Can You Beat Baldur's Gate 3 Without Gaining ANY Experience?

[@Adealerofblackberry]

least insane Bouch playthrough

[@Nightdreamr]

Considering all the other stuff he has done it actually is

[@pandoras___box]

"Thank you bouch" we all say in unison

[@cyric2933]

Thank you bouch

[@Skitarii_Ranger]

Thank you bouch

[@Rheagos]

Thank you Bouch

[@albantemple5303]

Thank you bouch

[@Chad4655]

Thank you bouch

[@imkipi6140]

5xp becoming 160xp really sets the tone of this entire video. Thank you Bouch, and timdahlin for this amazing nonsense. ❤

[@seeinred]

I think it's because initial XP is rewarded while you "in the cutscene" even if you skip it. It doesn't log for that reason.

[@timdahlin2618]

All in a days work mate, true teamwork between me and Bouch here.

[@MikayaAkyo]

@@seeinred Right as it starts to be specific, i always hear the Level Up Sound when i interact with the Terminal.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

For the Pixie bell thing I know why it didn't work for you. I had posted it in the Speedrun discord when I found it, and after some testing, from what we could tell Kethric needed to be defeated on the rooftop(at least we think so? it only worked for the few of us who loaded saves where that was done). Sadly that's why they don't use it in their speedruns either. The Gith portal thing isn't fully skippable anymore since patch 2/3. But you can fully skip the first phase where u wake up at the bed using that bell. MisterOgam, the guy in charge of the speedrun discord did show me a method to obtain Gortash's netherstone while he's still alive though. It involves entering the Dev room and grabbing it. He said it can be done as early as level 6 though so again not very useful for you unless there was another way. His video is titled ""bg3 Conjuration Rivington Rogueport" so not a lot of people know that one either i;m sure.

[@Haassaanko]

I was gonna suggest why not just use Rogueport to get those netrher stones, but I realised it needs another companion with higher level (I think speedrunners used to recruit Jaheera for that exact reason).

[@atomicgaming7194]

Where can I find the speedrunning discord? I have been watching both you and bouch and I want to start exploring silly ways to beat the game. Thank you ahead of time!

[@Kevin-nr2jc]

What I'm wondering now is, what would a Low% speedrun of BG3 look like? Minimal XP gain? Minimal quest progression? Minimal enemies to kill/knockout? Etc? It's hard to judge

[@vitorsouza1383]

I believe there is a way to avoid the exp for killing enemies. I noticed while playing a tavern brawler build that when i throwed my Returning Pike from very high up, if the enemy died from the crushing damage instead of the normal weapon damage, it would appear in the log that the enemy "fell to its death", without actually giving me any exp. I killed the Bulette without getting any exp because of this and it happened with many others enemies as well. I was kinda pissed with this bug when it happened to me, but it should make possible to kill orin and gortash without getting the kill exp.

[@thomaslefort-duviolier5611]

Yes killing with gravity damage doesn't grant xp:> In a regular playthrough you should be careful not to kill big enemies that way ;)

[@Selsius96]

Oh? I failed to notice that. I did notice that if you have the Elixir of Bloodlust active, you don't get the extra action for killing something if the enemy dies because of the crushing damage, which was also very annoying.

[@MorganaEvelyn]

Lovely playthrough Bouch. I really do miss the simplicity of the backpack glitch Edit: ok that oubliette wall skip + pixie teleport tech is wild I've added them to my notes

[@nyphron3109]

The sheer contempt in your voice when the game rewards you for advancing the story

[@natereinert1572]

Try to beat baldurs gate as just a normal guy, 10 in all stats, no class features allowed, and no magical/enchanted gear, scrolls, potions, etc

[@badjackjack9473]

this would be funny to see him try to get through hordes of things(like the rat swarms)

[@15bluemangos71]

Or if he can use those things they have to cost less then a like 100 gld or some

[@danieldancza6171]

Commoner% playthrough: All stats in 10, no class features, no skill proficiency, no armour proficiency, only weapon proficiency is club (Or simple weapons, if we're feeling generous). Literally just become the commoner statblock

[@Pedro-zh6kk]

maybe potions could be allowed? you would be able to use and considering a commoner would need to go through the same journey as Tav, I think it's fair they can use it. Elixirs may be a bit too much though.

[@AngelJimenez-cs4yq]

stats might have to be even lower. 10 strength means you can run around with a 150lb backpack for a full day without it affecting your speed or stamina 😭 an average joe would have like 3-5 strength lol

[@pinheadgringo]

Bro is max-minning

[@umbralbushido8636]

Alternate title: "Wizard gains magical abilities from the most mundane of tasks, you won't believe number 6!"

[@sammcgregor5455]

Bouch, you and Just Background Noise are my favorite gaming KZbinrs ever, and I'm old enough to remember trying to watch video on dial-up

[@nicopico2362]

What an experience--or should I say--lack thereof :))))))))))))

[@notenoughcatfoodone2270]

fun fact: when you kill a creature with thrown weapon's falling damage you actually dont get any exp. i think that could reduce how much exp you get from the gith. you would probably need to stack boxes though in order to be high enough for falling damge. same probably goes for gortash or maybe even the netherbrain. in comparison to the 8k total its barely anything though. great vid as always!

[@tot5590]

Okay Idea, bg3 as a normal commoner. No stat above 12, and only can use race spells and benefits / proficiencies

[@lordcanuck229]

I think a cool idea would be "can you beat baldurs gate 3 with only reactions" where the only damage that can be dealt is from reactions

[@snajker6738]

he already did that

[@xgladex4106]

He did a no action and reaction run which was pretty similar ;/

[@larsgotcars5669]

It might be painful, but what about an absolutely 0 magic run. Like no spells, scrolls, items, etc. I think it’d be pretty cool to see what just the classes can do

[@larsgotcars5669]

And to clarify I mean like magic items I.E. potions, and enchanted gear/armor

[@destin5103]

​Oh glad I read this clarification before I replied hah, I was about to just be like "that's easy just titanstring bow and get 20 Dex then use club of hill giant for 19 str and then go dunk on every monster in the game as an assassin/gloomstalker" If we're excluding magic items entirely though... That does sound interesting I'd watch a video about that ​@@larsgotcars5669

[@audreyrewinded]

FOUR MOON DRUIDS

[@bred223]

moon druid or monk make this pretty trivial ngl, my first solo honor mode was moon druid and it was borderline easy

[@shroomian2739]

I think it’s pretty magical to turn into a bear tbh

[@cennerdobber8196]

“Why do you hate yourself bouch” We also all say in unison.

[@jormananormanu]

Bouch, Please, It's okay. Therapy is out there. It's never too late to start.

[@huwdyne]

I would love this to become the BG3 version of the Minimum Captures challenge in Mario Odyssey where lots of people work to bring that number lower and lower 😋

[@15bluemangos71]

That would be so fun honestly might actually try speed runs with that

[@gort471]

Can you try an alchemy only run? (please)

[@cosmicwhaleyoutube]

What do you mean like only potions like thowing poison at people

[@GrimmBones]

If that allows the use of satchel bombs and such, I feel like it won't be a big difficulty, considering how many you can get. Unless you mean a run where you can ONLY use what you can craft in Alchemy tab? In which case, I can see it be useful, but I feel like all the weapon coatings become useless since you can't attack, but can only use Alchemy stuff, not weapons. But you can still craft some explosives, so Idk.

[@SlimXG]

The functionality of the Act 2 to Act 3 transition area is pretty complex. But if you actually do the usual Nightsong event and fight Ketheric on top of the tower before entering the colony, from that point, you can use the bell trick to teleport out and then walk out the exit to Act 3.

[@tionio7722]

The pixie exploit is crazy

[@BOOMDIGGER]

Proxy and Bouch Duo Challenge run?

[@Vystere]

Can you beat Baldur's Gate without dice rolls (as in ability checks, attack rolls, damage rolls , saving throws, etc). I don't think its possible to beat the whole game but i would like to see how far could you could get, or the lowest number of rolls possible.

[@Vystere]

after thinking about this some more, it may be possible due to the existence of spells like armor of agathys, and spells that require the enemy to make saving throws. passive rolls will be the most annoying part of a run like this though

[@jasonlu9562]

Initiative rolls gose burrrrrrrrrr

[@Vystere]

@@jasonlu9562 i forgot those existed lol

[@KaitouKaiju]

The game rolls all the time just by you. Walking past certain places

[@RodrigoTheHappyDog]

​@@jasonlu9562 Since BG3 doesn't do proper initiative, it could be a "No D20 rolls" run. For those that don't know, BG3 initiative is rolled on a D4 instead of a D20.

[@TheScrunge]

I appreciate the fact that you did this run this way instead of just the normal Level 1 run. Made this very enjoyable to watch since it was the same old strats used by so many people already. Keep up the fantastic content Bouch!

[@JeBeraco]

i was literally thinking of this idea last night and was like "i hope bouch or proxy gate make this"

[@shiba_mandu]

I stop everything I'm doing to watch these videos.

[@sophiasu5885]

That pixie trick is nuts. Thanks for letting us know this wonderful thing.

[@nina-thi]

8:10 ah, the good old times of the bag exploit. Having to go back to looting and selling every single item in the entire game just to afford the bear I absolutely need after patch 7 is so annoying.

[@dpart3106]

There's still exploits, easiest one I know is to set frame rate cap to 10, then use an auto clicker to sell an item about 10 times at once

[@Papa-Truck-Kun]

Easy exploit is just to give literally all your money to vendor, then to use feign death on them since they now count as an ally, and just pick-pocket back literally everything

[@darionee]

Can you beat Baldur's gate 3 without opening it?

[@FinlayDaG33k]

To be fair, this run would have been even more insane if you also never leveled up your char. That way, the EXP itself didn't _really_ matter in terms of the gameplay.

[@alinas.6807]

can't quite place your accent but I really enjoy listening to your voice for some reason

I’m pretty sure he’s Swedish 🇸🇪 based on the accent

[@abyssbloodgazer6801]

3:17 doooown by the river

[@someoneme7057]

Just Subbed. Have another challenge idea for you. This also involves Gale. "Can you beat Baulder's gate III with a dead Gale in your inventory". Whenever possible, Gale must be dead in your inventory. You may resurrect him via Withers to ward off his arcane hunger. The challenge starts after the prologue. You must then B-line your way to his waystone as soon as you wake up at the beach.

[@__-tp4tm]

One of the best contents regarding Baldurs Gate 3 out there. Love the Vid's, nice 🐓

[@alessandrogarofalo9951]

"Consider subscribing, you can always unsubscribe later if you want" My brother in christ, why would I? This is peak BG3 content 🗿

[@NotSoObvious]

Bouch playthrough ideas: Can you collect every explosive in the game (including explosive weapons from enemies) Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 without getting a tan (minimum sunlight %) Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 whilst permanently hungover? Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 whilst romancing every single companion? Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 without allowing enemies to dash (personal space %) Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 with only grease? (I have no idea) Can you complete Baldurs Gate 3 with only dipped weapons?

[@crystalslime1716]

babe get the persona 5 ost bouch just uploaded

[@hippiepanda5630]

Proxy's the goat for real

[@electricVGC]

bouch is a very normal person who plays games in entirely ordinary ways

[@N00dleBandit]

Love these videos! Keep em coming! Also, I personally enjoyed your Elden Ring video. Maybe some more of that in the future? I'm sure your clever and twisted brain could come up with some great challenge runs.

[@TheZombifiedGuy]

Watching you carry Gortash like an angry cat out of Wyrm's Rock to throw him off a cliff in an attempt to avoid extra XP gain for killing him was so goddamn funny even though it didn't work

[@Expl0siveLem0n]

It's not a "challenge run" per-se but i'd like to see a radiating orb/holy lance helm run where you can only do damage with the holy lance helm and subsequent procs off of its damage.

[@Nathan_Moor]

I know I've brought up these challenge runs before, but hey. For the algorithm is my excuse. 1) If you remove spells but keep weapons, but only allow each weapon type to be used in one fight. Can you still manage to beat the game? 2) Can a party of Jack of All Trades (all 1 level in every class) beat the game? (without spell scrolls). I guess cheese would allow you to overcome anything, but how little can you cheese while doing something like these? Love your content btw.

[@Zarthvindarius]

You could try beating the game without using any item more than once (consumable, non-consumable: not more than once). No more than one attack with a weapon. May be easier than some of your more insane ones, but could be fun (thank you for making enjoyable videos)

[@husainhasan2106]

Omg the king is back i have missed you bouch

[@franciszekjezierski5316]

if you can skip the merkul fight you could do how mutch exp u can get with just exploration

[@AutisticAlchoholic]

Next Bouch Challenge video, "Beating baldurs gate 3 without arms, blindfolded, gagged, hanged upside down, underwater, as a piece of bacon."

[@fattuscattus2200]

I have a heinous idea. Can you beat Baldur’s Gate 3 without ever engaging in combat? Two rules. You may never actively hurt an enemy (allies you don’t control can though) and you cannot enter combat unless forced.

[@akraftmann6667]

Can you beat honor mode solo only using the dragon born spit?

[@Thanatos_Khan]

That pixie trick is crazy

[@tovaldp179]

I liked mods it does have to be super hard just fun to hear your plan.

[@Kulaybalbahr]

To answer the title- no. 2:19

[@helloiexist7796]

Nice video! Now try to beat it without entering dialogue (or as little as possible)

[@kiku_ki]

no Lorrrrrrroakan, you're killing me Bouch

[@GrimmBones]

When doing the Pact of the Blade's Pact Weapon exploit for money, you don't have to Barter. You can just go onto the Trade menu, and just spam "Sell Wares", if you've made your Pact Weapon into Wares. (Which you can do by Shift/Ctrl clicking it with another item, and then right click them to turn all of the items selected into Wares, including the Pact Weapon) Makes it MUCH quicker than putting it into Barter, and then putting the money from them into Barter. And still definitely works in Patch 7. Additionally, when you respec to reset trader's inventory, it also works when you level. So if you respec, and reset the inventory while lvl 1, you can just buy out what you want, and even while next to the trader, just level to 2, and then cancel leveling after that, so you can buy out stuff at lvl 2. And then go to 3 to do the same. Saves on time, basically. Better than having to go and respec EVERY time. :'D (Additionally helpful/faster if you have allies and/or Hirelings to lvl as well)

[@СергейКиреев-д4ь]

Video idea: "Can you beat the game by having absolutely empty inventory, being stark naked and having no weapons, light sources or musical instruments equipped from the get-go except from those items that are super-duper-mega necessary and incircumventable for progressing the game"?

[@Slickdown]

7:10 or did you mean DOWN BY THE RIVER 😫

[@Rocky-yw1zo]

“Down by the River” 🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@coryphus7677]

Video Idea! Can you beat the game with most/every single debuff, or randomise everything and you must use items you find

[@MamaMia-n6h]

tf? This guy is insane

[@admiral40k]

Up next: can you beat Baldur's Gate 3 without opening the game

[@hanskulke3621]

Maybe a run where you try to beat the game without a single dice being rolled by your character...

[@panpan4757]

would be cool if u could go over ur finalized builds near the end due to the amount of respecking and stuff in these challenges, but great either way!

[@theorixlux]

Nice! New challenge run idea, can i beat my local orphanage without getting xp or caught?

[@hellotanibelle]

you are literally insane and I watch these videos on repeat to fund your therapy.

[@RanaAhmadDeedatKhan]

The madlad did it again

[@yoavstadler4651]

The GOAT is back!!!

[@Griffex394]

Video idea: can you beat BG3 without ever looking at your screen? Literally blind playthrough

[@adriac1291]

'Can you beat baldurs gate as a raging alcoholic?'' (Constantly drunk / hungover with custom rules like only allowed to rest with alcohol, high strength but reduction every other stat, character build makes sense RP like only allowed to throw bottles, do unarmed attacks, recruit companions only to annoy them and fail all of their quests, etc.)

[@jaydendavis721]

LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!

[@geisterfahrerO]

Wake up, babe. New Bouch vid just dropped!!

[@cosmicprison9819]

“El Minister” was also how I read his name the first time I came across it as a child… 😂

[@JustAnOnion]

BG3 With only reactions? Hellish Rebuke, Shield Prone, Opportunity attacks, Psionic Backlash, Tadpole Charm, Counterspell, That one Act 3 weapon that gives you 2 reactions per turn, and probably more things ive forgotten about. It would make for a fun run!

[@sharniaoo-gaming]

Yay thank you for the new video ❤️

[@Bdwoosh]

"can you beat gb3 using no magic" rough fucking steel no magic items, scrolls, id say potions even, just sword helmet and avoiding anything magical as long as you can (hopefully to the end :):) ) luv your videos btw!! ❤

[@Deezei09]

Oh my gawd he’s back

[@unity3169]

KZbin why tf am I so late too this

[@michaelcarbonara7798]

Maybe beat baldurs gate with trying to keep every npc alive and not killing any either

[@jimdong827]

We would watch you do a challenge on any game

[@nibnob9]

God you have the greatest video-editing skills ever. So improve them!!! 2d'ly,,, love your voice. Don't change it except as you deem fit. Th3rd'y,;, I decided to make this comment right after 20:17 on your video, so whatever you did right before that, triggered the comment. Now that's important data, no? 4thly, I'll get to that after I uh y'know whatever

[@bingbawng]

I'd hate to see the video's retention analytics after making it to the beach lmao

[@NiftyNev-ht6fs]

Challenge idea 'can I beat Baldur's gate with only using undead'

[@DanThe2nd]

Run idea: What is the maximum number of NPCs + Enemies that you can shove/throw into chasms in one run? Can you throw EVERYONE in a hole?

[@dominicnatale178]

Baldur's Gate 3 as Durge except you have to kill literally everyone you possibly can. It doesn't have to be as soon as you meet them, but Durge has to party alone at the end of the game.

[@HighDarkDragon]

Can you beat Baldur's Gate III while being completely naked? You're not allowed to pick up or use any permanent item or equipment except the story related ones like the prism or the stones, even if acquired through the use of spells (Like divine intervention. Temporary weapons like Flame Blade are allowed.) This should be as insane or even more than this run

[@nickboon1235]

This has to have been worse than having a mindflayer tadpole implanted into your brain😭

[@jandalf8128]

New idea: beat honour mode only using familliars (from the find familliar spell and maybe shovel)

[@juannavarro4979]

Please bouch, cantrips only

[@shmackschmack6589]

i actually really like that idea

[@ProductionsofStray]

that's just Warlock

[@shmackschmack6589]

@@ProductionsofStray real

[@IndependentObserver]

@@ProductionsofStray Nah. Ice Draconic Sorc's Ray of Frost is better, even without the wet condition, after being twinned it deals more damage, and you can quicken it, and since you're not using any leveled spells anyway, you can transform all of your spell slots into sorcery points. In act 1 and 2 twinned ray of frost is strictly better than eldritch blast- the same number of projectiles so Callous Glow ring, Spellsparkler, Phalar Aluve etc. buff both of them just as well, but RoF has higher base damage of 2d8 vs 1d10, and you get to add your charisma modifier thrice (6th lvl sorc, talisman of elemental augmentation and Potent robe) vs EB's twice (Potent robe and agonising blast, talisman only works on "elemental" damage types, and force is not an element). AND Ray of Frost can be buffed with certain items to get additional effects like "Encrusted with Frost" with Winter's Clutches, or "Chilled" from the Mourning Frost staff, Reverberation with Boots of Stormy Clamour, or creating pools of ice around the target to possibly make enemies slip and skip their turn, none of them, or any other piece of equipment has any such synergy with force damage type/EB in particular. In act 3 things become a bit different, because EB gets the 3 blast, so Spellmight Gloves add 3d8 vs 2d8 with ray of frost, fully loaded Rhapsody adds 9 damage to EB vs 6 to Ray of Frost, same with Callous Glow Ring +6 to EB vs +4 to Ray of Frost, BUT, on the other hand- Ray of Frost has significantly higher base damage- 3d8 vs 1d10, it still adds charisma 3 times to EB's 2 times, and you have Markoheshkir's "Kareshka's Favour" to add another 8 damage that you can't get with EB since it only works with elemental damage types, and force is not an element. Yes, to use both Rhapsody and Markoheshkir you need dual wielder feat, and preferably also Elemental Adept, since there are *some* enemies resistant to frost in act 3 (and there is no bottle of water or create water to fix that) which you don't need for EB build, but you can get 20 charisma with just 1 feat (base 17+1 from ethel's hair and +2 from ASI) and you have 3 in total, so sure, EB can get lucky, alert, or spellsniper feats instead, but total charisma stays the same in both cases. In total Ray of Frost still deals more damage overall (3d8+x*3+1d8+2+3+4)*2=94 (on average, assuming 1d8 is actually 5 not 4.5 because elemental adept turns all 1's into 2's) vs (1d10+x*2+1d8+2+3)*3=81 Sure, all 81 average damage of EB can be put into a single enemy, 94 is always split between the two, BUT, you can also quicken the Ray of Frost, meaning that you *CAN* hit someone with the ray of frost twice per turn and deal that 94 to that enemy, while also dealing 47 to someone else at the same time, for a total of 141 average damage per turn, without any speed potions, zeratul (forgot the name, you know what I'm talking about) or bloodlust elixir shenanigans.

[@ballsinurmouth-2]

too easy for his challenges i think. he's already completed the game with only mage hand anyway

[@river9603]

I’m concerned for your sanity

[@bunnyboygamille]

"I make videos to post online so I don't have to interact with people"... is so real 😂

[@smashingtonn]

Idea: Beat the game while permanently poisoned

[@fadedpopcorn4958]

You should try a run where you cannot heal at all, no short rest, long rest, and spells. All forced healing could be reverted through having party members lower it in camp. Something like that seems pretty hard to me.

[@kamisek762]

Try beating bg3 without actions(only sub actions) while getting as little xp possible, and you cant respect using withers,(challange) good luck 😈😈😈

[@giorgiobertoldo]

Bouch be like "Can you beat BG3 without having the game installed"

[@francisdrake93]

video idea! beating the game rolling only ones.. or twos if the other way is impossible!

[@appleseed2976]

That's been done

[@Pekkamaattanen]

Yay new content!

[@jennielisabet]

not talking to anyone? skipping past conflict? this is the most realistic baldurs gate challenge to real life 😂 great video 🩷

[@Bonibello]

Wake up lil bro, Real Time with Pause Bg3 is real. And I want you to try and beat the game with it

[@joryadrallig2932]

This is actually a challenge run I've attempted myself (although I also set the goal to get to the post-game party and didn't solo it because I just don't have the skill for that and didn't want to cheese it). It's been awhile but I think I just barely got to level 7 with the defeat of the Netherbrain which is upsetting considering I could've probably finished at level 6 if I didn't recruit for a full party or picked a different background for less inspiration gain

[@untitled_spookykid]

Honey, drop what you're doing, new Bouch vid just dropped.