Horror

The Realm of Ash

[p]Unfinished project[/p] [p][/p] [p]DnD 5e but millenias after the collapse of the gods, the realms, and the power of the mortal population. Many concepts are based off of DnDs 5e, but are entirely my own Idea. [/p] [p][/p]

Alternative History Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

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

Blight

[h2|38d0c057-68b2-4f2e-903d-d9affa54ef5e]Blight, a world full of mysteries, haunted by an ancient corruption seeking its destruction. Only a few carried the responsability of its safety, yet they dissapeared without leaving any trace. Now the danger...

Fantasy Horror 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

pèryl

The multiverse was created by Annen, Goddess of Time, to answer the question: "What does it mean 'to exist?'" PÈRYL was the first world created to attem...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post-modern Sword & Sorcery

Grimvæl

The gods are dead, and it was our hands that brought them low. Hundreds of years ago, when the Old Church launched its holy crusade against the heathen tribes, they could not foresee the devastation that would follow. In their final, desperate h...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Western

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

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

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

Orient Express

Alternative History Exploration Historical Horror Supernatural

Eugrides

Horror Science Fantasy Science Fiction Transhumanism

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

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

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

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

Cyfandir

[quote]Remember that night White steps in the moonlight They walked here too Through empty playground, this ghosts' town Children again, on rusting swings getting higher Sharing a dream, on an island, it felt right[/quote] Em Cyfandir, sombra...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Medieval Political

Limoneyrs

Limoneyrs is a noblecore sci-fi fantasy setting for the world's most popular tabletop roleplaying game. It features numerous strange and wonderful worlds across multiple star systems. Many evil and corrupt villians look to impose their various dar...

Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Weird

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

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

Hallengers Reach

Horror Religious Steampunk Weird

HEAL

Un univers étendu où tout est possible: mondes parallèles, simulation informatique, univers étendu, empire et politique intergalactique, voyage dans le temps, course dans l'espace

Horror Oriental Political Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

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 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

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

Calia

Led by six primordials and their chosen mortal emperor. The world is built on balance, for every evil the is good. for every miracle there is a tragedy. As the world comes into a new age of technology the balance is beggining to waver.

Adult 18+ Dieselpunk Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror

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

Dominion

Alternative History Biopunk Exploration Horror Steampunk

DigiDonkeyverse

The chronicles of a persistent D&D Universe. Currently running a Ravenloft Strahd campaign, now in its second year.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

Idarius

Idarius is the world forged by the Incarnates, after they stole the power of creation, from the gods. Here they wanted to create a world, free of the influence of gods and all those who would dominate mans destiny. The Incarnates succeeded in their t...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Political Soft Magic

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Fragments of Aethyrim

Before the foundation of the world, there was the Void Above. First to appear in the Void were the eggs of the Celestial Dragons. As they grew within their shells, those empyrean serpents dreamed, and their dreams created the myriad worlds of the co...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Survival

Elithen

A magic-rich medieval fantasy world of earth-like climate and terrain, however cosmic forces draw closer to it, changing the world with their coming.

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Soft Magic

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

Irem

Im Jahre 2080 ist die Welt an vielen stellen heller als unsere, doch dieses Licht wirft auch dunklere Schatten. Die Wiederkehr der Magie hat viele alte Kräfte wieder erwachen lassen Drachen und andere Wesen sind nur die sichtbarsten. Und nicht nur F...

Cyberpunk 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

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

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

A dance of orc's and elves

The Year is 1307 After the Conquest A dance of orc's and elves is a fantasy world that's a mix of sword and sorcery and classic fantasy. In this world orcs are the children of men and elves*. A world of magic, ruled by the blade...

Fantasy Hard Magic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

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

Lithfall

Long ago, before the gods could remember, the Elder Elves walked the Earth. No other being could compete with their intellect, their wisdom. It was they that discovered interplanar travel and who built the first gates to those planes. These gates (wh...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

The Dark of Night

Fantasy, Urban 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

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 Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

Gotham City by Night

Gotham City! It was once referred to as "...a refuge! A stronghold! A fortress!" by judge Solomone Zebediah Wayne as he described his vision of the future of the city to architect Cyrus Pinkney. Pinkney than designed the characteristic skys...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

The Golden Age

Vampire: The Masquerade, Roman Era.

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Fantasy, Dark Horror

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 World as it Were

The world as it were, as it would become is in the making. It is broken but as all broken things it may be reformed but in that what would it be? In this crucible many do not see the dark that will snuff out the light. Remember that it was at Dangelo...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Walking Dead: Rewritten

[quote]Welcome, mortal. I see you have found your way to the steps of my altar. The world you now look at is reality. The dead are amongst you, hungry for your flesh. A stranger could be your demise. Or even a once-tamed dog. Survival is key. Unbe...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Hard Magic Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

Melianor

Melianor is a land of magic and monsters. It draws majorly from Eastern European and Asian cultures. Although it is considered to be one land, there isn't one governing body. It is instead split into different kingdoms and factions. There are...

Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

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

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

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 Elysium Archipelago

In an alternate dimension, a martial arts world champion and playboy billionaire named Kenneth Masters murdered most of his friends. Through a crossover event, he was possessed by two primordial spirits who battled for influence over his soul. In the...

Adult 18+ Fantasy Horror Literature RPG Science Fiction

Rutgers - School of Magic

Rutgers is the state university of New Jersey. It accepts students of all shapes and sizes from around the world, and even those not from this world. Rutgers prides itself on its diversity of students and its ability to provide students with an unpar...

Alternative History Hard Magic Horror Modern Science Fantasy

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

Qet

Qet was born from the viscera of a fallen god, their bones forming into the ground beneath your feet. Their tears becoming the oceans, rivers, and lakes. Their skin covered the land, giving rise to plant-life, and becoming home to the creatures...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Horror Soft Magic Surreal

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

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

Umda

Diese Welt entsteht Schritt für Schritt. Es gibt kein klar definiertes Ziel, jedoch eine Methodik. Aus einfachen Bausteinen und einer limitierten Anzahl von Parametern soll nach und nach auf organische Art Komplexität entstehen. Die Hoffnung...

Ancient Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, Dark

Ashrain

There was no war. No fighting. No heroes. No great and mighty struggle for humanity. They came, and we died. All of us. No invasion. No uprising. No last stand. They just wiped us out. It only took a day. Hundreds of millions of years of evolut...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

Balbura

Stretching from the Sterile Shore to the pallid rims of the Deep, Balbura intended to spread itself as far as their Salt Mother could see. After centuries of conquest, Balbura's shadow grew far and wide under the protection of their beloved New God a...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Weird

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

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

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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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Chicago after Dark

[color:#c10300]An unofficial adaptation* of the[/color][color:#c10300]Vampire the Masquerade (5e) Chronicle setting:[/color][color:#c10300]"Chicago By Night"[/color][cente...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Political Urban

Eraneth

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance Sword & Sorcery

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

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Velomorne

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

Shadows of Eschaton

Darkness in the State of Despair

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Darkness Between Stars

Darkness Between Stars is a rule-light sci-fi game where the goal is simple: do your job, stay alive another day, and if you're lucky - make a profit. The year is 2183 AD. Earth is threatened by global climate change. Mega...

Cyberpunk Dystopia Exploration Horror Science Fiction

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

Divinitia

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

Valley of Barovia

this world is designed for the players in my curse of strahd campaign

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Numenland

Welcome to Numenland, a land where knowledge is power, and power is tightly controlled. Here, society is built upon the iron rule of education and guild allegiance. Wielding magic or technology outside the system is a gamble few survive; the law is...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Steampunk

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

Have Starship - Will Travel

Humanity left Terra many thousands of years ago to populate the stars. Since the exodus to the stars, civilization has expanded, warred with itself, collapsed, and struggled to regain what was lost. Once more Humanity has been reaching out, from th...

Horror Science Fiction

Mriyar

Mriyar is a high fantasy world, inspired by classic dnd lore and Slavic pagan mythology. A huge part of the Mriyar's cosmology, cultures, traditions and monsters are based on Slavic believes and legends, however scarce they might...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror