Not exactly able to teach, but can share a few tidbits. I've found a character generation program at redblade.org, it runs best on windows xp. If you don't have windows xp it will probably run into some weird bug where it cant open character sheets. I have abandoned using this program for that reason, but other than that it looks pretty nice. The other 3.5 generator is at <a href="http://dnd3rd.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">http://dnd3rd.sourceforge.net/</a> This one is my favorite to date. It allows saving and loading and has lots of options available that should cover most characters. The biggest downside is it does not give the full descriptions for skills, feats, spells, etc. I run a game on Saturdays or Sundays, depending on what the group members have time for. The time slot is usually 8pm to midnight Eastern, sometimes running an hour or two later. So far its once a week, though we may skip a week here and there. In the next few weeks we're going to switch DM and start a new campaign to mix things up a bit.