Editing Gale/Approval

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'''Gale''' approves of doing good and helping those in need. He approves of solving conflicts with diplomacy and appreciates thoughtful or pragmatic solutions.

He dislikes harming innocents or destroying or wasting valuable knowledge or lore.

The actions and choices listed on this page will raise or lower [[Gale]]'s [[Approval]]. 

''For more information about the approval system, see [[Approval]].''

== Greetings ==

Depending on their approval rating, Gale may greet the player with:

Negative (<0):
* "Yes?"
* "Did you need something?"
* "What is it?"
* "You need me?"

Neutral and above (19+):
*"How can I help?"
*"Go ahead, I'm listening."
*"What's on your mind?"
When spoken to by someone other than the player character:

* "Sorry, if I'm to engage in banter, I prefer it to be with the leader of our troupe."

=== Romance ===
Flirting:
* "Always a delight to speak with you. What can I do?"
* "I do enjoy our conversations. What do you need?"
* "Tell me - What can I do for you?" 

Partnered:
* "My time is yours. What do you need?"
* "Whatever you need, you have only to ask." 
* "Anything I can do for you - consider it most enthusiastically done." 

Partnered - After Act Three romance scene:
* "Is something on your mind? You can always unburden yourself with me."
* "Are you alright? If you have need me, just say the word."
* "Yes, my love?"

Broken up:
* "Yes. What is it?" 
* "You need something of me?"
* "What do you need?"

==Approval ==
When he is a companion character in your active party, the following interactions will cause [[Gale]] to gain approval. 
=== Act One ===
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'''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
* Demand more than apologies from [[Astarion]] after the spawn tries to attack you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Use [[Animal Handling]] to calm the [[Scared Boar]] found near [[Astarion]]'s pod {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tell it that you won't hurt it via [[Speak with Animals]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Roadside Cliffs]]'''
* Convince the tieflings holding [[Lae'zel]] to leave (using [[Deception]], [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]] lines or unique {{Class|Bard}}, {{Class|Monk}}, {{Class|Paladin}}, {{Race|Drow}}, {{Race|Githyanki}} options). {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Recruit [[Lae'zel]] into the party {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Resolve the encounter with [[Gimblebock]] near the [[Chapel Entrance]] without violence {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Emerald Grove]]/[[The Hollow]]'''

''In the Hollow:''
* Convince [[Aradin Beno|Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]] to stop arguing without punching either of them (using [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]]) {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
* Playing as a {{Class|Cleric}} of [[Tempus]] and after talking to Aradin, tell [[Remira]] that [[Liam]] earned a place in Warriors' Rest {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Promise [[Zevlor]] you will talk to [[Kagha]] about stopping the ritual {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either after the scene at the entrance or in his cave)''
* After talking to [[Kagha]], agree with [[Zevlor]] to kill the goblin horde's leaders {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Recruit [[Wyll]] into the party {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
<!--** <u>Agree</u> to help the tieflings for [[Wyll]]-->
* Convince [[Rolan]], [[Lia]] and [[Cal]] to stay and help, using [[Persuasion]] or certain Class- or Race-based options. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Talk with [[Rolan]] about his wizard master [[Lorroakan]] and agree to set up an introduction {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Assist [[Guex]] in training (using [[Athletics]], [[Insight]], [[Detect Thoughts]] or unique {{Race|Githyanki}}, {{Class|Barbarian}}, {{Class|Monk}} lines)  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* In the confrontation with [[Barth]] about the locket, stand for [[Meli]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Playing as a {{Class|Paladin}}, {{Class|Druid}}, {{Class|Cleric}} or {{Class|Bard}}, offer [[Pandirna]] to heal her (for free){{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Shield [[Sazza]] from [[Arka]] with your body  {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party''
* Convince [[Arka]] to spare [[Sazza]] (using [[Persuasion]], [[Intimidation]], [[Detect Thoughts]] or any class-based option) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* While talking to/trading with [[Mattis]], catch [[Silfy]] trying to pickpocket you  ''(passive {{Ability check|Perception|10}})'', and tell her to relax  (either straightaway or after successful {{Ability check|Insight|5}}).  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After successfully stealing the [[Idol of Silvanus]] for [[Mol]], tell her that you will keep it for yourself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Class|Rogue}}, advise her not to ask, just take {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to kill the goblin horde's leaders for [[Zevlor]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''In the [[Sacred Pool]] and druid caves:''
* Tell [[Arabella]]'s mother [[Komira]] that the druids are overreacting and you'll speak with them {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Talking to [[Volothamp Geddarm|Volo]] about the goblins, say you're a student of the page {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Save [[Arabella]] by talking to [[Kagha]] or to her viper [[Teela]] {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party''
* After resolving [[Arabella|Arabella's]] fate, talk to [[Kagha]] and call her a monster OR accuse her of killing the child in cold blood {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either option)''
** OR, Playing as a {{Race|Drow}} or {{Race|Duergar}}, say you don't threaten/kill children {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince Kagha to fight against the [[Shadow Druids]] (if uncovered her conspiring with them) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Silver]] the wolf you just wanted to give them your scent (using [[Speak with Animals]]) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, playing as a {{Class|Ranger}} or {{Class|Druid}}, sit with [[Silver]] (without this spell) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Help [[Alfira]] finish her song {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''While the Emerald Grove is preparing for the goblin attack''
* Convince [[Memnos]] to join the fight against the goblins {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Pandirna]] that they have something to fight ''for'' {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Wyll]] not to attack you, using [[Intimidation]] or [[Persuasion]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This scene appears only if Wyll left the party due to your choices in dialogue with Minthara, '''after''' you have revealed the Grove's location ''
* Refuse to open the gate for [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* Successfully defend the Grove and then talk to [[Zevlor]] {{Approval|Gale|+10}}

'''[[Forest]]'''
* Tell [[Scratch]] to follow your scent to the camp, using [[Speak with Animals]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Playing as a {{Class|Cleric}} of [[Deities#Mystra|Mystra]], say a prayer over the corpses near the bridge to [[Blighted Village]], while talking to Aradin there {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This scene appears only if Aradin has previously left the grove''

'''[[Owlbear Nest]]'''
* Convince the mother [[Owlbear]] to let you go without fighting {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Spare the [[Owlbear Cub]] after killing the mother [[Owlbear]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]'''
* Upon finding [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] arguing with [[Auntie Ethel]], tell them all to calm down, and then tell them you know the woman {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(immediately starts a fight with brothers)''
** While talking to [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] after Ethel disappears, offer to help them find their sister {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Drink from the well outside the [[Riverside Teahouse]] while the illusion is still intact {{Approval|Gale|+1}} 
* When talking to [[Auntie Ethel]] and [[Mayrina]] don't let Ethel steer the conversation away, and finally say that "This woman is clearly in trouble" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tell Mayrina straightaway that [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] were killed (by you or Ethel) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When [[Auntie Ethel]] surrenders, order her to let Mayrina go. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Say that the best solution is a dead hag. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Reject [[Mayrina]]'s locket as a reward for saving her {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Resurrect [[Connor Vinderblad]], and then give [[Mayrina]] the [[Bitter Divorce]] wand OR leave keeping the wand {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either)''
** OR Attack Connor {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* ''(If [[Astarion]] '''is not''' in your party)'' When talking to [[Gandrel]], tell him that [[Astarion]] is under your protection {{Approval|Gale|+1}}.
** Further in dialogue, refuse to help the hunter find your camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Blighted Village]]'''
* Gain entrance to the village:
** Through the southern gate - by [[Intimidation|Intimidating]] the goblin guard  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Through the eastern gate - by successfully using '''any''' check-based line on the booyang guard OR by showing them [[Brand of the Absolute]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Persuade [[Fezzerk]] at the windmill to leave peacefully {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Untie [[Barcus Wroot]] off the windmill wing and tell him that he owes you nothing {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Goblin Camp]]'''

''At the outer camp:''
* Speak to [[Owlbear Cub]] via [[Speak with Animals]] and suggest him to go to your camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}} (''if you spared him earlier at the cave'')
** Then speak to [[Krolla]] and convince her to let the cub go with you, using [[Persuasion]] or [[Wisdom|Illithid/Wisdom]] ability {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Start a tour of chicken-chasing and prompt the cub to run to the finish posts, using [[Speak with Animals]] or [[Animal Handling]]{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When [[Krolla]] tries to scam you after you won chicken-chasing, demand your gold back and also all of hers, using illithid powers {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Persuade [[Klagga]] to give you the [[Dwarf's Poem]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tease [[Klagga]] about his secret appreciation of poetry (after successful [[Detect Thoughts]] check) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Piddle|Booyahg Piddle]] to give you the book he's reading without using illithid powers {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Eight]] that you are sorry for the loss of his parents. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''Talking with [[Crusher]]:''
* Successfully use [[Detect Thoughts]] on Crusher and say you'll let his boss know of his plans {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Make Crusher kneel and kiss your foot instead, using [[Intimidation]] OR [[Illithid]] powers.{{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either option)''
** If initial [[Wisdom]] (Illithid) check failed, tell Crusher you'd sooner spit in his face {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* If Crusher starts a fight, make him kiss your foot after defeating him. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:''
* Pick a fight with [[Gut|Priestess Gut]] in her chambers. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Don't object [[Dror Ragzlin|Dror Ragzlin's]] orders to report to [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Minthara]] to spare [[Sazza]], saying the latter didn't know who you were. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This option is available if you have previously freed Sazza from the cage in Emerald Grove''
* Tell [[Minthara]] that [[Liam]] told you everything and pass the [[Deception]] check {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This option is available only if you spoke to Minthara '''before''' interrogating and freeing [[Liam]]''
:* OR, Playing as a {{Race|Tiefling}}, answer that you won't betray your kind {{Approval|Gale|+5}} ''(starts a fight with Minthara)''
* Provoke a fight with [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* Convince the spiders in the pit that goblins taste better than you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Race|Lolth-Sworn Drow}}, pretend to be [[Lolth]] herself in disguise and egg them on goblins {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''In the [[Worg Pens]]:''
* Stop the goblin children from throwing stones at [[Halsin|bear]] by any means {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After freeing [[Halsin]], agree to kill goblin leaders to save the grove (either with or without him in bear form). {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** If you first told [[Halsin]] to go to safety, tell him to come with you in a bear form. {{Approval|Gale|+2}} ''(comes point by point, when you ask and when Halsin agrees)''

'''[[The Risen Road]]'''
* Side with [[Karlach]] during [[Wyll]]'s confrontation with her {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* When dealing with the dying hyena:
** Playing as a Good/Neutral {{Class|Cleric}} or a non-Oathbreaker {{Class|Paladin}}, successfully bless the dying hyena {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Playing as a {{Class|Ranger}}, mercy-kill the dying hyena {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Playing as a {{Class|Druid}}, choose to "destroy the abomination" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to fight the gnolls to save [[Rugan]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Save [[Rugan]], then use [[Persuasion]] to convince him to sell his employer's wares {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tell him to give the cargo to you, using [[Intimidation]] or provoking a fight {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** If you fail to [[Intimidation|intimidate]] Rugan into surrendering the cargo to you, say you can harm him no less worse than gnolls would have {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Order [[Flind]] to attack other gnolls instead of you.{{Approval|Gale|+1}} 
** After the battle against gnolls, order Flind to off herself. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Waukeen's Rest]]'''
* Agree to rescue [[Duke Ravengard]] when prompted by [[Counsellor Florrick]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR As a paladin swear on your oath to [[Counsellor Florrick]] to rescue [[Duke Ravengard]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Save [[Benryn]] from the burning tavern {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Find and return him the dowry {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Zhentarim Hideout]]'''
* Successfully [[Intimidation|Intimidate]] the guard [[Salazon]] to let you go through the hatch to the hideout {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Class|Rogue}}, show him single-hand sign ''"profit"''{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Get access into the hideout peacefully {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Refuse to help [[Zarys]] find her people/missing shipment {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* If you have conspired with [[Rugan]] about the shipment, refuse to kill him on [[Zarys|Zarys's]] order. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Free [[Rugan]], if he survived Zarys's torture and your fight against other Zhentarim {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Promise [[Oskar Fevras]] to speak to his captors {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Purchase the artist from [[Brem]] for the price he asks initially {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Make Brem lower the price through [[Intimidation]] or [[Persuasion]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Make him let Oskar go for free, using any check-based option {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Give Oskar an additional 200 gold after freeing him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Underdark]]'''
* When entering the myconid colony, tell Sovereign [[Spaw]] the truth about the parasite {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Succeed an [[Intimidation]], [[Persuasion]] or [[Insight]] roll to enter the colony peacefully {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Race|Drow}}, {{Race|Duergar}} or {{Race|Deep Gnome}}, say that the Underdark is your home and you don't need a permission to pass {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Give [[Thulla]] an antidote or an [[Elixir of Poison Resistance]] (whichever you have) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to [[Defeat the Duergar Intruders]] for Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Attack [[Gekh Coal]] at the beginning of the conversation {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Kill the duergar and report back to Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to help [[Baelen Bonecloak]] escape from the Bibberbang field {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** If [[Baelen]] ate the [[Noblestalk]] himself, offer Derryth to help leave him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* In [[Festering Cove]], tell [[BOOOAL]] he is a fake god and tell him you will kill him and take his power {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** If you find out that BOOOAL is a Redcap, bait him with a tale of bloodshed instead of sacrifice {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* In the [[Dread Hollow]], place autumncrocus on [[Myrna|Myrna’s]] grave {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' this option is available only if you have found and read [[Letter from Amarith]] in the [[Arcane Tower]]''  

'''[[Grymforge]]'''
* Tell [[Ward Magmar]] that he disgusts you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Skickpit]] you're going to help him, then tell him to find a place to hide {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Stand up for the deep gnome slaves when [[Nere]], once freed, is going to kill them  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* If you killed the duergar (both rebels and Absolutists) before freeing [[Nere]], plant a thought in Nere's mind about freeing the gnome slaves {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* [[Persuasion|Convince]] the Deep Rothé to give in to their rage and attack the duergar {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After freeing [[Barcus Wroot]], bid him farewell and good luck {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Mountain Pass]]'''
* Playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}, tell [[Ellyka]] that githyanki patrol means nothing to you, getting her to stand down {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Being [[Disguise Self|disguised]] as a gith, tell her you're actually not OR that she is safe. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Speaking to [[Kith'rak Voss]], successfully pass the [[Deception]] check to resolve the encounter peacefully {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
''At the training room:''
* Persuade [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to let [[Youth Varrl]] go from training. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After resolving [[Varrl|Varrl's]] fate, talk to [[Kethk]] again and call his 'lessons'/his 'demonstration' reprehensible {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''At the hatchery:''
* Successfully persuade [[Varsh Ko'kuu]] to let you take the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]], telling him:
** That you'll take it to a better crèche {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR That you'll raise it yourself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}, say you'll see it becomes the greatest ''ghaik''-slayer {{Approval|Gale|+1}}.
''In captain's quarters and Inquisitor's chambers:''
* Surrender the [[Mysterious Artefact]] to [[Kith'rak Therezzyn]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}} 
* Ask Inquisitor [[W'wargaz]] how he knows so much about you. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Ask Inquisitor [[W'wargaz]] what you'll get in return for surrendering the weapon {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then, Playing as a {{Class|Wizard}}, demand permission to read the valuable spellbooks {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}, ask for a promotion from Vlaakith {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Refuse [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demand to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]] or say you're going to free the person inside {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* After asking Gale about himself try peering into his mind through [[Wisdom]] check {{Approval|Gale|-5}}, but then apologize and tell him you gave in to curiosity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* When Gale looking at the flames say "Go to Hell" to you, bid him good evening {{Approval|Gale|+3}}
* At the very first long rest, talk to [[Shadowheart]] and tell her you agree to find a healer as soon as possible {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When [[Lae'zel]] intends to kill everyone before turning into mind flayers, talk her out of it {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* After staking Astarion when he tried to bite you, say that bringing him to the camp was a mistake {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Mizora]] not to lay a finger on Karlach during her first appearance {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Threaten to kill [[Mizora]] during her first appearance {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Pet [[Scratch]] when he first comes to the camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Feed the [[Owlbear Cub]] when it first comes to the camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Successfully</u> heal the [[Owlbear Cub]]'s paw when it appears again at the camp
* <u>Having invited</u> [[Barcus Wroot]] to your camp, promise him you will find his friend [[Wulbren]] at [[Moonrise Towers]] 
* When you find Gale feasting eyes on conjured image of [[Mystra]], ask about her or say she's pretty, then successfully pass an [[Insight]] check {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** When Gale says that Mystra is all creation:
*** Playing as a {{Class|Wizard}}, tell him there's no greater deity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
*** Playing as a {{Class|Cleric}} of [[Mystra]], tell him that no other god comes close to her divinity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
** Agree when Gale suggests to help you experience the Weave {{Approval|Gale|+5}}, and then imagine:
*** Sharing a kiss with him. {{Approval|Gale|+10}} ''(starts [[Gale/romance|romance]])''
*** Taking a romantic walk with him. {{Approval|Gale|+5}} ''(starts [[Gale/romance|romance]])''
*** Having a hearthy dinner with him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''Raphael's Deal'''
* When [[Raphael]] briefly takes you to the [[House of Hope]], choose lines:
** "I need to think it over" {{Approval|Gale|}}
* After first encounter with [[Raphael]], ask Gale for advice on how to deal with the devil {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[The Wizard of Waterdeep|Personal quest]]'''
* Say you're gratified to hear he trusts you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to quench his need for magic items to consume {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* Sacrifice the first magic item to keep him stable {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
* Sacrifice the second magic item to sate his [[Arcane Hunger (Condition)|Arcane hunger]] {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
* Sacrifice the third magic item to support Gale {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
* After feeding him the third artefact, when he says he has something to tell you, answer that he is among friends {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Agree</u> to not ask questions when he asks you not to
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=== Act Two ===
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'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''<br>
''If entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from the [[Grymforge]]:''
* Playing as a [[Bard]], tell [[Harper Lassandra]] that the best introductions are made while sitting around a fire.{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When the shadows warp [[Harper Yonas|Yonas]], tell [[Meygan|Harper Meygan]], "Move. I'll take care of this." {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Get ready to fight {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Free [[Dolly Dolly Dolly|Dolly Thrice]] from the [[Moonlantern]] carried by [[Kar'niss]].{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When judging with [[He Who Was]], ask [[Madeline]] what did the Dark Justiciar do, and then:
** Tell her it wasn't her fault {{Approval|Gale|+1}}, OR tell her you forgive her (class-based lines) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR '''after ordering''' her to stab herself, let her make a couple of strikes and then say it was enough {{Approval|Gale|+1}} <!--OR tell her that her readyness to hurt herself is enough to be forgiven {{Approval|Karlach|+1}} -->

'''[[Last Light Inn]]'''
* Refuse to drink the spiked wine when talking to [[Jaheira]] inside.{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''When you find [[Mol]] playing lanceboard with [[Raphael]]:''
* Suggest her to follow Gale's advice  {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if Gale '''is in the party''')''
* Help [[Mol]] win the game against [[Raphael]] using the [[Sleight of Hand]], [[Bard]], [[Monk]], or [[Wizard]] options {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(can be added to previous approval point)'' 
** <u>After [[Mol]] wins,</u> tell [[Raphael]] to stay away from her 
▶ '''''Note:''' This line appears only if Astarion '''is not in the party''', otherwise Raphael will turn the talk to the spawn's scars''
* Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], refuse your urge to kill the [[Strange Ox]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Isobel Thorm|Isobel]] that [[Marcus Falgor|Marcus]] plans to kidnap her when he attacks the [[Last Light Inn]].{{Approval|Gale|+10}}
** Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], tell Isobel that your blood orders you to kill her, then deny the urge, and finally ask her to forgive you. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Play</u> the lute to wake up [[Art Cullagh]]
* Tell [[Halsin]] that he can count on you before he opens the portal {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Successfully protect the portal while [[Halsin]] is looking for [[Thaniel]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After Rolan reproaches you for convincing his siblings 'to play hero', respond that then it's your responsibility to bring them back. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Playing</u> as a [[Sorcerer]], tell drunken [[Rolan]] that he soon won't be able to read his spellbook.

'''[[Reithwin Town]]'''<br>
* Agree to help [[Arabella]] find her parents. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to take [[Arabella]] in at your camp. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''In the [[House of Healing]]:''
* Convince [[Malus Thorm]] to order his sisters to hone their blades on each other.{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then persuade [[Malus Thorm]] to operate on himself. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* OR Convince [[Malus Thorm]] to take the place of his patient and submit to sisters' curing. {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(comes one point by another subsequently)''.
''At [[The Waning Moon]]:''
* Safely drink with [[Thisobald Thorm]] (rolling [[Saving Throw]], either general or class-based) up to three times total {{Approval|Gale|+1}}''(each time)''
** OR successfully imitate drinking (rolling [[Sleight of Hand]]) {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(gains approval only in first round)''
* Successfully entertain the brewer with your stories (through [[Performance]] roll), up to two times {{Approval|Gale|+1}}  ''(each time)''.
▶ '''''Note:''' If Performance roll failed, successful subsequent [[Deception]] roll earns a point of approval, nonetheless.''
* By any means make the [[Thisobald Thorm]] drink his 'elixir' three times in a row, thus leading him to burst {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[House in Deep Shadows]]'''
* Agree to play hide-and-seek with [[Oliver]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince Oliver to reunite with [[Thaniel]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Moonrise Towers]]'''
* Distract [[Z'rell]] with your yearning for Gale {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This option is available only if you're romancing the wizard''
* At the [[Moonrise Towers Rooftop]], tell [[Ketheric Thorm]] that you can help, or that it isn't too late, or to come quietly {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either choice)'' 
▶ '''''Note:''' This option requires {{Ability Check|Intimidation|21}} and any of subsequent DC 30 checks first, OR a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|10}} if you have found and read Melodia's [[Letter to Ketheric]]''
:* Then tell [[Dame Aylin|Aylin]] to stand down, because [[Ketheric]] has surrendered.{{verify}}

'''[[Mind Flayer Colony]]'''
* When talking to the [[Waking Mind]] via the [[Slack-Skinned Head]] in the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] choose to purge the mind. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This option is available only after successful {{Ability check|Insight|18}}''

'''[[Gauntlet of Shar]]'''
* In the [[Nightsong's Prison]], tell [[Shadowheart]] that she should spare the [[Nightsong]] because the aasimar may know something about her. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* <u>When</u> [[Elminster]] comes to your camp, ask why the gods wouldn't directly intervene
* <u>Tell</u> [[Arabella]] her parents would be proud of her
* <u>Invite</u> [[Halsin]] to join your party

<!-- * Recruit [[Halsin]] to your party after the fight with [[Apostle of Myrkul]].
* Recruit [[Jaheira]] to your party or invite her to your camp after the fight with [[Apostle of Myrkul]]. -->

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=== Act Three ===
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'''[[Rivington]]'''

''Talking to [[Yenna]]:''
* Offer to go find a guard for Yenna {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Give Yenna food OR gold. {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either; adds another point after offering to find a guard, too)''

* Tell [[Saer Grotpoll]] that his own accent sounds more Rivingtonian than Baldurian {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''Dealing with [[Orin]]'s guises:''
* If [[Orin]] is impersonating [[Fist Rowan]], tell her that one can't just kill innocent people {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tell her that you're going to report to the commanding officer {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], tell her that mindless slaughter is not the answer {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
<!--* If [[Orin]] is impersonating [[Gyldro Angleiron]], tell her you would never kill someone you care about. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], tell her you do everything to keep those who you love from your blade {{Approval|Gale|+1}}-->
* Try to help the [[Dying Stone Lord Thug]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' This option is available only if Orin '''is not''' impersonating the Thug''

''In the kennels of the [[Sword Coast Couriers]]:''
* Make [[Angry Mar'hyah]] to let you keep Scratch, using [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then force Mar'hyah to leave the kennels via [[Deception]] or [[Intimidation]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Circus of the Last Days]]'''

''Watching [[Dribbles the Clown|Dribbles's]] show:''
* Say 'What a corny joke' {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Volunteer for Dribbles' show any companion except Gale himself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}, and then cheer them, telling "Go on!" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' If volunteering Jaheira, the latter line will have unique formulation'' 
''When passing [[Zethino|Zethino's]] trial, choose answers:''
* First question: ★'Red apple' or ★'Roast onion' {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either)''
* Second question: ★'Balcony in Waterdeep' {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* Third question: ★'World would be better with him dead' {{Approval|Gale|+2}}

'''[[Wyrm's Crossing]]'''
* Consent to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Refuse to deliver the gnome leader's head to [[Manip Falcäo]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* At [[Fraygo's Flophouse]], tell [[Adventurer Drim]] that the word 'adventurer' doesn't mean anything anymore. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* At [[Carm's Garm]], when [[Naaber]] pretends to be a dog, choose ''"nobody likes Naaber"'' line. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶ '''''Note:''' It may take several sequential attempts to speak with Naaber to get to this dialogue.''
* Get into Wyrm's Rock Fortress by either: showing the [[Archducal Coronation - Admission Pass|Admission Pass]], showing [[Lower City Pass]] obtained from [[Valeria]], using [[Urgent Report for Duke Ravengard|Nashkellan's report]], bribing [[Elin|Blaze Elin]] (''{{Ability check|Persuasion|25}} required''), or passing any of class-based checks. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Sharess' Caress]]'''
* Tell him his body looks great when he expresses doubts about the drow twins' proposal {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if you're romancing the wizard)''
** Then persuade him to take part in the orgy {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if you're romancing the wizard)''
* ''(If you've taken Raphael's deal)'' Tell Gale you only said what Raphael wanted to hear {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''

''At the Flaming Fist barracks:''
* Convince the Flaming Fist quartermaster [[Arkleia Oloril]] to trade with you. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''When you spot [[Fist Reynash]] trying to open a chest:''
* Wake other guards {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶''''' Note:''' Waking guards gains approval only '''after''' discovering by any available means that Reynash was stealing from others.''
:* OR Find out that Reynash needs gold, and then give him 300 gold to take the ferry {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''Speaking to Manip Bakshi (regardless if you succeeded a check to discover Reynash's thieving attempt or not):''
* Successfully detect his thoughts and pretend to be a new recruit {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* OR Tell him you've spotted Reynash on stealing {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then tell not to be hard on Reynash {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to leave barracks (or let him escort you out) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''At the Audience Hall:''
* Speaking to Lord Amber's Bodyguard and attendants of Lady Durinbold and Lord Shattershield about the Steel Watch, say:
** That you have seen the army of the Absolute and no where's safe. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** That the [[Steel Watcher]]s will eventually turn on everyone. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Pass the [[Steel Watcher]] that confronts you at the coronation {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
▶''''' Note:''' This dialogue appears only if Karlach '''is not''' in the party''
* Tell [[Gortash]] that you have no interest in this sham of a coronation {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''Approaching [[Duke Ravengard]] after the coronation:''
* Ask what has happened to the city's great hero {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(a Baldurian option)''
* Ask if the current state of the city is what they call tyranny {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell the Duke that [[Florrick]] sent you, then probe Ravengard's mind to discover councellor's location and tell him that Gortash is a tyrant {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 
'''[[Lower City]]'''<br>
* At the [[Crimson Draughts]], speaking to [[Araj Oblodra]], tell [[Astarion]] that you all shall leave if he wishes {{Approval|Gale|+1}} 
* At [[Grey Harbour Docks]], persuade [[Captain Sleam]] to take the entire Brislen family {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* At the [[Devil's Fee]], persuade Helsik to offer a free sample {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* At the [[The Lodge|Society of Brilliance]], refuse to hand the Githyanki egg over to [[Havkelaag]] and call his experiment barbaric. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''At the [[Sorcerous Sundries]]:''

* Tell [[Lorroakan]] you're here to stop him when you bring [[Dame Aylin]] to him at [[Ramazith's Tower]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[House of Hope]]'''
* Tell [[Haarlep]] you are there to kill them, or attack Haarlep straightaway {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(either option)''
* Refuse to undress for [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Refuse to vow your body to [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[The Wizard of Waterdeep|Personal Quest]]'''
* After obtaining [[The Annals of Karsus]], tell Gale that you won't stand in his way OR that the crown sounds promising {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
** OR convince him not to reforge the [[Crown of Karsus]] and reassure him that he can still be a great wizard without it. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''After Gale speaks with [[Mystra]] at [[Stormshore Tabernacle]]:''
* Tell him you like the sound of him able to control the Karsite orb {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then, say you share his attitude towards moral issues OR say that morals be damned, he should take the power {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Remind him of how he got the orb, and then agree that it chose him, because he was a powerful wizard {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* Tell him going to [[Sorcerous Sundries]] sounds like an excellent idea {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When [[Vlaakith]] projection emerges at the camp, tell [[Lae'zel]] to stand her ground {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After rescuing Gale from [[Orin]], ask him if he was hurt by Orin or tell him that she made a grave mistake kidnapping him. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
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== Disapproval ==
When he is a companion character in your active party, the following interactions will cause [[Gale]] to lose approval.

=== Act One ===
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'''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
* Accept [[Astarion|Astarion's]] apologies and say you would have done the same {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Emerald Grove]]/[[The Hollow]]'''
* Tell the tielfling kids trained by [[Asharak]] that they are going to die {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Pandirna]] to hush or you will snap her neck {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(the line is available for all classes except {{Class|Barbarian}})''
* While talking to/trading with [[Mattis]], catch [[Silfy]] trying to pickpocket you and grab her by the hand {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After saving [[Mirkon]] from the harpies, tell him to stop snivelling or the harpies will return  {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Take [[Alfira|Alfira's]] lute out of her hands and smash it {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Prod [[Nettie|Nettie's]] bird twice {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* If you are confronted about stealing the [[Idol of Silvanus]], return the idol and apologise {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
''While the Emerald Grove is preparing for the goblin attack''
* Tell [[Zevlor]] (or [[Asharak]] if Zevlor is dead) that it was you who led the horde to the grove, and then that this place belongs to the [[Absolute]] {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
** OR That the horde is coming, led by the drow - and you are ''with'' them {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
** OR, Playing as {{Background|Haunted One|The Dark Urge}}, tell [[Zevlor]] that the goblin horde is yours. {{Approval|Gale|-1}} 
* Betray the Grove (open the gate) after blowing the horn {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

'''[[Forest]]'''
* Talking with [[Scratch]] via [[Speak with Animals]], shout at the [[Gomwick|Gomwick's]] corpse to prove he indeed is dead. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* In the [[Underground Passage]], heal [[Findal]], then attack him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]'''
* When [[Auntie Ethel]] surrenders, let her go and keep [[Mayrina]] in exchange for [[Auntie Ethel's Hair|fey hair]]. {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
* Talking to [[Gandrel]] without [[Astarion]] in the party, tell the former how to find your camp {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Owlbear Nest]]'''
* After killing the mother [[Owlbear]], kill the cub as well {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Blighted Village]]'''
* Read the [[Necromancy of Thay]] yourself {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
* Drop and prepare to destroy the [[Necromancy of Thay]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
* Give the [[Necromancy of Thay]] to Astarion {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

'''[[Goblin Camp]]'''
* Tell [[Tracker Grikka]] that you will get answers from prisoners. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When [[Crusher]] orders you to kiss his foot, obey {{Approval|Gale|-1}}, then start licking it {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** OR Give his foot a long lick straightaway {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** If Crusher attacks you and begs for mercy, finish him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Promise [[Minthara]] to get information from the captive (i.e. [[Liam]]) {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Torturer Spike]] to let you put the prisoner through paces. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** OR, Playing as {{Background|Haunted One|The Dark urge}}, propose to show Spike how it's done {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After questioning [[Liam]], leave him tied to the rack {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Agree to attack the [[Emerald Grove]] with [[Minthara]] with or without asking for a reward. {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

'''[[Waukeen's Rest]]'''
* Leave [[Benryn]] to die under the wreckage {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Zhentarim Hideout]]'''
* Kill [[Rugan]], if he survived [[Zarys|Zarys's]] torture and your fight against other Zhentarim {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Grymforge]]'''
* After rescuing [[Nere]], tell him to finish the slaves, OR choose to say nothing {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(either)''

'''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
* Offer to fight [[Youth Varrl]] when [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] asks for a challenger {{Approval|Gale|-1}}, and then indeed kill him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Varsh Ko'kuu]] that if he gives you the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]] you'll sell it at best price OR make yourself an omelette (''either choise brings {{Approval|Gale|-1}} and immediately starts the fight with [[Varsh Ko'kuu|Ko'kuu]] and hatchery guards'')
* Crush the Githyanki egg {{Approval|Gale|-1}} (''This option is not available if playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}; starts the fight with [[Varsh Ko'kuu|Ko'kuu]] and hatchery guards'')
* Talking to [[Vlaakith]], say you're a friend who brought the artefact to her {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Agree to [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] request to kill the person inside the [[Mysterious Artefact]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Talking to the [[Dream Guardian]], say you're going to kill them on Vlaakith's command {{Approval|Gale|-1}}, and then indeed stab them {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Steal the [[Blood of Lathander]] from the Secret Chamber {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* After asking Gale for initial information about himself, ask to tell more (Gale evades the answer), then try peering into his mind through [[Wisdom]] check. {{Approval|Gale|-5}} ''(Whether you succeed the check, matters not)''
* When [[Mizora]] shows up in the camp, ask her whether she will leave if you turn on [[Karlach]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When you find Gale feasting eyes on conjured image of Mystra:
** When he says that Mystra is all creation, tell him he's deluded {{Approval|Gale|-2}} ''(This option is not available for {{Class|Sorcerer}} avatars)''
** Playing as a {{Class|Wizard}}, {{Class|Warlock}}, {{Class|Sorcerer}} or {{Class|Bard}} tell Gale you "practice magic, not melodrama" {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When Gale offers to help you feel the Weave, turn him down {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
* Agree to Gale's offer, and when he asks you to "picture the concept of harmony", tell him that it's too abstract. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** When chanelling the Weave with Gale, choose to imagine:
*** Kicking him in the gut {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
*** His head on a spike {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
* When the other companions find out that Astarion is a vampire:
** Say you think he won't hurt anyone of you {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
** OR Say that if they don't like it, they can leave. {{Approval|Gale|-5}} {{verify}}

'''[[The Wizard of Waterdeep|Personal quest]]'''
* When Gale first tells you about his 'condition', tell him to stop flattering you {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** Then accuse him of just fishing for loot {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Delve into Gale's mind using your tadpole to find out about his need to consume artifacts, and then:
** Fail '''the second''' [[Wisdom]] check {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
** OR, if succeeded, confess to having used the tadpole afterwards.{{Approval|Gale|-5}}
▶'''''Note:''' Both these choices may result in Gale permanently leaving the party, if you fail the subsequent {{Ability check|Persuasion|12}} or {{Ability check|Insight|12}}.''
* If you do not give Gale enough magical artefacts and he tells the player they no longer need to give him any ({{Blur|because he's made a deal with Raphael}}), use the tadpole's powers to find out why {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

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* Playing as {{Background|Haunted One|The Dark Urge}}: Confess to murdering the bard {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
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=== Act Two ===
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'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''
* When judging with [[He Who Was]], order [[Madeline]] to stab herself, then to continue {{Approval|Gale|-1}}, and finally succeed a [[Persuasion]] roll to keep her going {{Approval|Gale|-3}}.

'''[[Last Light Inn]]'''
* <u>Drink</u> the spiked wine when talking to [[Jaheira]] inside 
* Tell Isobel she's going to meet Ketheric face-to-face {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
* Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], give in to your urge to kill the [[Strange Ox]]. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell Rolan to stop whining and do something about it {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell Rolan that Cal and Lia are better off dead than in the cult's hands {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After [[Mol]] is taken, tell [[Mattis]] she's probably dead already. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Gauntlet of Shar]]'''
* Lick the [[Spider meat|dead spider]] twice {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(each time)''

'''[[Moonrise Towers]]'''
* After freeing the goblins, go upstairs and tell [[Disciple Z'rell]] that you're going to free the prisoners in the jail cells next. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Mind Flayer Colony]]'''
* At the [[Tadpoling Centre]], use the Neural Apparatus to purge the pods.{{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When talking to the [[Waking Mind]] via the [[Slack-Skinned Head]] in the [[Necrotic Laboratory]], tell it that they will never wake again. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* <u>When</u> [[Elminster]] visits camp, joke about how you'll be rid of the Absolute and Gale when he uses the orb 
* During the stargazing cutscene, tell him you don't want to listen to him wallow in self-pity when he asks you to stay with him  {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
* After sleeping with Gale, tell him it was on one-night thing and will not happen again. {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

* Playing as Astarion, do not tell Gale that you are a vampire during Act One. During Act Two, when Gale confronts you, tell him:
** That he couldn't be further off the mark {{Approval|Gale|-1}} 
** Then, insist again that you're not a vampire {{Approval|Gale|-30}}

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=== Act Three ===
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''Dealing with [[Orin]]'s guises:''
* If [[Orin]] is impersonating [[Fist Rowan]], tell her that both sides need a lesson {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** OR, Playing as [[The Dark Urge]], propose to kill and kill again {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Circus of the Last Days]]'''
* Yell 'Boo! Get off the stage!' to Dribbles {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Volunteer Gale to the stage as a special assistant to [[Dribbles]], and then cheer him, telling "Go on!" {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When passing [[Zethino|Zethino's]] trial, choose answers:
** First question: 'A lemon meringue' {{Approval|Gale|-1}} OR 'Pot of tavern stew' {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
** Second question: 'At dusk' OR 'In Mystra's embrace' {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(either)''
** Third question: 'Enraptured by illusions' {{Approval|Gale|-1}} OR 'Eager to please' {{Approval|Gale|-2}}

'''[[Wyrm's Crossing]]'''
* Refuse to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Agree to deliver the gnome leader's head to [[Manip Falcäo]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Sharess' Caress]]'''
* Tell [[Sauceman Chorizo]] that you can show him pleasures his husband never could. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* ''(After taking Raphael's deal)'' Tell Gale that it was a fair trade {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''
* In the Audience Hall, playing as a [[Bard]], tell Lord Amber's Bodyguard that Waterdeep's walking statues are a bore {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
''At the Flaming Fist barracks:''
* If failed to convince [[Arkleia Oloril]] to trade, attack her {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
'' When you spot [[Fist Reynash]] trying to open a chest:''
* [[Intimidation|Intimidate]] or blackmail him into giving you his stash {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** OR Fail the Intimidation check to make him surrender his stash {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Speaking to Manip Bakshi afterwards (regardless if you succeeded a check to discover Reynash's thieving attempt or not), choose to attack him OR let him arrest you {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(either)''

'''[[Lower City]]'''
* In [[Cazador's Dungeon]], let Astarion complete the Rite of Profane Ascension {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* At the [[Graveyard]], tell [[Gothric Rillyn]] that being buried alive sounds like apt punishment for thievery {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* At the [[Flymm Cargo]], refuse to give [[Redhammer]] to [[Allandra Grey]] upon returning from the [[Iron Throne]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Upon returning from [[House of Hope]] to [[Devil's Fee]], intimidate [[Helsik]] saying that you've just killed a devil in his own home. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Silfy]] he's not a good salesperson when he tries to sell a copy of ''[[Baldur's Mouth Gazette]]'' to you. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Sorcerous Sundries]]'''
* <u>Tell</u> Lorroakan that you know where the [[Nightsong]] is. 

'''[[House of Hope]]'''
* Undress for [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Vow your body to [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Campsite|Camp/Conversation]]'''
* Tell [[Wyll]] to break the pact OR to let his father die. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After rescuing Gale from [[Orin]], tell him that he is lucky you bothered to save him. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[The Wizard of Waterdeep|Personal quest]]'''
* After obtaining [[The Annals of Karsus]]
** Express concern about him delving into this, then tell Gale to forget about the book {{Approval|Gale|-20}} 
** Refuse to give Gale the book a second time {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Urge Gale to drop the idea to reforge the Crown of Karsus. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After Gale speaks with Mystra at [[Stormshore Tabernacle]], and says that probably the Karsite orb has chosen him, answer that he turns coincidence into delusions of grandeur {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Approval]]