Tarrant posted a response to a guide similar to this one. I'd love to post Tarrant's little gem to that thread. All I did was change the name.
Hi FordyTwo, welcome to DDO!
As others have expressed here, DDO is a complex game. DDO has one of the most intricate character customization systems out there, and as a result it's very difficult (and incorrect) to pigeonhole classes into a particular role. If you look around the forums, and in particular the
build section, you'll find many builds that would not be possible in another game, and go against some of the traditional ideas of what a class can and can't do.
I also recommend you read over Tihocan's
Builds for new players post. Tichocan does a very good job explaining why he made some of the choices he did, and you can definitely learn a lot from this experienced player.
We appreciate your desire to contribute to the community by making guides like this, and encourage you to make more. Before you do so, it may be in your best interest though to get a little more experience playing the game to truly understand just how deep DDO is.
I hate it when I think of a witty comeback way to late to use it.
EDIT: Screw it, I'm going to post it anyway.