What happens when you reverse hollowing in Dark Souls?

Reversal of hollowing allows players to summon other players and invade worlds; kindling increases the maximum amount of Estus Flask charges a bonfire provides. Humanity is also needed to level up in the Chaos Servant and Darkwraith Covenants.
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What happens if you reverse hollowing in Dark Souls 1?

Reversing hollowing means you stop looking like beef jerky, and can use online features like summoning and invasions (Also for some NPC stuff), also at the cost of a humanity.
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Is it worth reverse hollowing Dark Souls?

Hence, there isn't a good reason to reverse hollow on such levels, since you will lose it and be unable to get it back, if you are killed, unlike if you keep the humanity stored in your soul, where you can recapture it and a higher humanity level boosts some curse resistance and some special weapons.
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Is reverse hollowing permanent?

Reversing Hollowing

However, because they still possess Dark Sigils, they will resume Hollowing with each subsequent death, making the effect temporary. Thus, this "cure" is only cosmetic in nature, as well as losing access to the bonus Luck of Hollow-infused weapons.
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How much humanity does it take to reverse hollowing?

Provided you have +1 in your Humanity total, resting at a bonfire will allow you to reverse the effects of Hollow, transforming you from Undead into Human. But what is the point of doing this? Does it have any purpose other than transforming you from a charred husk into a normal looking guy or gal?
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Is there any reason to reverse hollowing?

There are certain points in the game where you want to be human (reverse hollowing) so you can be invaded by an NPC enemy. You kill that enemy and get nice loot. This will happen several times throughout the game. There are also times when you can summon an NPC or/and human players to help you fight bosses.
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What is the benefit of reverse hollowing?

Being human (reverse hollowing) also allows other players and NPCs to invade you which is a critical part of the fun. You have to be human to invade others. It also unlocks special "adult only" scenes that you can't get when you are ugly. Reverse hollow makes u human, so u can summon other players.
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What is the easiest way to get humanity in Dark Souls?

You can also try farming them from the final DLC area before Manus. The best humanity farming in the game is in the dlc close to the manus boss. The earliest best humanity farming spots are the rats down the ladder under hellkite dragon or the rats in the depths.
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What do I do with humanity in Dark Souls?

With Humanity you can:

Reverse hollowing, returning you to your Human form. Kindle bonfires which increases the total amount of estus flasks you are permitted to carry while saved to a specific bonfire. (If in Human form) Summon player allies to aid you in battle against the game's epic bosses.
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How do you get soft humanity in Dark Souls?

To get more “soft” Humanity (the number in the upper left of your screen), you can: Kill enemies in an area before you defeat the area boss.
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Why do I sometimes get 10 estus flasks?

If there is a visible Firekeeper who controls the flame of a Bonfire, that fire as standard will give you ten Estus Flasks. All other standard Bonfires will give you 5.
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How do you become a human in Dark Souls?

- When putting down a white soul sign, if you are summoned to someone's game as a white phantom and successfully assist them in defeating the boss for that area without dying or having the host die, you will be awarded one point of humanity as you are returned to your world.
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What are the downsides of hollowing?

1 more con about being hollow is a hollow weapon can damage you more. The only negative effect is that your beautiful character you spent hours in the customization screen for will turn into a shriveled up prune.
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Can you lose humanity in ds1?

When you die, you lose both your souls and the humanity stored in your counter. You can retrieve them from your bloodstain, but if you die before getting back then you lose both. The "solid" humanity you have in your inventory is safe though.
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Is kindling a bonfire permanent?

Kindling is permanent, but it only strengthens the kindled Bonfire; other fires are unaffected.
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What are the benefits of humanity in Dark Souls?

As well as being used to reverse hollowing, humanity can also be used to kindle bonfires while sat at one. You need to be human already, with an extra “held” humanity (it's best to use two before sitting, if you plan on reversing hollowing and kindling a bonfire at the same time) in order to kindle a bonfire.
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How do you get 10 Estus Flasks in Dark Souls?

Using the "Kindle" command at a fire, and thus spending one Humanity point, will increase the amount to 10 for that particular fire. The Bonfires with a Fire Keeper present is kindled by default, providing 10 flasks.
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Should you always use humanity?

It's a good idea to use Humanity as you farm it from the rats in the Depths, as you can increase item discovery, get an NPC to invade (if you're human), build Curse Resist to deal with the Basilisks, AND be able to summon help for the boss in one entire area.
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How do you not lose humanity in Dark Souls?

-A ring of sacrifice, activates at the time of death to prevent the dying character from losing human status, any held humanity/ souls, or losing an active bloodstain, at the cost of the ring. Special note: A ring of sacrifice will not save you in the case of being cursed.
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How many kills does it take to get humanity in Dark Souls?

1st humanity - 28 kills. 2nd humanity - 29 kills. 3rd humanity - 31 kills. 4th humanity - 35 kills.
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Why do I randomly get humanity in Dark Souls?

If you kill enough enemies in an area where the boss is not yet defeated you'll get Humanity.
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How does reverse hollowing work?

Reversing hollowing makes you human (i.e. non-wrinkly-dead looking) and you can summon phantoms in that form. Cists one humanity. Kindling a bonfire costs another humanity and can only be done in human form. You can only use humanity for these actions in its liquid form.
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Does reverse hollowing increase item discovery?

Note: you don't need to reverse hollowing for max item discovery, just have 10 humanity in the counter to the left of your health. Anything that increase you item discovery in other words yes.
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Can you reverse hollowing while cursed?

While Cursed, you'll have your total HP reduced by 50 percent, there will be a skull in the top-left corner of the screen where you'd usually see your Humanity counter, you won't be able to reverse Hollowing or Kindle Bonfires, and the Curse will persist even when you die and revive.
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