Horror

World of Darkness

A dark mirror on our world. A place where corruption is rife and the supernatural is a hidden truth. The world is run by secret cabals vying for supremacy. Shadow politics run rife throughout this world - mainly centred around the Kindred, Vampires....

Horror Political

Game of Tomes

[container:text-black] [aloud]Game of Tomes[section:fa-solid fa-trademark] [/section] is a team-based event set in a modern, urban-fantasy world. Writers choose a House to be their team and turn in word counts throughou...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror

Druskenvald

[p]Somewhere, lost in the shrouded realms of death, lies a land of endless night where long‑forgotten horrors are revealed to those who travel through the mist.[/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Aetates Obscurae Verae

[p]The world is now in the 9th Century, and the Early Middle Ages is in full swing. Adventurers are constantly in demand. Some act as mercenaries, others follow the path of magic and bolster their respective nations. Groups scattered here and there l...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

A'arde

[quote] A’arde is a world like many others in the infinite unknowns of the overlapping cosmos, but it is also different; a place where some rules are rewritten, and others are broken completely. It is a world where Material and Magic meet; a plac...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Tales from Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

Tairos

A ruined land. The bounty that Tairos had to offer wasn't lost to disaster or destiny. It was squandered. Bought and sold, mined... depleted. Only when it was too late to reverse course did the people of Tairos fight back. All they succeeded in d...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

Zepharog

[aloud]Rakasha is a dark fantasy world torn by politics, war, and inter-racial dispute. Once, the land used to be peaceful. This was before the Godlings wanted to experience more than their divine intentions. Sadly, this became the event know...

Gothic Horror Supernatural

The Witch of Kriemhild Manor

Before his death, Sigmund Kriemhild shocks his old money family with a last-minute change to his will: His entire estate of $20 million would go to his estranged twin sister's next descendant to come of age. This is how low-class high school graduate...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern

Fading Twilight

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Supernatural

Chicago by Night

Chicago is the gleaming city of the Camarilla in North America. Pulled from the brink of chaos by Prince Kevin Jackson in the wake of a Sabbat and Lupine incursion. Now the Sabbat are long gone and the Lupines have retreated. In the wake of Anarch up...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror

Ullthwaygon

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Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

Icewind Dale

[quote] "If I could choose what life would be mine, it would be this life that I now have, at this time. I am at peace, and yet, the world around me swirls with turmoil... The reality of existence here in Icewind Dale is harsh indeed, an environm...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery

Caelum Prime

Prophecy of Caelum Prime [quote]When the Shadowsong Messenger lands and speaks the words “The Night of Lightning,” the Dust Rain shal...

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Supernatural

Cimmerian Shade

/*UserLogOut Start*/ [userstate:loggedout] This is a Divergant World of Darkness Campaign Site. This world starts its timeline during Dark Medieval era and continues into a diseal/steampunk influenced future. To be able to use this site...

Alternative History Horror Political Steampunk Supernatural

Lords of Lockhinge

[quote]"Welcome to Lockhinge, where everything is built on silt, stilts… And guilt!"|Unofficial City Motto[/quote] Lockhinge is the central location of our 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons home game. It's an incredibly diverse cit...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Horror Romance

The Brass Realms

Welcome to the Brass Realms, my personal Setting for playing a variety of TTRPG's. It is a dark fantasy / horror setting. Check out the Setting Primer and if you are interested, or brows...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Montro City

Adult 18+ Horror Modern Mystery Supernatural

Creation

The Shadow War Across Creation The Tapestry of Creation was once whole and perfect at the dawn of all tales. Now the Shattered Worlds of mortals are separated from the Realms Beyond, fallen like a wounded star from the First War. Whispers of st...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Annals Of Ordu

It is a time of majesty and decay. When great kings and heroes in their mighty golden halls grow bloated in their hubris. When the once dormant gods of the ancients awaken and take back that which rightfully belongs to them. T...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Weird

Kairos

Comedy Fantasy Gothic Horror

Val’ulf’hiem

[p]wolf[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Alternative History Horror Literature RPG Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Mytharia

Mytharia is a vast expanse of different places in a large multiverse of planes and galaxies filled with their own planets, cities, and inhabitants. Delving deep into this world will someday claim the sanity of it's writer, but that is what she wishe...

Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Supernatural

Norria

A New Era: Dawn Of New Beginnings It’s been over 500 yrs since the last evil dragon was slain. 500yrs since a catastrophic and deadly war against dragons came to a bitter end. So much death and loss it’s taken years for tru...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

Tense River Basin

Nearly a thousand years have passed since the last great war of the Tense River Basin. Now stuff isn't so bad. The undead still rise and roam the hills. But thats just life in the Basin. As long as you listen for the screamers, you should be able to...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

A dance of orc's and elves

The Year is 1307 After the Conquest A dance of orc's and elves is a fantasy world that's a mix of sword and sorcery and classic fantasy. In this world orcs are the children of men and elves*. A world of magic, ruled by the blade...

Fantasy Hard Magic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Vampires of Bigby Fork

The world is bigger than most people imagine...and some legends are real. Vampires. Werewolves. And the hunters that pursue them, aided by their witch allies. Underneath the veil of normalcy, a war has been waged quietly between these fo...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Horror Supernatural

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

The Creedverse

The Creedverse is a fictional universe set in the late 19th century, specifically around the 1870s and 1880s, characterized by a blend of Wild West elements, steampunk aesthetics, and advanced technology. The setting is predominantly in the Un...

Horror Science Fiction Steampunk Western

Expedition Demeter

special thanks to Oneriwien for his awesome work on the theme! [quote] Do you know him? Old Whisper?  He dwells within all of us. You feel it, I know you do. That emptiness inside you, that's him... I wonder: Have you heard the...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

Afterlight

[p]Monsters and Magic are real! They exist in the shadows of our world, all the legends of boogeymen are true.[/p] [p][/p] [p]Step into Afterlight, a realm where neon pulses against the darkness, and secrets dance in the shadows. In the year 2050, th...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Science Fantasy

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

Elvaro

Fantasy Horror Steampunk Western

Overthrown Arsonations

Clockpunk Decopunk Fantasy, Dark Hard Magic Hard Science

Ravare

[container: homepage-intro] Throughout these Realms, mortal Sophonts seek to survive against the brutal realities dictated by the cruel Divines, wildly promoted by the volatile Elementals, or simp...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural Weird

the subconscious

the gathering timeline for all characters and avatars of various domains, the events in the subconscious is a never-ending stream of absurd situations shifting all around and through multiverses, while players have to adapt and face the seemingly-inf...

Gothic Horror Supernatural Surreal Weird

Mundo das Trevas

[p]Crônicas do Mundo das Trevas é a nossa Terra no início dos anos 90, mas onde tudo é exagerado e sombrio. Instituições são mais dominadoras e influentes sobre a sociedade, com a Igreja tendo um papel muito importante em prover uma esperança,...

Adult 18+ Horror Supernatural Urban

HeroHAMMER

Welcome to my Hero Edition of Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing We play within the Warhammer Fantasy RPG setting, using the 6th Edition of the HERO syst...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

Aeia

Welcome to the world of Aeia. A high fantasy D&D universe with some light Gothic horror elements and a lot of homebrew.

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror

LIGHTFALL

Cyberpunk Horror Space Opera

Barovia

This was a Curse of Strahd campaign that I had made for my friend, who is no longer able to play. In short I wont be updating this anymore. If you have questions about the work that has been done you can leave a comment, but dont expect a fast reply....

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

The Azure Sea

The lands encompassing The Azure Sea are a wild and dangerous place. Islands of civilisation offer some protection from the wildlands, but most of the continent remains unexplored and maps show only t...

Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Eraneth

[p]Welcome to Eraneth a realm of swords, sorcery, and high fantasy, where legend and destiny entwine beneath the gaze of fading stars. The Second Age stands upon a knife’s edge, a time of fragile renewal born from ruin. The heavens lay sealed, the dr...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance Sword & Sorcery

Suicide Strahd

[quote]I went into the Strahd campaign thinking Sylvain would be this suave, cool-headed, semi-jerk and then Barovia happened and now he's the neurotic, volatile, empath he was always meant to be. —Schwa[/quote] It has been 2 days since our...

Horror

Dread Realms (Ravenloft)

The Dread Realms is a world of despair and fright in which the monsters of everyone's nightmares are only yards away at any given time. This is the world of the archetypical Dracula, Frankenstein, Van Helsing, and so on. In this realm you do not ente...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

Ellustes

[p]There exists a planet called Ellustes. [/p] [p]Amidst the daunting void, it only resembles a tiny blue dot. A small mote of light in the unending dark.[/p] [p]However, upon closer inspection, are the minute details of the lands revealed. The pla...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

Destania

A world once ruled by technology, then magic, now broken and filled with fear.

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Melody Of The Weirding Mover

[container:headline]Melody Of The Weirding Mover[/container] [container:content-box]A hero awakens in an impossible world, full of danger and opportunity, taken from their former life. Understanding seems unlikely, as not even the gods are su...

Ancient Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy, High Magic Horror

Hunters of the Wastes

[quote]It’s always been kind of a joke; The wealth of the nation being nothing more then radiation and a million squabbling factions trying to seize power and resources by any means necessary. And while that may have been true for many places still i...

Adult 18+ Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

Castle Ravenloft

Fantasy Horror Modern

Cairne

A broken world with a broken soul, where magic is a myth and the Gods have disappeared. An age has passed since the Empire of Bechtlaruun brought down the Stygian blight upon the now lost races of the Seanachaisian Isles. Using the combined magic of...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

Felltal

[h3|2971765b-f98c-43ca-a5ca-41233347fbca]Willkommen im Grauen. [p]Eine Kleinstadt, an der man leicht vorbeifährt – aber niemals so leicht vergisst.[/p] [p][/p] [p]In der Welt rund um Felltal, a...

Crime Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

New Orleans - Under the Mask

[quote]“You can live in any city in America, but New Orleans is the only city that lives in you.” – Chris Rose[/quote] [p][/p] [p][/p] [h3|8a4cd7d7-16ca-4941-b447-e5858c340e61]New Orleans is celebrated worldwide for its food, music, architecture,...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

VTM Chronicle: 1.0

Custom city for a game of Vampire the Masquerade v5. Set in the present day (2023).

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Supernatural Urban

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

Under an Iron Sky

[quote] Mortals exists at the pleasure of the dragons and no one mortal can hope to kill a dragon. - Dragon saying[/quote] The dragons are in charge and have a live-and-let-live relationship with the mortals that they allow t...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Literature RPG Religious

The Rosepetal

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Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

The Everwuld

The Everwuld is an ancient realm, born of chaos and magic, forged by gods and kings. Technology and magic lived in harmony and under the careful guidance of the gods, all life flourished and technology thrived. Then it all ended. No-one knows w...

Clockpunk Dieselpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Gothic

Dragon Road

It was the summer solstice of 2023 - this was when the world changed. This was when the cataclysm occurred Now it is a world ruled by the dragonlords, each with their own fiefdom - jockying and vying for power with the mortals the pawns and...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

The Golden Age

Vampire: The Masquerade, Roman Era.

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Fantasy, Dark Horror

Deorum

[p]Deorum is a world of swords and sorcery, a high fantasy setting with elements of action adventure for those that want to seek out fame and fortune, elements of science fantasy for those that want to delve into arcana by researching its natural and...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval

The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest is a world of nightmares and fairy tales. Containing endless colossal trees and inhabited entirely by nightmares and monsters, it's a dreary and unfriendly place. Anyone can find it, but few survive to tell of it. Those that do[...

Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror

Uthilith

Deep beneath shifting sands of a golden desert sleeps a wyrm of azure... An isle of crushed jewel shimmers and confounds with magical radiance... From a gigantic toadstool steps an elf of striking beauty... Fire burns at the Great Sea's heart...[/...

Fantasy Horror Political Sword & Sorcery Weird

Changing Stars

A world outside it's intended place in time and space. Filled with wonders and terrors and everything in between. A place where people find themselves, or choose to become who they were always meant to be. Filled with options for all kinds of...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Horror Literature RPG Science Fantasy

Tarana

The world of Tarana and the Crystal Spire campaign setting are built on D&D 5E with the goal of capturing the texture, flavor, themes, and experiences of Celtic mythology, while including aetherpunk/steampunk flavors and aesthetics on top of it all.

Adult 18+ Ancient Clockpunk Comedy Crime

Earssea

Somewhere in the outer fringes of the known universe, partially hidden in the Clasmyc shoals in the Astral Sea, is the isolated world of Earssea(pronounced Ersa). Overlooked by many of the powers and factions of the multiverse, Earssea is world brimm...

Ancient Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Ил

[p]Сказывают старцы: „Из земли вышли мы, в землю и вернёмся. Как дно топкого озера годами зарастает илистым намулом, так и мир сей веками стелился пластами сырой земли, тьмой густой наливаясь. Оттого и зовётся он Ил, ибо вязок, як чернозём, плоть мок...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Crux Umbra

[container:primer][p]Earth is no longer the world of the living.[/p] [p]Thirty years ago, the mages burned it in their fury.[/p] [p]Now, the vampires reign supreme in blood and ash.[/p] [p]As for humanity?[/p] [p]What little remains is hunted through...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

Aeramis

[quote] [p]Only a few warriors remain. Defenders of humanity against the horrors of the dark. Their numbers dwindle with every new moon. You see, this world belongs to the darkness, and darkness will not give it up easily.[/p]|Unknown[/quote] [p]...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

The Terrene

[p]There is the Terrene, and there is the Empyrean. They both exist within the great jewel, separate but entwined. The immortals - the Gods and Devils, Mothers and Fathers, Lords and Archons - rule the Empyrean, while the Terrene is the land of morta...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Tacoma by Night

[p]The nights have run red for years beneath the watchful gaze of ordinary people in Tacoma. First came the conflicts between Camarilla and Anarch. Then came the Sabbat in a surprise ambush. Then came the Inquisition. And lastly, came those Anarchs w...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Thylea

Thylea is located across a great expanse of ocean, far beyond the borders of the known world. It is a land of great beauty and ancient splendor, untouched and unspoiled by civilization since the dawn of time. Thylea is sometimes called “the Lost L...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Science Fantasy

Ᾱewos

The universe is chaos. Not entirely evil, but definitely not an ordered, crystalline structure. The planes were thought of as a means to provide order to the inhabitants of reality, but so much use of magic has allowed their borders to be blurred. Th...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fantasy

The Forest That Is a Mountain

[quote] Content AdvisoryThis horror setting explores dark themes including but not limited to child abuse, transformation horror, identity death, and chronic pain. This setting will never include sexual content of any...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Horror Soft Magic

The Centurion's Riddle

A Riddle is Given It has been roughly three-hundred years since the end of the Gap, a mysterious phenomenon that wiped the history of Golarion from existence, and befuddled the minds of mortals for several millennia. While researchers have...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fantasy Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Hex: The Endless City

“Pain and darkness have been our lot since the Fall of Man. But there must be some hope that we can rise to a higher level... that consciousness can evolve to a plane more benevolent than its counterpoint of a universe hardwired to indifference.” ―...

Cyberpunk Horror Post Apocalyptic Transhumanism

Toonkind DnD: Clocktower Chalet

A once beautiful place, Clocktower Chalet is the scene of a great mystery on the far north edge of Gisnep. Once the home of a rising set of radio drama stars, the Chalet has stood vacant for years after its residents went missing within its walls. N...

Flintlock Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Cinder

Three thousand years ago, the world burned. After the flames settled down and the people climbed out of their shelters, the world became settled once more. Two of the mightiest nations on the continent, Gildar and Merellion, have been deadly rivals...

Exploration Horror Sword & Sorcery

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

Trilogy

[p]At first, there is nothing. Slowly you become aware of your surroundings: a vast chamber, featureless and apparently endless with the only break in the monotony a single door, slightly ajar.[/p] [p]You get the impression of incompleteness, not ju...

Fairy tale Horror Science Fantasy Superheroic Weird

Galaxy in Eclipse

Adult 18+ Hard Science Horror Mystery Neo Noir

Bellyem

[container:intro]Under the Reign of the Cieux, between Shadow and Light, the inhabitants of Bellyem tread a fragile line between devotion and survival, ever at the mercy of the nightmarish echoes of the past and the promises of the divine. [/contain...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Political

The Retconned 20s

The 20s were a dark time for many people; this world takes out the racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. But in it's place is a new darkness. Cults, seeking to resurrect dark lords. Indescribable terrors, and the people who fight them. And the con...

Horror Neo Noir Supernatural Urban

Mists of Barovia

Welcome to Barovia UNDER RAGING STORM CLOUDS, A LONE figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead lea...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Araea

[aloud][/aloud] [quote]Mankind are not masters of this world, but children fumbling in the dark.[/quote] Araea is a weird-fantasy setting in a world where humanity has been forced to survive deep underground since time immemorial....

Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Horror Weird

Solaraith

Welcome to Solaraith, where all people are scorched under the relentless sun. As the winds of time bring forth new heros to save Solaraith, it also uncovers a deep secret that should be hidden forever.

Adult 18+ Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Horror

Angel Core

Angel Core is a science fictional dystopian world set in the megalopolis of Angelica City, primarily telling the tales of the inhabitants of the world and their daily struggle for survival.

Adult 18+ Crime Cyberpunk Decopunk Dystopia

The Web

Cover Image from adobe stock, Assets used in manipulation are credited [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/i/604984]Here! [container: panelA] Bear with me, dear reader. I want you to take a look aroun...

Exploration Fantasy, Urban Horror Speculative Supernatural

The City of Luyarnha

In Luyarnha, even the most terrifying nightmares pale compared to the horrors of the waking world. The moon reigns eternal over a terrified populace, and even the smallest creatures pose a deadly threat. None can escape the dangers that lurk around e...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Surreal

Arethel

Arethel is the world, filled with many people and places. A world of possibility and wonder. The adventures that take place here, often tales told around the campfire, will henceforth be recorded in this place, so that the heroes and deeds for which...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

Yarth

[p]Congratulations! what you have found here is your one stop shop for all your survival needs now that youve gone topside![/p] [p]My name is Frank. I do a lot of travelling and my companion Edhi says I should start writing what we see down. I thoug...

Dieselpunk Horror Surreal

Curse of Strahd-Prepare To Die Edition

About This World: Curse of Strahd: Prepare to Die Edition is a world for DM's to peruse at their own leisure. Here you will find a collection of resources I have used when running my games. Think of it as a database for the...

Horror Sword & Sorcery

Shadows of Eschaton

Darkness in the State of Despair

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Cadriel

In the beginning, Cadriel was a world inhabited only by plants and animals. Giant magical life forms ruled the land without civilization. One day, the arcane energy came together and a life was spawned from thin air. This being, was called A...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Curse of Strahd

Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires, the wind’s howling like a wounded dog increases as he turns his gaze down. B...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Bas-Lag

The world of Bas-Lag is a vastly unexplored mass of continents which is only just beginning to stitch itself together with trade and industrial progress. The three "known" continents are Rohagi, Shoteka and the newly discovered Bered Kai Nev, both Ro...

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Steampunk

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political