0:00 Play your way
1:24 Talk to the Maiden in Black to level up
2:12 Defense always increases when you level up
2:33 Vitality
3:11 Intelligence (and how magic memory works)
3:50 Endurance (and how equip burden works)
6:06 Strength and Dexterity
7:11 Magic and Faith
8:00 Luck
8:39 Equipment menus
9:46 Equipment stats
10:23 Slash, bash, and pierce damage
12:00 Additional weapon effects (bleeding, poison, plague)
12:33 Attribute bonuses (weapon scaling to stats)
13:51 Attribute requirements
14:37 Extra damage from weapon scaling
15:19 Shield damage reduction
16:43 Guard break
17:53 Brief intro to upgrading weapons with stones at a blacksmith
18:36 Don't worry about "mistakes" in leveling up
19:06 Feel free to ask questions!