Black Plauge
First Post
To learn more about this online event, click here.
With the release of the official D&D 4e rules, sign-ups for this event are now open. If you want to play, post a level 1 character here using the 4e rules.
Of course, to do that, you need the 4e rules.
If you bought a copy of the books and they've already been delivered (in other words you didn't order them from amazon.com or got lucky) then you can use them. All PHB races as well as the MM races which include instructions for using them as PCs (like the gnome) are legal.
If you aren't planning on buying books, then keep an eye on D&D Insider. It's going to be free for a while as it goes through it's beta phase and will have a Character Builder and a Rules Compendium which should allow you to create your character. The Character Builder isn't available yet, but the Rules Compendium is (though it isn't the best tool for the job). If the beta period ends prior to end of the tournament, I will personally help anyone who doesn't have the books level up their character when they need to.
