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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.

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Mutants & Masterminds Gamemaster Screen

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Mutants & Masterminds Gamemaster Screen Publisher: Green Ronin Series: Mutants and Masterminds: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, April 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 My main concern with GM screens is that the side the players see doesn’t always help the GM. I remember playing […]

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Mindscapes: Beasts of the Id

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Mindscapes: Beasts of the IdPublisher: Malhavoc Press Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 13th, April 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ]Total Score: 15Average Score: 7.50 Mindscapes: Beasts of the Id is short, sharp and to the point. The Beasts of the Id are supplemental to the Bruce Cordell’s Malhavoc Press Mindscapes psionic supplement. […]

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The Avatar’s Handbook

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Avatar’s Handbook Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, April 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Don’t try this at home (or in your local store). If you rip every page out of a copy of The Avatar’s Handbook, shuffle […]

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Ythrek

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: YthrekPublisher: BTRC Series: EABAReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 12th, April 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ]Total Score: 7Average Score: 7.00 Okay. Be fair to Ythrek; even if a PDF is set up to be as annoying as possible it’s often easy to fix. In this case, in Acrobat, go to the View menu and move […]

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Encyclopaedia Arcane: Crossbreeding

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: CrossbreedingPublisher: Mongoose PublishingSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 1st, April 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ]Total Score: 18Average Score: 6.00 Crossbreeding: Flesh and Blood starts to move the emphasis from the “arcane” to the “encyclopaedia” in Mongoose’s Encyclopaedia Arcane series. The last half of the book is a bestiary, an encyclopaedia if you […]

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EABA

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Game: EABAPublisher: BTRC Series: EABAReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 31st, March 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 17Average Score: 5.67 EABA – the End All, Be All of roleplaying systems. No, not really, the day someone writes that is the day I spontaneously combust. EABA is rather good though. Right at the start of […]

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The Complete Guide to Treants

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Complete Guide to TreantsPublisher: Goodman Games Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 28th, March 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 8Average Score: 8.00 As a rule, I try not to check out what other reviewers are saying about a product before I’ve made my own mind up. I think it’s best to […]

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Undiscovered Quests & Adventures, Issue #3

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Undiscovered Quests & Adventures, Issue #3 Publisher: Eilfin Publishing Series: Undiscovered Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 27th, March 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10   [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 5.00 Way-hay! Eilfin‘s PDF editor must have gone up a character level. There are a bunch of new and worthwhile features in issue […]

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Idylls of the Rat King

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Idylls of the Rat King Publisher: Goodman Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 26th, March 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 21 Average Score: 7.00 “Remember the golden days of role playing, when adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be killed, and the finale of every […]

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Atomik Grimoire

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Atomik GrimoirePublisher: Atomik Vortex StudioSeries: genericReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 25th, March 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ]Total Score: 7Average Score: 7.00 Stay with me. Atomik Grimoire is a supplemental add-on for Atomik Magick. Atomik Magick is a generic add-on that requires the Atomik Add-On Booklet. The Add-On Booklet is free, Atomik Magick isn’t. These […]

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