on the fence about 1st playthrough

I'm really leaning to a custom character first playthrough. I'm also REALLY curious about the dark urge character as well. I know it may not be "recommended" for a virgin playthrough though. fortunately, I know the ruleset pretty well and have tons of hours in EA. since I feel undecided about 1 of 2 choices for first run, I thought I'd ask this group for insight on the dilemma. can we roll a d20 here? 😝