ABaldur’s Gate 3player has managed to complete the game without ever selecting a race or class for their protagonist, while also going solo without any party member allies.
Protagonists inDungeons & Dragonsare intended to be exceptional people: the elite warriors and spellcasters with the skills and nerve needed to face monsters in battle. Tav (orthe Dark Urge) is no exception to this, having been given a Mind Flayer tadpole and forced to go an epic adventure with a ragtag band of misfits.
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To aid the player in their Baldur’s Gate 3 journey, each character is given abilitiesfrom their raceand character class. A YouTuber named Bouch uploaded a video of a run that involved finishing the game without selecting either their species or profession.
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Bouch’s run involved a character that had stats, but that didn’t have any spells, powers, or proficiencies. The last oneis especially troublesome, as most armor and weapons cannot be properly utilized.
The run is possible thanks to the abundance of magic items that provide spells in Baldur’s Gate. There are tons of pieces of gear that giveaccess to Cantripsand once-per-day spells, not to mention the abundance of scrolls and potions dotted around the world.
In the end, a good chunk of the game’s combat can be beaten using a mixture of items that boost cold-based spells, allowing the caster to inflict multiple debuffs in one action.
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While Bouch didn’t use any regular party members, they did use temporary allies (like Halsin in the Goblin Camp) as well as summonable characters (likeScratch the Dog) to get past some of the trickier areas of the game.
The fact that such a bizarre challenge run can be completed is a testament to Baldur’s Gate 3’s incredible wealth of options. It’s possible for a character with nothing going for them to defeat the Mind Flayer plot, all with a little help from magical loot.
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