long story short, i wanna play ffxi again to get the story done.

I stopped in the midst of wotg. not sure if i want to reuse my existing char (cant remember login or any details for that matters) or create new one.

If i want to create a new character, how much hassle do I have to go through to finish rhapsodies? I understand you ca have NPC parties now? Will i get access to that at lvl10?

and what is a recommended all purpose class? rdm still the way to go?