The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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This week we put down the dice and talk about films instead. Specifically, we each choose the five films we found most frightening and then ramble on about them for a while. Even once Paul...

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In the second episode of the podcast, we run through creating Connections, one of the new mechanics in Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. Connections are ties that an investigator has to the good and normal...

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