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Wow, thanks for the quick reply. :-) What I had in mind for a class was something pretty specialize... like... a mage support or something. Like the FFXI equivalent of refresh and spells that raise mage stats or cut down on spellcast time or something (based on the water element... the character is somewhat o a shaman). The problem is, I'm not sure if any of these translate well into the game. :S On top of being a mage support I would ideally be a light DD with maybe some water based damaging spells and melee capabilities with sword + kite shield (like FFXI PLD :P). I am not too worried about min-maxing (I was in FFXI) as much as I am just having a fun time with cool utility spells as well as having a unique role in the party that no one else can claim.

Oh and one more question I forgot to ask, do I make my character with my fellow players or do I make it on my own time and bring it along? Also, I have no one AT ALL to play with. None of my friends are too interesting in pen & paper RPGs, they are more about automatic gaming as opposed to manual gaming if you get my drift. I'm just looking for somehting refreshing and social.

I'm pretty young (19) and "hip", would it be hard to find a group of people that would play with someone like me? It doesn't matter to me who I play with, but they might care who I am haha.

I have recently gotten bored of my MMO of choice (FFXI) and have been searching for a new hobby. Which is why I am here.

Now, I need to warn you, I know nothing about tabletop RPGs so please bear with me. I have a lot of questions.

My first pick when researching this was D&D. After a little of digging, I found 4th edition, which is the most recent edition of D&D. I dug around some more and look at reviews and such, and lets just say they are not that great. Many claimed it was very watered down from the previous D&D installations and I found myself completely turned off by it.

One of the reviews mentioned this game, though, and it piqued my interest. It claimed that Pathfinder was like an updated version of 3.5, which as far as I know, was the best installment of D&D. Sounded good to me.

So now here I am, clueless as where to start. I purchased the Core Rulebook (I figured I might as well, if I don't like the game at least it is a very very pretty book) and have been flipping through the pages and all of this seems very daunting to me.

1. None of the alignments fit the description of my (ideal) character's personality. I imagine the descriptions are not concrete but even then it's kind of a tricky situation.
-The character I have in mind is somewhat of a schizophrenic, but not really. He believes himself to be somewhat of a judge, seeing no worth in mankind but recognizing the potential. He conforms to society and is very charismatic, but has a strong desire to kill anyone he believes shallow in character or just downright deplorable (think Dexter meets American Psycho, but to an extreme). In this sense he should be Lawful Evil, but he is not "Lawful" as he is a murderer. Maybe I am looking too much into the details, but how would this be resolved?

2. This question/concern has to do with my character's personality as well. He is very deceiving, and fakes 100% of his human interactions. How would this be role played? Is it common for characters to have hidden agendas? Would the other PCs have to be aware of his true personality off stage, or just the DM? How could authenticated role playing scenarios carry out if the players are biased about the interactions?

3. None of the core classes appease me. The lore of the classes do not fit my character, nor do the abilities. What I am mainly asking is if it is possible to make your own class. I read somewhere about playing a race outside of the core races, but it was for more advanced players. How do I go about making my own class?

4. What are the differences between skills, feats, and spells? In my mind they all seem very similar.

Sorry if these are very simple questions with easy and accessible answers, and sorry if my typing makes me come off as bland-- I typically type like an intellectual to make my posts very neutral as to not offend anyone.

Thanks for taking a look, and hopefully someone can help me out here. :-)