simplifying parachronics in Infinite Worlds

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by sn0wball

Even with a more complicated background, the players don´t have to care about it

This is an important general observation. When you've gone to the trouble of preparing a lot of background, or bought a supplement with a lot of it already worked out for you, the temptation to share it all with the players is strong. Resist it anyway.

Don't provide the players with the details until they ask. In this case you start off with "Here's the mission breif, Dr. Smith over there will pilot the conveyer to drop you on the target worldline." If the PCs ask stuff like why can't we be dropped right in the middle of the target rather than some seedy warehouse hundreds of miles away then the details *might* be important, though "Because the conveyer settings are limited, when you get back ask to sign up for the technical course" will probably work.