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 {{CompanionTab|Gale}}
-[[File:Gale Approval.png|44px|left|alt=Gale Approves|link=|Gale Approves]]'''Gale''' approves of doing good and helping those in need. He approves of solving conflicts with diplomacy and appreciates thoughtful or pragmatic solutions.
+'''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.
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 Depending on their approval rating, Gale may greet the player with:
-Very Low (-40 or less){{Verify}}
+Negative (<0):
-*
+* "Yes?"
-Low (-20 or less){{Verify}}
+* "Did you need something?"
-*
+* "What is it?"
-Neutral (-19 - 20)
+* "You need me?"
-*
-Medium approval (20+){{Verify}}
+Neutral and above (29+):
-*
+*"How can I help?"
-High approval (40+){{Verify}}
+*"Go ahead, I'm listening."
-*
+*"What's on your mind?"
-Very High approval (60+){{Verify}}
+When spoken to by someone other than the player character:
-*
-Exceptional approval (80+){{Verify}}
+* "Sorry, if I'm to engage in banter, I prefer it to be with the leader of our troupe."
-*
-Flirting
+=== 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
+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 - Following Act Three Romance Scene
+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 [sic] me, just say the word."
+* "Are you alright? If you have need me, just say the word."
 * "Yes, my love?"
-Broken Up
+Broken up:
 * "Yes. What is it?"
 * "You need something of me?"
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 '''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
-* Demand more than apologies from [[Astarion]] when meeting him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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]] or tell it ([[Speak with Animals (Condition)|Speak with Animals]]) that you will not hurt it {{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'''
+'''[[Roadside Cliffs]]'''
-* Deceive, persuade or intimidate the tieflings who captured [[Lae'zel]] to leave ([[Bard]], [[Monk]], [[Paladin]], [[Drow]], [[Githyanki]] have extra options.) ({{Approval|Gale|+1}})
+* 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}}
-'''[[Chapel Entrance]]'''
+'''[[Emerald Grove]]/[[The Hollow]]'''
-* Solve the encounter with [[Gimblebock]] outside the Crypt without violence {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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}}
-'''[[Druid Grove]]'''
+* Promise [[Zevlor]] you will talk to [[Kagha]] about stopping the ritual {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Persuade [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]] to stop fighting {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-** As a cleric of Tempus and after talking to [[Aradin]], tell [[Remira]] Liam earned a warriors rest {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Tell [[Zevlor]] you will talk to [[Kagha]] about stopping the ritual (immediately after the conflict with Aradin or later, in Zevlor's cave) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Agree to help the Tieflings for [[Wyll]]
 * Recruit [[Wyll]] into the party {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Use [[Athletics]]/[[Insight]] or [[Detect Thoughts]] to help [[Guex]] train {{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}}
-* Use [[Persuasion]] to convince [[Rolan]], [[Lia]], and [[Cal]] to stay in the Grove {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Playing as a [[Paladin]], [[Druid]], [[Cleric]] or [[Bard]], offer [[Pandirna]] to heal her (for free){{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Talk about [[Rolan|Rolan's]] wizard master [[Lorroakan]] and agree to set up an introduction {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Shield [[Sazza]] from [[Arka]] with your body  {{Approval|Gale|+8}} ''(works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party)''
-* Offer to heal [[Pandirna]]. Must be a [[Paladin]],[[Druid]]. [[Cleric]] or [[Bard]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** Convince [[Arka]] to spare [[Sazza]] (using [[Persuasion]], [[Intimidation]], [[Detect Thoughts]] or any class-based option) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Step between [[Arka]] and [[Sazza]] {{Approval|Gale|+8}} ''(works if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party)''
+* 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}}
-* Use [[Persuasion]]/[[Intimidation]] or [[Detect Thoughts]] to convince [[Arka]] to not shoot [[Sazza]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* After successfully stealing the [[Idol of Silvanus]] for [[Mol]], tell her that you will keep it for yourself {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* While talking/buying from [[Mattis]], catch [[Silfy]] trying to pickpocket you, and see her tears as genuine {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* After agreeing to steal the [[Idol of Silvanus]] for [[Mol]] and obtaining it, tell her you will be keeping it {{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 her viper {{Approval|Gale|+8}} ''(works if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party)''
+* Save [[Arabella]] by talking to [[Kagha]] or to her viper [[Teela]] {{Approval|Gale|+8}} ''(works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party)''
-*''When speaking to Kagha after Arabella is freed or died''
+''After resolving Arabella's fate''
-** Say "You killed a child in cold blood" OR "Only a monster would threaten a child" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Tell [[Kagha]] that she killed a child in cold blood OR call her a monster {{Approval|Gale|+1}} (any option)
-** As an Drow say you don't threaten/kill children {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Playing as a [[Drow]], say you don't threaten/kill children {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* With [[Speak with Animals]], tell [[Silver]] the wolf you just wanted to give them your scent OR as a [[Ranger]] or [[Druid]], sit with [[Silver]] (without speak with animals) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Persuade Kagha to fight against the [[Shadow Druids]] (if uncovered her conspiring with them) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Persuade Kagha to fight against the [[Shadow Druids]]
 * 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 [[Druid Grove]] is preparing for the goblin attack''
+''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]]'''
-* Crush the tadpole leaving [[True Soul]] [[Edowin]]
+* Tell [[Scratch]] to follow your scent to the camp, using [[Speak with Animals]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* While using [[Speak with Animals]] tell [[Scratch]] to follow your scent to the camp. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Playing as a [[Cleric]] of [[Mystra]], say a prayer over the corpses near the bridge to [[Blighted Village]], while talking to [[Aradin]] there (''Note:this scene appears only if Aradin has previously left the grove'') {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* While talking to [[Aradin]] on the bridge, say a prayer over the corpses as a cleric of Mystra {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+'' * 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}}
-* If you fight and kill the [[Owlbear]], spare the [[Owlbear Cub]] {{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]]'''
-* Enter the village without violence {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Gain entrance to the village by:
+** [[Intimidate|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}}
-* Save [[Barcus Wroot]] and tell him that he owes you nothing {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** Untie [[Barcus Wroot]] off the windmill wing and tell him that he owes you nothing {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-'''[[Sunlit Wetlands]]'''
-* Stand up for [[Auntie Ethel]] when she's confronted by Johl and Demir {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* After [[Auntie Ethel]] leaves, tell Johl and Demir you'll bring Mayrina home
-* Tell [[Gandrel]] that [[Astarion]] is under your protection and refuse to reveal his whereabouts
 '''[[Goblin Camp]]'''
-* Don't talk back when [[Dror Ragzlin]] orders you to report to [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+''At the outer camp:''
-* Convince [[Minthara]] to spare [[Sazza]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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'')
-* Pick a fight with [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
+** 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}}
-'''[[Riverside Teahouse]]'''
+'''[[The Risen Road]]'''
-*Drink from the well outside the teahouse ''(works regardless of whether illusion is active)''
+* Side with [[Karlach]] during [[Wyll]]'s confrontation with her {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
-* Resurrect [[Mayrina]]'s husband and give her the wand
+* 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}}
-'''[[The Risen Road]]'''
+'''[[Waukeen's Rest]]'''
-* Recruit [[Karlach]] into the party {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
+* Agree to rescue Duke Ravengard when prompted by [[Counsellor Florrick]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Save [[Benryn]] in the burning building {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-'''[[Zhentarim Basement]]'''
+'''[[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
-* Agree to pay the artist [[Oskar Fevras]] an extra 200 gold after freeing him
+** Give Oskar an additional 200 gold after freeing him
 '''[[Underdark]]'''
-* Place autumncrocus on Myrna’s grave
+* When entering the [[Myconid Colony]] for the first time, choose any peaceful means of resolving the encounter
+* In the [[Dread Hollow]], place autumncrocus on Myrna’s grave ''<small>(Note: this option appears after uncovering Myrna's fate in the [[Arcane Tower]])''</small>{{verify}}
-'''[[Underdark#Decrepit_Village|Decrepit Village]]
-* Attack Absolute follower [[Gekh Coal]] at the beginning of the conversation
-'''[[The_Festering_Cove|The Festering Cove]]'''
-* Tell [[BOOOAL]] you will kill him and take his power {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-'''[[Myconid Colony]]'''
-* Tell [[Spaw]] "Sure, I can handle those Duergar nearby" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 * Give an antidote to [[Thulla]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Tell [[Spaw]] the truth about the parasite
+* Tell Sovereign [[Spaw]] the truth about the parasite
-* [[Defeat the Duergar Intruders]] and report back to Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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}}
 '''[[Grymforge]]'''
-* Express your disgust toward slavery while talking to Ward Magmar {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Tell [[Ward Magmar]] that he disgusts you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Stand up for the deep gnome slaves once [[Nere]] is freed {{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
 '''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
-* Persuade [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to spare [[Youth Varrl]]
+* Persuade [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to let [[Youth Varrl]] go from training.
-* Persuade [[Varsh Ko'kuu]] to let you take the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]] and suggest you'll take it to a better Creche or raise it yourself
+* 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|}}
+** OR that you'll raise it yourself {{Approval|Gale|}}.
 * Give [[Kith'rak Therezzyn]] the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
-* As a [[Warlock]], try to bargain with [[Ch'r'ai W'Wargaz]] in giving him the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
+* Ask the Inquisitor [[W'wargaz]] how he knows so much about you.
-* Refuse [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demands to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
+* Playing as a [[Warlock]], ask for treasure of immense power
+'' (The approval gain from this option is shared with the Warlock option above; approval is only awarded once if selecting both options)''
+* Refuse [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demand to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
 '''Camp/Conversation'''
-* Respond to him saying "Go to Hell" with "And good evening to you too" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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}}
-* Sacrifice a magic item to keep him stable {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
+* When Gale looking at the flames say "Go to Hell" to you, bid him good evening {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Say you're gratified to hear he trusts you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 * After speaking to Lae'zel, talk to [[Shadowheart]] and tell her you agree
-* Tell him you're happy to help him find magic items to consume {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
+* When [[Lae'zel]] intends to kill everyone before turning into mind flayers, talk her out of it {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
-* Agree to not ask questions when he asks you to not ask questions
+* After staking Astarion, say bringing him was a mistake {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Pet [[Scratch]]
-* At night, when [[Lae'zel]] intends to kill everyone before turning into mind flayers, talk her out of it {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
 * 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}}
+** Threaten to kill [[Mizora]] during her first appearance {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Tell him he is among friends when he says he has something to tell you
+* Pet [[Scratch]] when he first comes to the camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Feed the [[Owlbear Cub]] when it arrives at the [[Campsite|Camp]]
+* Feed the [[Owlbear Cub]] when it first comes to the camp {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Successfully skill check to heal the [[Owlbear Cub]] when it appears again at the [[Campsite|Camp]]
+* Successfully heal the [[Owlbear Cub]]'s paw when it appears again at the camp
-* At camp, promise [[Barcus Wroot]] that you will find his friend [[Wulbren]] at [[Moonrise Towers]]
+* Having invited [[Barcus Wroot]] to your camp, promise him you will find his friend [[Wulbren]] at [[Moonrise Towers]]
-* Question why the Gods don't directly intervene when Elminster comes to your camp
+* 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}}
-* Tell Arabella her parents would be proud {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** When Gale says that Mystra is all creation:
-* After staking Astarion, say bringing him was a mistake {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+*** Playing as a [[Wizard]], tell him there's no greater deity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
-* When you find Gale conjuring an image of Mystra, pass an [[Insight]] check and say "there's more to it than that" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+*** Playing as a [[Cleric]] of [[Mystra]], tell him that no other god comes close to her divinity {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
-* When Gale says that Mystra "is all creation"...
+** Agree when Gale suggests to help you experience the Weave {{Approval|Gale|+5}}, and then imagine:
-** ''([[Wizard]]-only)'' Tell him you agree and that "there's no greater deity" {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
+*** Sharing a kiss with him. {{Approval|Gale|+10}} ''(starts [[Gale/romance|romance]])''
-** ''([[Cleric]] of Mystra only)'' Tell him "no other god comes close to her divinity" {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
+*** Taking a romantic walk with him. {{Approval|Gale|+5}} ''(starts [[Gale/romance|romance]])''
-* Allow Gale to help you experience the Weave {{Approval|Gale|+5}} (Class-specific options also give approval)
+*** Having a hearthy dinner with him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* When experiencing the Weave with Gale, and given a choice of what to imagine:
-** Picture kissing him. {{Approval|Gale|+10}} ''(starts [[romance]])''
-** Picture taking a romantic walk with him. {{Approval|Gale|+5}} ''(starts [[romance]])''
-'''Raphael'''
+'''Raphael's Deal'''
-* Tell [[Raphael]] you need to think it over or tell him to fix it or die by your hand {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* When [[Raphael]] briefly takes you to the [[House of Hope]], choose lines:
-* Ask Gale for advice on how to deal with [[Raphael]]{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** "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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-'''[[Shadowed Battlefield]]'''
+'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''
-* When Yonas is captured by the shadows during the first shadow ambush:
+''If entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands from the [[Grymforge]]:''
-:* Say "Move. I'll take care of this." {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+*Playing as a [[Bard]], tell [[Harper Lassandra]] that the best introductions are made while sitting around a fire.{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-:* Get ready to fight {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* When the shadows warp [[Harper Yonas|Yonas]], tell [[Harper Meygan]], "Move. I'll take care of this." {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Free [[Dolly Dolly Dolly|Dolly]] from the [[Moonlantern]] carried by [[Kar'niss]]
+** OR Get ready to fight {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Free [[Dolly Dolly Dolly|Dolly Thrice]] from the [[Moonlantern]] carried by [[Kar'niss]].
+* When judging with [[He Who Was]] choose any response to [[Madeline]], that judges her actions; either that she is not to be forgiven or that it wasn't her fault (formulation of answer is based on class).
+* When judging with [[He Who Was]], choose to stop [[Madeline]] from stabbing herself; at any point.
+<!--* When judging with [[He Who Was]], ask [[Madeline]] what did the Dark Justiciar do, and then:
+** call her a coward {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}, OR tell her it wasn't her fault {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}, OR tell her you forgive her (class-based lines) {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}
+** OR '''after ordering''' her to stab herself, let her make a couple of strikes and then say it was enough {{Approval|Karlach|+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}}
+* Help [[Mol]] win the game against [[Raphael]] using the Sleight of Hand, Bard, Monk, or Wizard options, or following Gale's advice (if he is in party) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Tell [[Raphael]] to stay away from [[Mol]] (''this line appears only if '''Astarion is not in the party''' or if you're '''playing as The Dark Urge''', otherwise Raphael will turn the talk to the spawn's scars'').{{verify}}
+* 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}}
 * Play the lute to wake up [[Art Cullagh]]
-* Warn [[Isobel]] that [[Flaming Fist Marcus|Marcus]] plans to kidnap her {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
+* Tell [[Halsin]] that he can count on you before he opens the portal {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* As the Dark Urge, after Marcus tries to kidnap Isobel, tell her that your blood is telling you to kill her, resist the urge, and then tell her, "I'm not going to follow my order. You will live." {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** Successfully protect the portal while [[Halsin]] is looking for [[Thaniel]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
-* Tell [[Halsin]] he can count on you before he opens the portal {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* After Rolan reproaches you for filling his siblings heads with "heroic crap", respond that then it's your responsibility to bring them back.
-* Protect the portal [[Halsin]] enters {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Playing as a [[Sorcerer]], tell [[Rolan]] while he is drinking at the bar that he soon won't be able to read his spellbook.
 '''[[Reithwin Town]]'''
-* Reunite [[Oliver]] with [[Thaniel]]
+* Agree to play hide-and-seek with [[Oliver]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Convince Oliver to reunite with [[Thaniel]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+'''[[The Waning Moon]]'''
+* Drink with [[Thisobald Thorm]]{{Approval|Gale|+1}} and tell him stories. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+<!-- * Safely drink with [[Thisobald Thorm]] (rolling [[Saving Throw]], either general or class-based) OR successfully imitate drinking (rolling [[Sleight of Hand]]), up to three times total ({{Approval|Karlach|+1}} each time).
+* Successfully entertain the brewer with your stories (through [[Performance]] roll), up to two times ({{Approval|Karlach|+1}} each time).  ''If Performance roll failed, successful subsequent [[Deception]] roll earns a point of Approval, nonetheless.'' -->
 '''[[House of Healing]]'''
 * Persuade [[Malus Thorm]] to have the Sisters practice on each other {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 * Persuade [[Malus Thorm]] to have the Sisters practice on on him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+<!-- * Convince [[Malus Thorm]] to order his sisters to hone their blades on each other.{{Approval|Karlach|+1}}
+* Persuade [[Malus Thorm]] to operate on himself. {{Approval|Karlach|+1}}
+* Convince [[Malus Thorm]] to take the place of his patient and submit to sisters' curing. {{Approval|Karlach|+2}} (comes one point by another subsequently). -->
 '''[[Moonrise Towers]]'''
 * Distract [[Z'rell]] with your yearning for Gale ''(relationship)'' {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* 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''(requires {{Ability Check|Intimidation|21}} and subsequent DC 30 check first)
+'''[[Mind Flayer Colony]]'''
+* Purge the [[Waking Mind]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 '''Camp/Conversation'''
+* When [[Elminster]] comes to your camp, ask why the gods don't directly intervene
 * Invite [[Halsin]] to join your party
 * Tell [[Arabella]] her parents would be proud of her
+<!-- * 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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 * Tell [[Fist Rowan]] "They're innocent people. You can't just kill them!"
 * Try to help the [[Dying Stone Lord Thug]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* Successfully use Persuasion or Intimidation to get [[Angry Mar'hyah]] to let you keep Scratch. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+** Successfully use Deception or Intimidation to force Mar'hyah to leave the kennel. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 '''[[Circus_of_the_Last_Days|Circus of the Last Days]]'''
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 * ''(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 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 no where's safe, 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]]'''
+* When rencountering [[Araj]], ask [[Astarion]] if he wishes to leave {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 '''[[Grey_Harbour_Docks|Grey Harbour Docks]]'''
 * Persuade Captain Sleam to take the entire Brislen family {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+'''[[Sorcerous Sundries]]'''
+* After obtaining [[The Annals of Karsus]], tell Gale "I won't stand in your way" or the "crown sounds promising" {{Approval|Gale|+5}}
+* Tell Lorroakan you're here to stop him when you bring the Nightsong to him at Ramazith Tower {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+* After telling him not to reforge the [[Crown of Karsus]], reassure him that he can still be a great wizard without the Crown. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 '''[[House of Hope]]'''
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 * Refuse to remove your clothes for [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
 * Refuse to pledge your body to [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
+'''Camp/Conversation'''
+* After rescuing Gale from [[Orin]], ask him "Are you hurt? Did Orin harm you in any way?" or "She made a grave mistake in taking you. [...]". {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
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 * 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}}
-'''[[Druid Grove]]'''
+'''[[Emerald Grove]]/[[The Hollow]]'''
-* Tell Zevlor that you have other things to do
+* Refuse to help [[Zevlor]]
-* Tell the Tielfling kids trained by [[Asharak]] that they are going to die {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* Tell the tielfling kids trained by [[Asharak]] that they are going to die {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* As a [[Barbarian]], tell [[Pandirna]] to hush or you will snap her neck {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* Playing as a [[Barbarian]], tell [[Pandirna]] to hush or you will snap her neck {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* Attack [[Findal]] after healing him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* While talking to/trading with [[Mattis]], catch [[Silfy]] trying to pickpocket you and grab her by the hand {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* Grab [[Silfy]] after you notice her stealing from you {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* After saving [[Mirkon]] from the harpies, tell him to stop snivelling or the harpies will return  {{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]]'s bird twice {{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 [[Druid Grove]] is preparing for the goblin attack''
+''While the Emerald Grove is preparing for the goblin attack''
-* As the Dark Urge, tell [[Zevlor]] the goblin horde is yours {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* 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/are here with the goblins {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
-* Betray the Grove after blowing the horn {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
+* Betray the grove (open the gate) after blowing the horn {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
 '''[[Forest]]'''
-* While using [[Speak with Animals]] to talk with [[Scratch]], start shouting at the corpse to prove Gomwick is dead. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* 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]]'''
-* Kill the [[Owlbear_Cub|owlbear cub]]{{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* After killing the mother [[Owlbear]], kill the cub as well {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 '''[[Blighted Village]]'''
-* Read the [[Necromancy of Thay]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
+* 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]]'''
-* Accept [[Minthara]]'s mission to [[raid the Emerald Grove]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
+* Tell [[Tracker Grikka]] that you will get answers from prisoners. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* Agree to attack the [[Emerald Grove]] with [[Minthara]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
-'''[[Creche Y'llek]]'''
+'''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
-* Offer to fight Youth Varrl to the death {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* Offer to fight [[Youth Varrl]] when [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] asks for a challenger {{Approval|Gale|-1}}, and then indeed kill him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* Kill Youth Varrl {{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'')
-* Suggest you'll cook or sell the Githyanki egg when trying to convince Varsh Ko'kuu to give it to you {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* Crush the Githyanki egg {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* Crush the Githyanki egg
+* Agree to [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] request to kill the person inside the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
-* Accept [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demands to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
 '''Camp/Conversation'''
-* After asking Gale for initial information about himself and receiving the first response, ask the next question, which Gale will refuse to answer, then try peering into his mind. It does not matter if you succeed the [[Wisdom]] check, or not. Disapproval will ensue regardless.
+* After asking Gale for initial information about himself, ask to tell more (Gale will evade the answer), then try peering into his mind through [[Wisdom]] check. {{Approval|Gale|-5}} ''(Whether you succeed the check, matters not)''
-* Tell the party that Astarion will remain in the party because you trust him when it is revealed to them he is a vampire, or tell the party that if they don't like [having a vampire in the party], that they can leave {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* When [[Mizora]] shows up in the camp, ask her whether she will leave if you turn on [[Karlach]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* Give Astarion the [[Necromancy of Thay]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}} or destroy it
+* When you find Gale feasting eyes on conjured image of Mystra:
-* When Elminster visits camp, joke about how you'll be rid of the Absolute and Gale when he uses the orb
+** When he says that Mystra is all creation, tell him he's deluded {{Approval|Gale|-2}} ''(This option is not available for [[Sorcerers]])''
-* Ask [[Mizora]] if she will leave if you turn on [[Karlach]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+** Playing as a [[Wizard]], [[Warlock]], [[Sorcerer]] or [[Bard]] tell Gale you "practice magic, not melodrama" {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* When Gale offers to help you experience the Weave, turn him down {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
+** When Gale offers to help you feel the Weave, turn him down {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
-* ''([[Wizard]], [[Warlock]], [[Sorcerer]] or [[Bard]])'' When Gale asks if the Weave feels the same way to you as it does to him, tell him you "practise magic, not melodrama" {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+** When Gale asks you to "picture the concept of harmony", tell him that it's too abstract. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-* When experiencing the Weave with Gale, and given a choice of what to imagine:
+** When chanelling the Weave with Gale, choose to imagine:
-** Picture kicking him in the gut {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
+*** Kicking him in the gut {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
-** Picture his head on a spike {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
+*** His head on a spike {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
-* When Gale says that Mystra "is all creation", tell him he's deluded {{Approval|Gale|-2}} ''(Not available for sorcerers)''
-* When Gale is helping you experience the Weave and tells you to "picture the concept of harmony", tell him that it's too abstract for your tastes. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* When Elminster visits camp, joke about how you'll be rid of the Absolute and Gale when he uses the orb <--Act 2>
-* As [[the Dark Urge]]: {{Blur|Confess to murdering the bard. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}}}
+'''Dealing with Gale's orb'''
 * 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}}
-* Use the tadpole's power to delve into Gale's mind for information, why he needs to consume magical artifacts, and either fail the ensuing wisdom check, or confess to having used the tadpole afterwards. The latter leads to a choice which can result in Gale permanently leaving the party.
+* Use the tadpole's power to delve into Gale's mind for information about his need to consume artifacts, and either fail the [[Wisdom]] check, or confess to having used the tadpole afterwards. ''(Using the latter option may result in Gale permanently leaving the party)''.
+{{SpoilerDurge|nograd=1|
+* Playing as [[The Dark Urge]]: Confess to murdering the bard {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+}}
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-'''Ruined Battlefield'''
+'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''
-* Tell Madeline to stab herself {{Approval|Gale|-3}}
+* * 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'''
+'''[[Last Light Inn]]'''
 * Drink the truth serum-spiked wine [[Jaheira]] offers you
 * Tell Isobel she's going to meet Ketheric face-to-face {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
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 * Lick the dead spider {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 * Lick the dead spider again {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+'''[[Moonrise Towers]]'''
+* After freeing the goblins, go upstairs and tell Disciple Z'rell that next you will free the prisoners in the jail cells. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+'''[[Mind Flayer Colony]]'''
+* Purge the pods in Tadpoling Centre {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* When speaking to the [[Fresh Mind]], tell them that they will never wake again.
 '''Camp'''
 * Tell him you don't want to listen to him wallow in self-pity if he asks you to stay with him during the star scene {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
 * After sleeping with Gale, tell him it was on one-night thing and will not happen again. {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
+'''Astarion origin'''
+* While playing as Astarion, do not tell Gale that you are a vampire during Act One. He will confront you during Act Two:
+** Gale: "''But as for the rest - well, there can be only one conclusion. You're a ''vampire''.''"
+** Player: ''"Couldn't be further off the mark." {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+** Gale: "''No need to deny it. The bat's out of the bag, so to speak. But why weren't you honest with me? ''"
+** Player: "''I'm telling you, I'm not a vampire.''"
+** Gale: "''I see. You're a ''dishonest'' vampire, and that's far worse.'' {{Approval|Gale|-30}}
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 * Refuse to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-'''[[Circus_of_the_Last_Days|Circus of the Last Days]]'''
+'''[[Circus of the Last Days]]'''
 * Insist he participate in Dribbles' show {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
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 * Accept the [[Deal with the Gnomes]] quest from [[Manip Falcäo]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
-'''[[Lower_City|Lower City]]'''
+'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''
+* ''([[Bard]]-only)'' Tell Lord Amber's Bodyguard that Waterdeep's walking statues are a bore {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
+'''[[Lower City]]'''
+* Refuse to hand over [[Redhammer]] to [[Allandra Grey]] at the end of [[Avenge the Drowned]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 '''[[Graveyard_(Lower_City)|Graveyard]]'''
 * Tell Gothric Rillyn being buried alive 'sounds like apt punishment for thievery' {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+'''[[Sorcerous Sundries]]'''
+* 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}}
+'''[[Devil's Fee]]'''
+* Intimidate [[Helsik|Helsik]] after backing out of the deal to give her the [[Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 '''[[House of Hope]]'''
 * Remove your clothes for [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 * Vow your body to [[Haarlep]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+'''[[Campsite|Camp/Conversation]]'''
+* Tell [[Wyll]] to "Break the pact" or "Let your father die." {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
+* After rescuing Gale from [[Orin]], tell him "You're lucky I bothered. [...]". {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 }}
+==Foootnotes==
+{{notelist}}
 [[Category:Approval]]

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