Questions tagged [romance]
For questions about romantic relationships and options in RPGs. (See also: the [sexuality] tag.)
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How should a GM deal with sexuality in an RPG?
I think it's a matter of fact that since the first moment a player realizes that he or she can interact with someone of the opposite sex romantically within the game, things get hairy. I had my fair ...
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Relationship Mechanics for D&D/Pathfinder?
My Pathfinder/D&D games tend to involve relationships - romantic, friendly, etc. - between PCs and NPCs alike. 3.x only has the Diplomacy mechanic for any kind of relationship mechanic. I'm ...
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What are the rules for PC-PC seduction attempts?
Last session we came to a very weird situation. Now, its outcome was meaningless and we argued friendly and politely, having fun and settling the matter with ease, but it's likely it will happen again ...
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Help, a player won't stop hitting on every female NPC!
I wanted to play a female GMPC to guide the party through the story. It was also during this time that one of the characters had died also and been replaced by a new character. Within minutes of ...
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How common is homosexuality in the Forgotten Realms?
For whatever roleplaying reason, I've decided that my Male Human Wizard is gay. After an exhausting week of dungeon crawling, he's heading down to the nearest medium to large-sized city for some R&...
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How do I avoid awkwardness or misunderstandings when roleplaying an NPC in a romance?
Our group consists of two couples. One player seems to like romance (which is just fine). This player's character flirted with her husband's character; he played up the fact that his character was not ...
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What do I roll for seduction?
I plan to play a bard who is very seductive, somewhat of a Casanova. Do I roll persuasion, performance or some other skill check to determinate the outcome?
Our game is less dungeon-delving and more ...
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My PCs are getting distracted from the main storyline, focusing on their own ventures instead
Ok, I say PCs... but I actually mean PC.
I am running a 1-player D&D 5e game for a friend (let's call her Jane), as a way of introducing them to the game. It was only meant to be a "non-canon", ...
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