Culture
Column: Nocked! Refreshes the Legend of Robin Hood
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There is an undeniable overlap between the Pagan community and those who love video games, fantasy and science fiction stories, mythology, and role-playing games. Often, it seems like the more of those elements one can work into a product, the better. Earlier this year, game designer and self-published science fiction author Andrew Schneider stepped directly into that zone when he published Nocked!, a text-based choose-your-own-adventure style RPG, for for the iOS mobile platform. Based on the legends of Robin Hood, Nocked! immerses its players in the story of Robin and his merry men from the very beginning of the legend, allowing each player to begin Robin’s story, build the legendary thief into the cultural hero he became, and take on the Sheriff of Nottingham and other Sherwood residents in a battle of wits, resources, and arms. Set against a rich backdrop of mystical and medieval styled artwork, Nocked!