The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

This latest discussion is all about skills in roleplaying games, ranging from Library Use to Firearms to the ability to put out a podcast on a regular schedule. We’ve put some more points into this... The post Skills & RPGs appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode sees us heading back to Gen Con. Well, we don’t actually go there, as it’s around five months away and it would be silly and expensive of us to do so at... The post Gen Con Preparations appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

The episode now departing from platform 4 is the delayed discussion of Horror on the Orient Express, calling at recaps, anecdotes, spoilers and updated content. First class material will be found throughout this episode. The... The post Horror on the Orient Express appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back with a new episode, and this one is all about how we write scenarios. Us being us, we come to nothing resembling a consensus. This is probably a good thing, as it offers... The post How We Write Scenarios appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We spend this week’s episode in search of the weird. To be precise, we each select three of our favourite weird films and talk about them. Some of the choices may be what you expect... The post Top 3 Weird Films appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We have a new episode out today as a Christmas present to the world. Christmas is a time of peace and goodwill towards all men, which can only mean that it’s time for us to... The post Combat in Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’ve broken with our usual schedule to bring you a special episode about Cubicle 7‘s Cthulhu Britannica London boxed set Kickstarter. There is less than a week to go before the campaign finishes, so we... The post Cubicle 7 Interview appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week’s episode demonstrates that we haven’t run out of things to say about magic in Call of Cthulhu. Really, this is the episode we should have started with, as it is an in-depth discussion... The post Magic in Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we take a look at what was arguably Lovecraft’s first major story, The Rats in the Walls. As we did with our discussion of The Haunter of the Dark, we try to find ways that... The post The Rats in the Walls appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we meander around a topic suggested by Alistair Warmington, over on our Google+ Community, namely that of using Call of Cthulhu for genres other than Lovecraftian horror. We suggest inspirational material, rules hacks,... The post Call of Cthulhu and Non-Lovecraftian Horror appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we talk about our favourite magical spells from non-Lovecraftian sources, as a follow-up to our discussion of spells from Call of Cthulhu in episode 16. Matt and Scott pick examples from some of their... The post Top 3 RPG Spells appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week’s episode is our interview with Rafael Chandler, RPG designer, video game writer and novelist. We’ve never had a guest on the show before, as there is precious little room in Paul’s shed, but... The post Rafael Chandler Interview appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This episode we take a look at our favourite spells from Call of Cthulhu and talk about just how you can use them to destroy your campaign, or maybe just bring in a few complications. Mostly... The post Top 3 Call of Cthulhu Spells appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week’s episode is the conclusion of our discussion about Lovecraft’s The Haunter of the Dark. All that stuff we promised about looking at it from a gaming perspective — that’s in this episode. Sorry... The post The Haunter of the Dark (part 2) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we talk about HP Lovecraft’s final story, The Haunter of the Dark. In particular, we look at it with a gamer’s eye (we’ll put it back when we’re done), breaking down various aspects... The post The Haunter of the Dark (part 1) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we discuss the Cthulhu Mythos skill in Call of Cthulhu: what it represents, how it works mechanically and what is new about it in 7th edition. The discussion is thoroughly unwholesome and touches... The post The Cthulhu Mythos Skill appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week’s episode is a discussion of the films of David Cronenberg and how his unique style of reality-bending body horror has influenced us and our games. While we go through most of Cronenberg’s back... The post David Cronenberg’s Films appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode is all about insanity in gaming. No, that doesn’t mean we’re going to talk about that bloke in your group who always plays lesbian ninja stripper catgirls, even in Call of Cthulhu... The post Insanity Mechanics in Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This episode we have a rambling discussion on the theme of “The Cthulhu Mythos as corruption”. While the Mythos and associated games are packed full of cool monsters, it is also an ineffable alien presence... The post The Mythos as Corruption appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

In the latest episode, Paul and Matt talk about their visit to Gen Con while Scott tries to kill them with his mind. We discuss new releases in Lovecraftian gaming, the cool games that Matt... The post Gen Con 2013 Review appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode sees us trying out the vehicle chase rules from Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, with Paul taking on the role of Keeper. The chase itself is a comparatively short one, as the... The post Car Chases in Call of Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we chat about how we discovered Lovecraft, became fans of the Call of Cthulhu RPG and ended up writing for it and other RPGs. If you fancy listening to a couple of middle-aged... The post How We Got Into Lovecraft appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we demonstrate another new aspect of the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition rules. Paul takes on the role of Keeper and convinces Matt and Scott to run for their lives, as we check... The post Foot Chases in Call of Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This week we talk about our favourite horror TV programmes. Some of these could be better classified as science fiction, drama or even comedy, but they all disturbed us in that special way that horror... The post Top 5 Scary TV Programmes appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

In this week’s episode, we talk about the new Push mechanic in Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. If you’re not familiar with this change, it allows a player to retry a failed roll, but only... The post Pushed Rolls in Call of Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .