Play whatever you want is definitely true. But what the newbie wiki entry doesn't mental is that racial and class penalties are multiplicative so 40% SK + 20% iksar/troll = 68% exp penalty. I would not recommend this path as your first character.
If you want groups quickly you can't go wrong with cleric or enchanter as your first characters.
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