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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.

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Modern Heroes: Martial Avengers

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Modern Heroes: Martial AvengersPublisher: Malladin’s Gate Series: D20 ModernReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 15th, April 2004Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 8Average Score: 8.00 It looks like a movie poster. “Modern Heroes: Martial Avengers. MALLADIN’S GATE PRESS presents a D20 MODERN supplement, a NIGEL MCCLELLAND production.” The front cover is bound to get […]

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Iron Gauntlets: Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Iron Gauntlets: Heroic Fantasy Roleplaying Publisher: Politically Incorrect Games Series: Iron Gauntlets Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 I’m used to games like this popping up every now and then – but I’m not used to them being fantasy […]

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Synergy Artifacts

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Synergy Artifacts Publisher: The Le Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Kinslayer Review Dated: 12th, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Synergy Artifacts By The Le Games Cost: $5.00 USD Available at www.rpgnow.com Synergy Artifacts is a collection of unique magical devices for d20 fantasy characters. The […]

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octaNe

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: octaNe Publisher: Memento Mori Theatricks Series: octaNe Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10   [ Something special ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 Okay. octaNe has been around for a while and GameWyrd struggles to keep up with the flow of new releases – but sometimes a game is […]

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Arthurian Campaign Guide

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Game: Arthurian Campaign Guide Publisher: RPGObjects Series: Legends of Excalibur: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 5th, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 The Arthurian Campaign Guide is the second part of the Legends of Excalibur bundle from RPGObjects. The first half – yet entirely […]

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The Primer of Practical Magic

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: The Primer of Practical Magic Publisher: Pelgrane Press Series: The Dying Earth Reviewer: Maelstrom Review Dated: 1st, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 14 Average Score: 7.00 Review of Primer of Practical Magic Published by Pelgrane Press PEL009 Author: Jeanry Chandler Reviewer: Eddy Lara The Primer of Practical Magic […]

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Knight’s Handbook

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Knight’s Handbook Publisher: RPGObjects Series: Legends of Excalibur: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 30th, March 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 “Welcome to an England that never was,” begins RPGObject’s Legends of Excalibur. It’s a good start. It conjures up the myth and magic I always […]

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Promised Sands

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Promised Sands Publisher: Impressions Advertising & Marketing Series: Promised Sands Reviewer: Brain Review Dated: 7th, March 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Lawrence of Arabia meets a dark world of fantasy. It is a twisted universe where you bite your teeth to ignore the pain […]

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The Quintessential Fighter II

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Quintessential Fighter II Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 25th, February 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 This isn’t just a review of the second Quintessential Fighter, oh no, this is a review of The Quintessential Fighter II … Book One. There […]

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Dice and Dramatics

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Dice and Dramatics Publisher: Ultramyth Design Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 22nd, February 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 There can be a lot of snobbery amongst gamers. There are some gamers who’d freely mock the “roleplaying” abilities of the average d20 gamer (or […]

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