Fantasy, Dark

Kreworis

Evocative description The World Kreworis is a wonderous large planet full of magic and mysteries and is orbited by two and a half moons. It is place full of the history,...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

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

Zaragraf

Welcome to Zaragraf, a dark and mysterious world filled with danger and ancient lore. Zaragraf is a world of magic and power, where the land is home to diverse creatures and civilizations, each with its own unique stories, cultures, and histories....

Fantasy, Dark

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

Europa Mythica

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Historical Medieval

Numidius

/*A Persistent World Building Project*/ [container:homepage-start] [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/numidius/meta][section:book-meta]Introduction[/section] [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/numidius/c/compendium-category][...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Steampunk

Lankhmar

Welcome to the shadows. The city of Lankhmar, the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes, the City of the Black Toga, is the center of civilization. At least, that’s what most Lankhmarts think, and who's going to argue with them? It is a great metropoli...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Sword & Sorcery

The Sagas

The World of Terus has always been unique in its own aspect. From the tundras of Norria to the Savannas of the Dark Continent . It was once so peaceful before the races came and used the land as they...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Political

Faerun

This is the World Anvil record of my Forgotten Realms campaign world. This is to organize the information from multiple sources, all of which belong to their respective copyright owners, as well as the modifications and original content that makes...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Tertara

It is a dark time indeed. Ever since the failed Crusade of Light, the world has been poisoned, as if the cosmic balance of the plains has been shaken to their very core. Bloody wars are fought across the world, innocents are preyed upon by their so c...

Fantasy, Dark

Vestria

East-Asian Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG

Eredem

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Science Fiction Sword & Sorcery

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

Quéteir

Quéteir is a planet filled with varying races, sometimes at war, other times at peace. It has vampires, wizards, witches, generic humans, mermaids and mermen, ogres, warlocks, sorcerers, covens, werewolves, zombies, and many more. It was inspired mos...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Kitharea

Trees that carry cities, Canyons that hold entire civilisations. That is two things that can be found in Kitharea. A world of exotic beauty and wealth, it has been ruled for generations by the Gruten bloodline. A family of extraordinary bravery, the...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Low Magic

A Star's Fall

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Urban Young Adult (YA)

Ulme

A world where empires built on magic has risen and fallen at least twice, one of which is history (or story) and one of which has faded into myth and legend (the other will, as well, for later stories). A sort of study in how the past gets distorted...

Ancient Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Political

Warhammer Fantacy

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Fantasy, Dark

Aen

Accelerated Growth [p]Three hundred years ago, a near-apocalyptic event known as the Reckoning resulted in a vast city from another reality crashing into the far western reaches of @[Elzveir](location:85a2a8f...

Fantasy, Dark Science Fantasy Steampunk Victorian

Totalis Terra

The campaign of Endless Twilight focuses on the continent of Terra Prime in the world of Totalis Terra, a harsh and unforgiving landscape where humanoid (Terran) ingenuity has been constantly challenged in order to survive the harsh world they inhabi...

Fantasy, Dark Sword & Sorcery

Aquea

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval

Gesseri'

This world is older then one would believe and yet its currently known history lasts only up to 10,000 years. The multiple races that live in this world all traversed within a 10 to 20 year time frame leaving their origin world to come to this world...

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Political Religious

Thra

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG Sword & Sorcery Weird

Eiláar

[quote]Una guerra interminable en la frontera entre Montino y Senífini enfrenta ejércitos por eones, un mar eterno que ningún marinero se atreve a navegar, una insondable selva virgen que encierra civilizaciones enteras y desconocidas en Rikcelare, v...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Science Fantasy

Aephiara

Beginning through ash, blood, and fire; Aephiara has had a stored history that could take a millenia to track it's entirety down. This world consists of those who cultivate and those who harvest. Cultivation of ones self, their skills, their family,...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Vaenerys

Vaenerys è un mondo molto antico, intriso di magia e misteri appartenenti ad un'era perduta, un passato ormai sepolto dal cataclisma che cambiò la storia del mondo millenni fa. L'antico cataclisma, chiamato La Scissione, portò distruzio...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy

Ealathra

In the realm of Ealathra, a world shrouded in eternal chaos, the very fabric of power is a tempest in constant motion. Kingdoms rise and fall like celestial constellations, their fortunes intertwined with the whims of fate. Vast and diverse biomes sp...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Speculative Evolution Sword & Sorcery

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

Veth'arden

In the realm of Veth'Arden, where ancient magic intertwines with the land's very essence, five majestic continents stand as testaments to the diverse and intricate nature of existence. Nidira, with its vast landscapes and climates, teems with life an...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Sword & Sorcery

The Arbour Coast

The Arbour Coastline is a large stretch of coastline that is closed off from the rest of the continent by a large range of mountains. Populated by rolling grassy plains, roaring rivers formed from olden times, thick and deep deciduous old forest grow...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Deuslair

Credit to Archon Studios for creating this beautiful world.

Fantasy, Dark

Onyxeptah

Obscured by great clouds of sea mist and ancient magic, Onyxeptah remained untouched by mankind for millenia. The settling of the mist left this lush world exposed and unexplored for the first time since it's creation. While the ancient magic may h...

Alternative History Ancient Exploration Fantasy, Dark Political

Village of Magic

MAGIC

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction, Modern Sword & Sorcery

Ignotas

A dark hole of nothingness is many things. Scary. Sad. Unforgiving even. But like a blank sheet of paper, or a clean slate, it is potential in its rawest form. And if there was light that could illuminate the dark, what is not to say there could be a...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark MagiPunk Mystery Steampunk

Fortunes // Omens

Wraiths strike terror in the hearts of village folks. Vampires stalk their prey in crowded urban streets. Werewolves are heard howling in the distance.Monsters are here.Mages are being sent to the King...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Post Apocalyptic Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Liria

Welcome to the world of Liria! [p]An ancient and new world, long-lost technology lies dormant and undiscovered. Great magic once only the domain of the Elves now permeates the world. Science and Magic have come together...

Ancient Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Science Fantasy Speculative

Doskvol

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Victorian

Mystimon Saga

Mystimon Saga is an epic tale that spans many ages and focuses on the drama of character's lives, their exploration of the world around them, and the political intrigue that entails. It features epic battles and bold action between the mystical creat...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Oabos

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Science Fantasy

Verden

The bloody dawn of a new world. The lands and seas of Verden are still glistening with the magics and energy of Creation, and yet the ground is already stained in blood and turmoil. Great beasts stalk the lands, and greater beasts lurk behind the cit...

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

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

Not Forgotten Realms

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

The World of Aeloria Prime

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Political

Istralar

[container:worldintro]Where else would a party of adventurers wander but a world full of elves, dragons, and mystery? So did the Champions ask themselves, at the beginning of their journey. Four years on, the world shudders in the wake of deific m...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval

Aluth

WHERE IMPERNANCE IS INFINITE A planet that had once been but a barren, desolate wasteland is now a thriving, fractured archipelago. With the impact of the @[Glistening Phizog](location:cfef8119-2b1e...

Cyberpunk Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Political Religious

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark 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

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

Kornax

Welcome to Kornax, a realm where the echoes of draconic roars still resonate through the mountains, and the divine presence is as real as the ground underfoot. This land of myth and might, where towering dragons once held dominion, now witnesses gods...

Ancient Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Political Supernatural

Parenthiaa

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban

Abismo

Bajo las profundidades del océano Atlántico, mas allá del mundo de los vivos, yace dormida la respuesta a todas las preguntas del mundo en un abismo sin luz. Un reino extraño, eterno y maldito desde el que nunca puede volverse a la superficie, pero q...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Soft Magic Surreal

Wayward Saga

Erlyse Ever since it coalesced into a single entity, there have been places of power beyond its denizen's comprehension. Origin points of cosmic and earthly forces, spread throughout the realm by a grid known as the @[Ley](law:e3896...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Medieval Superheroic

Kalh

Kalh es un mundo de contrastes, misterios y aventuras. Desde las Tierras de la Alianza en el sur hasta los Reinos del Norte. Un mundo vivo, y en constante movimiento, marcado por su historia, desde lo épico a lo mundano. El Kalh actual atraviesa l...

Fantasy, Dark Sword & Sorcery

The Cruel World of Attrivicia

Name Origin The term for Attrivicia stems from the two words of "attrition", and "vice". Thus, it can be inferred that the world of Attrivicia, and the life that pursues its own goals within, are in a constant waging of war against the drai...

Fantasy, Dark Historical Military Political Religious

Yíra

Fantasy, Dark

Syrik

The planet of Syrik, realm of gods, and home to mortals is a planet designed by each pantheon as an embassy of peace between them, it is here where they have sent their creations--the mortals--to work and live in their name. Though this peace woul...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Political Sword & Sorcery

Earthdawn West Marches

Welcome to Earthdawn West Marches! This is a sandbox-style game based on Earthdawn 4th Edition in the West Marches campaign-style, centered around the kingdom of Throal just after the gates have opene...

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

Earth

a world teetering on self destruction and inhabitants that are unwilling to help themselves. fight after fight, war after war... destruction and violence only leads to more turmoil. why don't they ever learn?

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic

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

Nehwon

M'Brell, also known as Nehwon, is a diminutive planet orbiting an orange dwarf star named Sonne. This world has two moons: a prominent, visible one nam...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Hard Magic Medieval 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

Aias

Long ago, Aias the Great Old One fell into eternal slumber as the world grew from its vestige. Since then, gods, greatwyrms, giants, and heroes all vy to keep the peace or amass their power over the innate magic of this vast landscape...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Historical Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Taridad

Welcome to Taridad, a world of magic, adventures, and mystery. Whether you are aboard an airship or a caravan, you can embark on a thrilling campaign!

Clockpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Acaelica

You that seek what life is in death Now find it air that once was breath. New names unknown, old names gone: Till time end bodies, but souls none. --excerpt from Caelica 83

Fantasy, Dark Sword & Sorcery

Dracorex

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark

Eclipsera

No sombrio e misterioso arquipélago de Eclipsera, aventureiros buscam novas oportunidades de subir a escada social e o poder, custe o que custar. Em meio a uma serie de conflitos politicos, rumores surgem sobre os cristais de Salahr. Poderosos crista...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Political

The Kingdom of Ishtern

Fantasy, Dark Hard Magic Political

Rubrik

The world of Rubrik is vast. A place of unique cultures, eras, and peoples. Yet, one thing remains the same. Power. All yearn for it, in one way or another. And where there is power, there is a price. Sooner or later, everyone pays for the power they...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Medieval

VISCERIUM

VISCERIUM is a tale of eternal struggle, a grim verse under constant threat of abominable incursions. [container:intro]In the shadow-veiled realm of the Degel System, humani...

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

Koth

The World of Koth is a low magic fantasy setting designed for OSR (Old School Revival) tabletop role playing. It is a world of powerful religions, city states and political factions that are all in constant conflict. The history of thi...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Medieval Political

Chronicles of Ashenfall

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Zin

Before there was nothing, the endless void of infinity. Then there were two, immeasurable, primordial, Titans, Deraëe and Aspis, creation and destruction, who thought and spoke; and with their word was power, creating something where ther...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

Ninfara, Realm of Lust

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Medieval

Strangeworld

[p]Tuh-Shenfath Lîfidîth has been fully and permanently defeated. You thought your labors done, but in the moment of the Lich Queen's demise, Asmodeus appeared to you in a projection, and indicated that you have interfered with his plans.[/p]

Fantasy, Dark Religious Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Egrica

Adult 18+ Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic

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

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

Vitallia

Vitallia is one of the Prime Material Worlds from the Universe of Radrum. It was created by a Meteor strike originating from the distant plane of Pantheon and was later inhabited by outcast Gods who were lured by the Meteor's essence.[/...

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG Sword & Sorcery

Tavomia

Welcome to Tavomia, a world where high fantasy meets gothic horror, blending vibrant landscapes with ancient mysteries and a constant struggle between light and shadow. From frozen tundras to scorching deserts, this land invites adventurers to...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark 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

Tales From Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

Faerun - Sword Coast

This is the continent of Faerun, where we are primarily exploring the region known as the Sword Coast currently. Faerun and it's many settlements and cities reside within the material plane and have a variety of Deitys enjoying worship amongst a v...

Fantasy, Dark

The Ancestor Isles

A universe formed through trickery. A world formed with love. And a continent shaped by deities fighting among themselves. Now, mortals inhabit the mountains, plains, deserts and beyond. Will mortal kind tame the lands or will the chaos of the world...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Karagatan: A World Of Legends

Replacing the distant gods, the Elemental Lords now wield authority, each presiding over one of the essential elements—Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. Acknowledging the gods' remoteness, the inhabitants of Karagatan redirect their devotion towards the E...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic

The Sea of Stars

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Harmwah

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Political

Arrovengia

Welcome to the world of Arrovengia. A world of magic, fantasy, and adventure. Arroveniga is the default setting for the Raven of the Scythe Fantasy Role-Playing Game. [url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224029/Raven-of-the-Scythe-Core-Ru...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic

Cathedris

Three-thousand-year-old dead gods roam the planet as husks of their former selves, wandering broken loops of their past lives; they bring danger and ruin, magic and myth. Humanity ha...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Speculative Weird

Isekai

Isekai is a nobledim fantasy setting that includes elements of Lovecraftian horror, steampunk, and other genres. In a world of tragedy and triumph, anyone with enough skill and determination can make a difference amongst the magic and technol...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Historical Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Ouroboros

the start of the gods and the start of the end.

Fantasy, Dark Hard Magic

Eberron

What is Eberron? It’s a world bound by a golden ring and surrounded by twelve moons. It’s the intersection of thirteen planes of existence, which shift in and out of alignment. It’s a place where magic has been harnessed as a tool—used to build citie...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Political

Travalis

Willkommen in Travalis, Reisende*r! Diese Seite bietet dir eine große Übersicht über diese finstere Welt und alle Infos, die du benötigst, um dich in ihr zurechtzufinden oder einen Charakter zu bauen. Insgesamt kannst du hier v...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval

Dromaria

A pact between the dragons and the gods shapes the magic, politics, and daily life of Dromaria. Within is a detailed RPG fantasy setting including interactive maps, unique classes, races, monsters, and spells. Featuring regular updates.

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Political Sword & Sorcery

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

Lylo

A former prison world that has freed itself but now has to deal with the new owners, themselves.

Fantasy, Dark Sword & Sorcery

Mondi Infranti

[p]Mondi Infranti è un'abientazione che si adatta un grande numero di Sistemi di Gioco in quanto include un vastissimo numero di mondi e realtà parallele.[/p] [p]Mondi Infranti è ambientato nel @[Megaverso](location:cb1bd...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Hard Magic Post Apocalyptic

Shar

Nearly a thousand years ago, a coalition of demons known as the Greater Nine, disaffected with the futile struggle against the divine order or disenchanted with meaninglessness dominion over layers of the Abyss, resolved to take some of the Prime Mat...

Fantasy, Dark

Gokrenxia

[container:meta]After nearly a millenium of rule under the oppressive thumb of the haughty Elves, the enslaved races united under the grand ideal of freedom. Eight years of bitter fighting decimated the once great Empire. Lacking t...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Military Sword & Sorcery

Eniea

In a word, Eniea could be described as bleak. After a near-miss with the apocalypse, a single continent remains habitable, just barely. Freakish creatures mutated by magical fallout and cutthroats stalking city streets make any environment potentiall...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery