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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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Dragon in the Smoke

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Dragon in the Smoke Publisher: Heresy Gaming Series: Victoriana Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 10th, December 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 15 Average Score: 7.50 A successful British RPG publisher once wrote “an unsupported product is a dead product” – or words to that effect. It wasn’t Heresy Gaming. Heresy […]

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En Ferreus Veritas

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Game: En Ferreus Veritas Publisher: Heyoka Studios Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, December 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 “Heyoka Studios rejects all claims of liability associated with acts performed after you read this book. We have no liability for acts performed with, but not […]

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Dystopia

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Dystopia Publisher: Order of the Eight Press Series: RPG Reviewer: Quozl Review Dated: 1st, December 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 4/10   [ Just shy of the mark ] Total Score: 4 Average Score: 4.00 “America: 2155AD – The corporate class has pushed the common man down for far too long. Their overbearing demand for more […]

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Disposable Heroes Paper Minis

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Disposable Heroes Paper Minis Publisher: Politically Incorrect Games Series: generic Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 29th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 I reckon I’m a strange gamer. There’s nothing I like more than a bit of politics, history and complex plotting in my games. I […]

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Quick Shots – Mission File Alpha

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Quick Shots – Mission File Alpha Publisher: E.N. Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 29th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 3.50 Quick Shots: Mission File Alpha is a cost effective collection of encounters from E.N. Publishing. There are 20 encounters, a gun, […]

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Mindshadows

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Game: Mindshadows Publisher: Green Ronin Series: Mindshadows: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 29th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 I was really looking forward to Mindshadows. It wasn’t so much the promise of a psionics heavy campaign world that had whet my appetite but […]

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Macho Women With Guns

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Macho Women With Guns Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 “Macho Women with Guns is a game unconcerned by characterisation, deep and meaningful background or quality and realistic portrayal of a “part”. The aim here […]

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Toybox Lite

August 22, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Toybox Lite Publisher: UncleBear.com Series: Imagination’s Toybox Reviewer: Kinslayer Review Dated: 22nd, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Toybox Lite is the brief teaser to the full Imagination’s Toybox. In its own words it is “the system boiled down to its barest essence.” The […]

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Heroes of High Favor: Halflings

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Heroes of High Favor: Halflings Publisher: Bad Axe Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 20th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The Heroes of High Favor is a d20 series that seems to provoke comments like “You’ll either love the series or hate it” […]

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Next Age Heroes

August 22, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Next Age Heroes Publisher: Black Drink Creations Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 19th, November 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Next Age Heroes is a PDF campaign setting for 3.5 d20 from Black Drink Creations. It’s a big project for a small company. […]

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