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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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The Quintessential Paladin

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Quintessential Paladin Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 6th, February 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 It says at the start of the Character Concepts chapter that at first sight the Paladin appears to be a narrow class. It says at the […]

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Plot and Poison

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Plot and Poison Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 30th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 What slander. “People play to have fun, engage their minds, and socialize; moral arguments can ruin this and destroy the suspension of disbelief necessary for […]

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Heroes of High Favor: Elves

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Heroes of High Favor: ElvesPublisher: Badaxe Games Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 28th, January 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ]Total Score: 7Average Score: 7.00 The hobby needs another elf racebook as much as it needs a wizard class book. Welcome to Heroes of High Favor: Elves. If you know the Heroes of High Favor […]

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The Second World Sourcebook

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Second World Sourcebook Publisher: Second World Simulations Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 27th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10   [ Something special ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 I’m in two minds about this book and that seems rather appropriate for a sourcebook designed to let you play in two worlds. […]

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In the Depths of BlackWater

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: In the Depths of BlackWater Publisher: Philip J Reed Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 22nd, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 4/10   [ Just shy of the mark ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 2.50 It’s a brave attempt. In the Depths of Blackwater is an adventure setting with adventure seeds. It’s trying not […]

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Blood and Space

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Blood and SpacePublisher: RPGObjects Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 20th, January 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ]Total Score: 8Average Score: 8.00 Blood and Space is all about spaceships. It’s all about building and staffing your spaceship, about equipping it with the best in computers and defences and dodging around planets and gravity wells […]

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The Kandris Seal

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Kandris Seal Publisher: Hart-Felt Production Series: Hero Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 18th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 If you have a copy of the fifth edition Hero rulebook then you know this sentence is a lie. There is no such book. The […]

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Construct Mechanus

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Construct Mechanus Publisher: Philip J Reed Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 15th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Construct Mechanus lets you have a construct as a player character. Well, nearly. You can have a Mechanus as a player character and that is a […]

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Musical Mistresses

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Musical Mistresses Publisher: Seraphim Guard Series: HeartQuest Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Musical Mistresses is a set of adventures designed for us with HeartQuest. This review will contain spoilers. Reviews of adventures always do. Musical Mistresses is […]

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101 Mundane Treasures

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: 101 Mundane Treasures Publisher: Philip J Reed Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10   [ On the ball ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 4.00 101 Mundane Treasures gets off to a magical start. In between downloading the product and starting the review I received a free upgrade. […]

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