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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4227717" data-attributes="member: 710">Rincewind started off as a wizard that couldn't cast spells.. Wait, he had one of the 8 spells of creation in his mind, even as we meet him the first time.Two-Flowers is an ordinary man. I might give you that, but even he had his chest from the start we met him, and other magical trinkets (Kobold Camera).Mustrum Ridcully is a wizard since the first time we ever saw him. Samual Vimes has no superpowers, but is already an high-ranking member of the Watch with some experience.Corporal Carot has royal blood and was raised by Dwarves, and had a strong build. Doesn't work either.Tiffany Aching is an ordinary girl that becomes a Witch. except, she isn't ordinary. She thinks "the big thoughts" right from the start. She is special the day we meet her.Expanding the Scope: Luke Skywalker. He was always a Jedi, but at least the first time we meet him, he didn't know. Han Solo might work better, but he is already a succesful smuggler when we meet him first.Captain Kirk is the youngest Captain in Starfleet History, so not only is he already experienced, he is also special among those that are experienced...Buffy is chosen from the start. She is unusual. Only her comrades are "ordinaries" - except that they are already considered freaks and outsider among the rest of their school...I am pretty sure there must be some solid counter-examples, but probably not so much among the stories I usually associate with adventure stories. I think fairy tails might work. Not The Little Mermaid, off course, but Hänsel & Gretel (how are they called in English-speaking countries) might work. They are ordinary children, abandoned by their parents. Usually, the story about heroes begin with the things that make them or show that they are heroes. We will never know if they had 30 hit points are just one before the story...</blockquote>

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