Gothic

Liturgy of Steel

Jordfold is a world clawing its way out of a past rife with conflict, plagues and technological and spiritual stagnation. It is but one of untold billions of worlds in the Iudere, our Universe. It was created in the fires of gods who feared death...

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

Cor'Aleth

Cor'Aleth is the name of this continent. The name stems from "Correlon Leitha," meaning "Correlon Sets Free," and has changed throughout the ages contracted to Cor'Aleth. Cor'Aleth is a vast and diverse continent in the midst of a feudalistic dark...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Political Sword & Sorcery

Aloth

Aloth is a world of magic and awe, going through a phase of recovery and rediscovery after Dürthang which was an event that took place at the end of the third age 670 years ago. The event shook most of the world, but hit the continent of Tyrania the...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic 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

Barovia

Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of a long-standing castle. A pale figure stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Stealth

Chicago by Night

Chicago is the gleaming city of the Camarilla in North America. Pulled from the brink of chaos by Prince Kevin Jackson in the wake of a Sabbat and Lupine incursion. Now the Sabbat are long gone and the Lupines have retreated. In the wake of Anarch up...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

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

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

Arathos

The world of Arathos is a realm shrouded in mystery and wrought with peril. From the whispering depths of its silent seas to the towering peaks of its forbidding mountains, Arathos is a land of diverse landscapes and untold secrets waiting to be unco...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Mystery

Stories of Darkness

A collection of World of Darkness 5th edition campaign stories and characters.

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Modern Political Supernatural

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

The Everwuld

The Everwuld is an ancient realm, born of chaos and magic, forged by gods and kings. Technology and magic lived in harmony and under the careful guidance of the gods, all life flourished and technology thrived. Then it all ended. No-one knows w...

Clockpunk Dieselpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Gothic

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

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

TamerlaneRP Player Guide

[p]Our community is a welcoming space for everyone, whether in Second Life, Discord, or both. TamerlaneRP maintains a [url://www.worldanvil.com/w/tamerlanerp-player-guide-inara-reynolds/a/disclaimer2C-anti-bullying2C-and-content...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Steampunk Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Call of Cthulhu: Millennium (world)

Subscribe now for new episodes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pan/id1258343195 The year is 1999--the place, Earth. A prehistoric eldritch abomination wants dominion over the human species badly by the turn of the millennium--and is having di...

Alternative History Comedy Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic

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

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

Vampirism for Amoral Sociopaths

Useful References: Frenzy, Wassail, and Rötschreck Healing @[Humanity](article:623a6fdf-7...

Gothic

In the Shadow of Princes

[spotify:https://open.spotify.com/track/7MBrp1Ba8Z1N8Q9r1N4MQL] [container:picture-frame]Post-Apocalyptic Adventurein a Techno-Futile World[container:purple-frame]This campaign is set in the twilight age of a fallen wo...

Gothic Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural Surreal

Kokudo (国土) Project

The Kokudo Project is a community world building project inspired by projects such as Touhou, Len'en, & Nansei. Kokudo is set with a more world wide outlook to include creatures & themes from other cultures & fantasies....

Fantasy Gothic Medieval Oriental Sword & Sorcery

Aurelia

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Soft Magic

Aarderst

A world split by oceans and spiralling from the central most point, the closer to the centre of this flat plane the more chaos subsists.

Adult 18+ Gothic Political Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Skazka

[quote] [p]"They say that the abyss is empty. But it is not. I have looked into its eyes and saw myself staring back."[/p] [p]| Ilistraan Darkweaver[/p] [/quote] [p]When the first men fled across the great sea and landed at @[Snuufl...

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

Ardrim

[p]No one knows how the world was made, simply that it has been there for as long as the memories of even the gods can recall. Before the gods took control of the cosmos, the world was ruled by primordials and great elementals. In the tens of thousan...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Political Steampunk Victorian

Baeleris

Baeleris, a realm cloaked in gothic allure, emerges from shadows with an air of mystery. Amidst mist-shrouded landscapes and ancient woods, power and desire entwine. From Duskwood's courts to the Scarlet Veil's seductive enclaves, intrigue meets...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Before the Dawn

'Before the Dawn' is a World of Darkness, Mage: the Ascension role-playing game.

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural

Midrial

The world of Midrial is a vast an diverse expanse of cultures and peoples. The discovered world consists of several large landmasses, each with separate societies and ways of life. In Midrial, there is still much to discover. Deities watch over the p...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Political Sword & Sorcery

Darkplane

Annoloth. The Years of Woe. Millenia of Vinramar's history - shrouded in war, bloodshed, and strife have culminated to these last days. The overwhelming worship of Daemoth, or Lachmarum - Lord of the Fallow, reigns supreme and has plunged the...

Ancient Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Horror Weird

The Frontier

A Necromunda campaign setting.

Dystopia Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Western

The Shattered Isles

The Shattered Isles are the broken remnants of the world following the cataclysm a thousand years ago. The cataclysm cracked the sun and cast the world into perpetual darkness. It also broke the Gates of Death, unleashing vengeful spirits and demons...

Crime Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Victorian

Eidamir

It is a world that has long since lost hope, a world of cold hearts and hollow souls. Years after the great mage war the dust had cleared and and the light mages, the masters, had prevailed. But they did not know the consequences of their deeds. The...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic Weird

Court of The Crimson King

Once long ago, the land of Lunarym was a noble, esteemed civilization of upper class aristocrats and royals living in tandem with the peasants and civilians of the sweeping valleys under it's control. Gaining it's name from the beautiful moon it's ci...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Victorian

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

Nainoxia

The world of Nainoxia is a world I have created as a practice of creative writing and a setting for my own DnD games. The world is based off of the Forgotten Realms with some inspiration from Warhammer and World of Darkness. Additional inspi...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Political

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 Dead Shores

The Dead Shores are lands plagued by a holy war

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Political

Rhysgaard

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Sword & Sorcery

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Aldia

Aldia is a minecraft roleplay based in the lands of a Rome-inspired nation named Aldia.

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Political

Blades in the Dark: Loaded Dice

[p]Espansione non ufficiale di Blades in the Dark. [/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Political Stealth Steampunk

Theme Test

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Taikangaard

What had been is no longer. The world of Aenea, the world which Tarja breathed her life and magic into at the dawning of time has died and been recreated as a shadow of its former glory. The disappearance of magic, the rise of technology, the end o...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Etalyr

A tepid group of young men and women gather their supplies and pack them away into a covered wagon. The town is quietly watching in anxious anticipation, a flurry of heartbeats pounding out a discordant rhythm between them. Parents whisper soft goodb...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Surviving Midnight

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural

The Midrealm

A world divided between old and new, colonizer and colonized, prejudice and prejudiced. This is a world of exploration, colonization, and deep prejudices in old world society. However, crossing the vast ocean to the new world is another story. A h...

Biopunk Flintlock Gothic Political Steampunk

Aotra

A barren, starless sky; a dense ring with forty moons; ancient twin suns: Aotra is a world in isolation, a lone planet floating in a dark sea. For ages, Aotrans found security and prosperity in the My...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Surreal Weird

Warhammer 40,000

It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor of Mankind has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods and master of a million worlds by the might of His inexhaustible a...

Adult 18+ Gothic Science Fiction

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

Adrasteia

A Post Apocalyptic Dark Fantasy, set in a world trying to rebuild despite being at the mercy of an eldritch sea. Click Here To Join The MUD Click Here to Join The Dis...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Weird

Aegimius

Current Date Milleadh (MC): 61 Cyna, 703 Current Date For Storia (FSC): 2 Vromisk, 914

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval

Siterra

This is a work in progress world. Therefore you might find stuff that I have copied from elsewhere which I have yet to personalize. I am heavily inspired by Faerun, but also from the MTG-setting, Theros.

Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Wyrmland

[quote] An island nation separated by sea, dotted with eleven great cities that once stood as shining beacons of order and enlightenment, enjoying a platinum age for more than a century. The most brilliant minds among the humans, e...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic Horror

The World of Darkness

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Science Fiction, Modern

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

A Quiet Ghost's Chronicle of Darkness

A fog falls over the streets of London, choking the breath from bystander's lungs and tearing their souls free to wander as ghosts before their time. In the ruins of the Roman Forum a corpulent, yellow-eyed worm of a man presides over a moonli...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural

Curse of Strahd

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, billowin...

Fantasy Gothic Horror Medieval

The Threads of Magic

[quote]“Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold… The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment,...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic MagiPunk Weird

Theraxis

the world of Theraxis is new to the multiverse. this world is ripe, new and full of potential. most lands have not been discovered by the races of the world.

Fairy tale Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Historical Sword & Sorcery

The Unbecause

Welcome to the Unbecause! A lot goin on here!

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Three Points

First, A Note on Historical Accuracy Though this game is set in a historical period and takes some inspiration from real locations and events, the game itself is not expected to be 100% historically accurate. After all, it's a game about moody...

Gothic Historical Supernatural

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

Tam Vanum

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Surreal

KTN: Armageddon

Welcome to Kill Team Narrative (KTN) Armageddon! In the midst of the cataclysmic 2nd Ork invasion, your team of elite operatives stands as a beacon of hope amidst the chaos. As seasoned veterans of covert operations, you're tasked with executing miss...

Gothic Military Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

Twa'Lalin

Fantasy Gothic Victorian

Beourjen

Beourjen was built on desperation as much as ambition. In theory, it was a grand idea. Its founders were intelligent and cunning people. They destroyed a tyranny, and ended the reign of their archaic gods. They molded a new dominion on th...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Victorian

Misthaven

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Supernatural

Ardestin

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval Soft Magic

Vespía

When the planet came to a halt, no one was safe from the horrors that followed. Cast in an eternal night soon after the establishment of civilization, even the eldest inhabitants of Vespía struggle to recall the sun's warmth. The Gods remained unreac...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Gothic Political

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

Thea

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

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

Kingdom Earth

Welcome to the queer paranormal world of Zavian Glory. The Angelic Blood Chronicles The Angelic Blood Chronicles follows Marshall and Rowan as they come of ag...

Ancient Gothic Historical Religious Supernatural

Semita

Semita is the wheel upon which an infinite multiverse spins. Within the framework it's own reality it is one of many life sustaining planets, but is the source of the power that created the universe as we know it. It is a land burdened by extensive h...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

AlderVein

Welcome to Aldervein. A continent rich in dark deeds and deception. It’s been 3 years since the destruction of MarrowWeave and nearly 2 years since the assassination of King Adger Ivory III. In the dark corne...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic Supernatural Victorian

Barovia

Welcome to Barovia, an ancient realm hidden within an impenetrable sea of mist. Should you ever find yourself within its borders, know that you are the possessor of a grand destiny! That, or an early grave. Once you are within the mists, there is no...

Gothic Horror Sword & Sorcery

After The End

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Fantasy, Dark Gothic Hard Magic Mecha Post Apocalyptic

Barun

The humans of the continent of Felizeen thought themselves lords of creation until discovering the continent of Nekoti. Their attempts to colonize the new land were largely unsuccessful, until even their settlements turned against them in t...

Clockpunk Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic

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

Dark Age of Dreamlands

[aloud] Welcome dear Traveler Take a rest and dive into this dark and cold universe of Dreamland. Dark Age of Dreamland tells the story of mankind's endless war against its many enemies, Traitors, beasts and other nightmarish creatures. In the y...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

Esfiro

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Fallen London: What Is & Is Not

[p]Throughout history have been 4 everlasting mysteries lingering among the collective curiosities of the ivory tower of academia. The “Missing Cities:” 4 curiously absent cities from their location. Records...

Fanfiction Gothic Horror Religious Science Fantasy

Verimitha

Ah! You seem to be someone who has interests in the world beyond what creature you're going to run through with your sword. Well, even if I'm wrong on that one, perhaps a little information on the local customs may be of some help? Can't collect a bo...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic

Shadows' Nocturne

Welcome to the Shadows' Nocturne Latest Book Release When Hell hath no fury and Death has no hold? What's a witch to do?...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Romance Supernatural

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

Thalwayne's Barovia

Strahd is dead and he shall never return long as Thalwayne the III of his name rules over Barovia. Thalwayne was just and fair, and for a few year fertility returned to lands of Barovia. But Thalwayne's heart grew dark with the throne's power and...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Mystery Steampunk

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

Solspire Chronicles

[p]The World is flooded, most of the people living in it are gone. What survives is a victorian steampunk society of airships, brass automata, mystical societies, a struggle for equality in a world trying to return to the past and a world so altered...

Gothic MagiPunk Science Fantasy Steampunk Victorian

Statera

In every world, there is a struggle between Order and Chaos, Good and Evil. In many worlds throughout the Omniverse, that struggle is hidden, usually too weak to actively affect day-to-day life. In Statera, this is not the case. This world is pervade...

Fantasy Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery Young Adult (YA)

Lemuria

Lemuria is a vast expanse of sea and land teaming with all walks of intelligent beings and monsters alike. There are 5 main land masses that make up the continent as well as hundreds of small to medium islands dotted through the seas. The world has i...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval Oriental

Ethos

In the beginning, there was The Architect who created the Celestials and tasked them with the job of creating new worlds in the hopes of completing his unknowable plan. The Celestials started doing as such, creating numerous worlds. Somewhere...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic

Azis

Chaos swirled and clashed forming the canvas that became know as Azis. It also gave rise to the first artists, The Divine. They experimented and played with the paints of reality until their creations usurped them. Those gods are forgotten but faith...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Political Sword & Sorcery

Lucidiette

[p]There exists a tiny speck in the Cosmos, barely there in its immensity. The oppressive force of such vastness nearly snuffs it out time and time again. But it lingers, like a wavering flame in a strong wind. This speck is called Croft, and it is w...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Surreal

Celiyra

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Supernatural Victorian

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Flames of Freedom

A tangled web of conspiracy spans North America. In the war for survival, it does not matter your creed, color, culture, or gender - all stand together. But as the Revolution has begun, something far more mysterious stirs. Agents of the occult ent...

Flintlock Gothic Historical Horror Supernatural