Horror

Druskenvald

[p]A dreadful folktale...[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cadriel

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

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

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 counts their word counts towards their houses over the course of the month. This game runs three ti...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban 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

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

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

The City of Luyarnha

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

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Surreal

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

The Works of Johannes T. Evans

My name is Johannes (Yo-Han-Ehz) T. Evans and I'm a full-time fantasy author from the South of Wales living on the West Coast of Ireland.      My pronouns are he/him/his, and I'm a gay trans man - many of my characters are...

Fantasy Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Urban Horror Slice of Life

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

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

The Zone

Based in the world of Golarion, from Pathfinder, mixed with S.T.A.L.K.E.R/Roadside Picnic and Rappan Athuk from Frog God games. Takes place almost entirely within 'The Zone' a strange alien place situated somewhere between Molthune and Nirmathas....

Cyberpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk

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

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

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

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

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

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

Abyssal

It is a universe where the farthest reaches of space are not merely a frontier for exploration but also a stage for a grim theatre of survival, power, and the unknown. In this world, humanity has extended its reach into the cosmos, driven by the unyi...

Horror Science Fiction

Project Rosewood

"Come in Agent, please close the door behind you. Have a seat. No, this isn't a disciplinary meeting. I'll get right to the point - you're being transferred. You are hereby assigned to Project Rosewood. No, I don't expe...

Horror Informational Supernatural Surreal Urban

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

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

Dusk City by Night

Dusk City by Night is a Play by Email game where you play as one of the Awakened, vampires who live among and apart from humanity. You will be thrust into the midst of a competition to prove your worthiness to lead, while also tangling wit...

Fantasy, Urban Horror

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

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

The World of Darkness

Horror Modern

Atterlandus

Atterlandus is a sprawling, lush realm teeming with fantastical creatures born from the wildest reaches of imagination and nightmarish monstrosities that haunt the darkest recesses of human fears. As vast as it is, this ancient world exudes an aura o...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

Lagr'ünd

The earth floats through space with its companion moon and star. It wonders the night between galaxies billions of years after its original sun died. Countless civilizations has made it their home and one by one met the same fate as the humans before...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

KoB: New Pembroke

A Kids on Bikes game set in the town of New Pembroke, PA, in the year 198X. This sleepy town was a nice safe place to raise your kids or retire. Until recently that is. Strange things have begun to happen: Bolts of lightning are seen in cloudless...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern Science Fiction Supernatural

Terra

Terra is renowned for its beautiful scenery and varied landscapes, but the presence of the Sands, which take up a large proportion of the southeast of the continent, threatening to ruin this. Terra was notable for its perennial sunshine and lack of...

Fantasy Horror Steampunk Supernatural

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

Ravenloft

Exploration Fantasy Horror

Ghostbusters Resurrection

It’s been over twenty five years since the world was last saved by The Ghostbusters of New York. Ghosts are a rare sight these days and people have once again grown skeptical. But now, ghost sightings are on the rise in Central Florida. In a desperat...

Comedy Horror Modern Science Fantasy Supernatural

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

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

I swear to God, stick to this!!! DND

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Oriental Sword & Sorcery

Colossi Old and New

What if the first thing we found, stepping from our world and into the stars, was the skulls of an entire species piled high and left in display of a message we could not parse? Now, imagine that we found that the universe was full of life; plants...

Horror Military Science Fiction Transhumanism Urban

Destania

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Mirror: Fangfinder

[p]All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for the daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere Tears for Fears - Mad World[/p] [aloud] [p][justif...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Supernatural

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

Abomination Vaults

Golarion. Located in the far reaches of the Material Plane, this planet - the third of eleven orbiting the Sun - is a blue planet covered in vast oceans and lush green lands. It is the perfect environment for countless cultures to thrive, yet als...

Fantasy Horror 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

Sevendark

A world healing from the scars of ultradimensional chaos, seven dark individuals waking from a centenary slumber, a sinister story to unfold between madness, horror and sorrow. A tale of reshaping destiny through a journey into the thin line between...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Surreal Sword & Sorcery

The Horizon

Horror Neo Noir Religious Space Opera Supernatural

When The Lights Go Out

When the lights go outEverybody has funWhen the lights go outEverybody runs to a safe placeWhen the lights go outEveryb...

Exploration Fantasy, Urban Horror Post Apocalyptic

Valosia

[p]The Great Dance Awaits[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy Gothic Horror MagiPunk Political

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

Giaphis

My college dnd world

Fantasy Horror Isekai Victorian

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

Independent Short Stories

This is a place for me to publish independent short stories and information about worldbuilding challenges I'm doing.

Fantasy Fantasy, Romantic Horror Romance Science Fantasy

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

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

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

Vampire : le loup, le renard et les morts

Personne avant moi n'avait essayé cette grande expérience, du moins, à ma connaissance. Il n'est pas facile de regrouper en un seul endroit autant de savoirs et de démêler le vrai du faux, le réel du mythe et l'accessible de l'interdit. Mais...

Fantasy, Urban Historical Horror Medieval Political

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

Toril - The Forgotten Realms

The planet of Toril is the home to magical continents, filled with magical lands, and inhabited by magical life. Gods take notice and sometimes play active roles in the world, but rarely enter the physical plane. Only recently has science begun t...

Fantasy Horror Sword & Sorcery

Amalthea

[quote]A little over 20 years ago, Grand Inquisitor Abrazan Koss betrayed the Sybilite Church and summoned the eldritch Scourge. Anchora Magna, once the greatest city of the known world, is no more, in its place the twisted Scourgel...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Steampunk

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

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

Kindle

In the beginning, there was only Darkness. The Darkness was silence and no man uttered a word. Mute creatures were formed through the Darkness, lifeless husks that served the Darkness irrevocably, without question. There was no light, there was no tr...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Victorian

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

Barovia

Er ist alt, Er ist das Land This world is a prison for many of which few have ever escaped. The Dread Lord, Count Strahd von Zarovich, is a vampiric lord who resides over an inescapable valley surrounded by a deadly fog. For hundre...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

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] [spoiler] [p]From between the stars, grea...

Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

Dark and Forgotten

"Dark and Forgotten" is set in an ancient and vast world, filled with perils and opportunity. Civilizations range from organized bureaucracies, ancient monarchies, brutal nomadic tribes, and everything in between. Legends tell of unspeakable evils an...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Medieval

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

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

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

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

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical 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

Hunt: Mystery

Dystopia Horror Modern Supernatural Weird

Barovia / Ravnica

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 leaves about him, bi...

Gothic Horror

Bas-Lag

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

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Steampunk

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

Thurlil

“Only a few warriors remain. Defenders of humanity against the horrors of the dark. Their numbers dwindle with every new moon. You see, this world belongs to darkness, and darkness will not give it up easily.” From its deep and forbidding...

Fantasy Horror

Rommath

When the earth shattered and scattered a once stable nation into chaos, it is left to ambitious individuals to pick up the pieces. Two decades following the end of a bloody civil war, the region of Rommath finds itself once again on the brink of conf...

Fantasy, Dark 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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Cyberpunk: Promises Broken

Alternative History Cyberpunk Horror Mystery

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

The Rosepetal

[container:badge recol-yellow]Adult 18+[/container] [container:badge recol-violet]Science Fiction[/container] [container:badge recol-violet]Cosmic Horror Lite[/container] [container:badge recol-purple]Soft Science[/container] [container:b...

Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

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

Lost Luyarnha

You awaken to a nightmare. No memory of who you are, or why you're armed for war. The city in which you wake is besieged by twisted monstrocities, lit by the shine of a cursed moon. When darkness falls, the streets are overrun by hideous creatures, a...

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Horror Steampunk Victorian

Tense River Basin

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

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