That's a possiblity, but that wasn't what I was saying. What Summoner seemed to be suggesting was that they would know each other personally, which seems doubtful as their fields are so different. If James has heard of Okello through his professional papers then so have tens of thousands of others - it isn't a<em>personal</em>connection. I don't have an issue with players developing a background reason so that they do, but I do prefer these reasons to be solid and believable. I like my players to<em>think</em>and put some effort into the game rather than just "They both have 'Dr.' in front of their name, therefore they're friends."<br/><br/>I'm not being negative for the hell of it, I want you guys to enjoy a better RP. And better RPs take work.