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'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] and  which our role-playing group played. Play commenced on May 8th 2006 and ran until October 2nd 2006.  
'''Tatters of the King'''[http://catalog.chaosium.com/product_info.php?products_id=773&osCsid=07f84f248e3a49f3cf6199ee7fbb6629] is a Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by [http://chaosium.com Chaosium] and  which our role-playing group played. Play commenced on May 8th 2006 and ran until October 2nd 2006.  


The game was played in the suburb of Ellerslie, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland Auckland, New Zealand].
'''''Please note that this Wiki is an actual play record originally created for the players, and as such contains numerous campaign spoilers!'''''
 
==Guest  Book==
 
Add your comments here in the [[Guest Book]].


==Setting==
==Setting==


The game is initially set in [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/article-london-guide-1928.pdf London], [http://www.unboundbook.org/wiki/attachments/1928.doc 1928]. It is the start of a bitterly cold winter, the worst in decades.
The game is initially set in [https://unboundbook.org/TotK-wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=guide-london-environs-muirhead-1922.pdf London], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928]. It is the start of a bitterly cold winter, the worst in decades.


London is the capital of an empire covering a quarter of the globe and governing one quarter  of the human race. The people busy themselves with concerns of politics and government, finance and production, work and recreation. How fragile things are. What ignorance there is.
London is the capital of an empire covering a quarter of the globe and governing one quarter  of the human race. The people busy themselves with concerns of politics and government, finance and production, work and recreation. How fragile things are. What ignorance there is.
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'''Prologue - Opening Night'''
'''Prologue - Opening Night'''
* ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:
* ''The Group'' - an amateur theatrical troupe:
** [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher, amateur actor and acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]]. Estus's friend and companion.
** [[Michael Gillen]] - Retired publisher and amateur actor (Acquaintance of [[Doctor Frederick Bartlett]] and Estus's friend and companion).
** [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress and sister of [[Andrew Saunders]]
** [[Hannah Keith]] - Amateur Actress (sister of [[Andrew Saunders]])
** [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor and husband of [[Hannah Keith]]
** [[George Keith]] - Amateur Actor (husband of [[Hannah Keith]])
** [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor
** [[Walter Paige]] - Amateur Actor
** [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress
** [[Jean Hewart]] - Amateur Actress
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Works of Fiction and Fact as found in on the journeys of our intrepid Investigators.
Works of Fiction and Fact as found in on the journeys of our intrepid Investigators.


*[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]]  - a fantasy in two acts, [http://unboundbook.org/wiki/images/6/67/CARCOSA.pdf script] by [[Talbot Estus]]
*[[Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger]]  - a fantasy in two acts, [http://tatterswiki.ddns.net/images/6/67/CARCOSA.pdf script] by [[Talbot Estus]]
* [[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]
* [[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]
* [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous
* [[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous
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The audio for all of the sixteen sessions that were recorded are collected here.
The audio for all of the sixteen sessions that were recorded are collected here.


* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wiki/attachments/UBB_Tatters_of_the_King_-_Session_One.mp3  Session 1 - Opening Night] - Total Size : 28 Meg (Note: This recording is quite quiet and has some quality issues.)
* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TotK-Session-1-Opening-Night.mp3  The Monday Night Players Present...Tatters of the King Session 1 - Opening Night] - Total Running Time : 1h 41m (62.3 Meg) - ''Note: This recording was made in 2006 and as such is quiet in places and has some quality issues.''
* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wiki/attachments/UBB_Tatters_of_the_King_-_Session_Two.mp3  Session 2 - The Plot Thickens] - Total Size : 30 Meg (Note: This recording has some quality issues.)
* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TotK-Session-2-The-Plot-Thickens.mp3 The Monday Night Players Present...Tatters of the King Session 2 - The Plot Thickens] - Total Running Time : 1h 54m (50 Meg) - ''Note: This recording was made in 2006 and as such is quiet in places and has some quality issues.''
* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wiki/attachments/UBB_Tatters_of_the_King_-_Session_Three.mp3  Session 3 - Alexander's Friends] - Total Size : 32 Meg (Note: This recording has some quality issues.)
* [http://www.unboundbook.org/wiki/attachments/UBB_Tatters_of_the_King_-_Session_Four.mp3  Session 3 - Teeth of Winter] - Total Size : 30 Meg (Note: recording from now are much better quality, although this one has considerable edits as the group gets sidetracked on non-gaming subjects.)

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Tatters of the King[1] is a Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by Chaosium and which our role-playing group played. Play commenced on May 8th 2006 and ran until October 2nd 2006.

Please note that this Wiki is an actual play record originally created for the players, and as such contains numerous campaign spoilers!

Setting

The game is initially set in London, 1928. It is the start of a bitterly cold winter, the worst in decades.

London is the capital of an empire covering a quarter of the globe and governing one quarter of the human race. The people busy themselves with concerns of politics and government, finance and production, work and recreation. How fragile things are. What ignorance there is.

There are those who engage in different pursuits - those who would see an inhuman power come to Earth such that it would make mundane activity seem like a last twitch before dying...

Cast of Characters

Tatters of the King is full of interesting and diverse characters, none more so than the Player Characters themselves!

Keeper of Arcane Lore

The Game Master is Mark Chiddicks

Player Characters

Notable Non-Player Characters

Prologue - Opening Night

Chapter One - The Madman

Chapter Two - A Walk in the Park

Chapter Three - Springer Mound & the Canal

Chapter Four - The Flight North

Chapter Five - To Walk Upon the Earth in Carcosa

Chapter Six - Talk of Goatswood

  • Wilfred Gresty (deceased) - Writer of letters and spy for the Goatswood cult

Chapter Seven - Nug's Farm

  • Hillary Quarrie - Estranged wife of Malcolm and priestess of the Goat
  • Atkinson (deceased) - Ailing leader of the Goatswood Shub-Niggurath cult

Chapter Eight - The Brothers of the Yellow Sign

Chapter Nine - The Viceroy of India

Chapter Ten - A Thousand Miles

Chapter Eleven - To Drakmar

Chapter Twelve - The Upper House

Literary Works

The Masque of Yhtill

Works of Fiction and Fact as found in on the journeys of our intrepid Investigators.

Locations

Places of wonder and terror. Haunts of the Yellow King and other locales of interest.

Sessions

The Monday Night Players' run through of Tatters of the King was completed over 16 fun and exiting gaming sessions. As each lasted anywhere between and hour and a half and three hours, the campaign took over 30 hours of game time to finish.

Collected Audio Recordings

The audio for all of the sixteen sessions that were recorded are collected here.

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