I would vote for playing original characters but with appearances of the canon characters. It would give us more room to be creative, I think. But either way is fine with me.
Steel fist said
So what sort of characters do you expect, D&D style, other style? Human, Monstrous humanoid (I like Minotaurs and would like mine to be a protagonist), maybe other..I also have some ideas, if you interested I can PM you..
Sort of D&D, since it's what I'm most accustomed to. Most of the characters are humans, though I suppose there could be some shape shifters thrown in. And yes, feel free to PM if you want.