Game: Book of Vile Darkness Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 12th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 37 Average Score: 4.62 It’s not vile but it’s not especially good either. The Book of Vile Darkness was doomed to crumble under the weight of […]
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Encyclopaedia Arcane: Illusionism
Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Illusionism Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 9th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Smoke and Mirrors is the sub-title for the Encyclopaedia Arcane: Illusionism. It’s an ambitious book with three spell lists and three different sets of feats tucked […]
Monster Manual II
Game: Monster Manual II Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 9th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 73 Average Score: 7.30 The Monster Manual II has only just (4th Nov) been released here in Europe. It’s been out in America for months. If I […]
The Witch’s Handbook
Game: The Witch’s Handbook Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 9th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The Witch’s Handbook is the current offering from Green Ronin‘s Master Class series. This time round we see a Witch class as a core class and […]
Arsenal
Game: ArsenalPublisher: Perpetrated PressSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 9th, November 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ]Total Score: 8Average Score: 8.00 Arsenal is a strange book. Despite the previews from Perpetrated Press I wasn’t sure what to expect from the book but I had a hunch it would be something different. We’ve had books filled […]
Russian Roulette
Game: Russian RoulettePublisher: Mongoose PublishingSeries: Judge Dredd: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 8th, November 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ]Total Score: 5Average Score: 5.00 Russian Roulette is the second of the three-part Kazan Gambit scenario set for Judge Dredd. As with the first book, it’s 32 pages long and comes in at just under $10. […]
The Sleeping Kin
Game: The Sleeping Kin Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: Judge Dredd: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 The Sleeping Kin is the first of three scenarios in the Kazan Gambit Trilogy for the Judge Dredd d20 RPG from Mongoose […]
The Complete Guide to Drow
Game: The Complete Guide to Drow Publisher: Natural 20 Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 17 Average Score: 5.67 Hmm. The Complete Guide to Drow has a shaky start. I found myself turning to page 86 of the Monster Manual […]
Guildcraft
Game: Guildcraft Publisher: Bastion Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 1st, November 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Guilds. Those fantasy stalwarts. Stalwart and yet usually so annoying that they’re not worth the bother. In my experience Guilds have been deployed as a poor […]
Power Classes: Noble
Game: Power Classes: Noble Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 31st, October 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 “Noble” is a class in its own right. Sure, you could encounter nobles who are also wizards, nobles who are clerics, warriors or perhaps even […]
