DM Rules and Resources Pages

DM Guidelines

Before DMing in the Wold you should read these guidelines.

How to handle Player Character Death in the Wold.

Other good (older) resources:

DM Guidelines I Rules and Guidelines (including DMing 101).
DM Guidelines II Message Board Options for DMs.
DM Guidelines III Message Board Options for MDMs. For Site Admins only.
DM Guidelines IV DMing 102: It's the people that tell the story
DM Guidelines V The great DM migrations (kinda old)
DM Guidelines VI Some wise words on party consensus and the PbP format
Hero Points: An essay by Jerry on how to use them and how to give them out. [OLD!]
Challenge Ratings: How do Woldian DM's achieve balanced encounters? [OLD!]
Undead PCs: How to turn your PCs undead (used for the YoA endgame) [OLD!]
Advice for DMs when players are far from a Catacombs Branch and want to go shopping

DM Confidentiality -- This is an important one to read!
Character Creation Rules: A new character in your game? Go here to check their sheet is Wold-compliant.
Woldian House Rules: Stuff that every DM should know.
- Related: Cayzle's essay on Players using the Surgery Clause to alter their characters
Tap Rules: Want to run a Tap? Here's are Tapestry Game Guidelines For DMs.
SteveK's Underwater Rules
Sundering Table

Here are some useful links for DMs.

Online Address List: Can't remember your players' email addresses? Check here.
Woldian Module Template: The template Jerry wants us to use when creating new modules. This one is in Word format on Google. - updated Nov. 2014.
Woldian Module Template -- same doc as above but in googledoc format. Make a copy for your own use.
Woldian Module Template -- same doc as above but on the wiki. Does not show colors.
SRD 3.5: Nearly all the PHB and DMG online
[1]: Pathfinder 1.0 online legacy link
[2]: Cayzle's copy of Pathfinder 1.0 (Just Core Rules and APG, no ads, fast loading)
NPC Generator: Quick and easy NPCs, a very handy tool
Official DnD Errata: WotC rules fixes and clarifications, by the book
Official DnD Game Rule FAQ: Links to downloadable PDF file with answers to many questions DMs may have about rules interpretation
WoldianGames site Searches: How to search the whole site or archives for key words
2e_Content: An archive of content developed for the Wold using the 2e ruleset