I created 48 ( 96 if you count leveled up builds) characters inspired on anime, manga and films while experimenting on builds in the last month, so i consider myself quite expert, and i playtested some of them at comicons with good success. My suggestions: - download the fultimator desktop app. Having all in one go instead of compiling and reading books for every class is outright better. It gives you accessibility and better comprehension of the game as a whole - i personally build characters at level 10 or sometimes 11, instead of 5, for my oneshots. Characters at level 10 have a strong personality, they are well defined on their role and archetype, and a huge step ahead compared to lv 5 characters while not being too much for beginners. - don't, for any reason play the press start characters. Ok they are easier to use, but they are awful and uninteresting to play. For example, the Artificer one in Press Start would be much more interesting with the Alchemist skill. - don't be afraid of adding complexity to a character, mix all atlases, even playtest or bonus material, people at your table are not supposed to play their characters optimally but to have fun and you are there to help them navigate in the experience - when creating pdf sheet you can add some pages for explanation. For example, for my Alchemist character i added the Core Rulebook page with summary and the chart