Dark Souls PTDE: BKGS Routes with drop dupe

Optimelle is at the end, I don't know about levels for these

# BKGS AB No DLC - No BTS #

* Thief + Bombs, drop hilt, Asylum Demon, get knife, Estus, leave
* Buy 3 knives/rapier/bow/shield/arrows, prompt swap bottomless box, get resins, kill Lizard, Taurus
* Drake Sword, BKGS, SGS, level 11END 11STR at the bonfire, Iron Golem
* Skip the Al bonfire, dupe golem core, level 13END 26STR 18DEX at Tomb, stairs quitout
* O&S, pop core, get LV, bone, level 22END, warp to Parish, rest, activate elevator, Gargoyles, skip bell, darksign
* Buy Shield/999 Arrows, QS 999 pikes and dupe a soul, try to buy pikes, drop -8 twinkling
* Upgrade BKGS+5, prompt swap crest, look at pikes again, drop firebombs, open sealed door, rest at bonfire
* Place pikes in the bottomless box, get Stone Armor, Hornet Ring, Sif, darksign, dupe sif soul 2x, Butterfly, dupe bone
* Warp to Darkmoon Tomb, retrieve pikes, warp to Firelink, dupe Sif soul, Stray, doll, bone, Gwyndolin, bone
* Painted World, RSS, make RTSR, Priscilla, bone, warp to Firelink, drop pikes, rest, Level 23VIT 27STR
* Capra/Gaping, bone, Quelaag, ruins bonfire, Ceaseless, elevator clip, Firesage/Centipede/BoC
* Warp to Firelink, 4 Kings, place LV, level 25VIT 32END, warp to Anor Londo, Seath, warp to Firelink, Pinwheel/Nito
* Offer Lord Souls, Gwyn

# BKGS AB No DLC - BTS #

Air Rolls
22END: Rapier, Sword Hilt, Drake Sword, Pyro Set

* Pyro + Bombs, keep hilt, Asylum Demon, get axe, Estus, leave
* Buy 3 knives/rapier/bow/shield/arrows, prompt swap box, kill merchant, get resins, kill Lizard, Taurus
* Drake Sword cut, BKGS farm, SGS, level 10DEX, Iron Golem, skip AL bonfire, dupe golem core
* Level ??END 26STR 18DEX at Darkmoon, stairs quitout, O&S, pop core, get LV, bone, level 22END, warp to Parish
* Rest, kill gargoyles, skip bell, bone, buy Crest/Shield/999 Arrows, QS 999 pikes and dupe a soul
* Try to buy pikes again, drop -ve twinkling, Upgrade BKGS+5, look at pikes, drop -ve bombs
* Open sealed door, rest at bonfire, place pikes in box, get stone armor, hornet ring, Sif, dupe bone
* Butterfly, dupe bone, warp to Darkmoon, retrieve pikes, warp to Firelink, Stray, doll, dupe bone, Gwyndolin, bone
* Painted World, RSS, ESM RTSR, Priscilla, dupe bone, warp to Firelink and drop pikes
* BTS, Quelaag, ruins bonfire, Ceaseless, elevator clip, Firesage/Centipede/BoC, bone, level STR/VIT
* Warp to Firelink, rest, Capra/Gaping, bone, 4 Kings, place LV, warp to AL, Seath, bone
* Level VIT, Warp to Firelink, Pinwheel/Nito, bone, offer lord souls, Gwyn

# BKGS AotA #

22END: Rapier, Sword Hilt, Drake Sword, Pyro Set

* Pyro + Bombs, keep hilt, kill Asylum Demon, get Estus, leave
* Buy Rapier/R.Club/Bow/2 Standard Arrows, prompt swap key, get resins, kill Lizard
* Taurus, Drake Sword, farm BKGS, take Parish Bonfire, level 12 DEX,
* Buy smithbox, PS max longswords from standard arrows, drop -max Twinkling, get GCS/RTSR, bone
* SGS, kill Iron Golem, take AL Bonfire, BKGS+5 level ??END 26STR 18DEX
* Dupe Golem core, run through AL, O&S, pop golem core, get LV, bone
* Warp to parish, buy crest, door & bonfire, level ??, hydra, free dusk, bone
* Stone Armor, Hornet Ring, Sif, bone, warp to Firelink, rest, level ??
* BTS, Quelaag, elevator clip, Firesage, Centipede, BoC, bone
* 4 Kings, take abyss bonfire, place LV and warp to Anor Londo
* Dupe Sif soul on elevators, Pendant, Seath, Bone, warp to Parish, level 14INT, enter the DLC
* Guardian, buy hidden body/Catalyst, RWS, buy Blossoms/Lloyds, Artorias
* Take bonfire, level 14INT ??, Attune Hidden Body, Kalameet Trigger, bone
* Air rolls, Crest Key, more air rolls, Manus, bone, Gough, bone, Kalameet, bone
* Warp to Firelink Shrine, Pinwheel, Nito, Bone, warp to the Abyss, offer souls, Gwyn

# Optimelle SGS (RTSR) #

If you're masterr876 you might run this.

If you don't want to do BTS, start with MK and buy bombs in Sen's, only prompt swap 9 Caestuses
Up to Artorias you can just be levelling STR and VIT, don't level END past 25

Air Roll Setups
22END: Rapier, Sword Hilt, Drake Sword, Pyro Set
25END + FAP: Rapier, Sword Hilt, Pike, Pyro Set

* Pyro + Bombs, keep hilt, kill Asylum Demon, pick up axe, get Estus, leave
* Buy 3 knives/rapier/bow/2 standard arrows, prompt swap key, get resins, kill Lizard, Taurus
* Drake Sword, farm BKGS, take parish bonfire, level 13END 12DEX
* Gargoyles, ring bell, dupe bone, buy smithbox, prompt swap max caestuses and store the value
* Prompt Drop -max twinkling, get GCS/RTSR, dupe bone, SGS, Iron Golem, warp to Anor Londo
* Dupe golem core on elevator, upgrade BKGS+5 and level 26STR 18DEX at tomb, stairs quitout
* O&S, get LV, dupe bone, level ?, warp to Firelink, dupe soul on elevator, Stray, doll, bone
* Gwyndolin, bone, Painted World, Priscilla, Bone, warp to Undead Parish
* Buy Crest of Artorias and 1 pike, store value from Caestus, drop black firebombs
* Open sealed door, take bonfire, Hydra, free dusk, bone, Stone Armor, Hornet Ring, Sif, bone
* Warp to Firelink, kill Lautrec, get FAP, 4 Kings, place LV, bone
* Warp to Anor Londo, equip FAP, get broken pendant, Seath, bone, butterfly, bone, enter DLC
* Guardian, buy Hidden Body/Catalyst, RWS, buy blossoms/lloyds, kill Artorias, get PCC, take bonfire
* Level 14INT attune Hidden Body, Kalameet trigger, bone, air rolls, get crest key, Manus, bone
* Gough, bone, Kalameet, bone, warp to Parish, wrong warp, Capra/Gaping, warp to Firelink
* Rest, Pinwheel/Nito, bone, BTS, Quelaag, Elevator Clip, Firesage, take bonfire, wrong warp
* Ceaseless, bone, Centipede, BoC, bone, warp to Firelink, offer souls or wrong warp at LV
* Gwyn