Horror

Karagatan: A World Of Legends

You all work for Frank Steelhawk, the bold and battle-worn founder of Steelhawk International—an elite adventuring guild expanding its influence across the wild and unpredictable world of Karagatan. In a land where the gods have gone silent, power...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic

Thalia

The world that bleeds.

Adult 18+ Fantasy Horror Mystery Steampunk

Druskenvald

[p]Somewhere, lost in the shrouded realms of death, lies a land of endless night where long‑forgotten horrors are revealed to those who travel through the mist.[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

Dunya A'dar

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

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

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

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

Curse of Strahd

Under raging stormclouds, 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, bil...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Flanaess(Alternate) - Dark God Campaign

The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons. Alternate The story of the Return to the Te...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery

The Veil

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Religious Supernatural

Avalon, Indiana

Horror Supernatural

Eraneth

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance Sword & Sorcery

In The Red and White Mansion

A series of interlinked stories that all culminate in the events that occur in a certain red and white coloured mansion on a hillside. In The Red and White Mansion There's something not right about that mansion on the hill. I...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Urban Weird

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

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

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

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

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

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

Mor-Damnia

A land with tumolt and war and everlasting mistery.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Horror Science Fantasy

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

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

Tanari

Biopunk Crime Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

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

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

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 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

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

Cenorad

Cenorad is a world of reinvention and reimagination. Gone are the days of noble elves, stout dwarfs, and average humans. The cards have been shuffled again and old tropes have been ripped apart, torn and twisted only to be stitched back toget...

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

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

Crux Umbra

[container:primer][p]Earth is no longer the world of the living.[/p] [p]Thirty years ago, the mages burned it in their fury.[/p] [p]Now, the vampires reign supreme in blood and ash.[/p] [p]As for humanity?[/p] [p]What little remains is hunted thr...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

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

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

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 Shattered Empire of Loria

Beyond the icy waters of The Shattered Sea, on the mysterious Isle of Nox , stands the greatest library on @[Loria](location:44d0c240-2d43-4fae-89b1-0...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery Weird

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 wonders and terrors, the remna...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk Steampunk Victorian

The Rosepetal

[tooltip:This setting is aimed at a mature audience of 18 years or older. You can read more about this in the Mature Content Advisory - a link to this document is found in the footer.][section:label recol-yellow][section:fas fa-shield-exclama...

Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

In Vein Podcast

The world surrounding the chronicles taking place in the Vampire V5 podcast series "In Vein"

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern 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

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

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

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

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

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

Verdraxis

A dungeons & dragons 5th edition campaign setting taking place on Verdraxis, a fantasy world of myth and magic. Become an adventurer in a land filled with epic quests and bountiful treasure. Tell me hero, what's your story?

Fantasy Horror Medieval Oriental Steampunk

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

Spectrals Megaverse: Reborn

Adventure is Waiting [p]Worlds full of action, adventure, and discovery await you inside. The Megaverse is home to interconnected stories, characters, and new worlds to explore. [/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Duskmire

BIG WORK IN PROGRESS spooky town built around swampland

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

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

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

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

Project Beyond

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera

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

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

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

Wolf Mania

[quote] Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted in moonlight. He stares down a sheer cliff at the village beyond. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him in the darkness. Far below, yet not beyond his gaze, a party of adv...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

VTM: Stuck in a Dark Place

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Soul Spire: NEMESIS

In the shadow of an unfeeling cosmos, where star systems teeter on the edge of annihilation, Nemesis stands as a fragile sanctuary. Here, in the waning light of hope, sentient life clings to existence amidst the slow, inexorable spread of corr...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Surreal

Ferillia

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Horror Surreal

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

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

Tahuum Itaqiin

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

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Sword & Sorcery Wuxia-Fantasy

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

Cairne

A broken world with a broken soul, where magic is a myth and the Gods have disappeared. An age has passed since the Empire of Bechtlaruun brought down the Stygian blight upon the now lost races of the Seanachaisian Isles. Using the combined magic of...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic

The 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

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

Vasara

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

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical Horror

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

Eclipsium

The gods of the sun and moon have sealed an ancient power within the crust of the earth. Their denizens act as wardens agains the emerging threat of what is known as, "The Hungering Darkness". As this existential threat has slowly been forgotten abou...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Political

Points of Radiance

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

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

Anderium

[p]The World of Anderium is dark and poor for most folk. Villages are being burned down by invading armies, deserters and bandits are robbing innocent travellers on the road. Currently, the entire continent has been uprooted with a war never seen bef...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Fantasy, Urban Horror

New Orleans - Under the Mask

Coming Soon [quote] “You can live in any city in America, but New Orleans is the only city that lives in you.” – Chris Rose[/quote] New Orleans is known worldwide for its culture, its food, its music, and arch...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Az-Atla Realm of the Lost Moon

For over 50,000 years, Az-Atla has existed. Never fallen and ever-growing under the care of the Devouring Mother. She has crafted civilization from the ruins of time. She has nurtured the discovery of wisdom, technology and magical wonders for her ci...

Dystopia Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

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

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

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

Earth- World of Darkness

All is not as it seems..... Things really do go bump in the night

Alternative History Gothic Horror Supernatural Urban

The Snakeheart Series

Series Synopsis Snakeheart is a supernatural thriller book series about the unsuspecting Dante Coranguis who is the fulfillment of an ancient @[Prophecy of The One](myth:b0c030d9-d179-4c80-8bd...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

Ancient Thedas

Ancient Thedas is the setting for the Dragon Age tabletop RPG campaign "Ancient Shadows" set in the years of the First Blight in the Tevinter Imperium. The story revolves around a group of travellers from all across the continent, each one following...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror

Ruins of Drakkenheim

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

Allisod - City of Death

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

Gothic Horror Political Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

Shadowfell

The Shadowfell, also known as the Plane of Shadow, was one of the planes of existence in various cosmological models. Its purpose and characteristics evolved as new cosmologies were formulated. Other names for this plane included Shadowland, the Demi...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Destania

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Aer

Three realms intertwine—Aether, the realm of light and purity; Erebos, the shadowed land of darkness and decay; and Aer, the mortal plane where humans and Fey coexist. At the heart of it all stands the Life Tree, an ancient, mystical force that susta...

Horror Science Fantasy

Toril

Welcome To Toril Adventurers! Merchants! Tourists! Pirates and Privateers! Welcome one and all to the wonderful, sprawling world of Toril! From the stony cliffs of the Sword Coast, to the dense jungles of Chu...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Supernatural Weird Western