[url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouAllMeetInAnInn]You all meet in an inn.[/url]

Probably one of the most traditional roleplaying elements: the fact that the player-characters just happen to meet one another within an inn, tavern, bar, what have you. It's cliche, probably used up, and the least exciting way to start a roleplay. But it is my [i]favorite[/i] way to start a roleplay. the idea of a bunch of people drinking at the local tavern before agreeing to team up and go off to do something always made me feel better about the roleplay; call me old-fashioned.

But I've always wondered... what sort of stuff would realistically cause a group of random strangers to suddenly decide "better team up"? Just tell me what you think.