The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

We’re back with something a little different. As our Patreon backers know, we put out an extra episode every four weeks in which Matt and Scott revisit the previous two episodes. This gives us a... The post Bonus: Just One More Thing appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re wiping ichor off our meeples. Cthulhu and board games can be a messy combination, but also a popular one. Cynics may tell you that this is because Cthulhu is in the... The post Cthulhu and Board Games, with Paula Deming appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We are wrapping up our festive ghost story reading of “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 4 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We are continuing our festive ghost story reading of “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We are continuing our festive ghost story reading of “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

It is time once again for us to all gather around the virtual hearth for another festive ghost story reading. This year, we present “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen, a weird tale of... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re watching the skies. You never know when some gannet might decide to kamikaze its way into your skull, or a mob of hawks take exception to your woodwork and peck it... The post The Birds, with Ross Bryant appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

In this discussion, Ross Bryant, an actor and writer-performer renowned for his improvisational skills in tabletop RPGs, dives deep into the art of narration in Call of Cthulhu. He highlights the significance of using props and sensory details to enhance immersion. The conversation spans the merits of AI images, the potency of economical descriptions, and the balance between scripted and improvised narration. They also explore techniques for building suspense and adapting to player dynamics, encouraging collaboration for richer storytelling.

We’re back and we’re scaring ourselves. Sure, we do all the normal stuff like jumping at shadows, gasping at loud noises, and cowering under the bedclothes when thunderstorms shake our windows, but the really frightening... The post We Are the Horror, with Ericka Skirpan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re acting up. While we are normally pretty sedentary gamers, we have been convinced to try some LARP techniques and see if they can make our roleplaying more immersive. The props seemed... The post Using LARP Techniques at the Table, with Ericka Skirpan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.