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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 1946721" data-attributes="member: 1757">Why not name *one* module of this sort in 2e FR play, hmm? Or mayhap you're counting the Avatar trilogy, in which the PCs supposedly play second fiddle to the "name" characters... except that those name characters don't actually *do* anything except in three discrete instances throughout the modules.In short, I have started campaigns this way; 1st-level PCs make great retainers or guards to a more powerful merchant, noble, or even adventurer type, who can then conveniently be killed/disappear/send them off on their own. Lots of the most time-honored fantasy fiction runs this way; even the Conan saga, in which one could hardly argue that the hero plays second fiddle to anyone, features the Tower of the Elephant, in which [spoiler]the Cimmerian accompanies Taurus of Nemedia, "prince of thieves," on a burgling run and is then forced to fend for himself when the more experienced rogue perishes.[/spoiler]So sure, starting the PCs off as red-shirts is often a great idea! Running 7th-level PCs this way doesn't strike me as particularly interesting, but for novice-level characters, I think it makes plenty sense.</blockquote>