Ah, okay, Blackbeard’s actual sword may not have been a +2 magic sword. However, over at Time over 6,000 people have Facebook liked the news of the discovery and that suggests to me that Edward Teach’s sword has some power. Edward Teach – better known as Blackbeard – was one of the first pirates to […]
Pirates of Langkasuka review
This is a film with many names. It’s known as Pirates of Langkusaka in Europe, The Legend of the Tsunami Warrior in America and Puen Yai Jon Salad in Thailand. It is Thailand’s big cinema adventure and it’s been warmly received. It’s also sometimes known as the Queens of Langkasuka. It might be interesting to […]
RPG Previews: Island of the Damned | Echoes #15
Roleplay Previews Exit Music The Lords of the Night: Liches A Question of Loyalty: A Guidebook to Military Orders Vargenzin Island of the Damned Blood and Vigilance Artifacts of the Arcane Island of the Damned The Island of the Damned is full adventure for the Skull & Bones d20 pirate setting. This preview contains spoilers. […]
RPG Previews | Pirates! : Echoes #11
Character Customization Pirates! (with Spellbound bonus) Agents of Faith The Complete Guide to Beholders Dark Lore Blood and Guts Pirates! Pirate or Privateer When considering the actions of a raider at sea, the distinction is often made between a pirate and a privateer. A pirate is a raider that does not recognize any established governmental […]
Sweet Chariot
Game: Sweet ChariotPublisher: Flying Mice LLCSeries: Sweet Chariot: StarClusterReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 10th, January 2005Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ]Total Score: 16Average Score: 8.00 Sweet Chariot is a StarCluster RPG. Or, um, it seems equally correct to say that StarCluster is a Sweet Chariot game. You don’t need one to play the other […]
Unorthodox Barbarians
Game: Unorthodox Barbarians Publisher: The Le Series: d20 Reviewer: Kinslayer Review Dated: 10th, January 2005 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 Written by Robert J Grady This is a collection of five variant Barbarian classes for the d20 system. This 32-page book contains variations on the standard […]
Creatures of Freeport
Game: Creatures of Freeport Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 2nd, December 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 I think my initial reaction to Freeport – one of YUS! – is as much to do with the way I’ve fallen out of […]
Thieves’ Quarter: A City Quarters Sourcebook
Game: Thieves’ Quarter: A City Quarters SourcebookPublisher: Green RoninSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 28th, November 2004Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ]Total Score: 5Average Score: 5.00 The Game Mechanics’ and Green Ronin’s first City Quarter Sourcebook is Thieves’ Quarters. This is a review of the paper version which came out after the PDF original. Comparisons […]
Bloody Jack’s Gold
Game: Bloody Jack’s Gold Publisher: Goodman Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 21st, August 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 In some ways Bloody Jack’s Gold gets off to a false start. The front cover says, “Remember the good old days, when adventures were […]
Black Sails Over Freeport
Game: Black Sails Over Freeport Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, April 2004 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 3.00 Black Sails Over Freeport is a large pre-written adventure. The 256-paged book has three distinct Acts but it is one complete adventure. As the […]
