2.01 Introductory Lecture 2

From DoctorWhen

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

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.

Other Notes