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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barastrondo" data-source="post: 5287111" data-attributes="member: 3820">At present my most long-running PC has a long and largely off-camera history of falling for a "good girl," getting his heart broken, falling in with a psycho "bad girl" on the rebound, fleeing the relationship when it got too messed-up, and so on. I was actually surprised when the DM brought in his most recent psycho ex-girlfriend (and since he's a tiefling from Sigil, his ex has more than a little infernal blood herself). As a result, although he's trying very hard to break the cycle, it's easy to see him relapsing one way or another. (It was not a surprise when he wound up dominated by a succubus for half an evening recently.) He would probably fall hardest for a girl who embodied the strengths of both the "types" he's attracted to: sane and caring, but also playful and spicy. Speaking from the perspective of a GM who's often providing romantic subplots, I've noted that female PCs have a penchant for becoming interested in NPCs I never actually thought of as romantic interests: rather, I simply build NPCs I find interesting and dynamic, and then I am startled when they pop up as potential romantic targets. The stoic-but-virtuous type is especially popular, I note; the female players I game with tend to like a guy with a touch of Batman.It really depends on the player, though. One guy enjoys romantic subplots, but he seems to like them as a way to instigate interesting stories. He loves stuff like love triangles or a PC that is trying to marry someone with strong military might. Another is romance-agnostic. It's difficult for me to determine trends that could apply beyond the individuals involved.</blockquote>

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