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[[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.
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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.
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:
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 (19+):
*
*"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?"
* "Always a delight to speak with you. What can I do?"
* "I do enjoy our conversations. What do you need?"
* "I do enjoy our conversations. What do you need?"
* "Tell me - What can I do for you?"  
* "Tell me - What can I do for you?"  
Partnered
 
Partnered:
* "My time is yours. What do you need?"
* "My time is yours. What do you need?"
* "Whatever you need, you have only to ask."  
* "Whatever you need, you have only to ask."  
* "Anything I can do for you - consider it most enthusiastically done."  
* "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."
* "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?"
* "Yes, my love?"
Broken Up
 
Broken up:
* "Yes. What is it?"  
* "Yes. What is it?"  
* "You need something of me?"
* "You need something of me?"
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'''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
'''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
* Demand more than apologies from [[Astarion]] when meeting him {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* 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]] 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 {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** OR Tell it that you won't hurt it via [[Speak with Animals]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}


'''Roadside Cliffs'''
'''[[Roadside Cliffs]]'''
* Deceive or peacefully persuade the tieflings who captured [[Lae'zel]] to leave (Bard, Monk, Paladin have extra options.) ({{Approval|Gale|+1}})
* 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}}
* 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}}


'''[[Druid Grove]]'''
''In the Hollow:''
* Persuade [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]] to stop fighting {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Aradin Beno|Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]] to stop arguing without punching either of them (using [[Persuasion]] or [[Intimidation]]) {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
* Promise [[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}}
* 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}}
* Agree to help the Tieflings for [[Wyll]]
* 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}}
* 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]]
* Use [[Persuasion]] to convince [[Rolan]], [[Lia]], and [[Cal]] to stay in the Grove {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Rolan]], [[Lia]] and [[Cal]] to stay and help, using [[Persuasion]] or certain Class- or Race-based options. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Talk about [[Rolan|Rolan's]] wizard master [[Lorroakan]] and agree to set up an introduction {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** Talk with [[Rolan]] about his wizard master [[Lorroakan]] and agree to set up an introduction {{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)''
* Assist [[Guex]] in training (using [[Athletics]], [[Insight]], [[Detect Thoughts]] or unique {{Race|Githyanki}}, {{Class|Barbarian}}, {{Class|Monk}} lines)  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Use [[Persuasion]]/[[Intimidation]] or [[Detect Thoughts]] to convince [[Arka]] to not shoot [[Sazza]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* In the confrontation with [[Barth]] about the locket, stand for [[Meli]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* While talking/buying from [[Mattis]], catch [[Silfy]] trying to pickpocket you, and see her tears as genuine {{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}}
* 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)''
* Talking to [[Volothamp Geddarm|Volo]] about the goblins, say you're a student of the page {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Call Kagha a monster {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Save [[Arabella]] by talking to [[Kagha]] or to her viper [[Teela]] {{Approval|Gale|+8}}
* Persuade Kagha to fight against the [[Shadow Druids]]
'''''Note:''' This works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party''
* Agree with [[Zevlor]] to kill the goblin horde's leaders
* 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)''
* Play with [[Alfira]] or convince her to finish her song {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
** 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]]'''
'''[[Forest]]'''
* Crush the tadpole leaving [[True Soul]] [[Edowin]]
* Tell [[Scratch]] to follow your scent to the camp, using [[Speak with Animals]]. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince [[Scratch]] to go to the camp
* 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''
<!--* 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]]'''
'''[[Owlbear Nest]]'''
* Convince the [[Owlbear]] to let you go without fighting {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Convince the mother [[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]]'''
* 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]] {{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" {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* After defeating [[Auntie Ethel]], say that the best solution is a dead hag. {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
<!--[[Intimidation|Intimidate]] her into handing over both Mayrina and [[Auntie Ethel's Hair|fey hair]] {{Approval|Gale|?}}-->
* Resurrect [[Connor Vinderblad]], and then give [[Mayrina]] the [[Bitter Divorce]] wand {{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]]'''
'''[[Blighted Village]]'''
* Enter the village without violence {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Gain entrance to the village:
* Persuade [[Fezzerk]] at the windmill to leave peacefully
** Through the southern gate - by [[Intimidation|Intimidating]] the goblin guard  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Save [[Barcus Wroot]] and tell him that he owes you nothing
** 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}}


'''[[Sunlit Wetlands]]'''
'''[[Goblin Camp]]'''
* 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


'''[[Riverside Teahouse]]'''
''At the outer camp:''
*Drink from the well outside the teahouse ''(works regardless of whether illusion is active)''
* 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'')
* Resurrect [[Mayrina]]'s husband and give her the wand
** 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]]'''
'''[[The Risen Road]]'''
* Recruit [[Karlach]] into the party {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* Side with [[Karlach]] during [[Wyll]]'s confrontation with her {{Approval|Gale|+2}}
* Playing as a {{Class|Ranger}}, mercy-kill the dying hyena {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to fight the gnolls to save [[Rugan]] {{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}}
* Save [[Benryn]] from the burning tavern {{Approval|Gale|+1}}


'''[[Zhentarim Basement]]'''
'''[[Zhentarim Hideout]]'''
* Free the artist [[Oskar Fevras]] from the Zhentarim hideout
* Successfully [[Intimidation|Intimidate]] the guard [[Salazon]] to let you go through the hatch to the hideout {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Agree to pay the artist [[Oskar Fevras]] an extra 200 gold after freeing him
* <u>Free the</u> artist [[Oskar Fevras]] from the Zhentarim hideout
** <u>Give</u> Oskar an additional 200 gold after freeing him


'''[[Underdark]]'''
'''[[Underdark]]'''
* <u>When</u> entering the [[Myconid Colony]] for the first time, choose any peaceful means of resolving the encounter
* Give [[Thulla]] an antidote or an [[Elixir of Poison Resistance]] (whichever you have) {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Tell Sovereign</u> [[Spaw]] the truth about the parasite
* Agree to [[Defeat the Duergar Intruders]] for Sovereign [[Spaw]] {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* <u>Attack</u> [[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|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]]'' 


'''[[Underdark#Decrepit_Village|Decrepit Village]]
'''[[Grymforge]]'''
* Attack Absolute follower [[Gekh Coal]] at the beginning of the conversation
* 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}}
'''[[The_Festering_Cove|The Festering Cove]]'''
* Stand up for the deep gnome slaves when [[Nere]], once freed, is going to kill them  {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Tell [[BOOOAL]] you will kill him and take his power {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* [[Persuasion|Convince]] the Deep Rothé to give in to their rage and attack the duergar
 
'''[[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


'''[[Grymforge]]'''
'''[[Mountain Pass]]'''
* Express your disgust toward slavery while talking to Ward Magmar {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}, tell [[Ellyka]] that githyanki patrol means nothing to you, getting her to stand down {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Stand up for the deep gnome slaves once [[Nere]] is freed {{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]]'''
'''[[Crèche Y'llek]]'''
* Persuade [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to spare [[Youth Varrl]]
''At the training room:''
* 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
* <u>Persuade</u> [[Sa'varsh Kethk]] to let [[Youth Varrl]] go from training.
* Give [[Kith'rak Therezzyn]] the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
''At the hatchery:''
* As a [[Warlock]], try to bargain with [[Ch'r'ai W'Wargaz]] in giving him the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
* Successfully persuade [[Varsh Ko'kuu]] to let you take the [[Githyanki Egg|githyanki egg]], telling him:
* Refuse [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demands to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]]
** 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 {{Race|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'''
'''Camp/Conversation'''
* Sacrifice a magic item to keep him stable {{Approval|Gale|+10}}
* 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}}
* Say you're gratified to hear he trusts you {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* When Gale looking at the flames say "Go to Hell" to you, bid him good evening {{Approval|Gale|+3}}
* After speaking to Lae'zel, talk to [[Shadowheart]] and tell her you agree
* 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}}
* 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 when he tried to bite you, say that bringing him to the camp was a mistake {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Pet [[Scratch]]
* Tell [[Mizora]] not to lay a finger on Karlach during her first appearance {{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}}
** 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]]
* <u>Successfully</u> heal the [[Owlbear Cub]]'s paw when it appears again at the camp
* At camp, promise [[Barcuss Wroot]] that you will find his friend [[Wulbren]] at [[Moonrise Towers]]
* <u>Having invited</u> [[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 {{Class|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 {{Class|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'''
* Tell [[Raphael]] you need to think it over or tell him to fix it or die by your hand {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Ask Gale for advice on how to deal with [[Raphael]]{{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}}
* 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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'''[[Shadowed Battlefield]]'''
'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''<br>
* Free [[Dolly Dolly Dolly|Dolly]] from the [[Moonlantern]] carried by [[Kar'niss]]
''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]]'''
'''[[Last Light Inn]]'''
* Play the lute to wake up [[Art Cullagh]]
* Refuse to drink the spiked wine when talking to [[Jaheira]] inside.{{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Warn [[Isobel]] that [[Flaming Fist Marcus|Marcus]] plans to kidnap her
''When you find [[Mol]] playing lanceboard with [[Raphael]]:''
* Tell [[Halsin]] he can count on you before he opens the portal {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* Suggest her to follow Gale's advice  {{Approval|Gale|+1}} ''(available if Gale '''is in the party''')''
* Protect the portal [[Halsin]] enters {{Approval|Gale|+1}}
* 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}}''


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


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'''[[Rivington]]'''
'''[[Rivington]]'''
* Tell [[Fist Rowan]] "They're innocent people. You can't just kill them!"
 
''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}}
* 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}}


'''[[Grey_Harbour_Docks|Grey Harbour Docks]]'''
'''[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]]'''
* Persuade Captain Sleam to take the entire Brislen family {{Approval|Gale|+1}}


''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 [[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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'''[[Ravaged Beach]]'''
'''[[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}}
* 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}}


'''[[Druid Grove]]'''
'''[[Forest]]'''
* Tell Zevlor that you have other things to do
* Talking with [[Scratch]] via [[Speak with Animals]], shout at the [[Gomwick|Gomwick's]] corpse to prove he indeed is dead. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Tell the Tielfling kids trained by [[Asharak]] that they are going to die {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* In the [[Underground Passage]], heal [[Findal]], then attack him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Attack [[Findal]] after healing him {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* After saving [[Mirkon]] from the harpies, tell him to stop snivelling or the harpies will return {{Approval|Gale|-1}}


'''[[Owlbear Nest]]'''
'''[[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]]'''
'''[[Blighted Village]]'''
*Read the [[Necromancy of Thay]]
* 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}}


'''[[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}} (''This option is not available if playing as a {{Race|Githyanki}}; starts the fight with [[Varsh Ko'kuu|Ko'kuu]] and hatchery guards'')
* Crush the Githyanki egg
* Agree to [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] request to kill the person inside the [[Mysterious Artefact]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Accept [[Vlaakith|Vlaakith's]] demands to enter the [[Mysterious Artefact]]


'''Camp/Conversation'''
'''Camp/Conversation'''
* 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}}
* 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)''
* Give Astarion the [[Necromancy of Thay]] {{Approval|Gale|-5}} or destroy it
* When [[Mizora]] shows up in the camp, ask her whether she will leave if you turn on [[Karlach]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* When Elminster visits camp, joke about how you'll be rid of the Absolute and Gale when he uses the orb
* When you find Gale feasting eyes on conjured image of Mystra:
* Ask [[Mizora]] if she will leave if you turn on [[Karlach]] {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
** 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)''
* When Gale offers to help you experience the Weave, turn him down {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
** Playing as a {{Class|Wizard}}, {{Class|Warlock}}, {{Class|Sorcerer}} or {{Class|Bard}} tell Gale you "practice magic, not melodrama" {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* ''([[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 offers to help you feel the Weave, turn him down {{Approval|Gale|-2}}
* When experiencing the Weave with Gale, and given a choice of what to imagine:
* 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}}
** Picture kicking him in the gut {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
** When chanelling the Weave with Gale, choose to imagine:
** Picture his head on a spike {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
*** Kicking him in the gut {{Approval|Gale|-5}}
* When Gale says that Mystra "is all creation", tell him he's deluded {{Approval|Gale|-2}} ''(Not available for sorcerers)''
*** His head on a spike {{Approval|Gale|-10}}
* 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 the other companions find out that Astarion is a vampire:
* As [[the Dark Urge]]: {{Blur|Confess to murdering the bard. {{Approval|Gale|-1}}}}
** 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}}
* 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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'''Last Light Inn'''
'''[[Ruined Battlefield]]'''
* Drink the truth serum-spiked wine [[Jaheira]] offers you
* 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]]'''
'''[[Gauntlet of Shar]]'''
* Lick the dead spider {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
* Lick the [[Spider meat|dead spider]] twice {{Approval|Gale|-1}} ''(each time)''
* Lick the dead spider again {{Approval|Gale|-1}}
 
'''[[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 [[Fresh 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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''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]]'''
'''[[Sharess' Caress]]'''
* Tell Sauceman Chorizo you can show him pleasures his husband can't
* 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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==Foootnotes==
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[[Category:Approval]]
[[Category:Approval]]

Revision as of 08:36, 29 September 2024

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

Roadside Cliffs

Emerald Grove/The Hollow

In the Hollow:

Note: This works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party

In the Sacred Pool and druid caves:

  • Tell Arabella's mother Komira that the druids are overreacting and you'll speak with them Gale approves +1
  • Talking to Volo about the goblins, say you're a student of the page Gale approves +1
  • Save Arabella by talking to Kagha or to her viper Teela Gale approves +8

Note: This works, too, if Gale has been recruited but is not an active member of your party

  • After resolving Arabella's fate, talk to Kagha and call her a monster OR accuse her of killing the child in cold blood Gale approves +1 (either option)
    • OR, Playing as a Drow Drow or Duergar Duergar, say you don't threaten/kill children Gale approves +1
  • Convince Kagha to fight against the Shadow Druids (if uncovered her conspiring with them) Gale approves +1
  • Tell Silver the wolf you just wanted to give them your scent (using Speak with Animals) Gale approves +1
  • Help Alfira finish her song Gale approves +1

While the Emerald Grove is preparing for the goblin attack

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 Gale approves +5
  • Successfully defend the Grove and then talk to Zevlor Gale approves +10

Forest

Note: This scene appears only if Aradin has previously left the grove

Owlbear Nest

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 Gale approves +1 (immediately starts a fight with brothers)
    • While talking to Demir and Johl after Ethel disappears, offer to help them find their sister Gale approves +1
  • Drink from the well outside the Riverside Teahouse Gale approves +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" Gale approves +1
  • After defeating Auntie Ethel, say that the best solution is a dead hag. Gale approves +1
  • Resurrect Connor Vinderblad, and then give Mayrina the Bitter Divorce wand Gale approves +1
  • (If Astarion is not in your party) When talking to Gandrel, tell him that Astarion is under your protection Gale approves +1.
    • Further in dialogue, refuse to help the hunter find your camp Gale approves +1

Blighted Village

  • Gain entrance to the village:
    • Through the southern gate - by Intimidating the goblin guard Gale approves +1
    • Through the eastern gate - by successfully using any check-based line on the booyang guard OR by showing them Brand of the Absolute Gale approves +1
  • Persuade Fezzerk at the windmill to leave peacefully Gale approves +1
    • Untie Barcus Wroot off the windmill wing and tell him that he owes you nothing Gale approves +1

Goblin Camp

At the outer camp:

  • Speak to Owlbear Cub via Speak with Animals and suggest him to go to your camp Gale approves +1 (if you spared him earlier at the cave)
  • When Krolla tries to scam you after you won chicken-chasing, demand your gold back and also all of hers, using illithid powers Gale approves +1
  • Persuade Klagga to give you the Dwarf's Poem Gale approves +1
  • Convince Booyahg Piddle to give you the book he's reading without using illithid powers Gale approves +1
  • Tell Eight that you are sorry for the loss of his parents. Gale approves +1

Talking with Crusher:

  • Successfully use Detect Thoughts on Crusher and say you'll let his boss know of his plans Gale approves +1
  • Make Crusher kneel and kiss your foot instead, using Intimidation OR Illithid powers.Gale approves +1 (either option)
    • If initial Wisdom (Illithid) check failed, tell Crusher you'd sooner spit in his face Gale approves +1
  • If Crusher starts a fight, make him kiss your foot after defeating him. Gale approves +1

In the Shattered Sanctum:

Note: This option is available if you have previously freed Sazza from the cage in Emerald Grove

Note: This option is available only if you spoke to Minthara before interrogating and freeing Liam

  • OR, Playing as a Tiefling Tiefling, answer that you won't betray your kind Gale approves +5 (starts a fight with Minthara)
  • Provoke a fight with Minthara Gale approves +5
  • Convince the spiders in the pit that goblins taste better than you Gale approves +1
    • OR, Playing as a Lolth-Sworn Drow Lolth-Sworn Drow, pretend to be Lolth herself in disguise and egg them on goblins Gale approves +1

In the Worg Pens:

  • Stop the goblin children from throwing stones at bear by any means Gale approves +1
  • After freeing Halsin, agree to kill goblin leaders to save the grove (either with or without him in bear form). Gale approves +1
    • If you first told Halsin to go to safety, tell him to come with you in a bear form. Gale approves +2 (comes point by point, when you ask and when Halsin agrees)

The Risen Road

  • Side with Karlach during Wyll's confrontation with her Gale approves +2
  • Playing as a Ranger Ranger, mercy-kill the dying hyena Gale approves +1
  • Agree to fight the gnolls to save Rugan Gale approves +1
  • Order Flind to attack other gnolls instead of you.Gale approves +1
    • After the battle against gnolls, order Flind to off herself. Gale approves +1

Waukeen's Rest

Zhentarim Hideout

  • Successfully Intimidate the guard Salazon to let you go through the hatch to the hideout Gale approves +1
  • Free the artist Oskar Fevras from the Zhentarim hideout
    • Give Oskar an additional 200 gold after freeing him

Underdark

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 Gale approves +1
  • Convince Skickpit you're going to help him, then tell him to find a place to hide Gale approves +1
  • Stand up for the deep gnome slaves when Nere, once freed, is going to kill them Gale approves +1
  • Convince the Deep Rothé to give in to their rage and attack the duergar

Mountain Pass

Crèche Y'llek At the training room:

At the hatchery:

  • Successfully persuade Varsh Ko'kuu to let you take the githyanki egg, telling him:
    • That you'll take it to a better crèche Gale approves +1
    • OR That you'll raise it yourself Gale approves +1
    • OR, Playing as a Githyanki Githyanki, say you'll see it becomes the greatest ghaik-slayer Gale approves +1.

In captain's quarters and Inquisitor's chambers:

Camp/Conversation

  • After asking Gale about himself try peering into his mind through Wisdom check Gale disapproves -5, but then apologize and tell him you gave in to curiosity Gale approves +5
  • When Gale looking at the flames say "Go to Hell" to you, bid him good evening Gale approves +3
  • At the very first long rest, talk to Shadowheart and tell her you agree to find a healer as soon as possible Gale approves +1
  • When Lae'zel intends to kill everyone before turning into mind flayers, talk her out of it Gale approves +5
  • After staking Astarion when he tried to bite you, say that bringing him to the camp was a mistake Gale approves +1
  • Tell Mizora not to lay a finger on Karlach during her first appearance Gale approves +1
    • Threaten to kill Mizora during her first appearance Gale approves +1
  • Pet Scratch when he first comes to the camp Gale approves +1
  • Feed the Owlbear Cub when it first comes to the camp Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1
    • When Gale says that Mystra is all creation:
      • Playing as a Wizard Wizard, tell him there's no greater deity Gale approves +5
      • Playing as a Cleric Cleric of Mystra, tell him that no other god comes close to her divinity Gale approves +5
    • Agree when Gale suggests to help you experience the Weave Gale approves +5, and then imagine:
      • Sharing a kiss with him. Gale approves +10 (starts romance)
      • Taking a romantic walk with him. Gale approves +5 (starts romance)
      • Having a hearthy dinner with him Gale approves +1

Raphael's Deal

  • When Raphael briefly takes you to the House of Hope, choose lines:
    • "I need to think it over" Gale 
    • OR "Then fix it. Or die by my hand!" Gale approves +1
  • After first encounter with Raphael, ask Gale for advice on how to deal with the devil Gale approves +1

Personal quest

  • Say you're gratified to hear he trusts you Gale approves +1
  • Agree to quench his need for magic items to consume Gale approves +2
  • Sacrifice the first magic item to keep him stable Gale approves +10
  • Sacrifice the second magic item to sate his Arcane hunger Gale approves +10
  • Sacrifice the third magic item to support Gale Gale approves +10
  • After feeding him the third artefact, when he says he has something to tell you, answer that he is among friends Gale approves +1
  • Agree to not ask questions when he asks you not to

Act Two

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Ruined Battlefield
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.Gale approves +1
  • When the shadows warp Yonas, tell Harper Meygan, "Move. I'll take care of this." Gale approves +1
    • OR Get ready to fight Gale approves +1
  • Free Dolly Thrice from the Moonlantern carried by Kar'niss.Gale approves +1
  • When judging with He Who Was, ask Madeline what did the Dark Justiciar do, and then:
    • Tell her it wasn't her fault Gale approves +1, OR tell her you forgive her (class-based lines) Gale approves +1
    • OR after ordering her to stab herself, let her make a couple of strikes and then say it was enough Gale approves +1

Last Light Inn

  • Refuse to drink the spiked wine when talking to Jaheira inside.Gale approves +1

When you find Mol playing lanceboard with Raphael:

  • Suggest her to follow Gale's advice Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1 (can be added to previous approval point)
    • After Mol wins, 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. Gale approves +1
  • Tell Isobel that Marcus plans to kidnap her when he attacks the Last Light Inn.Gale approves +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. Gale approves +1
  • Play the lute to wake up Art Cullagh
  • Tell Halsin that he can count on you before he opens the portal Gale approves +1
    • Successfully protect the portal while Halsin is looking for Thaniel. Gale approves +1
  • After Rolan reproaches you for convincing his siblings 'to play hero', respond that then it's your responsibility to bring them back. Gale approves +1
  • Playing as a Sorcerer, tell drunken Rolan that he soon won't be able to read his spellbook.

Reithwin Town

  • Agree to help Arabella find her parents. Gale approves +1
  • Agree to take Arabella in at your camp. Gale approves +1

In the House of Healing:

  • Convince Malus Thorm to order his sisters to hone their blades on each other.Gale approves +1
  • OR Convince Malus Thorm to take the place of his patient and submit to sisters' curing. Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1(each time)
    • OR successfully imitate drinking (rolling Sleight of Hand) Gale approves +1 (gains approval only in first round)
  • Successfully entertain the brewer with your stories (through Performance roll), up to two times Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1

House in Deep Shadows

  • Agree to play hide-and-seek with Oliver Gale approves +1
  • Convince Oliver to reunite with Thaniel Gale approves +1

Moonrise Towers

  • Distract Z'rell with your yearning for Gale Gale approves +1

Note: This option is available only if you're romancing the wizard

Note: This option requires DC 21 Intimidation check and any of subsequent DC 30 checks first, OR a DC 10 Persuasion check if you have found and read Melodia's Letter to Ketheric

Mind Flayer Colony

Note: This option is available only after successful DC 18 Insight check

Gauntlet of Shar

Camp/Conversation

  • When Elminster comes to your camp, ask why the gods wouldn't directly intervene
  • Tell Arabella her parents would be proud of her
  • Invite Halsin to join your party


Act Three

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Rivington

Talking to Yenna:

  • Offer to go find a guard for Yenna Gale approves +1
  • Give Yenna food OR gold. Gale approves +1 (either; adds another point after offering to find a guard, too)
  • Tell Saer Grotpoll that his own accent sounds more Rivingtonian than Baldurian Gale approves +1

Dealing with Orin's guises:

  • If Orin is impersonating Fist Rowan, tell her that one can't just kill innocent people Gale approves +1
    • OR Tell her that you're going to report to the commanding officer Gale approves +1
    • OR, Playing as The Dark Urge, tell her that mindless slaughter is not the answer Gale approves +1
  • Try to help the Dying Stone Lord Thug Gale approves +1

Note: This option is available only if Orin is not impersonating the Thug

In the kennels of the Sword Coast Couriers:

Circus of the Last Days

Watching Dribbles's show:

  • Say 'What a corny joke' Gale approves +1
  • Volunteer for Dribbles' show any companion except Gale himself Gale approves +1, and then cheer them, telling "Go on!" Gale approves +1

Note: If volunteering Jaheira, the latter line will have unique formulation When passing Zethino's trial, choose answers:

  • First question: ★'Red apple' or ★'Roast onion' Gale approves +1 (either)
  • Second question: ★'Balcony in Waterdeep' Gale approves +2
  • Third question: ★'World would be better with him dead' Gale approves +2

Wyrm's Crossing

  • Consent to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing. Gale approves +1
  • Refuse to deliver the gnome leader's head to Manip Falcäo Gale approves +1
  • At Fraygo's Flophouse, tell Adventurer Drim that the word 'adventurer' doesn't mean anything anymore. Gale approves +1
  • At Carm's Garm, when Naaber pretends to be a dog, choose "nobody likes Naaber" line. Gale approves +1

Note: It may take several sequential attempts to speak with Naaber to get to this dialogue.

Sharess' Caress

  • Tell him his body looks great when he expresses doubts about the drow twins' proposal Gale approves +1 (available if you're romancing the wizard)
    • Then persuade him to take part in the orgy Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1

Wyrm's Rock Fortress

At the Flaming Fist barracks:

  • Convince the Flaming Fist quartermaster Arkleia Oloril to trade with you. Gale approves +1

When you spot Fist Reynash trying to open a chest:

  • Wake other guards Gale approves +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 Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1
  • OR Tell him you've spotted Reynash on stealing Gale approves +1
    • Then tell not to be hard on Reynash Gale approves +1
  • Agree to leave barracks (or let him escort you out) Gale approves +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. Gale approves +1
    • That the Steel Watchers will eventually turn on everyone. Gale approves +1
  • Pass the Steel Watcher that confronts you at the coronation Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1

Approaching Duke Ravengard after the coronation:

  • Ask what has happened to the city's great hero Gale approves +1 (a Baldurian option)
  • Ask if the current state of the city is what they call tyranny Gale approves +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 Gale approves +1

Lower City

At the Sorcerous Sundries:

House of Hope

  • Tell Haarlep you are there to kill them, or attack Haarlep straightaway Gale approves +1 (either option)
  • Refuse to undress for Haarlep Gale approves +1
  • Refuse to vow your body to Haarlep Gale approves +1

Personal Quest

  • After obtaining The Annals of Karsus, tell Gale that you won't stand in his way OR that the crown sounds promising Gale approves +5
    • OR convince him not to reforge the Crown of Karsus and reassure him that he can still be a great wizard without it. Gale approves +1

After Gale speaks with Mystra at Stormshore Tabernacle:

  • Tell him you like the sound of him able to control the Karsite orb Gale approves +1
    • Then, say you share his attitude towards moral issues OR say that morals be damned, he should take the power Gale approves +1
    • OR Remind him of how he got the orb, and then agree that it chose him, because he was a powerful wizard Gale approves +1

Camp/Conversation

  • Tell him going to Sorcerous Sundries sounds like an excellent idea Gale approves +1
  • When Vlaakith projection emerges at the camp, tell Lae'zel to stand her ground Gale approves +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. Gale approves +1

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 apologies and say you would have done the same Gale disapproves -1

Emerald Grove/The Hollow

  • Tell the tielfling kids trained by Asharak that they are going to die Gale disapproves -1
  • Tell Pandirna to hush or you will snap her neck Gale disapproves -1 (the line is available for all classes except Barbarian Barbarian)
  • While talking to/trading with Mattis, catch Silfy trying to pickpocket you and grab her by the hand Gale disapproves -1
  • After saving Mirkon from the harpies, tell him to stop snivelling or the harpies will return Gale disapproves -1
  • Take Alfira's lute out of her hands and smash it Gale disapproves -1
  • Prod Nettie's bird twice Gale disapproves -1
  • If you are confronted about stealing the Idol of Silvanus, return the idol and apologise Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -10
    • OR That the horde is coming, led by the drow - and you are with them Gale disapproves -10
    • OR, Playing as The Dark Urge The Dark Urge, tell Zevlor that the goblin horde is yours. Gale disapproves -1
  • Betray the Grove (open the gate) after blowing the horn Gale disapproves -5

Forest

Owlbear Nest

  • After killing the mother Owlbear, kill the cub as well Gale disapproves -1

Blighted Village

Goblin Camp

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

Crèche Y'llek

  • Offer to fight Youth Varrl when Sa'varsh Kethk asks for a challenger Gale disapproves -1, and then indeed kill him Gale disapproves -1
  • Tell Varsh Ko'kuu that if he gives you the githyanki egg you'll sell it at best price OR make yourself an omelette (either choise brings Gale disapproves -1 and immediately starts the fight with Ko'kuu and hatchery guards)
  • Crush the Githyanki egg Gale disapproves -1 (This option is not available if playing as a Githyanki Githyanki; starts the fight with Ko'kuu and hatchery guards)
  • Agree to Vlaakith's request to kill the person inside the Mysterious Artefact Gale disapproves -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. Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -2 (This option is not available for Sorcerer Sorcerer avatars)
    • Playing as a Wizard Wizard, Warlock Warlock, Sorcerer Sorcerer or Bard Bard tell Gale you "practice magic, not melodrama" Gale disapproves -1
  • When Gale offers to help you feel the Weave, turn him down Gale disapproves -2
  • Agree to Gale's offer, and when he asks you to "picture the concept of harmony", tell him that it's too abstract. Gale disapproves -1
    • When chanelling the Weave with Gale, choose to imagine:
      • Kicking him in the gut Gale disapproves -5
      • His head on a spike Gale disapproves -10
  • When the other companions find out that Astarion is a vampire:
    • Say you think he won't hurt anyone of you Gale disapproves -5
    • OR Say that if they don't like it, they can leave. Gale disapproves -5 [Needs Verification]

Personal quest

  • When Gale first tells you about his 'condition', tell him to stop flattering you Gale disapproves -1
    • Then accuse him of just fishing for loot Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -10
    • OR, if succeeded, confess to having used the tadpole afterwards.Gale disapproves -5

Note: Both these choices may result in Gale permanently leaving the party, if you fail the subsequent DC 12 Persuasion check or DC 12 Insight check.

  • If you do not give Gale enough magical artefacts and he tells the player they no longer need to give him any (because he's made a deal with Raphael), use the tadpole's powers to find out why Gale disapproves -5

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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 Gale disapproves -1, and finally succeed a Persuasion roll to keep her going Gale disapproves -3.

Last Light Inn

  • Drink the spiked wine when talking to Jaheira inside
  • Tell Isobel she's going to meet Ketheric face-to-face Gale disapproves -10
  • Playing as The Dark Urge, give in to your urge to kill the Strange Ox. Gale disapproves -1
  • Tell Rolan to stop whining and do something about it Gale disapproves -1
  • Tell Rolan that Cal and Lia are better off dead than in the cult's hands Gale disapproves -1
  • After Mol is taken, tell Mattis she's probably dead already. Gale disapproves -1

Gauntlet of Shar

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. Gale disapproves -1

Mind Flayer Colony

Camp/Conversation

  • When 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 Gale disapproves -5
  • After sleeping with Gale, tell him it was on one-night thing and will not happen again. Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -1
    • Then, insist again that you're not a vampire Gale disapproves -30

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 Gale disapproves -1
    • OR, Playing as The Dark Urge, propose to kill and kill again Gale disapproves -1

Circus of the Last Days

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

Wyrm's Crossing

  • Refuse to be arrested by the Steel Watcher at the gate between Rivington and Wyrm's Crossing Gale disapproves -1
  • Agree to deliver the gnome leader's head to Manip Falcäo Gale disapproves -1

Sharess' Caress

  • Tell Sauceman Chorizo that you can show him pleasures his husband never could. Gale disapproves -1
  • (After taking Raphael's deal) Tell Gale that it was a fair trade Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -2

At the Flaming Fist barracks:

When you spot Fist Reynash trying to open a chest:

  • Intimidate or blackmail him into giving you his stash Gale disapproves -1
    • OR Fail the Intimidation check to make him surrender his stash Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -1 (either)

Lower City

Sorcerous Sundries

  • Tell Lorroakan that you know where the Nightsong is.

House of Hope

Camp/Conversation

  • Tell Wyll to break the pact OR to let his father die. Gale disapproves -1
  • After rescuing Gale from Orin, tell him that he is lucky you bothered to save him. Gale disapproves -1

Personal quest

  • After obtaining The Annals of Karsus
    • Express concern about him delving into this, then tell Gale to forget about the book Gale disapproves -20
    • Refuse to give Gale the book a second time Gale disapproves -1
  • Urge Gale to drop the idea to reforge the Crown of Karsus. Gale disapproves -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 Gale disapproves -1

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