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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scars Unseen" data-source="post: 9500838" data-attributes="member: 10196">I think it depends on what sort of campaign you're running.  If you want a modern horror setup, yeah, it's pretty common for the protagonists to be pretty stereotypical people who are brought into extraordinary situations.  The Mist pulls in a bunch of randos and dumps them into Ravenloft.  In that kind of setup, the protagonists presented on the cover are fine, though I still find the art an atrocious mismatch for the setting.But just because the characters aren't from Ravenloft doesn't mean they aren't suited for it.  One of the things about the Dark Powers is that they aren't necessarily random.  Sure, they bring in a lot of strays to be victims, but they also grab people they feel will fit in as a more permanent fixture of the realm.  Going back to the old novels, Jander Sunstar and Lord Soth were both tragic figures before they were brought in, with the latter eventually becoming a Darklord in his own right and the former put on track to become one if he had followed his anger to its conclusion.  A party of characters can be created with the setting being used in mind even if they aren't starting out in that setting.</blockquote>