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

The Rosepetal

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Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

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

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

Sector 0:

My world is about a rouge science organization with a rock they discovered that rapidly evolves anything organic it touches, the scientists bring this rock into a lab they like to call sector 0, this rock creates a lake of strange liquid that forms i...

Adult 18+ Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

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

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

Surviving Midnight

In The Moonlit Depths Of Mississippi Lies A Forgotten Hamlet, Where The Shadows Dance To An Eerie Symphony And The Whispers Of Ancient Secrets Permeate The Stagnant Air. Welcome To Midnight, A Town Steeped In The Tapestry Of Southern Goth...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural

Blightmire

A Province off the coast of the Dire Seas that has been locked in a gruelling political battle between many factions since the previous Duke disappeared 2 years ago. Currently the province is being overseen by Current Duke, but their loyalty in the a...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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 0 days sinc...

Horror

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

Beckettville

Come visit us in the delightful city of Beckettville! Take a stroll through our beautiful Beckett Park and admire the new foliage brought to you by BecCo Nurseries. Pop by our riverside shopping center, The Strip,...

Dystopia Horror Surreal Weird

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

Where the Sidewalk Ends

In an effort to stop Gehenna The Teacher has summoned you and several other Neonates to his Domain. Whether you're here out of curiosity, coercion, cowardice. or commitment you have answered The Teacher's call and followed the black and white cobbles...

Horror

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Naphus

Naphus is a world in where magic is seen as a dangerous reminder of darker times, monsters and ravanous beasts threaten the folk of every kingdom, and ideologies battle for supremacy on the world stage. This world is harsh and difficult to prosper in...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

Edda

This is Edda. A pangean landmass surrounded on all sides by wide, chaotic oceans and butted against on all sides by chaotic zones where the laws of reality are made nill. In this world, and the 10 countries that make it up, there are two undeni...

Child Safe Horror MagiPunk Medieval Sword & Sorcery

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Chasm

Chasm is a mysterious city that spans underneath the entirety of the Void desert. An air of madness surrounds this place, corrupting all that it encompasses, and the possible home and/or cause of the terrifying clockwork beasts. the only part of the...

Clockpunk Fantasy Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

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

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

Nimbaar

Two-hundred years ago gnomes discovered a magical element, capable of making even the heaviest objects fly. It was called "Aer" and it changed the world forever. Aer allowed to create flying ships and floating cities, and thus began the Conquest o...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

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

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

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)

Ullthwaygon

[container:Intrestbox]Welcome to the last age [p]When the Towers fell long ago, there was time enough for gods and nations. But now they fall like rain.[/p][/container] @[Click Here to Learn More about Site Navigation](article:6...

Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

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

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

P.R.I.S.M.

[h5|c3520de5-33fc-4344-86ab-5507f491967a]The 1920s have arrived, and with them a world caught between the past and the future. Skyscrapers rise higher every month, jazz electrifies the night, and Aether-fueled inventions promise to reshape modern lif...

Alternative History Decopunk Horror Mystery Supernatural

Children of the City

Hace siglos, las conocidas como "Razas mortales" empujaron al planeta a la ruina. Solo un pequeño territorio quedo intacto, como ultimo bastión a la vida. La guerra que enfrento a los supervivientes de aquella epoca contra las monstruosidades mecanic...

Crime Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fantasy

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

The Science Vessel Vega

Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

The Rune-Lands of Tellurica

[container:sidebit] Call it a love-letter to a 20th century that never was; an intrepid, impossible future as envisioned by an imaginary past. Designed as a companion to the Runelanders podcast, it’s a continuous story universe which pa...

Horror MagiPunk Steampunk

Thorns

The limited world you think of as "reality" is a facade. It is a wall barely holding back worlds beyond. The Thicket that forms borders between the worlds is home to their own horrors. And its Thorns infects both body and mind. [container:thorny-f...

Horror Modern Soft Magic

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

Tanari

Biopunk Crime Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction

Havsringen

Havsringen – Eine Welt aus Eisen, Blut und Schatten A. D. 1048 weit im Westen der uns bekannten Welt, erstreckt sich ein Kontinent Namens Havsringen. Nur wenige wagemutige Händler, Seefahrer und Söldner kennen den Weg und trotzen den Stür...

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror Medieval

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

The Strays

In the modern day, humans have advanced to heights that never could have been forseen by our ancestors. We have accomplished incredible feats of technology, medicine, and art. We have mastered the ability to create our own path, founding religions, c...

Comedy Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern Supernatural

Emery

A world steeped in mythos, history and turmoil with only more to come. Emery is the ultimate playground for the survivor; a constant divine battle of light and dark raging not only amongst the gods but in the hearts of their children too.[/ce...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Religious

Ravenloft

So, my party started in Curse of Strahd 5e, but had a metagamer so I added old lore from other editions and swapped things around some. After deciding that Strahd was actually an ok guy, they all started asking if I could extend the campaign past jus...

Gothic Horror

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

Jotunheim

Denne fantasy verden er beboet af mennesker, elvere, dværge og mange andre væsner. Det er både et mørkt, brutalt og sensuelt univers. Verdnen er som en dekadent, mørk, forvrænget og korrupt version af sen østeropærisk historie og tidling vikingetid,...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political

Edowens Prophet

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Fantasy Horror Soft Magic Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

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

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

Somnium

What is Somnium, anyway? Somnium is the setting for the Devourers of Souls book series which I'm currently writing. It is a dark fantasy, mid-magic world with one unique species and a rich lore. Or at least that's what I intend fo...

Historical Horror Medieval Political Supernatural

Gaia

A Personal D&D Setting all Session Reports, additional rules, lore and NPC Sheets can be found here.

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Nascindor

Nascindor acts as the stage for an original dark fantasy setting titled Eternal Hymn. Some subject matter is not suitable for younger readers. [container: box-contain box-white][soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/shaama...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Steampunk 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

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

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

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

Veil Lands

Smoke billowed once more from the large chimneys of the industrial complex of Port Dimar. From her perch upon the cliffs north of the city, one could see the carriages heading to and fro through the streets, as if nothing had ever happened. Gone wa...

Horror Steampunk Victorian

Dorwine

A D&D 5e campaign setting, it's set in a 1800ish time period, with some basic guns (I.e. Flintlocks and muskets) and more advanced tech then your normal fantasy setting. In this world, a great old one or two have been let loose by a powerful cult,...

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Horror Supernatural

Madness in the Multiverse

The worlds and planes of the Multiverse are in peril. Omens of destruction and death portend that the end is nigh. The barriers between the Multiverse and the Far Realm weaken with each passing day, as the Chained God seeks to free himself from a mil...

Horror Space Opera 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

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

Exile13

The retro-futuristic sci-fi world used by the Black Core Ltd Campaign, and other on-off stories. Filled with corporate espionage, exploration, adventure, bureaucracy, and strange anomalies from the deepest darkest parts of space. It is loosely based...

Cyberpunk Exploration Horror Political Science Fiction

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Esoteric Nocturne - World in Darkness

We live in a world where the sun has set. Fallen angels, twisted demons, and lost gods walk in our midst. So too do our eternal jailers, pitiless beings beyond Time itself, striving to keep us imprisoned. Their corrupting influence seep...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Supernatural

Last Hope

[p]In the year 2017 the first observed interstellar object named ‘Oumuamua’ was seen as it entered the Sol Solar System. In the year 2018 it was designated as a comet and estimated to exit by 2022. In the summer of 2021 it hit an invisible object now...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

Norasila

The World of Norasila is a world racked with ruins and leftover traces of the gods domain and the Shattering war fought after, much of the world died during this hundred year war the land is sparse with villages and people struggling to survive while...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Nova Secundus

Welcome to the city of Nova Secundus. A fictional city on the eastern seaboard of the United States. Nova Secundus is the home of a sandbox-style Chronicles of Darkness contagion hosted here and on...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern Urban

Bethesda's Sanctuary

Fraternizing with one of your master's wives will earn any slave a death sentence, but surely that's the end of things, right? From the pyre where he's to meet his end, Renka finds himself plucked from the world to serve in a metaphysical proxy wa...

Exploration Hard Magic Horror Science Fantasy Supernatural

Terminal Abyss

The Terminal Abyss universe is a dark and expansive realm, where the light of human civilization flickers amidst the vast darkness of space. The catalyst for humanity's leap into the stars was the arrival of the @[Observers](species:c4472c39-c8cc-43b...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

Mars 2530

Planet Earth lies barren and depleted, racked by centuries of war that erupted into a nuclear holocaust. This catastrophe stemmed from a resource war between two global powers. The Mugong Compact comprised of Eurasia and Africa. Fighting against t...

Alternative History Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

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

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

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

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

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

Krya, Land of the Clockwork Sun

Steampunk, fantasy and Lovecraft meet in a world marred by war and living gods. A world filled with steam powered marvels, angels of clockwork that work to keep a mechanical sun ticking, forests filled with horrific monsters and shamanistic druids, O...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Horror Steampunk

Gruseldorf

The Fourth Era has ended... After a bloody thirty year long struggle, the War of Palatine Succession has ended. King Leonhard VII of Ostral emerged victorious as the rightful leader of the empire known as the Palatinate. The realm and region as a...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Horror Supernatural

Valley of Barovia

The valley of Barovia was the oldest and best known of the Domains of Dread. Originally a location in a forgotten world of the Prime Material plane, the entire valley was transported to the Shadowfell by mists controlled by evil entities known as the...

Fantasy Gothic Horror Mystery Surreal

Aurora World Of Darkness

Horror Modern

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

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

Launtrel

[color:#c10300]** All articles in Launtrel can be considered rough drafts. Please excuse typos - they will be fixed. **[/color]Deep in the lands of the Feywilds sits an isolated realm hidden to most. As an incredibly large and...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Political

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

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

Neternus

[p]The blacksmith in a forgotten town forges a sword able to fell the abominable beasts hunting the outskirts. He understands the composition of the steel just as well as he does the makeup of the alloys plating the starship orbiting above. The air i...

Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Sword & Sorcery

Warhammer 40000

“In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war.”

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Lovenoma

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror

Elvaro

Fantasy Horror Steampunk Western

World of Darkness - PNW

The majors caerns in the Pacific Northwest were all meeting grounds for the Changing Breeds and spirits over the centuries. In the westward expansion of man, the umbral landscape shifted, scarred forever and the spirits of the caerns went into a deep...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern Supernatural

The World of Darkness

Horror Modern

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

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

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

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