Opening bestiary and enemy weaknesses
Quick answer
Check new journal entries and change damage type when an enemy takes unusually little damage.
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Opening matchups
The documented demo reference pairs Ratty Bugs with slash, hopping chicken-like enemies with pierce, and skeleton fighters with impact. These are starting matchups, not a complete retail resistance database. Later creatures need their own entries and observations.
High targets
Megura and stationary eye enemies encourage ranged attacks. Clear elevated threats before fighting beneath them or attempting a difficult jump. Repeated sword swings will not solve a range problem: check the throwing-weapon slot and its cooldown instead.
Completion sweep
Inspect the journal rather than counting fights from memory. Revisit shoreline wildlife and high ledges as well as the road. Some records require defeating the creature. Fish are a useful check when an apparently complete demo journal is still missing an entry. This reference covers opening families; it does not claim complete retail drops, stats or resistance percentages.