Dungeons and Dragons nailed the time skip aspect of irl dnd parties:
Doric: New player just joining with fully thought out lore, an entire backstory, motivation, and follows their dm’s plot to perfection.
Simon: “Lol idk he spent those years doing magic shows ig?”
DM: “Oh, so improving his magic and creating connections-“
Simon: “Haha no can they be really shitty shows because he’s stealing from all those people that whole time?”
DM: … sure?
DM: Then, obviously you guys are in prison-
Holga: We have an escape plan!
DM: … what? Why? I’m just going to pardon you so you can-
Edgin: But we workshopped it for three weeks!
DM: No! You’re not going to escape! We’re just going to do a quick recap and then you’ll be pardoned.
Holga: … ok. :)
Edgin: Sounds good :)
