Gale/Romance: Difference between revisions

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'''Gale''' can be [[Romance|romanced]].

==Act 1==

As early as [[Act One]], with '''medium''' approval, the player can trigger a scene with Gale where he invites the player to experience the Weave with him. The player will then need to pass three skill checks (all DC 5):  

{{SpoilerBox|custom=a possible ending of the game when romancing Gale.|To get the "good" romantic ending, the player will need to steer Gale toward giving up his dreams of becoming a god and encourage him to give the Crown to Mystra. If the player encourages him to become a god, he'll choose the Crown and godhood over the relationship and leave you at end of the game, despite what he says repeatedly over the course of Act 3 about the both of you becoming gods together.}}

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# If the player completed [[the Wizard of Waterdeep]] questline '''AND''' discouraged Gale away from using the [[Crown of Karsus]]: Gale will ask you to move in with him and marry him. Accept and you two will live happily-ever-after as Tressym parents to [[Tara]] at his mansion in Waterdeep. Did he mention it has a library?

# If the player '''did not''' complete [[the Wizard of Waterdeep]] questline '''AND/OR''' encouraged Gale to use the [[Crown of Karsus]] and follow his dreams at any point: Gale decides to actively pursue his aspirations to become a god to spurn his ex-girlfriend [[Mystra]]. He will tell the player he is going to be pretty busy with his side gig of diving for rocks, but that perhaps one day he might make you his chosen if you play your cards right. For now, however, he bids you farewell. Despite what he tells you during Act 3 romance interactions, Gale seems to have had no intention to include you in his plans for godhood. (Note: This ending will trigger even with a successful persuasion roll for Gale to reconsider using the Crown right before the Netherbrain fight if you have previously encouraged him to use it.)

# If the player decides that Gale should sacrifice himself to destroy the Netherbrain, Gale will teleport the player and your other party members far away and make the ultimate sacrifice. Gale will die and be remembered as a hero, but there will not be a romance-specific end scene or unique dialogue with other party members regarding your romance.

This section contains information regarding the unique in-game mechanics and interactions for Gale's romance.  

Like the other major romance options in the game, Gale's relationship progression can be divided into specific stages: friendly, flirting, partnered, and ex-partnered:  

# '''Friendly:''' The friendly stage begins at medium approval, and is the default stage for non-romanced companions.

# '''Ex-Partnered:''' The ex-partnered stage can be attained by breaking up with Gale at any point while in the partnered stage (or if he breaks up with you). This stage is almost identical to the friendly stage, except Gale's greetings when initiating dialogue are colder.

While in the partnered stage (following his love scene in Act 2), Gale will have the following unique dialogue options available when interacting with him both in camp and while he's in the player's party, which can be instigated by selecting "I wanted to speak about us for a moment.":

* The player can ask for a kiss, and Gale will happily oblige. ("I want you to kiss me")

If the player breaks up with Gale, or if Gale breaks up with the player, these options will no longer be accessible, and Gale will act like the relationship never happened moving forward.

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This section contains information regarding how the player's relationship with Gale impacts other romance options/scenes and vice versa.