I got two minor ones, and one larger one, all Mass Effect:
1) What if a Reaper went rogue, decided to betray the others and help the organics?
2) What if the Mars Archives had a Prothean VI active like Vigil or Victory?
(If I was writing again, I'd probably do one of those for a ME God's Toy entry.)
3) This one requires a bit more explanation:
According to the lore in the game, Humanity had only been part of the Galactic community for a fairly short time before the cycle ended. IIRC, the First Contact War with the Turians was only 25 years ago, and Humanity had only been exploring relays for a few years before that.
This is an awfully tight timeframe considering that the Cycle was due to end right around 2200. So, what if the purge had started well before humans discovered the Mars Archive, and since the Charon relay was still encased in ice, the Reapers had no reason to come purge Earth? What would it had been like if humans were the first race to explore the ruins of these civilizations MERE DECADES after the purge had been completed? Would there still be enough evidence that they'd be warned? Would a civilization that's had the full cycle to mess with the tech have an advantage?
1) What if a Reaper went rogue, decided to betray the others and help the organics?
2) What if the Mars Archives had a Prothean VI active like Vigil or Victory?
(If I was writing again, I'd probably do one of those for a ME God's Toy entry.)
3) This one requires a bit more explanation:
According to the lore in the game, Humanity had only been part of the Galactic community for a fairly short time before the cycle ended. IIRC, the First Contact War with the Turians was only 25 years ago, and Humanity had only been exploring relays for a few years before that.
This is an awfully tight timeframe considering that the Cycle was due to end right around 2200. So, what if the purge had started well before humans discovered the Mars Archive, and since the Charon relay was still encased in ice, the Reapers had no reason to come purge Earth? What would it had been like if humans were the first race to explore the ruins of these civilizations MERE DECADES after the purge had been completed? Would there still be enough evidence that they'd be warned? Would a civilization that's had the full cycle to mess with the tech have an advantage?