Game: Friends & Familiars Publisher: Bastion Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 6th, June 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 6 Average Score: 6.00 Friends and Familiars is a very pretty book. It’s a luxury. I suppose it’s a bit like an extra generous slice of chocolate cake […]
RPG Articles
Read all of Geek Native's posts about RPG. This collection covers topics in Wyrd Reviews.
The Whispering Vault
Game: The Whispering VaultPublisher: Ronin ArtsSeries: The Whispering VaultReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 6th, June 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ]Total Score: 53Average Score: 7.57 “One warning: try to be sensitive to the feelings of the other players. If you know someone will have trouble with certain imagery, leave it alone. A little blood between […]
Possessors: Children of the Outer Gods
Game: Possessors: Children of the Outer Gods Publisher: Philip J Reed Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 4th, June 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Okay. I admit it. I just love the combination of Philip J Reed’s writing with Christopher Shy’s art. It’s a harmony of […]
Pocket Universe
Game: Pocket Universe Publisher: UNIgames Series: Pocket Universe Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 3rd, June 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The advent of the PDF RPG industry has led to a healthy rush of quality lite games. By “lite game” I’m thinking of the traditional combination of […]
The Legend of The Steel General (2nd edition)
Game: The Legend of The Steel General (2nd edition) Publisher: 0one Roleplaying Games Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 1st, June 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 The Legend of the Steel General was the first ever roleplaying PDF product. The adventure has been dusted down, edited, […]
Fiend Folio
Game: Fiend FolioPublisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 31st, May 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ]Total Score: 19Average Score: 6.33 The Fiend Folio is so-called because it has lots of extraplanar creatures in it, although there are plenty of Material Plane creatures too, and that some extraplanar creatures happen to […]
The Quintessential Bard
Game: The Quintessential Bard Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 31st, May 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 24 Average Score: 6.00 The Collector Series from Mongoose Publishing has done well to follow the style first introduced in the Quintessential Fighter (book one) and yet remain flexible […]
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 […]
Todd Gamble’s Cartographica
Game: Todd Gamble’s Cartographica Publisher: Green Ronin Series: generic Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 29th, May 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Wow. Okay. Let’s try that again. Wow. No. There’s no escaping Todd Gamble’s Cartographica’s “wow factor”. Mind you, there’s no escaping the “Get your dirty minis […]
GM Mastery: NPC Essentials
Game: GM Mastery: NPC Essentials Publisher: RPGObjects Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 29th, May 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 The contents page is a bit of a mess. It’s nice and thorough – that’s good. The page entries are out by about four – […]
