Note: If there's any broken links, let me know... Thanks!
Also, please disable your sigs so I can get to the links easier and make more room for them. Thanks!
My thanks go out to Doug C (the original links guy), Fixxxer, Dash Branaghan, PenderGrass, Unholydragoon, canamrock and the many others who have helped me out in the past and provided many of the links below.
I would also like to thank nekrolog, Vamagoss, DmLingSter, Farland, zarffyn, Kalidor, Domni Dalrose, Megadev, jgbrowning, KingOfChaos, ShogunWarrior, Kungfudude, Birched, Kexizzoc, Lottelita, Star Warrior X, Neonsamouri, Herithious, and goblin85 for posting links to this thread on the old boards. I apologize if I have forgotten anyone or mispelled anyone's name.
I hope other DMs find them as useful as I have.
Updated – 9-15-04
Table of contents:
1.a. Wizards of the Coast - Main
1.b. Wizards of the Coast – Helper Tools
1.c. Wizards Official Campaign Settings
2. DM's Assistant Programs
3.a. Generators
3.b. Name Generators
4.a. World Building
4.b. Maps & Mapping Tools
5. Art
6. Deities
7.a. Download Sites & Online Stores
7.b. Character Sheets, DM Screens, Paper Models, Programs.
7.c. Online Stores
8. Netbooks
9. Major non-WotC RPG Sites
10. Miscellaneous
11. Online Gaming
12. Published Campaign World Links
13. Ezines
14. Other Role Playing Worlds
14.b. Greyhawk
15.a. Wizards.COMmunity Board Threads
15.b. non-Wizards Board Threads and Discussions
16. Other Forums
Useful DM Links:
1.a. Wizards of the Coast - Main
The 3.5 SRD (System Reference Document)
The 3.0 SRD
Wizards of the Coast D&D Website
1.b. Wizards of the Coast – Helper Tools
3.5 Accessory Update Booklet
Adventure Hook Generator
Art
Background Generator
d20 SRD
Downloads
Dungeon Master’s Guide – Building a City
Epic Insights-The Book of Vile Darkness
Errata
FAQs
Fold Up Paper Models
Free Adventures
Web Enhancements
1.c. Wizards Official Campaign Settings
Eberron Official Homepage
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
2. DM's Assistant Programs
Andargor’s HQ
Code Monkey Publishing (E-Tools)
DM’s Familiar
DM Genie
DM Screen
DM Utilities
Redblade 3.5 Freeware Character Generator
RolePlayingMaster
World of Mythosa - TableSmith
3.a. Generators
Birched’s NPC Generator
Dungeon and Dragon Section
Encounter Calculator
Encounter EL & XP Calculator 4.01 For 3.5 use – DEAD -7-30-04
Epic Town Generator
Farland's Mass Combat Program
Jamis Buck’s Dungeon Generator
Jamis Buck’s Embeddable Data/Scripting Engine
Jamis Buck’s NPC Generator
Jamis Buck’s Treasure Generator
Jared Nuzzolillo's Generators – DEAD – 7-30-04
Lord Psynister’s Dice Program
Lord Psynister’s Point-Buy Program
www.mapmage.com
Mathemagician.net
MW Tools
Nadaka’s DiceBox
Online Dungeon Generator & more
PCGen download site
Random Encounter Generator (The World of Meln)
Random Tavern Generator
For megadev's Excel Random Encounter Generator, e-mail megadev at [email]megadev72@msn.com[/email]
3.b. Name Generators
Arcady’s Kalamar Name Generator
The Barrow-Downs
The Everchanging Book of Names
Wheel of Time and Forgotten Realms Weather Generator
4.a. World Building
A Magical Medieval City
***Excellent DM tool for building cities & it's a FREE download***
If you like A Magical Medieval City (and if you've read it, I know you do), then you'll love A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe.
***Excellent world building tool for DMs***
Both are available from Expeditious Retreat Press
Jamis Buck’s Town Generator (Online Generator only)
Medieval Demographics Made Easy
The Doomsday book, Medieval Demographics Made Easy Calculator
The Empire of Sand
World Builder Resources
4.b. Maps & Mapping Tools
AutoREALM download page
AutoRealm RPG Library
Caithness Castles: Floor Plans Index
Castles from Rampant Scotland
Castles of the World
Castles on the Web
The Dark Leagues
Dundjinni.com
DungeonCrafter
Dutch City Maps
Fargoth World Building Project
Help build a world or get ideas for your campaign.
Fractal Mapper 6.0
GridSmith – Includes a free demo
Historic city maps
Historic city maps & documents + mapmaker
iG's on-Web RPG Tools.
Irony Games' World-Maker: villages, taverns, cities, caverns, dungeons, (1,000,001 maps!), maze maker, WorldMaker, isles, terrains, clearings, & Starmaps.
Legolas' Fantasy and Medieval Maps
Map Creation Links
Map Creator – Free mapping tool program!
Maze Maker
The New Site is "under reconstruction due to hardware failure.
The mazes area will return within a week (hopefully). The crafts section is back online."
RPG Now – Guide to Mapping
TuDragons
PC & DM tools, & map maker downloads.
More map downloads
5. Art
Anime Art
@SCRIBBLE (just click "Cancel" on the download message, unless you just really want it. You don't really need to see the Japanese text to view the art.)
Art Galleries - Laurel Austin
Art.Com/Fantasy
D&D Pics at Yahoo!
Elfwood
The Era of Inhuman Birth
UGO.com
6. Deities
The Elven Gods
Encyclopedia Mythica
The God of the Month Club
The gods of Greyhawk
Japanese Myth
Japanese gods and goddesses
Resources on Japanese gods, goddesses, & founding myths
7.a. Download Sites & Online Stores
3.5 SRD Help Files
The Cavemaster
Crystal Keep
DnD Index
Dungeon Master's Workshop
Mortality.net
"A Dungeon Master Resource"
"Night Emerald"
DMBuddy download
OpenRPG: Online Virtual Tabletop
7.b. Character Sheets, DM Screens, Paper Models, Programs.
Crystal Ball
For Mac users.
D&D Adventures Tools and Downloads
d20 System Roleplaying Pages (Resources)
ema's homepage
Chracter Sheets, Programs.
Free RPG Sheets (character sheets)
Fritz's House Rules
Character Sheets, DM Screens, & More.
Mad Irishman
Mortality.net, A Dungeon Master’s Resource
RPG Program Links.
RPG Sheets
The Shadow Keep
SVGames
More downloads
More Downloads
A page of links to more download sites.
7.c. Online Stores
Chessex RPG Accessories
Do or Dice.com
Books, miniatures, E-Tools, dice, and more.
"Discount D&D Superstore"
FRP Games Online Store
8. Netbooks
DM's Netbook
Netbook of Plots (Online)
Netbooks
"Great Netbook Archive"
The Netbook of Riddles
9. Major non-WotC RPG Sites
AD&D.com
"An Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Archive"
Community3e
ENworld
Evermore Entertainment For those who still prefer 2e.
Green Ronin Entertainment
Guardians of Order
Hordelings.com
MaxMinis.com
Mongoose Publishing
Monte Cook.com – Malhavoc Press
The Open Gaming Foundation
Paizo.com – The official site for the publishers of Dragon and Dungeon Magazines
Planet AD&D.com
Privateer Press
Realms of Evil
RPGnet
RPG Now
RPG Oracle
Silven Crossroads DnD
Silverthorne Games
10. Miscellaneous
"1000 non-RPG websites for RPG ideas"
3e.org Articles
Another 3.5 System Reference Document, but more friendly-user – DEAD -7-30-04
Andy Collins.com - One of the game designer's web sites.
Beastshade.tripod.com
Neat one for various odds and ends like specialized arrows
A Boke of Gode Cookery
Medieval Recipes
Changes for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5
Comprehensive list of changes for the main core rule books.
Common to Elven
Confessions of a Dungeons & Dragons(tm) Addict
by M. Joseph Young
A Christian article arguing FOR D&D for a change.
Creature catalog-3e converted monsters
Crooked Staff Productions Role Playing Aids
D&D 3e Reference Sheets
D&D Resources
Derro Resources - DEAD -7-30-04
Dwarven Society (Farland)
EDMA: Evil Dungeon Master's Association
- DEAD -7-30-04Courtesy of Zarffyn
Electronic Utilities
Elves, supplemental
F.A.D.D.
"...a site dedicated to maintaining a database of top AD&D websites"
Farland's DM and Player Tools
The Gamer Chick
GamingReport.com
"Where gamers get their news."
Great Buildings Collection
The Hero Machine
A High History of Oerth - DEAD -7-30-04
Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture
"Build your own castles easily."
Iron Kingdoms (Steampunk)
The Kencyclopedia
Kismet's Dungeons & Dragons
Lord Soto's ABCs
Military Ranks
Moscow DnD Club
PCProfiler - Character Sheets
Pen & Paper: RPG Database - Monte Cook
Peter’s Evil Overlord List (Just for fun!)
Pictorial Glossary of Armor Terms
RPG Gateway – Search Engine
Roleplaying tips.
The Sadistic Dungeon Master Syndicate
Save vs. DM
"Keeping the afterlife well stocked since 1372 DR."
Section Six - DEAD -7-30-04
The Third Tome
Trap Page Manager
UNICORN JELLY
"The Man Who Actually Won" & other true gaming stories.
Wild Magic
World Works Games
"World Leading 3D Cardstock Models and Games for Role Playing."
The Wyrm’s Horde
WebRPG
11. Online Gaming
Dungeons and Dragons Online Games
The Forge
Role Playing Games Network
"Star Wars and D&D Message Board Gaming."
Search Amateur.com
"Play free Dungeons & Dragons games online + downloads."
Thardferr
12. Published Campaign World Links
Forgotten Realms Links
Planescape Site Listings
Ravenloft Site Listings
World of Greyhawk Links
"Legends of Greyhawk" includes new classes, magic items, gods, spells, monsters, and optional rules
13. Ezines
Roleplaying Tips Weekly
The RPG Times
The Silven Trumpeter
14. Other Role Playing Worlds
Arduin Fansite
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
Dark Sun
“The Burnt World of Athas”
Darksbane
"Medieval/Fantasy campaign setting for use with AD&D."
Dragonlance.com: The Official Site
Ere: The Lost Plane
Karyst
Planescape Planewalker
Ravenloft
Shendor
"A new world where all races can live with normal peace."
"Sinthal"
magical new world, with new gods, weapons, spells, races, classes and much more.
("Blackspire Keep")
Valla Morr
Vampires!
The World of Aeth – DEAD -7-30-04
The World of Farland
"The World of Lune"
AD&D-compatible game world setting with maps, notes and house rules in various formats.
The World of Meln
14.b. Greyhawk
In order to download adventures, you need to join the RPGA. Membership is free and you are allowed to run adventures in non-sanctioned RPGA games (in otherwords, your home brew campaign).
List of Regions Controlled by North America:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/regions/na
Bandit Kingdoms
http://www.bandit-kingdoms.net/
Bissel
http://bissel.living-greyhawk.com
Dyvers
http://dyvers.living-greyhawk.com
Furyondy
http://www.furyondy.com/
Geoff
http://www.rpgageoff.com/
Gran March
http://granmarch.living-greyhawk.com/
Highfolk
http://www.moogoogablau.net/~highfolk/
Keoland
http://keoland.living-greyhawk.com/
Ket
http://ket.living-greyhawk.com
Nyrond
http://nyrond.sfcon.org/turbine/page/
Pale
http://www.theocracyofthepale.com
Ratik
http://www.geocities.com/ratik_triad/
Shield Lands
http://www.shieldlands.net/
Tusmit
http://tusmit.living-greyhawk.com/
Ulek
http://www.livingcity.net/pou/
Urnst
http://www.countyofurnst.org/
Urnst
http://www.duchyurnst.com/
Veluna
http://veluna.living-greyhawk.com/
Verbobonc
http://www.verbobonc.net/
Yeomanry
http://yeomanry.living-greyhawk.com
15.a. Wizards.COMmunity Board Threads
[thread=303723]Citythread[/thread]
[thread=299444]Encounter Resource Thread[/url]
[thread=188792]FAQ Links[/thread]
[thread=45415]Lottelita's new thread[/thread]
[thread=103754]*Most Useful DM Threads*[/thread]
[thread=60627]The Nature of Storytelling and Roleplaying[/thread]
[thread=139013]The (New) DM Advice Thread (formerly: how to build your first adventures)[/thread]
[thread=45163]The New Riddle Threat[/thread]
15.b. non-Wizards Board Threads and Discussions
How to be a DM, No Interference Style
16. Other Forums
http://shoes41484.proboards25.com/index.cgi]RPG Dragon
Have Fun! :D
Updated – 9-15-04