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apprentice
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apprentice
Joined: Mar 2021
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For me, everything goes off the rails character-wise at the party. The first time I actually managed to trigger his romance, I was really enjoying it until this one-two-three punch: 1) After some minor flirtation and stalling the PC romantically for days, on the night of the party Gale decides to go from 0-60mph in terms of physical intimacy, even if the PC has explicitly indicated that they want to take things slower. It's either sex or the end of the romance.
2) The next morning he reveals that he's still-maybe-probably in love with someone else. A goddess, no less. AND he hid this from the PC because he knew it might be a problem and he wanted that sweet booty.
3) Immediately afterwards, he reveals that he's a walking high-yield explosive and a serious danger to everyone around him, especially if those people are ignorant of his explosiveness. Which everyone basically has been until that moment. One of these things? Not so bad, I can work with it. Two of them? Eh... sketchy, but I can make allowances. All three? Gale has crossed a line in the sand for me. YMMV, of course. Ahh, I see now. Yeah, those certainly come off as problematic. If I may, I don't think your second point is a major reveal of sorts if you notice the signs. He does signal several times, though not directly, that he does have lingering feelings for Mystra. Conjuring her image so that he may look upon her, the very specific sensory images as your channel the weave together ("smell of rose water", "a kind word and kind touch at the same time", "a sliver of weave that tastes sweet on the tongue", "the unmistakable presence of Mystra, Lady of Mysteries", etc.), the remorse and pain he felt when he finally opened up about how Mystra abandoned him when you see him fail a once trivial spell, and a couple of other signals. Gale himself very much questions his affections for Mystra, acknowledging her as being his muse but not a goddess of love. Anyway, I'll link the video I referenced earlier here, as I think it makes for interesting commentary and perspective while going into far more depth than I ever could here. Hopefully you find it enjoyable to some degree.
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Character Musings: Is a Gale Narcissistic Scumbag, Guarded Soul, or something in-between?
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27/03/21 09:29 PM
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28/03/21 02:02 AM
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28/03/21 02:41 AM
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28/03/21 02:32 AM
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28/03/21 02:49 AM
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28/03/21 04:21 AM
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28/03/21 02:02 PM
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28/03/21 07:50 AM
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28/03/21 04:15 PM
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31/03/21 03:22 AM
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31/03/21 06:53 AM
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31/03/21 08:31 AM
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