Game: Forgotten Realms: Campaign SettingPublisher: Wizards of the CoastSeries: Forgotten RealmsReviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 13th, January 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ]Total Score: 65Average Score: 7.22 Oh. Um. Well. Forgotten Realms isn’t a bad book, in fact, you’ll be able to see that I rated it a “7 out of 10” book. The problem is […]
Archives for August 2009
Flashing Blades
Game: Flashing Blades Publisher: FGU Series: Flashing Blades Reviewer: syn Review Dated: 11th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 7/10 [ Good ] Total Score: 25 Average Score: 6.25 Flashing Blades is one of those ancient, forgotten RPG’s – the sort you normally find selling for a discount price at the back of game shops […]
The Quintessential Fighter
Game: The Quintessential Fighter Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 11th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 39 Average Score: 7.80 I was glad that I didn’t cough up the cash for The Sword and the Fist. I was worried for a while but after merely […]
Ravenloft
Game: RavenloftPublisher: Arthaus Series: d20Reviewer: WyrdmasterReview Dated: 8th, January 2002Reviewer’s Rating: 10/10 [ Breathtaking ]Total Score: 68Average Score: 6.18 The biggest and most pleasant surprise of the d20 Dungeons and Dragons revival, for me, has been Ravenloft. Everything I had heard about the setting before just put me off, it seemed to be the […]
e-Minions
Game: e-Minions Publisher: Bastion Press Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 10 Average Score: 5.00 Okay. I’ll admit it. If you had asked me half way through 2001 whether I would be keying in my credit card details to pay for someone’s […]
Of Places Most Foul
Game: Of Places Most Foul Publisher: Mystic Eye Games Series: The Hunt: Rise of Evil Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 39 Average Score: 7.80 Having just recently lambasted Deep Horizon as being a classic example of why pre-written adventures are rarely worth the […]
Deep Horizon
Game: Deep Horizon Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 7th, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 4/10 [ Just shy of the mark ] Total Score: 4 Average Score: 4.00 I tend to err on the side of caution whenever I am tempted to buy a pre-written adventure. Deep Horizons reminds […]
Encyclopaedia Arcane: Chaos Magic
Game: Encyclopaedia Arcane: Chaos Magic Publisher: Mongoose Publishing Series: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 1st, January 2002 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 9 Average Score: 4.50 Do you find the spells lists in Dungeons and Dragons to be a bit restrictive? I know it gets to me at times. I […]
Oriental Adventures
Game: Oriental Adventures Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Series: Dungeons and Dragons Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 24th, December 2001 Reviewer’s Rating: 9/10 [ Something special ] Total Score: 122 Average Score: 5.81 Rarely has there been a supplement that had such a burden of expectation on it. I was not surprised when the introduction […]
Darwin’s World
Game: Darwin’s World Publisher: RPGObjects Series: Darwin’s World: d20 Reviewer: Wyrdmaster Review Dated: 23rd, December 2001 Reviewer’s Rating: 8/10 [ Really good ] Total Score: 27 Average Score: 6.75 It seems like an absolute age that I have been harbouring a hunger for a real, gritty and fully radiated post-apocalyptic roleplaying game. Darwin’s World […]
