by Cantankerous_Flood Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:09 amOkay so I got to thinking that if I'm going to experiment with making builds inspired by the four horsemen, I should make it an entirely separate thread from the 7 Deadly Sins. So here is where we can put our heads together and post our ideas and builds.
I encourage everyone to post their builds here as well. Since the horsemen are and can be interpreted in a variety of ways, all the more reason for more builds to be posted. Also feel free to post ideas for or your own lore for the horsemen if you'd like. I will post mine in the future.
I simply just took my post from my first experimental build thread and posted it below. You can view the feed in its entirety here: https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t7994-experimental-builds-seven-deadly-sins.
I'm going to start things off with my favorite, PESTILENCE, and below, you can read my moat recent train of thought below as well. Here is some interesting qualities of WAR and DEATH that my friend, Ziko researched and hopefully keep going:
According to some others that posted on the Sins thread, the horsemen also have positive or more heavenly connotations, and that research will also be posted here. Thank you and happy posting!
These were perfect suggestions for PESTILENCE. I was thinking it could also utilize acid surge too. Perhaps using weapon with high bleeding damage like a katana as a secondary weapon? Anything to add status changes and overwhelm the opponent. I was also thinking of giving it the bonewheel shield but I'm not too familiar with using it in combat. However, I am at a dead end when it comes to armor that is a good balance of protection, mobility and showing that this toon really is one of the 4 horsemen, PESTILENCE. The round table is now open once again to your suggestions. Thanks!
All I have to say is that there is a storm coming to Lordran...
I encourage everyone to post their builds here as well. Since the horsemen are and can be interpreted in a variety of ways, all the more reason for more builds to be posted. Also feel free to post ideas for or your own lore for the horsemen if you'd like. I will post mine in the future.
I simply just took my post from my first experimental build thread and posted it below. You can view the feed in its entirety here: https://soulswiki.forumotion.com/t7994-experimental-builds-seven-deadly-sins.
I'm going to start things off with my favorite, PESTILENCE, and below, you can read my moat recent train of thought below as well. Here is some interesting qualities of WAR and DEATH that my friend, Ziko researched and hopefully keep going:
ZikoLogiKa NL wrote:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
will edit this post with general build ideas , mainly about suggested appearances
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The white horse is where it gets tricky , so we'll start with War
-WAR-
The rider of the second horse is often taken to represent War or mass slaughter.
His horse's color is red.
In some translations, the color is specifically a "fiery" red.
This color, as well as the rider's possession of a great sword,
suggests blood that is to be spilled.
http://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=3563878504894799
-DEATH-
The fourth and final horseman is named Death.
Of all the riders, he is the only one to whom the text
itself explicitly gives a name. Unlike the other three,
he is not described carrying a weapon or other object,
However, illustrations commonly depict him carrying a scythe ,sword, or other implement.
The color of Death's horse is often translated as "pale", though "ashen''.
http://mugenmonkey.com/darksouls/?c=1790920745414738
Pale white skin with green tint , perhaps occult weaponary and high unholy ''faith''
-FAMINE-
According to some others that posted on the Sins thread, the horsemen also have positive or more heavenly connotations, and that research will also be posted here. Thank you and happy posting!
kazumoshi wrote:TehInfamousAmos wrote:After that you could attempt the Four Horsemen?
I can see pestilence now.
TWoP, toxic and poison mist with the gravelord sword and poison knives+ dung pies.
These were perfect suggestions for PESTILENCE. I was thinking it could also utilize acid surge too. Perhaps using weapon with high bleeding damage like a katana as a secondary weapon? Anything to add status changes and overwhelm the opponent. I was also thinking of giving it the bonewheel shield but I'm not too familiar with using it in combat. However, I am at a dead end when it comes to armor that is a good balance of protection, mobility and showing that this toon really is one of the 4 horsemen, PESTILENCE. The round table is now open once again to your suggestions. Thanks!
All I have to say is that there is a storm coming to Lordran...
I'm not sure if I'm going to keep TWOP as it is carrying a talisman JUST for that spell. I could use that spot for a shield and use the faith points in Vit. I still am not sure what to use for a shield, rings and armor. Perhaps I could equip a ring that would grant extra attunement slots so I could use the SLs toward something else. Poison arrows of course. I'm not super familiar with all of the bows so BBoF seemed like a good choice considering it scales S with Dex, but I'm leaning toward the composite bow for strength. Obviously its key items are going to be dung pies and poison knives. Heheheh 
