
Hosts can, however, cancel summons by entering the boss fog wall. Unlike Dark Souls 1, players who defeated the boss in the area can still summon Dark Spirits. Its effect changes if used in certain areas, such as in the King's Passage or a Dark Chasm of Old.

Players summoned by this sign enter the summoner's world as Dark Spirits (hostile players). Red Sign Soapstone: Leaves a red summon sign on the ground.Its effect changes if the player joins the Heirs of the Sun covenant. Can also be used to summon you into a world where the boss is dead and the original wouldn't work. Players are summoned as shades into other worlds and receive a Small Smooth & Silky Stone for completing a full session. Obtain by opening a chest upstairs near the Cardinal Tower bonfire in the Forest of Fallen Giants. Small White Sign Soapstone: Leaves a small summon sign on the ground that functions similarly to the White Sign Soapstone except the cooperative session lasts for a shorter time.Players are summoned as phantoms into other worlds for cooperative play, and receive a Token of Fidelity for completing a full session. Obtain by talking to Mild Mannered Pate, an NPC located in the Forest of Fallen Giants. White Sign Soapstone: Leaves a summon sign on the ground that allows one player to be summoned by another.Please See Covenants for specific covenant-member rewards. After being summoned by host in the "Rat King" area, escape through a fog door at the end: Smooth & Silky Stone, Pharros Lockstone.Vanquish host you are summoned by at the covenant “Rat King” area: Smooth & Silky Stone, Pharros Lockstone.Host vanquishes invading grey spirit in Bell Keeper area: (1 of the following) Titanite Chunk, Titanite Slab, Twinkling Titanite, Petrified Dragon Bone.


Host vanquishes invading dark phantom or arbiter spirit: Human Effigy.Patch 1.10 made it possible for players in NG to connect to players in New Game Plus and beyond. Patch 1.10 added a function to make matchmaking easier: when you're in the warp menu, the areas with multiplayer activity close to your Soul Memory will be outlined in orange. Damage reduction (* on DirectX 9 version)
