Looking for info or reviews about the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons? Here's a bunch-

• 4th Edition: Dissociated Mechanics
• Playtesting 4th Edition
• Keep On The Shadowfell: First Impressions
• Review of H1: Keep On The Shadowfell
• 4E and New Players
• 4e by the Numbers: Part I
• 4e by the Numbers: Part II
• Spinachcat's Guide to Grokking 4e
• Review: 4e Player’s Handbook
• Review: Dungeons and Dragons, 4th Edition
• The Players Handbook Review You Dont Want To Read
• OgreCave's Review of D&D 4th Edition Player's Handbook
• 4e Character Sheet Pack Review
• Fourth Edition: Reviewed
• Playing 4e: Initial Thoughts
• A GM's First Impressions of D&D 4e: Looks Like Fun

Here are some cool online programs for rpg's I've discovered recently.

• Gozzy's - lots of very nice dungeon and map generators.
• joe.caffeinated’s Inns of the Empire - random inn generator for WFRP.
• Moldvay's Dungeon Generator - random dungeon generator for Basic D&D.
• Chris Pound's language machines - my favorite random name generator site.
• Basic Fantasy Online Tools - suite of random generators for BFRPG.

See previous posts for the details.

The fighter from D&D 4th edition-

D&D 4e Fighter
Stats - 22 point buy with these scores:
Str- 18, Dex- 14, Con- 13, Int- 11, Wis- 12, Cha- 10
Feats - Weapon Focus, Toughness

Powers-
Tide of Iron (standard; at-will): +8 vs AC; 1d8+5 damage, push target 1 square, you can shift into that square.
Cleave (standard; at-will): +8 vs AC; 1d8+5 damage, 4 damage to adj enemy other than target.
Sure Strike (standard; at-will): +10 vs AC; 1d8+1 damage.
Covering Attack (standard; encounter): +8 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage, an ally adjacent to target may shift 2 squares.
Villain's Menace (standard; daily): +8 vs AC; 2d8+5 damage, you gain +2 attack, +4 damage bonus against target till end of encounter.
Miss: bonuses are +1 attack, +2 damage.

AC- 19 (scalemail and heavy shield)
HP- 40 (28 + 5(toughness) + 7(healing surge))
Damage- 1d8+5

D&D 4e Goblin Minion
AC- 16
HP- 1
Damage- 4

FIGHT!
It will take the Goblins an average of 31.2 rounds to kill this Fighter.
The fighter will take down an average of 23.4 Goblins with him.

Notes: The 4e Fighter is assumed to use his Sure Strike power every round. He uses an action point to use his Healing Surge.

The fighter from D&D 3rd edition-

D&D 3e Fighter
Stats - 25 point buy with these scores:
Str- 16, Dex- 14, Con- 14, Int- 9, Wis- 10, Cha- 8
Feats - Weapon Focus(longsword), Toughness, Dodge

AC- 19 (scalemail and heavy wooden shield, Dodge feat)
HP- 15
Damage- 1d8+3

D&D 3e Goblin
AC- 15
HP- 1d8+1
Damage- 1d6

FIGHT!
It will take the Goblins an average of 22.2 rounds to kill this Fighter.
The fighter will take down an average of 10.1 Goblins with him.

Notes: Increases in ability scores, hit points, and improved to-hit chance has again made the Fighter tougher than in previous editions. Critical hits were taken into account for this Fighter due to them finally being made a standard rule in 3e.

Here are some great places to check out.

• AccessDenied
• meetup
• NearbyGamers
• Pen & Paper Games
• rpgbomb
• RPG Registry
• SJG Player and Store Finder

And if you prefer the traditional method of placing an ad at the local game store, try doing it with a flyer like Jim's. That definitely makes me want to play.