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Continuing the archive of independent Wyrd Reviews reporting (Archive Page 57).

Terrors of the Twisted Earth

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Terrors of the Twisted Earth Publisher: RPGObjects Series: Darwin’s World: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 13 Average Score: 6.50 RPG Objects seem to be onto a winner with Darwin’s World and it is in no small part due to the hard […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, reviews, rpg, zombies

Encyclopaedia Arcane: Battle Magic

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Battle Magic Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 23rd, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10   [ Good ] Total Score: 26 Average Score: 6.50 If you use Battle Magic in your campaign then you’ll be introducing two powerful (and possibly over-powering) factors to your game world – mighty spells […]

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The Quintessential Cleric

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Game: The Quintessential Cleric Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 10th, April 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10   [ Really good ] Total Score: 13 Average Score: 6.50 Clerics are like wizards but different. They get their magic spells in a different way and they’re better able to make use of healing magic […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Mongoose Publishing, reviews, rpg

The Slayer’s Guide to Bugbears

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, reviews, rpg

Crusades of Valour

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, reviews, rpg

Masters of the Wild

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, reviews, rpg

Encyclopaedia Arcane: Constructs

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, reviews, rpg

Gaming Frontiers: 2

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: judge dredd, reviews, rpg

Black Flags

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, pirates, reviews, rpg

The Quintessential Rogue

August 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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. […]

Filed Under: Wyrd Reviews Tagged With: dragons, Dungeons & Dragons, judge dredd, Mongoose Publishing, reviews, rpg

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