Horror

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

Game of Tomes

[aloud]Game of Tomes 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 throughout the event month. The House with the highest word count at the end of the...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror

The Third Horizon

Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

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

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science 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

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 Secrets of Harthill

Nestled on the south coast of Wales between Cardiff and Swansea, Harthill could easily be mistaken by an outside observer for a sleepy university town where nothing more exciting than the annual town fête and the odd book launch takes place. However,...

Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Lithia

The Age of Cerebus [timeline:f5565795-0753-419d-8cea-276f6abe2830]Timeline of Lithia[/timeline] The old Era of the Three Moons--in which humans, elves, and dwarves each had a kingdom of their own has only recently come t...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Political

Vespera

Gothic Horror Science Fantasy 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

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

The Shrouded Galaxy

[p]The Shrouded Galaxy is a sprawling patchwork of star systems bound together by ancient Jump Gates, corporate greed, and the thin veneer of fragile al...

Cyberpunk Horror Neo Noir Science Fiction Supernatural

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical 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

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

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

The Rochester Society

[p]The year is [url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900]1900 and the location is [url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York]Rochester, New York. The [url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Industrial_Revolution]Second Indust...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Victorian

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

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

Olaga Avanoa

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

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

Afterlight

[p]Monsters and Magic are real! They exist in the shadows of our world, all the legends of boogeymen are true.[/p] [p][/p] [p]Step into Afterlight, a realm where neon pulses against the darkness, and secrets dance in the shadows. In the year 20XX,...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Dragon Road

It was the summer solstice of 2023 - this was when the world changed. This was when the cataclysm occurred Now it is a world ruled by the dragonlords, each with their own fiefdom - jockying and vying for power with the mortals the pawns and...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Asphodel

[p]In a universe permeated by raw magic, essences of primordial creation reign supreme. [/p] [p]How can a single world created to house a single superior race contain multitudes of invading species, each vying for their own plot...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Seren'dale

Seren'dale is a world that was created to forget the old gods and the actions they may have had in the past. People all around Seren'dale now have the choice to make their own choices without the thought of the gods pulling every string of their live...

Adult 18+ Horror

Neternus

[p]In a galaxy dominated by high tech weaponry, this planet lives largely in the way humans did during Earth's middle ages. While some of the more modern equipment used by bounty hunters, like guns and energy shield, can be recreated by skilled craft...

Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Sword & Sorcery

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

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

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 2 days sinc...

Horror

The Cinder

Three thousand years ago, the world burned. After the flames settled down and the people climbed out of their shelters, the world became settled once more. Two of the mightiest nations on the continent, Gildar and Merellion, have been deadly rivals...

Exploration Horror 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

Hollowlight

Stories begin in many places. Worlds spun from the dreams of children, meadows cast from the hopes of young lovers, or a room drawn from the nightmares of a mad man. And sometimes, the distinction is only obvious once you are trapped in their weave....

Fantasy Horror

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

Project Beyond

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera

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

Ad Infinitum

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

Horror Military Science Fantasy Space Opera Supernatural

everYever

1.awaken 2.survive 3.revenge 4.thrive

Alternative History Horror Space Opera Supernatural Survival

Dragon Hammer

Welcome to the world of Dragon Hammer, a dark fantasy realm born from the chaos of a great war between powerful deities. It is a world of magic and mystery, where the delicate power between light and darkness hangs in the balance. Filled with fantast...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

The Ethodawn

[p] The Ethodawn, a Realm of interconnected worlds and cultures, spread thin among an ocean of treachery. None can confirm to have found the edges of the world, nor if one exists. Dark magics twist over the sprawl of the Greater Kingdom, deep tyr...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Steampunk Victorian

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

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

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

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 Aurelian Empire

Past the gleaming Alabaster Peaks that bisect the continent of Seraphix lies the great and powerful Aurelian Empire. Home to volatile politics, varied terrains, and dark secrets, the Empire's major territories are governed by it's Four Great Noble Ho...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Supernatural Victorian

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

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

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

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

Tacoma by Night

The nights have run red for years beneath the watchful gaze of ordinary people in Tacoma. First came the conflicts between Camarilla and Anarch. Then came the Sabbat in a surprise ambush. Then came the Inquisition. And lastly, came those Anarchs who...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

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

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

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

Yarth

[p]Congratulations! what you have found here is your one stop shop for all your survival needs now that youve gone topside![/p] [p]My name is Frank. I do a lot of travelling and my companion Edhi says I should start writing what we see down. I thoug...

Dieselpunk Horror Surreal

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

Greyhawk Cthulhu

Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Uthilith

Deep beneath shifting sands of a golden desert sleeps a wyrm of azure... An isle of crushed jewel shimmers and confounds with magical radiance... From a gigantic toadstool steps an elf of striking beauty... Fire burns at the Great Sea's heart...[/...

Fantasy Horror Political Sword & Sorcery Weird

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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)

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

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Rifts

Demons! Lost Technology! Magic! Psionics! Giant Robots! Time Travel. Dimension Hopping! Dinosaurs! Weaponized Kitchen Sink! EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! In the immortal words of Mr. Torgue: "I have just one question for you: EXPLOSIONS?!" Rifts i...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, High Magic Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Supernatural´s Requiem

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

Alternative History Crime Horror Modern Supernatural

Tanari

Biopunk Crime Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction

The Outliers

In those dire edges of one's own regard, where thoughts like waning roads taper off into the last vestiges of day, and the mind, emaciated and delirious, thins beyond its final threshold, there are the Outliers. Here, the human condition is thrust...

Dieselpunk Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Weird

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

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

World of Darkness

A dark mirror on our world. A place where corruption is rife and the supernatural is a hidden truth. The world is run by secret cabals vying for supremacy. Shadow politics run rife throughout this world - mainly centred around the Kindred, Vampires....

Horror Political

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

Somewhere

Everyone ends up Somewhere someday, when they least expect it. A door they've never seen in a wall they have walked by a thousand times. Falling asleep on a long bus ride only to have the driver gruffly call out "Hey you, last stop! You Gotta get off...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Supernatural

Duskmire

BIG WORK IN PROGRESS spooky town built around swampland

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Rûl

Rûl is a southern continent, one of the eight continents of the planet Urth. Urth has familiar blue skies, a single sun that rises in the east and sets in the west and stars in the night, but its single moon, Tarterus, is cloaked in churning clouds l...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Horror

Glacia

A barren and often overlooked land that holds mysteries that could destroy the world

Exploration Fantasy Horror

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

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

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Oriental Sword & Sorcery

Ad Sydera

Big arse WIP. Original science fiction pet project.

Adult 18+ Dystopia Horror Science Fiction Transhumanism

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

Ikwento & The Determinate Saga

A mixtape disguised as a work of fiction.

Horror Shōnen Space Opera Sword & Sorcery Western

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

Book of the Damned

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

Adult 18+ Horror Modern Supernatural

The Department

Imagine a world not so different from our own. Your everyday life, mundane and boring, but once in a while something happens that doesn't fit. You saw something in the darkness with the corner of your eye? You heard a noise from your basement? Myster...

Alternative History Fantasy, Urban Horror Neo Noir Science Fiction, Modern

Reality 69

In a world where 75% of the population demonstrates some kind of superhuman or mystical ability or effect, a dark cult has been rising underneath the new world of advanced technology and latex-clad vigilanties, power armored corporate armies and prof...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fantasy Superheroic