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Welcome to the GameWyrd archives. This section is a special look back into the history of Geek Native, as GameWyrd was the original site that started it all. As one of the first TTRPG review sites online, its content represents a foundational piece of both our own story and the broader history of tabletop gaming culture.

Here you can explore the preserved content from that pioneering era, sorted into its original sections. Delve into the historic discussions in Echoes, read the final thoughts in Famous Last Words, uncover lost gems in The Lost Archives, look back at the quirky Weird Awards, and browse through the classic Wyrd Reviews that started our journey.

Short film: Cursed

November 2, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cursed is a short animation by Merel van den Broek and Nicole Derksen. Made as a graduation film at the University of the Arts in Utrecht in 2014 it tells the story of a powerful villain who takes a break from bringing chaos and doing evil while she harbours a crush on a hero. What […]

Filed Under: GameWyrd Tagged With: animation, fantasy, short film

Is it funny when they die? Roleplayers’ famous last words

January 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“What a useless scroll. It just says HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR over and over again…” “Hey you! Bitch queen of the spiders!” These comic strips are from Geek Native’s 10 week long famous last words Friday. These quotes come from the famous last words archive from GameWyrd which dates back to 2003 and a user generated […]

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, humour, v shane

Famous Last Words: Dude, your sister…

January 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is the tenth and the final offering for Famous Last Words Friday. Hope you’ve had a chuckle at all the things characters have said just before they suddenly reached hit points zero. Or, in this case, things players have said just before their character suddenly died. For some reason.  < Previous stripFamous Last WordsLast […]

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, princess leia, star wars, v shane

Famous Last Words: Hey you!

December 28, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

 < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    “Hey you! bitch queen of the spiders!” Have you any famous last words from one of your gaming groups? Silly things that players might regret having said?

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, humour, v shane

Famous Last Words: Actually, chainsaws…

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

 < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    “Actually chainsaws make fairly clumsy weapons.” Cast your eye over the other Famous Last Words Friday pieces but know that this one is special. This Famous Last Words goes live on the day some worry might be the end of the world thanks to the Mayan calendar […]

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane, weapons

Famous Last Words Friday: Stormtroopers can’t hit…

December 7, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

 < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    Stormtroopers can’t hit wampa at this dist… Our Famous Last Words Friday series isn’t all fantasy – we’ve got some of the most famous and funny last words ever uttered in sci-fi roleplaying games too.

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, humour, sci-fi, star wars, stormtroopers

Famous Last Words Friday: Hastur

November 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

 < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    “What a useless scroll. It just says, HASTUR HASTUR HASTUR over and over again…” Fan of the series? Check out the other Famous Last Words Friday panels.

Filed Under: Comics, Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane

Famous Last Words Friday: What happens if…

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Thanks to a late night stint by V Shane our weekly series of Famous Last Words continues! Behold!  < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    I wonder what would happen if I poked him… We’re five into the series so far. Do you have a favourite?

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane

Famous Last Words Friday: Don’t Worry

November 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today is Friday! Hurrah! This means you can review our growing collection of Famous Last Words art from talented V Shane or be old school check out the old collection.  < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    Oh don’t worry – the poisonous ones have orange stripes

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane

Famous Last Words Friday: I Said Cast Fireball

November 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

It’s our third Famous Last Words Friday so there’s two other cartoons to check out. This one, though, is one of my personal favourites.  < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    I can just hear a player I know insisting, angrily; I didn’t ask how big the room was, I said cast fireball!

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane

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