This is our attempt to find interesting and overlooked figures from history and explore how they might make great NPCs for our Call of Cthulhu games. We had a great deal of fun preparing and recording this episode, so it may become a regular format. We will at least have to record one more episode anyway, as we ran out of time and couldn’t include everyone we wanted to.
Be warn...
2020-01-07 15:00:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 172, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-12-24 14:21:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We’re back and we’re poking around this hole in the ground we discovered. Some more experienced adventurers told us to be prepared, so we have a 10-foot pole, 50 foot of rope and all the lamp oil we can carry. We weren’t quite sure what iron rations are, so we hope we can get by with sucking on a handful of nails. With any luck, this means we’re now prepared for any eventuality.
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 171, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-12-10 14:56:14 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/12/10/mythos-tomes/
It’s taken a long time but we’ve finally tackled one of the most important topics in Call of Cthulhu: Mythos tomes. Hell, our website takes its name from the most famous one of all.
We spend a little time talking about how w...
2019-12-10 14:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 170, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-11-26 13:34:58 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/11/26/at-the-mountains-of-madness-part-5/
We’re back and we’re finally free of the city of the Elder Things. Now, we’re racing off to the aëroplane as fast as our little legs will carry us. Everything will be fine once we’re airborn...
2019-11-26 13:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe will start sending out the Blasphemous Tome issue 5 soon, and we want to ask that you check your shipping address is present on the Patreon system, and that it is up to date.
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2019-11-13 14:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 169, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-11-12 15:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/11/12/at-the-mountains-of-madness-part-4/
We’re back and we’re nearing the end of our expedition. The tunnels below this ancient, pre-human city are full of penguin droppings but somehow these aren’t the foulest things down here. Somet...
2019-11-12 15:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 168, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-10-29 14:02:03 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/10/29/at-the-mountains-of-madness-part-3/
We’re back and we’re catching up with some history. Happily, the folks who lived here before documented the entire story of their civilisation in easy-to-read comics. Even more conveniently, they...
2019-10-29 13:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 167, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-10-15 12:58:53 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/10/15/at-the-mountains-of-madness-part-2/
This is the second part of our expedition through Lovecraft’s short novel, At the Mountains of Madn...
2019-10-15 12:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 165, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-10-01 14:04:53 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/10/01/at-the-mountains-of-madness-part-1/
We’re back and we’re putting on our thermal underwear, ready for a long journey south. Sure, we’ve timed our trip for the summer, but it still gets a little nippy down there. We’re not inured...
2019-10-01 13:53:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 165, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-09-17 12:16:43 +0000 UTC View Post
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2019/09/17/a-dark-song/
This episode wraps up our recent look at the occult by discussing a recent occult horror film, seeing what angelic inspiration it can offer...
2019-09-17 11:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I first encountered Matthew M Bartlett‘s work at Necronomicon 2017. While I didn’t have the funds to buy any of his books at the time, I added them to my list. When I finally picked up 2019-09-11 14:07:46 +0000 UTC View Post
As we did in 2017, we met up with our good friends from the Miskatonic University Podcast for a live episode. While Keeper Dan was unable to make it this time, we did finally get to meet Jon Hook....
2019-09-09 13:12:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 164, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-09-03 12:57:43 +0000 UTC View Post
After spending a couple of episodes discussing how Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu relate to real occultism, we thought we’d get a little more lurid. This is our look at the genre of occult horror, which is something quite different than occultism. It is the blood-drenched, Satan-w...
2019-09-03 12:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 163, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-08-19 15:59:33 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the second part of our look into the relationship between Lovecraft’s work and real occult practices. Last episode, we looked into how Lovecraft drew upon his superficial knowledge of the occult to add verisimilitude to his stories. This time, we’re exploring something far weirder: occultists who have incorporated Lovecraft’s work into their own practices.
Once again, Mike M...
2019-08-19 15:56:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 162, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-08-07 12:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostFor some reason the audio didn't load first time. See previous post for show info.
2019-08-06 16:31:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe’re back and we’re casting protective circles around our microphones, burning incense that smells like Cthulhu’s armpits and waggling our wands for all they’re worth. No matter how fevered our incantations, however, the songs always seem to break free. Some magic is too foul to be contained.
This is the first of a pair of episodes loo...
2019-08-06 15:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the full version* of our recording of episode 161, and is for backers only. The standard issue is available as always through the regular channels.
(*there may have been some slight edits)
2019-07-23 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been far too long since we last did a Top 3 episode. They were a mainstay of the podcast in our early days but the format slipped quietly out of use. It felt like time to dig it out of storage and check that it still fits.
We each choose three of our favourite individual game mechanics from some very different RPGs, explaining how they work and why they appeal to us so. There is a ...
2019-07-23 10:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for backing The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.
Please find you copy of the Blasphemous Tome attached.
This issue is PDF only. We hope you enjoy it!
Best wishes, Paul, Matt and Scott
2019-07-22 20:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post