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.

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

Weobley, Herefordshire, England

Sessions

Session 1 - Opening Night

Session 1.5 - The Madman

Session 2 - A Game of Bridge