Main Topic: Using Inspiration Creatively

Scenario writers and GMs take inspiration from everything we can. Often, this means borrowing ideas from books, films, or other forms of media. But how do we do this without simply plagiarising? What kinds of ideas do we seize on? And how can we transform them into something new?

We took a more specific look at Inspiration and Development in episode 124, talking about the roots of a few of our own scenarios.

Our Guest Host

We are delighted to have YouTuber, podcaster and author Seth Skorkowsky join us for this episode. Most of our listeners will know Seth from his ENnie-Award winning YouTube channel, as well as the Modern Mythos podcast, which he hosts with Jon Hook.

Seth is also the author of many fine books, spanning urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, and horror, including the Valducan series and Ashes of Onyx.

You can hear Seth’s previous appearances with the Good Friends here:

News

A Weekend With Good Friends returns!

A Weekend With Good Friends will be returning this summer! This, of course, is the online convention organised by our lovely listeners, hosted on The Good Friends of Jackson Elias Discord server. The convention will take place between the 12th-14th of June this year, so keep your calendars clear.

Key dates for the convention are:

29th of April – 13th of May 2026 — GM signups
21st of May – 4th of June 2026 — Player signups
Friday 12th June – Sunday 14th June 2026 — A Weekend With Good Friends!

We shall share more details as they become available.

Getting the Band Back Together Review From Seth Skorkowsky

Seth recently posted a video review of Scott’s scenario “Getting the Band Back Together”, which he played with Glass Cannon at Gen Con 2024. As ever, Seth offers some great insights into changes GMs may wish to make to the scenario.

You can find “Getting the Band Back Together” in issue 14 of The Blasphemous Tome. Anyone backing us on Patreon at any level will be able to download a PDF of this and all previous issues of the Tome.