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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.

RPG Previews: Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures | Echoes #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Roleplay Previews Warlock of Firetop Mountain Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures Elemental Powers: Religion & Life Of Gods, Men, & Monsters: Darkness Rising The Village of Oester Kethak: City of Lost Souls The Dragon’s Gate Studio Companion: Volume One OGL Horror F*ck This! Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures This is an exclusive sample of Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures from RPGObjects […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, King Arthur, rpgobjects

RPG Previews: Warlock of Firetop Mountain | Echoes #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Roleplay Previews Warlock of Firetop Mountain Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures Elemental Powers: Religion & Life Of Gods, Men, & Monsters: Darkness Rising The Village of Oester Kethak: City of Lost Souls The Dragon’s Gate Studio Companion: Volume One OGL Horror F*ck This! Warlock of Firetop Mountain This is a sample of the d20 adventure version of […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, Fighting Fantasy, Warlock of Firetop Mountain

Greg Porter e-View | Echoes #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This GameWyrd interview first appeared in the RPGNow’s Downloader Monthly This month the free ezine looks at the Nuts and Bolts of the Fudge system, a preview of Usual Suspects for Mean Streets, a closer look at Bluffside and plenty of reviews. GameWyrd’s questions appear in strange blue, Greg’s answers are in typical black. 1) […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: GURPS, Hero System, interview, Shadowrun

Joseph Carriker Jr e-View | Echoes #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Joseph Carriker Jr is a developer for the White Wolf owned Sword and Sorcery Studios. Sword and Sorcery Studioes is perhaps best known for their d20 Scarred Lands fantasy setting but produce other titles such as the Warcraft and Everquest paper RPGs. GameWyrd’s questions appear in strange blue, Joseph ‘s answers are in typical black. […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, interview, Scarred Lands, Steve Kenson, world of darkness

Cyber Nexus v2 | Echoes #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

GameWyrd News Weird GameWyrd Game Awards Cyber Nexus Evil Eye, Treasure Hunt and Mark of Approval Winners Weird GameWyrd Game Awards Another RPG industry award would be boring. We’d be falling asleep. We’d be fed up of hearing who was best of this, best of that and best supporting best thing. By banning the word […]

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Echoes from the Wyrd #16

January 1, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Oh. Arr. Late again. You’ll have to blame Midnight – the Wyrdmaster’s unhealthy computer. This month’s Echoes from the Wyrd should be worth the wait though since we’ve shattered the old preview record. We’ve an exclusive peak at Excalibur: Arthurian Adventures (RPGObjects) and Elemental Powers: Religion & Life (Dunham Studios). We’ve a teaser from Warlock […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, Fighting Fantasy, warhammer 40k, Warlock of Firetop Mountain

GameWyrd’s Graveyard

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

I ran GameWyrd for years. It started, oh, I think back in 2000 and began to fade in 2004 when real-life work became so busy. GameWyrd now lives on as a section within GeekNative. GameWyrd was a labour of love. Even as the site decayed into a spammy mess, I could not bring myself to […]

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RPG News: Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” RedBrick Limited announced today that they have successfully concluded negotiations for an EARTHDAWN(R) licence with FASA Corporation. “To say we’re excited about this would be an […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: earthdawn, echoes from the wyrd, rpg

RPG News: WizKids Layoffs and Statement | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” WizKids Layoffs and Statement GamingReport (22nd Oct) Reports: We heard last week that WizKids was to layoff 20plus folks from their workforce. We received a confirmation from Wizkids Public Relations that […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, hasbro, rpg, wizkids

RPG News: Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER The Pokemon trading card game has entertained more than 30 million children worldwide. But now the companies that helped turn the game […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, hasbro, nintendo, pokemon, rpg, wizards of the coast

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