This was written right at the start of 2001. Some of it was useful. Some of it was a shameless ploy to direct readers into a choice that would only benefit me! Me! ME! Muahaha! Nevertheless; despite the mercenary tactics I still find it interesting that GameWyrd was set up to be geeky and a […]
Ride the Riddles: The big list of riddles and answers
Are you looking for an answer to a riddle? Perhaps you’re a Gamemaster or Dungeon Master looking for an ingenious riddle to ask your players. This big list of riddles and answers may be able to help. Ride the Riddles first appeared on a site called GameWyrd. Users could submit their riddles and answers, as […]
Avatar art from Cassandra Gunn
I suspect Cassandra Gunn has one of the best names any artist can hope for! Way back towards the end of GameWyrd’s active life I commissioned Cassandra to do some avatar art and she very kindly agreed. It’s taken this long for the avatars to see the the light of day. To enjoy more Cassandra […]
Latin spell names for D&D 3rd edition
This collection of latin translations for D&D 3rd were first published on GameWyrd in 2002. You do want to add a touch of style to your game, a bit of flare? This archive is for you. The following is list of latin names for Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons spells. Do you want your sinister […]
Istril’s Top Ten Character Creation Tips!
In 2003 the Wyrdling Istril submitted 10 character creation tips. A hot list of character generation tips geared towards those parties who want the excitement of combat mixed in with the drama of roleplaying. The goal here is to create a character that you enjoy playing while actually existing as part of a (fairly) cohesive […]
Avatar art from V Shane
GameWyrd commissioned V Shane to create a small gallery of pictures suitable for forum or IM RPG in 2004. He did well.
Keyboard runes
This was first published on GameWyrd on the 30th May, 2002 The following rune language was devised for the Shifter Sphere on a MUSH. The language had been lost to the local Ratkin but the plot plan was to allow them to rediscover it and because of that the runes were “coded” to be fairly […]
Conpulsion – 2003
A good start is vital. Pick the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day, secure a student union where booze is already incredibly cheap and hold the convention there. Do this in Scotland and be sure to invite lots of Irish gamers too. Oh I know.
Zombies LARP
In this game, zombies must shuffle around – you know, like zombies. They should have their arms out in front of them and moan – you know, like zombies.
You Know Your GM’s Evil When…
One of the most popular features on GameWyrd was the “You Know Your GM’s Evil When…” section. As usual Wyrdlings could submit their own suggestions and vote for how good other people’s suggestions are. The following is the complete and full list. It’s listed in order with the top suggestions after nearly 4 years of […]
