Gothic

Albion at Night

[p]A bunch of God-fearing vermin staking their claims on an inhospitable world. [/p] [p][/p]

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Post Apocalyptic

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 Speculative Steampunk

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

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

Imeria, the Void's Anchor

A cloud of icy breath escapes Roland's lungs as the e night grows cold and the forest seems to darken to unfathomable blackness. He reaches into his pack for a torch and lights it using the mechanical contraption that generates magical fire. The lig...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic MagiPunk 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

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

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

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

After The End

[quote] Совершая пожертвование вы участвуете в продолжении развития проекта и получаете доступ к закрытым статьям. Указывайте в комментарии пожертвований свой ник на WorldAnvil, Boosty или ...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Hard Magic Mecha Post Apocalyptic

Thea

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

Nethdria

[p]Nethdria is a world of gods, magic, and strife. Upon the planet of Mara, the continent of Sol has featured as the stage upon which some of its greatest stories have been told and have yet to be told. Nethdria has been threatened many times by divi...

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval Political Religious

Hive world Dathnor 40k

The Hive-world was spared the punishment that befell its last planetary governor and his administration, but only just. Now the Astra Militarum have assumed command with its iron grip, they brought the emperors might down on this world and now...

Crime Dystopia Gothic Science Fantasy Urban

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

Eramon

A world once ruled by the primordial might of Giants and Dragons. A world saved by the @[Gods of the Wheel](organization:91cdcc04-a812-4307-bf...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic

Vampirism for Amoral Sociopaths

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

Gothic

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

Ivranai

Ivranai is a lush and magical world, filled with wistful landscapes and dangerous monsters.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Historical Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Rultaar

Though explorers and adventurers fill in the blank spaces of the map, the mysterious lands of Rultaar grow ever more elusive. On each of its three continents terrors lie in wait of unsuspecting mortals. After the war of the gods which shook Rultaar t...

Fantasy Gothic Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

Wildspace

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Surreal

Покров

В соавторстве с Leeder, сеттинг придуман им.

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval

Forgotten Realms

Set in the world of Faerun, this homebrewed take on the legacy world is twisted. The world is constantly at war. Racism is a never-ending issue. The 12 Prime deities have all but disappeared, taking the Betrayer Gods with them, only appearing in the...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval Religious Sword & Sorcery

Dread Realms (Ravenloft)

The Dread Realms is a world of despair and fright in which the monsters of everyone's nightmares are only yards away at any given time. This is the world of the archetypical Dracula, Frankenstein, Van Helsing, and so on. In this realm you do not ente...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

Unveiled Dawn

[p]"They think they are safe in the light, but it merely blinds them from the horrors they don't wish to see."[/p] [p][/p] [p]The Unveiled Realms, also known as Celiyra in the ancient Gaianic language, is the land of celestial light. With the heavenl...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Supernatural Victorian

Aegimius

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval

Gotham 2069

Cyberpunk Gothic Science Fiction, Modern Supernatural Urban

Ordo Celestia

Alternative History Gothic Military Political Religious

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

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

Carn-Evil

Carn-Evil takes a peek into a world a few generations after the collapse of society. The story focuses on the denizens of a travelling carnival that acts as a trading hub, wandering entertainment, and refuge for the bizarre.

Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic

Urth

Kage no Maou-Chan is a series of campaigns set on Urth, the world in which the TTRPG System Shadow of the Demon Lord is predominantly set. The many worlds of the cosmos are imperiled by the looming threat of the Demon Lord, a god-like entity of pu...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fiction Sword & Sorcery

Esfiro

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Morterrus

A world slightly different from ours, set in the Victorian era. Magic is unknown to the general population. Those who know of it fear it, and scorn its practitioners. However, a greater threat lurks in the shadows. Horrible creatures roam about, prey...

Gothic Historical Horror 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

Stories of Darkness

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

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Modern Political Supernatural

Meria

“Upon a snow capped mountain slope opened a portal black as night, a broken mirror reflecting into an strange alternative dimension, The Other. For a moment there was nothing in this world, only the false gods and pretender charlatans in their unholy...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Political Victorian Western

Verintale

Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Bound By Shadows

Gothic Horror Modern 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

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

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

Tacoma by Night

[p]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 w...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

Iiosia

"The Good Guys Don't Always Win..."Iiosia (eye-oh-see-ah) is an Era in history which very name means 'Strife'.This period, which lasted for over two thousand years, saw the rise and fall of nati...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Chosen

Region known as the Norhen Peak is known for its constant struggles and wars through out centuries, yet it has been also in quite long stalemate which has caused many to strive for peace, but there is an constant shadow of past lingering on refusing...

Gothic

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

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

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

Naphus

Naphus is a world in where magic is seen as a dangerous reminder of darker times, monsters and ravanous beasts threaten the folk of every kingdom, and ideologies battle for supremacy on the world stage. This world is harsh and difficult to prosper in...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

World of Darkness: Paradise Lost

Set in the fictional City of Azacuajona, this large resort island becomes a battleground for Independents who have grown the island, the Anarchs seeking freedom, and the Camarilla expanding its influence. What role will you play in the island’s...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Modern Political

Andalusia After Dark

Nestled between the southern Spanish coast and the pine-forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada lies the little town of Paloma and the local orphanage, St. Jerome’s Home for Boys. Life is peaceful, pastoral and idyllic… until the sun sets. The...

Gothic 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

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

Sleipner sector

The ultimate compendium for everything that is linked to this little area of the Imperium. For three centuries, the Sleipner Sector has been dominated by the mighty Ork warlord @[Grimskul](person:7...

Gothic Military Science Fiction

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

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

Pillars of Skyscraven

1. The War in Heaven has reduced the land into gigantic pillars with an bottomless sea below them. 2. Shadows lurk behind every corner. 3. The industrial age is upon us, while ancient Snism biotechnology continues to elude us. 4. Any magic y...

Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Steampunk Victorian

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

GrimGlory

[p][color:#dfab01]'The brightest lights cast the darkest shadows.'[/color][/p] [p]It is supposed to be the dawn of a new age for humanity, a golden age unburdened by their servitude to greater powers. They have overthr...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Sword & Sorcery

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

Barovia

Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. A figure stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness....

Gothic Horror

Phasmophobia

A twisted mash-up of classic gothic literature, with characters based off of iconic names from that era, fictional and real, Phasmophobia is a wild ride. Full of mad scientists, supernatural killers and the ever-present fear of the u...

Alternative History Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

Monsters World

Think League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with less artistic license at face value but more artistic license behind the scenes lore wise

Alternative History Gothic Historical Transhumanism Victorian

The Vile of Stormcrow City

Gothic Horror Supernatural

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

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

Angepella

A world of monsters who live in the shadows, where beasts roam the unclaimed wilds alongside all manner of fantastical and horrifying creature while the mortal races pray for salvation or fight for it.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Flintlock Gothic Medieval

The World of Darkness

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Science Fiction, Modern

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

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

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Crime Flintlock Gothic Steampunk Victorian

Echoes of Blood

Fifty years ago the rulers of Barovia dug deep into the earth and found deep underground tombs belonging to those that came before. These tombs were filled with all kinds of dangers, and all kinds of riches. The most powerful and potent treas...

Adult 18+ Gothic Supernatural Sword & Sorcery 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

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

The Lands of Spirixon

A vast world in which most of the pantheon of gods has been captured by the ones who once believed in them. Now the people of Spirixon carve their own path and make their own rules.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Political

Tales of Aresia

[p][/p] [quote]"From the mist-veiled Cradle Mountains in the thaw of spring to the blizzards over Isvamelle at midwinter’s peak, I have witnessed more than most would in a lifetime. For years, I chased my boundless wanderlust across the far corners o...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Steampunk Victorian

Theatre world

This universe is where I(Joel, a World Anvil user) will go in my daydreams to go and escape my problems. It all started as a place to go to do theatre since I grew up in theatre and was unable to recently due to the lack of people around me willing t...

Child Safe Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Religious

Vierra

The Holy Casarian Empire, a loose grouping of kingdoms and duchies, is surrounded by threats from within, without, and beyond. A land constantly embroiled in war one must step carefully to avoid being labelled an enemy of the Empire. Magic is strongl...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Flintlock Gothic

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

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

Ethan, USA

A modern-day city just east of the Rocky Mountains, Ethan is a mini-metropolis. Home to a variety of supernaturals and a unique cosmology not seen anywhere else, Ethan still maintains a strict policy against transits.

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural

A Maldição De Strahd

O encontro de almas perdidas, em um reino amaldiçoado além do espaço e tempo...

Gothic Horror

The Vast Expanse

Earth, 10 billion billion billion years from now. A fantasy planet bathed in magic, recovering from something unspeakable.

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Post Apocalyptic

Vaskeer

[p]Trapped within a gargantuan ring of ivory rising higher than the tallest mountain, simmering below a horrid scar blocking the sky basking everything in a harsh scarlet light, is Vaskeer. The last remnants of humanity, safe from the apocalypse outs...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Historical Political Sword & Sorcery

Graymarch

Graymarch is a material plane full of conflict, dark secrets, and forgotten pasts. Its lands are dotted with the echos of long-forgotten Empires and Kingdoms that once controlled great swaths of the land but now lay in ruin or house a new soc...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Hard Magic Sword & Sorcery

Aerath

Aerath is an ancient world three times the size of earth. Many Eras have come and gone ,and with them countless civilizations have risen and a fallen. Aerath has 7 major Continents for Adventures. Although, only two Are fleshed out enough for campaig...

Gothic Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Arthenos

Two large continents set apart this world. Kings and Emperors fight for the rule of the largest of the two continents. Divided into multiple provinces every province is ruled by their own King. Intruiging plots and conspiracies fill the halls of cast...

Exploration Fantasy Gothic Political Sword & Sorcery

Kósmos

[quote] "In an old world, there was once a great calamity dubbed by scholars of the modern day as "The Collision". Theory decrees the continents of Tellus were conjoined in their origin. And though many superstitions claim understanding of the mo...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Ravenhurst, Connecticut

A fictional city in the World of Darkness, set during the early 1990s. The Kindred of the Camarilla control the city from behind the scenes as a means to insure their survival and to hide their ex...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Political Urban

Madbury

Welcome to Madbury! A small, mid-twentieth century New England town in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, Madbury might appear to the casual tourist as a typical college town/artists’ colony, with its quaint village center surroundin...

Gothic Horror

Old stuff

Falarast (as it is known in common)

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

Bracken's Barovia

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Cilldyria

Cilldyria is the name for a fantasy world that I have worked on since about 2007. The progress has been inconsistent to say the least, and basically non existant for long periods of time. It began as a way for me to just write down some ideas I had t...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Science Fantasy Shōnen Sword & Sorcery

Zepharog

[aloud]Rakasha is a dark fantasy world torn by politics, war, and inter-racial dispute. Once, the land used to be peaceful. This was before the Godlings wanted to experience more than their divine intentions. Sadly, this became the event know...

Gothic Horror Supernatural

Gothika

1888 - the end of a revolution The beginning of the era of fear. [quote] “How long,” Mordred examined the room and the prisoner before him. “Do you think it would take to break if I simply left you...

Gothic

Acies

Acies, meaning line in the dragon tongue, is a world of eternal dusk. The planet is permanently locked in its orbit with the subsequent sides forever being bathed in light from the star Lux, and the other side forever blanketed in darkness. In betwee...

Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic Hard Magic Science Fantasy

Tales of Palira

18+ Mature Themes Ahead Meta Info Tales of Palira follows the world of "Palira" in a D&D 5e campaign using the FoundryVTT Module "A House Divided" with various homebrew elements. It is a fantasy s...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Sword & Sorcery Victorian

Aeramis

[quote] [p]Only a few warriors remain. Defenders of humanity against the horrors of the dark. Their numbers dwindle with every new moon. You see, this world belongs to the darkness, and darkness will not give it up easily.[/p]|Unknown[/quote] [p]...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery