Notes from author
Far east female, black hair, ponytail, Wanderer (best class finder)
Princess guard covenant - healer for his master (Broken Sword)
Armor:
Painting guardian set (shirt& pants)- painted world
Alternate:
Crimson set (shirt&pants) - blighttown near branch bridge near elevator.
Weapons:
Gold tracer - closest to the movie sword
*Acquired from Lord's Blade Ciaran alongside the Dark Silver Tracer, in exchange for the Soul of Artorias, or by killing her (you can't acquire the weapons twice).
*2nd gold tracer can only be obtained in new game plus so you can probably stick with the alternates in your first playthrough
Alternate:
Jagged ghost blade - farm from ghost at new londo.
*Jagged ghost blade and Gold tracer both don't have the sword sheath of the scimitar. Moon's sword sheath is in her back.
Scimitar - starting weapon
*buy undead merchant for your 2nd scimitar
Pyro glove - laurentius in depths
Optional
48 faith
Soothing and Bountiful sunlight
Darkmoon Talisman - heal
Spells:
Power within - boost damage
Rings:
Red tearstone ring - boost damage when low health
Lingering Dragoncrest Ring - boost duration of power within and weapon buffs
Build notes:
10 soft humanity + serpent ring (sen's fortress) for farming
Easy way to kill Reah's bodyguards - use skull lantern, loot white tita chunk on the ramp, lure them to Skeleton towers
*catacombs skip, kill pinwheel, and save reah in tomb of giants in the dark
*avoid bonfire or difficult to return to firelink
Most efficient farming souvenir:
annex tower - dodge and use force on fire enemy, run and cast wog on the 2 crows, cast 2 more wog when 2 more crows fly to the area.
*beat Capra then save rhea, buy force, wrath of gods (WOG), homeward miracle.
Bonus:
Farm a broken straight sword - the sword of his master broken sword
*painted world/undead burg