The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

Ep126: The Last Feast of Harlequin

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/03/20/episode-126-the-good-friends-celebrate-the-last-feast-of-harlequin/

We’re back and we’re touching up our greasepaint, frolicking with wild abandon and prepari...

Episode 125: Yog-Sothoth!

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/03/06/episode-125-the-good-friends-open-the-way-to-yog-sothoth/

We’re back, standing atop Sentinel Hill, chill wind whipping under our robes, shrieking until our lungs hurt. Da...

Episode 124: Inspiration and Development

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/02/20/episode-124-good-friends-open-inspiration-development/

We’re back and we’re baring all. The most common thing people seem to ask writers is “Where do you get your ideas?...

Ep 123: The Wicker Man

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/02/06/episode-123-good-friends-rekindle-love-wicker-man/

We’re back and we’re erecting monstrous effigies, playing deadly games and proclaiming that 2018-02-06 14:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Discord and Patreon

As you may have seen, we have recently set up a Discord server for the Good Friends listenership. 

Discord is a chat service designed for gamers. It offers easy text, voice and video chat options, along with a suite of additional features designed to support online gaming. You can run Discord from your web browser or download a client app fo...

Ep122: Folk Horror

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/01/23/episode-122-good-friends-observe-rituals-folk-horror/

We’re back and we’re hiding in the hedgerows, weaving twisted little corn dollies and performing unspeakable acts of M...

Episode 121 – The Good Friends delve into System Matters

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2018/01/09/episode-121-the-good-friends-delve-into-system-matters/

We’re back and we’re wondering just what it is we’ve been doing with all these dice. Inspired by our mentio...

Weird Whisperings 2 - The Outsider

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Blasphemous Tome Issue 2

We're just mentioning this in case any of you are interested, as we've had some requests from people seeking old issues.  

Please note the sale is nothing to do with the three of us.

Episode 120: The Stone Tape

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/12/26/episode-120-the-good-friends-play-back-the-stone-tape/

We’re back and we’re watching in helpless terror as echoes of the dead past haunt us, screaming endlessly. This is o...

Good news! Patreon back down on changing fees

https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/

As we mentioned in yesterday's episode (Mythos as Religion, part 2), Patreon recently announced a change to their fee structure, and one that would negatively impact all you lovely backers. 

Final call to check your shipping address

If you want to notify me of a change of address please do so asap. We've printed the shipping labels using what we have logged on the Patreon site. We had a handful of amendments last week, thanks for those.

If you wish to notify us of a change, confirm your address or simply to say hi, please email me at:

paul@blasphemoustomes.com

By...

Ep119: The Mythos as Religion (Part 2)

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/12/12/episode-119-the-good-friends-get-more-of-that-old-time-mythos-religion/

We’re back and we’re starting a cult. No, worse than that — we’re starting thr...

Ep118: The Mythos as Religion (Part 1)

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/11/28/episode-118-the-good-friends-get-some-of-that-old-time-religion/

We’re back and we’re making offerings to twisted idols, praying in inhuman tongues an...

Episode 117: Sorcerer

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/11/14/episode-117-good-friends-conjure-thoughts-sorcerer/

We’re back and we’re scratching pentagrams into the floor, muttering blasphemous incantations and making ill-advised pacts...

Episode 116: The Shunned House

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/10/31/good-friends-dig-shunned-house/

We’re back and we’re digging into another Lovecraft story, looking for the horrors that lie beneath. 2017-10-31 15:30:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 115: Shub-Niggurath

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/10/17/episode-115-the-good-friends-are-transformed-by-shub-niggurath/

We’re back and we’re dancing around in the woods, bleating with ecstasy, smearing our mutatin...

Bonus Episode: Call of Cthulhu Scenarios

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/10/10/special-episode-necronomicon-2017-panel-on-favourite-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios/

Sadly illness has struck as we were unable to meet to record a new sho...

Bonus Episode: Call of Cthulhu Campaigns Seminar (Necronomicon 2017)

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/10/03/special-episode-necronomicon-2017-panel-call-cthulhu-campaigns/

We’re back with another special episode recorded at Necronomicon 2017. This time it’s the turn of ...

Episode 114: Social Conflicts in RPGs

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/09/26/episode-114-the-good-friends-resolve-their-social-conflicts/

This is a topic that cuts to the heart of roleplaying games, one of social interaction between characters. H...

Pulp vs Pure live from Necronomicon

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/09/20/special-episode-necronomicon-2017-panel-pulp-versus-pure-panel/

Yes, here's another panel from the HP Lovecraft festival, Necronomicon, 2017. 

As with all ...

Episode 113: Hellraiser

In the latest episode we explore the 1987 film, Hellraiser. As well as discussing the film itself, we mine it for inspiration for gaming. 

Keep an eye on the feed as we should be releasing another special episode next week.

2017-09-13 05:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Special Episode: Necronomicon Live Show with MUP

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/09/06/special-episode-necronomicon-2017-live-with-the-mup/

This is the live show we did with our friends at the Miskatonic University Podcast at Necronomicon 2017 (the HP Lovecraft fe...

Episode 112: Pacing Horror Games

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/08/29/episode-112-the-good-friends-pick-up-the-pacing/

Yes friends, we're back from a fantastic time at Necronomicon! 

This episode we're talking about how we pace games. We ex...

Episode 111: R'lyeh Roulette III: Monster Madness

So a week ago we released this show:

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/08/14/episode-101-the-good-friends-play-rlyeh-roulette-monster-madness/

- since then we've been to the HP Lovecraft festival, N...

Ep 110 The Call of Cthulhu (part 2)

This week we wrap up our look at Lovecraft's story, then take a look at what we can take for gaming, and adaptations of the story. Lastly, we have a special treat for you! An interview with Andrew Leman and Sean Branney of the HPLHS!

2017-08-02 15:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 109: THE Call of Cthulhu!

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/07/18/episode-109-the-good-friends-answer-the-call-of-cthulhu/

Yes at long last we go to the root of it all - Lovecraft's original story, The Call of Cthulhu. This is the first of...

Episode 108: Mage: the Awakening

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/07/04/episode-108-the-good-friends-look-for-the-magic-in-mage-the-awakening/

Following hot on the heels of our World of Darkness episode, here's a deeper look at one...

Bonus Episode

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/06/21/uk-games-expo-seminar-2017/

Here we have a recording of the seminar that took place at Games Expo, Birmingham, England at the start of June 2017. 

Episode 107: Playing NPCs

http://blasphemoustomes.com/2017/06/20/episode-107-the-good-friends-play-some-non-player-characters/

Yes folks, here's part 2 of our in depth discussion of how to create and portray NPCs. 

The pro...