But the stab wounds and plasma burns feel very real.
You can tweak the scenario, but I'm going to default to a little 3 x 3 arena with a couple of light cover tiles. You can even fight each other if you want, although I'm not sure the system's that hot at PvP! There'd be a lot of potential back-and-forth with all the interrupts and Edge powers and frankly the rules don't fully describe some of those interactions...
Your can spawns foes of your choice. Mobs or elites. It's a great opportunity for me, too, to showcase the different enemy types and how their mechanics work. I'd suggest picking just one at first, although of course you don't really need to worry about taking on more than you can chew.
Opponents:
Mobs:
burly thugs with axes (group of 4)
gangsters with pistols (group of 3)
zombies from some weird horror sim (group of 7)
Elites/Bosses:
veterans with assault rifles (group of 2)
heavy gunner
a wizard (??)