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.
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
Weobley, Herefordshire, England
Sessions
Session 1 - Opening Night
Session 1.5 - The Madman
Session 2 - A Game of Bridge
