Game: Forbidden Arcana: Burning Spellbooks Publisher: Ronin Arts Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 5th, October 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 It’s all about value for money, or time versus effort, I suppose. I think Forbidden Arcana: Burning Spellbooks represents pretty good value for money. The […]
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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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Skull & Bones
Game: Skull & BonesPublisher: Green RoninSeries: Skull and Bones: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 5th, October 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ]Total Score: 10Average Score: 5.00 I was really looking forward to Skull & Bones. This tends to doom the book. My expectations are generally high, too high, and this is enough to take the […]
A Question of Honor: A Guidebook to Knights
Game: A Question of Honor: A Guidebook to KnightsPublisher: Alea Publishing GroupSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 27th, September 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ]Total Score: 6Average Score: 6.00 The Alea Publishing Group are one of the new generations of d20 publishers to spring up. They don’t have a 3.0 edition legacy nor do […]
Dreamwalker d20: Modern Day Roleplaying in the Land of Dreams
Game: Dreamwalker d20: Modern Day Roleplaying in the Land of Dreams Publisher: Dreamwalker Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 25th, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Humanity is under attack. This is another RPG that’s been converted to the d20 system. Soulless and hive-minded… Oh […]
Terrors of the Twisted Earth
Game: Terrors of the Twisted Earth Publisher: RPGObjects Series: Darwin’s World 2: d20 modern Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 22nd, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 This issue of Terrors of the Twisted Earth shows how clever PDF publishers can be. RPGObjects are especially good at […]
The Everlasting: Book of the Fantastical
Game: The Everlasting: Book of the Fantastical Publisher: Visionary Entertainment Studio Series: The Everlasting Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 21st, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 50 Average Score: 7.14 There’s a warning in the first pages of the book; this is a roleplaying game, it isn’t real, don’t […]
Modern GM Screen
Game: Modern GM Screen Publisher: Green Ronin Series: D20 Modern Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 19th, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 5.00 Let’s look at this GM screen. $20 is too much for a three paged screen, with misaligned tables and an adventure based around an […]
Gaming Frontiers: 5
Game: Gaming Frontiers: 5 Publisher: United Playtest Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 18th, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Wow, what a come back. The first Gaming Frontiers was something special. I remember thinking of it in terms of being more of a book […]
Juggernauts
Game: Juggernauts Publisher: Collision Entertainment Design Series: none Reviewer: Kinslayer Review Dated: 18th, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 For this review, the things that you may find less than favourable will be covered first, followed by the better features. Hopefully, this will leave […]
The Taverner’s Trusty Tome
Game: The Taverner’s Trusty Tome Publisher: E.N. Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 16th, September 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 3.50 The Taverner’s Trusty Tome is one of those RPG supplements I’d probably never buy as a book; unless it was a joke gift […]
