Notes from author
The only reason I used 85 vit was that I had nothing else to level up, and I wanted a good level for hosting.
Anyway, the dragon claws have surprisingly high damage, at the cost of armor. No armor means no poise. One way to fix this is wolf ring, another is the Havel's greatshield buff. Once you use the buff, unequip the shield to free up some weight, for light rolls/ninja flips. Now you have extraordinary poise, and a deflection factor. Now you just gotta get up close and personal. Consider hornet ring (it also looks epic). Now I'd recommend hosting in the Oolacile Township, but the forest, or elsewhere, works too. Consider taking those points from vitality and putting them into att/faith/int for spells. You have (varies per starter class) 35-50 points available for taking out of vit, if you want 50-30 vit.
