So @
KenithTheGatherer
I have the Crest Shield, got my Laito to +10 (it started doing around the same damage as the Drake Sword at about +8 but I decided by then to just go to +10), got my Pyro Flame to +10, found Quelana and bought some new Pyromancies, joined the Chaos Covenant, and have my some way into Sen's Fortresses.
First off, **** the snake monsters with swords. Oh my ****ing god I hate these things so much. They're fast, strong, and seem to have absurd resistance to flinching. The only way I can somewhat safely kill them is with Pyromance but that is easier said then done in the tight space. The snake monster mages are fine though. I can make them flinch. The pendulums are also a bit annoying but bearable. But the rocks... -.-
I eventually get to what seems to be some kind of roof. Across from me I see some kind of giant *** monster putting rocks into a chute, had to have been the one with the goddamn annoying rocks. I killed it with a Bow.
Now every-time I try to continue forward I get pelted with some kind of giant *** exploding attack from nowhere. And I'm out of Estus. So now I'm deciding if I should attempt to push on and home to run into a Bonfire soon or if I should use a Homeward Bone and return back to the Undead Parish Bonfire.