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 […]
GameWyrd Graveyard
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.
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 […]
Weird GameWyrd Game Awards Wyrd Winners 2005
These results are really really late! They’re late! What can we say? We? There’s only one of us (shush Smeagol) and the Wyrdmaster was ambushed by RealLife™ (failed saving throw). What does this mean? There were an extra day or two of votes and then a big delay as the database sat idle. Fear not, […]
Weird GameWyrd Game Awards Wyrd Winners 2004
Voting is over and the results are in. Ladies, gentlemen, orcs and elves, we have our Wyrd Winners! Competition was fierce; we had several thousand votes and in some cases the winners in the most competitive categories won by only a handful of votes! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time out to vote. […]
Weird GameWyrd Game Awards Wyrd Winners 2003
Huzzah and Bravo to the Wyrd Winners! So-close to the runners up. So close, in fact, that after writing this introduction but before putting this page live the Wyrdmaster is going to re-count the votes just to be sure. Votes? Votes! 4, 771 votes! Thanks to the RPG internet community for making the Weird GameWyrd […]
Fantasy Sagas: Player’s Guidebook
Game: Fantasy Sagas: Player’s Guidebook Publisher: Ironwood Omnimedia Company LLC Series: fantasy saga system Reviewer: area_51_games Review Dated: 2nd, May 2007 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 17 Average Score: 8.50 Review article for the FANTASY SAGAS PRODUCT LINE! By Christopher L House Wednesday, May 02, 2007 First Book: Fantasy Sagas: […]
