I once started a Star Wars campaign with the players meeting in prison. Most arrested by the Empire for things they didn’t do. A couple for things they did.
First episode was breaking out. I planned out a few options and dropped hints. They of course chose brute force. At the end was a choice between a few different ships to steal and get off the planet and use for the rest of the campaign.
Changling College of Eloquence Bard. They were basically a con artist.
Came into the campaign a few sessions late.9 The party was looking for a healer to replace another player that had to drop. When they encountered my bard they were pretending to a cleric of Lathander in order to run a scam in the local village. The scam was played out and my character was looking for a fast exit.