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 […]
Skull & Bones
Game: Skull & BonesPublisher: Green RoninSeries: Skull and Bones: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 5th, October 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ]Total Score: 10Average Score: 5.00 I was really looking forward to Skull & Bones. This tends to doom the book. My expectations are generally high, too high, and this is enough to take the […]
Bloode Island Diceless
Game: Bloode Island DicelessPublisher: Politically Incorrect GamesSeries: Active ExploitsReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 28th, August 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ]Total Score: 18Average Score: 6.00 Politically Incorrect Games are getting rather good at this. They’re increasingly skilled at finding the roleplaying equivalent of a Midnight Movie and producing an Active Exploits Diceless version of the game. […]
Pirates!
Game: Pirates! Publisher: Living Imagination Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 22nd, August 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 13 Average Score: 6.50 It’s a pirate’s life for me! Hmm. Especially if the ratio of hot chick pirates to run of the mill thug pirates is the same in real […]
Ultimate Games Designer’s Companion
Game: Ultimate Games Designer’s Companion Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 19th, June 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The Ultimate Games Designer’s Companion – there, you’re curious already, it’s an “I want to buy this book” title. It’s a clever title; a psychological […]
Blood and Space
Game: Blood and Space Publisher: RPGObjects Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 30th, May 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 11 Average Score: 5.50 Blood and Space seems to confuse people and I don’t know why. It’s not a campaign setting; it’s a “Starship Adventure Toolkit”. Oh. Okay. I suppose that […]
HardNova
Game: HardNova Publisher: Politically Incorrect Games Series: genreDiversion Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 6th, May 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 16 Average Score: 8.00 A key focus for any Wyrdmaster written GameWyrd review is whether the product does what it sets out to do. I think it makes sense; it’s […]
