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The Player Character has overcome incredible odds, defeated mighty enemies, righted wrongs and punished the wicked, and even fetched the [Blue Book] from the top shelf! But none prepared him/her for... the Match Maker Quest! The Match Maker Quest is usually a necessary middle link in a Chain of Deals, and almost always rewards you by dropping some unique love themed loot. Hey, who cares if the +5 Vorpal Sword is pink and fills the air with Heart Symbols? Headless bodies won't complain! Isn't it amazing how RPG's manage to make even love reward you with implements of violence?

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  • The Player Character has overcome incredible odds, defeated mighty enemies, righted wrongs and punished the wicked, and even fetched the [Blue Book] from the top shelf! But none prepared him/her for... the Match Maker Quest! The Match Maker Quest is usually a necessary middle link in a Chain of Deals, and almost always rewards you by dropping some unique love themed loot. Hey, who cares if the +5 Vorpal Sword is pink and fills the air with Heart Symbols? Headless bodies won't complain! Isn't it amazing how RPG's manage to make even love reward you with implements of violence?
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  • The Player Character has overcome incredible odds, defeated mighty enemies, righted wrongs and punished the wicked, and even fetched the [Blue Book] from the top shelf! But none prepared him/her for... the Match Maker Quest! An NPC (or three) are down on their luck in the love department, and can't seem to get that special someone to notice them. They're so desperate and mopey and (a)pathetically resigned to their doomed loveless future that they will spill their guts about these troubles to the first stranger to cross their paths (That means you). Rather than find a solution themselves, they will ask you to do something for them, usually involving a Fetch Quest for some engagement gift, Impossible Task, or plain old bling to impress their potential partner. Other times, it suffices for you to use your prodigious dialogue screen channeled charisma to convince their intended to love them back. Occasionally, the match is already made and the quest centers on solving some other difficulty, like getting the parents to let them marry, gathering wedding materials, a dowry, or helping them set up a life for themselves. Depending on the game, you may find yourself in this situation so often you practically become The Matchmaker and end up fixing everyone's love life. If you're lucky, the game developers won't forget to give the Player Character his/her own Romance Sidequest. Of course, some developers like to play with this trope and include options for you to sabotage this burgeoning love or outright steal them from the quest giver. The Match Maker Quest is usually a necessary middle link in a Chain of Deals, and almost always rewards you by dropping some unique love themed loot. Hey, who cares if the +5 Vorpal Sword is pink and fills the air with Heart Symbols? Headless bodies won't complain! Isn't it amazing how RPG's manage to make even love reward you with implements of violence? See also the closely related, more generalised trope Sidequest Sidestory. Examples of Match Maker Quest include:
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