Heh :D Nice!
Artorias was one mean opponent. Very fast, not easily dodged, and hitting him usually meant I'd get hit too. Replenishment helped a bit, but I have a feeling the effect of the miracles does not scale with faith -- is that right?
Depends on the Talisman you're using. The wiki has a handy chart for Talisman/Catalyst scaling. And of course, there's trick ones like Velka's Talisman which scales with Int instead of Faith.
Anyway, progress report:
1) Feeling extremely frustrated with the bosses at times, gotta powerlevel more. Anyway, Blighttown cleared, kinda annoying lag at some camera angles, but much more enjoyable than the early sewer parts with the Butchers due to at least having a lot more room for camera movement.
2) The bosses beaten on Tuesday (no DaS today) were Capra Demon, Hydra, Moonlight Butterfly, Havel, Giant Rat, Gaping Dragon, Queelag and Stray Demon.
3) Fuck Capra Demon and Stray Demon, cheap ass bitches.
4) Goddamn Black Knights aren't dropping their shield, shee-it.
5) SL 58, gotta hit Str 24 next in order to finally get rid of the damn Drake Sword.
6) Current loadout is Elite Knight set, Eagle Shield (multiple alternatives to pick from, used Grass Crest Shield before that), Drake Sword, Sorcerer's Catalyst, 3 x Soul Arrow, Great Soul Arrow.