The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
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The home of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a podcast about Call of Cthulhu, horror films, weird fiction and horror roleplaying in general
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Links: Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dj-paul-fricker-mixes/id573589632 Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/dj-paul-fricker Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4HHfLQGLCfikNAE3UpluFP Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/djpaulfricker Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dj.fricker
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A discussion-based podcast for GMs where we break down horror ttrpg scenarios for systems like Call of Cthulhu and Delta Green, discuss what worked for us, what didn't, what changes we made while running them, and how it all turned out for the table. Additional special topics include general game philosophies, advice, and occasional actual plays.
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Limithron's Ship of the Dead, a tabletop roleplaying game podcast with a strong focus on pirate themed games, Dungeons & Dragons, and OSR/NSR games like Mörk Borg and Mothership. GM tips & tutorials, industry interviews, actual plays, and more. Hosted by battle map artist and Pirate Borg creator Luke Stratton (Limithron). Support at www.limithron.com/patreon.
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S1:E45 – Exploring the Limits of Call of Cthulhu Scenarios - Consultation with Paul Fricker
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1:17:11Episode Notes In this episode, Alex and Nathan meet with Paul Fricker as a consulting expert to discuss the core essences of what makes a Call of Cthulhu scenario, as well as explore the limits of scenarios for the TTRPG system. You can find Paul Fricker's website here: https://paulfricker.substack.com/ Or chat more with us on our Discord server: h…
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We’re back and we’re hunting for the biggest cigarette paper known to man. Well, ideally known to the gods too. If we’re going to fit an entire pantheon inside, this thing needs to be truly... The post Roll Your Own Mythos, with Andy Goodman appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re hunting for the biggest cigarette paper known to man. Well, ideally known to the gods too. If we’re going to fit an entire pantheon inside, this thing needs to be truly... The post Roll Your Own Mythos, with Andy Goodman appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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S1:E44 – TTRPG Scenario Editing and Formatting - Consultation with XPLovecat
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58:41Episode Notes In this episode, we consult with Leslie "XPLovecat" Horn as a resident expert on scenario editing and review to help us understand some ways to help turn that splatter of words on a page into a properly monstrous scenario. We also discuss ways that scenario authors may find or summon their own editors, as well as the proper pronunciat…
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We’re back and we’re discussing metafiction and horror, shoehorning the title of the episode into the first paragraph for SEO purposes. Main Topic: Metafiction and Horror Metafiction turns up in every genre from literary fiction... The post Metafiction and Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.…
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We’re back and we’re discussing metafiction and horror, shoehorning the title of the episode into the first paragraph for SEO purposes. Main Topic: Metafiction and Horror Metafiction turns up in every genre from literary fiction... The post Metafiction and Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.…
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We’re back and we’re keeping to ourselves. You really can’t be too careful. The outside world is full of dangerous ideas and strange people. Some of them don’t even play Call of Cthulhu. Sure, they... The post Small Town Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re keeping to ourselves. You really can’t be too careful. The outside world is full of dangerous ideas and strange people. Some of them don’t even play Call of Cthulhu. Sure, they... The post Small Town Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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S1:E43 – Good Player Habits - Consultation
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1:00:56Episode Notes In this episode, we consult on some good player habits and practices which we always like to see from our side of the GM screen. Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or consid…
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We’re back and we’re pushing boundaries. Good taste has never come easily to us, but it’s downright impossible when talking about art that might inspire Call of Cthulhu games. From performance artists who mutilate themselves... The post Art and the Cthulhu Mythos, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.…
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We’re back and we’re pushing boundaries. Good taste has never come easily to us, but it’s downright impossible when talking about art that might inspire Call of Cthulhu games. From performance artists who mutilate themselves... The post Art and the Cthulhu Mythos, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.…
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S1:E42 – Call of Cthulhu Scenario Inspiration Across the Decades (Chaosium Con 2025 Live Panel)
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51:09Episode Notes Listen to a live recording of our nearly sold-out panel at Chaosium Con 2025 where we discuss sources of inspiration for new Call of Cthulhu scenarios in underused decades between the traditional 20s-30s settings and modern day! We cover different ideas and themes for mythos horror scenarios in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and ea…
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We’re back and we’re poring over bas-reliefs yet again. Once you start looking into the relationship between Lovecraft and art, the damn things are everywhere. We would say that there’s no relief from them, but... The post Lovecraft and Art, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re poring over bas-reliefs yet again. Once you start looking into the relationship between Lovecraft and art, the damn things are everywhere. We would say that there’s no relief from them, but... The post Lovecraft and Art, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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S1:E41 – Queer Horror - Consultation with Hailey Piper
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2:02:39Episode Notes In this episode, we meet with horror author Hailey Piper to discuss queer horror as a genre and how we might apply some of her expertise from novel writing to emphasize queer themes, characters, and narratives in horror TTRPGs. We also discuss lots of queer media recommendations and TTRPG systems, as well as a mildly concerning amount…
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We’re back and we’re twiddling the tracking knob. It’s supposed to clear up the image on this old videocassette, but maybe that’s just missing the point. The static can be the most interesting part, filled... The post Analogue Horror, with Holly Buteau appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re twiddling the tracking knob. It’s supposed to clear up the image on this old videocassette, but maybe that’s just missing the point. The static can be the most interesting part, filled... The post Analogue Horror, with Holly Buteau appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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S1:E40 – Manifesting Personal Horrors on the Page - Consultation with Todd Keisling
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1:40:55Episode Notes In this episode, the Reanimators have some cross-contamination with Beth of the David Behaviour book review podcast to branch outside of the RPG space to interview horror author Todd Keisling to see if there are any lessons we can learn from novel writing that could be applied for writing or running horror TTRPG scenarios. We cover a …
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We’re back and we’re answering the call of the void. It’s about the scariest call you can receive, regardless of what Cthulhu may claim. The yawning darkness of eternity just shouldn’t be that tempting. For... The post Horror in Space, with Holly Buteau appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re answering the call of the void. It’s about the scariest call you can receive, regardless of what Cthulhu may claim. The yawning darkness of eternity just shouldn’t be that tempting. For... The post Horror in Space, with Holly Buteau appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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S1:E39 – Teaching RPGs and Safety Tools - Consultation with Fiona
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2:10:50Episode Notes In this episode, we ask our consulting expert Fiona of the What am I Rolling? podcast (and many other podcasts) about a variety of topics, including techniques to help teach new RPGs to players new and old, some best-practice methods to promote accessibility and using safety tools in RPGs, as well as improv techniques which can help p…
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We’re back and we’re and we’re putting on our plastic ponchos. Sure, they look a bit silly, but we can work with that. Hell, it might even help. The important thing, however, is keeping some... The post Comedy Horror, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re and we’re putting on our plastic ponchos. Sure, they look a bit silly, but we can work with that. Hell, it might even help. The important thing, however, is keeping some... The post Comedy Horror, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re making stuff up. But so much of the stuff we make up is inspired by stuff other people made up. And sometimes, it turns out, they’re inspired by some of the... The post RPGs and Fiction, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re making stuff up. But so much of the stuff we make up is inspired by stuff other people made up. And sometimes, it turns out, they’re inspired by some of the... The post RPGs and Fiction, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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State of the OSR (Gary Con '25 Panel)
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1:24:12Six Cultures of Play Joe Hines’ Point-Crawl vs. Hex-Crawl New School Revolution Blog Primer to Old School Gaming Principia Apocrypha Ars Ludi on West Marches Break RPG Goblin Archive’s The Mall Liminal Horror (Cairn hack) Valley of Flowers Thousand Thousand Islands Dungeon World Maze Rats 1.0 Into the Odd Joseph R Lewis SotD Episode Matt Finch Myth…
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S1:E38 – The Code - Dissection with Jon Hook
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2:01:09Episode Notes In this episode, we dissect and reanimate The Code written by Christopher Lackey with Lynne Hardy for Call of Cthulhu 7e, and available as part of the Mansions of Madness vol. 1 collection from Chaosium (links below). We're also joined by special guest Jon Hook from the Modern Mythos podcast! Jon has been a huge fan of this scenario f…
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We’re back and we’re riding the carousel. Holding onto the handlebars is a bit awkward, however, with all this pricking in our thumbs. Our digits may be warning us that something wicked this way comes,... The post Something Wicked This Way Comes, with Cuppycup appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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We’re back and we’re riding the carousel. Holding onto the handlebars is a bit awkward, however, with all this pricking in our thumbs. Our digits may be warning us that something wicked this way comes,... The post Something Wicked This Way Comes, with Cuppycup appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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The Arcane Library Shadowdark Western Reaches Kickstarter (End 4/9/25) Darkest Dungeon Elden Ring The Merry Mushmen Knock Magazine Tome of Adventure Design Mothership RPG Dark of Hot Springs Island Neverland 5e Kelsey's Ghostlight Adventure Legends of Avantris Marie Kondo - Tidying Up The Four Hour Workweek LegendKeeper - Pirate Borg Westmarches Ha…
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We’re back and we’re mopping up protein spills. What sounded like an innocent sexual innuendo has turned out to be far more scatological than we would have liked. The unpleasant realities of theme parks are... The post Theme Parks and Horror, with Cuppycup appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.By Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
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