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The Mongoose Pocket Player’s Handbook

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: The Mongoose Pocket Player’s HandbookPublisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20Reviewer: migoReview Dated: 2nd, March 2005Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 8Average Score: 8.00 This review originally appeared on RPG.net The Mongoose Pocket Player’s Handbook is as the name suggests a pocket-sized Player’s Handbook. While the product uses the OGL symbol on it, […]

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Grimm

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Grimm Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Series: Horizon Reviewer: migo Review Dated: 2nd, March 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10   [ Breathtaking ] Total Score: 12 Average Score: 6.00 This review originally appeared on RPG.net Grimm is a d20 setting part of Fantasy Flight Games’ Horizon line. It’s self-contained and only needs the 3 Core books. […]

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Tribes of Mother Night

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Tribes of Mother Night Publisher: Flying Mice LLC Series: F20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 27th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The Tribes of Mother Night are shape-shifters. They are the Ekhaet and share the world with the Haeloti. In the beginning there was Darkness […]

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Mutatis Mutandis: Minigame issue #3

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Mutatis Mutandis: Minigame issue #3 Publisher: Valent Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 26th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 21 Average Score: 7.00 Mutatis Mutandis is the third minigame magazine from Valent Games. The downside to GameWyrd being snowed under and months behind in reviews is […]

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F.A.T.A.L.

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer 6 Comments

Readers’ Note: The following is a user submitted review – spelling errors and all – which was submitted to GameWyrd in 2005. GameWyrd was later replaced by Geek Native and this review came with the site. There is a copy of the F.A.T.A.L RPG here (some readers report major browser slowdowns). This review is kept […]

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Emerging Forms – Rin

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Emerging Forms – Rin Publisher: Primal Urge Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10   [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 5.00 With Emerging Forms – Rin we return to the series from Primal Urge Games which sets out to break the mold for d20 […]

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Bulldogs!

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Bulldogs! Publisher: Galileo Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Bulldogs! is a Sci-Fi RPG which uses the d20 fantasy core set. From the outset this puts Bulldogs! at odds with d20 Future. Bulldogs! hit the shelves […]

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RealmQuest

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: RealmQuestPublisher: Fantasy Makers Industries Series: TalariusReviewer: seanstoneReview Dated: 22nd, February 2005Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 30Average Score: 6.00 Legends of Kralis ReviewI am new to the world of writing reviews, at least writing reviews on role-playing games. Yet, I am very excited to write my first review on role-playing games […]

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The Cavalier’s Handbook

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Cavalier’s Handbook Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 20th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10   [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 5.00 This is a review of The Cavalier’s Handbook from Green Ronin. A Cavalier is typically a mounted warrior, a fighter on a horse (or a […]

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The Verdant World: a Handbook to the Green

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: The Verdant World: a Handbook to the Green Publisher: A New Arcadia Series: d20 Reviewer: Kinslayer Review Dated: 12th, February 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 The Verdant World A Handbook to the Green By: A New Arcadia http://www.anewarcadia.com/ Written by Brendan McGuigan This is […]

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