Even though I was making a character for Revised instead of M20, the breakdowns of Paradigms and such helped me immensily in wrapping my head around what I was even supposed to be thinking about. With Paradigm specifically, the different sections helped me focus down on what the really important bits were for making it coherent and well-rounded. Essentially, if you're a newbie like me then this book helps alot with figuring out the fundamentals.