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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewLifeForm" data-source="post: 405228" data-attributes="member: 7811">I have a situation I was wondering if anyone can help me with. In my current D&D game (heck, in all my D&D games) I need to add romantic angst at the request of one of my players...my wife. Now, it's not that I've never had angst in my campaigns, it's just that I'm not very good at adding it in on a regular basis.Truth be told, I don't really enjoy it or understand it in terms of literature or use in a fanstasy campaign's story. I usually look at an "angsty" situation and wonder why the characters involved, intelligent and perceptive enough to figure out the mad wizard's plot, are jumping to conclusions when it comes to romance. I perceive the angst as resulting from a misunderstanding or miscommunication, but I often don't remember to have my NPCs be what I think of as "thoughtless enough". Most of the time the romantically involved NPC, if they are generally very intelligent, reasons out that they misunderstood something and confronts the PC directly. This makes sense...but I understand it kills the angst.Can anyone recommend a way I can brush up on my portrayal of romantic angst? Are there any well done pieces of Fantasy fiction that showcase this? How much does romance place a part in your campaigns?Thanks in advance,NewLifeFormWhere No One Has Gone Before...</blockquote>