I recently returned to Lordran and have some thoughts on applying the lessons of Dark Souls 1 to ttrpgs slowly percolating. In the meantime, a stocker:
A mute and imprisoned priestess, watched by a duplicitous warrior
A prison with a demon trapped in the basement
A monster in a courtyard, unaware of a balcony above
A hidden barterer using delivery birds
A priest who plans to betray his snooty noble ward
Large nest, man-sized eggs
A stash of red crystals. Can be crushed to visit another world
A tall epitaph, a corpse pinned to it with a greatsword
A toothy serpent under the floor of a disused shrine
A large creature that eats rare minerals and spits out others
A merchant with a freakish appearance. Keeps a legendary sword hidden among his things
Soldiers watch a narrow path from above, firebombs at the ready
An old witch peddles poisons from behind bars
A gang of thieves sneak around from behind as dogs provide distraction
A cooperative knight. Quirky interest becomes a consuming monomania
A town, its front gate hijacked by a great creature
A large animal and armed herders. It wear excessive custom barding
A portcullis, closed until its keeper hears the signal bell
A church tower where a goth dude offers absolution
Beasts guard a rooftop, wearing ornamental armor and wielding halberds
A slime hidden above, drops down to engulf passing heads
A rodent the size of a bus, caged
A merchant, cheerful in a wretched place, sells powerful exotic weapons
A misshapen, waddling beast. Its ribcage is a gaping maw
On a shadowed ledge, a sneak shoots venomous missiles. Carries the antidote
A brute swings a massive club coated in poison. In his pockets: actual shit
An enormous filter feeder. Its body obscures a scroll with a self destructive spell of great power
A rickety wooden elevator driven by a cobbled-together water wheel. Surrounded by biting insects
The sister of devils sells her secrets to those she deems worthy
The hollow roots of a massive tree reach deep underground
An inept knight waits at a high window, surrounded. Knows a holy blast spell
An ornate bridge can rotate to connect different areas
Down a hidden staircase, a demon sits in a chapel
Silent archers guard a precarious side entrance
Imps, in service of the church, wield javelins
In front of the doors of a great hall lies a chance to hunt down a traitor
A skilled giant bound to his craft in service knows the secret of lightning
A magic ring empowers divine spells
A teleporting mage guards a hidden but empty tomb
A renowned dragonslayer and his corpulent lackey issue a challenge
An ambush of thorny treemen waits among the bushes
A stone clad knight emanates an aura of slowness
The grave of a legendary knight, locked with a mystical seal
An old smith looks for a blessed flame to enable forging special weapons
A living statue of rare metal wields a mancatcher
A huge glowing insect perches on a ruined tower
Massive felines charge and tumble into their prey
A band of warriors protect their forest from otherworldly invaders
Easily dispatched myconids. Their death cries call the larger ones
A warrior from a distant land. Welcomes any to join as he hunts people for sport
A spirit. Can only be harmed by someone who has been petrified
An elevator, its mechanisms inert and underwater
The remains of a city destroyed to contain a spreading evil
A red-robed mage applies his knowledge to physick
Behind a locked door, a crank to unseal floodgates
A giant mass of tortured souls slowly oozes forward
A hooded warrior, seeks to drain life force. Leader claims they are merely antiauthority
A wizard craftsman, self sequestered to avoid losing his lucidity
A hidden crevice connecting two disparate areas, home to winged raptors
A winding pathway up to snow covered steps, surrounded by impaled bodies
A wielder of acid magic, his head bandaged and bulbous
A rooftop corpse. Harpies watch to swarm the curious
A bloated wretch charges blindly and swings a flaming torch
A thin sword dedicated to a raven goddess
A warren of tunnels at the bottom of a well
A phalanx that has guarded a gate for an age, the soldiers stooped and melted from waiting
A rotting undead beast who pulls itself apart to give chase
A fur-covered giant with a weapon made to kill the gods
A beautiful woman bids leave the kind denizens in peace
A hefty golem examines an orrery. Holds a key to an ancient time
Zombie soldiers sprout iridescent crystals
A dragon's attendant uncannily danced with a trident
Multistory bookcases, stairways crisscross between
A huge monster whose breath sends victims to jail
A snake man alerts the area with a megaphone alarm
A cage of cephalopod mutants. Evidence that they were once women
A warrior emerges from the belly of a beast. She searches for her father
An invisible bridge marked only with bloodstains
A giant butterfly lapping at the sparkling walls
A cavern of skull-eating mollusks. Can sometimes break a curse
Floating heads. They moan then explode
A narrow canyon. Archers hide among crypts and tombs
Dead warriors continue to pursue as long as a skull shaped lantern is lit
A pathway lined with statues, several have spike traps. Skeletons give chase
A pit full of rolling spike monsters
A masked shut-in studies, surrounded by books. Can create illusory clones, lacks hands
A priest-hating thief who sells the belongings of his victims
A paradigm-altering vista of cosmic proportions
An undead paladin, the legendary founder of his order, attacks any trespassers
Among stalagmites, a shambling noble wields a huge scythe
A tortured witch. Her servants prey on others for the means to ease her suffering
A bunch of parasites skitter down a corridor. One is grossly incandescent
A ledge overlooks a huge hall; several of a previously encountered 'boss' monsters loiter about
A deformed giant guards his sister's tomb from grave robbers
A petrified monster made from multiple giant insects animates when someone nears
A pathway lined with gargoyles. Some are fire-breathing demons
A tentacle monster eats weapons outside an exotic style shrine
A bridge back to safety guarded by a living statue
A flustered warrior offering to clear the path ahead out of gratitude
A tangle of writhing roots contain a straining elemental of fire
