Patches

Catacombs

Catacombs

Requirements: Patches is still in his earlier bridge location.

What to do: Approach his bridge encounter carefully. His bridge trap is an earlier meeting, not the required reward interaction for Rhea's rescue.

Result: He can later appear in the Tomb of the Giants.

Consequences and cutoffs: Keep him alive if you want his later merchant route.

Catacombs

Bridge Compensation

Requirements: Survive his bridge trick while preserving friendly dialogue.

What to do: When he asks whether his trick caused trouble, answer yes for one Humanity.

Result: Receive the earlier compensation gift.

Consequences and cutoffs: This question is separate from the cleric question and the later forgiveness question.

Tomb of the Giants

Pit

Requirements: Patches is alive and not hostile.

What to do: Tell him you are not a cleric. After his trap, return and finish the conversation.

Result: You can preserve his later merchant branch.

Consequences and cutoffs: Claiming to be a cleric leads to hostility. Your answer matters, not your starting class.

Tomb of the Giants

Pit Compensation

Requirements: Survive the pit trap and return while Patches is friendly.

What to do: Refuse his request for forgiveness to receive Twin Humanities; accepting his apology instead makes him mark the route with prism stones.

Result: The answer changes the immediate gift or guidance.

Consequences and cutoffs: Finish the conversation and keep him friendly for the later merchant route.

Tomb of the Giants

Cleric Answer

Requirements: Patches asks whether you are a cleric.

What to do: Answer no to preserve the friendly path. After surviving his pit trap, return and finish his apology conversation.

Result: With Nito defeated, he can become a Firelink merchant.

Consequences and cutoffs: Answering yes causes hostility regardless of your actual starting class.

Firelink Shrine

Merchant

Requirements: Patches' Tomb dialogue is complete, he is not hostile, and Nito is dead.

What to do: Look beside the wall near the Catacombs approach.

Result: His Firelink shop is available.