Notes from author
Fast roll with 25% equipment burden (weight fully utilized, none leftover). Quick stamina recovery from Grass Crest Shield and Ring of Favor for more frequent blocking and-or sword attacks.
Crown of Dusk (+20%), Bellowing Dragoncrest Ring (+20%), and Power Within (+40%) stack to boost Sorcery and Pyromancy. Use Wolf Ring instead of Bellowing for 55 poise if needed in tough battles (only better poise value is 76 to stop Ultra Great weapons).
45 Dex for max offensive spell casting speed, 28 Str to wield Ultra Greatswords, 16 Int to cast Dark Bead (Oolacile catalyst only .5 burden and provides 180 magic adjust regardless of Int).