Howdy all, apologies if this isn't the right spot to talk in but I've just dropped in and it's probably better to ask people who know what they're doing than to sit around confused and never end up posting.
That said, I have been playing FE for about 6 years now (Smash Brothers for the Wii U finally sold me on it with Corrin's design and move set, and I played conquest and birthright and loved the gameplay. Since then I've played through Awakening, Echoes, and 3 houses), and while I've been aware of the hacking scene for a bit, and have always wanted to try my own hand at the prospect of forging my own adventures for others to play, I've got no clue where to start with it. Honestly I've never even used emulators before other than a mobile gameboy that was installed on a used and now demolished phone that only had a couple Pokemon games on it.
If anyone could give me assistance with figuring out where to start with these, I'd absolutely love the help. I know its probably a hindrance, but I'm also locked to only using a Mac at the moment, though don't let that stop you from telling me what for and where to go for more help. I'm eager to learn!