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Sounds cool! I'll be sure to think about story. And hey, if DB fails, I'll just Blood loss the shit out of them with ROB. Reduvia is good too, and it's much less late-game. Maybe the Default knife and buckler to start, then Reduvia, a summon or two, and the Buckler next? Where would I learn how to summon though....hmm. 
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Those starting weapons sound fine, although if you start with a buckler then building to a buckler later might be unnecessary. Conceptually, the spirits from Elden Ring are fairly similar to the Strikers in this RP in that they let you call upon fallen foes. They're a little different, in that they don't cost magic but do transfer damage to the summoner, and they can only be summoned for one 'move' before going on cooldown, but that might be able to fill the niche you're looking for.