Can You Beat Baldur's Gate 3 Using Only Gifts & Rewards?

[@nathanpfirman625]

I love the idea of a man who just throws housecats to attack.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Basically Minsc lol he can throw Boo for damage. The hamster throwing OG

[@Aja-e5j]

go for the eyes, cat

[@non-edible-garlic]

just a normal day in florida

[@phoenx8435]

His name is Colossus

[@heyitsmeagain6897]

He is the crazy Cat Lady from the simpsons

[@FengNirothar]

Love the detail of having Withers throw The Unluckiest Man Alive out of the Epilogue party, perfect ending to a very fun video

[@ProxyGateTactician]

In my head he got thrown to another timeline to re-live his unlucky hell.

[@king2176]

for sure it was just a unlucky misunderstanding too

[@MajorTanya]

The real gifts were Proxy Gate Tactician videos all along ❤

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks! Appreciate it. Can't believe I started this channel a year ago already

[@Mr_cat-d8c]

True

[@EllyEldenRing]

Amazing pfp.

[@Cappybara33]

Loved seeing those characters teaming up, like the world's worst superhero team. Happy birthday to the channel!

[@likeAG6likeAG6]

not worst if they managed to win the game duh

[@jackwriter1908]

​@@likeAG6likeAG6 considering the superheroes win always in the end... they can still be the worst

[@soapdish124]

It honestly felt the closest to an actual DnD party lol. Only real humans can make characters this bad and make the worst decisions possible.

[@VOIDWALKER_333]

Dying by being crushed by an invisible bear would be terrifying

[@feza3428]

Most cursed video description I have ever seen

[@ProxyGateTactician]

rofl I can't believe people really read these things

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@ProxyGateTactician Oh we do, sometimes, rarely, but is it just me or should it be an unlucky guy instead of a unlucky guy?

[@alouettevivelangue1175]

​@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 I do too 😂

[@ttmcoffee6806]

I'm not sure if you did get it because I didn't catch it in the video, but if you talk to Stonemason Kith in the Grymforge and pass all three dialogue checks (Perception, History and Investigation) he will give you an Infernal Alloy, which you can later trade with Dammon in Last Light Inn via dialogue for a Flawed Helldusk Helmet. Both of these are obtained via dialogue, no looting or trading

[@ProxyGateTactician]

totally missed it. That would have been so good because almost no one gave me anyt armor lol. good to know that's clever.

[@ValbrandrLeonhardt]

Is that specific version of the infernal alloy actually able to be used multiple times? Like as long as you don't exit the conversation, you can repeatedly choose the option and get the other 2 pieces of the armor.

[@elenalizabeth]

Yeah what’s good about that alloy is that it will actually get you all 3 armour pieces (the gloves, helmet and armour) as long as you just keep selecting the dialogue choice “I found this metal in Grymforge what can you make with it”.

[@BradTheAmerican]

@@elenalizabeth I just assumed that I had looted multiple pieces somewhere

[@elenalizabeth]

@@BradTheAmerican if you’ve got 3 normal pieces of infernal iron you can use them, but the Grymforge specific dialogue option uses the single infernal alloy piece that you get from that trader (either through dialogue, stealing it or buying it). I think at the end of the game I still had around 6 spare pieces of infernal iron left over (even after fixing Karlach and getting the gear), so there are “extras” littered around the game in case you miss the earlier ones. It’s a shame there’s not more to do with them, like that you can’t get Dammon to turn them into infernal explosives or something.

[@scotthuffman3462]

You can get a greater healing potion from Auntie Ethel in the camp if you let her fuss over you, then ask what the potion she just handed you is

[@V15698]

Letting Alfira die and loosing the potent robe and a bunch of other supplies was a move I did not expect, but at lest you got Bex's cookies, I wish she gave us the recipe in act 3

[@ProxyGateTactician]

I actually couldn't get Bex's cookies because somehow her husband died in the prison break... Even though there was 0 enemies alive in all of moonrise. I have no idea how, plus he was the ONLY prisoner who died. I was excited to show off those cookies too

[@bingonight1504]

I learned recently the Moonrise prisoners can jump into the meat hole and die instead of escaping through the wall 💀 squish

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

@@bingonight1504 Same happened for me, also with Bex's partner. I was so annoyed because I had already played for a few hours when I realized this.

[@elenalizabeth]

She never gave me cookies even though he got safe back to her and she said thanks. Didn’t get cookies so maybe it’s a glitch. In another run she was sad that he didn’t make it back alive even though he was standing right next to her 🤔🤔

[@Silentgrace11]

I’ve been chilling and watching these during work this week while trying to keep myself from making another save file two weeks after finishing my first run, and I actually watched the riveting tales of all four characters before watching this as a grand finale lol. Idk what you did to get our unlucky guy sent to an abyss of eternal torment by withers at the end, but I have no doubt low rolls brought him there.

[@Fuyuqi]

just from the intro, i had a brief overwhelming feeling of how the baldurs gate 3 fandom is blessed to have a content creator scene as amazing as it is. Thanks!

[@serenadotbat]

If you pass the intelligence checks at Grym forge with the one Duergar, he gives you an infernal alloy which you can give to Dammon 3 times to recieve all of the flawed helldusk armor pieces.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Right I read another comment and regret missing that. I knew you get XP from that dialogue, but didn't know about the infernal alloy. Would have been super useful too

[@serenadotbat]

@@ProxyGateTactician It was a fun video though! Always enjoy the challenge run content :)

[@AceTheBlue]

This is the Infinity War of Proxy Gate Tactician's shared universe And I'm all for it

[@Zachary360Games]

Chucking Balthazar into the void will never not be amusing

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

Ok but "bouncy bear" is INSANE and I love it. I have to use that immediately.

[@SunbleachedAngel]

Sounds like some weird vampire rules but instead of not being able to enter others' home without invitation, you can't use an item unless it was gifted to you

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Imagine not having food unless it is gifted to you...

[@SpauldingSparks]

House-elf rules

[@alexandermaxey3354]

The cat detonating the bomb and flying into the abyss sent me

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

happy belated channel birthday! Also what a wild ride this video was.

[@rheannascheck9589]

I really enjoy these. Very entertaining.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks so much!

[@elenalizabeth]

FYI Quartermaster Talli will actually hand out 3 food packs, but each character has to ask her and pass the persuasion check. I tried to do it a 4th time but she said “I would give it to you but it appears I’m all out”. Also at Moonrise Araj Oblora will give each character a free blood potion and depending on what each character is will depend on what the potion does (also if you have a Wizard/Gale question her bloodline first she will also give you some “shutup gold” along with each blood potion). Then in act 3 you can make your blood become explosive through talking to her (by excepting the gift of a questionable potion from her). The annoying guy Naaber will also give you a necklace if you put up with his ridiculous questions for a while (Absolute Confidence Amulet: grants the wearer a +1 bonus to Performance checks at the cost of -1 to Intimidation checks). Also I think the Waterqueens armour would have worked well in fights as long as you had water under your character that throws the hammer, as it would mean you heal as each turn as long as you were standing in the water.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

I did grab all those things too, but because they ended up not doing anything for me I cut them from the video. The blood thing actually was worthless for my races, and the armor could have been ok then I guess, but I just decided to toss it for the memes lol

[@elenalizabeth]

@@ProxyGateTactician good point, because of the restrictions you made for this playthrough you couldn’t get hirelings to get extra blood potions. In my recent game I went through and hired all the hirelings and got her to make a potion from each of them, then I went through the 8 camp companions and got one from each of them too. Some of them are really good and they stack so can all be drunk by one character (unlike normal potions), but I think the Elven one is probably the best as it gives an extra 10m movement per turn until long rest. Also if you talk to Zorru he gives you the quest to kill Kagha, and if you do so you get some gloves from him as a gift (Hellrider's Pride: When you heal another creature, it gains resistance against Bludgeoning, Slashing, and Piercing damage from weapon attacks and +1 to Strength saving throws). Most useful on a Cleric or other healer character though. And if you talk to Auntie Ethel in the grove and choose the option that’s something like “I just feel a little tired” she will gift you a healing potion (the round 2nd level one) and I think you can do this once per character. (Same with the Gruel you get from the grove, you can have every camp companion/hireling grab a bowl).

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

@elenalizabeth You don’t have to kill Kagha to get the Hellrider’s Pride; Zevlor gave them to me when I exposed Kagha as a Shadow Druid, then persuaded her to stop being a Shadow Druid and help me kill the other Shadow Druids she was working with. Kagha got to live, and I still got the gloves.

[@shayelisa]

I like reading video descriptions just fyi. lol Love the avengers style team up of the previous videos protagonists for this one. Keep up the good work Proxy. 😊

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Shocked to find out people read that lol I always assumed it was just for search algorithms. Glad to know it's not going out into nothingness

[@danielhale1]

@@ProxyGateTactician It's long been a meme that the video description is invisible. You can play a song at the end of your video and display prominently "link to song in video description", and your comments will fill up with people asking "what's that song at the end of the video?!". :D

[@danielhale1]

I was so proud of beating this game in Tactician on my first and only playthrough. Watching you beat it with this cursed party and only gifts has destroyed my street cred.

[@Blubberblase7]

absolutly love the return of our 4 fav main charakters, they´re such an epic team😆

[@Hrrrrrrrrr11]

You and fracture are the only KZbinrs I watch as soon as a video comes out, love your creative gameplay!

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks! I love fracture's videos too. His ridiculous strategy series is amazing

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

5:25 Last time I did it this way, the Moonlantern was put into my inventory when the fight for Isobel *started* . I guess it's a failsave in case Isobel dies during the fight. But hearing that damn pixie whimpering for the whole fight was ANNOYING. And it's the only reason I know it happens in this order in the first place.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Yeah, I freed Dolly Dolly Dolly as soon as I left Last Light. Protection from the shadow curse AND stopping her whining? One of the best decisions in the game, if you ask me. Some people complain that she doesn’t act grateful enough upon being freed, but I find her much more likable when she isn’t acting like she fell out of the world’s most insipid nursery rhyme, and regardless of her attitude, she still holds up her end of the bargain, so I have no complaints.

[@masonsparrow6063]

Love the callbacks to previous episodes of your challenge series and the commitment to the bit. Great content and happy channel birthday a couple months late!

[@MorganaEvelyn]

This is such a fun idea love this. Congrats on the 1 year 😊

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks Morgana!

[@SinSaving]

Why is channel so GOATed? Binge watching all your videos in anticipation of what you can cook up next!)

[@toryspelling7737]

I'd never seen the invisible bouncy bear strategy before but it is pure gold

[@raeshavalta2898]

Absolute genius! I still love the cat character. That all cats video is still my favorite but it was awesome seeing the whole gang in action together! ❤

[@helperg]

This video has granted me real joy. Thank you for doing what you do

[@seeinred]

7:39 These little book-style slides elevated the video even higher, to be honest. Great choice! And as usual, good work. Have a wonderful day!

[@naivety]

Baldur's Gate 3 coupon redemption edition

[@catheriner999]

I've watched a lot of your videos and enjoyed them despite have only made it a couple hours into act 1 (game kept crashing on startup despite all troubleshooting efforts, waiting for next major patch to try again). I still have no idea of what the plot of this game actually is and I appreciate that. I just enjoy seeing all the various ways you can play the game and I also like that you don't waste time with 5-10 mins of rambling at the start of every video. Here's to another year!

[@thegoodcookie8904]

I wish I could like a video more than once. You are a mad lad. Thanks for all the fun videos! Here's to a second year!

[@Joyful_Traitor]

If you had Wyll in your party you could have also gotten a rapier from Mizora in the mindflayer colony but I liked the fact you used for previous characters for the challenge

[@bunnyboygamille]

I've watched all 4 of those videos so it's a delight to see the return of these characters. It looks like it was a genuinely fun run!

[@GabbyJFS_02]

Crazy to think it’s already been a year. I only found your channel a few months ago but I’ve enjoyed every video thus far. Happy anniversary!

[@kinslayer202]

For long resting my recommendation would be to spec into druid and create good berries for yourself! It's not looting or stealing, it's just giving yourself a gift!

[@sodedra5855]

you legitimately make some of my favorite videos on the site, great job!!!

[@simontetlow9739]

Love your work, happy KZbin birthday! Will be sticking around to see what you come up with next.

[@DigidesteinedSayian]

I love the four plucky but cursed adventurers working together.

[@kawaii.jarate]

You can actually get up to 3 extra camp supplies from Talli if you talk to her with other members of your party :D I found out by accident and thought it was a fun little gift :D

[@jaxcats]

i didn't have faith when i saw this video was only 15 minutes but you have proved me wrong my friend. keep at the goated work

[@valthorix7347]

This is psychopathic, and I'm very worried for you. Happy Anniversary!

[@MrAlexo01]

Damn what are the odds, I only just found your channel and only watched the 4 challenge runs that the characters you use here are from AND this video

[@grim5531]

I just got done watching all your other challenge runs, let's go 🎉

[@CompleteAnimation]

I can't wait to see what kind of shenanigans we all can get up to in Larian's next game. But since that will be years away, I'll have to watch my favorite KZbinrs crack BG3 wide open!

[@jaydock1]

I just want to day your videos are amazing. So extensive and well done. Thank you for what you do!

[@Kostchei]

I read video descriptions. Congratz you farmed me for engament. On a serious note: Superb rule set once again! Very fun too see the return axe be exploited this way, I had no idea it even existed.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Okay I thought this would take like a month before someone read this not less than 30 minutes LMAO good on you

[@Jekkin8]

W music. Super quiet but i can still here the og StarCraft music.

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Even my channel name is Starcraft :) ""Proxy Gate" a SC strategy. Yeah I always worry about making it loud because with headphones on it's much louder. I test all my vids with Speaker, phone, and headphones before I upload and the headphone music always needs to be low.

[@Jekkin8]

@@ProxyGateTactician I didn't even make the connection that's awesome. A true master of strategy, bg3 is honestly a perfect avenue to use strategy. Feels like most games now days don't have as much strategy elements like StarCraft of bg3. Fun stuff. But regardless great vid man. Ggs

[@neutrality4660]

"Although things hadn't gone fully as planned..." Proxy, it was all precisely to plan. lol I'm seeing playthroughs of the Trials of Tav mod, that'd be an interesting one to do some challenges with while waiting the long 84 years to Larian's next masterpiece.

[@JohnAion]

What an incredible journey the year was with your fantastic channel full of super exciting challenges. Congratulations! I hope we will see even more videos from the BG3 master!🎉

[@kerl_cats]

Happy channel birthday! Love the creativity of your challenge runs!

[@Memo-OwO]

Your nonchalant humor is one of the greatest things about your videos, aside from the impressive strategy play

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks for that! Glad to hear it still hits 😂 I end up watching it so many times during my edits I can’t tell afterwards

[@Memo-OwO]

@@ProxyGateTactician I don't see people mention it often but I gotta give it to you! Love the little jokes sprinkled in!

[@thos9460]

this is 100% the cannon BG3 run. wish these characters could talk to each other, would be funny af and would be a great TV show aswell

[@scarman159]

Awesome vid idea, i like the cinematic universe being built here

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

Happy birthday to your channel! Great video, I hope there will be plenty more to come!

[@DocDictator]

This is truly a channel celebration video

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

The Challenge Quad unites to defy the odds and achieve victory using only the kindness of others. Perfect.

[@shadeitplease7383]

Man it’s really crazy all the creative ways you can progress in this game.

[@klakwey9852]

bro that is actually so good thank you for the vid and congrats

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks kotl

[@HellishSpoon]

Happy birthday!

[@NutScratcher43]

Naaber screaming happy birthday at the end made me spit my water out lmao

[@pyroha]

I'm sure it's gotten commented by now but with correct dialog options Auntie Ethel can give you a Greater Healing potion in the Grove. Wouldn't have made too much of a difference in the run but felt like mentioning it anyway

[@ekardnai]

This feels the most like a real DND party

[@dakcka]

Absolutely love the team up from the 4 challenge characters. Avengers Endgame wishes it was this ambitious of a crossover

[@cannyvalley8522]

Awww, look at this 13:19 must've been tedious to arrange

[@NoForksGiven]

Kelemvor seeing a bunch of people who died from fallling turn up to his plane: Ayo wtf?

[@Jekkin8]

This was like an endgame level ordeal man. This was freaking awesome

[@simoncodrington]

Another great one mate, need more of these ❤

[@amouramarie]

This was amazing, as usual. XD Well done!

[@beserkjay]

Love your videos! Happy one year!

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks!

[@catwithnoname7041]

Holy shoot that was so legendary, can't believe I have never thought about combining all walkthroughs into one

[@Regenwasser673]

Danke!

[@ProxyGateTactician]

Thanks so much Regen!

[@gamestoshowmyfriends]

I absolutely loooove the idea of using a party made up of your previous challenge runs, makes for a real enjoyable video, i have to know what the final playtime was for the run

[@ProxyGateTactician]

This one was about 40 hours

[@AaronPhat]

Great video I was so happy when a saw a challenge was released❤

[@king2176]

I don't know why but I keep coming back to these videos xD

[@leafygreen8524]

The house cat giving the speech and detonating the nuke on the brain made me laugh out loud. Funny thing about globe of invulnerability is that a mindflayer's mind blast can still stun you and break concentration which happened to me trying the exact same strat at the end there

[@alouettevivelangue1175]

0:49 I wasn't ready 😂😂😂

[@DeadHardTV]

I like this "crossover"! I think you should do it from time to time

[@briarpelt2333]

"The illegal Bouncy Bear Strategy"

[@goelandz878]

Nice run, keep it up. That's a really good channel. I can't wait to see your next run. Personally I wonder what will be my next. Probably single character and I must never reach the end of round 2 in combat, or I have to reset the fight. Gonna end up assassination I suppose.

[@dontmindmev]

Cheers to this crazy vid & one year!!!

[@WhitieWu]

Ok... I think, yeah... I think NOW you've finally completed BG3. Congrats!

[@cmatrix4761]

You could've solved the long rest issue in Baldur's Gate quite easily: Make a deal in the Devil's fee for the ritual to open the gate to Avernus, but never complete the Avernus quest. That leaves the rejuvenating pool available for use any time you want. Just keep returning to Avernus, put on the servant clothes, and use the pool - it does the same thing as a long rest. If you want to avoid the locked door bug, leave one character in your party in the first room (where you first talk to Hope) - if the door gets locked, use that character to open the door from the inside. Then just keep swapping out your party until they've all had a run at the pool.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

The most ambitious crossover event In history

[@zeez145]

Whoa channel is 1 year old already, congrats!!!

[@guyrapong]

I was happy for you bc Alfira gives you like one of the best clothing, money, scrolls and potions in act 2 then I saw you kill her for a cloak lmao

[@Kylekashi]

Here's to another year of insane challenges 🎉

[@Memo-OwO]

Omg the trick with the comeback axe is so cool!!!!

[@JRandall0308]

Throwing the Wavemother's armo(u)r into the ocean was peak entertainment.

[@andyclaudiu5928]

This is so fun to watch bro!

[@Frostycrypton]

8:50 cat spin!

[@formatomi]

“You have acquired cat.”

[@AyraWinla]

This might be the most amazing thing I've ever watched...

[@Ivan_Ooze]

Noticing the SC2 music threw my brain for a loop

[@jasonthesnow]

This is the most insane challenge run ever

[@antinous-ology]

excellent video, but L move throwing out the Wavemother's Robe, let throw man live his life

[@TheHobbitdragon]

JUST CHUCKED BALTHASAR STRAIGHT INTO THE VOID, INCREDIBLE

[@JPNDTS]

You missed the gloves of uninhibited Kushigo from derryth for your thrower. You just have to go get the confused guy and she gives you them!! :(

[@ProxyGateTactician]

I couldn't figure out how to save him without items. (I technically could just move the backpack with magehand how that I think about it though)

[@JPNDTS]

@@ProxyGateTactician honestly I forgot you would need to have been given something that you can give to him to save him when I typed this lol but I think you're right about that method. Maybe also could extinguish the torch, and use like protection from poison on him and pop the mushrooms? I've never tried doing that but maybe it's possible to save him that way too

[@ProxyGateTactician]

@@JPNDTS Yeah I did think about it, but kinda figured moving the backpack is using an item so I just left him behind. Ur idea though im curious if it would work that sounds clever tbh

[@MoHo-x3n]

You can also save him by moving the backpack via Glut. Glut does not set off the bibberbang.

[@ojyochan]

It was easy to save him with the druid kitty, but i did have to dismiss wild shape to throw him the backpack ​@@ProxyGateTactician