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Continuing my Gale romance deep-dive
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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): | 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): | ||
* Sleight of Hand / Arcana / Performance - to imitate the gesture | |||
* Intelligence / Arcana / Performance - to repeat the words | |||
* History / Nature / Insight / Performance - to picture the concept of harmony in your mind | |||
: ''*Magic-users such as sorcerers and clerics will have class-specific options to bypass the checks'' | |||
If the player successfully passes all three checks and chooses to hold onto the moment, they will be given several options to "imagine their desire, and Gale will know it." Picturing kissing him or holding his hand will start his romance (flirting stage). | |||
==Act 2== | ==Act 2== | ||
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Sometime in Act 2, with high enough approval and following the [[Marcus]] fight at [[Last Light Inn]] (or any time after combat after this event when Gale is in your party), Gale will appear with a quest indicator over his head. He will tell you about a book he read that explains how dangerous situations can have an effect on one's desire for other forms of stimulation. He will ask if you've ever read anything on the subject. The player can choose to change the subject, or answer with any of the other options. If the latter, Gale will approve and confess that he wants you, but say now is not the time or place for such feelings. | Sometime in Act 2, with high enough approval and following the [[Marcus]] fight at [[Last Light Inn]] (or any time after combat after this event when Gale is in your party), Gale will appear with a quest indicator over his head. He will tell you about a book he read that explains how dangerous situations can have an effect on one's desire for other forms of stimulation. He will ask if you've ever read anything on the subject. The player can choose to change the subject, or answer with any of the other options. If the latter, Gale will approve and confess that he wants you, but say now is not the time or place for such feelings. | ||
Toward the end of Act 2, Gale's romance can be consummated with high enough approval and if the player has expressed romantic interest in him in Act 1. At camp, prior to a long rest, Gale will conjure a projection of himself that the player will need to interact with at his tent. This projection will invite the player to have a private conversation with Gale. During this conversation, Gale will confess he's in love with the player. Reciprocating his feelings, or selecting | Toward the end of Act 2, Gale's romance can be consummated with high enough approval and if the player has expressed romantic interest in him in Act 1. At camp, prior to a long rest, Gale will conjure a projection of himself that the player will need to interact with at his tent. This projection will invite the player to have a private conversation with Gale. During this conversation, Gale will confess he's in love with the player. Reciprocating his feelings, or simply kissing him, will lead to Gale discussing how he would like to make love to the player. At this point, the player can either express interest in his fantasies ("Show me."), or tell him you just want to be with Gale as a regular man (selecting this option will cut to the first bullet point scene described below without the additional Waterdeep scene and dialogue). Selecting "Show me" will lead to him taking you to a vision of his home in Waterdeep and more dialogue, where eventually again he will give you the choice of "making love the way Gods do" or just being with Gale, which can instigate one of two possible love scenes depending on your responses during this interaction: | ||
* If you express interest in the "real Gale" as a regular man, Gale will conjure a bed "for your comfort" and the screen fades to black. | * If you express interest in the "real Gale" as a regular man, Gale will conjure a bed "for your comfort" and the screen fades to black after you both climb in. | ||
* If you indulge Gale's desire to make love "the way that gods do," your bodies will intertwine among the stars in the Weave in an extended love scene. | * If you indulge Gale's desire to make love "the way that gods do," your astral bodies will intertwine among the stars in the Weave in an extended love scene. | ||
Regardless of which option is selected, the following morning the player can speak to Gale again and ask him if he still has feelings for Mystra as well as other questions depending on which options were selected the night before. | Regardless of which option is selected, the following morning the player can speak to Gale again and ask him if he still has feelings for Mystra as well as other questions depending on which options were selected the night before. Following this interaction, Gale will now consider you in a relationship with him (partnered stage) until you break up with him (or he breaks up with you). | ||
==Act 3== | ==Act 3== | ||
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==Romance Mechanics== | ==Romance Mechanics== | ||
This section contains information regarding the unique in-game mechanics and interactions for Gale's romance. | This section contains information regarding the unique in-game mechanics and interactions for Gale's romance. | ||
===Relationship Stages=== | |||
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. | |||
# '''Flirting:''' Once the player begins selecting romantic dialogue options toward Gale during Act 1, you will enter the flirting stage. Turning him down at any point during the flirting stage prior to the partnered stage will return the player to the friendly stage ''permanently''. | |||
# '''Partnered:''' In Act 2 with high enough approval, and if the player is not in the partnered stage with any other companion, you will be able to partner with Gale when his major romance progression scene is triggered. | |||
# '''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. | |||
===Unique Dialogue Options=== | ===Unique Dialogue Options=== | ||
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") | * The player can ask for a kiss, and Gale will happily oblige. ("I want you to kiss me") | ||
* The player can ask Gale how he's feeling about everything. His response will vary depending on recent events. ("How are you feeling?") | * The player can ask Gale how he's feeling about everything. His response will vary depending on recent events. ("How are you feeling?") | ||
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This section contains information regarding how the player's relationship with Gale impacts other romance options/scenes and vice versa. | This section contains information regarding how the player's relationship with Gale impacts other romance options/scenes and vice versa. | ||
Gale considers the player to be in a relationship with him after his love scene in Act 2. | The player can be in the flirting stage with other companions while in the flirting stage with Gale (typically encompasses all Act 1 romance scenes and minor flirting scenes during Act 2 prior to the companion's major romance progression partnering scene). Gale considers the player to be in a relationship (partnered) with him after his love scene in Act 2 (even if the player tells him that it was just a one-time thing). If you are in the flirting stage with other companions when you trigger Gale's love scene, they will ask you about it afterward and make you choose between them and Gale (even non-monogamous characters, since Gale is monogamous). Likewise, if you partner with another companion while in the flirting stage with Gale, he will make you choose. Whichever companion is not chosen during this interaction will return to the friendly stage (or ex-partnered stage if the companion not chosen was partnered with the player). | ||
While in the partnered stage, Gale will usually demand monogamy from the player, with a few exceptions: | |||
* '''Romancing [[Halsin]]''' - In Act 3, with high enough approval, Halsin may approach the player and express interest, offering to share you with Gale but only if Gale approves. You will have the option to decline his advances, approach Gale with this proposition, or simply break things off with Gale for Halsin instead. If the player asks Gale to bring Halsin into the relationship, {{Linkblur|Gale will passionately decline and demand the player must choose either him or Halsin. Choosing Halsin will end the relationship with Gale, allowing the player to report back to Halsin. Choosing Gale will continue the relationship as normal (there are no relationship consequences from this action in the future).}} | * '''Romancing [[Halsin]]''' - In Act 3, with high enough approval, Halsin may approach the player and express interest, offering to share you with Gale but only if Gale approves. You will have the option to decline his advances, approach Gale with this proposition, or simply break things off with Gale for Halsin instead. If the player asks Gale to bring Halsin into the relationship, {{Linkblur|Gale will passionately decline and demand the player must choose either him or Halsin. Choosing Halsin will end the relationship with Gale, allowing the player to report back to Halsin. Choosing Gale will continue the relationship as normal (there are no relationship consequences from this action in the future).}} | ||
* '''Romancing [[Sorn Orlith]]/[[Nym Orlith]]''' - When approached in [[Sharess' Caress]] in Act 3 while the player is in a relationship with Gale, the twins Sorn and Nym will offer the player the option to be with both of them at once, but only if both the player and Gale participate. Gale will {{Linkblur|express hesitation and discomfort at this proposition, but can be persuaded to agree it. If all agree, the scene that follows is a fade-to-black ("lights off") scene with dialogue. In the dark, the narrator announces that Gale has vanished and left behind a projection spell of himself (similar to the one he used prior to Act 2's love scene) to act in his place.}} This does not have any impact on your relationship with Gale in the future. | * '''Romancing [[Sorn Orlith]]/[[Nym Orlith]]''' - When approached in [[Sharess' Caress]] in Act 3 while the player is in a relationship with Gale, the twins Sorn and Nym will offer the player the option to be with both of them at once, but only if both the player and Gale participate. Gale will {{Linkblur|express hesitation and discomfort at this proposition, but can be persuaded to agree it. If all agree, the scene that follows is a fade-to-black ("lights off") scene with dialogue. In the dark, the narrator announces that Gale has vanished and left behind a projection spell of himself (similar to the one he used prior to Act 2's love scene) to act in his place.}} This does not have any impact on your relationship with Gale in the future. | ||
* '''Romancing [[Mizora]]''' - When triggered in Act 3, Mizora will acknowledge your relationship with Gale but will still instigate sex with the player. If you accept her advances, {{Linkblur|the love scene will trigger as normal; however, the following morning, Gale will walk in and express anger and disappointment at your actions. This will end your relationship with Gale. | * '''Romancing [[Mizora]]''' - When triggered in Act 3, Mizora will acknowledge your relationship with Gale but will still instigate sex with the player. If you accept her advances, {{Linkblur|the love scene will trigger as normal; however, the following morning, Gale will walk in and express anger and disappointment at your actions and break up with you.}} This will end your relationship with Gale permanently. | ||
* '''Romancing [[the Emperor]]''' - Your relationship with Gale does not affect this option triggering, nor does going through with it have any implications on your romance with Gale afterward. He will not mention it ever, even if he is {{Linkblur|one of the three party members who walk in the next morning.}} | * '''Romancing [[the Emperor]]''' - Your relationship with Gale does not affect this option triggering, nor does going through with it have any implications on your romance with Gale afterward. He will not mention it ever, even if he is {{Linkblur|one of the three party members who walk in the next morning.}} | ||
* '''Romancing [[Haarlep]]''' - Your relationship with Gale does not affect this option triggering, nor does going through with it have any implications on your romance with Gale afterward. If Gale is in the party and within earshot during the interaction, he will disapprove of you | * '''Romancing [[Haarlep]]''' - Your relationship with Gale does not affect this option triggering, nor does going through with it have any implications on your romance with Gale afterward. If Gale is in the party and within earshot during the interaction, {{Linkblur|he will disapprove of you taking your clothes off when asked by Haarlep and vowing your body to him,}} but it will not end the relationship or impact it in any way moving forward. | ||