This is the second collection of Famous Last Words from GameWyrd. It’s a sample of some of the more popular contributions from over 1,200 submissions. The original list would let registered Wyrdlings vote on which famous last words they thought were the best. We’ve not been able to bring that function over to Geek Native […]
Famous Last Words 1/15: I poke the body
One of GameWyrd’s most popular section was “Famous Last Words”. There were over 1200 user submitted contributions and thousands votes for people’s favourites.The ran the range from sci-fi to fantasy, from real to urban myth and most of them funny. This page contains GameWyrd’s most popular Famous Last Words. You’re also welcome to submit new […]
Music for roleplaying
I wish “Music for Roleplaying” had been one of the first sections I added to GameWyrd as perhaps it would have had a higher profile and been more successful. I still think the internet would benefit from a music database/recommendation service for gamers and scenes. Lately sites like Last.fm and Spotify have helped though. Last.fm […]
The Friendly Face of Fear
Oh my gwad. This is an original article from 2001 back when I was exploring the possibility of writing editorial dialog for web sites. I paid no attention to the writing. It was all about the HTML construct and whether the concept worked. The Friendly Face of Fear “The Friendly Face of Fear” comes in […]
Practical Wisdom by Fell Coldwyn
This article was submitted to GameWyrd by Wyrdling Fell Coldwyn. I was very happy to make a page just for it. Practical Wisdom I’ve played various RPG’s for six years now, which isn’t long by most standards. Still, it’s long enough to notice something: namely, that a character’s Wisdom score, in all its variations, has […]
Index to Sharn, City of Towers
This index was submitted to GameWyrd by the writer Jason Tondro (aka 7th son). The original had a very flaky JavaScript search function written by yours truly. To search the index today; I recommend Ctrl+F. Name: Last name is given first, even in the case of cultures which list a family name first and given […]
Gamer humour | The Newbie and the Ranger
This joke was always bad… and it’s even worse out of context. The whole point is that the Ranger class in one addition of D&D lacked focus – at least, some would argue it did. There’s no point in bringing this over from GameWyrd except to prove that I tried to save as much as […]
How Stupid Do You Think I Am?
Are you stupid? Is your current PC stupid? No. Thought not. Let’s have your expert advice on these then: Adventurer bait – often pinned to notice boards in taverns. Annoying spam – often arriving as unsolicited email. Adventurer bait Dear friend, My name is LOI ESTRADA,The wife of Mr. JOSEPH ESTRADA, the former President of […]
Sapphire College for Elf Maidens
In response to the Book of Erotic Fantasy Wizards of the Coast updated the rules and regulations around the use of the d20 logo. Needless to say; GameWyrd set out to break them! “At Sapphire College sexy elf maidens frequently engage in wanton bathroom activity! They do so twice a day!” Apriale Raytho’lor: female elf; […]
Gamer humour | Cool… not cool
This is list from GameWyrd’s Lost Archives. It’s a user generated list of cool/not cool pairs from the world of gaming. Cool: Sparkling dice. Not Cool: Exploding dice. Cool: Describing the spray of blood when your party’s fighter kills an orc. Not Cool: Throwing a balloon filled with pigs blood at the player whose fighter […]
