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===Selected=== | ===Selected=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
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* One with the Weave. | * One with the Weave. | ||
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''Sneaking'' | |||
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* This really isn't my forte. | * This really isn't my forte. | ||
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''In combat'' | |||
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* Creator. Destroyer. | * Creator. Destroyer. | ||
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===Selection spam=== | ===Selection spam=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
* I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away. | * I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away. | ||
* Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road. | * Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road. | ||
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* All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it. | * All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it. | ||
''Sneaking'' | |||
* You made me hide, don't make me come seek you. | * You made me hide, don't make me come seek you. | ||
* Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room. | * Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room. | ||
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* Stop it - that tickles. | * Stop it - that tickles. | ||
''In combat'' | |||
* Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails. | * Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails. | ||
* Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you. | * Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you. | ||
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===Moving=== | ===Moving=== | ||
''Out of combat or Sneaking'' | |||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
''In combat'' | |||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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===Hiding=== | ===Hiding=== | ||
''Out of combat'' | |||
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* Such a long way down. | * Such a long way down. | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
''In combat'' | |||
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* Did they see me? | * Did they see me? | ||
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* This has to be frowned upon. | * This has to be frowned upon. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== Utility actions=== | === Utility actions=== | ||
''(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)'' | ''(Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)'' | ||
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* It shall be done. | * It shall be done. | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
=== | ===Helping party member=== | ||
''These reactions | ''These reactions are the same for Out of Combat, Sneaking, and Combat. They differ a little, though, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character'' | ||
====Helping unconscious==== | ====Helping unconscious==== | ||
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''Negative relationship'' | |||
* There's always one. | |||
* Not this again. | |||
* In trouble? Small wonder. | |||
* A waste of my talents. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* How bothersome. | |||
* Don't fret, I'm on my way. | |||
* Where are my smelling salts? | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* No other choice, I suppose. | |||
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''Neutral or positive relationship''</div> | |||
* On my way. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* With haste. | |||
* Without delay. | |||
* Let's get you on your feet. | |||
* At once. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* Willing and able. | |||
* Oh dear. | |||
* Where are my smelling salts? | |||
* Quickly now. | |||
* Help's on the way. | |||
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship''</div> | |||
* I won't fail you. | |||
* Your knight in magic armour. | |||
* Hang in there, dearest. | |||
* Take heart, I'm here for you. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* Help's on the way. | |||
* At once. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* Quickly now. | |||
* Let's get you on your feet. | |||
* With haste. | |||
</div> | |||
====Helping restrained==== | |||
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''Negative relationship'' | |||
* Two left hands, I see. | |||
* Not this again. | |||
* In trouble? Small wonder. | |||
* A waste of my talents. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* How bothersome. | |||
* Don't fret, I'm on my way. | |||
* Where are my smelling salts? | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* No other choice, I suppose. | |||
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''Neutral or positive relationship''</div> | |||
* A rather sticky situation. | |||
* No obstacle too great. | |||
* I'll take care of that. | |||
* At once. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* Let's remedy that, shall we? | |||
* Willing and able. | |||
* Quickly now. | |||
* Without delay. | |||
* A spot of bother. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* Help's on the way. | |||
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship''</div> | |||
* I won't fail you. | |||
* Your knight in magic armour. | |||
* Hang in there, dearest. | |||
* Take heart, I'm here for you. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* Help's on the way. | |||
* At once. | |||
* No time to lose. | |||
* Quickly now. | |||
* Let's remedy that, shall we? | |||
* With haste | |||
</div> | |||
===Healing and buffing=== | |||
''These reactions are the same for Out of Combat and Sneaking, but some appear in Combat (C) only. They differ, too, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character'' | |||
====Casting a buff==== | |||
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''Negative relationship'' | |||
* What a waste. | |||
* I have power enough to share - if I must. | |||
* One touch of magic coming up. | |||
* I'm indispensible, aren't I?<br><br> | |||
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''Neutral relationship''</div> | |||
* I have power enough to share. | |||
* An essential incantation. | |||
* Let me make myself indispensable | |||
* Use it wisely. | |||
* A little pick-me-up. | |||
* Easy - and effective. | |||
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''Positive relationship''</div> | |||
* I have power enough to share. | |||
* An essential incantation. | |||
* Let me make myself indispensable | |||
* Use it wisely. | |||
* It will be my pleasure. | |||
* This should do you some good. | |||
</div><br> | |||
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship'' | |||
* My best is yours. | |||
* Hand in hand. | |||
* Make me proud. | |||
* Together as one. | |||
* A token of my appreciation. | |||
* Go on - excel. | |||
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''Addditional lines for Combat in all except Negative relations''</div> | |||
* Give them nine hells. | |||
* Let's put on a show. | |||
* They won't see this coming. | |||
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | |||
</div> | |||
====Healing a party member==== | |||
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''Negative relationship'' | |||
* I suppose some help is in order. | |||
* There's always one... | |||
* Not this again. | |||
* Aren't we precious... | |||
* Pearls before swine. | |||
* If you insist. | |||
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''Neutral relationship''</div> | |||
* I have your back. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* Mystra soothes all pain. | |||
* The light of life. | |||
* Never fear. | |||
* My bedside manner is beyond reproach. | |||
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''Positive relationship''</div> | |||
* I have your back. | |||
* To the rescue. | |||
* Mystra soothes all pain. | |||
* A little help from a friend. | |||
* You can count on me. | |||
* Allow me. | |||
</div><br> | |||
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''Romantic (partnered) relationship'' | |||
* My life for yours. | |||
* I will keep you safe. | |||
* Let me take away the pain. | |||
* Your knight in magic armour. | |||
* I've got you. | |||
* Take me by the hand. | |||
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''Addditional lines for Combat in all except Romantic relations''</div> | |||
* Let them do their worst. | |||
* Keep up! There's still a battle to be won. | |||
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | |||
</div> | |||
===Talking to party member=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!Relationship | |||
!Out of combat | |||
!Sneaking | |||
|- | |||
|Negative | |||
| | |||
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* Let's get this over with. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* I'd rather not. | |||
* Ever a dull moment. | |||
* Words fail me. | |||
* Cantankerousness ahead. | |||
* Oh, bother. | |||
* Up for debate. | |||
* A word. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* Let's get this over with. | |||
* Fine. | |||
* How tedious. | |||
* If I must. | |||
* Yes, yes. | |||
* Ever a dull moment. | |||
|- | |||
|Neutral | |||
| | |||
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* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* Up for debate. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* Let's chat. | |||
* Certainly. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
|- | |||
|Positive | |||
| | |||
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* A friendly consultation. | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* Let's chat. | |||
* Certainly. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A word. | |||
* At once. | |||
* I can do that. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* Let us confer. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
|- | |||
|Romantic | |||
| | |||
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* A heart-to-heart. | |||
* Our very souls do echo. | |||
* A word, my dear. | |||
* Some pillow talk. | |||
* More than just lip service. | |||
* Gladly. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* By all means. | |||
* With silver tongue. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* At once. | |||
</div> | |||
| | |||
* A heart-to-heart. | |||
* A word, my dear. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* A little discourse. | |||
* My pleasure. | |||
* At once. | |||
|} | |||
====Refusing to talk==== | |||
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''Being a player's companion'' {{ref|These banter lines appear in certain episodes while the party is in non-teleportable areas. In other similar cases, an attempt to speak with Gale prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue}} | |||
* Please. Now's hardly the time. | |||
* If you desire conversation, please do find someone else. | |||
* I'm sure you're perfectly delightful, but I can't talk right now. | |||
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''Being another player's companion'' {{ref|These lines appear if Gale is another avatar's companion}} </div> | |||
* Sorry, but I'm spoken for. | |||
* Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.devnote | |||
* Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you. | |||
</div> | |||
===Health and rest=== | ===Health and rest=== | ||
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====At low health==== | ====At low health==== | ||
* Weave save me. I can't take much more… | * Weave save me. I can't take much more… | ||
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* Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway. | * Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway. | ||
* Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire? | * Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire? | ||
<br><br> | |||
====Downed in combat==== | |||
* Please - time is of the essence! | |||
* If you'd be so kind! | |||
* I'm in a spot of bother here! | |||
* Quickly - don't let me down! | |||
* Downed and soon to be out! | |||
* For all our sakes - help me up! | |||
* A hand! | |||
* A little help! | |||
====On character death==== | ====On character death==== | ||
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* '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo? | * '''''Minsc:''''' Minsc? Boo? | ||
</div> | |||
===Interacting with environment=== | ===Interacting with environment=== | ||
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** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me... | ** Perhaps if there were considerably less of me... | ||
** That's not a Gale-sized hole. | ** That's not a Gale-sized hole. | ||
<br><br> | |||
* ''(Tiny hole)'' | * ''(Tiny hole)'' | ||
** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly? | ** Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly? | ||
** Far, far ''far'' too small for me. | ** Far, far ''far'' too small for me. | ||
** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole. | ** I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole. | ||
====Identified a mimic==== | ====Identified a mimic==== | ||
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* Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things. | * Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things. | ||
* Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any. | * Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any. | ||
====Looking into a mirror==== | |||
* Looking magical, as always. | |||
* 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not. | |||
* No harm reflecting on one's appearance. | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
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====Interacting with an item==== | |||
''Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book. Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat'' | |||
* Let's give this a try. | |||
* Easy enough. | |||
* Not a problem. | |||
* Might as well. | |||
* On it. | |||
* Yes, of course. | |||
* As you wish. | |||
* Consider it done. | |||
<br> | |||
<div style="padding-top: 1.2em"> </div> | |||
====Taking an item==== | ====Taking an item==== | ||
''Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat'' | |||
* What have we here? | * What have we here? | ||
* Interesting. | * Interesting. | ||
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* Good find. | * Good find. | ||
* Most excellent. | * Most excellent. | ||
<br><br><br> | |||
====Can't use an item==== | ====Can't use an item==== | ||
''Out of combat'' | ''Out of combat'' | ||
* Now's not the right time for that. | * Now's not the right time for that. | ||
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* No. I'll have to try again later. | * No. I'll have to try again later. | ||
* I can't use this at the moment. | * I can't use this at the moment. | ||
< | <br> | ||
'' | ''In combat'' | ||
* Gods, you're distracting aren't you? | * Gods, you're distracting aren't you? | ||
* Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril... | * Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril... | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
==== | ====Opening a container/ Empty crate==== | ||
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''Out of combat/Sneaking'' | |||
* Let's take a gander. | |||
* Colour me curious. | |||
* Let's have a peek inside. | |||
* Curiosity must be satisfied. | |||
* In for a surprise. | |||
* Could be interesting. | |||
* Yes, why not. | |||
* All right. | |||
* Very well. | |||
* On it. | |||
<div style="padding-top: 0.5em"> | |||
''In combat''</div> | |||
* Let's hope there's smokepowder inside. | |||
* Watch my back while I take a look. | |||
* Now? | |||
* Good move. Maybe. | |||
* Curiosity trumps combat then. | |||
* Cover me. | |||
* A quick peek will have to do. | |||
* Perhaps not the best use of my time. | |||
<br><br> | |||
'''An empty crate''' | |||
* Disappointing. | |||
* Empty. | |||
* Nothing here. | |||
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | |||
</div> | |||
====Found a locked item==== | |||
''Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere'' | |||
* Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism... | * Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism... | ||
* Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it. | * Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it. | ||
* Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate. | * Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate. | ||
* No ordinary lock. Something else seals it. | * No ordinary lock. Something else seals it. | ||
====Found an inactive item==== | |||
''Something that can be activated from elsewhere'' | |||
* Hmm. Won't work from here. | |||
* Nothing. The activation mechanism must be elsewhere. | |||
* There must be some way to turn this on. | |||
* Useless, unless I find a way to activate it. | |||
====Picking a lock==== | ====Picking a lock==== | ||
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====Pickpocketing==== | ====Pickpocketing==== | ||
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''Out of combat | ''Out of combat'' | ||
* Wealth is to be shared, I suppose. | |||
* I was raised better than this! | |||
* Nimble fingers, ill intent. | |||
* Woe upon the unsuspecting. | |||
* Ugh, how rude. | |||
* Ugh, I feel apologetic already. | |||
* Your wish is my regret. | |||
* If I really must. | |||
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''Sneaking''</div> | |||
* Wealth is to be shared, I suppose. | * Wealth is to be shared, I suppose. | ||
* I was raised better than this! | * I was raised better than this! | ||
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* I'll just keep this safe. | * I'll just keep this safe. | ||
* A pretty bauble. | * A pretty bauble. | ||
* That was easy. <br> | * That was easy. | ||
<div style="padding-top: 0.7em"> | |||
<br></div> | |||
* Pretty. | * Pretty. | ||
* Guess it's mine now. | * Guess it's mine now. | ||
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====Dipping Weapon==== | ====Dipping Weapon==== | ||
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''Out of combat | ''Out of combat'' | ||
* This should give me an edge. | |||
* No advantage is unfair. | |||
* How opportune. | |||
* Don't mind if I do. | |||
* Surprise, surprise. | |||
* Yes, lovely. | |||
<br> | |||
<div style="padding-top: 0.7em"> | |||
''Sneaking''</div> | |||
* This should give me an edge. | * This should give me an edge. | ||
* No advantage is unfair. | * No advantage is unfair. | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
===Successful rolls=== | |||
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''Investigation'' | |||
* Well now, what have we here? | |||
* Well hello there. | |||
* Hmm, what could you be? | |||
* What's that I spy? | |||
* Ah, interesting. | |||
<div style="padding-top: 0.5em"> | |||
''Spotted a trap (Investigation)''</div> | |||
* A trap... So much for the art of hospitality. | |||
* Traps! One always has to be on the alert. | |||
* Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here. | |||
<br><br> | |||
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''Spotted a trap (Perception)''</div> | |||
* A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought. | |||
* A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here. | |||
* My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing. | |||
</div> | |||
===Camp followers=== | |||
==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ==== | ==== Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed ==== | ||
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* ''Pete oculos'', Boo! | * ''Pete oculos'', Boo! | ||
* Well, this is a novel use for familiars. | * Well, this is a novel use for familiars. | ||
== At the Epilogue party == | == At the Epilogue party == | ||
''' | ''Feeling the player's ghost'' (same everywhere) | ||
* Curiouser and curiouser... | |||
* Heavens - what was that? | |||
===As a mortal=== | |||
''Greeting'' | ''Greeting'' | ||
* Ah, there you are! | * Ah, there you are! | ||
''Banter with Tara'' | ''Banter with Tara'' | ||
*'''Tara''' | *'''Tara:''' Have your associates always been so ugly? | ||
*'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel! | *'''Gale:''' Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel! | ||
*'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them. | *'''Tara:''' I said it to you, not them. | ||
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* My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming. | * My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming. | ||
* Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''. | * Suddenly I had a spot of ''déjà vu''. | ||
===As a god=== | |||
''Greeting'' | |||
* Ah, there you are, my mortal friend. | |||
''Banter with Tara'' | |||
*'''Tara:''' ''Hiss!'' | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara, did you just hiss at me?! | |||
*'''Tara:''' Sorry. It's a reflex when I clap eyes on something distasteful. | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Gale:''' Tara, you must practice acceptance. My new powers are to be utilised, not feared. | |||
*'''Tara:''' The only thing I fear is the ever-growing size of your ego. ''Gale''. | |||
*'''Gale:''' Oh, Tara. It hurts to be so misunderstood by my oldest friend. | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Gale:''' Haven't you any ambitions, Tara? I could help you, you know. | |||
*'''Tara:''' Oh? At what cost? | |||
*'''Gale:''' A prayer or two would suffice. Is that so bad? | |||
<br> | |||
*'''Tara:''' The day I pray to you, Gale, is the day up is down, left is right, and tressyms are cats. | |||
*'''Gale:''' So very stubborn. | |||
*'''Tara:''' And don't you forget it! | |||
''Other'' | |||
* Something of the sheen of Elysium missing, isn't there? | |||
* Still, I mustn't frighten them with my newfound powers... | |||
* To be a god among men... | |||
* Ah, the material plane. I'd almost forgotten what it's like. | |||
===Spectral=== | |||
* You'd think a magical apparition with an urgent message would be deserving of some attention... | |||
* I hope my spell doesn't wear off before the toasts begin. | |||
* A word, please? It's very, very important. | |||
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====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[ | ====[[Ravaged Beach]] and [[Roadside Cliffs]]==== | ||
* ''(Near the docks)'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores." | * ''(Near the docks):'' "A mighty river. There's bound to be settlements along its shores." | ||
* ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the Nautiloid | * ''(Saw dead fishers near dead [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “These fellows fought to the last. Between fight or flight, they picked the wrong response.” | ||
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid | * ''(Encountering Intellect Devourers in the [[Nautiloid Wreck]]):'' "Intellect devourers. A thinking man's worst nightmare." | ||
* ''(Approaching the dying mind flayer in the Nautiloid Wreck):'' "Approach with extreme caution. An injured mind flayer is still a dangerous one." | |||
* ''(Saw the corpse of the gith guide):'' “Our guide suffered a harder landing than we did.”{{ref|The githyanki [[Losiir]] appears only in case when the player (or one of the players) has chosen [[Lae'zel]] as a character origin}} | |||
==== [[Overgrown Ruins]] and the [[Dank Crypt]] ==== | |||
* ''(Entering the crypt from the [[Refectory]]):'' "Such oppressive silence. Must be lonesome to be a forgotten god." | |||
* ''(Looked at [[Jergal|Jergal's]] statue in the crypt, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' "Look at that! Jergal, the Scribe of the Dead. This chapel must be ancient." | |||
** ''(Failed):'' "This must be the god they worshipped here. Can't say I recognise him." | |||
* ''(Saw the skeletons):'' "Sword-carrying scribes... What was so subversive about their words that they commanded protection?" | |||
* ''(After skeletons have been defeated):'' “Those undead did not surrender their secrets lightly. Something drove them to resist.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.” | |||
* ''(Sneaked past enlivened skeletons):'' “Bad form, isn't it? Grave robbing?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Now let's have a look at the loot. It isn't for your pockets only.” | |||
* ''(Ran away, escaped from the crypt):'' “Ah, fleeing from battle. And I thought desecrating those graves was a low point.” | |||
* ''(Found the [[Book of Dead Gods]]):'' "A chained-up book in a long-abandoned temple. Temptation, old friend, we meet again." | |||
* ''(Found a [[Soul Coin]]):'' "Never seen a coin like this before. Most peculiar." | |||
* ''(Entering the locked part of the crypt):'' "Yes, I'm getting a distinct whiff of crypt. Undisturbed too, until now." | |||
* ''(Trying to press a button that deactivates an avoided-so-far trap):'' “Doesn't budge. Maybe the mechanism's broken.” | |||
==== [[Emerald Grove]] and [[The Hollow]]==== | |||
'''Approaching the Grove:''' | |||
* ''(After defeating the raiding pack of goblins):'' "Live by the sword, die by the spell - that's what I always say. " | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Quite the fortifications for a wandering band of goblins to try and breach. What drove them to it, I wonder?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' "A taste of goblins to come, I fear. There must be a horde nearby." | |||
'''Resolving the initial confrontation between [[Aradin]] and [[Zevlor]]:''' | |||
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by the other one):'' “That was a brain-rattler. He'll be nursing his head for a tenday.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of leaders' punch):'' “Hardly the intelligent way to solve your problems. I suggest we seek out their healer, then move swiftly onwards.” | |||
* ''(Aradin/Zevlor was knocked out by avatar):'' “You like to make an entrance, don't you?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of avatar’s punches):'' “If there is a healer here, I hope they don't solve problems with your... enthusiasm.” | |||
* ''(Reaction to Zevlor’s words about more goblins):'' “So much for finding a safe haven.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We'd best deal with them, or their healer will be kept very busy indeed.” | |||
'''Resolving [[Sazza|Sazza's]] fate:''' | |||
* ''(After Sazza told the party about [[Gut|Priestess Gut]]):'' “To seek some goblin priestess' help would be unconventional to say the least.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If this priestess is indeed a master in the arts of booyahg, it's not inconceivable she could be of help to us.” | |||
* ''(Helped Sazza escape from the grove):'' “The goblin may yet prove her worth. Necessity has bred stranger bed fellows.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Far be it from me to second-guess your decisions, but I'm not entirely convinced setting that scamp of a goblin free was the wisest of ideas.” | |||
* ''(Let [[Arka]] shoot Sazza):'' “All's well with the world one might argue. And yet there's something unsettling about witnessing an execution - no?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one will mourn this goblin, I suppose. Let's leave it at that.” | |||
'''In the [[Sacred Pool]] and Druids' Caves:''' | |||
* ''( | * ''(Trying to recognize the ritual chanted by druids):'' “This ritual rings a bell, but its execution is... grander somehow. A great flowering in the making.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not just altered, but... magnified. There's powerful magic budding here. ” | ||
* ''([[ | * ''(If [[Arabella]] was killed by [[Teela]] during the trial):'' “If the errors of youth deserve an early grave, none of us would live to see a dozen summers. There is no justification for this tragedy.” | ||
** ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “This place is a snake pit in more ways than one. That poor girl... Such sudden madness...” | ||
** ''( | * ''(In [[Halsin|Halsin’s]] chamber, saw dead drow):'' “That drow's seen better days.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Notice the tadpole too - in that jar over there.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “And yet it's that statue that commands all attention.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speaks volumes as to the owner of the place.” | ||
* ''( | * ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He studied illithid tadpoles in great detail.” | ||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Just the sort of chap to have a chat with, I reckon.” | |||
* ''(Read Halsin’s research on tadpoles, knows druid’s missing):'' “This Halsin sounds like a knowledgeable man. He may just be able to cure us.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “We know the man. We know the mission. Let's go find him.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's be optimistic and assume he's still among the living.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Speculation will get us nowhere. Let's go find him.” | |||
* ''(Opened the druids’ library with the [[Key of the Ancients|magical circlet]]):'' “Excellent. Time to uncover some secrets.” | |||
* ''(Saw a [[Sorrow|magic-imbued glaive]] in druids’ library, knows the story):'' “A dark blade. If I'm right - and I usually am - it's the glaive from the druid's notebook.” | |||
** ''(Haven’t read about the weapon’s story):'' “An exquisite blade, although its magic is a little darker than I'd like.” | |||
'''Dealing with [[Nettie]]:''' | |||
* ''( | * ''(Nettie locked the party up after they refused to take [[Wyvern Poison]]):'' “A prudent reaction, if somewhat lacking in curiosity.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “These tadpoles are no ordinary ailment. It might be wiser to keep the specifics to ourselves.” | ||
* ''(Charmed by Harpy's song)'' | * ''(Feeling sick after Nettie scratched them with a poisonous thorn):'' “I feel... sick. What in the hells did that druid do to me?” | ||
** ''(Sickness getting worse after LR without cure):'' “I grow cold, numb. I need a damned antidote now!” | |||
** ''(Almost dying after second LR without cure):'' “The poison is overtaking me. Bring me back! I must be brought back!” | |||
** ''(Cured from Nettie’s poison):'' “The antidote's working. Gods, that was too close a call.” | |||
* ''(Agreed to take Wyvern poison from Nettie):'' “Wyvern poison. Lethal stuff. Let's hope we won't have to sample its delights.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I've read it's one of the nastiest poisons in Faerûn. Starts burning in the small intestine, and works its way through the blood from there.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “As something of a potential would-be mind flayer myself, I couldn't agree more.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “Oh, I don't know. I can think of worse deaths than toasting to you all with a wyvern sour.” | |||
'''In the [[Secluded Cove]]:''' | |||
* ''(Charmed by a [[Harpy|Harpy's]] song, 1)'' "That voice! Ambrosia... Sing on!" | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 2)'' “This music! To live for... To die for...” | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 3)'' “Is that you, Mystra? It is you! Sing! Sing on!” | |||
** ''(Charmed by a Harpy's song, 4)'' “Play on! Play on and soothe my soul!” | |||
* ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!" | * ''(Broke the Harpy's charm)'' "Gah - villain! But I see you now for what you are!" | ||
==== [[Forest]]==== | '''Elsewhere in [[The Hollow]]:''' | ||
* ''( | * ''(Saw the [[Strange Ox]]):'' "I'm not sure I care for the way that ox is looking at me..." | ||
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar)'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.” | * ''(Watching at the map in Zevlor’s cave):'' “So we're in Elturgard. That means Baldur's Gate lies west - rather far west even.” | ||
* ''( | ** ''(Responding remark):'' “Those symbols show where gnolls and goblins were sighted. Plenty of trouble along the way.” | ||
* ''(Found | * ''(Near a guarding statue in the [[Underground Passage]]):'' "Druid magic. Better tread carefully." | ||
* ''( | * ''(Found malnourished [[Torchstalk]]s behind the [[Makeshift Prison]]):'' "Something's… off about that mushroom. Best keep my distance." | ||
** ''([[ | * ''(Found dead tiefling children after goblins' attack on the grove):'' “We did this. Such depravity cannot be erased.” | ||
** ''(Failed)'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.” | * ''(Found the vines all around the grove blocking the entrance):'' “Impenetrable. But why would we even bother?” | ||
* ( | ** ''(Found the vines all around the grove, knows about [[Rite of Thorns]]):'' “Look at all those vines spread like vices over the grove. A sour harvest in the making.” | ||
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the | * ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Useless. Like hewing granite with a spoon.” | ||
** ''(Responding remark)'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.” | |||
* ''( | ==== The [[Forest]] ==== | ||
* ''( | * ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Well. That quite the load of gobbledygook, wasn't it?” | ||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Whatever the Absolute it, it certainly seems to command a lot of devotion.” | |||
** ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The Absolute - that's the mystery god Sazza mentioned. Eerie common ground, if you ask me.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Goblins and humans worshipping the same god? Eerie common ground, if you ask me.” | |||
* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “ I have to say, it's one thing to have a parasite in your head, quite another not to know it's there.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I wish mine would give up so easily. Though without requiring such extreme motivation, of course.” | |||
* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “That boar shows no signs it was killed by wolves or hunters, and yet there's terror etched into its dead eyes.” | |||
==== The [[Owlbear Nest]] ==== | |||
* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “Looks like she's fit as a fiddle again. Which might be somewhat dangerous, mind you.” | |||
* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “A goblin patrol, looks like. The beasts.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She put up a fight, at least. A brave effort.” | |||
* ''(Found a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' "An unusual place to find a shrine to Selûne, but there it is." | |||
** ''(Failed):'' "A shrine. Looks forlorn." | |||
* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "A wizard sealed this chest. Wasn't an amateur either." | |||
* ''(Found a [[Selûnite Prayer Sheet]], [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This prayer bears the same symbol as the chest. I think it might just be the key.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “An ancient prayer. But why hidden back here? And what's this symbol?” | |||
** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “Ow! Protective magic. Should have known.” | |||
** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “And there we go. Never knew prayer could be so practical.” | |||
* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?" | |||
====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]==== | |||
'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:''' | |||
* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “You know, I think there's a little something more to Ethel than meets the eye.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “'Hag' is the word they used. If that's what she really is, she's beyond dangerous.” | |||
* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them earlier):'' “Two dead men. These are recent kills...” | |||
** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “The brothers in arms have perished. Never did find their sister, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to either):'' “These killings were deliberately brutal. There's something near that relishes in carnage.” | |||
'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:''' | |||
* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “So Kagha is involved with the Shadow Druids. That certainly explains things.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “No one in the grove will suspect their true enemy walks among them.” | |||
** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids have taken root in these parts, and whoever Kagha is, she's their agent.” | |||
* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark):'' “There's a mark on that tree. How... intriguing.” | |||
** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “A marked tree. Could be the one Kagha mentioned in her correspondence.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:''' | |||
* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog):'' “That's a rather jaunty hat lying in the mud there - and a sword too. Someone must have been in quite the hurry to get out of this swamp.” | |||
* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “''Ah''! Sharper than Malar's{{ref|Malar is a lesser deity, also called "The Beast of Beasts". More on him can be found at {{FRWiki|Malar|long}}}} fangs, these thorns!” | |||
* ''(Found a slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "Blood… I don't like where this is going." | |||
** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “This is the work of redcaps - vicious by nature. They could already be hunting us…” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I don't recognise these claw marks, but they're telling enough in their own right.” | |||
* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood to [[Astarion]]):'' "How thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one's friend in the face of danger." | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “We should judge him by his actions, not his teeth. Unless his teeth are the source of the action, of course…” | |||
* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “Easy as that, is it? I hope you wouldn't give the rest of us up so easily.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Having a vampire in our midsts will only end in betrayal. I merely took the initiative.” | |||
'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That is no ordinary fireplace. There's something there, beyond the flames.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “How the flames always mesmerise the soul.” | |||
* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “Netherese. A portentous word. Combine it with mind flayers, and it's... unspeakable.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The parasite is somehow infused with Netherese magic - more powerful, more sinister than it has any right to be. We must find out how.” | |||
* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “That was a sudden exit from the stage. Can't help but wonder where she's gone.” | |||
** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “We've got auntie on the run, but I'm sure she still has a few tricks up her sleeve.” | |||
* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “Ouch! That ''stung''.” | |||
** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “Blast. Even worse the second time around.” | |||
'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:''' | |||
* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Let the hunt begin...” | |||
* ''(Entering the Overgrown Tunnel):'' “My, a veritable cabinet of creepy curiosities.” | |||
* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “He doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I say he doesn't see the future, only the nightmares we think the future may hold.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.” | |||
* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “He just... died on the spot.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Another one of auntie's victims.” | |||
* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “Well now, to see through this mask is to see through different eyes.” | |||
** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “Out of my head, hag!” | |||
** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “At last! How foul it was to have hag in the head.” | |||
** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “No one's attacking me, eh? This mask is certainly doing the trick.” | |||
* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “Gods, this stench of death is overpowering.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Keep your guard up. When the stench of death hangs in the air, a killer is near.” | |||
* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “My word, this is a place where nightmares come to die.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “The hag's handiwork - a depraved competition in viciousness.” | |||
* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “The cage is burning! There isn't much time to save her!” | |||
* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “Not quite the outcome intended, but I must say - the technique was excellent.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “A pity - he's beyond even the power of the Weave to help now.” | |||
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* Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called. | * Hmmm. So if I stand, the power's gone. Sedentary magic I suppose that's called. | ||
==== [[Grymforge]] ==== | |||
* ''(Approaching the [[Adamantine Forge]])'' "This must be the forge - and what a feat of engineering it is." | |||
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* Moonrise Towers | * ''(Entering the Shadow-Cursed Lands for the first time):'' “Shrouded in no ordinary shadows. What evil lurks within such darkness?” | ||
* | * ''(Responding remark):'' “Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We must venture on, however bleak the path.” | ||
* ''(Looking at the distorted land within Shadow Curse):'' “The very plates of the earth have been shattered by the magic of the shadow curse. Utterly fascinating - unless you happened to be standing on it, of course.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the former battlefield):'' “The site of no ordinary skirmish. This was once a battlefield, and a bloody one too, judging by the number of bodies.” | |||
* ''(Found old war machines, [[History]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “These siege engines... it's like walking into a military history book. A century old, I'd say.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' "This stuff's ancient. Abandoned to the elements for a long time, I'd say." | |||
* ''(Found non-dousable torches):'' “Well now, this torch seems to be in strict opposition to being doused.” | |||
** ''(Recognized the spell):'' “Must have been a wizard at work. I know a Continual Flame spell when I see one.” | |||
▶'''''Note:''' Gale passes the [[Arcana]] check here automatically (as well as a Wizard avatar {{verify}})'' | |||
* ''(Found fresh flowers near [[Oliver|Oliver’s]] hovel, not knowing the story):'' “Wildflowers in bloom... A welcome sight, but a strange one...” | |||
** ''(Knowing about him from [[Halsin]]):'' “A pocket of nature, thriving in the darkness. Just as Halsin predicted...” | |||
* ''(Looking for Oliver in hide-and-seek game, [[Perception]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Ah, I have you! Just a shame I don't want you.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Hells. I have better things to do than seek out unsettling little children.” | |||
* ''(Met [[Rolan]] near the bridge to [[Reithwin Town]]):'' “Is that Rolan? Gods, his foolishness is enough to give wizards a bad name..” | |||
'''Feeling the effect of the [[Shadow Curse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 1):'' “The shadows... feels like they're gnawing at my very being.” | |||
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 2):'' “I can't linger in this darkness - I'm weakening by the moment.” | |||
** ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, 3):'' “ Agh... I'll be sucked dry of all life if I linger here...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “I can barely think straight... this place saps the very thoughts from your mind.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Not sure... how much farther I can go...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3 - looking for a solution):'' “We need to escape these shadows, while we still have the strength.” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, looking for light source):'' “Please... some light... dispel the darkness...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “These shadows will be the death of me. We need light...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Yes, light. Before we are consumed entirely.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I need light... the darkness is consuming me...” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of Shadow Curse, answers to [[Shadowheart]] who doesn’t, 1):'' “They feed on me instead... I need light...” | |||
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart 2):'' “It's my spirit draining... only light drives the shadows away...” | |||
* ''(Negated the Curse with a light source):'' “Look at that. In this light there is shelter from the shadows.” | |||
* ''(A torch snuffed out in deeper curse, 1):'' “Is it too much to ask for the blasted torches to stay lit?!” | |||
** ''(Remark 2):'' “I'd gladly carry a pair of rancid britches on a stick right now, if they kept aflame.” | |||
** ''(Remark 3):'' “Can't keep anything lit in this curse.” | |||
** ''(Remark 4):'' “Damn. The curse has snuffed my light.” | |||
'''Dealing with Shadow Curse victims:''' | |||
* ''(Found the Dead Druid's Journal, [[Nature]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Research notes - on the nature of the shadow curse. A most-fortuitous find.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Notes on the shadow curse. I sincerely hope its effects haven't spread past this region...” | |||
* ''(Read graverobber’s note):'' “Ellie May. Passed by her grave earlier.” | |||
** ''(Read graverobber’s note, saw the grave/got the [[Family Ring|ring]]):'' “The ring must be Ellie May's. Better in my hands than those of some graverobber, I say.” | |||
** ''(Found Ellie May’s grave):'' “This grave has been disturbed. Must have been an animal, or whatever else lurks in this darkness.” | |||
** ''(Found animal tracks near Ellie May’s grave):'' “Tracks of some sort. Looks like they lead downwards...” | |||
** ''(Found animal’s burrow down the ledge):'' “My. If I'm not mistaken, someone seems to have misplaced their femur.” | |||
** ''(Saw an animal killed by the Shadow Curse):'' “A withered creature, consumed by the shadow curse. A fate I hope we don't share.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead grove tieflings, [[Investigation]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Seems like they put up a struggle - in vain.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor souls. They can rest now.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox, Investigation check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Its horns bear someone else's blood. It must have put up a fight.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Poor beast. It didn't deserve to die in fear.” | |||
* ''(Saw the dead cursed ox’s master, [[Medicine]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Flesh met horn - and flesh lost.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “All the hallmarks of a miserable death.” | |||
* ''(Found a dead raven nearby [[Last Light Inn]], ? check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That corpse is tainted by the shadows, no doubt. Best avoided.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Charming. Seems like you can't even take flight to evade this shadow curse.” | |||
'''Encounters with the drider and the pixie:''' | |||
* ''(Took the [[Moonlantern]] from the [[Kar'niss|drider's]] corpse):'' “Now to make use of that lantern.” | |||
* ''(Set [[Dolly Thrice]] free):'' “My, a pixie.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “She'd put a sailor to shame with that mouth.” | |||
* ''(Set Dolly free but angered her):'' “My, what an angry little pixie. She's practically turning the air blue.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to an angered pixie):'' “Feisty little darling, isn't she?” | |||
* ''(Found drider’s route starting point 1):'' “The origin point of the drider's caravan, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Found drider’s route starting point 2):'' “The drider's caravan must have came from here.” | |||
* ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 1):'' “At least they won't drag any more poor souls along in chains.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, defeated the drider 2):'' “At least they've herded their last prisoner.” | |||
* ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 1):'' “Cages, shackles, whips... all prepared to mete out misery on captives.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark, haven’t defeated the drider 2):'' “A long march through dark, unfriendly lands. I don't envy them.” | |||
'''Leaving Shadow-Cursed lands:''' | |||
* ''(At the road to Baldur’s Gate):'' “These grounds look like they've been trampled by an entire horde of beasts. An army passed through here.” | |||
* ''(If has seen the [[Absolute|Absolute’s]] army from the cemetery cliff):'' “The army of the Absolute is gone, marching west. Sooner or later the very walls of Baldur's Gate will tremble.” | |||
==== [[Last Light Inn]]==== | |||
* ''(Approaching the Moonshield around the inn):'' “What light is that? A barrier to keep the shadows at bay?” | |||
* ''(Saw a stuffed bear upon entering the inn, [[Nature]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Believe it or not, but I know that stuffed bear. Darkmaw the Wicked.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “He terrorised everyone and everything between the woods of Cloak and Sharp Teeth. Odd place for him to end up, this.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Impressive specimen. Better off stuffed than stalking me, I daresay.” | |||
* (Looking at the graveyard behind the inn): “A hasty burial is still a burial. A small mercy, but one these fallen would have been grateful for.” | |||
* ''(Found rocks piled by [[Marcus]], have spoken to him):'' “So this is Marcus' handiwork. That sick bastard.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “A Flaming Fist, her face beaten beyond recognition. There was some sick individual at work here.” | |||
* ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, spoken with Marcus):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this. What are you hiding, Marcus?” | |||
** ''(Too heavy to lift rocks, not knowing the story):'' “Oof. Not even an ogre could move this.” | |||
* ''(Found bloody [[Flaming Fist]] armour on the inn roof, [[Medicine]] check):'' | |||
** (Successful):'' “Something ripped off Flaming First armour like you might peel an orange...” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “What do we have here...?” | |||
* ''(Confronted [[Meenlock]]s in the inn cellar, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful 1):'' “Watch out - meenlocks.” | |||
** ''(Successful 2):'' “Meenlocks!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to successful):'' “Their sight works best in darkness - stay with light, if you can.” | |||
** ''(Arcana check failed 1):'' “Those claws look sharp. Better stay clear - I much prefer to keep my insides on the inside.” | |||
** ''(Failed 2):'' “Hells. What gruesome creature's assailing me now?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to failed):'' “Those claws look sharp - stay clear, unless you wish to trip on your own entrails.” | |||
* ''(Found a Selûnite shrine in the cellar, answer to [[Shadowheart]] (Sharran)):'' “Even Selûne's faithful are driven to the darkness in such a place.” | |||
** ''(Answer to Shadowheart (non-Sharran)):'' “Far better to encourage such glimmers of light amongst the darkness. Who knows where they may lead?” | |||
* ''(Saw [[Rolan|Rolan’s]] projection after he left the inn):'' “Ah, Rolan. Not the brightest decision to stride off into such darkness. He'll soon be extinguished.” | |||
* ''(Noticed the [[Strange Ox]]):'' “I'm almost certain I've seen that ox someplace before...” | |||
** ''(Defeated the Strange Ox):'' “Well, that'll teach us never to judge an ox by its cover.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “This was one of those memorable encounters I'd love to forget.” | |||
* ''(Noticed a note in [[Art Cullagh|Art Cullagh’s]] pocket):'' “Hmmm, there seems to be some kind of document protruding from this gentleman's pantaloons.” | |||
** ''(Picked up Art Cullagh’s writ):'' “Looks like he was investigating the House of Healing. In search of what, I wonder.” | |||
* ''([[Halsin]] entered [[Shadowfell]]):'' “There he goes, into the Shadowfell. Let's hope his mind and body are up to the challenges that await in that fabled place.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, initial wave):'' “The shadow curse is gathering its forces. Got to protect the portal.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 2nd wave):'' “If only the curse had taken all of the Absolute's followers - we'd claim two birds with one stone.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 3rd wave):'' “Enemies popping up like weeds. Halsin better conclude his search very soon...” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, 4th wave):'' “Even the githyanki's finest must have succumbed to the curse.” | |||
** ''(Defending Halsin’s portal, final wave):'' “The druid's return is imminent! Have to keep foes at bay until then!” | |||
** ''(Halsin died during the ritual):'' “Rest in peace, proud druid. What a pity his death means the Sharran curse will remain alive and well.” | |||
* ''(Starting a fight against shadows that siege the inn):'' “The shadows are coming alive. We've got a fight on our hands!” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “All we can give them is a second, final death.” | |||
* ''(Saw a giant tentacle when defending the inn from shadows):'' “Gods - that is not a pretty sight.” | |||
==== [[Reithwin Town]] ==== | |||
* ''(Entering the [[Mason's Guild]]):'' “A masons' guild, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “I doubt anything's been chiselled here in a long time...” | |||
* ''(Reading the plaques on the statue at the town square):'' "Looks like these plaques make for a mechanism of sorts. I sense a secret.” | |||
** ''(Entered [[Sharran Sanctuary]] under the town square):'' “What's this place? It's been spared the shadow curse...” | |||
** ''(Trying to exit Sharran Sanctuary after waking the guards):'' “It's stuck. Nothing for it but to stand my ground in battle.” | |||
'''In and around [[Reithwin Tollhouse]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse):'' “A tollhouse. Must have collected a tidy sum, back in the day.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Perhaps some of its earnings can still be found within.” | |||
* ''(Approaching Tollhouse, saw [[Harpers|Harpers’]] prayers on the wall):'' “Protective charms. And prayers, written by ... Harpers before attacking their enemies.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Worthless. You'd find more value in an adolescent boy's spent handkerchief.” | |||
* ''(Opened Cormyte Shipment Box):'' “Silks from Cormyr. Alas, pilfered.” | |||
* ''(Opened Dale Shipment Trunk):'' “Cheese from the Dalelands. The rats must have feasted.” | |||
* ''(Opened Thayan Shipment Box):'' “Gems from Thay. Looks like the looters were less than thorough...” | |||
* ''(Blocked door to Tollhouse’s master room):'' “Blocked from the other side.” | |||
* ''(Interact with the ‘Confiscated’ room plaque):'' “There's got to be another way in.” | |||
* ''(Saw a pile of pet collars): “'Rascal.'? 'Jagoda.'? Pet names. These must be their collars - which does not bode well for them.” | |||
** ''(Have read the poster near the brewery): “These collars are stained with blood. A gruesome end to the mystery of the missing pets.” | |||
* ''(Killed [[Gerringothe Thorm]]):'' “These shadows made her something worse than her vices. What would it make of us, if we stay here too long?” | |||
'''In the [[House of Healing]]:''' | |||
* ''(Entering the House of Healing):'' “Looks like a hospital. Or the remains of one.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Should I be in need of medical treatment, please don't bring me here.” | |||
* ''(At the Infirmary, saw [[Arabella|Arabella’s]] mother):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's mother.” | |||
** ''(Saw Arabella’s father):'' “This corpse... Dear gods, it's Arabella's father.” | |||
** ''(Saw either, haven’t met them):'' “A dead tiefling. The horror of their end I daren't contemplate.” | |||
* ''(Killed [[Malus Thorm]]):'' “ I'm not doctor, but I'd say that's terminal.” | |||
** ''(Malus Thorm killed by his nurses):'' “Killed by his own nurses. Not a treatment I'd be eager to sign up for.” | |||
** ''(After Malus Thorm killed himself):'' “Nothing like giving someone a taste of their own medicine.” | |||
* ''(In the [[Morgue]], saw footprints):'' “There's significantly less dust on the leftmost door. Recently opened and closed, I think.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the army camp from the cemetery cliff, knowing about the [[Absolute]]):'' “ Enough campfires for an army - the Absolute's army. That's close enough, I think.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing about the Absolute):'' “All those campfires - there's a whole army of creatures out there. Better keep my distance.” | |||
'''At [[The Waning Moon]]:''' | |||
* ''(Upon entering The Waning Moon):'' “A distillery. A little premature for us to start celebrating, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Hmm. Smells like wanton days as a young scholar.” | |||
* (Read the poster in front of the brewery): “'Missing: Rascal - brown puppy. Jagoda - black and white cat. Zola...' The list goes on. Bad place to be a pet, this.” | |||
** (Already noticed the collars ner Tollhouse): “Missing - 'Zola'. 'Rascal'. Hmmm, the word 'missing' seems somewhat optimistic given those blood-stained collars I came across earlier.” | |||
* ''(Starting a fight with [[Thisobald Thorm]]):'' “That gasbag is three sheets to the wind - can it even feel pain?” | |||
* ''(Killed Thisobald Thorm):'' “A man to be pitied, for all the bile he had in life. His was a lonely end, made a monster by these shadows.” | |||
* ''(Found remains in the Waning Moon backroom):'' “If you don't find solace at the bottom of a bottle, try a barrel, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Found remains, having read Thisobald’s diary):'' “This must be what remains of the lady who tried to blackmail the brewer. Put her into a barrel rather than over one, it seems.” | |||
* ''(Voss’ [[Qua'nith Psionic Detector]] activated, [[Lae'zel]] spurned [[Vlaakith]]):'' “Voss' psionic device is active... The gith queen's forces must be nearby.” | |||
** ''(Detector activated, Lae’zel rejected [[Voss]]):'' “The gith knight's device has activated. What is it trying to tell us?” | |||
* ''(After defeating gith hunters, Lae’zel spurned Vlaakith):'' “Voss spoke truly, both about the device, and Vlaakith's intentions. She is coming for us.” | |||
** ''(Defeated gith hunters, Lae’zel rejected Voss):'' “So, it seems the device was activated by the presence of those githyanki hunters. Rather handy, that.” | |||
====[[Gauntlet of Shar]]==== | |||
'''Approaching [[Thorm Mausoleum]]:''' | |||
* ''(Looking at old graves near the mausoleum, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner. With great haste, by all appearances.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Looks like this was a hasty burial. Clearly the threat was not extinguished.” | |||
* ''(Knowing the story of the conflict):'' “Buried in the Selûnite manner, though hastily. Defeated by Shar's Chosen, no doubt.” | |||
* ''(Upon approaching the entrance):'' “Sigils of some kind, though I'm not sure of their purpose...” | |||
* ''(Found [[Dark Justiciar]] corpses near temple, knows the story):'' “Dark Justiciars. No doubt they served General Ketheric, in another life.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “Bodies upon bodies, long left to rot. A grim sight indeed.” | |||
'''Inside the Mausoleum:''' | |||
* ''(Heard [[Balthazar|Balthazar’s]] warning from the skull):'' “Balthazar. Ketheric Thorm's necromancer of choice. He must be close.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Who knows what tricks he keeps up his rotten sleeve.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Let's keep sharp.” | |||
* ''(Saw Balthazar’s bone decorations):'' “All these bone arrangements reek of dark magic afoot - necromancy, I'll wager.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Myrkul|Myrkul's]] symbol drawn by Balthazar, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “That's Myrkul's symbol.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “What's that symbol I spy?” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s map):'' “This map shows a temple of Shar. Seems to highlight some great danger within.” | |||
'''Near [[Isobel|Isobel's]] sarcophagus:''' | |||
* ''(Found the tomb open, before reading the plaque):'' “This tomb lies open and empty. Did anyone say 'undead'?” | |||
** ''(Haven’t met Isobel yet):'' “Ketheric Thorm had a daughter? I hope she didn't follow in daddy's footsteps...” | |||
** ''(Met Isobel, does not know her parentage):'' “Isobel... isn't that the name of the Last Light's cleric protector?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “So Isobel is Isobel Thorm? Such a thing should not be possible...” | |||
** ''(Knowing both):'' “Isobel's final resting place. Well, not that final, once Ketheric came back for her...” | |||
* ''(Triggered a disarmed trap around Isobel’s tomb):'' “A pressure plate... but unarmed. Why is that?” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Moonrise Tower, haven’t visited it):'' “Looks like quite a place.” | |||
* ''(Already been to Moonrise):'' “Moonrise Towers - under its original stewardship.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting grieving Ketheric, haven’t met him):'' “This depicts a man grieving over a lost one, his wife or daughter most likely. I don't want to imagine such pain.” | |||
* ''(Has met Ketheric):'' “This depicts Ketheric Thorm grieving over his daughter. But did he shed tears too for all who fell beneath his sword?” | |||
* ''(Looking at the mural depicting Ketheric with his army, not knowing the story):'' “There he is, General Ketheric Thorm leading an army of Sharran warriors. A Fallen Paladin if ever there was one.” | |||
* ''(Knows the story):'' “A venerated leader stands out among the Sharran warriors. Must have been a champion of Shar, perhaps a Chosen even.” | |||
'''At the entrance to the temple itself:''' | |||
* ''(Spotted the transporting disc to the temple):'' “That disc will lead somewhere, I'll wager.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “But where exactly does it lead...?” | |||
* ''(First time entering the temple, [[Religion]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This architecture - this can only be the work of Shar worshippers.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Well, this doesn't look foreboding at all.” | |||
* ''(Heard the statue talking):'' “Shar speaks, but why to us?” | |||
** ''(Heard [[Shar]] speaking again, elsewhere in the temple):'' “No earthly voice... I think the Lady Shar speaks to us...” | |||
* ''(Trying to open a magically-sealed door):'' “The Weave here won't budge. Must be a powerful spell that keeps it in place.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field around the statue):'' “Hell of a breeze down here. What in Faerûn was that?” | |||
* ''(Saw any of the glowing rings around the statue):'' “Defied once more. That ring must be some form of Sharran defence.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the outer ring):'' “Blasted ring. Won't be getting past that easily.” | |||
* ''(Pushed off by force field of the inner ring):'' “Nothing for it but to do it again. Only correctly this time.” | |||
'''Elsewhere in the inner temple:''' | |||
* ''(Spotted a [[Cloaker]]):'' “Gods, a cloaker! And a mean one, by the looks of it.” | |||
* ''(Found shattered [[Mirror of Loss]], Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “This mirror once drew its power from the Shadow Weave. Even shattered, its dark power lingers.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Someone took offence at what that mirror showed them. Or what it didn't.” | |||
* ''(Killed Balthazar):'' “Balthazar's dead. Luckily he can't use his necromancy on himself.” | |||
'''Dealing with [[Yurgir]] and [[Lyrthindor]]:''' | |||
* ''(Looking at orthon’s corpse installations in the temple, knowing about his presence):'' “That orthon shows some artistry in his corpse arrangements. I suppose he had time to kill...” | |||
** ''(Not knowing about him):'' “These corpses are arranged with some artistic flair - if you're a madman, that is.” | |||
* ''(Entering orthon’s lair):'' “My, this must be the proverbial lion's den. Or lion's abattoir, rather.” | |||
* ''(Felt orthon’s ambush, [[Perception]] check successful):'' “I have the miserable feeling of being prey. Something's on the hunt...” | |||
* ''(Looking at orthon’s bed):'' “Now that can't be comfortable. Especially for the corpses.” | |||
* ''(Killed orthon, knows [[Raphael|Raphael’s]] demand):'' “Seems like we tied up a loose end for Raphael. Not sure if he'll be grateful though...” | |||
** ''(Not knowing Raphael’s demand):'' “Curious to find an orthon here - perhaps there was an untold tale behind that.” | |||
* ''(An infernal circle near the rat altar, Arcana check successful):'' “A ritual circle, chalked in the manner of the hells. What infernal purpose did it serve?” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “A ritual circle, though for what purpose I haven't the foggiest.” | |||
* ''(Found a [[One Becomes Many|scroll]] near the altar):'' “A spell to turn one into many. Could come in handy, especially when I get back to my reading list...” | |||
* ''(Fighting rats, between waves):'' “Quite a host of furry foes. There must be an end to them - have to keep fighting.” | |||
'''Passing [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Trials_of_Shar|Trials of Shar]]:''' | |||
* ''(Started [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Soft-Step_Trial|Soft-Step Trial]] and read the hint book in [[Silent Library]]):'' “I need to navigate this labyrinth unseen, it seems.” | |||
** ''(Spotted by a [[Shadow]] during the trial):'' “Damn - back to the beginning.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “There's a task afoot. Not sure what's needed of me, unfortunately.” | |||
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Self-Same_Trial|Self-Same Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I have to defeat myself, as it was written.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I can't say I grasp what I need to do here...” | |||
* ''(Starting [[Gauntlet_of_Shar#Faith-Leap_Trial|Faith-Leap Trial]], read the hint book):'' “Seems I need to find the platforms by memory alone if I'm to cross unscathed.” | |||
** ''(Don’t have a hint from the book):'' “I'll admit it - I'm at a loss.” | |||
* ''(Trying to activate the altar, not having a single [[Umbral Gem]] in inventory):'' “Looks like something fits in here - but alas, I have nothing.” | |||
* ''(Spotted a first Umbral Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “A gem. Doesn't strike me as purely decorative...” | |||
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Better get my hands on that gem.” | |||
* ''(Found another Gem, not knowing its purpose):'' “Another of those gems - yet their purpose still eludes me.” | |||
** ''(Knowing its purpose):'' “Another gem. Better get hold of it.” | |||
* ''(In the Silent Library, pressed the correct button):'' “That did the trick.” | |||
* ''(Pick up the [[Spear of Night]], not knowing its purpose):'' “Interesting spear. Deadly-looking, but interesting.” | |||
* ''(Pick up the Spear of Night, knowing its purpose):'' “A remarkable spear. The very one that Shadowheart wishes to claim, no doubt.” | |||
* ''(Using the second transporting disc, knowing about Trials):'' “The disc is moving - Shar's trials must continue wherever it leads.” | |||
** ''(Not knowing):'' “The disc is moving. Better see where it leads.” | |||
'''At the Verge of Shadows and in the [[Shadowfell]]:''' | |||
* ''(Read a plaque before entering Nightsong’s prison and read Balthazar's diary in Moonrise):'' “The blood of Selûne? But what about the Nightsong?” | |||
** ''(Not knowing the story):'' “The blood of Selûne? Sounds like a sacrifice...” | |||
* ''(Upon entering the Shadowfell):'' “I feel lighter than a tressym's feather. Like I could fly away...” | |||
* ''(Leaving the Shadowfell, Shadowheart disappeared):'' “Something's amiss. Shadowheart - what happened? Why did you vanish like that?” | |||
'''Resolving [[Nightsong|Nightsong’s]] fate:''' | |||
* ''(Saw [[Aylin]] trapped):'' “Imagine being trapped here, faced with eternal torment. I think I'd rather just die.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Ketheric Thorm has a lot to answer for.” | |||
* ''(Killed Nightsong with [[Shadowheart]] in party or as an avatar):'' “A cruel fate for such a wondrous being. Is there so little room for light in you, Shadowheart?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Shar is no doubt pleased. Though I'm not sure I care for the pleasures of such a goddess.” | |||
* ''(Killed her, Shadowheart is not in party):'' “Her death will be temporary, but her anger... that will be permanent.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “When she resurrects, she'll have no interest in helping us.” | |||
* ''(Freed Nightsong, any of three options):'' “An aasimar for an ally. I feel the odds shifting in our favour already.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Ketheric has the wrath of the heavens upon him now. And no hope of resurrection.” | |||
* ''(Surrendered Nightsong to Balthazar, any of three options):'' “Rather ruthless of you to just hand her over like that.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark to any of three options):'' “Let's hope she doesn't seek revenge. I don't fancy facing an aasimar's wrath.” | |||
==== [[Moonrise Towers]] ==== | |||
* ''(Read Melodia’s [[Letter to Ketheric]]):'' “It seemed Thorm's wife loved him deeply. Perhaps he was even a good man once...” | |||
* ''(Feeling a ‘hangover’ upon LR after using [[Araj Oblodra|Araj Oblodra’s]] unique potion):'' “Offfph... I feel less-than-well...” | |||
* ''(Reminding the avatar about [[Minthara]] after her trial):'' “Minthara's still locked in the cells below Moonrise. We should go back for her - she'd do the same for us. Probably.” | |||
'''In [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] study:''' | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 1):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, very well hidden.” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 2):'' “This 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 1):'' “An evocative name. More suited to poetry than the Absolute's perversions.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 2):'' “Its powers could prove useful. Especially if turned against Ketheric himself.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark 3):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.” | |||
* ''(Found Balthazar’s book in his secret room, seq 3):'' “So, the 'Nightsong' is the source of Ketheric's invulnerability. Perhaps its powers could be turned against him.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “First, we have to find it. And I suspect he keeps it very, ''very'' well hidden.” | |||
'''In the [[Moonrise Towers Prison]] and the [[Oubliette]]:''' | |||
* ''(Approaching the prison):'' “The stench, the filth... gods, what a horror to be imprisoned in such a place.” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “If we plan to open the doors for these poor souls, we must do so quietly, or risk joining them.” | |||
* ''(Found themselves in the prison after coming too close to the army):'' “Hmm. Perhaps facing down an army wasn't my wisest choice...” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “Not your wisest move, was it?” | |||
* ''(Entered the [[Oubliette]] for the first time):'' “Look at it... This must be the place where sanity comes to drown.” | |||
** ''(Returned to the Oubliette):'' “Yet another unwelcome opportunity to contemplate this ghastly abattoir.” | |||
* ''(Investigating Oubliette, saw the colony through a flesh-wrought window):'' “A strange vista through that window... Unreachable from here, I'd surmise, but there must be another way down.” | |||
* ''(Heard a screech in the Oubliette, has seen [[Hook Horror]]s):'' “So there's a hook horror down here. This is truly the pit that keeps on giving.” | |||
** ''(Hasn’t seen Hook Horrors before):'' “My, the local fauna sounds appropriately terrifying.” | |||
* ''(Climbing up from the Oubliette):'' “What was that place...?” | |||
'''At the [[Moonrise Towers Rooftop]]:''' | |||
* ''(Before entering the door to the rooftop to fight [[Ketheric]]):'' “Ketheric Thorm won't go down so easily. Best we ready ourselves - we're about to have quite the fight on our hands.” | |||
* ''(Observing the landscape from the Moonrise rooftop):'' “Quite a view.” | |||
* ''(On the rooftop, looking into the tentacle hole):'' “Where Ketheric leads, we've no choice but to follow.” | |||
====[[Mind Flayer Colony]]==== | |||
* ''(Entering the colony, investigating):'' “So much hidden away beneath Moonrise Towers. How deep does this warren go?” | |||
* ''(Looking at neutral [[Intellect Devourer]]s):'' “Strange - they're leaving us be. Do they think we're one of them?” | |||
* ''(Approaching [[Mizora|Mizora’s]] pod):'' “A cambion. Do the Hells themselves answer the Absolute's call?” | |||
* ''(Found brine pool, [[Perception]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Not a tadpole to be seen. What have they done with them?” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “Overly optimistic to hope there were never any tadpoles here? Thought as much.” | |||
* ''(Caught the last tadpole):'' “Now here's a strange little tadpole. It's like it's calling to me...” | |||
<!--* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check failed): “Unpowered. Wonder what it's lacking...” | |||
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, never used it before ? check successful): “Seems like it draws power from whoever's in the cradle... which is currently nobody.” | |||
* (Trying to use Regeneration pod, used it before): “It draws power from a host. About what you expect from illithid technology.” | |||
* (Regeneration pod being used on non-living creature): “No joy. Should I be using something else?” | |||
* (When lying on the bed near the regeneration pod being used): “Ow! Feels like being siphoned, and painfully too.”--> | |||
'''In the [[Necrotic Laboratory]] and [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]:''' | |||
* ''(At the Necrotic Laboratory, near ritual circle, [[Arcana]] check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Necromancy. Looks like the victims are being drained of life and put to work.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “I'm not sure what this is, but I am very sure it's not good.” | |||
* ''(Solved the [[Necrotic_Laboratory#Brain_Puzzle|mind puzzle]]):'' “Nothing too taxing. Now, let's see what was so worth such protection...” | |||
** ''(Leaving the puzzle vault):'' “I wonder, how did the Illithid Empire fall?” ''(The answer might possibly come from Lae'zel, Shadowheart, or Karlach)'' | |||
* ''(Reading illithid manuscripts, Arcana check):'' | |||
** ''(Successful):'' “Mind flayer script. I shouldn't be able to understand it... and yet I do? Kudos to the tadpole, I suppose.” | |||
** ''(Failed):'' “This is gibberish... and yet somehow I understand it? Odd. Decidedly odd.” | |||
* ''(Found [[Mol|Mol’s]] eyepatch, met her):'' “Mol's eyepatch. But where is Mol?” | |||
** ''(Never met her):'' “An eyepatch...?” | |||
* ''(Feeling the effect of the [[Resonance Stone]]):'' “I'm rather alarmed to say I suddenly feel inexplicably jubilant. How ominously delightful.” | |||
** ''(The effect ended):'' “That feeling of jubilance... It's gone. What a relief it is to return to a state of appropriate dread.” | |||
* ''(Entering the colony’s [[Mind_Flayer_Colony#Morgue|Morgue]]):'' “Gods, that smell. Abattoir crossed with privy.” | |||
* ''(Saw a blood pool in the Morgue):'' “To stand on the shores of this sea of gore... It's enough to drive one mercifully insane.” | |||
** ''(If the party has already been to the [[Oubliette]]):'' “I suppose a lake of blood counts as rustic in this illithid hell.” | |||
* ''(Splattered with blood from a morgue chute):'' “Wonderful. I was just thinking I was far too clean.” | |||
* ''(Looking at the corpse that fell out with blood from the chute):'' “Oh joy. Leftovers from Moonrise Towers.” | |||
'''Final fight with Ketheric Thorm:''' | |||
* ''(Before descending to Ketheric, saw nautiloid fleet):'' “A fleet of nautiloids... I dread to think how many True Souls that equates to.” | |||
* ''(Activating the elevator while it’s at the same level):'' “The elevation device is already in place. All I have to do is hop on.” | |||
* ''(Taking the elevator down to Ketheric):'' “My tadpole's growing restless. Does anyone else feel that?” | |||
** ''(Responding remark):'' “It's reacting to something down here. We should prepare to do the same.” | |||
* ''(Started a final fight with Ketheric, [[Nightsong]] captured again):'' “Nothing can harm Ketheric as long as Nightsong is caged.” | |||
* ''(Killed Ketheric Thorm, Gale’s orb quelled):'' “An elder brain... That was the Heart of the Absolute?” | |||
** ''(The orb wasn’t quelled):'' “Controlling an elder brain... Such power.” | |||
* ''(Took Ketheric’s [[Netherstone]] after killing him as [[Apostle of Myrkul]]):'' “Nothing left but ash and bone. A fitting end to the Chosen of Myrkul.” | |||
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* '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past. | * '''Gale''': What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past. | ||
* '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine. | * '''Karlach''': ''[yawning]'' Sounds like more your thing than mine. | ||
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(At [[Felogyr's Fireworks]]) | |||
* '''Karlach''': Oof. Karlach and explosives, not a good mix. | |||
* '''Gale''': You and I both. Let's just stay very calm, very serene. The last thing we need is to set this place off. | |||
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(At [[The Counting House]]) | (At [[The Counting House]]) |
Latest revision as of 09:25, 20 October 2024
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Overview | Approval | Banter | Romance |
A collection of Gale's remarks and overhead conversations with other characters.
Remarks[edit | edit source]
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Selected[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- One with the Weave.
- We're a long way from Waterdeep.
- The air is ripe with magic.
- Lovely day, this. For now.
- Which way to the nearest library?
- I applaud your taste.
- Lost in thought.
- Quite ready for you.
- I have the magic touch.
- Elminster's not around, so might as well.
- You have my attention.
- Seek and you shall find me.
- Direct me.
- Salutations!
- No rest for the wicked, I see.
- Let me work my magic.
- Charmed, I'm sure.
- An excellent choice!
- At the ready.
- Ready and willing.
- Yes?
- Your desire?
Sneaking
- This really isn't my forte.
- My knees are starting to ache.
- Such an undignified position to find oneself in.
- I'm a wizard, not a cat burglar.
- Let's get this over with.
- I'd rather stand tall.
- What?
- Get me up, would you?
- Intolerable.
- This is no fun at all.
- I can't see a thing from down here.
- Why am I doing this?
- Just hurry this along.
- How unseemly.
- How much longer will this take?
- Bad for one's back, this.
- I'm surprised you spotted me.
In combat
- Creator. Destroyer.
- A battle of wits.
- Swords, meet sorcery!
- One can't always be a gentleman.
- No gloom, all doom.
- Death is but a word away.
- What fools these mortals be.
- Victory is assured.
- The lanceboard is set.
- May the dice roll in my favour.
- Mystra-Ryl!
- Allow me to demonstrate.
- I don't fancy their chances.
- The witching hour.
- A tale for the ages.
- Unleash me.
- I speak. They burn.
- Gone with the Weave.
- Let me recite their demise.
- A rough tempest I will raise.
Selection spam[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away.
- Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road.
- Oh, what a tangled Weave we web!
- All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it.
Sneaking
- You made me hide, don't make me come seek you.
- Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room.
- A little privacy please.
- Stop it - that tickles.
In combat
- Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails.
- Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you.
- Get. Out. Of. My. Head.
- I really wish I could cast a Hold spell on you.
Moving[edit | edit source]
Out of combat or Sneaking
- It shall be done.
- Certainly.
- Forthwith.
- Most excellent.
- With ease.
- Adventure awaits.
- Onward.
- May it please Mystra.
- The path less travelled.
- To new horizons.
- On my way.
- With haste.
- Let's explore.
- Quite.
- My pleasure.
- That way?
- Of course.
- Right away.
- Yes.
- Let's go.
- Immediately.
- Very well.
- Step by step.
- I venture forth.
In combat
- It shall be done.
- Certainly.
- With ease.
- Onward.
- May it please Mystra.
- On my way.
- With haste.
- Of course.
- Step by step.
- Indeed.
- Outflank. Outsmart.
- Swiftly now.
- Don't get too close.
- In striking distance.
- Let's light them up.
- Step to it.
- Good move.
- Rook to queen six.
- Knight to king five.
- Pawn to cleric four.
- The danse macabre.
Attack[edit | edit source]
(Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)
- On it.
- Won't know what hit 'em.
- On the double.
- Mine is the advantage.
- Their worst nightmare.
- I strike with precision.
- With glee.
- Nemesis.
- Oh yes.
- A spell a day…
- Danse macabre.
- On my honour.
- Into the fray.
- While the iron is hot.
- The lesson is death.
- Checkmate.
- One by one.
- My turn.
Hiding[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- Such a long way down.
- The coward's route.
- It's a gnome's life for me.
- My robes will get dirty.
- Unseen and unsightly.
- If I must.
- Yes, yes.
- Not this again.
- You've got the wrong man for this.
- Oh, bother.
- Brought low.
- No honour among sneaks.
In combat
- Did they see me?
- On cat's paws.
- A silent spell.
- The whispered Weave.
- There goes my equilibrium.
- An invisibility spell works too, you know.
- I will be but an illusion.
- I'll keep my doubts to myself…
- O, to cast on bended knee.
- Must I?
- I perform better on my feet.
- This has to be frowned upon.
Utility actions[edit | edit source]
(Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Are the same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat)
- It shall be done.
- Certainly.
- Forthwith.
- Most excellent.
- With ease.
- As you wish.
- My pleasure.
- Good show.
- With diligence and care.
- On it.
- Indubitably.
- Yes, of course.
Helping party member[edit | edit source]
These reactions are the same for Out of Combat, Sneaking, and Combat. They differ a little, though, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character
Helping unconscious[edit | edit source]
Negative relationship
- There's always one.
- Not this again.
- In trouble? Small wonder.
- A waste of my talents.
- If I must.
- How tedious.
- How bothersome.
- Don't fret, I'm on my way.
- Where are my smelling salts?
- Yes, yes.
- Fine.
- No other choice, I suppose.
- On my way.
- To the rescue.
- With haste.
- Without delay.
- Let's get you on your feet.
- At once.
- No time to lose.
- Willing and able.
- Oh dear.
- Where are my smelling salts?
- Quickly now.
- Help's on the way.
- I won't fail you.
- Your knight in magic armour.
- Hang in there, dearest.
- Take heart, I'm here for you.
- No time to lose.
- To the rescue.
- Help's on the way.
- At once.
- No time to lose.
- Quickly now.
- Let's get you on your feet.
- With haste.
Helping restrained[edit | edit source]
Negative relationship
- Two left hands, I see.
- Not this again.
- In trouble? Small wonder.
- A waste of my talents.
- If I must.
- How tedious.
- How bothersome.
- Don't fret, I'm on my way.
- Where are my smelling salts?
- Yes, yes.
- Fine.
- No other choice, I suppose.
- A rather sticky situation.
- No obstacle too great.
- I'll take care of that.
- At once.
- No time to lose.
- Let's remedy that, shall we?
- Willing and able.
- Quickly now.
- Without delay.
- A spot of bother.
- To the rescue.
- Help's on the way.
- I won't fail you.
- Your knight in magic armour.
- Hang in there, dearest.
- Take heart, I'm here for you.
- No time to lose.
- To the rescue.
- Help's on the way.
- At once.
- No time to lose.
- Quickly now.
- Let's remedy that, shall we?
- With haste
Healing and buffing[edit | edit source]
These reactions are the same for Out of Combat and Sneaking, but some appear in Combat (C) only. They differ, too, depending on Gale's relationship level towards the character
Casting a buff[edit | edit source]
Negative relationship
- What a waste.
- I have power enough to share - if I must.
- One touch of magic coming up.
- I'm indispensible, aren't I?
- I have power enough to share.
- An essential incantation.
- Let me make myself indispensable
- Use it wisely.
- A little pick-me-up.
- Easy - and effective.
- I have power enough to share.
- An essential incantation.
- Let me make myself indispensable
- Use it wisely.
- It will be my pleasure.
- This should do you some good.
Romantic (partnered) relationship
- My best is yours.
- Hand in hand.
- Make me proud.
- Together as one.
- A token of my appreciation.
- Go on - excel.
- Give them nine hells.
- Let's put on a show.
- They won't see this coming.
Healing a party member[edit | edit source]
Negative relationship
- I suppose some help is in order.
- There's always one...
- Not this again.
- Aren't we precious...
- Pearls before swine.
- If you insist.
- I have your back.
- To the rescue.
- Mystra soothes all pain.
- The light of life.
- Never fear.
- My bedside manner is beyond reproach.
- I have your back.
- To the rescue.
- Mystra soothes all pain.
- A little help from a friend.
- You can count on me.
- Allow me.
Romantic (partnered) relationship
- My life for yours.
- I will keep you safe.
- Let me take away the pain.
- Your knight in magic armour.
- I've got you.
- Take me by the hand.
- Let them do their worst.
- Keep up! There's still a battle to be won.
Talking to party member[edit | edit source]
Relationship | Out of combat | Sneaking |
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Neutral |
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Positive |
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Romantic |
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Refusing to talk[edit | edit source]
Being a player's companion [1]
- Please. Now's hardly the time.
- If you desire conversation, please do find someone else.
- I'm sure you're perfectly delightful, but I can't talk right now.
- Sorry, but I'm spoken for.
- Do excuse me, please. Frightfully busy.devnote
- Whatever it is, I'm afraid I can't help you.
Health and rest[edit | edit source]
At low health[edit | edit source]
- Weave save me. I can't take much more…
- Death can't have me. Not yet…
- I cannot die. Please, help me.
- Some healing for a wizard in need?
After a short rest[edit | edit source]
- That hit the spot.
- A little respite does wonders.
- Patched up and pushing on.
- Lovely little pick me up.
Wanting a long rest[edit | edit source]
- A wizard's quite worthless with a tired mind. Sleep beckons, and I would follow.
- If I don't get my beauty sleep soon, I may just get a tad malcontent.
- I'm quite exhausted. A good night's sleep would do me wonders.
Attacked by party member[edit | edit source]
- Ow! We'll just consider that an accident then, shall we?
- Whoa! I'm not your enemy! Not quite yet, anyway.
- Hey! Could you please redirect your no so friendly fire?
Downed in combat[edit | edit source]
- Please - time is of the essence!
- If you'd be so kind!
- I'm in a spot of bother here!
- Quickly - don't let me down!
- Downed and soon to be out!
- For all our sakes - help me up!
- A hand!
- A little help!
On character death[edit | edit source]
- Player: Now's no time to die. You must get up!
- Player (Dark Urge): No, not you!
- Astarion: Astarion!
- Karlach: Don't give up, Karlach. Please...
- Lae'zel: Lae'zel! You can't die like this...
- Shadowheart: Shadowheart! Anyone but her!
- Wyll: Wyll! Please - stay with me.
- Halsin: Halsin, no!
- Minthara: Don't worry, Minthara. Gale won't let you down.
- Jaheira: No, not Jaheira!
- Minsc: Minsc? Boo?
Interacting with environment[edit | edit source]
- (The globe)
- Ah, to hold the world in the palm of one's hand!
- (The astrolabe)
- Quite something, to hold the cosmos in your hands...
- A map of the celestial bodies. Beautiful, but not a patch on the real thing.
- A fine apparatus. Though not as beautiful as my own.
- Coliar, Karpri, Anadia... So many worlds still to travel. One day.
- (The telescope)
- No time for star-gazing. More's the pity.
- (Small hole)
- I'm far too big to get through there.
- Perhaps if there were considerably less of me...
- That's not a Gale-sized hole.
- (Tiny hole)
- Which part of me is supposed to fit in there, exactly?
- Far, far far too small for me.
- I'm a large man, and that's a very small hole.
Identified a mimic[edit | edit source]
- My, my, a mimic. I'm the last one you've tried to ambush, you craven thing.
Surprised by mimic[edit | edit source]
- Another mimic! You'd think I'd get better at spotting the damned things.
- Gah! That's a frightful amount of teeth where there shouldn't be any.
Looking into a mirror[edit | edit source]
- Looking magical, as always.
- 'Doth thy mirror crack?' Apparently not.
- No harm reflecting on one's appearance.
Interacting with an item[edit | edit source]
Referred in game devnotes as using something like a button, a lever or a book. Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat
- Let's give this a try.
- Easy enough.
- Not a problem.
- Might as well.
- On it.
- Yes, of course.
- As you wish.
- Consider it done.
Taking an item[edit | edit source]
Same for Out of combat, Sneaking and Combat
- What have we here?
- Interesting.
- My, my.
- Could be useful.
- This will come in handy.
- Mine for the taking.
- Good find.
- Most excellent.
Can't use an item[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- Now's not the right time for that.
- Hmmm. Maybe later.
- No. I'll have to try again later.
- I can't use this at the moment.
In combat
- Gods, you're distracting aren't you?
- Perhaps later, when I'm not in mortal peril...
- Hardly the right moment for that!
- Not the time!
Opening a container/ Empty crate[edit | edit source]
Out of combat/Sneaking
- Let's take a gander.
- Colour me curious.
- Let's have a peek inside.
- Curiosity must be satisfied.
- In for a surprise.
- Could be interesting.
- Yes, why not.
- All right.
- Very well.
- On it.
- Let's hope there's smokepowder inside.
- Watch my back while I take a look.
- Now?
- Good move. Maybe.
- Curiosity trumps combat then.
- Cover me.
- A quick peek will have to do.
- Perhaps not the best use of my time.
An empty crate
- Disappointing.
- Empty.
- Nothing here.
Found a locked item[edit | edit source]
Something that can be unlocked from elsewhere
- Locked. Perhaps by some nearby mechanism...
- Not budging. There must be something here to unlock it.
- Can't be opened directly. Time to investigate.
- No ordinary lock. Something else seals it.
Found an inactive item[edit | edit source]
Something that can be activated from elsewhere
- Hmm. Won't work from here.
- Nothing. The activation mechanism must be elsewhere.
- There must be some way to turn this on.
- Useless, unless I find a way to activate it.
Picking a lock[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- Knock, knock.
- I don't think this is strictly legal…
- Surely there's a spell for this sort of thing…
- The right tools for the wrong trade.
- Your wish is my… regret.
- Knock, knock.
- I don't think this is strictly legal…
- Surely there's a spell for this sort of thing…
- The right tools for the wrong trade.
- Quickly now.
- I should be concentrating on the enemy.
- Now?
- This is hardly the time.
- Steady…
- Give me some cover.
Pickpocketing[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- Wealth is to be shared, I suppose.
- I was raised better than this!
- Nimble fingers, ill intent.
- Woe upon the unsuspecting.
- Ugh, how rude.
- Ugh, I feel apologetic already.
- Your wish is my regret.
- If I really must.
- Wealth is to be shared, I suppose.
- I was raised better than this!
- Nimble fingers, ill intent.
- Woe upon the unsuspecting.
- Ugh, how rude.
- Ugh, I feel apologetic already.
- Your wish is my regret.
- If I really must.
- Woe upon the unsuspecting.
- What if they see me?
- Nimble fingers; ill intent.
- Steady...
- I can't believe I'm doing this.
- Not a sound.
Successfully picking a pocket[edit | edit source]
Sneaking
- Almost worth the subterfuge.
- Ill-gotten gains are still gains.
- Some possessions are naught but a burden.
- I'll just keep this safe.
- A pretty bauble.
- That was easy.
- Pretty.
- Guess it's mine now.
- I don't like that I'm so good at this.
- Might fetch a copper or two.
- A little keepsake.
- I really shouldn't have.
- That was close.
- A lucky gamble.
- Now let's get back into the fight.
- I could have struck a blow instead.
- My, I actually did it.
- Like a ghost.
Dipping Weapon[edit | edit source]
Out of combat
- This should give me an edge.
- No advantage is unfair.
- How opportune.
- Don't mind if I do.
- Surprise, surprise.
- Yes, lovely.
- This should give me an edge.
- No advantage is unfair.
- How opportune.
- Don't mind if I do.
- Surprise, surprise.
- Yes, lovely.
- This should give me an edge.
- No advantage is unfair.
- How opportune.
- Don't mind if I do.
- Surprise, surprise.
- Yes, lovely.
- Deadlier than ever.
- Let's tip the scales.
Successful rolls[edit | edit source]
Investigation
- Well now, what have we here?
- Well hello there.
- Hmm, what could you be?
- What's that I spy?
- Ah, interesting.
- A trap... So much for the art of hospitality.
- Traps! One always has to be on the alert.
- Traps, eh? I've a feeling I'm not very welcome here.
- A trap... This place is more dangerous than I thought.
- A nasty surprise... Caution is warranted here.
- My, I had better be careful not to trigger that thing.
Camp followers[edit | edit source]
Throwing Scratch's ball after he is dismissed[edit | edit source]
- Hmm. I suppose Scratch has had enough fun and games for now.
- Aww. Poor pooch is worn out.
- The ballplay can wait, I suppose.
- Better let Scratch rest up.
Throwing Scratch's ball after his death[edit | edit source]
- You were a an excellent friend, Scratch - and that's coming from a cat-lover.
- I hope there's balls and bones galore, wherever you are...
- Poor Scratch. I'm lucky to have met you.
- I hope Scratch doesn't miss his ball, wherever he is...
Throwing Boo[edit | edit source]
- Pete oculos, Boo!
- Well, this is a novel use for familiars.
At the Epilogue party[edit | edit source]
Feeling the player's ghost (same everywhere)
- Curiouser and curiouser...
- Heavens - what was that?
As a mortal[edit | edit source]
Greeting
- Ah, there you are!
Banter with Tara
- Tara: Have your associates always been so ugly?
- Gale: Tara! I never knew you to be so cruel!
- Tara: I said it to you, not them.
- Gale: Nice little spot, isn't it?
- Tara: Not quite as nice as the sitting room, but... sure
- Gale: I didn't realise you were such a homebody, Tara.
- Gale: My knees are aching terribly.
- Tara: Must mean rain.
- Gale: Hopefully not during the party.
- Tara: I've seen every corner of the realms. I just know what I like.
- Gale: And that's my mother's sitting room?
- Tara: And the dining table. And the hearth. And above all, your lap.
Other
- Achoo! Pardon me.
- Nice to return to familiar environs.
- My knees are a little stiff. Must be a storm coming.
- Suddenly I had a spot of déjà vu.
As a god[edit | edit source]
Greeting
- Ah, there you are, my mortal friend.
Banter with Tara
- Tara: Hiss!
- Gale: Tara, did you just hiss at me?!
- Tara: Sorry. It's a reflex when I clap eyes on something distasteful.
- Gale: Tara, you must practice acceptance. My new powers are to be utilised, not feared.
- Tara: The only thing I fear is the ever-growing size of your ego. Gale.
- Gale: Oh, Tara. It hurts to be so misunderstood by my oldest friend.
- Gale: Haven't you any ambitions, Tara? I could help you, you know.
- Tara: Oh? At what cost?
- Gale: A prayer or two would suffice. Is that so bad?
- Tara: The day I pray to you, Gale, is the day up is down, left is right, and tressyms are cats.
- Gale: So very stubborn.
- Tara: And don't you forget it!
Other
- Something of the sheen of Elysium missing, isn't there?
- Still, I mustn't frighten them with my newfound powers...
- To be a god among men...
- Ah, the material plane. I'd almost forgotten what it's like.
Spectral[edit | edit source]
- You'd think a magical apparition with an urgent message would be deserving of some attention...
- I hope my spell doesn't wear off before the toasts begin.
- A word, please? It's very, very important.
Location Remarks[edit | edit source]
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Party Banter[edit | edit source]
Gale and Astarion [edit | edit source]
- Astarion: I am enjoying our walks together, aren't you, Gale?
- Gale: Uhm... Sure. In silence.
- Astarion: So, do you have loves waiting for you once this is all over?
- Gale: You know what - that is not the easiest of questions for me to answer.
- Shadowheart: You mean just waiting, like a lovesick puppy? Short-term amusements are much less hassle.
- Astarion: That orb seems powerful. What can it do once it's extracted?
- Gale: Nothing good can come of it unless it is contained. Why?
- Astarion: It might be useful. Who knows?
- Astarion: Ever heard of a vampire called Cazador, Wyll?
(If it is known that Astarion is a vampire)
- Wyll: I don't think so. Why? Friend of yours?
(If it is not known that Astarion is a vampire)
- Wyll: Doesn't ring a bell. Why?
- Gale: He's patriarch of the Szarr family. Nasty fellow, if the histories are accurate.
- Astarion: I imagine they are.
(After dispelling the illusion at Sunlit Wetlands)
- Astarion: From sweet woodland to stinking swamp. Can you do tricks like that, Gale?
- Gale: Easiest thing in the world. Though I'd do it the other way around.
(After encountering Auntie Ethel)
- Wyll: Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
- Gale: Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
- Astarion: Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
- Astarion: Another ruined temple, full of foul-smelling beasts, spoiling for a fight.
- Gale: No mere temple. This was a monastery, devoted as much to study as to worship.
- Astarion: Oh, how ignorant of me. So it'll be free of foul-smelling beasts, then?
- Gale: Quite the opposite. Some monastic orders celebrated their pungency as proof of their devotion. 'To think is to stink' was the motto of one ill-fated brotherhood near Amn.
- Gale: Oh, but you meant beasts of the life-threatening variety? Yes, I'm sure it's teeming with those.
(At Crèche Y'llek)
- Gale: I knew I should've attended the Blackstaff's lectures on githyanki tir'su.
- Gale: If I understood their script, who knows what secrets their texts would surrender...
- Astarion: Why not ask one of the friendly bloodthirsty warriors? I'm sure they'd be happy to translate.
(At Mason's Guild Rebel Hideout)
- Astarion: What's this? A clever little hideaway?
- Gale: Not just clever - rather ingenious. Somehow its construction keeps the Shadow Curse at bay.
- Astarion: A little too clever, if you ask me. Watch out for traps.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
- Astarion: Moonlanterns to keep the curse back, burly guards to fight off any monsters - I could get used to this place.
- Gale: Don't get too comfortable. We shouldn't overstay our welcome in such a place.
- Astarion: No, of course. Why stay somewhere safe and comfortable when we could be in mortal peril?
(At Moonrise Towers)
- Astarion: Can't say I love what they've done with the place.
- Gale: Unsurprising, really. Fanatical cultists tend to care more for ambience than aesthetics.
- Astarion: Reason enough to put them all to the sword, I say.
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
- Astarion: It's enough to put you off tentacles for life.
- Gale: You had a taste for tentacles?
- Astarion: The Elfsong Tavern used to serve excellent calamari. Mind you, that was two hundred years ago...
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
- Astarion: Gods - we're not back, are we?
- Gale: On the nautiloid? No, this is a different nursery - similar, but not identical. There's likely one in every colony.
- Astarion: I don't care what's in every mind flayer colony, Gale - nobody does. Except you.
(At Lower City Sewers)
- Astarion: I gave my return to Baldur's Gate a lot of thought. I never pictured this, though.
- Gale: What did you have in mind? A quiet party, toasting your return with a few good friends?
- Astarion: Less 'quiet party with friends', more 'days of hedonistic debauchery'. But otherwise, yes.
- Gale: Sounds like a recipe for disaster. But you know what? I'm learning to enjoy the taste of chaos. Count me in.
(At ?)
- Gale: Mystra has a shrine within the city. Located in the Stormshore Tabernacle, if my memory serves me.
- Astarion: Do whatever you need to, but I shan't be paying my respects to any of the gods on show.
- Gale: You never felt the call of the divine, Astarion?
- Astarion: Oh, I tried them all. None of them answered.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
- Astarion: So Gale, how is your sad, hopeless pining going?
- Gale: I'm hardly pining. It's been a year or more since Mystra cast me aside.
- Astarion: Oh, my dear wizard. I wasn't talking about Mystra.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Astarion: So, how was your night with Gale? Did you have a long, hard debate?
- Gale: Ignore him. Astarion envies the depth of our bond because he's of a shallower inclination.
- Astarion: Snort.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Astarion: So, Gale - you laid with a goddess? You must have some sordid tales to tell?
- Gale: Sordid? I lay with the Mother of Magic herself. What we had was transcendent, euphoric, incandescent. Not sordid.
- Astarion: You actually made sleeping with a goddess sound boring. Incredible...
(If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: I see you waste no time pursing your quarry, Astarion.
- Gale: Tell me, do you always woo your lovers with such patient attention?
- Astarion: I rather thought I was a little slow this time. Usually, they're begging me to drain them on the first night.
(If the player is romancing Astarion; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I fear I've been rather hasty to judge you, Astarion.
- Gale: One heartbreak was quite enough for me, but to experience it as many times as you have must change a person.
- Astarion: Thank you, Gale. Let us both hope that broken hearts are a thing of the past.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion stayed a spawn)
- Gale: If you're feeling faint after your bout with Cazador, Astarion, I don't mind donating some blood.
- Astarion: When you're still full of that Netherese bile? I'll pass, thank you.
- Astarion: Besides, I have someone else to nibble on. And they are delicious.
(If the player is romancing Astarion, and Astarion became an ascendant)
- Gale: So, Astarion. I hear your relationship has taken on a new aspect recently...
- Astarion: My life has taken on a new aspect. It is only natural that my relationships change as well.
- Astarion: As the Vampire Ascendant, I can grant my lover immortality, and bind them to me forever.
- Gale: I trust you speak of the bonds of love, and not the shackles of servitude.
Gale and Karlach [edit | edit source]
(While in plains)
- Gale: I don't suppose you've any clue where we are in relation to Waterdeep?
- Karlach: From this distance between Elturel and Baldur's Gate, I'd say... a long way away.
- Gale: Ah. That will make getting word to my mother rather tricky.
- Gale: No matter - what she doesn't know can't hurt her. Not at this distance, anyway.
(At Forest)
- Gale: Nothing like a brisk stroll through the forest to invigorate the spirit.
- Karlach: I was just thinking the same thing, but less poetically.
- Gale: And without so much as a stirring from our tadpoles.
- Karlach: A girl could get used to this.
(At Blighted Village)
- Karlach: Looks like this town was ransacked - by soldiers, if my eyes don't deceive me.
- Gale: Quite cruelly, too.
- Karlach: Must've been an awful day for the people who lived here.
- Gale: If nothing else, I hope it was a mercifully short one.
(In the Underdark)
- Karlach: Just when I was getting used to the sky again...
- Gale: Fear not, Karlach. Sun, moon and stars will still be there waiting for us.
- Karlach: Meanwhile, this place is pretty spectacular, isn't it?
- Gale: No book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice. But perhaps our stories might, when we return to the surface.
(At Grymforge)
- Gale: The architects who built this must have been remarkable. A pity their vision didn't stand the test of time.
- Karlach: All's not lost. I mean, just look at this place.
- Gale: You've quite the knack for finding the bright side of things, haven't you?
- Karlach: Hope keeps you going.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
- Karlach: Man, adventuring is thirsty work.
- Gale: There used to be a monastery in this region known for producing a wonderful ale.
- Karlach: That sounds like heaven! Wait. Used to?
- Gale: Oh, yes - long ruined, I'm afraid. No chance of a frothing pitcher awaiting us there, but still - at least your thirst for knowledge is quenched.
- Karlach: Ugh.
(On the road to Shadow-Cursed Lands)
- Gale: Do you feel that? A darkness, pulling at the strands of the Weave.
- Karlach: You'll still be able to do your wizard thing, though, right?
- Gale: Of course, but that doesn't make the shadows less dangerous.
- Karlach: Joy.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
- Karlach: Doing all right, Gale?
- Gale: Oh, you know... Still alive and kicking, despite being surrounded on all sides by an endless manifestation of darkness and decay...
- Karlach: I feel it too. Here if you need a pick-me-up.
(At Last Light Inn - Cellar Shrine)
- Gale: A hidden shrine, dedicated to the Moon Maiden herself. Even amidst this darkness, Selunites are stubborn enough to cling on.
- Karlach: Pretty beautiful, isn't it?
(At The Waning Moon)
- Karlach: Huh. A brewery. Why does Reithwin Ale ring a bell?
- Gale: It was known to be quite the tipple - a cask or two still exists, if you know the right alekeep...
- Karlach: You must have good taste. Not me. Can't afford it.
- Gale: A common misconception. Even the simplest of flavours are elevated by the choice to appreciate them. Don't deny yourself such pleasures.
(At Reithwin Tollhouse)
- Karlach: Whoa! Almost slipped there.
- Gale: You wouldn't be the first, I'd wager. It's been some time since these walkways felt the carpenter's hammer.
- Karlach: You gonna catch me if I eat a brick?
- Gale: With my reflexes? I'd catch you before you so much as stubbed a toe.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
- Karlach: Ready to enter the belly of the beast?
- Gale: It's the stairs I'm dreading. I shall close my eyes, and pretend I'm climbing my own, far superior tower in Waterdeep.
- Karlach: In that case, welcome home.
(At Moonrise Towers Docks)
- Karlach: We're not taking a boat to Baldur's Gate, right?
- Gale: And give the Absolute free reign to use us as target practice from the banks? I think not.
- Karlach: Phew. My mum always said the Chionthar was unlucky.
(At Mind Flayer Colony)
- Gale: It strikes me that, for a mind flayer colony, there are remarkably few mind flayers about the place...
- Karlach: Squiddies have gone to war, is my guess.
- Gale: On the Absolute's behalf? Now there's an alliance I'd have been quite happy without.
- Karlach: Wouldn't mind a dancing axe of my own.
- Gale: A simple movement charm wouldn't be too hard to apply to such an object. I could conjure one up for you if you like?
- Karlach: Yes! I like!
- Gale: Very well then. Once the city is saved, Karlach's Kinetic Cleaver will be first on my list.
(At The Blushing Mermaid)
- Karlach: Man, it's good to be home. First round on who?
- Gale: She who thirsts buys drinks the first.
- Karlach: You won't pin me down with a rhyme, wizard!
- Gale: She who declines gets the worst of the wines.
(At Sorcerous Sundries)
- Gale: Look around you. Indulge your curiosity. Sorcerous Sundries is the finest purveyor of magical miscellany for miles around.
- Karlach: Where's the axes?
- Gale: What they sell is far more precious than mere sword or shield. They sell knowledge, ingenuity, the wisdom of mages past.
- Karlach: [yawning] Sounds like more your thing than mine.
(At Felogyr's Fireworks)
- Karlach: Oof. Karlach and explosives, not a good mix.
- Gale: You and I both. Let's just stay very calm, very serene. The last thing we need is to set this place off.
(At The Counting House)
- Gale: They say wealth offers a form of magic. Alas, it's one I've rarely dabbled in.
- Karlach: Nor I. Never had more than a few coppers in the city, and any soul coins in Avernus went straight to Zariel.
- Gale: Make no mistake. Souls are sold for coins up here as well. All too cheaply, in most cases.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: You know, Karlach, there are other ways to express love beyond run-of-the-mill physicality...
- Karlach: Ugh. Are you going to try and teach me about exceptional uses for a mage hand or what?
- Gale: Actually, I was thinking of poetry.
- Karlach: Oops, sorry. But... now that I think of it... is mage hand especially hard to learn?
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I've always felt flames to be a rather perfect expression of love, Karlach.
- Gale: Passionate, primal, capable of bestowing the most life-affirming comfort, or inflicting the profoundest damage.
- Karlach: That's... pretty nice. Never thought about it like that. But now I will.
(If the player is romancing Karlach; after act 3 romance scene)
- Gale: Am I to understand that you are in love now, Karlach?
- Karlach: I sure am. If there's hope for me there's hope for anyone.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: Karlach... a hypothetical question for you:
- Gale: If someone - not me, of course - detected a hint of romantic interest in them from another, unnamed individual, what might that someone do about it?
- Karlach: Whoever it is, just talk to them, Gale. And leave out the hypotheticals.
- Gale: Talking. Right. I'm good at that.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Karlach: So, Gale - got any book recommendations for me?
- Gale: You can read?!
- Karlach: Very funny. Yes - I can read. School put me off big boring tomes. Sometimes I wonder what I'm missing.
- Gale: Say no more - I'll find the perfect book for you. I might even lend it to you from my library in Waterdeep.
- Karlach: Ooh! Something with magic, please. And no devils.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Karlach: How's the orb treating you, Gale?
- Gale: Oh, quite well as a matter of fact. Since it was stabilised, it's been humming along nicely.
- Gale: I have noticed one adverse side-effect. I seem to be losing hair in some, er, unexpected places.
- Karlach: I can only imagine.
Gale and Lae'zel [edit | edit source]
- Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, when you say we might be 'purified' at your crèche, what does that mean exactly?
- Lae'zel: A ghustil will affix the zaith'isk, the purifier, to our heads.
- Lae'zel: Its magic will quell the parasite in an instant.
- Gale: That zaith'isk you mentioned intrigues me. Care to tell me a bit more?
- Lae'zel: An intricate device, crafted by mlar - our most gifted artisans. I am sworn to say no more.
- Gale: Your prowess in battle is remarkable, as is your battle stance itself.
- Lae'zel: Hrath ajak - a technique known to few outside K'liir. Shall I teach you?
- Gale: I'll pass, thank you. I prefer Abjuration over acrobatics.
- Lae'zel: You've a particular way with words, Gale. Perhaps oration suits you more than battle.
- Gale: They're not mutually exclusive. The Weave is served best with a dash of eloquence.
- Lae'zel: You strike me cleverer than most istiki, Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
- Gale: Many a wise man and woman indeed. Waterdeep is the home of myriad scholars.
- Wyll: Ah, the City of Splendours. Spent a whole Fleetswake there with my father. What a delight.
- Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, what is it like on the Astral Plane? Your home realm intrigues me.
- Lae'zel: Githyanki lay their eggs on other planes. They cannot mature in the Astral.
- Lae'zel: I will only be welcomed once I obtain a mind flayer's head.
- Lae'zel: Tell me, Gale: what is your interest in the Astral Plane?
- Gale: Time. Or rather: the absence of it. In the Astral Plane, everything is eternal.
- Lae'zel: It will be my home soon enough, should Vlaakith will it.
- Wyll: Who's in charge of the mind flayers, Lae'zel? Is there a squid king or something?
- Lae'zel: No. Each ghaik is servant to an elder brain. No king unites elders - only their collective tyranny.
- Gale: A mind flayer monarch, imagine that. Such a thing could shatter worlds.
- Gale: I was wondering about your queen, Vlaakith. What tales of her reach us are terrifying, but I suppose that's not how you would describe her.
- Lae'zel: Vlaakith is unity: fear and beauty, life and unlife. Eyes like onyx, teeth like daggers. There is none more perfect.
- Shadowheart: Sounds vile. I assume the meaning of 'perfect' was lost in translation...
- Shadowheart: What if this crèche doesn't work out, Lae'zel? What if your kin fail you?
- Lae'zel: If I can reach the crèche, my kin will provide - any failure will be mine alone.
- Shadowheart: If you say so. Just don't expect me to put all my eggs in the same basket.
- Gale: That expression must sound curious to a githyanki ear, given the way they're birthed.
(In Shadow-Cursed Lands)
- Gale: I hoped Moonrise would give me answers, but at every twist of its corridors I find only more questions...
- Lae'zel: Our goal is clear, is it not? We defeat the remaining Chosen and the elder brain they control.
- Gale: Ambiguity does not come naturally to you, does it Lae'zel? Your life must be far simpler for it.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
- Gale: No day, no night. It's as though time itself has abandoned this place.
- Gale: Similar to the Astral Plane in some ways, wouldn't you say, Lae'zel?
(If you've been to the Astral Plane, and Lae'zel was with you)
- Lae'zel: Hardly. The Astral Plane is threaded with light and silver, life-giving and wondrous in all directions.
- Lae'zel: Nothing like this dismal abyss.
(Else)
- Lae'zel: Hardly. It is said that the Astral Plane is threaded with light and silver, life-giving and wondrous in all directions.
- Lae'zel: I've never set eyes on it. But I promise it is nothing like this dismal abyss.
(At Ruined Battlefield)
- Gale: Blast scars. Spell and sword alike were used to ravage this battlefield.
- Lae'zel: Imagine the glorious din of it all - the streaming banners, the charging knights, the piles of severed limbs and heads.
- Gale: I'd rather not, if it's all the same to you.
(At an abandoned house in Shadow-Cursed Lands)
- Lae'zel: What is this...? This place makes me feel sad. Melancholy.
- Gale: Ah, so you're susceptible to the tragedy of a broken home. Maybe you've more in common with us weaker beings than you thought...
- Lae'zel: There's no call to be insulting.
(At Moonrise Towers)
- Gale: Not to diminish our efforts, but it was rather simple getting here in the end, wasn't it?
- Lae'zel: The obstacles ahead of us promise to be higher still -
- Lae'zel: - which will make the pleasure of overcoming them all the more potent.
(At Moonrise Towers Oubliette)
- Lae'zel: The right of these prisoners to die in mortal combat was stolen from them.
- Gale: Hardly the worst atrocity the Absolute's committed.
- Lae'zel: One of many, but by no means the least. To die properly is a matter of honour.
(At Mind Flayer Colony Tadpoling Centre)
- Lae'zel: A tadpole nursery, as on the nautiloid. We must not leave it intact.
- Gale: Quite right. So long as the attempt won't leave us similarly dismantled...
- Lae'zel: Caution is commendable. Boldness is extraordinary. In this case, I recommend the latter.
(At Rivington)
- Lae'zel: Cowards at every turn in this community. In githyanki society, they would be retrained - or culled.
- Gale: Condoning the slaughter of the weak? Not the most charitable perspective to take.
- Lae'zel: I am observing, not condoning. A meaningful difference.
(At Baldur's Mouth)
- Lae'zel: Drink, dance, and song. Tu'narath's residents are known to partake in all three. Substantially.
- Gale: Is that so? I assumed there to be little time for frivolity amongst all the fighting.
- Lae'zel: Eternity is long, Gale. Long enough to pursue endeavours beyond combat.
- Lae'zel: Githyanki write symphonies, craft liquors, paint frescos. When they aren't in fierce battle with ghaik, of course.
(At Bloomridge Park)
- Lae'zel: These children and their pets lack discipline. Were they githyanki, I'd recommend further training.
- Gale: Not everyone approaches the raising of their young with such militaristic vigour.
- Lae'zel: That is the very purpose of training - to determine which children shall be warriors, and which are suited to other roles.
- Lae'zel: As for the unruly animals - they would make for nutritious marching rations.
- Gale: That's certainly one way to make them behave...
(At Felogyr's Fireworks)
- Lae'zel: Fireworks - a particularly gnomish field of art, no?
- Gale: Indeed. More than simple craft, it's a way of life for some of them.
- Lae'zel: That may explain why most gnomes possess such short fuses.
- Gale: Lae'zel! Was that a joke?
- Lae'zel: Only if you found it funny.
(At Philgrave's Mansion)
- Gale: There's magic here, but it's of a rancid, impure form. Nothing like the true Weave at all.
- Lae'zel: This is why I appreciate a sharp blade to a ball of fire or a bolt of lightning. The Weave is inconsistent, unruly.
- Gale: The Weave is constant, but its users? Anything but. We must be on our guard.
- Lae'zel: A githyanki warrior hardly needs to be told that.
(At Harborview Park)
- Lae'zel: These flowers are quite vivid - not to mention, pungent. Not to my liking.
- Gale: Are there no flowers in Tu'narath?
- Lae'zel: In the City of Death, the mlar cultivate the fruiting bodies that sprout from the corpses of the slain.
- Gale: I'd rather get them from my florist in Waterdeep, if it's all the same to you.
(At Water Queen's House)
- Lae'zel: Githyanki gish sail skiffs through the Astral Sea, an ocean far larger than Umberlee's.
- Gale: Does the Astral Sea come with an equally irritable goddess?
(If Lae'zel no longer loyal to Vlaakith)
- Lae'zel: Vlaakith holds dominion over the entire plane. And 'irritable' does not even begin to describe her.
(If Lae'zel is still loyal to Vlaakith)
- Lae'zel: Vlaakith holds dominion over the entire plane. And she is not 'irritable' - she is ruthless.
(At Szarr Palace)
- Gale: I always wondered what a vampire's lair would look like. Can't say I pictured it being quite this... theatrical.
- Lae'zel: I find it surprisingly similar to Queen Vlaakith's aesthetic.
- Gale: That makes sense. She does have a flair for the dramatic.
(At Heapside Strand)
- Lae'zel: I smell danger on the wind. Keep your weapons ready.
- Gale: The only thing the wind's carrying is the smell of trout, Lae'zel. We're near the fish market.
- Lae'zel: Discount my warning at your peril.
- Gale: I get it, Lae'zel - peril, danger, and so forth. All I can think of now is a nice fish dinner.
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: I'm surprised you're permitted to choose a partner outside of your own people.
- Gale: I can't imagine Mother Gith would approve. Doesn't she prefer us lesser species enslaved? Or eviscerated?
- Lae'zel: We are to use and misuse each civilisation in the stars, in every way we know. I do not conquer by blade alone, Gale.
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I've been pondering something, Lae-zel. Why is it that githyanki have belly-buttons, when they hatch from eggs?
- Lae'zel: I did not grant you permission to gaze upon my midriff.
- Gale: I - I wasn't gazing, merely observing. Though that can hardly be said for a certain someone else...
(If the player is romancing Lae'zel; after act 3 romance scene)
- Gale: Tell me, Lae'zel, is it common for githyanki to fall in love?
- Lae'zel: Love. Is that this feeling in me, then? This ... passion to peel every layer of one's heart to see what light and shadows lurk there?
- Lae'zel: Githyanki have playmates. Thrill-partners. But I'd never heard anyone profess love, nor read of it in our slates.
- Lae'zel: I doubt I am the first githyanki to... to feel this way. But few would ever declare it.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: Indulge me, Lae'zel. As someone unfettered by Faerûnian beauty standards, how would you appraise my appearance?
- Lae'zel: Your beard looks like the hairy tufts upon the psurlon, the largest of wormkind that slither our skies.
- Gale: I suppose that's a bad thing? No - don't answer that.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: So, Lae'zel - have you ever been tempted to use psionics in your, erm, romantic endeavours?
- Lae'zel: Only once. Did you know, In low-gravity settings, githyanki can maintain aerial suspension for hours at a time?
- Gale: Fascinating - I think the archmage Tasha described a spell with similar effect. I really must look that up...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Lae'zel: Gale, I've heard you talking in your sleep. Your mate needs better rest for our journey.
- Gale: And deprive them of the pleasure of hearing my nocturnal postulations? I'd never be so cruel.
- Gale: The mind absorbs much while we believe ourselves dormant. To lie beside Gale of Waterdeep is positively educational.
Gale and Shadowheart [edit | edit source]
- Shadowheart: You seem to know a good deal about our condition, Gale.
- Gale: Everything, really - not to put too fine a point on it.
- Shadowheart: A humble specimen, aren't you?
- Gale: On occasion.
(After long resting twice)
- Shadowheart: Still no symptoms?
- Gale: No signs of tentacles so far.
- Shadowheart: The same... except for a knot of worry in my stomach that's in no rush to go away.
- Gale: That I can relate to.
(Referring to what Gale said after recruiting Shadowheart (EA only))
- Shadowheart: What did you mean before, Gale? 'A woman with shadows for eyes', you said.
- Gale: Merely that if the eyes are the mirror to the soul, yours have dark curtains across the mirror. No offense taken, I hope?
- Shadowheart: Not necessarily. I haven't made my mind up about you yet.
(Referring to what Gale said after recruiting Shadowheart (EA only))
- Shadowheart: You seemed quite forward with your compliments earlier. We'd only just met.
- Gale: Seize the day, I say. More now than ever.
- Shadowheart: Careful you don't pull a muscle in your haste.
(At Emerald Grove)
- Gale: The road to Baldur's Gate is a long one. Who knows how long it'll take these folks to get there on foot?
- Shadowheart: If they make it. They're slow, vulnerable. Half or more will die long before Basilisk Gate.
- Gale: Doesn't seem to trouble you a jot.
- Shadowheart: What good would it do for me to be troubled? We can't save them all.
(At Last Light Inn)
- Gale: Whatever I expected to find lurking in this cursed gloom, it certainly wasn't this. A glimmer of hope amidst the darkness.
- Shadowheart: That's one way of looking at it. You could also say it's a prime target - the one pocket of light in the gloom.
- Gale: Pragmatism, thy name is Shadowheart. You're not wrong though - best we keep our sojourn here to a minimum.
(At Last Light Inn - Cellar Shrine)
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Imagine being compelled to hide a shrine in a land that is actively hostile to you and your goddess. Utter pigheadedness.
- Gale: Tenacity might be a kinder word for it.
- Shadowheart: I'll leave the kinder words to the softer hearts.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
- Shadowheart: A Selûnite shrine. It would've made my blood boil, once, just to look upon this...
- Gale: You are lucky to have left that anger behind.
- Shadowheart: I don't know... the anger was simple. I understood it, found comfort in it. Now I don't know what to believe.
- Gale: Look at this place. Such horrors defy description...
- Shadowheart: Silence can be best. Give it a try sometime.
(At Gauntlet of Shar)
- Gale: Even shaped by shadow as it is, Sharran architecture has a kind of beauty to it.
- Karlach: Beautifully intimidating. This place was meant to scare people into submission.
- Gale: There you go, cutting right through the ephemera to the heart of the matter. Your finest quality, I think.
- Karlach: And here I thought I rubbed you the wrong way.
- Gale: Nothing wrong with a bit of friction now and then. You help me keep my mind sharp.
- Karlach: Aw. Thanks, pal. I think.
(At The Lodge)
- Gale: The Society of Brilliance has quite the reputation. Even Waterdhavian academics refer to their works from time to time.
- Shadowheart: They talk a great deal but do very little. Which may be for the best.
- Gale: I take it you're not inclined to study the wonders of the underdark?
- Shadowheart: Its inhabitants and cultures? Maybe. Its fungi and cave slime? No thank you.
(At The Blushing Mermaid)
- Shadowheart: Not too downmarket of an establishment for you I hope, Gale?
- Gale: Not at all. Why, some of the finest artists and musicians began their careers amidst stale beer and sticky floors.
- Gale: There is poetry to be found in even the dingiest of holes.
- Shadowheart: Remind me to not attend any poetry recitals with you.
(At Bonecloak's Basement)
- Gale: My, my. Well I'll say this for the Bonecloaks - they know their mushrooms.
- Shadowheart: Perhaps they should expand their horizons - too much time obsessing over fungi seems to leave a bit... well, like them.
- Gale: A by-product of their profession. Few can spend a lifetime inhaling fungal spores without turning out a bit muddled between the ears.
(At Bhaal Temple)
(If Shadowheart is still loyal to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Why must the Dead Three be so obvious and ugly with their decor? Blood and bones. Bones and blood. Pointy nonsense. Now Lady Shar - she has panache.
(If Shadowheart no longer loyal to Shar)
- Shadowheart: Why must the Dead Three be so obvious and ugly with their decor? Blood and bones. Bones and blood. Pointy nonsense. At least Shar had some panache.
- Gale: As did Mystra's home on Elysium. Her ribbed vaults and buttresses created a magic entirely of their own. Not to mention her pleasure domes...
- Shadowheart: Heh. 'Pleasure dome'.
- Gale: It's a perfectly legitimate architectural feature!
(At Steel Watch Foundry)
- Gale: Gondian artificers might lack a certain worldly wisdom, but there's no doubting they're masters of their craft.
- Shadowheart: You're a child at heart, Gale, admiring wind-up toys and clockwork trinkets.
- Gale: I admire any who follow their curiosity to novel and unexpected means. This is how the world changes for the better.
(At Morphic Pool)
- Shadowheart: The end must be near. No regrets, Gale? You may have been better off staying inside that boulder...
- Gale: Unlikely. Had I stayed there much longer, the orb would have reduced it to rubble. Besides, think of all the fun I'd have missed out on.
- Shadowheart: Fun? Well... yes. I suppose we did manage to make the best of things.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: So... Shadowheart. Such a name implies yours is a difficult heart to find.
- Shadowheart: It's not that hard to find. Perhaps any difficulty is more telling of you, Gale.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: When we met, Shadowheart, your gaze seemed to linger in the distance on some unseen goal, some insubstantial purpose.
- Gale: I notice now, your gaze settles on something, or someone, much closer.
- Shadowheart: Is it that obvious?
- Gale: Of course. There's nothing escapes a wizard's powers of observation.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Selune)
- Gale: I must tell you, Shadowheart, the bathing waters here leave much to be desired.
- Gale: The ablutions offered at the Temple of Beauty in Waterdeep are far superior. And they have the most excellent soaps.
- Shadowheart: Hmm. I was wondering why you always smelled like a wealthy dowager.
(If the player is romancing Shadowheart, and Shadowheart chose Shar)
- Gale: So, you decided to bind yourself to your goddess, Shadowheart...
- Shadowheart: That's ironic, coming from you.
- Gale: I'm sure. But you might have learned from my experience. The gods demand more than vows when calling followers to the altar...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
- Shadowheart: Isn't it so, that every time you speak as you cast a spell, you're endeavouring to call upon Mystra?
- Shadowheart: I'm surprised she still listens to you.
- Gale: She has no choice - she's sworn to hear all magic users. Even me.
- Gale: I'm sure she at least stuffs her fingers in her ears to muffle my invocations.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: When you've loved a goddess - as I have - people often think you less experienced in the ways of romance.
- Gale: It's true, for a time I neglected the physical in favour of celestial euphoria. But our relationship was no less real for it.
- Shadowheart: 'She just lives on another plane.'
(If Shadowheart chose Selune)
- Shadowheart: Only jesting. I'm in no position to judge - especially after what happened with Shar.
(If it is known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar)
- Shadowheart: Only jesting. I know all too well what it's like to pine after a goddess...
(If it is not known that Shadowheart is a follower of Shar)
- Shadowheart: Only jesting. I'm sure you're a force to be reckoned with.
Gale and Wyll [edit | edit source]
- Wyll: Was a time I tussled with hill giants without breaking a sweat.
- Wyll: Now, a mere werebear could swat me halfway to Amn.
- Gale: Strange things are happening to us. What festers in our minds may well impel our bodies.
- Wyll: You're an impressive fighter, Gale. You should consider a new name.
- Gale: I take it you have some suggestions?
- Wyll: 'The Wizard Wonder!' Or how about, 'The Master of the Weave'?
- Gale: Tempting. But I think we might already have the maximum number of theatrical titles.
- Lae'zel: You strike me cleverer than most istiki, Gale. Multiple tutors, I should guess.
- Gale: Many a wise man and woman indeed. Waterdeep is the home of myriad scholars.
- Wyll: Ah, the City of Splendours. Spent a whole Fleetswake there with my father. What a delight.
(If it is known that Gale is imbued with the orb)
- Wyll: I admire your courage, Gale.
- Gale: Thank you. Any particular reason?
- Wyll: Between the orb and the bug, you've got more than your fair share of unwelcome passengers.
- Gale: What can I say? Mother always taught me to be a gracious host.
(After encountering Auntie Ethel)
- Wyll: Ethel mentioned Netherese magic. What in blazes does that mean?
- Gale: Magic from the fallen empire of Netheril. Ancient, exceedingly dangerous, and quite unrivalled.
- Astarion: Wonderful! I'd hate to be destroyed by any common old magic.
(Near Rosymorn Monastery)
- Gale: These cragged hillls make for weary soles. I see why most headed inland prefer the smooth sailing of the Chionthar.
- Wyll: More importantly, the land west of here suffers under a terrible curse.
- Gale: You've seen it for yourself?
- Wyll: I've glimpsed that doom during my travels, but never dared get close.
- Wyll: If we continue this way, we may get too close for comfort.
(At Shadow-Cursed Lands Forest)
- Wyll: What a dismal forest. Monsters could be lurking behind any and every tree.
- Gale: We'd be wise to fear the trees themselves. It feels like the forest itself longs for our destruction.
- Wyll: Frustrating, that.
- Wyll: Monsters, I can fight. But I can no more sever these shadows than I could the wind or the sun.
(At Reithwin Town)
- Wyll: I've known goblin raiders to slaughter entire villages and strip them for loot - but I've never seen one ravaged like this.
- Gale: It's hard to imagine anyone who'd willingly inflict such devastation, be they zealots, marauders, invading armies... A sign of far worse to come, I fear.
(At Reithwin Tollhouse)
- Gale: A tollhouse like this would only be merited in the most prosperous of settlements. This was once a thriving trade route.
- Wyll: Should it be any wonder? The Chionthar's waters carry merchant vessels from as far east as Berdusk.
- Wyll: And they wouldn't have brought just trade goods, but song, dance, and custom. Riches of the mind and the spirit.
- Wyll: So much was lost when the darkness fell.
(At Mason's Guild)
- Gale: The masons here thought they were building something to last. How wrong they were.
- Wyll: Perhaps it's a blessing that none of them survived to see it fall to the shadows.
- Gale: No need for such a grim assumption. Halsin helped many to escape these shadows before the town was consumed.
- Wyll: Then some masons were more blessed still, if they could put their talents to use elsewhere.
- Wyll: Perhaps some of their work even graces Baldur's Gate.
(At House of Healing)
- Wyll: This was a hospital? Feels more like a prison.
- Gale: A common enough interpretation. Sickness has a nasty habit of making you feel trapped, if only within the confines of your own body.
- Gale: I once spent weeks convalescing in the Hospice of St Laupsenn after a nasty bout of ruddy pox. For all their kindness, leaving that place behind felt like freedom to me.
- Wyll: I've always relied on the kindness of the healers and menders of the Coast. Better a cleric's healing touch than a chirurgeon's scalpel.
(Approaching Moonrise Towers)
- Gale: Moonrise Towers lies ahead. We're nearing the Heart of the Absolute, I'm certain of it.
- Wyll: Then let us push forward, heads high, weapons in hand, and turn this tower to rubble.
- Gale: Your confidence is encouraging but a little premature. Let's keep our eyes on the task ahead. Or eye, as the case may be.
(At Moonrise Towers)
- Wyll: This is no aimless horde - the Absolute's forces are organised. What do you make of it, Gale?
- Gale: All enemies have some chink in their armour, no matter how much they like to believe themselves invulnerable. That's what we must find.
- Wyll: And if we don't find any clear weakness?
- Gale: Then we hope our mutual strengths are enough to dominate them. Or, we die nobly in the attempt.
(If you rescued Mizora)
- Wyll: Of course Mizora was Zariel's captured asset. How did I not see it coming?
- Gale: It's in a devil's nature to conceal the truth - you can't fault yourself for that.
- Wyll: I've been pacted for seven years on, Gale. I should be able to read between Mizora's lines by now, no matter how narrow the gap.
(If Mizora isn't there)
- Gale: Not a devil in sight. How disappointing.
- Wyll: I doubt a few iron bars are sufficient to hold one of Zariel's.
- Gale: True enough. But an illithid pod? That would probably do the trick.
- Wyll: I wager you're right. Ah, Gale - what a pleasure to see a genius' mind at work.
(Else)
- Gale: How long have you been pacted to Mizora, Wyll?
- Wyll: Seven years. Seven years of hunting the monsters of the Sword Coast - and seven years of Mizora's tight leash.
- Wyll: And seven years of wondering if I'd ever rid myself of her - or if I even should.
(While assaulting Moonrise Towers)
- Wyll: This is it, Gale - today, we annihilate the heart of the Absolute's power. The bards will sing of our victory here.
- Gale: Entirely unnecessary. Though if they are so inclined, I might be convinced to share a stanza or two of my own for inspiration.
(At Baldur's Mouth)
- Gale: The history of the city itself is captured in the archives here - a fascinating resource.
- Wyll: I wonder what those archives will reveal about us a hundred years hence.
- Gale: Only the most excellent and complimentary things. With some encouragement from us, of course.
(At Guildhall)
- Wyll: It might seem a bit ramshackle, but this place has a boastworthy bar.
- Gale: A bar is only as good as its cellars. Which vintages can we expect to find on their racks?
- Wyll: Here, a bottle is judged more by its ability to crack heads than the quality of its contents.
- Gale: Ah. If that's the main criteria then I shall reset my expectations accordingly. Water it is.
(At Morphic Pool)
- Gale: Whatever the outcome of what's just ahead, it will be the stuff of legends.
- Wyll: In that case, someone needs to survive to tell the story.
- Gale: My money's on you, Wyll.
- Wyll: I'm betting on all of us.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: If your natural charm isn't quite up to scratch, Wyll, there are magical means of adding a little flourish of charisma.
- Wyll: A kind offer, but I think I'd rather pursue things the old fashioned way.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I knew you were a graceful man, Wyll, but I hear you're quite the dancer too.
- Gale: I've been known to trip the light fantastic myself. Mine was a popular hand at the annual Blackstaff's Ball.
- Wyll: I'd have love to have witnessed it, Gale. I wager you are as elegant on the dance floor as you are on the battlefield.
(If the player is romancing Wyll; after act 3 romance scene)
- Wyll: I'm probably going to regret this, but Gale - if I'm to be wed, would you like to make a speech?
- Gale: You've asked the right wizard. My oratory skills have left many a wedding guest weeping in their seat.
- Wyll: Promise it will last less than half an hour?
- Gale: I can promise it will feel like less than half an hour...
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 1 romance scene)
- Gale: Have you noticed any attachments of the more, erm, romantic variety flourishing in our camp, Wyll?
- Wyll: I think I'm not the right person to be asking.
- Wyll: I can recognise a troll's silhouette on a far horizon, but I wouldn't know a flirtation if you whacked me alongside the head with it.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I've heard that in Baldur's Gate, 'wizard' is also a term used for one who eschews their more, ahem, carnal desires. Is that true, Wyll?
- Wyll: Where are we going with this, Gale?
- Gale: Oh, nowhere. I just think it a rather cruel misnomer. Not at all reflective of the glamour wizarding life affords.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Wyll: I used to believe the beauty of first love was unable to be surpassed.
- Wyll: But Gale - you are so much more tolerable now you've found your second.
- Gale: I'll take that comment with the sincerity and good will I assume it was intended.
Gale and Halsin [edit | edit source]
(At Last Light Inn)
- Halsin: Last Light Inn - hearth aglow and lanterns lit, just like a hundred years ago!
- Gale: I imagine the vista was more idyllic back then. As were its patrons' chances of surviving the walk home.
- Halsin: Still though, when you are expecting nothing but desolation, even a small glimmer of hope fills the heart.
(At an abandoned house in Shadow-Cursed Lands)
- Gale: Home and hearth, reduced to ruins. The shadow curse stole more than the light from this place.
- Halsin: That is why it must be stopped. Imagine, a whole century of life and love, denied the chance to ever take place.
- Halsin: Whole generations were denied their chance to flourish. I must put this right, for them.
(At Reithwin Town)
- Halsin: To think, long ago, the druids feared this market town would grow into a city, and threaten nature's realm... little did we realise what the true threat was.
- Gale: Divination is a skill few can master. The rest of us must simply muddle along, content to view the past with a clarity the future rarely offers.
- Halsin: Perhaps I can yet turn hindsight into foresight - provided the curse is lifted. A better way for all.
(At Grand Mausoleum)
- Halsin: I never favoured tombs - nothing but vanity. Upon death, mortal remains should be returned to nature, to nourish and replenish itself.
- Halsin: To seal away that which a person no longer needs is to lessen the Oak Father's bounty for all.
- Gale: I'm not sure Ketheric Thorm would prove the most bounteous of bodies...
- Halsin: Yes, you are right. He is one sort I would rather seal away forever, to prevent his rot from causing any further harm.
(At Wyrm's Rock Fortress)
- Halsin: Brickwork and stonework - this place is far out of balance with nature. But the Oak Father will reclaim this all, eventually.
- Gale: Not too soon, I hope. I've a craving for a soft bed, a hot bath and a large glass of Arabellan Dry - none of which I've ever found hidden under a log.
- Halsin: You may thrive, but what of other life? A city is no place for wild creatures.
- Gale: City's teem with life. Rats, pigeons, flies - they count no less, for all their more pestilent qualities.
(If the player is romancing Haslin in act 3)
- Gale: Wildshaping must sprinkle some spice on your love life, Halsin.
- Halsin: Indeed it does. Did you never experience such delights with Mystra?
- Halsin: I hear the gods enjoy taking on the form of swans, horses, eagles and the like when visiting with mortals.
- Gale: Oh no. Quite the opposite, actually. She mostly preferred our interactions to be abstract and incorporeal. Most invigorating.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Gale: Halsin, you must have accumulated considerable wisdom on matters of the heart in your long life.
- Gale: Anything you'd like to pass on to a strapping, love-struck wizard such as myself?
- Halsin: Dispensing advice on matters of the heart would be like swapping boots - what suits me may be a poor fit for you.
- Gale: Ah. Well, there's no faulting that logic. At least you didn't tell me to 'be myself'.
- Halsin: Oh no, perish the thought. That can be outright cruel advice to offer in certain cases.
Gale and Minthara [edit | edit source]
(At Rivington)
- Gale: Pigeons, gulls, sparrows - these streets make a fine hunting ground for a tressym like Tara.
- Minthara: In the Underdark, we have packs of winged hounds to deal with vermin like your precious Tara.
- Gale: Flying hounds? Come now - you're pulling my leg, aren't you?
- Minthara: Yes I am. It is the bats that would make a meal of her.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 2 romance scene)
- Gale: I'm glad to know you have a softer side, Minthara. I was beginning to think you rather heartless.
- Minthara: Loving another is not soft, wizard. It is one of the hardest things a person can do.
- Gale: So you admit you've found love! How delightful - I'm happy for you both.
(If the player is romancing Minthara; after act 3 romance scene)
- Gale: I found an empty bottle of venom in camp, Minthara. Safe to assume it was yours?
- Minthara: Indeed. I have been dosing my partner while they sleep by my side.
- Minthara: They refuse to take it in their food, but I must build up their immunity in case we ever visit Menzoberranzan together.
- Gale: Let's never speak of this again.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 2 romance scene)
- Minthara: You've been smiling like a fool of late, wizard. Explain yourself.
- Gale: I've found love. Surely even you wouldn't begrudge me some happiness.
- Minthara: All I will say on the matter is that you were wise to lower your standards from the godly to the ghastly.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Minthara: Do you have elder siblings, wizard?
- Gale: You're about to say something awful, aren't you?
- Minthara: In Menzoberranzan, after a house has two sons, every subsequent male-born child is slaughtered at birth, as it is useless, even for breeding.
- Minthara: You have the aura of a third child about you.
Gale and Jaheira [edit | edit source]
(At Bhaal Temple)
- Gale: Gods, who knew such a vile abcess lurked in the bedrock of the city. The very stone reeks of misery and despair.
- Jaheira: A sad shrine kept by the lunatic and the lost. The last time I was here, I promised myself I would die beneath open sky. I have not changed my mind.
- Gale: Nor should you. Far better to feel a cool breeze on your skin than whatever foul expirations blow through these halls.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Jaheira: So you wish to be a god, Gale? You know the wizard Irenicus attempted the same thing, by leeching divine blood from a Bhaalspawn.
- Gale: Aha, transfusion! An interesting strategy. Hard to get hold of a god's blood, of course, but if one could...
- Jaheira: He managed it. After murdering my husband, and torturing my friends and I for half a year.
- Gale: Did I say interesting? I meant terrible, of course. A terrible strategy...
Gale and Minsc [edit | edit source]
(At Sorcerous Sundries)
- Minsc: Minsc has never trusted places such as this. Too much of a wizard's power can be simply packaged and picked up.
- Minsc: Well, picked up by all but Minsc. When he touches the many delicate little jars, oh how the wizards shout and stare!
- Gale: Fear not, Minsc. You have a wizard at your side who positively encourages such curiosity. You'll fit right in.
- Minsc: Obliged, wizard. Should we find our way to a weaponsmith, Minsc will rough you up a little - so that you too can fit in.
(At Water Queen's House)
- Minsc: Umberlee - her clerics possess a nasty streak as wide as her oceans.
- Gale: So their reputation suggests - especially among the good folk of Waterdeep. I'm curious to learn how you fell foul of them...
- Minsc: 'Blasphemy', said the temple priestess. But Minsc says: do not give horns to your statues if you do not wish the visitors to try and make them toot.
- Gale: Yes, that would probably do it.
(At House of Hope)
- Minsc: Gale! You will perhaps able to explain where Boo has not - what exactly is the difference between a devil and a demon?
- Gale: A fascinating question, one that boils down to which criteria we choose to apply. Are we speaking about the physiological? Theological? Etymological?
- Minsc: Eh. Just how-to-kill... -ical.
- Gale: Oh. Then for your purposes, they are exactly the same.
(If the player is romancing Gale; after act 3 romance scene)
- Minsc: Gale. Minsc worries you might send a fireball up his butt, with all of this stringy hair in your face.
- Gale: Is that why you keep your head shaved? I assumed it was a custom of some sort.
- Minsc: Oh, no! Most warriors of Rashemen wear long battle-braids, weighed down with stone. Minsc can show you, when next we camp?
- Gale: Thank you, but I'm more wizard than warrior. I'm not sure my scalp would stand up to such a plaiting.
- ↑ These banter lines appear in certain episodes while the party is in non-teleportable areas. In other similar cases, an attempt to speak with Gale prompts a single-line cinematic dialogue
- ↑ These lines appear if Gale is another avatar's companion
- ↑ The githyanki Losiir appears only in case when the player (or one of the players) has chosen Lae'zel as a character origin
- ↑ Malar is a lesser deity, also called "The Beast of Beasts". More on him can be found at Malar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki