Horror

Val’ulf’hiem

Alternative History Horror Literature RPG Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Caelum Prime

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

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Supernatural

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

Havenguard

Havenguard is a world seen through the perspective of those that live deep underground. In a changing time, the dwellers of ancient Dwarven cities or ramshackle Goblin camps need to adapt to new emerging technologies, the ongoing scarcity of resource...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

Barovia

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 increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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 o...

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

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

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical 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

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

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

Baeleris

Baeleris, a realm cloaked in gothic allure, emerges from shadows with an air of mystery. Amidst mist-shrouded landscapes and ancient woods, power and desire entwine. From Duskwood's courts to the Scarlet Veil's seductive enclaves, intrigue meets...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

pèryl

The multiverse was created by Annen, Goddess of Time, to answer the question: "What does it mean 'to exist?'" PÈRYL was the first world created to attem...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post-modern Sword & Sorcery

World of Darkness

My version of White Wolf's world of Darkness used in our VTM campaign. The Players are the vampires of the city of venice in the Victorain eara.

Historical Horror Supernatural

Tacoma by Night

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 who...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

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

Qet

Qet was born from the viscera of a fallen god, their bones forming into the ground beneath your feet. Their tears becoming the oceans, rivers, and lakes. Their skin covered the land, giving rise to plant-life, and becoming home to the creatures...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Horror Soft Magic Surreal

The World of Erevos

[quote] Welcome to a truly living world, a place filled with the marks of multiple groups playing at the same time. A dark and dangerous corner ready to be explored and conquered. A world that darkness devoured centuries ago, when powerful mages tri...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Coriolis - der 3te Horizont

[userstate:loggedout] Coriolis ist ein Science-Fiction-Rollenspiel, das in einem abgelegenen Sternensystem namens "Der 3te Horizont" spielt. Es ist ein von Konflikten und Krieg verwüsteter Ort, aber auch die Heimat stolzer Zivilisationen, sowohl der...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fantasy Space Opera Supernatural

Après la brume

Vous tenez entre vos mains le Codex de la brume, le seul ouvrage contenant toutes les informations disponibles sur le monde après la brume. Le monde d'avant a disparu dedans en l'année 2020. Aujourd'hui, les adultes vivent dans l'abri sous De...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Post Apocalyptic

Velrune

Welcome to Velrune! And more specifically, the Isle of Norland, an island with a dark past and an even darker future!

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Victorian

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Trapper

An Alternate History in which Paranormal Creatures, Cryptids, and Bedtime Horrors of our world no longer fall into the land of 'fiction'. Combining Voodoo, Paganism, and Pioneer/Indigenous American Folklore [br...

Gothic Horror Neo Noir Weird Western

Greater Luyarnha

World lore and info for Luyarnha and the surounding area from the Steinhearts Guide to the Eldrich Hunt.

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

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

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 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

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] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Ghostwood

GHOSTWOOD is a relentless, dark, and uncensored comic series that dives headfirst into a vortex of abnormal phenomena plaguing the sprawling fictional state of Ghostwood, a landmass that monopolizes the entire West Coast. Ghostwood is a tickin...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post-modern Superheroic Supernatural

Earth, the aftermath

Humanity is something from the past. no it's not due to a global war, nuclear event, virus or a global catastrophe... ... it's the event. A small conflict turned this world into something horrible, way hover every any probability or logical expla...

Horror Science Fiction, Modern

Grey Matter

Grey Matter is a meta series about gods, humans, monsters, and magicians who carve names for themselves in their strange world. The core Grey Matter series consists of INSECTA, VERTEBRATA, and CNIDARIA. The spinoffs are CEPHALOPODA and ASCOMYCOTA...

Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Mystery Supernatural Surreal

Tahuum Itaqiin

[url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/tahuum-itaqiin-eldknighterrant/a/synopsis3A-tahuum-itaqiin-enters-its-third-age-article]Full synopsis: Tahuum Itaqiin Enters its Third Age Tahuum Itaqiin is a vast continent, a world in recover...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery Wuxia-Fantasy

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

The Rosepetal

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Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

Solasum

[p][/p] [p]Welcome to the continent of Solasum, the Land of the Setting Sun. This is a world equivalent in many ways to our own Europe in the late 1300s to early 1400s. Parts of the continent are experiencing a renaissance of sorts, while others are...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Historical Horror Medieval

Gotham City by Night

Gotham City! It was once referred to as "...a refuge! A stronghold! A fortress!" by judge Solomone Zebediah Wayne as he described his vision of the future of the city to architect Cyrus Pinkney. Pinkney than designed the characteristic skys...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery

Sanguine Society

Äußerlich gleicht sie unserer Welt. Das Büro in dem du arbeitest, die Schule in die du als Kind gegangen bist und das Altersheim in dem du deinen Großvater besuchen gehst sind alle gleich, in unserer Welt und der Welt der Dunkelheit. Aber in der W...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Modern

The Vile of Stormcrow City

Gothic Horror Supernatural

Rokugan

The Emerald Empire, where Honor is stronger than steel. The Emerald Lands, or “Rokugan” in the tongue of its people, comprise a vast, majestic countryside that stretches nine hundred miles fro...

Exploration Horror Oriental Political Supernatural

Gemini

Welcome to Gemini, Adventurer! Gemini is a grimdark setting set in the distant future, after a group of scientists from a distant star system arrive on a strange and dangerous planet filled with magic, mystery, and evil...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Space Opera

The Nephalim's Asylum

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Supernatural

Lovenoma

"Dream light dear child, for the Below awaits those who go too deep."

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror

Ruins of Drakkenheim

My (modified) version of Dungeons of Drakkenheim. Among other changes, I have changed the city into a hex crawl. What else have I changed? You'll have to play to find out! Wondering where to start? I suggest reading about the @[Factions...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

Echoes of the Mist

Welcome to the "Lands of the Mist," a demiplane buried and lost within the Shadowfell; willed into existence by "Dark Powers" to punish and imprison souls so vile, they have been condemned to rule a hellscape of their own making for all of eternity....

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

Crescent City By Night

Crescent City in the World of Darkness is a coastal metropolis built on the foundation of wealth, influence, and supernatural machinations. Unlike the sleepy real-world Crescent City, this darkened reflection is a sprawling urban labyrinth shaped by...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

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

Achareon

Welcome Dear Players! This homepage will be updated with information as the campaign progresses and you uncover more information about the world of Achareon. Until...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

Cyberpunk RED: Cradle of Innocence

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Mystery

The Veil

[p]Aeon is dead, the natural cycle of life and death has been corrupted, and horrendous creatures crossover through tears in the Veil. The children of Dusk and Dawn squabble amongst themselves while the seams of this world unravel. The Kingdom of Luo...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Religious Supernatural

Ashrain

There was no war. No fighting. No heroes. No great and mighty struggle for humanity. They came, and we died. All of us. No invasion. No uprising. No last stand. They just wiped us out. It only took a day. Hundreds of millions of years of evolut...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Tales From Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

Asphodel

[p]In a universe permeated by raw magic, essences of primordial creation reign supreme. [/p] [p]How can a single world created to house a single superior race contain multitudes of invading species, each vying for their own plot...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Colonial Marines: Frosted Assets - an Alien RPG Game

The players are members of the 7982nd Defense Squadron dedicated to the safety and security of this star system and support to any larger divisions that may need their assistance. The game was pl...

Horror Military Science Fantasy

Union City, Alaska

My generic setting for Chronicle of Darkness games, set in the Bruin Bay. [currentdate:ab4d1c4f-c5b6-4977-9ffb-83425dad2495]

Horror Supernatural

Allisod - City of Death

[h1|65cfa3e2-9a48-46eb-8901-42b03590b37f]Welcome to Allisod [p][/p] [p][/p] [h2|a096181f-5913-447f-bd61-2f67e6cd4920]The Tale of Allisod: A Whisper in the Mists [p]It began with a storm—not of wind or rain, bu...

Gothic Horror Political Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Atocitera

At a time long ago, a destructive object fell from the stars and through Cataclysm changed the continent of Atocitera. Mountains, containing raw metal which defies gravity when in presence of magical Flow....

Horror Mystery Science Fantasy

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 thr...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

The Mirror Territories

"The time for men to stand on their own has come to an end."The Regence has fractured after a shocking announcement detailed plans to stand against Endol, the Hungry One. With loyalists to the enemy still holding out i...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror

DigiDonkeyverse

The chronicles of a persistent D&D Universe. Currently running a Ravenloft Strahd campaign, now in its second year.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

Asendra

In the realm of Asendra, order lies at the foundation of everything. with it's three regions, the ironclad Ironbrook , the magical plains of Fairlight...

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

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

Taisan (退散)

[p]Welcome to the world of Taisan![/p] [p]I use this world for my two homebrew campaigns that I run on a custom system. It's fueled by my love of anime and j-horror. One of the games centers around magical girls, and the other follows a high school...

East-Asian Fantasy, Urban Horror Shojo

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

Eldrispace

Beware the celestial abyss, for it echoes with the harrowing whispers of forgotten terrors and hidden truths. Eldritch relics of unfathomable power lie dormant, waiting to ensnare those who dare seek their forbidden knowledge. You are one of the d...

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera

Alien Starfinder

This setting is science-fiction based on the Alien, Starfinder, and other Universes.

Cyberpunk Horror Military Political Science Fiction

Aeternum Academy

Ab uno disce omnes With knowledge and creativity, Aeternum Academy creates strong independent leaders with the confidence to make a global difference.

Horror Supernatural

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

The Severed Lands

From the windswept north of the Icewind Dale to the wild island continent of Erna Lunathros, the Manifest Lands is the name given to the world as it is. Marked by strife and magic both great and terrible, various cultures make their ways across the w...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Monstrous Addicts

[aloud]The monsters are real and they've always been here.[/aloud] [container: grayvignette] I like the more 'hush hush' approach to monsters. They socialize in tiny groups and pockets, but there aren't monster cities. Pockets like High S...

Horror Modern Romance Supernatural

The Circle of Wildemount

The Circle of None is a personal adaption of Matthew Mercer's famous "An Explorer's Guide to Wildemount'. Cause I am playing this campagin with an alternate set of characters and fluctuating players, th...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Remnant: The Odyssey of Destinies

A world Set in an Alternate version of My Little Pony, containing historical themes, Fantasy Technology, Fantasy monsters and tropes. Magi-Punk inspiration and a complicated geopolitical & Fantastical recreation of a roughly Inter-war to WW1 Magi Pun...

Adult 18+ Crime Dystopia Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark

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

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

Pastoria

Many moons ago, when the world was new, the realm now known as Pastoria fell to Chaos because of the actions of the Ellentorans - the progenitor race of the land. The world has been under the influence of the fey for millennia, and the horrors of the...

Fairy tale Horror Political Surreal Weird

Points of Radiance

_________________________________________________________________________________ A Short Introduction This introductory series features three short articles that will allow you to explore the different parts of this sunle...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Duurn

Duurn is a dark fantasy world, fresh out of an industrial revolution and a worldwide military conflict, called the Last War. The world is in the throes of societal upheaval, fueled by the devastation of the Last War, economic depression, and fear of...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Surreal

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

Vasara

Adventure had always fascinated you. Storybooks from your homeland contained tales of a once-powerful god-king from a far off, now desecrated land; an entity with a will to rival the Architects. Such power—lost and fabled as it may have...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Post Apocalyptic

Null

Null is the result of several different "core" timelines being merged due to the timelines collapsing for unknown reasons. Consequently, the different landmasses and key kingdoms of each timeline are smashed together, forming new continents. A...

Clockpunk Fantasy Horror

The Shrouded Galaxy

[p]The Shrouded Galaxy is a sprawling patchwork of star systems bound together by ancient Jump Gates, corporate greed, and the thin veneer of fragile al...

Cyberpunk Horror Neo Noir Science Fiction Supernatural

Reason's End

The majority of Mankind lives blissfully unaware of how incredibly hostile the universe is. Thanks to the Censor's Veil, they never learn about the alien and incomprehensible Powers governing Reality. About monsters, spirits, eldritch horror...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Literature RPG Religious Supernatural

Argentii

New? Start Here! [h5]For basic information about Argentii (such as the calendar, general world history, death and ghosts, etc.)[/h5] [articleblock:961e4a95-230b-4f2c-a71d-9dcb206b2b35] [aloud][img:62...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk

Eraneth

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance Sword & Sorcery

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

Elvaro

Fantasy Horror Steampunk Western

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

Star Wars: Fate of the Galaxy

[p][currentdate:36bb9d41-de9e-4298-9d49-43698f7208f6][/p] [p]It is a dark time in the galaxy. The Galactic Empire rules with ruthless strength, crushing rebellion and spreading fear. But something even darker stirs beyond Imperial reach—ancie...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Agere

With heroes and villains spanning thousands of years, Agere is full of magic, conflict, and flourishing life. This everchanging planet is filled with adventure and history of people's long past and present.

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Steampunk

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

Mulvreksh

El mundo de Mulvreksh es uno lleno de magia, intriga, conflicto, historia y drama, uno en el que nada esta decidido y todo es posible. El Setting Consiste en diferentes esferas de planos materiales los dos principales son Gaia y Evergarden....

Dystopia Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Gothic

The Rip

The Rip is a place of unending war. Hordes of demons ravage the borders of all civilized places, burning villages and people alike, slaughtering all who stand before them. The nations of people wage war against each other, whether the people stitched...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror

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

Changeling: the Lost

You used to be human, with human hopes and human problems. Then They took you, and you learned the hard way that magic is real as you became a @[changeling](species:7fc4e6fc-c716-46a4-a44b-d6a1eb95f1b2...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery