Tatters of the King

Tatters of the King[1] is a new Call of Cthulhu campaign written by Tim Wiseman and published by Chaosium and through which our role-playing group is currently being run. Play started on May 8th 2006.

Setting

The game is initially set in London, 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

Literary Works

Carcosa, or The Queen and the Stranger - a fantasy in two acts, script by Talbot Estus

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

The King in Yellow - a collection of short stories by Robert W Chambers

An Inhabitant of Carcosa and Haita the Shepherd - by Ambrose Bierce

Locations

Map of England and Wales, 1928

London, England - Map of London, 1926

The Scala Theatre, Charlotte St, London

Weobley, Herefordshire, England

Sessions

Session 1 - Opening Night

Session 1.5 - The Madman

Session 2 - A Game of Bridge