him and finally sacrifices themselves to re-kindle the Flame to kick off the next cycle. It should be noted that the lore tells us we are not the only Chosen Undead. Across different worlds and times, multitudes of other Chosen Undead are playing out these very same events.

Obviously, I am stretching things to draw similarities and there are a ton of differences in the lore, but I can't help but draw the parallels. One of the main differences is that in Dark Souls, it's very obvious that the world is dying a slow death. This isn't really the case in DD. Outside of Grigori, nobody in the world really seems to know much about the true nature of the Arisen and the Dragon. Much of it is revealed in the post-game when the player reaches the Seneschal.

I've taken a lot of liberties with this post, because I'm not a lore expert in either of these games. Nowhere near the level of some people out there. So I'm curious if this holds any water or if I'm way off.

Looking to start a fresh playthrough and main Mystic Knight. I've played this game a good bit, but don't have much meta/min-maxing knowledge.

I don't want to do something like player Sorcerer 10-200 before switching over just so I can have high magic attack.

I want to spend as much time as possible playing MK and I highly doubt I will sniff level 200 anyway. But I do want to grab Augments that will be seriously impactful and would like to have at least decent stats.

What are the most important augments to get from other vocations? And should I try to get them ASAP? My biggest specific questions are: Do I need to play Fighter to get Sinew? Should I grind out Warrior 9 to get Clout?

It's happening again. Took over a year break from playing DD2 and started a fresh playthrough. It's been pretty enjoyable for the most part.

I'm now level 50 and have done most stuff. All that's left is to polish off the main quest so I can get to the UW. Problem is, I'm not too excited about this run anymore.

Been thinking about starting a new game of DD1 lmao