Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Familiars Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 5th, August 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 18 Average Score: 6.00 Encyclopaedia Arcane: Familiars is responsible for one of _those_ moments. The d20 sceptical little brother was visiting, he picked up the book from the […]
Archives for August 2009
Two Fisted Tales
Game: Two Fisted Tales Publisher: Spectre Press Series: Two Fisted Tales Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 5th, August 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 9 Average Score: 3.00 Pulp fiction is a sort of super genre that encompasses many smaller pulp genres. There’s sci-fi pulp like Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers, there […]
Forgotten Heroes: Sorcerer
Game: Forgotten Heroes: SorcererPublisher: Malladin’s Gate PressSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 29th, July 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ]Total Score: 20Average Score: 6.67 Okay. To be fair, Malladin’s Gate doesn’t quite rank as the most famous d20 company but I’ve only heard effusive praise for them from the people in the know. Why? The […]
The Unholy Warrior’s Handbook
Game: The Unholy Warrior’s Handbook Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 28th, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 20 Average Score: 6.67 The Unholy Warrior’s Handbook is part of Green Ronin’s Master Class series but the book’s connection to the widely successful and hugely popular The […]
Fang & Fury
Game: Fang & Fury Publisher: Green Ronin Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 26th, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 8 Average Score: 8.00 The Races of Renown series from Green Ronin presents Fang & Fury as their Vampire race book offering. If the 80-paged book seems slim when […]
Monsters
Game: Monsters Publisher: Gaming Frontiers Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 Monsters is a PDF full of… right, monsters, from Gaming Frontiers. That’s an interesting idea. Gaming Frontiers is a d20 paper magazine. I’ve seen e-zines and I’ve seen […]
The Slayer’s Guide to Goblins
Game: The Slayer’s Guide to Goblins Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 6/10 [ On the ball ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 It seems like an age since I’ve looked at a Slayer’s Guide but if we’re only just at The Slayer’s Guide to […]
Almanac One
Game: Almanac One Publisher: Transfinite Publications Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 5/10 [ Perfectly acceptable ] Total Score: 5 Average Score: 5.00 Almanac One is, as the name suggests, the first Almanac from Transfinite Publications. Pay your money and download this d20 PDF magazine. Yes. Pay money. Almanac […]
Encyclopaedia Arcane: Conjuration
Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Conjuration Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 21st, July 2003 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 7 Average Score: 7.00 I tend to read supplements twice before attempting to review them. The first time through Encyclopaedia Arcane: Conjuration I thought the book did well enough, it […]
Character Customization
Game: Character CustomizationPublisher: Throwing Dice GamesSeries: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 20th, July 2003Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ]Total Score: 7Average Score: 7.00 “This book is not meant to be read cover-to-cover.” I think that’s true of many RPG supplements but Throwing Dice Games‘ Character Customization is the only one that I can think of that […]
