Just Pick someone they know from the start and let him/her be present in different ways. And let the idea of this person being somewhere be a major Draw for the lovesick PC. -2 on initiative and perception is bad but there are plenty of traits that Can be worth it.
But then I am universally acknowledged by all who know me as an evil bastard...
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Oh, I can think of a way the drawback could work in Reign of Winter, although it assumes the player doesn't have to start out with a character to be lovesick over.
"But Mr. Bubbbles!" You might say, "Greta is in book 2! That's a whole 4+ levels away from book 1!" To which I say yes, yes it is! The PC doesn't need a specific love interest right from the onset, just the panging in his heart that says "I need someone in my life." In short, this means he will be suffering from the drawback for most of the AP until you guys meet that wily winter wolf waifu. This may seem unfair, but I'm sure most people here would agree that a flat -2 to Initiative and Perception for 4-5 levels is worth it if you're guaranteed to find mutual love with a beautiful, vicious silver-haired woman that can become an ice-spewing wolf-shaped killing machine at will.
If that's still too much, just have him get temporary "love interests" (read: Infatuation, maybe with Nadya?) that goes away after a couple days.
Hello all,
I am starting Reign of Winter soon, and one PC has the lovesick drawback. This one is really vexing me; has anyone used this before? Is there a good way to tie it to the AP? How can I use it so it's a penalty, but not one all the time?
Its a tough one. There are all sorts of love options that can travel with the party starting with half way through the first module, but not really from the starting place.
You could tell the player there is an option coming up and wait for it.
This is actually a great idea! I'm only about 2/3 of the way reading through book 1, so I'm skipping ahead to see if this will work, thank you very much for the idea!Hello all,
I am starting Reign of Winter soon, and one PC has the lovesick drawback. This one is really vexing me; has anyone used this before? Is there a good way to tie it to the AP? How can I use it so it's a penalty, but not one all the time?
Its a tough one. There are all sorts of love options that can travel with the party starting with half way through the first module, but not really from the starting place.
You could tell the player there is an option coming up and wait for it.
The question now is which woman you're going to hook the player up with, since like I can think of three characters that are straight up said to be "available and open to romance."
Personally I'd tell him to look out for the previously mentioned (in my last post at least) woman from Book 2, but in the end it's based on who the player decides is right for the character first. Can't hurt to warn him the first available choice isn't the last, though.
i disagree, there are plenty of love interests without resorting to Wooing a Winter Wolf, no matter what form they're in
Please, she's a winter wolf that wants to become a winter woman!
dude,
or think outside the box with Nazahena, she's a smart lady, she might not want to sink with Elvanna and Co. plus she's finally got that taldan chain off her neck with his smelly goat (ALL male goats are horribly smelly)
Fun stuff:)
in all seriousness, tho you forget Jairess Sonn from book 1, she's a catch and isn't evil, or a wolf:)
Plenty of adventurer appropriate options in the first two books.
Lonely widowed mom ranger and capable businesswoman.
Forlarren foreigner with a cold heart might want to worm her way into the heroes' confidences long term to be in position to eventually betray them or free her own heart.
Barbarian Sorcerer adversary with second thoughts now that she knows who killed her grand-dragon.
Air Maiden who is just with the bad guys for the rookery.
Book 2
Woodwife who lost her husband to a troll and wants a replacement.
Gate guard on the prowl for a mate.
Secret agent bath house woman with a heart and magical cleric mace of gold.
Chelaxian opera bard in need of rescuing.
Polyamorous relationship potential there as well.
Aloof dawn piper of the air looking for a fey affair?