Here is the response we have. That's 7 players, so I think we will cap it at that.
@Campbell - Varen, Human champion
@Kaodi - Silvi, gnome cleric
@Charwoman Gene - Human Fighter
@Ringtail
@gargoyleking - a wizard
@FitzTheRuke - Rory Coldburn, Human fighter
@Charlotte of Oz - Halfling monk
As for an evil character, we all seem to be mature gamers, so as long as it doesn't become party disruptive, we can give it a try.
Since we're all new to the system, I'd like to sort of have this be a "shared responsibility" system where if there's a rule issue, we can all contribute in making the call. Obviously as GM, it will ultimately be my decision, but if someone sees/remembers something from the new rules that I don't recall, feel free to call it out.
In addition, feel free to evaluate each other's characters if you see something they might have made a mistake about. More eyes on things are better.
And I'm fairly flexible on early character creation. If there's something you want to change about your character abilities (not race/class) that you selected and wish to change, if it's something you haven't used yet, I don't mind if it just gets changed. No game impact. But if you've used it, you'll have to use the retraining rules.
Any other questions? I'll get a Rogues Gallery up for you to put up your characters.