I don't know about a newbie guide (Hey,
I'm a newbie at this too!) but I will post a ''Spycraft Charter'' before we begin the game. It'll contain info about the format I want the player to post in as well as the method to resolve actions.
Take a look at the In character Forum and you'll see some example of board games.
Pay particular attention to the adventures of the Star Wars iconic character. That's pretty much what I have in mind.
In this example they seem to be posting daily, altough these are usually short posts. Shouldn't be too time consuming.
Crimster has said that he wants to make a Fixer and Death's toe has said he would make a soldier. I haven't received any of these PCs yet (*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*). I laready have a Snoop and a Wheelman.
There is no room for two wheelmen on a team. Multiple soldier is the easiest to accept since there are three distinct style of combat in which they can concentrate. A second Snoop would require a very different concept from the first and probably early multiclassing for me to accept it. The first Snoop, Luddite, is very classic; expert at computer espionage and cryptography. A second fixer... well I don't really have a first!
Nobody has spoken for a faceman or a pointman yet.