For your first character? Doesn't that kind of like, ruin the entire game? I'll never understand people who feel the need to cheat in video games. It just removes all matter of fun out of it for me.
It depends on the level of cheats, and when you use them. I tend to use them after I complete a game. Take golden eye 007 for the n64. I like to think to myself, " well how would be if I went through this level with this gun?"
Or in starcraft, if I just want to hear a retelling of the story, i'll play with cheats.
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I'm probably gonna play as the standard warrior, wearing heavy armor and wielding a one handed sword.