Horror

Excantia

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Steampunk Victorian

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

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

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

Game of Tomes

The Game of Tomes is an event for writers in the Twitch community. It is a team-based game in which the players choose a house to represent and redeem their word counts towards their houses ov...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban 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

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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Havenguard

Havenguard Is deceptively similar to that of typical medieval fantasy where the likes of Elves, Humans and Orcs undergo their usual conflicts in a dull cliche manner. However, the Dwarves of this world are the main focal point and how they handle the...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

Vampire/Fae Universe

A world where both vampires and fae exist alongside the human world. The fae are more known to the human world at large thanks to their attempts to gain equal status, while the vampires are largely unknown except to the humans who work in vampire law...

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Young Adult (YA)

Occult London

[quote]Far and white and straight lieth the road to Knowing, and down it in the heat and dust go all wise people of the earth, but in the fields before they come to it the very wise lie down or pluck the flowers. By the side of the road to Knowing -...

Alternative History Horror Supernatural

Left in the Dark

What if the stories are true? What if monsters truly do exist? They are out there, lurking in the dark. The invisible threat and source of legends, myths and horrorstories. Invisible to most of the world, but not for you.

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern Supernatural

La Resistance

Roku 0 se narodil Ježíš Kristus jako první upír. Spolu se svými Apoštoly založil celkem 10 upírských domů, které pak svoji moc v průběhu věků rozšířily po celém světě. Píše se rok 1871 a světu vládnou upíři. Lidé žijí v jejich područí a nemají možn...

Alternative History Horror Steampunk Victorian

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

Barovia - Ravenloft

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 Fantasy, Dark Horror

WoD Melbourne

Horror Supernatural

Marafel

Marafel is a world containing three continents: Aranwryn in the north, Lacarda to the southwest, and @[Felorin](location:bf941c7c-b975-4603-9f86-85a...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Caudis

900 Years after wars plagued the planet of Caudis, peace has fallen on the three continents. Apoya has united as the United Republic of Apoya, the first time this war stricken continent has seen peace. Jadia stands as a melting pot of different socie...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror

Ávra

CRAFT YOUR STORY IN THE REALM OF ÁVRA There is only darkness...Suddenly, a small light! A candle has been lit, by what hands, unknown... As the shock of the flickering flames sudden light fades from your eyes, you can now see what lays...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Science Fantasy Sword & Sorcery

2d20 The Hupsanity

A world where the supernatural is invading: the red room, the laundry Only the gods are venal not absent And the venal gods are venal because they're like the powers that be of Ravenloft, the wardens of a cosmic prison for the worse offenders imagi...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror MagiPunk

Supernatural´s Requiem

The outlook for life is bleak. Economy hasnt been up in any country for years. People try to stay employed as much as possible. Murder rates through the roof every year. More and more Vandalism reports each month. It seems every week someone gets sho...

Alternative History Crime Horror Modern Supernatural

Cosmic Horror

[quote] “The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents… some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful pos...

Horror

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

Hjolt

[p]Centuries ago on [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/zolus-jackreckless]Zolus, the city of Ravencross was established by a tribe of humans. Over the course of the Chaos Wars, the inhabitants of Ravencross constructed a massive network of under...

Fairy tale Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Eldcolary

Welcome to the World of Eldcolary, a place where the horrors of our deepest nightmares meets a corporation controlled hellish cyberpunk setting. It is a place where death exists around every corner, most people live in tiny apartments in the Lower Di...

Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

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

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

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

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

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

Allyria

This continent has just begun its spiral descent to chaos and ruin. Strange creatures and horrors spring up at alarming rates from every corner and unexpected place in this world. Terrifying mists roll across the land bringing monsters and destructio...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Ad Infinitum

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/embed/QDPedI4GN4s] Since time immemorial, a war has raged across the universes and realms. A cold blooded god against his noble child. Kerr against Erdarion. Ever since reality and time began, both of them have fou...

Horror Military Science Fantasy Space Opera Supernatural

The True Dark Ages

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 long...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark 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

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

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

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

Ullthwaygon

[spoiler]A world apart from any other in many ways, Ullthwaygon is not a single place, but the same lands played over and over again under vastly different circumstances in parallel to each other. In some rules of fantasy may apply, with spe...

Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

City of Blood and Shadows

Dystopia Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

Nascindor

Nascindor acts as the stage for an original dark fantasy setting titled Eternal Hymn. Some subject matter is not suitable for younger readers. Before there was anything else, there was the @[Progenitor](person:...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

The Horrors Beyond the Crypt: Yharm, Goddess of the Damned

Long ago, a battle of godly proportions took place on the surface, which ended in the downfall of Yharm, the Goddess of Blood, Death, and the Damned. For ages, she has been regaining her power and strength to once again take over the surface world. W...

Horror

Terra Caelum Legacy

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Gothic

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 14 days sin...

Horror

Mantle

This world is old. Epochs and eras, dynasties and Ages. many have come and gone since the stars first lit the nights sky Heres what you need to know. there was a time long ago where the world was inhabited by simple people, livin...

Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Horror Neo Noir Steampunk

After Silence

Netherdyn: The World of Fallen Divinity Netherdyn, once an eternal paradise crafted by the Divine Parents, now stands as a realm inhabited by a myriad of species and creatures, both young and ancient. Amidst...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk Steampunk Victorian

Theme Test

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

The Gloaming

Exploration Fantasy Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

Lorrimor’s Legacy

From the whispering shadows of haunted Ustalav an ancient evil rises to grip the world in a new age of horror! Amid the mists of this land of dark superstition and dread secrets stand both those who would defy the return of evil and those who woul...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

BLOOD MOON

[p]The Blood Moon is a haunting red moon that appears in the night sky, casting an unsettling crimson light over the land. Its presence is a harbinger of chaos and a catalyst for supernatural events, causing the dead to rise and twisting reality itse...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

Gaia

This Earth is very much similar to our earth except mythical beings such as vampires, werewolves, wizards, and many more actually exist. History here is a little bit different due to such creatures existing. Everything else is pretty much the same....

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern Supernatural

Era'guya

What if you knew how things came to be? What if dragons, gods and men are lost toys dropped in a box by a fickle superpower? What if the dirt was magic? What if you were dropped in this world with no context and no way home? Era'guya is a world wh...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Atompunk Biopunk

Yarth

My name is Frank. I do a lot of travelling and my companion Eddie says I should start writing what i see down, and detailing the world as its "a new frontier" as he calls it. See I and every other human here on Yarth used to live underground in a vas...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Surreal

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

The Fields Beyond

"Through the mud I trudge to protect a future I'll never see, on a planet I no longer recognise, in a galaxy that will not remember my name" - Recovered Blackbox Uvs Aimag, Shinekhen Tal

Hard Science Horror Military Science Fiction Trenchpunk

Echoes Of The Abyss

Welcome to Cedarbrook, a seemingly quiet town nestled in the northeastern United States, where the past lingers like a shadow over every street and hillside. Known for its picturesque landscapes and the tranquil flow of Willow Creek, Cedarbrook might...

Gothic Horror Modern Mystery 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

Shattered Earth LARP

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

The World as it Were

The world as it were, as it would become is in the making. It is broken but as all broken things it may be reformed but in that what would it be? In this crucible many do not see the dark that will snuff out the light. Remember that it was at Dangelo...

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

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

Alterra

“Sit child and listen! Here, busy your hands with this weaving and listen to my story.” Alterra is our world, but is not our home world. All the peoples of Alterra are descended from the refugees of the great cosmic battle that raged eon...

Horror Science Fantasy

Ouresboros

[quote] I looked to the sky and found my self seeing nothing but a bright white light. The gods had passed judgement upon the Uran invaders, but my men were also to suffer. Their skin turning red and giving way to boils as if burned[/quote] Missive...

Alternative History Horror Supernatural

Book of the Damned

[quote]"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals. Fifteen hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you...

Adult 18+ Horror Modern Supernatural

The Third Horizon

Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

GRAVEN MOON

Dis. A continent of dead gods, a failed revolution, evil empires, and a monstrous contagion born of the blood of divinity. The darkness in this world took you, and killed you, but a cabal of monstrous rejects tragged you back. Raised as an amne...

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock 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 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

The Traitor's Howl

Welcome to The Traitor's Howl, a world where the occult overpowers The Faith of Light on a day to day basis, cults scheme in the background, and strange @[Alchemists](profession:f1fd37e2-91b4-4f9a...

Biopunk Fantasy Flintlock Horror

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

Ebilar

Nearly 500 years ago, the boundaries between the earthly plane and the Seven Hells were broken by the mage Dakronias. For nearly a century, monstrous entities poured forth from the great void tear, sweeping across every kingdom on the Continent. Afte...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Religious Supernatural

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

Théorès

This world was created by a overconfident being who used the dangerous power of the Origin to create a whole planet. The result of this enormous amount of Origin magic destroyed his essence, making the planet without its creator. The Gods, or the...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Western

Doleside Mire Campaign

Dolside Mire is a small, quiet, village located within a chain of swamps and floodplains. Mostly isolated from the rest of civilization, this village is largely untouched by magically enhanced technology. This has lead to their highly suspicious atti...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

Aragoth (Homebrew)

Aragoth is a realm steeped in high fantasy, where magic flows as freely as the rivers, and knights, mythical creatures, and epic tales abound. The people of Aragoth are keenly aware that their world is but one of many, coexisting alongside countless...

Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Medieval Steampunk

Dying Embers

"The stars. You should gaze upon them in the sky, when the sun has fallen from its everlasting dance and the world, for a moment, is swept in darkness. Look hard and long at them, for some say they are fading and like us, like our very world, they...

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Horror Political

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

Oblivion Universe

Welcome to the lands of Oblivion Traveller. The year is 2655 after The Shadow's Conquest. (AS). A thousand years have passed since the Western empire collapsed into warring states. Whilst being completely blind to a returning evil from the east...

Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Political Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

World of Darkness

Everyone has had the sense at least once in their lives that things are not right with the world, that not everything is at it seems. We sometimes feel that sinister truths hide behind a facade of normality, veiled partially by the rational, orde...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Political

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

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

Ifiron

A Darkening World The Great Tree Ifiron is dying. The world has become a much more dangerous place ever since the Illuna, an ancient civilization, vanished and with them the knowledge. With the darkness come monsters, monsters eager to prey...

Adult 18+ Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Mriyar

Mriyar is a high fantasy world, inspired by classic dnd lore and Slavic pagan mythology. A huge part of the Mriyar's cosmology, cultures, traditions and monsters are based on Slavic believes and legends, however scarce they might...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror

Esharra

Esharra is a fragile world where souls, dreams and magic exist in a precarious balance. An island of life in an infinite void, it is a home to many and a target for destruction to many more.

Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

The SSIRPAE

Welcome, prisoner, to the Spacially-Shifting Institute for Research and Preservation of Anomalous Entities - An attempt at bringing the SCP Foundation into D&D 5e, with a few twists of my own.

Horror Science Fantasy

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

World of Darkness: Coast City

A supernatural horror game set in the modern day, with flashback episodes taking place in the 1920s and 30s.

Historical Horror

Serev'ka

It has been some years since Unmei's murder. The twins have made names for themselves in separate directions. Both are about to find out there is more out there to Terra. There is a universe and the mystery they plan on solving spans world...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Horror Science Fiction 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

The Golden Frontier

We find ourselves in the world of Drakenelm, in a time of great change. What was once thought to be an unending ocean of simple islands, one discovery is going to change the course of history forever: The discovery of the golden frontier. A strange a...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Erden

Welcome, weary travellers, to Erden: a dark fantasy setting for a number of DnD campaigns. The skalds and soothsayers teach us that it was the hubris of elves that cursed us. For our continent is a grim and ancient place, haunted by the machinations...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

Curiosity and Satisfaction

Welcome to Curiosity and Satisfaction. A curious but satisfying Call of Cthulhu game set in 1950's Massachusetts where feline and canine sleuths investigate and battle against the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. [/cen...

Alternative History Horror Mystery Supernatural Weird

BSB by Night

Gothic Horror Political Supernatural Urban

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

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

Survive

Here you will not find tales of perilous adventurers, the eternal war between good and evil, or bustling capital cities. Here you will find the cruel reality of man versus the wilderness. Feel the hunger pangs as starvation b...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

Niflheim

The citizens of Niflheim must struggle to survive against a hungering beasts, horrors lurking in the dark, and one another. Life is cheaply lost and nature is capricious.

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval

Hellrazers

Crime Fantasy, Dark Horror Mecha Supernatural