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Roby murders

2006-05-16T06:40:26Z

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On October 14th 1926, Herbert Roby and his adult daughter Georgina were murdered at their home in Curzon St, Mayfair.

Mr Roby, a retired diplomat, was killed by a deep wound to the upper chest and completely exsanguinated, though almost no trace of his blood was found at the scene.

Georgina was killed by 2 or 3 blows from a large sharp implement, such as an axe, and bled profusely.

Mt Roby's younger son [[Alexander]] was arrested at the scene after claiming responsibility, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum, Herefordshire.

The information above comes from newspaper reports and the statement of [[Dr Lionel Trollope]], and police and family members may have more details, as yet unknown to the investigators.

Roby murders

2006-05-16T06:40:12Z

203.211.82.46:

On October 14th 1926, Herbert Roby and his adult daughter Georgina were murdered at their home in Curzon St, Mayfair.

Mr Roby, a retired diplomat, was killed by a deep wound to the upper chest and completely exsanguinated, though almost no trace of his blood was found at the scene.

Georgina was killed by 2 or 3 blows from a large sharp implement, such as an axe, and bled profusely.

Mt Roby's younger son [[Alexander]] was arrested at the scene after claiming responsibility, but instead of being charged was committed to St Agnes Asylum, Herefordshire.

The information above comes from newspaper reports and the statement of [Dr Lionel Trollope]], and police and family members may have more details, as yet unknown to the investigators.

Dr. Lionel Trollope

2006-05-16T06:34:12Z

203.211.82.46:

A lifelong bachelor, Dr Trollope lived in a fine house on Long Acre, London WC2, a short walk from his offices in Bloomsbury.

The Roby family physician for 30 years, and physician to many well-off London families, Trollope had a fine collection of objets d'art and was well-groomed and well-dressed.

As one of the 3 men who committed [[Alexander Roby]], and the middle man between the Roby family and [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], Trollope's views on the Roby case were of great interest to Bartlett, and the 2 men met in Long Acre on 1st November 1928.

Trollope described the circumstances of the [[Roby murders]] and expressed the opinion that Alexander was unfit for release., though when pressed it turned out he believed that asylum inmates in general should never be released.

On the evening of November 3rd 1928, Dr Trollope was murdered in St James' Park. A
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] of the murder appeared in the next day's Daily Express.

On November 4th, Dr Bartlett received a letter ([http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_1.pdf page 1], [http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/09_Letter_from_Dr_Trollope_part_2.pdf page 2]), written by Trollope on the day of his death, revealing more facts about Roby, and also describing a vision in which Trollope accurately predicted the exact circumstances of his own death.

Trollope may have been murdered by [[the tall man]].

Dr. Lionel Trollope

2006-05-16T06:32:05Z

203.211.82.46:

A lifelong bachelor, Dr Trollope lived in a fine house on Long Acre, London WC2, a short walk from his offices in Bloomsbury.

The Roby family physician for 30 years, and physician to many well-off London families, Trollope had a fine collection of objets d'art and was well-groomed and well-dressed.

As one of the 3 men who committed [[Alexander Roby]], and the middle man between the Roby family and [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], Trollope's views on the Roby case were of great interest to Bartlett, and the 2 men met in Long Acre on 1st November 1928.

Trollope described the circumstances of the [[Roby murders]] and expressed the opinion that Alexander was unfit for release., though when pressed it turned out he believed that asylum inmates in general should never be released.

On the evening of November 3rd 1928, Dr Trollope was murdered in St James' Park. A
[http://www.artistmonkey.com/Downloads/08_Newspaper_Story_on_the_Murder_of_Dr_Trollope.pdf report] of the murder appeared in the next day's Daily Express.

On November 4th, Dr Bartlett received a letter, written by Trollope on the day of his death, revealing more facts about Roby, and also describing a vision in which Trollope accurately predicted the exact circumstances of his own death.

Trollope may have been murdered by [[the tall man]].

Tatters of the King

2006-05-16T06:29:25Z

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[[Image:Tatters_Cover.gif|right]]
'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] and through which our role-playing [http://tentaclesandunderpants.info group] is currently being run. Play started on May 8th 2006. See [[current events]] for next session date.

==Setting==

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].

==GM==

The Keeper of Arcane Lore is [[Mark Chiddicks]]

==Players==

The players are:

[[Darryn Mercer]]

[[Julia Blackmore]]

[[Nicola Bishop]]

[[Marcus Gustafsson]]

==Player Characters==

[[Nathaniel Browne]] - A failed writer, looking for his big story, played by Darryn Mercer

[[Captain George Withers]] - Coldstream Guards. Career soldier. Played by Nicola Bishop.

[[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] - Eminent research psychologist, played by Marcus Gustafsson.

[[Andrew Saunders]] - British Museum curator and proud Scot, Played by Julia Blackmore.

==Notable Non-Player Characters==

'''Prologue'''

[[Talbot Estus]] - American novelist, now debuting as a playwright

''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:

[[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.

[[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]

[[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]

[[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor

[[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress

'''Chapter One'''

[[Dr. Charles Highsmith]] - Asylum Superintendent

[[Alexander Roby]] - Incarcerated Madman

[[Lucius Harriwell]] - Incarcerated Madman

[[Price and Evans]] - Asylum Nurses

'''Chapter Two'''

[[Dr. Lionel Trollope]] (deceased) - Roby family physician

[[Grahame Roby]] - Financier

[[Delia Hartston]] - Roby's former fiancee

[[Vincent Tuck]] - Private Detective

[[Lawrence Bacon]] - Antiquarian and occultist

[[The tall man]] - Sinister stalker

==Literary Works==

[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]] - a fantasy in two acts, [http://greywolfnz.homeip.net/wiki/attachments/CARCOSA.pdf script] by [[Talbot Estus]]

[[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers]

[[An Inhabitant of Carcosa and Haita the Shepherd]] - by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Bierce Ambrose Bierce]

[[The Walker by the Lake]] - by [[Alexander Roby]]

==Locations==

[http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/mapengwa.htm Map of England and Wales, 1928]

[http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], England - [http://www.londonancestor.com/maps/roads-central.htm Map of London, 1926]

The [[Scala Theatre]], Charlotte St, London

[http://www.homestead.com/valfleming/AutumnHeaven.html Weobley], Herefordshire, England

==Sessions==

[[Session 1]] - Opening Night

[[Session 1.5]] - The Madman

[[Session 2]] - The Plot Thickens

Dr. Lionel Trollope

2006-05-16T06:28:21Z

203.211.82.46:

A lifelong bachelor, Dr Trollope lived in a fine house on Long Acre, London WC2, a short walk from his offices in Bloomsbury.

The Roby family physician for 30 years, and physician to many well-off London families, Trollope had a fine collection of objets d'art and was well-groomed and well-dressed.

As one of the 3 men who committed [[Alexander Roby]], and the middle man between the Roby family and [[Dr. Charles Highsmith]], Trollope's views on the Roby case were of great interest to Bartlett, and the 2 men met in Long Acre on 1st November 1928.

Trollope described the circumstances of the [[Roby murders]] and expressed the opinion that Alexander was unfit for release., though when pressed it turned out he believed that asylum inmates in general should never be released.

On the evening of November 3rd 1928, Dr Trollope was murdered in St James' Park. A report of the murder appeared in the next day's Daily Express.

On November 4th, Dr Bartlett received a letter, written by Trollope on the day of his death, revealing more facts about Roby, and also describing a vision in which Trollope accurately predicted the exact circumstances of his own death.

Trollope may have been murdered by [[the tall man]].

Dr. Lionel Trollope

2006-05-16T06:27:07Z

203.211.82.46:

A lifelong bachelor, Dr Trollope lived in a fine house on Long Acre, London WC2, a short walk from his offices in Bloomsbury.

The Roby family physician for 30 years, and physician to many well-off London families, Trollope has a fine collection of objets d'art and was well-groomed and well-dressed.

As one of the 3 men who committed [[Alexander Roby]], and the middle man between the Roby family and [[Doctor Charles Highsmith]], Trollope's views on the Roby case were of great interest to Bartlett, and the 2 men met in Long Acre on 1st November 1928.

Trollope described the circumstances of the [[Roby murders]] and expressed the opinion that Alexander was unfit for release., though when pressed it turned out he believed that asylum inmates in general should never be released.

On the evening of November 3rd 1928, Dr Trollope was murdered in St James' Park. A report of the murder appeared in the next day's Daily Express.

On November 4th, Dr Bartlett received a letter, written by Trollope on the day of his death, revealing more facts about Roby, and also describing a vision in which Trollope accurately predicted the exact circumstances of his own death.

Trollope may have been murdered by [[the tall man]].

Dr. Lionel Trollope

2006-05-16T06:26:25Z

203.211.82.46:

A lifelong bachelor, Dr Trollope lived in a fine house on Long Acre, London WC2, a short walk from his offices in Bloomsbury.

The Roby family physician for 30 years, and physician to many well-off London families, Trollope has a fine collection of objets d'art and was well-groomed and well-dressed.

As one of the 3 men who committed [[Alexander Roby]], and the middle man between the Roby family and [[Dr Highsmith]], Trollope's views on the Roby case were of great interest to Bartlett, and the 2 men met in Long Acre on 1st November 1928.

Trollope described the circumstances of the [[Roby murders]] and expressed the opinion that Alexander was unfit for release., though when pressed it turned out he believed that asylum inmates in general should never be released.

On the evening of November 3rd 1928, Dr Trollope was murdered in St James' Park. A report of the murder appeared in the next day's Daily Express.

On November 4th, Dr Bartlett received a letter, written by Trollope on the day of his death, revealing more facts about Roby, and also describing a vision in which Trollope accurately predicted the exact circumstances of his own death.

Trollope may have been murdered by [[the tall man]].