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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 3582452" data-attributes="member: 40177">No one's going to sit over your shoulder and tell you when you're screwing up.  That's the GM's job.Really, simply saying "I'm new" will work perfectly fine.  Just make sure to join a 1st level game (I hate new people trying to get in on a 10th level game, thinking they'll be fine).  Play that half-orc paladin of yours - you'll do fine.  Read the PHB when you get a few moments, and learn the game as you play.  Really, that's how we all get started, whether it's face to face, play by chat, play by forumboard, play by e-mail.... or whatever.  I'd recommend face to face, but since that's apparently not possible (although, I lived in the middle of nowhere, and I had no problem finding players), play by chat.  It's a bit faster, especially if you can navigate your way through the sometimes difficult IRC chat programs.</blockquote>