#as a pianist myself i am obligated to thrust this hc upon any character that owns a piano

[dylawa]

You know what? I'm gonna say it. Am I the only one who headcanons that Gale is a pianist?

Think about it. Sure, the only real evidence we have to go off of is his romance scene if you let him walk you through his tower in Waterdeep and he points out the self-playing piano in his study, but how often does he really set up that thing to play on its own? Wouldn't that cost a lot magically speaking to upkeep (and he'd probably have consumed the Weave in it in his year of self-isolation for his condition? Maybe just sheet music is enchanted and influences the piano)?

And Gale doesn't seem like the kind of guy to own a piano solely because it can play itself. Maybe he is, he's clearly not at all bad off financially and he does have a bit of clutter around, but a whole piano? I just don't feel it. He seems like he'd want to be able to have at least some use for everything of significance in his tower. I have no doubt the man reads all his books, so he wouldn't have a piano just lying around collecting dust.

"Dyl it's the DND equivalent of owning a record player" ssshhh play along with me

Besides, he's already proven to be good with his hands. I mean, he's a wizard. And there are fewer more romantic instruments to play than a piano, and we all know Gale's very romantic. He may not compose his own music, maybe he improvs his music, but I'm sure he does play. And I'm sure he would play for his significant other on shared quiet nights.