Long Term Relationships

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by RGTraynor

None whatsoever. I don't feel the need to subject character or NPC long term relationships to rule mechanics. Either they're in one or they're not, either they're stable or they're not.

How do you decide whether they're long-term/stable, or not? Ignore all the game-mechanical traits that influence the decision, and go by player skill alone?