The Good stuff.

 I'm not talking full out seduction. Just the normal fglirtations and goofy stuffy with blushing that takes place in real life  showing up in a role playing game.


 Characters eloquently flirting with a young noblewoman Errol Flynn-style.

Instead of sliting the throat of that guard at a starport facility....a female member of the party distracts him by flirting with him a little...while the rest of the group sneaks around.

 Or Heq - a player character proposaes to and then gets married to an NPC  in the campaign.

Any good rules for romance and flirting out there in RPGs??

In one of my past game sessions, the ship's captain was trying to find out some information about where her other crewmemnbers were without being too obvious. Her character is in her 50s.  I rolled for the Imperial Officer's reaction to her questions. He started being friendy ...then mentioned when his shift emnded  and also subtly hinted that he found her attractive. (The guard NPC was in his early 30s)

My player suddenly realized: "Oh God!! he's flirting with me while saying there is only so much he is allowed to tell me and also keep his job." (He did direct her to another route of investigation without violating any of his rules)

 I think she said she would look him up again if she was ever in the Glisten/GLISTEN star system again and he said "I'll look forward to that Ma'am ...very much so. "


Also had a player one time "hit on/make a pass at" an NPC that unbeknownst to him was a lesbian. The other players caught on quiker than he did.

This kind of stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLs2dZ_SqTE&mode=related&search=

How often does that happen in your games? Any good charts or rules for NPC interaction for all of that kind of fun?


- Ed C.

GAAAAAAAAAY!

I don't hit on dudes, dude.  And I don't hit on the ladies at the table out of respect.

Keep the romance in the real world, thanks.  I don't wanna be part of some sweaty dude's creepy fantasies.

Quote from: J ArcaneGAAAAAAAAAY!

I don't hit on dudes, dude.  And I don't hit on the ladies at the table out of respect.

Keep the romance in the real world, thanks.  I don't wanna be part of some sweaty dude's creepy fantasies.

Arcaney :
 CHILL.


 These were Player characters flirting with NPCs.

Also, again,...as a reminder - my game group is 3 women and 1 man as the players....and it sounds like they are more mature at how they handle topics than your usual group is.

- Ed C.

 (again, thats 1 male and 3 females are players at Ed's game table...and they are all over the age of 21. )

Ummm, not having any romance in a game strikes me as pretty juvenile. It happens in my games fairly frequently. Nothing past the American network TV censor's line, mind. Anything happens past that is fade to black, but flirting? Romance? Sure!

-clash

Quote from: Koltar.............................
Also had a player one time "hit on/make a pass at" an NPC that unbeknownst to him was a lesbian. The other players caught on quiker than he did.
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Okay in THAT example, we had 5 players that night. 2 Guys, 3 Gals playing.

He didn't last long as a player for multiple reasons. His work schedule changed...plus two of us thought he was a bit too much of a chauvinist to work out well with the group.


- Ed C.

Quote from: flyingmiceUmmm, not having any romance in a game strikes me as pretty juvenile. It happens in my games fairly frequently. Nothing past the American network TV censor's line, mind. Anything happens past that is fade to black, but flirting? Romance? Sure!

-clash

What the hell is "juvenile" about not wanting to be party to some dude's creepy leers or fantasies?  

If you want romantic fantasies, go buy one of those books on the rack at the supermarket.  Keep it to your damn self.

I don't wanna know about it, and I don't care about it, and I certainly don't want to be a part of it.

Quote from: J ArcaneWhat the hell is "juvenile" about not wanting to be party to some dude's creepy leers or fantasies?  

If you want romantic fantasies, go buy one of those books on the rack at the supermarket.  Keep it to your damn self.

I don't wanna know about it, and I don't care about it, and I certainly don't want to be a part of it.

Whatever.

-clash

Quote from: J ArcaneWhat the hell is "juvenile" about not wanting to be party to some dude's creepy leers or fantasies?  

If you want romantic fantasies, go buy one of those books on the rack at the supermarket.  Keep it to your damn self.

I don't wanna know about it, and I don't care about it, and I certainly don't want to be a part of it.

Well, the total avoidence of it does seem a little juvenile. No one said anthing about having to RP out a romance novel. Most of "rommance" items in my games have been more or less pretty undertone in style, like going after a barmaid and revisiting if we go through town again and that sort of thing. No, we don't go into any great detail either.

Mostly I use it as bait on the GMs hook, so they have more things to throw into the game that mean something to my character.

different strokes for different folks and all that.  some groups don't care for graphic violence & descriptions thereof (so i've heard), so some may not care for  the other side of things as well.  

there was plenty of sex in our games when we were younger.  maybe the odd innuendo these days, but not much.  "romance" is a big meh.  the carnage part of gaming-escapism appeals to us much more

I want a back rub story!

Quote from: SettembriniI want a back rub story!

 Didn't have one "in-game" .

 Years ago, had a game so good that one player lingered afterwards ans she gave me a really good  back rub and then......

...you are going to marry her, no?

We've had a fair amount of mariages in our games. More 'Lady of the Castle' than 'you meet a barmaid' though. Takes a back seat to normal adventuring and gains no more attention than a couple of fleeting sentences during a session or two.

QuoteWell, the total avoidence of it does seem a little juvenile.

So I guess the countless examples of flim, literature, and television that manage to avoid interjecting hackneyed romantic subplots into the story are also "juvenile" then?  

It's bad enough when the bad romance subplot gets interjected into an action movie, or the pointless fanservice slapped into the middle of an anime for no apparent reason.  Add in the personal fantasy and wish fullfillment elements of roleplaying, not to mention the overwhelming odds that it's either another dude across the table from you, or a woman who's likely a little tired of always being the object of seemingly obligatory leers from her fellow players, and it escalates to a whole new level of creeptastica that I'd rather leave out of my games, thanks.

Quote from: IdiotSo I guess the countless examples of flim, literature, and television that manage to avoid interjecting hackneyed romantic subplots into the story are also "juvenile" then?  

Ok, here's the deal. I'm talking about intentionally avoiding it, meaning if a situation comes up in a game you just avoid it all together instead of taking at as a RPing challenge.

No, not all game,movies books require it to be good but avoinding it is a little dumb.