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Nightmares & Dreams II

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Nightmares & Dreams II Publisher: Mystic Eye Games Series: The Hunt: Rise of Evil d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 49 Average Score: 7.00 Nightmares and Dreams II is, as you might guess, the second in the series. The original book was received […]

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Minions

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Minions Publisher: Bastion Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10   [ Something special ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 I found myself with a small pile of new RPG supplements in my hand the other day. I had to decide which one to read first and […]

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Interludes: Brief Expeditions to Bluffside

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Interludes: Brief Expeditions to Bluffside Publisher: Thunderhead Games, Inc. Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 13th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 162 Average Score: 4.63 This is the sort of scenario that I like. Interludes: Brief Expeditions to Bluffside is a detailed adventure, with lots going on […]

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Forgotten Realms: Campaign Setting

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Forgotten Realms: Campaign SettingPublisher: Wizards of the CoastSeries: Forgotten RealmsReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 13th, January 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ]Total Score: 65Average Score: 7.22 Oh. Um. Well. Forgotten Realms isn’t a bad book, in fact, you’ll be able to see that I rated it a “7 out of 10” book. The problem is […]

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Flashing Blades

August 20, 2009 by Guest Reviewer Leave a Comment

Game: Flashing Blades Publisher: FGU   Series: Flashing Blades Reviewer: syn Review Dated: 11th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 25 Average Score: 6.25 Flashing Blades is one of those ancient, forgotten RPG’s – the sort you normally find selling for a discount price at the back of game shops […]

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The Quintessential Fighter

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Quintessential Fighter Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 11th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10   [ Something special ] Total Score: 39 Average Score: 7.80 I was glad that I didn’t cough up the cash for The Sword and the Fist. I was worried for a while but after merely […]

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Ravenloft

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: RavenloftPublisher: Arthaus Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 8th, January 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10   [ Breathtaking ]Total Score: 68Average Score: 6.18 The biggest and most pleasant surprise of the d20 Dungeons and Dragons revival, for me, has been Ravenloft. Everything I had heard about the setting before just put me off, it seemed to be the […]

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e-Minions

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: e-Minions Publisher: Bastion Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 Okay. I’ll admit it. If you had asked me half way through 2001 whether I would be keying in my credit card details to pay for someone’s […]

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Of Places Most Foul

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Of Places Most Foul Publisher: Mystic Eye Games Series: The Hunt: Rise of Evil Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 39 Average Score: 7.80 Having just recently lambasted Deep Horizon as being a classic example of why pre-written adventures are rarely worth the […]

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Deep Horizon

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Deep Horizon Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 4/10   [ Just shy of the mark ] Total Score: 4 Average Score: 4.00 I tend to err on the side of caution whenever I am tempted to buy a pre-written adventure. Deep Horizons reminds […]

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