Reddit reviews The Guild Leader's Handbook: Strategies and Guidance from a Battle-Scarred MMO Veteran

I haven’t run a guild in over a decade, but I still have my copy of The Guild Leader’s Handbook. You may find it helpful, even though it’s a bit old.

There are some fairly cheap used versions; might be worth a look.

I should probably use a throw-away for this but, there's this book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593272588

Yes, it's WoW themed, but it's really more about the leadership than the specifics of one game. At least I think so. Been a while since I read it.

As a guild leader for many many years, my best advice is simply "don't." Or better "why?" How you answer why is really rather important.

If you're dead set on it, the Officer's Quarters articles on WoW Insider are often decent (as is the book the author of OQ wrote). At the very least they'll give you some ideas of things you might deal with as an FC leader.

http://wow.joystiq.com/category/officers-quarters/
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Leaders-Handbook-Scott-Andrews/dp/1593272588

"I am probably judgmental here but from personal experience I find that time used in video games and lack of curiosity usually go hand in hand - people who have a wide set of intererests, intellectual ones, don't usually get much out of games"

Those who do play video games can build up skills in other areas.

For instance, I could pick up how to use Blender to mod my games

[I could rap about video game things]
(https://youtu.be/j50u0zUeCmU)

You can learn leadership skills from managing a guild in an MMO

There are countless other examples but I would say that these all take intellectual individuals to learn complicated programs, skillsets, and social skills in order to do these things. I would be hard-pressed to say that these people don't have a wide set of interests.

You bring up fiction but I would like to point out that many games contain many hours of reading themselves in a fictional setting, depending on the genre.

From a more scientific standpoint, I would like for you to consider a few studies.

Strategic video games actually improve self control in adults. Self-control is a major indicator of future success in individuals. EDIT @1:46CST: Whoops, linked wrong study, fixed now.

["In a sample of over 3000 young children across six European countries, high video game usage (playing video games more than 5 h per week) was significantly associated with higher intellectual functioning, increased academic achievement, a lower prevalence of peer relationship problems and a lower prevalence of mental health difficulties. High video game usage was not associated with an increase of conduct disorder or any externalizing disorder nor was it associated with suicidal thoughts or thoughts of death. ."]
(http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-016-1179-6?no-access=true)

Remember it's a serious position regardless of how serious your group is. There is going to be a lot of responsibility for setting up the back end and ultimately doing your best to keep raiding fun and successful for your group. If you don't mind reading, try this book, you may be able to find a PDF of it floating around but I think it is about $3 if you buy a used copy.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Guild-Leaders-Handbook-Battle-Scarred/dp/1593272588

https://www.amazon.com/Guild-Leaders-Handbook-Strategies-Battle-Scarred/dp/1593272588