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<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Bartlett]] receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter] from [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult [[Bartlett]] about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of [[Roby]] and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep [[Alexander]] confined. The head of [[Alexander]]'s family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of [[Alexander Roby]], and asks [[Bartlett]] to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, he agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] joins [[Highsmith]] on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] describes [[Roby]]'s symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. [[Highsmith]] suggests that [[Bartlett]] examine [[Roby]] on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In [[Roby]]'s cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to [[Carcosa]] and soon finds other referring to [[Cassilda]], [[Hastur]] and other elements of the [[play]]. <br /> <br /> Eventually [[Bartlett]] gets a reponse from [[Roby]], who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the [[Yellow Sign]], Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, [[Roby]] returns to reading his poetry, so [[Bartlett]] sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected [[Harriwell]], but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the [[Roby]] murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] agrees with [[Highsmith]] that [[Roby]] seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasions, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with Price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, [[Bartlett]] visits [[Roby]] again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with [[Withers]], [[Browne]] and [[Saunders]] at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1599 2006-05-13T11:14:26Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 28th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Bartlett]] receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter] from [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult [[Bartlett]] about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of [[Roby]] and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep [[Alexander]] confined. The head of [[Alexander]]'s family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of [[Alexander Roby]], and asks [[Bartlett]] to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, he agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] joins [[Highsmith]] on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> [[Highsmith]] describes [[Roby]]'s symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. [[Highsmith]] suggests that [[Bartlett]] examine [[Roby]] on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In [[Roby]]'s cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to [[Carcosa]] and soon finds other referring to [[Cassilda]], [[Hastur]] and other elements of the [[play]]. <br /> <br /> Eventually [[Bartlett]] gets a reponse from [[Roby]], who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the [[Yellow Sign]], Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, [[Roby]] returns to reading his poetry, so [[Bartlett]] sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected [[Harriwell]], but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the [[Roby]] murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] agrees with [[Highsmith]] that [[Roby]] seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with Price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, [[Bartlett]] visits [[Roby]] again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> [[Bartlett]] is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with [[Withers]], [[Browne]] and [[Saunders]] at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=An_Inhabitant_of_Carcosa_and_Haita_the_Shepherd&diff=1574 2006-05-13T05:50:08Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>These stories, which predate the stories of Chambers have nothing in them that connects them with the mythos of the King in Yellow except their use of the names Carcosa (for a ruined city), Hali (for a prophet) and Haita (for a shepherd), all of which are names that appear in either Chambers' or Estus's work.<br /> <br /> It is assumed by literary critics that Chambers borrowed the names from Bierce.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=An_Inhabitant_of_Carcosa_and_Haita_the_Shepherd&diff=1573 2006-05-13T05:32:27Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>These stories, which predate the stories of Chambers have nothing in them that connects them with the mythos of the King in Yellow except their use of the names Carcosa (for a ruined city), Hali (for a prophet) and Haita (for a shepherd), all of which are names that appear in either Chambers' or Estus's work.<br /> <br /> It is assumed by lierary critics that Chambers borrowed the names from Bierce.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1572 2006-05-13T05:29:59Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Literary Works */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short stories by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers]<br /> <br /> [[An Inhabitant of Carcosa and Haita the Shepherd]] - by Ambrose Bierce<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Le_Roi_en_Jeune&diff=1571 2006-05-13T05:28:54Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>The Bibliotheque nationale has a single copy of this privately published play. Talbot Estus claims to own a copy as well, and to have based his play, 'Carcosa' on it.<br /> <br /> Though not the notorious work of Chambers' stories this play was indeed suppressed and burned by the French authorities, for reasons that are unclear, and there are rumours of madness and death surrounding it.<br /> <br /> The play predates Chambers' work so seems to have been an inspiration for him as well.<br /> <br /> There is evidence of older works with the same name - a fragment by Marlowe and a lost Restoration drama, but neither is available for perusal.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1570 2006-05-13T05:24:52Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Literary Works */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short stories by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers]<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1569 2006-05-13T05:23:07Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Literary Works */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [[The King in Yellow]] - a collection of short stories by [[Robert W Chambers]]<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1568 2006-05-13T05:22:23Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Literary Works */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [[Carcosa, or the Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [[The King in Yellow]] - a collection of short stories by [[Robert W Chambers]]<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1567 2006-05-13T05:21:37Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Literary Works */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [[Carcosa - or the Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [[The King in Yellow]] - a collection of short stories by [[Robert W Chambers]]<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1566 2006-05-13T05:21:06Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Literary Works==<br /> <br /> [['''Carcosa - or the Queen and the Stranger''']] - a fantasy in two acts, by [[Talbot Estus]]<br /> <br /> [['''Le Roi en Jeune''']] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous<br /> <br /> [['''The King in Yellow''']] - a collection of short stories by [[Robert W Chambers]]<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Hannah_Keith&diff=1565 2006-05-13T05:15:59Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Hannah is an amateur actress and is part of The Group. She is married to [[George Keith]] and is the sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]. <br /> <br /> Hannah hails from Scotland. Good-looking, with long blonde hair, but a plain, sensible dresser. Hannah is an organised, rational woman, loving of her family and with a gentle sense of humour.<br /> <br /> Hannah is the best actress in the play [[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] where she plays [[Cassilda]], queen of [[Yhtill]].<br /> <br /> Hannah insists that she acted the play exactly as written in the [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script]. <br /> <br /> Hannah was quite disturbed by the play and has had some odd dreams in relation to it. She is quite relieved that the [[Scala]] refused to continue showing the play.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Lucius_Harriwell&diff=1564 2006-05-13T05:14:53Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Harriwell is in the cell next door to [[Alexander Roby]]. He is a brain-damaged lunatic who is likely to be institutionalsied until his death.<br /> <br /> Harriwell was a witness to, and possible suspect in, the brutal murder of nurse Yates, who was killed in his cell on November 27th 1927. Harriwell claims the killer was 'the Devil'. The asylum staff insist Harriwell is incapable of violence.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Lucius_Harriwell.pdf Lucius Harriwell's portrait]</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Mark_Chiddicks&diff=1563 2006-05-13T05:12:17Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[http://play.engel-cox.org/images/thumb/2/23/180px-King_in_Yellow.JPG A Recent Portrait]]<br /> <br /> A data analyst and father of 2 small eldritch things (aka children). A resident of of Auckland NZ since 1994, when his wife Sonja brought him back as a souvenir of her travels, Mark continues to be English despite being told to stop on several occasions. He has been playing Call of Cthulhu since the Great Old Ones were merely the Great Middle-aged Ones.<br /> <br /> He owns copy 127 of the leather-bound Miskatonic University Edition of the Call of Cthulhu rulebook, and 1/3 of the R'Lyeh Disk.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> chiddicks@woosh.co.nz</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1562 2006-05-13T05:11:55Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Players */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1560 2006-05-13T04:52:18Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Players */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> [[Alvar Hanso]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Mark_Chiddicks&diff=1559 2006-05-13T04:51:35Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[http://play.engel-cox.org/images/thumb/2/23/180px-King_in_Yellow.JPG A Recent Portrait]]<br /> <br /> A data analyst and father of 2 small eldritch things (aka children). A resident of of Auckland NZ since 1994, when his wife Sonja brought him back as a souvenir of her travels, Mark continues to be English despite being told to stop on several occasions. He has been playing Call of Cthulhu since the Great Old Ones were merely the Great Middle-aged Ones.<br /> <br /> He owns copy 127 of the leather-bound Miskatonic University Edition of the Call of Cthulhu rulebook, and 1/3 of the R'Lyeh Disk.<br /> <br /> Apart from Call of Cthulhu, and all things Lovecraftian, his obsessions include Doctor Who (especially the new series), Association Football, the Beatles and the films of Hitchcock.<br /> <br /> chiddicks@woosh.co.nz</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Mark_Chiddicks&diff=1558 2006-05-13T04:51:21Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[http://play.engel-cox.org/images/thumb/2/23/180px-King_in_Yellow.JPG A Recent Portrait]]<br /> <br /> A data analyst and father of 2 small eldritch things (aka children). A resident of of Auckland NZ since 1994, when his wife Sonja brought him back as a souvenir of her travels, Mark continues to be English despite being told to stop on several occasions. He has been playing Call of Cthulhu since the Great Old Ones were merely the Great Middle-aged Ones.<br /> <br /> He owns copy 127 of the leather-bound Miskatonic University Edition of the Call of Cthulhu rulebook, and 1/3 of the R'Lyeh Disk.<br /> <br /> Apart from Call of Cthulhu, and all things Lovecraftian, his obesessions include Doctor Who (especially the new series), Association Football, the Beatles and the films of Hitchcock.<br /> <br /> chiddicks@woosh.co.nz</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Mark_Chiddicks&diff=1557 2006-05-13T04:48:45Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[http://play.engel-cox.org/images/thumb/2/23/180px-King_in_Yellow.JPG A Recent Portrait]]<br /> <br /> A data analyst and father of 2 small eldritch things (aka children). A resident of of Auckland NZ since 1994, when his wife Sonja brought him back as a souvenir of her travels, Mark continues to be English despite being told to stop on several occasions. He has been playing Call of Cthulhu since the Great Old Ones were merely the Great Middle-aged Ones.<br /> <br /> He owns copy 127 of the leather-bound Miskatonic University Edition of the Call of Cthulhu rulebook, and 1/3 of the R'Lyeh Disk.<br /> <br /> chiddicks@woosh.co.nz</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Price_and_Evans&diff=1556 2006-05-13T04:37:05Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Nurses Price and Evans work at St Agnes Asylum.<br /> <br /> Price told Dr Bartlett all about the murder of Cuthbert Yates, and also took the Docotor for a drink at the Wheatsheaf pub. He was present at Bartlett's first meeting with Alexander Roby.<br /> <br /> Evans befriended Alexander Roby and gave him pencils, against asylum rules. Evans shares an interest in poetry with Roby. He was present at Bartlett's second meeting with Alexander Roby.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1555 2006-05-13T04:35:46Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play. <br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected Harriwell, but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with Price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1554 2006-05-13T04:35:04Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected Harriwell, but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim alone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Price_and_Evans&diff=1553 2006-05-13T04:30:29Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Nurses Price and Evans work at St Agnes Asylum.<br /> <br /> Price told Dr Bartlett all about the murder of Cuthbert Yates, and also took the Docotor for a drink at the Wheatsheaf pub. He was present at Bartlett's first meeting with Alexander Roby.<br /> <br /> Evans befriended Alexander Roby and gave him pencils, against asylum rules. Evans shares an interest in poetry wil Roby. He was present at bartlett's second meeting with Alexander Roby.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Price_and_Evans&diff=1552 2006-05-13T04:30:18Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Nurses Price and Evans work at St Agnes Asylum.<br /> <br /> Price told Dr Bartlett all about the murder of Cuthbert Yates, and also took the Docotor for a drink at the wheatsheaf pub. He was present at Bartlett's first meeting with Alexander Roby.<br /> <br /> Evans befriended Alexander Roby and gave him pencils, against asylum rules. Evans shares an interest in poetry wil Roby. He was present at bartlett's second meeting with Alexander Roby.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Lucius_Harriwell&diff=1551 2006-05-13T04:27:49Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Harriwell is in the ceel next door to [[Alexander Roby]]. He is a brain-damaged lunatic who is likely to be institutionalsied until his death.<br /> <br /> Harriwell was a witness to, and possible suspect in, the brutal murder of nurse Yates, who was killed in his cell on November 27th 1927. Harriwell claims the killer was 'the Devil'. The asylum staff insist Harriwell is incapable of violence.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Lucius_Harriwell.pdf Lucius Harriwell's portrait]</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Alexander_Roby&diff=1550 2006-05-13T04:24:43Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Roby dropped out of Peterhouse prior to knocking around the Foreign Office for a couple of years. He left the FO and spent his time studying fringe interests (astronomy, art, the occult) and mixing with people of whom his family did not approve.<br /> <br /> On October 14th 1926 Roby's father Herbert and sister Georgina were brutally murdered at the family home in Curzon Street. Alexander was the only other person at home, and initially claimed responsibility. He was arrested, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum. The papers committing him were signed by Dr Highsmith, Roby's older brother George and the Roby family physician, Dr Trollope.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Alexander_Roby.pdf Alexander Roby's portrait]<br /> <br /> Highsmith believes Roby suffers from 'sympathetic mania', which manifests as severe night terrors, or scotophobia, that start each year at the anniversary of the muders and continue until the Spring. These attacks are being well-managed with laudanum, and Highsmith believes him fit for release to the care of his family or a convalescent home. Highsmith also believes Alexander innocent of the murders.<br /> <br /> His release hearing is scheduled for November 30th 1928.<br /> <br /> Roby spends his time studying poetry and has made unusual marginal notes in his poetry books referring to various elements common to both the play 'Carcosa' and Robert W Chambers's 'King in Yellow' stories.<br /> <br /> He made an unusual [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf statement] to Dr Bartlett.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Alexander_Roby&diff=1549 2006-05-13T04:24:02Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Roby dropped out of Peterhouse prior to knocking around the Foreign Office for a couple of years. He left the FO and spent his time studying fringe interests (astronomy, art, the occult) and mixing with people of whom his family did not approve.<br /> <br /> On October 14th 1926 Roby's father Herbert and sister Georgina were brutally murdered at the family home in Curzon Street. Alexander was the only other person at home, and initially claimed responsibility. He was arrested, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum. The papers committing him were signed by Dr Highsmith, Roby's odler brother George and the Roby family physician, Dr Trollope.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Alexander_Roby.pdf Alexander Roby's portrait]<br /> <br /> Highsmith believes Roby suffers from 'sympathetic mania', which manifests as severe night terrors, or scotophobia, that start each year at the anniversary of the muders and continue until the Spring. These attacks are being well-managed with laudanum, and Highsmith believes him fit for release to the care of his family or a convalescent home.<br /> <br /> His release hearing is scheduled for November 30th 1928.<br /> <br /> Roby spends his time studying poetry and has made unusual marginal notes in his poetry books referring to various elements common to both the play 'Carcosa' and Robert W Chambers's 'King in Yellow' stories.<br /> <br /> He made an unusual [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf statement] to Dr Bartlett.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Alexander_Roby&diff=1548 2006-05-13T04:23:29Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Roby dropped out of Peterhouse prior to knocking around the Foreign Office for a couple of years. He left the FO and spent his time studying fringe interests (astronomy, art, the occult) and mixing with people of whom his family did not approve.<br /> <br /> On October 14th 1926 Roby's father Herbert and sister Goergina were brutally murdered at the family home in Curzon Street. Alexander was the only other person at home, and initially claimed responsibility. He was arrested, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum. The papers committing him were signed by Dr Highsmith, Roby's odler brother George and the Roby family physician, Dr Trollope.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Alexander_Roby.pdf Alexander Roby's portrait]<br /> <br /> Highsmith believes Roby suffers from 'sympathetic mania', which manifests as severe night terrors, or scotophobia, that start each year at the anniversary of the muders and continue until the Spring. These attacks are being well-managed with laun\udanum, and Highsmith believes him fit for release to the care of his family or a convalescent home.<br /> <br /> His release hearing is scheduled for November 30th 1928.<br /> <br /> Roby spends his time studying poetry and has made unusual marginal notes in his poetry books referring to various elements common to both the play 'Carcosa' and Robert W Chambers's 'King in Yellow' stories.<br /> <br /> He made an unusual [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf statement] to Dr Bartlett.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Dr._Charles_Highsmith&diff=1547 2006-05-13T04:14:48Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>Superintendent of At Agnes Asylum. Very much the country gentleman in tweeds and brogues. A pipe-smoker. a man of science with a limited conversational range and no real interests outside his work. Member of the British Psycho-Analytical Society.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/Dr_Charles_Highsmith.pdf Dr. Highsmith's portrait]<br /> <br /> Highsmith is one of the 3 men who signed [[Alexander Roby]]'s commitment papers, and is the only one who seems keen to allow his release. He engages Dr Bartlett to consult on the matter and to make a recommendation either way.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1546 2006-05-13T04:09:59Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Player Characters */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1545 2006-05-13T04:09:31Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Player Characters */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Psychiatrist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1544 2006-05-13T04:07:31Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 31st 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected Harriwell, but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his Wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1543 2006-05-13T04:07:04Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The police suspected Harriwell, but since he was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1542 2006-05-13T04:06:28Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe Harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1541 2006-05-13T04:05:54Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby talked to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1540 2006-05-13T04:05:34Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks if he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In Roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby taled to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1539 2006-05-13T04:04:38Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 28th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his father and sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks is he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby taled to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_2&diff=1538 2006-05-13T04:04:04Z

<p>202.74.222.95: </p> <hr /> <div>===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> The four friends meet at Dr Bartlett's Wimbledon home for a game of bridge.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1537 2006-05-13T04:03:25Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Sessions */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Army man. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Psychiatrist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - Scottish Curator. Played by Juila Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]] - A Game of Bridge</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Tatters_of_the_King&diff=1536 2006-05-13T04:01:55Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* Sessions */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]<br /> '''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&amp;osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run through.<br /> <br /> ==Setting==<br /> <br /> The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928].<br /> <br /> ==GM==<br /> <br /> The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]<br /> <br /> ==Players==<br /> <br /> The players are:<br /> <br /> [[Darryn Mercer]]<br /> <br /> [[Julia Blackmore]]<br /> <br /> [[Nicola Bishop]]<br /> <br /> [[Marcus Gustafsson]]<br /> <br /> ==Player Characters==<br /> <br /> [[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer<br /> <br /> [[Captain George Withers]] - Army man. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.<br /> <br /> [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Psychiatrist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.<br /> <br /> [[Andrew Saunders]] - Scottish Curator. Played by Juila Blackmore.<br /> <br /> ==Notable Non-Player Characters==<br /> <br /> '''Prologue'''<br /> <br /> [[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright<br /> <br /> ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:<br /> <br /> [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.<br /> <br /> [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]<br /> <br /> [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]<br /> <br /> [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor<br /> <br /> [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Chapter One'''<br /> <br /> [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent<br /> <br /> [[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman<br /> <br /> [[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses<br /> <br /> ==Sessions==<br /> <br /> [[Session 1]] - The Queen and the Stranger<br /> <br /> [[Session 1.5]] - The Madman<br /> <br /> [[Session 2]]</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1535 2006-05-13T04:00:46Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his Father and Sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks is he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing. Price says that Hereford CID handled the case.<br /> <br /> Bartlett agrees with Highsmith that Roby seems harmless, and says he'll see what he can find out in London. In further discussion with Highsmith, Bartlett finds out that Roby befriended the nurse, Mark Evans, and Evans gave him pencils on 2 occasion, against instructions. Evans himself says that Roby taled to him about poetry and asked him for pencils so he could 'complete his work'. He knows he shouldn't have done it, and won't again.<br /> <br /> That evening, Bartlett visits the Wheatsheaf pub with price and other staff, and they talk about the murder, Roby and Highsmith, but Bartlett learns little more.<br /> <br /> <br /> ===October 31st 1928===<br /> <br /> After breakfast, Bartlett visits Roby again, this time in the company of Evans, but Roby is uncommunicative, except to say &quot;Don't forget to tell Quarrie.&quot; just as Bartlett leaves.<br /> <br /> Bartlett is driven back to Hereford, has lunch at the station hotel and returns to London. He has an appointment to play bridge with Withers, Browne and Saunders at his wimbledon home that evening.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1534 2006-05-13T03:53:28Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his Father and Sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks is he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later. When Roby asks Bartlett if he's seen the Yellow Sign, Bartlett says 'yes'.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]<br /> <br /> After that, Roby returns to reading his poetry, so Bartlett sends Reeves to type up the statement and goes with Price to the staff break room to hear about the asylum murder from 1927.<br /> <br /> The murder was brutal and mysterious. A nurse called Cuthbert Yates was slashed to death with at least 2 knives in the cell of Roby's neighbour, the brain-damaged [[Lucius Harriwell]]. The polcie suspected harriwell, but since hw was clearly insane and already indefinitely incarcerated they saw no point in prosecution. The asylum staff, however, don't believe harriwell capable of such a thing - he was found cowering in his cell, insisting 'the Devil' was responsible, and no weapon was found. Roby was heavily sedated, and despite the interesting parallels with the Roby murders, could not have been involved.<br /> <br /> The stange thing, however, was that the amount of blood found in the cell far exceeded that which could have been lost by the victim a lone. No second victim was found, and nobody was reported missing.</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1533 2006-05-13T03:47:29Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his Father and Sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks is he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later.<br /> <br /> [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf Roby's statement]</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1532 2006-05-13T03:46:02Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his Father and Sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves, his secretary, to accompany Bartlett.<br /> <br /> En route to Roby's cell Price asks if Bartlett is here about 'the murder', which turns out not to be the Roby killings, but a murder that happened within the asylum a year before. Bartlett asks is he can talk to Price about that after seeing Roby.<br /> <br /> In roby's cell, the madman is reading a book and does not react to his visitors. Bartlett examines Roby's books, which are all poetry by modern poets such as Graves and Pound, and discovers marginal notes in pencil throughout them. He is astonished to find a note referring to 'Carcosa' and soon finds other referring to Cassilda, Hastur and other elements of the play.<br /> <br /> Eventually Bartlett gets a reponse from Roby, who soon goes into a strange monologue, which Reeves records in shorthand and types up later.<br /> <br /> http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/06_Typed_Transcript_of_Alexander_Robys_Verbal_Responses.pdf<br /> Roby's statemtn</div>

202.74.222.95 http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/index.php?title=Session_1.5&diff=1531 2006-05-13T03:37:58Z

<p>202.74.222.95: /* October 30th 1928 */</p> <hr /> <div>This was a special one on one session with Dr Bartlett as the only player character.<br /> <br /> ==Session Report==<br /> <br /> ===October 20th 1928===<br /> <br /> Doctor Bartlett receives [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/04_The_Letter_from_Dr_Highsmith.pdf a letter from Dr Charles Highsmith], superintendent of St. Agnes Asylum in [http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk/images.big/weobley01big.jpg Weobley], Herefordshire, requesting a meeting on the 28th at the Great Western Hotel in London.<br /> <br /> ===October 28th 1928===<br /> <br /> At the meeting, Highsmith explains that the patient he wishes to consult Bartlett about is [[Alexander Roby]], who has been committed to St Agnes for the last 2 years following the [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/05_Two_Newspaper_Stories_on_the_Roby_Murders.pdf brutal murders] of his Father and Sister, killings he initially claimed responsibility for, but was never in fact charged with.<br /> <br /> Highsmith has to make a recommendation for the release, or otherwise, of Roby and was leaning towards release when he came under pressure from the Roby family, through the conduit of family physician [[Dr Lionel Trollope]] to keep Alexander confined. The head of Alexander's family is his brother, the prominent banker [[Graeme Roby]].<br /> <br /> Highsmith wishes to understand the motives behind the family's position, but they hasn't been able to get them to reveal any details. He also wants Bartlett's professional opinion of the state of mind of Alexander Roby, and asks Bartlett to accompany him when he returns to Herefordshire on the 30th. Intrigued, though unsure of his suitability for what amounts to a private investigation, agrees.<br /> <br /> ===October 30th 1928===<br /> <br /> Bartlett joins Highsmith on the 10.20am train, to change at Bristol for Hereford. A car meets them and takes them the 20 miles to the village of Weobley. The asylum squats on a hill overlooking the village - a grim Victorian building.<br /> <br /> Highsmith describes Roby's symptoms - extreme night terrors, or scotophobia, which manifest around the anniversary of the Roby murders in October each year and continue until April. The attacks are controlled with high doses of laudanum. apart from these attacks, Roby is uncommunicative and seems to live in a world of his own. Highsmith suggests that Bartlett examine Roby on his own initially, and instructs two of his male staff, Nurse Price and Reeves</div>

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