Summary
A gaming YouTuber has pushed the creativity ofBaldur’s Gate 3to the limit by playing the entire game as a piece of cheese. This particular player made use of his gaming know-how, along with persistence, luck, and mods to complete the campaign ofBaldur’s Gate 3with a party full of cheese wheels.
Baldur’s Gate 3, like the other entries in theBaldur’s Gateseries, is based on the world of the classic TTRPGDungeons and Dragons, and borrows many of the rules, structures, and mechanics, as well.Dungeons and Dragonshas long been known as a game which allows for almost boundless creativity within its framework. As a result, there are as many ways tohilariously over-buffa Baldur’s Gate 3partyas there are to side-step certain aspects of theBaldur’s Gatestory, and players like Bouch are constantly seeing what they can get away with.
In his video uploaded to YouTube, Bouch explains his process of becoming cheese and what it takes to beat the game in this way. Normally, becoming cheese is possible bygetting to the Circus of the Last Days, but Bouch used a specific mod for a group spell, but replaced the spell with Polymorph Cheese in the game’s code. Cheeses do not have many abilities and can only jump, make unarmed strikes, and use a spell called “Cheesy Smell,” which prevents enemies susceptible to nausea from attacking for two turns. The entire cheesy party has an AC of 10, along with 10 Strength, 10 Constitution, and 10 Dexterity. To make matters worse, each cheese only has 1 HP, making for a difficult adventure ahead.
To counteract this, Bouch made his entire party Monks. He explainsthe bonuses given toBaldur’s Gate 3’s Monk class, including bonuses to AC and attacks when not carrying weapons, along with others given as the cheeses level up. As cheese they were still able to carry things, including explosives and treasures they picked up along the way, and while none could cast spells, they could still use spell scrolls such as Feather Fall and Thunder Wave. And while they couldn’t interact with most characters, including shopkeepers, Bouch found a way around this by interacting with some of the items the shopkeepers were selling. This allowed him to sell items to purchase more spell scrolls.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Lets Players Cheese in More Ways than One
But there were some areas of the game that cheese simply could not access. In order to interact with certain story-advancing items, the party was forced to abandon their dairy disguise momentarily. Occasionally, Bouch also resorted to using summons in situations that would have decimated each cheese’s one HP. Fortunately there are a variety ofuseful summons inBaldur’s Gate 3, especially for a party of cheeses. Bouch also noted that he relied on a fair bit of luck and timing to bypass certain areas and survive certain encounters. There were a few other soft-locking moments that required the touch of a character with hands, but one way or another, Bouch was victorious.
One of the appeals ofDungeons and Dragonsis that there are almost endless methods of accomplishing a goal, and indeed it feels likealmost anything is possible inBaldur’s Gate 3. While it’s not advisable for new players to attempt to beat the game as a cheese wheel, it is definitely the most effective way to cheeseBaldur’s Gate 3, and certainly brings a new meaning to the term.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCEChoose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPICForged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian’s next-generation RPG engine.
