In my continuing quest to write for every web site in existence, I've started a series on role-playing over at hubpages.com. The series will be geared towards new gamers, but will get into more advanced role-playing disucssions as time goes on.

Role-playing games (RPGs) have been around since the 1970s, and at this point most people are familiar with them even if they don't know precisely how they're played. When most people think of tabletop role-playing, they think of Dungeons & Dragons, the oldest and most popular RPG on the market, and imagine a bunch of geeks sitting around a table in viking helmets rolling funny dice, eating Cheetos, and quoting Monty Python. While the hobby's image as an activity engaged in by socially awkward misfits can be disturbingly accurate, RPGs can also be a fun diversion for normal, well-adjusted people.

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n the past month, I've had Robin Hood on the brain. I've been toying with the idea of doing some sort of Robin Hood supplement for QAGS for several months now, so when I found a copy of J.C. Holt's book, Robin Hood, which attempts to find the historical Robin by tracing the character's literary history, I bought a copy. I've also been watching the second season of the recent BBC Robin Hood series starring Jonas Armstrong, which is lots of fun despite (and occasionally because of) it's quirks. Last but not least, I went to see a Ridley Scott movie starring Russell Crowe that is called Robin Hood but doesn't actually seem to be about Robin Hood. Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the fact that characters like Robin Hood change over time, but certain core aspects of the character need to remain. Otherwise, the character ceases to be a character in any meaningful way. As a public service to Ridley Scott, here are The Rules of a Robin Hood story.

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