Welcome to the game, rredmond!
Just a few quick notes about Post buttons...
C, D, L, M, and N are all dialog tags; Chaotic, Normal, Lawful, Magical, and Neutral respectively.
Unlike USS, the OC tag forms a column on the right of the post while IC forms a column on the left side of the post, like so...
[f=47]
Dougal Blackfoot (MV 9", AC 6, Lvl 4, HP 10/10) [/f]
[f=59]
Goldwen (
Sagacious* Abbess, MV 9′′, AC 6, HD 2+1, HP 9, FC 2 men, SV C3, L][/f]