{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"336: Using Inspiration Creatively, with Seth Skorkowsky","description":" 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 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 fantasy, sword and sorcery, and horror. Most pertinently to this discussion, he has written a number of books that drawn upon urban fantasy, including the Valducan series and Ashes of Onyx. You can hear Seth\u2019s previous appearances with the Good Friends here: Interview with Seth Skorkowsky Interview with Jon Hook and Seth Skorkowsky Peril in Call of Cthulhu How to be an Investigator Quatermass and the Pit Call of Cthulhu and Urban Fantasy Links Things we mention in this episode include: Ashes of Onyx by Seth Skorkowsky Redemptor by Seth Skorkowsky Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris D\u00e4moren by Seth Skorkowsky Virtual Light by William Gibson Cryptomnesia Karaoke by Dennis Potter Cell by Stephen King \u201cGetting the Band Back Together\u201d from The Blasphemous Tome issue 14 Supernatural Psycho Goreman (2020) Conan Appendix N Vampire: the Masquerade Red Dragon by Thomas Harris \u201cA Message of Art\u201d from Nameless Horrors Quatermass and the Pit (1967) Outland (1981) High Noon (1952) Seven Samurai (1954) The Magnificent Seven (1960) Edward de Bono Lateral thinking PO: Beyond Yes and No by Edward de Bono Alien (1979) Highlander (1986) The Duellists (1977) Mage: The Hero Discovered by Matt Wagner Grendel by Matt Wagner The Warriors (1979) Warhammer 40,000: Imperium Maledictum Warhammer Crime novels The Expanse by James SA Corey Bloodlines by Chris Wraight Chinatown (1974) The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett The Final Revelation Portmanteau films Dr Terror\u2019s House of Horrors (1965) The House That Dripped Blood (1971) Asylum (1972) \u201cWaiting For the Hurricane\u201d from Pulp Cthulhu \u201cWaiting For the Hurricane\u201d by Chris de Burgh \u201cIntersections\u201d from World War Cthulhu: Cold War The Sandbaggers Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon Hellsing \u201cLakeview\u201d on Ain\u2019t Slayed Nobody \u201cMultiplied by Zero\u201d by Attila Veres, from The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud \u201cEverything You Say Will Destroy You\u201d by The Auteurs Blade Runner (1982) Blade Runner: A Movie by William S Burroughs The Bladerunner by Alan E Nourse Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by KW Jeter \u201cBlackwater Creek\u201d from the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen Pack John Barleycorn Reborn \u201cPact\u201d by Doug Peters \u201cBehind the Neon Glare\u201d from The Blasphemous Tome issue 14 \u201cSupper\u2019s Ready\u201d by Genesis Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Kiss the Girls by James Patterson \u201cThere Will Be No Divorce\u201d by The Mountain Goats Glass Cannon Fist statue in Vilvoorde \u201cNight Bus\u201d from The Blasphemous Tome issue 8 Hounacier by Seth Skorkowsky \u201cNumber 22\u201d from The Blasphemous Tome issue 5 Dreadnought underfloor safe \u201cBaby\u201d from Beasts \u201cAll-Inclusive\u201d from The Scarlet Bride 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 \u2013 13th of May 2026 \u2014 GM signups 21st of May \u2013 4th of June 2026 \u2014 Player signups Friday 12th June \u2013 Sunday 14th June 2026 \u2014 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\u2019s scenario \u201cGetting the Band Back Together\u201d, 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 \u201cGetting the Band Back Together\u201d 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. ","author_name":"The Good Friends of Jackson Elias","author_url":"http:\/\/blasphemoustomes.com\/","html":"