Before NG+ Checklist
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BLACK SOULSI'm about to kill the Iron King / enter Rotten Burg's House of Truth
- Victoria's rescue window opens immediately after the King dies — go to the House of Truth before she is gone.
- Goose must already be freed at Behemoth Ranch if you are still before progression 4.
BLACK SOULSI'm about to resolve the fourth demonic princess
- Elma's rescue and Jeanne's resurrection both close after the first four princesses.
- Shaman Keto becomes bones. Catherine's later save still needs Jeanne already recruited.
- Goose may have moved to the Sea of Trash tent — finish that talk first.
BLACK SOULSI'm about to touch Cinderella's fog / roll credits
- Unfinished companion routes do not carry. Level-99 partners on the fog list are the only ones you can still take.
- Leaf's Ring in inventory forces the dark companion text. A-End needs Sin 0 and a living full roster.
- D End is a different building (Black Court). You can still do it this cycle if Sin is under 5.
BLACK SOULS III'm about to open the white door (progression 10)
- Only one of A/C/D/E this cycle. Save in Library Dream first.
- B is Node, not the door — if covenants are not all Lv3, B is gone until next cycle.
- If you still need memories or Red Hood meetings, do them at SEN 0 *before* this door.
BLACK SOULS III'm about to fight Dinah / choose Kill vs stay
- Lose = C. Stay with Alice = A. Kill at SEN > 0 = D. Kill at SEN ≤ 0 = E (then win the follow-up).
- Raise SEN before Kill if you want D. Drop it before Kill if you want E.
BLACK SOULS III'm about to start a new cycle
- Shelf every Fairy Tale in Library Dream (Sweet dreams is forgetfulness, not difficulty).
- Leaf's Ring, Hlanith Wine, Moonlight Greatsword, Turtle Soup — grab or you wait a cycle.
- F/G need the Queensland ring in inventory when the previous ending rolled. The prism, not the Alice picker, starts the hidden cycle.
- Quest states reset. Levels and Steam achievements do not. SEN resets.
What carries vs what resets
BLACK SOULS
Carries
- Levels, equipment, most inventory
- Steam achievements
- Knowledge of routes
Resets
- Story flags, companion progress, Sin, who is alive
- Fog / court ending state
BLACK SOULS II
Carries
- Character development
- Steam achievements
- Collected tales as achievements
Resets
- Questlines, SEN, story states, who is alive
- White-door and covenant ranks