Good post. If I ever find myself in the GM's chair again I'll definitely consider it. I'd like to mention that due to TPK, my party found itself as the 'B Party' more than once. We imagined ourselves as the bumbling idiots sent in as a distraction, while the REAL heros got in covertly and got the job done while we were being slaughtered. Amusing in retrospect and the world moved on, but not very fun to experience.