Horror

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]

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Blood by Starlight

In a distant future mankind reaches out into the galaxy.Powerful corporations, influence and sometimes control the remaining nations and global governing bodies.The stars beckon promising wealth, opportu...

Horror Political Science Fiction Space Opera

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

The Rune-Lands of Tellurica

[container:sidebit] Call it a love-letter to a 20th century that never was; an intrepid, impossible future as envisioned by an imaginary past. Designed as a companion to the Runelanders podcast, it’s a continuous story universe which pa...

Horror MagiPunk Steampunk

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

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

Araea

[aloud][/aloud] [quote]Mankind are not masters of this world, but children fumbling in the dark.[/quote] Araea is a weird-fantasy setting in a world where humanity has been forced to survive deep underground since time immemorial....

Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Horror Weird

Ardentia

The time of the great spirits has faded. With the last great wolf killed over two decades ago, mankind prepares to take the world stage. The human settlements wage war with each other over who will get lead role. All the while, behind closed curtains...

Fantasy Horror Romance

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

VISCERIUM

VISCERIUM is a tale of eternal struggle, a grim verse under constant threat of abominable incursions. [container:intro]In the shadow-veiled realm of the Degel System, humani...

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

Game of Tomes

[container:text-black] [aloud]Game of Tomes[section:fa-solid fa-trademark] [/section] is a team-based event set in a modern, urban-fantasy world. Writers choose a House to be their team and turn in word counts throughou...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical Horror

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

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

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

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

The Brass Realms

Welcome to the Brass Realms, my personal Setting for playing a variety of TTRPG's. It is a dark fantasy / horror setting. Check out the Setting Primer and if you are interested, or brows...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Ferillia

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

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

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

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

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

Barovia

The idyllic valley nestled in the Balinok Mountains was a slice of heaven to those who knew of its existence before Strahd’s arrival. The serenity of the place was forever shattered when Strahd led a bloody crusade against the enemies of his family t...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Sanguine Society

Äußerlich gleicht sie unserer Welt. Das Büro in dem du arbeitest, die Schule in die du als Kind gegangen bist und das Altersheim in dem du deinen Großvater besuchen gehst sind alle gleich, in unserer Welt und der Welt der Dunkelheit. Aber in der W...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Modern

Alterra

“Sit child and listen! Here, busy your hands with this weaving and listen to my story.” Alterra is our world, but is not our home world. All the peoples of Alterra are descended from the refugees of the great cosmic battle that raged eon...

Horror Science Fantasy

Hearth

The world is lost. An unending mass of evil have been wandering your world for the last few centuries. Life has been doing its best to survive but these are the last days of the resistance. A new rumor has been recently spreading around the ward, tha...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

The Order

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery Victorian

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)

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

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

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

Crux Umbra

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

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic 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

Tales From Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

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

Infestatio Carnis

[quote] "Do you see me, Father? I sow their teeth into the soil, and open the skies to nourish their rot. The world will be blessed with agnosia, remade to see the truth of my wonders. Gnosis awaits the willing, and the rejected will lament as th...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Medieval Mystery

Arethel

Arethel is the world, filled with many people and places. A world of possibility and wonder. The adventures that take place here, often tales told around the campfire, will henceforth be recorded in this place, so that the heroes and deeds for which...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

Eraneth

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance Sword & Sorcery

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

The Fragmentation Experiment

The Fragmentation Experiment follows the journey of Tsuyoi and his friends, Kenzo and Asami, as they strive to stop the Fragmented and the scientist obsessed with uncovering the secret of the fabled Original Spell. Along their path, the trio travels...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Hard Magic Horror

Anderswelten

Anderswelten ist eine Fantasywelt mit gleichnamige Pen&Paper System. In der sogenannten Dieswelt leben auf einem pangeanischen Kontinent verschiedene Menschenvölker, uralte Elfenvölker, verschlossene Zwerge, geschickte Gnome, beschau...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

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

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

Under an Iron Sky

[quote] Mortals exists at the pleasure of the dragons and no one mortal can hope to kill a dragon. - Dragon saying[/quote] The dragons are in charge and have a live-and-let-live relationship with the mortals that they allow t...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Literature RPG Religious

Usular

Usular is a world on the verge of re-discovering itself. To many of its inhabitants the world is rife with magic, with creatures and the unexplained often sharing the same hearth as the mundane. Power is out there for those who seek it, but the searc...

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

Terminal Abyss

The Terminal Abyss universe is a dark and expansive realm, where the light of human civilization flickers amidst the vast darkness of space. The catalyst for humanity's leap into the stars was the arrival of the @[Observers](species:c4472c39-c8cc-43b...

Cyberpunk Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Transhumanism

Adventures in Antarah

Antarah is a world teeming with culture, magic, adventure, and mystery. There is great evil in this world, but there is also great good. Heroes frequently rise to the occasion when disaster strikes. Most believe this to be mere coincidence,...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Religious Steampunk

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

Aetates Obscurae Verae

[p]The world is now in the 9th Century, and the Early Middle Ages is in full swing. Adventurers are constantly in demand. Some act as mercenaries, others follow the path of magic and bolster their respective nations. Groups scattered here and there l...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Val’ulf’hiem

Alternative History Horror Literature RPG Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

MKK

[p]Viele kleine Kontinente und Inseln treiben auf den Ozeanen von Matera. Die Menschen bauen ihre Städte und Zivilisationen auf den kleinen Spitzen, am Rand des Dschungels und der Wüste. Sie ahnen, was in den Tiefen wartet, aber sie haben kei...

Horror Military Modern Supernatural Weird

The Wildes

A world shrouded in our own, a forest thick with magic and odd entities of all sorts; the Wildes reaches its influence out into the world, drawing humans finding themselves lost or wanting to escape into it. The Wildes is a dangerous place, filled wi...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Horror Romance

The Severed Lands

From the windswept north of the Icewind Dale to the wild island continent of Erna Lunathros, the Manifest Lands is the name given to the world as it is. Marked by strife and magic both great and terrible, various cultures make their ways across the w...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

Candela Obscura

A mysterious explosion and an inexplicably ravaged corpse lead an eclectic group of Newfaire residents to join the secretive society of Candela Obscura. In exchange for resources and information, this new Circle of investigators will discover occulti...

Gothic Horror

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

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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Points of Radiance

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Blackwick

Welcome to Blackwick! We're so happy to have you! There is no shortage of intrigue and adventure here.  Many generations have called this place home, and perhaps you will too! I hope you enjoy your visit. - Lockwood

Horror Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Der Mythos erwacht

Horror Science Fiction Transhumanism

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

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

Wandrei

[p][/p]Wandrei: a world of magic, technology, faith, and science. Where the gods used to walk among the mortals of this world, now only the echoes remain, and their mortal followers beseech them daily for guidance and moral redemption. Where...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Steampunk Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Terrene

[p]There is the Terrene, and there is the Empyrean. They both exist within the great jewel, separate but entwined. The immortals - the Gods and Devils, Mothers and Fathers, Lords and Archons - rule the Empyrean, while the Terrene is the land of morta...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Eranie

Eranie is a world full of supernatural entities, deities and diseases.

Child Safe Fantasy Horror Supernatural

Faerûn

From the bitter, windswept steppes of the Endless Waste to the storm-lashed cliffs of the Sword Coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and primal wilderness, Faerûn is only one continent of the world known as Toril. Other lands lie in...

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

A'arde

[quote] A’arde is a world like many others in the infinite unknowns of the overlapping cosmos, but it is also different; a place where some rules are rewritten, and others are broken completely. It is a world where Material and Magic meet; a plac...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

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

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

World at War

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

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 Traitor's Howl

Welcome to The Traitor's Howl, a world where the occult overpowers The Faith of Light on a day to day basis, cults scheme in the background, and strange @[Alchemists](profession:f1fd37e2-91b4-4f9a...

Biopunk Fantasy Flintlock Horror

Little Chicago

it's 1927 and Moose Jaw Saskatchewan or Little Chicago as it is sometimes called is the sin capitol of the prairies! A simple railroad town that sprung up along the river, nothing too remarkable you'd think. But that's where you'd be mistaken this pl...

Horror

Bygones

Crime Horror Supernatural Urban

War of Darkness

War of Darkness is a captivating and expansive chronicle setting supplement for the Chronicles of Darkness role-playing game. Focused on the Pacific Northwest region, it presents a rich and foreboding world where various supernatural factions find th...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Supernatural

Lagr'ünd

The earth floats through space with its companion moon and star. It wonders the night between galaxies billions of years after its original sun died. Countless civilizations has made it their home and one by one met the same fate as the humans before...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

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

Terminus

Adult 18+ Dystopia Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

Under a Frozen Sky

[p][/p] [p]Ell Brich is the home of gods, dragons, myths, heroes, villains, servants, and slaves. The strange, shattered islands seem eerie as they seemingly orbit the larger moons, anchoring the islands in place. Everyone lives under the whims of...

Horror Literature RPG

World of Darkness - PNW

The majors caerns in the Pacific Northwest were all meeting grounds for the Changing Breeds and spirits over the centuries. In the westward expansion of man, the umbral landscape shifted, scarred forever and the spirits of the caerns went into a deep...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern Supernatural

Norria

A New Era: Dawn Of New Beginnings It’s been over 500 yrs since the last evil dragon was slain. 500yrs since a catastrophic and deadly war against dragons came to a bitter end. So much death and loss it’s taken years for tru...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

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

P.R.I.S.M.

[h5|c3520de5-33fc-4344-86ab-5507f491967a]The 1920s have arrived, and with them a world caught between the past and the future. Skyscrapers rise higher every month, jazz electrifies the night, and Aether-fueled inventions promise to reshape modern lif...

Alternative History Decopunk Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

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

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

Havenguard

Havenguard is a world seen through the perspective of those that live deep underground. In a changing time, the dwellers of ancient Dwarven cities or ramshackle Goblin camps need to adapt to new emerging technologies, the ongoing scarcity of resource...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic

Changing Stars

A world outside it's intended place in time and space. Filled with wonders and terrors and everything in between. A place where people find themselves, or choose to become who they were always meant to be. Filled with options for all kinds of...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Horror Literature RPG Science Fantasy

The Savage Woods

Creatures from another world stalk the misty woods. They spread like a plague, driving civilization into hiding on protected islands. Among the islands, in the vast network of inter-connected lakes and rivers, the remnants of the north lands rebuilt...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Isekai Medieval

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

Solasum

[p][/p] [p]Welcome to the continent of Solasum, the Land of the Setting Sun. This is a world equivalent in many ways to our own Europe in the late 1300s to early 1400s. Parts of the continent are experiencing a renaissance of sorts, while others are...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Historical Horror Medieval

R.D.P Database

Welcome to the RDP database, an agent's most vital tool in gaining knowledge to become more effective out in the field. If you are reading this then you are currently an agent of the Royal Department of Protection and have been gran...

Alternative History Fantasy, Urban Horror Supernatural