How to become a sentient cheese wheel in Baldur’s Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 features many memorable and bizarre moments, including one where the player can be turned into a sentient wheel of cheese. Here’s how to trigger this weird and easily missable event.

Larian Studios recently released an infographic that shares some interesting Baldur’s Gate 3 player stats. These include some standard info, such as the most popular classes, subclasses, and romance options.

Perhaps the most memorable part of the graphic, though, is the fact that 1.24 million players have been turned into a sentient wheel of cheese.

Many were likely surprised by this detail, as the event in which this takes place is easy to miss. For those interested in becoming a living, sentient cheese wheel, here’s how to do it.

⚔️ Since our launch in August, over 1.3 million players have completed Baldur's Gate 3.
🧀 A number almost equaled by those of you transformed into a wheel of cheese.
📈 All this, and more in our latest thread of amazing stats! pic.twitter.com/38hSZw1wPk

— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) December 5, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to become a sentient wheel of cheese

To become a sentient cheese wheel, you’ll first have to make it to Act 3. Once you’re there, head to the Circus of the Last Days in Rivington.

Here, you’ll need to talk to Akabi, the djinni and spin Akabi’s Wheel. Each spin costs 500 gold, which shouldn’t be too big a deal at this point in the game but is not really worth it, considering.

It’s helpful to have a character with a high Wisdom stat and/or proficiency in Perception, as a successful passive Wisdom check will reveal that the wheel is rigged.

Once you’ve learned this, you can confront Akabi. He’ll, of course, deny cheating and threaten to transform the player into “something vile” if they keep accusing him.

Continue to pester him, and Akabi will cast Polymorph on you, transforming you into a wheel of cheese.

You’ll be stuck as a wheel of cheese for the 20-turn duration of the spell, which ends up being about two full minutes. As a wheel of cheese, you can roll around a bit, but that’s about it.

If you, for some reason, want to stop being cheese early, taking any damage should do the trick. The cheese wheel has a max HP of 1, and hitting 0 HP while Polymorphed will turn you back into your original form.

Of course, there are other ways to handle this situation – including a way to get Nyrulna, one of the best Legendary weapons in the game – but for those who just want to see one of the funniest moments in Baldur’s Gate 3, briefly becoming a sentient wheel of cheese is worth it.

If you liked this, be sure to check out the rest of our Baldur’s Gate 3 coverage, including the guides below:

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