Ok just throwing ideas around here so bear with me with.
Pinpointing the event that triggered the grimdark future would probably be a good idea, but since there hasn't been any discussion of time traveling to that point to change things directly it may not be as integral for the plot?
Perhaps the time machine that Black Ghost and Ravirn made has the potential to alter the timeline remotely (magic) but it needs something in order to make that work (magic amulet? power source? super computer chip? all of the above?). The Future Rebels travel back to the past to obtain it, but are followed by Evil Forces. Maybe the Evil Forces take the mcguffin and return to the future to deliver it to their lord and master? So the Future Rebels and their newly acquired Present Allies travel back to the future to steal them back, power up the time machine, and fix everything. Once the machine works all the Present Allies are immediately thrown back to the past as the timeline resets itself (does anyone remember the trip to future, or no because time travel paradox would now make it so it never happened?).
Is the time machine compromised when the Evil Forces go through it? Does this become a problem that needs to be solved?
This gives us a few different direction points for each part of the event so people can get involved in whatever suits their character best. PART 1: - Obtaining the McGuffin - Evil: Stealing the McGuffin - Planning the Trip to the Future - Fighting?
PART 2: - Preparing for the Final Battle - Retrieving the McGuffin - Recovering/Fixing the Time Machine - More Fighting?
Anyway like I said, just throwing ideas around, feel free to chime in with suggestions or alternatives.
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Pinpointing the event that triggered the grimdark future would probably be a good idea, but since there hasn't been any discussion of time traveling to that point to change things directly it may not be as integral for the plot?
Perhaps the time machine that Black Ghost and Ravirn made has the potential to alter the timeline remotely (magic) but it needs something in order to make that work (magic amulet? power source? super computer chip? all of the above?). The Future Rebels travel back to the past to obtain it, but are followed by Evil Forces. Maybe the Evil Forces take the mcguffin and return to the future to deliver it to their lord and master? So the Future Rebels and their newly acquired Present Allies travel back to the future to steal them back, power up the time machine, and fix everything. Once the machine works all the Present Allies are immediately thrown back to the past as the timeline resets itself (does anyone remember the trip to future, or no because time travel paradox would now make it so it never happened?).
Is the time machine compromised when the Evil Forces go through it? Does this become a problem that needs to be solved?
This gives us a few different direction points for each part of the event so people can get involved in whatever suits their character best.
PART 1:
- Obtaining the McGuffin
- Evil: Stealing the McGuffin
- Planning the Trip to the Future
- Fighting?
PART 2:
- Preparing for the Final Battle
- Retrieving the McGuffin
- Recovering/Fixing the Time Machine
- More Fighting?
Anyway like I said, just throwing ideas around, feel free to chime in with suggestions or alternatives.