Tatters of the King
From 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:
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
[2], Herefordshire, England
Sessions
8th May Session 1 - Opening Night
11th May Session 1.5 - The Madman
15th May Session 2 - A Game of Bridge
