Ballad of the Longbow

Ballad of the Longbow is a role playing game inspired by stories of Robin Hood, Wilhelm Tell and Jens Langkniv. Select your role from a number of recognizable roles from media and literature, such as the knight, the clergy, the forester and the veteran, then work to overthrow the evil villain that is terrorizing the land. Characters can be created in minutes by selecting a type and assigning an array of skills as you see fit. The default game style is heroic adventure, while still retaining a grounding in realism. One-hit kills on player characters are impossible, but you should still wear a coat of mail if you are getting into a scrap. GM tools include reaction roll tables, guidelines for building simple to use NPC’s that fit on index cards, special villain skills like being able to turn a chance encounter into a cunning ambush and more. A selection of optional rules and GM’ing guidelines rounds out the game book, helping you both understand the game as it is intended to be played and tweak it to your liking. Ballad of the Longbow uses straight forward rules and a recognizable game setting to give you a game that is easy to run and which players can pick up very quickly. --Publisher's description