Darths & Droids IV: Not in Numerical Order

[Kantaki]

Sounds like a reasonable concern. I hope that

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Rey will be played by someone other than Pete. Come to think of it, she could be a new player, much in the same way Luke was a player new to the group. That would make sense for some of the same reasons. At the start of ANH, Luke knows much less about the history of the Jedi and the empire than all the other main characters except Han. At the start of TFA, Rey knows much less about the history of the Jedi and the empire than all the other main characters.

If not a new player, we still don't know who Annie's playing, so she could also be Rey.

Err, Annie is playing a Stormtrooper.

[Fincher]

Sounds like a reasonable concern. I hope that

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Rey will be played by someone other than Pete. Come to think of it, she could be a new player, much in the same way Luke was a player new to the group. That would make sense for some of the same reasons. At the start of ANH, Luke knows much less about the history of the Jedi and the empire than all the other main characters except Han. At the start of TFA, Rey knows much less about the history of the Jedi and the empire than all the other main characters.

If not a new player, we still don't know who Annie's playing, so she could also be Rey.

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I don't expect Pete and Sally to be a thing, and I'd be uncomfortable with it if it was (I won't get into why),
but a new player could be cool.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Among other objections to a Pete-Sally romance, he was an established professional when she joined the group as a young child. He's literally old enough to be her father.

And group dynamics isn't something that needs to be spoiler blocked. It has nothing to do with the movie.

[Morquard]

Among other objections to a Pete-Sally romance, he was an established professional when she joined the group as a young child. He's literally old enough to be her father.

And group dynamics isn't something that needs to be spoiler blocked. It has nothing to do with the movie.

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Pretty sure it was spoilered because the reason pete/sally even came up was because of the Kylo/Rey tensions. So that is something we should spoiler.

[Rogar Demonblud]

If the casting is such, that plot element will not be present. In fact, I'm fairly certain it won't be present at all.

[137beth]

Err, Annie is playing a Stormtrooper.

Ah, right, I must have had a brainfart.

If the casting is such, that plot element will not be present. In fact, I'm fairly certain it won't be present at all.

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Don't Rey and Kylo kiss at the end? They usual follow the visuals of the movies, so that's probably going to happen in the game. It might not mean an out-of-character relationship between Sally and whoever plays Rey, though.

[keybounce]

I have ignored ALL of those spoilers. You fiends!.

Tomorrow, you get to see my predictions. I expect a LOT of spoilers as you discuss how much I'll get wrong.

[b_jonas]

Tomorrow, you get to see my predictions. I expect a LOT of spoilers as you discuss how much I'll get wrong.

We already see your prediction. It says "two more comics [after #1841] until something unexpected happens to let Poe run away and live."

[Anonymouswizard]

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Don't Rey and Kylo kiss at the end? They usual follow the visuals of the movies, so that's probably going to happen in the game. It might not mean an out-of-character relationship between Sally and whoever plays Rey, though.

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I really wouldn't be surprised if they just cut that bit of the scene. They don't use anywhere near every frame of every scene they use, so ending the scene with holding but no kissing wouldn't be too unusual.

In fact if they cut out the body fading bit they might change it to Rey burying Kylo's corpse at the Skywalker homestead.

[Kantaki]

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Heh. Poe is playing a interesting gambit here.
Assuming all outcomes are equally likely I'd give him good odds to survive here and now.
Now, some outcomes might only delay the inevitable, but eh. All men must die.
Worst case he just got Kylo to change his mind from letting him live to sabering him.
Second worst case Kylo doesn't change his mind and sabers him.
Everything else Poe can work with.
And by "work with" I mean "dig himself deeper".

[Rogar Demonblud]

What's the phrase? He has reached bedrock, and commenced mining?

[Fincher]

Worst case he just got Kylo to change his mind from letting him live to sabering him.

After Kylo Ren killed Lor, doing nothing and hoping for mercy wouldn't be the best strategy, so I've got to give Jim credit there. And he could really use the credit, he has so little of it recently.

Second worst case Kylo doesn't change his mind and sabers him.

Well, he'll have lived twenty seconds or so longer, anyway.

[Kantaki]

After Kylo Ren killed Lor, doing nothing and hoping for mercy wouldn't be the best strategy, so I've got to give Jim credit there. And he could really use the credit, he has so little of it recently.



Well, he'll have lived twenty seconds or so longer, anyway.

That's why I called them the worst case scenarios.
They're the only immediate dead ends.
Every other outcome gives him some wriggling room to try something.
Probably something stupid, considering who we're talking about, but stupid that keeps you in the game beats smart that gets you dead.

[Keltest]

As far as medical facilities go, we see Luke in the infirmary in Echo Base after his yeti attack on Hoth in ESB.

[137beth]

Also, doesn't Padme go to some sort of medical facility at the end of Episode 3?

[Kantaki]

Uh, Poe? I'm not sure this is how the "talk them into not killing you immediately" works.
You're not exactly offering Kylo an incentive here.

Then again it's Jim. He never was one to think things through.

[Kornaki]

Uh, Poe? I'm not sure this is how the "talk them into not killing you immediately" works.
You're not exactly offering Kylo an incentive here.

Then again it's Jim. He never was one to think things through.

He already discussed his qualifications to be employed by the first order.

[Rogar Demonblud]

As far as medical facilities go, we see Luke in the infirmary in Echo Base after his yeti attack on Hoth in ESB.

Also, doesn't Padme go to some sort of medical facility at the end of Episode 3?

And Luke's in the infirmary again at the end of the ESB getting his new hand attached.

[Elkins]

Also, doesn't Padme go to some sort of medical facility at the end of Episode 3?

That medical facility was also a major plot point in the Rogue One game. In fact, if I recall correctly, it was the location of the GM's originally-intended A-plot for that game, although in play it just wound up being a sub-plot. Of course, that game was ages ago for the players, but a bit less long ago for us.

[DavidSh]

And now, Princess Bride quotes. As one of the commentators noted. (Or, as I like to imagine Princess Bride Episode I quotes. Surely in the D&D world, Goldman managed to get S. Morgenstern's estate to release rights to Buttercup's Baby in time for Goldman to do the adaptation.)

[Kantaki]

I'm pretty sure they played the Princess Bride between Episode I and II.
With Pete playing Vizzini and being a bit grumpy they didn't rez him.
Doubly so after they did raise the antagonist.

Well, this could've gone better.
Maybe Poe shouldn't have pushed the "release me" part so much.
Outright telling Kylo he can't trust him wasn't so clever either.
Still, it's not one of the worst outcomes for this plan.
Now Poe has time to work on it.

[137beth]

Yea, here's the GM's campaign outline for The Princess Bride.

[Rogar Demonblud]

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Looks like they're using the "Poe was the real traitor" fan theory.

[Keltest]

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Looks like they're using the "Poe was the real traitor" fan theory.

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Im a little skeptical. Jim was the traitor last time too, with Han. Even if he wanted to rehash that arc again, the group would be on high alert for it. Ben in particular, since he participated in it.

[Rogar Demonblud]

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Never said the others wouldn't be onto it. But we have Sally reprising 'Annie as Vader', so they may be leaning into the repetitiveness of the Sequel Trilogy.

[keybounce]

Good point. We see more hospitals than bathrooms (the sewer room in 4 does not count :-).

[Kantaki]

Huh. Chrome-trooper seems familiar.
Didn't Valorum/Grievous talk like this?
Or they're the "mad seer" type.
Would explain the weird armor.

[137beth]

Yea, the trooper does seem like Valorum. And it sounds like Sally realizes that.

[theangelJean]

I was going to say I didn't remember a chrome trooper at all. I was wondering if they'd made up an NPC out of whole cloth and Kylo in different lighting (they're not in the same frame, see?) Then I looked up the internet and realised I actually did know the character. Too long since I saw the movies.

(Don't google Chrome Trooper, keybounce and memnarch.)

[Kantaki]

I was going to say I didn't remember a chrome trooper at all. I was wondering if they'd made up an NPC out of whole cloth and Kylo in different lighting (they're not in the same frame, see?) Then I looked up the internet and realised I actually did know the character. Too long since I saw the movies.

(Don't google Chrome Trooper, keybounce and memnarch.)

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To be fair, she is kind of forgettable. There's nothing Phasma does that couldn't have filled by nameless extras.
Which is one of the few things I actually hold against the sequels.