I think this counts as a successful thread hijack, and it's only my fourth post.
4th Ed: I'm the GM. Use the point-buy system on page 17-18 (I'd recommend 16, 14, 14, 12, 11, 8 from the chart on 18, but what am I, your mother?). All options are open to you besides Evil and Chaotic Evil, and as the hijacker of this thread (and thus your Captain speaking) I'd say go ahead and post your character so that I can get a good idea of the locations we'll be milling around in. Want to send a PM? Knock yourself out.
3rd Ed: I'm a player. Send me a PM telling me where to put up my character (probably a Neutral Good Elven Fighter or Ranger) and what stats I get.