[quote=mdk]
Sometimes you never beat the dragon. If you do beat the dragon, you're usually either (a) cheesing it from under the bridge like a troll, or (b) SL 60 or higher (or much higher). Soooooooooo don't feel bad.
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ahh, thanks. I thought the dragon was something everyone went for. I'm actually only level 31, and every time I get close (past the stairs to the underside of the bridge) It burns me to a frigging crisp. I actually used that to my advantage early on, by soul grinding for 300 souls each visit (By letting the dragon kill the undead soldiers) And trekking back to the bonfire, then going back up. I do that with the hydra in darkroot basin now.

By the way, how do you summon ally npcs when offline? Cause, I've been tackling all these bosses with no help other than advice and error. I'd like someone who can get wrecked in my place, while I'm doing the real wrecking.