Can You Beat Baldur's Gate 3 While Only Using Its Weakest Summon?

[@oneSneakySnake]

I just like the mental image of your character being so lonely that he talks to his summoned hand, gives it clothes and weapons, and eventually anthropomorphizes it as an entire person.

[@Tink00]

Honestly pretty on-brand for Gale

[@Adealerofblackberry]

magehandsona

[@BingBangPoe]

Gale's _Cast Away_ saga. Calling his Mage Hand "Wilson".

[@velocityraptor2890]

taking "talk to the hand" very literally

[@richardisotope]

The summoned hand has a name. The wife.😊

[@justdoingmything]

Mage hand shape shifting to a drow is absolutely hilarious

[@Rose-ew7bv]

Isekai anime moment

[@mariox204]

​@@Rose-ew7bv"Nobody wants me in their party so i use the weakest summon until it became a waifu!" Will have their anime adaptation soon

[@sophiasu5885]

I laughed immediately when the hand turned into a person. It’s is just simply ridiculous.

[@danielbattle7620]

Timestamp?

[@xblue_butterflyx]

@@danielbattle7620 13:04

[@GodofGHz]

Its a real boy!

[@robertpoole9258]

local bhaal cultist HIDES from disembodied hand

[@bobertastic6541]

Randomly capitalizing words is always funny

[@Parrotcat]

If I was a bhaalist and a disembodied hand started haunting me, I'd probably convert to a different god... ideally not one that wants me to cut off the hands of my sacrifices

[@undefined6512]

"Local Bhall cultist HIDES from disembodied HAND and SOFTLOCKS player" - They Will Kill You

[@naivety]

meanwhile I'm still trying to figure out where the pickpocket action is on the mage hand

[@Queen_LizzieUwU]

Challenge idea: Everyone jokes about ‘this guy will beat baldur’s gate by looking at it’, so why not do that. Maybe you could use an eye tracker to play the game. Look at an NPC and you talk to them. Look at an action and you do it. Look at a spot on the ground and you move there, etc. I don’t know how possible this would be, but I think it’d make for a fun challenge.

[@Joaftheloaf]

There's videos of people playing Elden Ring with their mind so I wouldn't be surprised if something like this is possible

[@temperspace]

I used to watch a guy play rainbow 6 with the weirdest stuff like voice commands and dance pads. So it could be possible

[@diamond_chaos]

Maybe make blinking use the mouse so for a bit of control

[@cryamistellimek9184]

You’ve doomed him.

[@c0latrix]

Realistically what is the difference between this and a no keyboard run? Since you can play BG3 pretty much normally with only the mouse, we'd just watch him struggle to walk and click on things.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

I love how the Mage Hand essentially became a second Party member.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I love how teh Mage Hand essentially became the protagonist

[@sophiasu5885]

Also kudos to Bouch for starting the entire run just to pass one gate. The self-sacrifice and dedication involved are truly incredible.

[@kiku_ki]

the way you say "lorroakan" tickles my brain every time in a good way

[@robertpoole9258]

every video he adds another r

[@javkalrabbit]

I literally watch these videos just to get to hear him say it again

[@SaltyNard]

lorrro-akan

[@SIMPLYDEVON]

imagine struggling on tactician with 4 characters and watching this i think they would explode

[@sneezyfido]

Just this week my first two honor attempts got.. ended. First one at the intellect devourers. Second one from noticing a hidden door that I missed before. Behind it was a glowing eagle statue. 3 of 4 were dead when I understood where it came from. Last one had 1 hp. In TB the statue had initiative.

[@FRPAmbience]

I can't even beat the balanced mode! (I beat the game 4 times in explorer)

[@sneezyfido]

@@FRPAmbience the only thing you "must" do is have fun. It sounds like you might be playing around with interesting choices and builds rather than "strong" ones. Sounds like fun ;)

[@FRPAmbience]

@sneezyfido You're absoloutely right, my friend :)

[@therealMaju]

@@sneezyfido Lost my first honor run to the same statues, I know the pain

[@MorganaEvelyn]

I love mage hand I've seen some really talented animations online that really increased my appreciation for it. This looked like a fun challenge I learnt a lot from watching you thanks Bouch

[@Sigurn27]

Wew, high praise to have taught MorganaEvelyn a thing or two about BG3!

[@syressx9098]

What animations?

[@allknowingfreddybear9291]

Bruh…

[@Swagskog]

Steeped in bliss does not work on undead and constructs, that is why it doesn’t work on Myrkyl

[@philllyfanatic54]

What an INSANE find that you can hot swap the items with your character to give the mage hand anything they had equipped. Good shit Bouch!

[@quint3ssent1a]

If you're in for a penny, you're in for a dime. Give gamers a way to cheese the game a little bit (uh, you CAN equip something in your summon hand, BUT IT HAS TO BE A VERY RARE AND SPECIFIC GEAR) and before you know it they would just equip it fully.

[@fedors3903]

A shapeshifter mage hand that pretends to be a human is a SICK character idea! I will be stealing that, thank you very much

[@designerwookiee]

13:07 "Ah, yes. 'Mage Hand.' " 🤣 I'm losing it over here. It's been an impressive feat to watch you transform the mage hand into a viable combat companion. But to outright transform it into a viable "companion"? I'm ded.

[@lordstarlordkirby4731]

Can't wait to see what you have for us next!

[@fattuscattus2200]

Here’s a challenge idea. Can you beat BG3 using only the Chicken found in the Goblin Camp? (you’d need to bring his dead body to Glut, resurrect him and I think there’s a way to glitch Glut and his undead into Act 2 and onwards). Even Mage Hand can at least Fly and Shove, the Chicken has nothing besides his 1 damage unarmed strike

[@aspermwhalespontaneouslyca8938]

Now this is a challenge I can get behind! It sounds truly impossible.

[@anthonyminson]

Technically the fastest speed run right now doesn't require any attacks right?

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

Gortash: "I want to dominate the Nether Brain and take over Baldur's Gate." Gale: "Ah, I see, well, let me *give you a hand* with that."

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

Please don't apologize for you being sick or taking your time! You're pumping out qualitiy content and I will always watch the sh*t out of it, no matter how long it takes. Besides, having to do this run all over again is a big deal and I'm very impressed! I'm curious about the Orin-bug though, I've never heard about it before... Great video as always, I'm so excited for whatever you will post next - no matter how early or late it will be :)

[@lerapin]

This is so impressive... And the fact that you did this TWICE?? This is truly crazy. Also I've never used mage hand in any of my runs, I always thought it's useless. I guess, I was wrong.

[@princesssuperpeach4338]

I always use it to steal the idol of Silvanus for Mol. The druids don't seem to care that their holy idol moves by itself off its pedestal and into some obscured area lol. There's probably easier ways to steal it, but eh.

[@lerapin]

@@princesssuperpeach4338 oh, interesting! I usually ignore the idol or steal it after Kagha was revealed as shadow druids' fangirl :) then the rite is stopped and noone cares about idol anymore

[@Tryingcounts]

Not worth all the time you took lol 😅 but kudos

[@SortableCrayon3]

@@princesssuperpeach4338 how do you use it for that? The mage hand isn't able to pick it up

[@amishtechwizard5540]

​@@SortableCrayon3late response but mage hand can drag and move items

[@EvilMyself]

Time to grab a drink and a snack for another dumb challenge, lets gooo

[@elijahh2220]

12:27 Malus, you okay there, buddy?

[@UBDuck]

Challenge idea - a 'classless' challenge. Basically you cannot use spells, proficiencies or any other features from classes.

[@aspermwhalespontaneouslyca8938]

People have beaten bg3 with only movement and also without using any movement. This is technically easier, so why even bother? A new challenge has to have a worthwhile gimmick.

[@jeffrando]

⁠ eh idk I think it’s a fun idea. It isn’t as hard but not every challenge has to be insanely hard!

[@UBDuck]

@@aspermwhalespontaneouslyca8938 Even though my idea isn't hard on it's own, we can always just make it harder by adding some other restrictions to it, like making it lonewolf or something. Also I don't think there are any more challenges that can be considered hard at this point. Bouch has beaten the game with underwear, with mage hand, without movement speed, so I think there is nothing hard left.

[@quint3ssent1a]

What about races? Githyanki have racial psionic which allows them to summon mage hand regardless of their actual class.

[@UBDuck]

@@quint3ssent1a Those are allowed, because they don't actually require a specific class, along with the armour and weapon proficiencies from the githyanki's racials.

[@Fracture.Gaming]

I'm FAR from an expert at KZbin titles and thumbnails... but my gut feeling is the video would HAVE to go viral if you change the thumbnail to your mage hand disguised person with text along the lines of "This is a Mage Hand" and then title the video "Exploiting Honour Mode with a Single Shapeshifting Mage Hand (no mods)". Although your video is already doing great so maybe best to leave it alone, idk Regardless, that was an insane discovery and blew my mind. Awesome find, great video!

[@bouch_]

Thanks man. You are most definitely right, I'm not to great at the whole title or thumbnail thing either 😅

[@ruslanaliev2216]

Bro, I have difficult times, and your videos is such a relief to watch. Thank you

[@ВладиславБулаев-л3э]

You will overcome

[@neylick]

It's really impressive how much there is in the game to experiment with and your ability to find a route as insane as the challenge can seem. Cheers !

[@bmelloyello]

I love the inventiveness/problem solving of all of these videos. very entertaining!

[@TheTravelingArcanist]

The techniques to equip a summon with pretty much anything you want is actually crazy. I haven't seen that done before on any updated versions of the game.

[@zimattack9994]

Welp hes throwing hands now

[@Sleepy2399]

“I beat Baldurs Gate 3 with only minor illusion”

[@kittykingtv1324]

The dedication to redoing it all over on the dark urge has earned my respect and sub lol

[@2d_gf]

you're so crazy at this game, every single time you upload my mind is blown!! keep it up ❤

[@headlesshiidra]

the fact you learned the criteria for what a magehand can equip is the same as gale being able to consume it is already more than i expected from this video lol. its a shame you had to replay the game due to a bug but im glad we got to see the end. great work as always!

[@darththespian4856]

when the hellduck armor actually equipped I facepalmed from the image of it and then started to clap. the human ingenuity at its finest. well done

[@SaltyaSwede]

Been waiting for a fresh upload since i've spent the last week binge watching your stuff.

[@Athrilo]

About the attack Raphael in act 1 trick, there are simpler ways to do it: You don't have to silence him, just try to attack him or receive damage, so if there is a fire surface he will instantly disappear. He often appears out of the fire, but I found a place to make it work 100% of the time: West to the grove, you can find rocks you can jump on, which leads to a wall you can climb, which leads to a ladder, which leads to a spider nest and a guidance amulet. Raphael appears on top of the ladder so you can place a fire here. Yes I had to try a lot to find this exact place, but solo honour mode forces you to do this kind of thing

[@elizabethchipman3908]

I’m continually blown away by your dedication to these challenges! I’ve only managed to finish the game once on balanced, so the thought of you doing all of these crazy things on runs where you have no redos is insane😮 Keep up the good work! I’ll be waiting impatiently for the next installment as always

[@luisainglese2874]

The line between genius and folly is a thin one, but by GOODNESS you made it 🤣🤣 The commitment to this was insane in the best way possible

[@pizzadog2191]

the actual goat of bg3 challenges. look forward to whatever stupid and fun challenge is next!

[@digs_2742]

the intro music with the mage hand struttin' around and the little montage is so good

[@JackCrowe-ze5dp]

Honorary comment for algorithm that cannot possibly describe the joy i feel quivering in my undead body when you post❤

[@greasedweasel8087]

Your dedication to amazing videos is unmatched. Idk if you’re still in the market for challenge ideas, but if you’re down to mod, perhaps BG3 with permanent disadvantage, or without speaking (i.e. find a way around every conversation without having to pick a dialogue option)

[@Sigurn27]

Good God man, the reroll to the Dark Urge near broke me as a viewer, I can't imagine how you felt! Unreal challenge video as ever, I keep thinking you can't possibly find a harder situation to put yourself in and you prove me wrong every time.

[@luze0379]

no f*cking way

[@iolol2023]

the dedication... wow! thanks for uploading

[@cyberceel]

I am in awe of your dedication.

[@Tchernodawg]

This gave me so many fun ideas for my tabletop sessions lol. Good stuff

[@amber61pop]

I'm so amazed by the level of creativity and skill of every one of your videos.

[@HarryFernandes15]

Just found ur vids. They are golden. Holy sht dude. The dedication and entertainement value is peak

[@linamiller4208]

Love how the magehand is fully kitted out in items Gale can absorb meanwhile Gale is in pure agony because the mage hand has all of his food

[@AD-ye9nz]

can already tell this is gonna be great

[@Anton-GameLifeCoaching]

I didn't even think this was possible ! Well done on thinking this through! xD

[@DG_427]

Oh no, that Sarevok bug must have been painful.

[@valkyrie-randgris]

Shit like that is why I manually back up honor mode saves every now and again. x_x Failing honor mode is all fine and dandy, but getting hard stuck because of a single save file and a weird bug is... not fun. Honor mode playthroughs somehow just COURT the WEIRDEST bugs I stg. 💀

[@ThatGuyFromDetroit]

Being able to equip a weapon made some sort of sense... Equipping it with rings, sure, ok... Equipping it with armor is a bit cheese-y... But when you gave it the Mask of Many Faces, you officially broke my brain. What the hell, man.

[@jstefens]

Subbed because this is absolutely insane

[@j42827]

the fact you’re still making bg3 challenge runs makes me so happy dude

[@duelweld92298]

CHALLENGE IDEA: can you beat baldurs gate with only Jumping? Basically only dealing damage by jumping

[@GabrielAngelfire]

Man, your videos are insane. Please tell me it's a group of people and not one person doing this. So far the only thing that is always present to also break a challenge is dialogue. I think dialogue is the only impossible challenge actually, even as f*ing cheese you had to enter dialogue.

[@BingBangPoe]

The creativity and patience of BG3 players never cease to amuse and impress me. I actually wanna try this run one day. Looks incredibly time consuming but also so much fun, to slowly build the Ultimate Mage Hand.

[@DuffPsycho]

Worth the wait! Get well and keep up the awesome work!

[@quint3ssent1a]

I remember reading about homebrewed classes in one online magazine and there was a MAGE HAND FIGHTER. Basically instead of fighter bonus attacks you learn to summon more and more mage hands and command all of them with a single bonus action. This gives you an interesting flexibility, you can either spread your hands around to kill multiple weak targets or gank on one foe.

[@ZeroFormLak]

In all those timelines of bouch challenges this one is the most wholesome. Gale a wizard that eats magic tools and is pretty bad at harming people decides to summon ONE hand, spent limitless time making it stronger by forbidden "menu tab" magic giving it a corporeal form just to experience true love. And made a couple genocides

[@Belarovis]

Can you beat bg3 as a cloud of mist?

[@Teech91]

Great video! Looking forward to the next. Keep up the excellent work😁

[@Anifinatic7Star]

I saw the thumbnail and knew this video was about to make my day

[@Ridderkruk]

i am have been left speechless once more by one of your videos

[@allknowingfreddybear9291]

New character idea unlocked. Sentient Spectral hand posing as a being to fit in with a society.

[@dankmemes802]

im beginning to feel like you enjoy this game

[@tokengaymer]

How about a Cantrip only run? No spells of 1st level or higher (including spell scrolls)? Oh and to make it harder, no Eldritch Blast...😈 Love your vids!

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

The shapeshifting turned this into a weird version of Pinocchio, absolutely amazing

[@lordstarlordkirby4731]

Was thinking about you the other day, and I can't wait to get home and enjoy the adventure with you!

[@oldetobie2568]

2:16 hear me out…

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

Damn you know the mechanics so well! I wish we saw more of the process though cause it seems odd to me that you would be able to survive something.

[@Elena-gg9ec]

Your challenge videos are the best I love them

[@SkellyG444]

12:27 so uh… we gonna talk about that?

[@NottTheProtagonist]

Hope you feel better!!! Great video!!

[@mrkoicarp9539]

Least buggy Baldur's Gate run

[@dVector13]

Excellent, a bouch video uploaded just in time to watch while eating dinner

[@Zarkness25]

It moments like these that it’s fun to remember that in D&D 5e, which make up the base rules for BG3, the Mage Hand can’t attack at all!

[@samboswell7354]

This man’s perseverance is the stuff of legend

[@StayAtHomeBird]

Love them both dearly, but very happy to see some BG3 content instead of Shadow of the Erdtree😂

[@venteps7335]

Here a tip if something similar happens again with Saverok. To anybody, you can open the door of Bhaal only using the second level spell Knock. That spell is SUPER useful and people don't talk about it, ALMOST EVERY DOOR in the game can be open by this, even the ones that don't let you use Thieve's Tools. I think only Cazador's Door cannot be open with Knock.

[@spctvl03]

The mask of the shapeshifter got me… lol legerdemain elf just had me dying

[@creedolala6918]

After playing various Bethesda games, the fact that there's a bugged quest that keeps you from finishing the game is no surprise. What is a surprises that there's no console command that allows one to force the quest or otherwise bypass the roadblock. On the other hand that sort of thing happens far less often in this game.

[@olmis6289]

12:27 Completely normal situation i'm looking at here.

[@LunarEntity]

"I thought it would be difficult at first." This is a Larian game, son.

[@ThatReplyGuy]

That trick with the Shadow Blade is insane. I'm so using that for a new run!

[@8BitMisdreavus]

“Ah yes. Mage. Hand.” Fuckin got me

[@kittydaddy2023]

Bouch found the unintended feature of Trickster Rogue Gale manifesting his orb's will into wearing the items instead of eating them. Oh, it's Durge? Nevermind.

[@mishelleyamata5984]

Me: I should try honour mode... But it looks so hard... Bouch: I BEAT HONOUR MODE WITH JUST A MAGE HAND.

[@padwock2294]

Challenge idea: Can you beat Baldur's Gate 3 without rolling dice? / Can you beat Baldur's Gate 3 without dice? Rules are simple, you yourself must try not to do anything that makes you roll a dice e.g. standard melee attacking (as this is rolling D20 to hit etc) but you can of course make anyone you aren't controlling throw as many dice as you'd like! (Such as using AoE spells that make enemies roll saves but don't make you actually roll for anything to cast). You can do normal attacks however they cannot be up to chance and practically pre-determined for example things like luck of the far realms and other "guaranteed crit" effects which just entirely negate the result of your dice roll regardless however they MUST be used even if the attack rolled happens to be a Nat 20. Not sure how this would work for navigating all the required dialogue in BG3 but would love to find out in a fun video!

[@jadedcode8953]

You RESTARTED the run, and Orin was STILL bugged?! Wow...just painful. Here you go man. Take this Like.

[@matty4376]

This is insane. Well done.

[@thomas_cornez4679]

Just a tip, in act II, the glaive that gives a 1D4 Elemental buff can be used with twinned spells. so you could've have got more dmg from it. (by buffing the 2 small swords)

[@King_Vallard]

I cant wait till Bouch's next challenge of "Can i beat baldurs gate 3 by staring at my PC"

[@l3lackPlagu3]

You have way too much knowledge of this game. I keep telling myself, "There is no way it can get any more ridiculous than this." Then you make another video like this one and i don't even know what to think. Good job these videos are insane.

[@Martinov150]

Challenge idea: beating the Game as a wizard but i can only use each spell once

[@bodyartatlarge]

You must be a DMs worst nightmare. 😂 I love it. Also, these are the types of runs I love to watch on KZbin. Pushing past what the game makers intended to making something your entire own within the world of that game just to sit there with a duck face above a grave from that meme. ✌🏻✌🏻 👁️👄👁️ 🪦

[@jordancrawford2859]

Seeing a run where class, spell/ability and feat selection is fully randomized and locked on each level up could be fun

[@gabrieldecock5050]

Here's an idea: Without remapping any inputs, use only the keyboard to beat BG3. No controller of mouse allowed. (You can remap inputs if its literally impossible, but that is the only exception)