It is a time of hardship and oppression in Merry England. The just King Richard is held hostage in Austria, and in his stead rules his brother, Prince John. The regent has usurped the throne and delights in his excesses of power- raising taxes to line his own coffers and those of his cronies, jailing those who might disagree and revoking the titles of nobles who feel any obligation to the common people. Misery and darkness rules over the land.

In Nottingham, the situation is especially dire. The Sheriff of Nottingham is especially talented at squeezing the locals dry, leaving them hardly enough money to survive. The minor noble Robert of Loxley has just returned from fighting in the Holy Land, only to find his title and lands stolen away and given to Prince John's crony the Sheriff. Incensed at the theft and the harsh treatment of his subjects, he has gathered several like-minded yeomen to him and taken to Sherwood Forest, there to plot how best to relieve the suffering poor and return the rightful king to the throne- all the while evading the Sheriff and his men.

This is your story.

Robin Hood! The name evokes the hiss of arrows, manly laughter, tales of daring and courage. In this RP you will play as one of the Merry Men, Robin's handpicked band of followers. You're free to use one of the standard characters of legend, such as Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, or Alan-a-Dale; or you can make an entirely new character to rob from the rich and give to the poor. Many things might lead someone to join up, perhaps you were a criminal already or maybe you are a little more high-minded.

This is NOT based on any particular book, movie, or television show, this is only intended to be a broad retelling of the Robin Hood mythos.

Additionally, this RP will have an episodic format. We will focus on one caper or adventure at a time, referred to here as ballads. Therefore, it's easy for someone to drop out briefly or a new character to be introduced- just wait for the next ballad to start.



RULES

As the GM, my word is law. That said, happy to discuss things with people.

Please post all character sheets in the CS section for review.

Be civil to one another.

Cut loose, have some fun!

I saw this on the home page and it really caught my interest, I hope you don't mind me dropping in a CS for a chance to partake!

Not at all!

Marian looks great, by the way, accepted.

Fantastic! She's flexible in character attitude I don't have anything set in stone yet!

I look forward to doing this!!
Thank you for accepting me!
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-gives cookies-

Writing up my character sheet! Question how long has Prince John been making everyone life hell, and how long ago was Robinhoods band started up?

Good question. This unpleasantness is fairly recent- John only took power about six months back, and Robin Hood fled to Sherwood Forest about a month ago. They're not yet recognized as a serious threat. John has a very long to-do list and the Merry Men are currently pretty low on it.

Wow, that's quite an extensive backstory for Matilda. Accepted, of course.

A huntsman and a wrestleman, eh? Both are accepted.

It seems both Teagan and Ismael spend quite a bit of time in the forest, perhaps they've met before?

Would you be against Matilda and Marian knowing each other? In some form or another?

It seems both Teagan and Ismael spend quite a bit of time in the forest, perhaps they've met before?

Sounds reasonable. Although Ismael probably wouldn't have spoken to him much.

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Sounds reasonable. Although Ismael probably wouldn't have spoken to him much.

I gathered as much. Teagan is quite talkative though, it could be an interesting relationship.

Ismael would probably just stand there and listen to him talk away.

Maybe he'd even like having someone so outgoing and chatty around

That way he doesn't feel like he needs to give as much input himself

Ismael would probably just stand there and listen to him talk away.

Maybe he'd even like having someone so outgoing and chatty around

That way he doesn't feel like he needs to give as much input himself

And Teagan would probably just enjoy the company, especially from someone else who isn't a typical englishman.

@SinfulSkills Well Matilda has lived in Nottingham for about 4-5 years, so they could totally know each-other. What kinda ideas do you have for them knowing each other, or how they met? I'm just finishing up Matilda's bio. I'll be adding how Matilda has been apart of the robin hood band for about three weeks now. Among other stuff.

I think we have a good crew for a start, I'm just going to shake a few branches and see if we can get together one or two more players.

Anyone have any character arcs they might like to pursue? Feel free to PM me and hash out some ideas.

Out of curiosity is anyone actually playing Robin Hood?

One more things, could I play two characters. I have a good character in mind but a good part of his back story revolves around his twin sister whom he cares for because she's sort of half mad.

I figured on taking control of Robin as a GM. I have no objection to anyone playing him but I think he might be useful as a device for me to drive the plot.

And I'm totally okay with you playing two characters!

I had originally posted my interest but it doesn't look like I'm gonna be able to stick around. Apologies, but best of luck though.

May I join as a female minstrel/bard?