Yeah it's probably something like that, that makes sense.No idea, but it looks like he's the sort of guy who'd(not real spoilers, just guessing based on the video but not everybody will watch it)freak out if you looted the corpse next to him. Doesn't seem to be an NPC since he's not attacking after respawn. Probably just waiting for the trap to be triggered.
I hope this menu is vastly improved, I hated it in the beta. At the very least pressing HELP on top of something should show me the name and explanation for whatever I've got selected, and not take me to the top of the list.Cast speed is affected by attunement now.
Agility raises the drink speed of the estus flask, the speed of your your block (shield raise). I read the same about the i-frames of the dodge and/or the recovery, but I'm not sure.
It's unknown if it increases run speed. I don't think so personally.
from the early september beta: