Horror

The Gloaming

Exploration Fantasy Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Creation

The Shadow War Across Creation The Tapestry of Creation was once whole and perfect at the dawn of all tales. Now the Shattered Worlds of mortals are separated from the Realms Beyond, fallen like a wounded star from the First War. Whispers o...

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

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

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

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

Independent Short Stories

This is a place for me to publish independent short stories and information about worldbuilding challenges I'm doing.

Fantasy Fantasy, Romantic Horror Romance Science Fantasy

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

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

Soul Spire: NEMESIS

In the shadow of an unfeeling cosmos, where star systems teeter on the edge of annihilation, Nemesis stands as a fragile sanctuary. Here, in the waning light of hope, sentient life clings to existence amidst the slow, inexorable spread of corr...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Surreal

Eldrispace

Beware the celestial abyss, for it echoes with the harrowing whispers of forgotten terrors and hidden truths. Eldritch relics of unfathomable power lie dormant, waiting to ensnare those who dare seek their forbidden knowledge. You are one of the d...

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera

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

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

Alhom

Alhom is a world thrown out of balance. The gods that once protected the world have fallen to something that hides in the dark places. This dark thing influences the world more and more as it’s horrible abominations stream out of the shadows. Daemons...

Biopunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Earth

Historical Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

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

Argentii

New? Start Here! [h5]For basic information about Argentii (such as the calendar, general world history, death and ghosts, etc.)[/h5] [articleblock:961e4a95-230b-4f2c-a71d-9dcb206b2b35] [aloud][img:62...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk

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

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

The Fields Beyond

"Through the mud I trudge to protect a future I'll never see, on a planet I no longer recognise, in a galaxy that will not remember my name" - Recovered Blackbox Uvs Aimag, Shinekhen Tal

Hard Science Horror Military Science Fiction Trenchpunk

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

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

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

Ashton Creek

[p]Ashton Creek is a small, sleepy, first sector town in the north of Oregon, USA. It lies in a forested valley, and is home to around 6'800 unsuspecting inhabitants. It is fairly unknown the world at large, other than appearing in the news in 2003 w...

Comedy Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Lithia

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

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Political

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

Orient Express

Alternative History Exploration Historical Horror Supernatural

Nefósterra

Horror Mystery Neo Noir Religious Steampunk

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 0 days sinc...

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Tales From Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

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

Hylos

In a reality where the bright Gods eternally battle the primordial Elder Ones for domain over the universe, the mortal species of Hylos have only one goal: survival. In this, they have been as successful as possible, in ways as myriad and wondrous as...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Speculative

The Veil

[p]Aeon is dead, the natural cycle of life and death has been corrupted, and horrendous creatures crossover through tears in the Veil. The children of Dusk and Dawn squabble amongst themselves while the seams of this world unravel. The Kingdom of Luo...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Religious Supernatural

VTM: Stuck in a Dark Place

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Thorns

The limited world you think of as "reality" is a facade. It is a wall barely holding back worlds beyond. The Thicket that forms borders between the worlds is home to their own horrors. And its Thorns infects both body and mind. [container:thorny-f...

Horror Modern Soft Magic

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

Anderium

[p]The World of Anderium is dark and poor for most folk. Villages are being burned down by invading armies, deserters and bandits are robbing innocent travellers on the road. Currently, the entire continent has been uprooted with a war never seen bef...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Fantasy, Urban 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

Nahgia

The world grows old. It's beginning to crumble. It is dying. It has seen the rise and fall of many nations, many races, and many eras. It's now entering its twilght years. Some have come to accept this fate and succumn to the hopelessness, or just tr...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror MagiPunk

Laria

The world as everyone knew it is gone. The last remnants of humanity hide behind the thick walls they have constructed to protect them from the hordes of evil beyond. For centuries humans have prospered, grown, and waited for a hope that seems to be...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Mystery Post Apocalyptic

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

The Order

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery Victorian

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 End

Generations ago, a mysterious infection spread across the world and brought the dead back from the grave, plunging the world as we knew it into an apocalypse. Humanity fought for well over a century before being wiped out. With a combination of the i...

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

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

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

Terra Ak'sul

Welcome to Ak'sul. Thousands of years ago the fall of the gods lead to the collapse of the Elven civilization and the Dwarves turning in on themselves, crumbling into separate peoples. As the elemental titans went into hiding the age of Grune ca...

Exploration Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

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

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

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 is hunted thr...

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Supernatural

Anthology of Dravanna

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

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

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

Ancient Thedas

Ancient Thedas is the setting for the Dragon Age tabletop RPG campaign "Ancient Shadows" set in the years of the First Blight in the Tevinter Imperium. The story revolves around a group of travellers from all across the continent, each one following...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror

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

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

Après la brume

Vous tenez entre vos mains le Codex de la brume, le seul ouvrage contenant toutes les informations disponibles sur le monde après la brume. Le monde d'avant a disparu dedans en l'année 2020. Aujourd'hui, les adultes vivent dans l'abri sous De...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Post Apocalyptic

Havsringen

Havsringen – Eine Welt aus Eisen, Blut und Schatten A. D. 1048 weit im Westen der uns bekannten Welt, erstreckt sich ein Kontinent Namens Havsringen. Nur wenige wagemutige Händler, Seefahrer und Söldner kennen den Weg und trotzen den Stürmen des A...

Alternative History Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror Medieval

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

Kepler West Virginia

A town founded in 1723 by Sir Reginald Johnson and nestled in the National Radio Quiet zone it is a popular ski resort in the winter. The town is hustling and bustling during the ski season but gets very boring in the summer with only the locals and...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern Mystery Supernatural

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

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

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

Eraneth

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Romance 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

Occult London

[quote]Far and white and straight lieth the road to Knowing, and down it in the heat and dust go all wise people of the earth, but in the fields before they come to it the very wise lie down or pluck the flowers. By the side of the road to Knowing -...

Alternative History Horror Supernatural

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

Oszmorthorn: Rise of the Monsters

Roughly one hundred years ago, the Wyldinglands dimension opened and the first of the Wyld Goblins arrived in Oszmorthorn. It was through them that the world was introduced to magick. Though the Goblins were received with hesitance, it wouldn't be lo...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Rosepetal

[tooltip:This setting is aimed at a mature audience of 18 years or older. You can read more about this in the Mature Content Advisory - a link to this document is found in the footer.][section:label recol-yellow][section:fas fa-shield-exclama...

Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

Folk Rock Horror

[quote] Inspired by: Fleetwood Mac. The X-Files. The Eagles. Supernatural. Daisy Jones & the Six. American Gothic. Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated. Urban legends, gothic fiction & folk horror of the 1970s. Early Stephen King novels like Carrie [...

Gothic Historical Horror Modern Mystery

The Golden Age

Vampire: The Masquerade, Roman Era.

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Fantasy, Dark Horror

Daemonic

Fantasy, Urban Horror Religious Superheroic Supernatural

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

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

The Black Door

An earth unlike ours, besieged by magic and monsters. Legend has it, two hundred years ago, a black door opened and out stepped the Nine. Powerful magicians, they summoned the monsters to do their bidding. They wander the earth, anonymous, work...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Political Supernatural

Marafel

Marafel is a world containing three continents: Aranwryn in the north, Lacarda to the southwest, and @[Felorin](location:bf941c7c-b975-4603-9f86-85a...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Sword & Sorcery

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

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

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

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

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

desolace

[container:introduction] We sat in our towers of metal and glass as the world collapsed around us. We were overwritten, mere remnants left in its wake. The gods of old were cast aside by the gods anew as we creatures found the holiest of miracles co...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic 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

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

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

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

Rastaag

The world is large and full of perils. A terrifying change has spread across it, affecting the history, topography, and creatures that inhabit it. For some reason the adventurers, and the nearby settlers, are the only ones that can remember something...

Fantasy Horror Literature RPG Sword & Sorcery

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

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

The Rip

The Rip is a place of unending war. Hordes of demons ravage the borders of all civilized places, burning villages and people alike, slaughtering all who stand before them. The nations of people wage war against each other, whether the people stitched...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror

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

Litosvide Old

[url:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GpvSui37XZP3TIt-0IxXHbzE8Wa9BPeON6ESB5LOK0U/edit?usp=sharing]Official Litosvide Class Wiki [quote] The end of the world... The apocalypse... it has never be...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror 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