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If any player ever says, "We don't want any trouble," while in character, honestly you're almost obliged to cause them trouble at that point. Remember, no non-violent platitude is a get-out-of-a-fight-free card.
Commentary by memnarch (who has not seen the movie)
Oh, I guess this was a moment for Rey to show off again, then. Was the lightning not quite enough? Or did the writers just decide they wanted another "Rey beats up a crowd" moment like in Episode VII? That said, I guess the GM was feeling generous because the leader didn't simply try and shoot after hitting the group. Maybe an artifact of being able to parse individual moves step by step? Action scenes are hard to tell how fast things move in, so it could be that the gun was swung up just as Rey pointed the lightsaber.
What's also interesting is that all of these armed thugs are wearing helmets. Are they wannabe Mandalorians or something? I'd thought that series was made like a year before this Episode, but perhaps this particular scene is why The Mandalorian got produced in the first place. Or maybe it was a minor tie-in and they were released at the same time? I could see that as well depending on the timing of things.
Transcript
Zorii: Djak’kankah!
GM: Armed thugs step out of the shadows, aiming blasters at you. Roll for initiative.
[SFX]: klik klik klik
Rey: 15.
GM: You get the jump on them.
Rey: I whirl and strike with my staff!
Rey: Force Sweep gives me five disarming attacks against low level goons.
[SFX]: crack!
[SFX]: thunk!
[SFX]: whack!
[SFX]: crunch!
[SFX]: splat!
GM: The leader makes her saving throw and retains her weapon. She aims it at you.
[SFX]: klik {Zorii, lying on the ground, aims up at Rey}
[SFX]: Whoooom!! {Rey ignites her sword and points it at Zorii’s face, parallel to her gun arm}
Rey: You wanna mess with a Jedi? How attached are you to that arm?
Finn: We don’t want any trouble.
Poe: We’re just looking for a blacksmith.
Zorii: Blacksmith? Ooh, Babu, you seek Babu. I can take you to him.
C-3PO: Does he also slice Gruyère?
Zorii: He’ll slice anything. Metal. Kneecaps. Loyalty. Cheese is extra.