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 (29+):
*"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 attacks you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Use [[Animal Handling]] to calm the Scared Boar found near [[Astarion]]'s pod OR tell it that you won't hurt it via [[Speak with Animals]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}} (''any option'')

'''[[Roadside Cliffs]]'''
* Convince the tieflings holding [[Lae'zel]] to leave (using [[Deception]], [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]] lines or unique [[Bard]], [[Monk]], [[Paladin]], [[Drow]], [[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]]'''
* Convince [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]] to stop arguing without punching either of them (using [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]]) {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
* Playing as a Cleric of Tempus and after talking to [[Aradin]], tell [[Remira]] that [[Liam]] earned a warriors' rest {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Promise [[Zevlor]] you will talk to [[Kagha]] about stopping the ritual {{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. {{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]] or [[Detect Thoughts]])  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Defend [[Meli]] from [[Barth]] over Meli stealing the locket {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Playing as a [[Paladin]], [[Druid]], [[Cleric]] or [[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 [[Perception]] check)'', and tell her to relax (either straightaway or after successful [[Insight]] check). {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After successfully stealing the [[Idol of Silvanus]] for [[Mol]], tell her that you will keep it for yourself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Arabella]]'s mother [[Komira]] that the druids are overreacting and you'll speak with them {{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's fate''
* Tell [[Kagha]] that she killed a child in cold blood OR call her a monster {{Approval|Gale|+1}} (any option)
* Playing as a [[Drow]], say you don't threaten/kill children {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Persuade Kagha to fight against the [[Shadow Druids]] (if uncovered her conspiring with them) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree with [[Zevlor]] to kill the goblin horde's leaders {{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 [[Ranger]] or [[Druid]], sit with [[Silver]] (without this spell) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Play with [[Alfira]] or convince her to 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}}
* Refuse to open the gate for [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+5}}

'''[[Forest]]'''
* Tell [[Scratch]] to follow your scent to the camp, using [[Speak with Animals]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Playing as a [[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''
<!--* Crush the tadpole that leaves [[Edowin|Edowin's]] head (this cutscene is available only if you haven't found an alive tadpole yet)'' - you haven't this option anymore, only stow or let it go {{verify}}-->

'''[[Owlbear Nest]]'''
* Convince the [[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]]'''
* When find [[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 the 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]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(works regardless of whether illusion is active)''
* 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"
* Resurrect [[Mayrina]]'s husband, and then hand her the wand
* ''(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 by:
** [[Intimidation|Intimidating]] the goblin guard at the eastern gate {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Successfully using '''any''' check-based line on the booyang guard at the southern gate {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Playing as a [[Bard]], performing for the booyahg guard at the southern gate. {{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 tell the cub to run to the finish posts {{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%27s_Poem|Dwarf's Poem]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
''In the [[Shattered Sanctum]]:''
* Convince the spiders in the pit that goblins taste better than you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After freeing [[Halsin]], agree to [[Defeat the Goblins]] and tell Halsin to get to safety {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then ask [[Halsin]] to help you kill the goblin leaders in a bear form. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR, Tell [[Halsin]] that you'll need to slaughter the whole camp, too, to leave no witnesses {{Approval|Gale|+1}} '' (Halsin joins the party in the bear form)
▶ '''''Note:''' Seems like this line is available only if playing as a [[Drow]], as it appears only after using a race-specific line''
* Don't object [[Dror Ragzlin|Dror Ragzlin's]] orders to report to [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Minthara]] that [[Sazza]] didn't know who you were. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Minthara]] that [[Liam]] told you everything and pass the [[Deception]] check {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* Provoke a fight with [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+5}}

'''[[The Risen Road]]'''
* Side with [[Karlach]] during [[Wyll]]'s confrontation with her {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* 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}}
* Save [[Benryn]] in the burning building {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Zhentarim Hideout]]'''
* Successfully intimidate [[Salazon]] to let you go through the hatch to the Zhentarim Hideout {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Free the artist [[Oskar Fevras]] from the Zhentarim hideout
** Give Oskar an additional 200 gold after freeing him

'''[[Underdark]]'''
* When entering the [[Myconid Colony]] for the first time, choose any peaceful means of resolving the encounter
* Give an antidote to [[Thulla]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell Sovereign [[Spaw]] the truth about the parasite
* Agree to [[Defeat the Duergar Intruders]] for Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Attack [[Gekh Coal]] at the beginning of the conversation
* Kill the duergar and report back to Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{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}}
* In the [[Dread Hollow]], place autumncrocus on Myrna’s grave
▶ '''''Note:''' This option appears after uncovering Myrna's fate in the [[Arcane Tower]]''{{verify}} 

'''[[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}}
<u>* [[Persuasion|Convince]]</u> the Deep Rothé to give in to their rage and attack the duergar

'''[[Mountain Pass]]'''
* Playing as a [[Githyanki]], tell [[Ellyka]] that githyanki patrol means nothing to you, getting her to stand down {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Encountering [[Voss]] and the patrol, pass the [[Deception]] check to keep back the truth about the [[Mysterious Artefact]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
''At the training room:''
* Persuade [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to let [[Youth Varrl]] go from training.
''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 [[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]]  
* Ask Inquisitor [[W'wargaz]] how he knows so much about you.
* Ask Inquisitor [[W'wargaz]] what you'll get in return for surrendering the weapon {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Then, playing as a [[Githyanki]], ask for a promotion from Vlaakith {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Refuse [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demand to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]] {{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|+1}}
* After speaking to Lae'zel, talk to [[Shadowheart]] and tell her you agree
* When [[Lae'zel]] intends to kill everyone before turning into mind flayers, talk her out of it {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
* After staking Astarion, say bringing him 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}}
* Successfully heal the [[Owlbear Cub]]'s paw when it appears again at the camp
* Having invited [[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 [[Wizard]], tell him there's no greater deity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
*** Playing as a [[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|}}
** OR "Then fix it. Or die by my hand!" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* 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}}
* Agree to not ask questions when he asks you not to


* After feeding him the third artefact, tell him he is among friends when he says he has something to tell you
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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''' or if you '''are playing as [[The Dark Urge]]''', 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]] that [[Flaming Fist Marcus|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''

'''[[Mind Flayer Colony]]'''
* In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]], speak with the [[Waking Mind]] through [[Slack-Skinned Head]] and then purge it {{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]]'''
* Give Yenna coin, food, or offer to go find a guard {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Tell </u>[[Orin the Red|Fist Rowan]] "They're innocent people. You can't just kill them!"
* Try to help the [[Dying Stone Lord Thug]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* 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]]'''
* Say "What a corny joke" to Dribbles the Clown {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Volunteer for Dribbles' show any companion except Gale himself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* 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]]'''
* Refuse to deliver the gnome leader's head to [[Manip Falcäo]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Sharess' Caress]]'''
* Tell him his body looks great when he expresses doubts about the drow twins {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if you're romancing the wizard)''
** Then persuade him to join you in an orgy with the drow twins {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if you're romancing the wizard)''
* ''(If you've taken Raphael's deal)'' Tell him you only said what Raphael wanted to hear {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* ''(Whether you take Raphael's deal or not)'' Tell him going to [[Sorcerous Sundries]] sounds like an excellent idea {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''
* Convince the Flaming Fist quartermaster [[Arkleia Oloril]] to trade with you. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When confronting [[Fist Reynash]] in the Flaming Fist barracks:
** Give him 300 gold to flee. {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* When asked your opinion about the [[Steel Watcher|Steel Watch]], tell Lord Amber's bodyguard and the attendants of Lady Durinbold and Lord Shattershield:
** You have seen the army of the Absolute and that there's no safe place, Steel Watch or not. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** You should not trust the [[Steel Watcher]]s because they will turn on everyone. {{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 [[Sorcerous Sundries]]:''
* 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}}
** <u>OR convince </u>him not to reforge the [[Crown of Karsus]] and reassure him that he can still be a great wizard without it. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[Lorroakan]] you're here to stop him when you bring [[Dame Aylin]] to him at [[Ramazith's Tower]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}

''At [[Grey Harbour Docks]]:''
* Persuade Captain Sleam to take the entire Brislen family {{Approval|Gale|+1}} 

''At [[Devil's Fee]]:''
* Persuade Helsik to offer a free sample {{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}}

'''Camp/Conversation'''
* 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]]'s apology when you meet him and say you would have done the same OR that you likewise wanted to see Astarion's innards on the ground {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Emerald Grove]]/[[The Hollow]]'''
* <u> Refuse </u> to help [[Zevlor]]
* Tell the tielfling kids trained by [[Asharak]] that they are going to die {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Playing as a [[Barbarian]], tell [[Pandirna]] to hush or you will snap her neck {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* 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''
* As [[The Dark Urge]], tell [[Zevlor]] the goblin horde is yours {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Zevlor]] (or [[Asharak]] if Zevlor is dead) that you are here to take the grove for the goblins, OR that you are here with the goblins {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
* 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}}

'''[[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}}
* Agree to attack the [[Emerald Grove]] with [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}}

'''[[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 [[Githyanki]]; starts the fight with [[Varsh Ko'kuu|Ko'kuu]] and hatchery guards'')
* <u>Agree </u>to [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] request to kill the person inside the [[Mysterious Artefact]]

'''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 [[Sorcerer]]s)''
** Playing as a [[Wizard]], [[Warlock]], [[Sorcerer]] or [[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}}

'''[[The Wizard of Waterdeep|Personal quest]]'''
* 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}}
* Delve into Gale's mind using your tadpole to find out about his need to consume artifacts, and then:
** <u>Fail</u> the [[Wisdom]] check
** OR <u>Confess</u> to having used the tadpole afterwards. ''(This choice may result in Gale permanently leaving the party)''.

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* Playing as [[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 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}}
* <u>When</u> talking to the [[Waking Mind]] via the [[Slack-Skinned Head]] in the [[Necrotic Laboratory]], tell it that they will never wake again.

'''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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'''[[Circus of the Last Days]]'''
* Volunteer Gale to the stage in Dribbles's show {{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}}

'''[[Sharess' Caress]]'''
* <u>Tell </u>[[Sauceman Chorizo]] you can show him pleasures his husband can't
* ''(After taking Raphael's deal)'' Tell Gale that it was a fair trade {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Agree to deliver the gnome leader's head to [[Manip Falcäo]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}

'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''
* Playing as a [[Bard]], tell Lord Amber's Bodyguard that Waterdeep's walking statues are a bore {{Approval|Gale|-2}}

'''[[Lower City]]'''
* At the Cazador's Dungeon, let Astarion complete the Rite of Profane Ascension {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell [[Gothric Rillyn]] at the [[Graveyard]] 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}}

'''[[Sorcerous Sundries]]'''
* Tell 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}}

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==Foootnotes==
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