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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barastrondo" data-source="post: 5288063" data-attributes="member: 3820">Yeah. The most remarkable and accidental chemistry I've seen in a D&D game was when I suggested that the latest guy my wife's tiefling fighter/rogue would be interested in was a priest. Threw her for a loop, but she rolled with it. After a year or so of gameplay, her character had it bad for the priest. We weren't really sure why, but upon analysis he matched several of her strengths, such as a love of swordfighting, a passion for armor and weapons in particular. He also offered non-judgmental stability: the kind of dependable support that was initially there to make him the kind of NPC that wouldn't steal anybody's spotlight, but that in retrospect really provided something her vagabond orphan had been missing her whole life. Interesting. I haven't seen complete opposites attract in that way personally; usually there needs to be several points in common, and then some points of contrast. A necromancer/deathknight pairing I've seen was full of opposites, but both characters also agreed on very fundamental items: fondness for animals, interest in scholarship, a sense of duty. The contrasts often provide things that keep the relationship exciting, but the points in common ensure they always have something to talk about.</blockquote>