2.01 Introductory Lecture 2
Contents
- 1 Order
- 2 Status
- 3 Location
- 4 GC Point of Contact
- 5 Location Notes
- 6 Type
- 7 Plot Setup
- 8 Props
- 9 Plot Point to Convey
- 10 Short Description
- 11 Open Time Period
- 12 Staff Instructions
- 13 Detailed Description
- 14 How To Give To Teams
- 15 Puzzle Answer
- 16 Puzzle Solution
- 17 Budget
- 18 Credits
- 19 Manager
- 20 Hints
- 21 Response to Correct Answer
- 22 To Do
- 23 Other Notes
Order
2.01
Status
::MOCKUP::
Location
Status: something
GC PoC: someone
Parking: N/A
Notes: None Reserved
GC Point of Contact
Erik & Melissa
Location Notes
Peach Frontier Laboratories
Type
Mandatory Presentation
Plot Setup
Players think they've returned to the Doctor When's laboratory to see him rematerialize
Props
- PowerPoint presentation on Erik's Laptop File:PPT for Chronos intro speech.ppt
- projector
- screen
- PA system
- time machine set with sound/light/smoke special effects.
- seats for players
Plot Point to Convey
The time stream has been altered. But only the players know this. The actors will deny it--from their perspectives in this timeline this is the very first time this has happened. At most they'll say that the time machine emits a low-level (almost certainly not dangerous) of chronotron radiation. Sometimes the emanations confuse people.
Prof. Chronus's high school friend, Doctor When, has flown in to assist with the unveiling of Chronos' time machine. Two of the key components of the time machine are the "midi ether co-keypads" and the "quantum chronomentometers." Prof. Chronus admonishes audience to "Never use time travel for petty personal gain." Players see that she's secretly carrying a pair of bolt cutters. Machine goes haywire.
Note that Doctor When't wife, Buffy, traveled with him to the demo. She must be a shrew and no longer the cheerleader hottie she was in high school. .
After the machine goes haywire, Doctor When explains that Prof. Chronus is bouncing around the timeline and needs help to return.
Short Description
Prof. Chronus gives a welcoming speech to the teams, parallel to Dr. When's speech at the start of Act I.
Open Time Period
When?
Staff Instructions
Your Role: Lab Assistant.
Handout Instructions: Do something.
Site Close Down: Clean up.
Other Instructions:
- Stay in character.
- Except ... if a team says "time out," break character and help them.
Detailed Description
Prof. Chronus gives a welcoming speech to the teams, parallel to Dr. When's speech at the start of Act I. She (and the other actors) do not acknowledge that any events from Act I happened. At the conclusion of the speech, Prof. Chronus enters the time machine, something breaks down, and she is "lost in time".
How To Give To Teams
Live lecture, slideshow, and sound effects.
Puzzle Answer
n/a
Puzzle Solution
Budget
Credits
Manager
Erik and Ellen
Hints
n/a
Response to Correct Answer
N/A
To Do
Rough slides ready. Erik is waiting for the Peach Frontier website to be done, since he'll use the same background color (and maybe graphics) for the slide "templates".
He also needs a co-keypad diagram from Wei-Hwa (he's got a bug assigned to him on that topic).
Also need to coordinate sound with Ellen.
