Game: The Slayer’s Guide to Bugbears Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 9th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 I think the Slayer’s Guides are swiftly becoming one of the most famous, or infamous, series of independent d20 supplements. The very name seems […]
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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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Crusades of Valour
Game: Crusades of Valour Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 8th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 I can’t really compare Crusades of Valour to AEG’s War because it would be like trying to compare a dragon to a frog. I hated […]
Masters of the Wild
Game: Masters of the Wild Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 5th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 3/10 [ Not good enough ] Total Score: 34 Average Score: 4.86 Masters of the Wild is the official class book from Wizards of the Coast and it covers Barbarians, Rangers and Druids. […]
Encyclopaedia Arcane: Constructs
Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Constructs Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 4th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 4.00 Alejandro Melchor, Mongoose’s new writer, took six entries from the Monster Manual and span them out into a jam-packed 64-page book. You’ll find that even the […]
Gaming Frontiers: 2
Game: Gaming Frontiers: 2 Publisher: United Playtest Series: Gaming Frontiers Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 3rd, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 9 Average Score: 4.50 Issue one of Gaming Frontiers was warmly received. Issue two marks the start of the real fight. Gaming Frontiers is a big and colourful […]
Black Flags
Game: Black Flags Publisher: Avalanche Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 18th, March 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 Black Flags is the first Avalanche Press book that I’ve picked up. Avalanche Press came highly recommended to me by a historic rpg fanatic of a […]
The Quintessential Rogue
Game: The Quintessential Rogue Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 18th, March 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 23 Average Score: 7.67 The Quintessential Rogue is a fantastic book. The success of its predecessor, the Quintessential Fighter, put a great burden of expectation on the Quintessential Rogue. […]
War
Game: War Publisher: AEG Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 11th, March 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 4/10 [ Just shy of the mark ] Total Score: 4 Average Score: 4.00 No. I think not. This book really failed to bring me any value for money. I found the content all too simplistic and patronising. You […]
The Wise and the Wicked
Game: The Wise and the Wicked Publisher: Sword and Sorcery Studio Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 4th, March 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Um. You don’t need this book but you might want to buy it anyway. The Wise and the Wicked is simply a […]
Hollowfaust : City of Necromancers
Game: Hollowfaust : City of Necromancers Publisher: Sword and Sorcery Studio Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 4th, March 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 14 Average Score: 7.00 The preface in Hollowfaust: City of Necromancers announces that it wants to do away with the stereotypes. Hollowfaust is a city […]
