Fixing timeline shenanigans?

[Bone saw]

My trusty Brawler, Bonesaw, was killed last night. Everyone loses a character eventually, so I'm perfectly fine with starting afresh with a new one. However, before I allow him to stay dead, there's a huge plothole. My group has been playing the 3 parts of the Shades of Ice scenario. Bonesaw was involved in part 1, but I was busy the week we played part 2 (the first time) and of course the character missed it too. I jumped straight into part 3 with the character and the rest of the party, which is pretty common in an RPG setting, so I thought nothing of it. However, we decided to replay part 2 this week, as we had different players and it was a good excuse to explain Bonesaw's involvement. Except he died. Now, this character was involved in part 3 of a scenario, even though he died in part 2. This makes no sense and is the primary reason why I'm still hung up over it. What possible explanation is there for this?

[Merisal The Risen]

Hi and welcome to the joys of an organised play campaign. I think the best suggestion I can come up with is to have Kes his old sparring partner (and PFS legal brawler pregen) take his place in the team as he ( Bonesaw) has to do a personal quest/favour/other off screen event of his own in the frozen north then assign the credit to a brand new character possibly linked to said favour/quest/ other thing

[BigNorseWolf]

"So why wasn't bonesaw in part 2?"

Flashback to the messenger boy opening the door to wake up bonesaw at 5 am for the mission, and a hand axe thudding into the door next to his head, shaving off the one whisker he'd managed to grow after 2 weeks of trying.

[Nefreet]

He must have had a bad case of the Mwangi Flu, asked a friend of his to cover for him, and read his report before his untimely demise.

[Paz]

I suggest you follow Basil Exposition's advice.

[Talonhawke]

3AM wake up call from a guy in a bathtub?

[YogoZuno]

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This makes no sense and is the primary reason why I'm still hung up over it. What possible explanation is there for this?

Even if your character had lived, there are plenty of other plotholes and continuity errors involved with a shared campaign. Imagine if you HAD lived, and had now played parts 1, 2 and 3...and the character was later involved in a game with one of the characters that he played through parts 1 and 3 with, and who also played part 2...what happens when the characters start discussing the experiences they had from that middle mission?

Honestly, unless you religiously keep yourself to playing things in publication order, and never play on tables with other players who have played any later scenarios, this sort of thing must happen all of the time.

I think Basil Exposition's advice is quite apt :)