The Official Dark Souls Thread - .....It Begins

[lestatdark]

sabby_e17 said:

lestatdark said:

sabby_e17 said:
What do both Vitality and Strength upscale?

Vitality increases your total HP. Up until 40 you get high increases (20s - 30s per point), after 40 each points nets little gains (10s). 

Strength allows you to equip heavier weaponry and armoury and also gives you higher attack power for weapons that Scale damage with the Strength stat, such as the Club (A), Black Knight Greataxe (B) and so on.

Lolz I meant Dexterity instead of Vitality *facepalm*

Anyway I assume that Dexterity upscales stuff like curved swords, straight swords, bows and other weapons?

And what do you get out of reinforcing shields? 

Yeah, Dexterity scales curved swords and small piercing swords like the Rapier. Actually, one of the few S scaling weapons is a Dex weapon, the Black Bow of Pharis (the equivalent to a Sticky Compound Long Bow +5 in this game). 

Reinforcing shields mostly gives them higher damage if equipped in the right hand (can be used as weapon). Smaller shields also get more stability with reinforcing, though larger shields don't, like the Havel's Greatshield.