Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian says there have been 50 million mod downloads for the game since September's Patch 7. You'd never guess it, but a portion of those mods were acts of devotion. More specifically, 10,000 mods were downloaded to BG3 with the purpose of renaming Withers, a shriveled skeleton man, to "Bone Daddy."
"So, uh, glad we could facilitate that," Larian says on its Twitter announcement.
What about Withers has people so eager to be undead? Let's think about it. First, Withers is a man of mystery. The camp companion never offers much backstory, instead electing to describe himself as a "keeper of records." So kind of like the DMV, I guess.
- Stardew Valley player bringing a bit of Baldur's Gate 3 to ConcernedApe's farming sim, now with Larian's seal of approval, says they've played over 1,500 hours and will improve the mod
- Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke gives his official approval to the Stardew Valley mod that brings the D&D RPG to Pelican Town
That isn't particularly sexy in itself, but then Withers — who allows players to resurrect companions — wears some really awesome leather shoulder pads. And his eyes are a beautiful shade of lake blue, if you can look past the fact that the skin around them has the same texture as tree bark.
Okay, I don't really get it. But, clearly, other people do. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made stickers of Withers arching his back while shirtless, or downloaded all those Bone Daddy mods.
And they wouldn't be downloading this "big naturals" mod, either, which voice actor Stephen Boxer finds disappointing for how its "bazongas" make Withers' back ache, as he says in a Cameo.
If you're wondering how Withers' petite frame can handle having any breasts at all, allow me to direct you to the "very handsome and beautiful" Withers mod, which appears to inject his face with copious amounts of lip filler. Withers fans think of everything.
And they are everywhere. "I am one of 10,000," the official Larian account replies to Larian's tweet. What a powerful community.
