Horror

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

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 redeem their word counts towards their houses ov...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban 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

Erden

Welcome, weary travellers, to Erden: a dark fantasy setting for a number of DnD campaigns. The skalds and soothsayers teach us that it was the hubris of elves that cursed us. For our continent is a grim and ancient place, haunted by the machinations...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

Survive

Here you will not find tales of perilous adventurers, the eternal war between good and evil, or bustling capital cities. Here you will find the cruel reality of man versus the wilderness. Feel the hunger pangs as starvation b...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Low Magic Horror

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

Arvandor

Within the stillness of peace, a dark cult plots. Fed by the promise of the boundless plane, they weave dark, foreign magic and conduct vile experiments on those unfortunate to find themselves in their horrific web of plans. While most citizens are u...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

Terra

Terra is renowned for its beautiful scenery and varied landscapes, but the presence of the Sands, which take up a large proportion of the southeast of the continent, threatening to ruin this. Terra was notable for its perennial sunshine and lack of...

Fantasy Horror Steampunk Supernatural

Athanya

Before the Realms of Athanya aligned and the Age of Balance began, the intelligent races wandered mindless...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Oriental

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 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

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

An Saoghal

A world of fallen empires and deep time. Things lurk in the far reaches of An Saoghal, waiting for the stars to be right once again. (Pronounced "On Sew-hall")

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror

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

Echoes Of The Abyss

Welcome to Cedarbrook, a seemingly quiet town nestled in the northeastern United States, where the past lingers like a shadow over every street and hillside. Known for its picturesque landscapes and the tranquil flow of Willow Creek, Cedarbrook might...

Gothic Horror Modern Mystery Supernatural

Feral Child

There’s a bang like lightning cracking off and the trees turn black against a cotton-white flash. There’s a sound of rope going taut with deadweight; hundreds of flies swarming the face of Christ. Rigid toes drag across the top of his head an...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural Weird Western

Rokugan

The Emerald Empire, where Honor is stronger than steel. The Emerald Lands, or “Rokugan” in the tongue of its people, comprise a vast, majestic countryside that stretches nine hundred miles fro...

Exploration Horror Oriental Political 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

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

Chicago by Night

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

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror

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

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

The Dark Caribbean

Early explorers thought the New World was paradise: they found nothing but deserted islands and bountiful treasures. It wasn't until thousands had left their crowded, blighted homelands and settled in...

Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Horror

Antipodean Moon

Antipodean Moon is a historic Australian colonial setting for Victorian-era fiction and role-playing campaigns. The Colony of South Australia is where most events occur. A bright southern land on the other side of the world from dank and fogg...

Alternative History Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

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

Cairne

A broken world with a broken soul, where magic is a myth and the Gods have disappeared. An age has passed since the Empire of Bechtlaruun brought down the Stygian blight upon the now lost races of the Seanachaisian Isles. Using the combined magic of...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Post Apocalyptic

The 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

Barovia

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Stealth

Oblivion Clock Chronicles

WHEN THE CLOCK RINGS... The world was already a scary place. But it's absolutely terrifying for those enlightened few that know the TRUTH. All the things that make you sleep with the light on...are REAL. Each massiv...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, High Magic Horror Modern Supernatural

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

Argentii

[aloud]ANNOUNCEMENT! As I have finally decided on a direction for my writing, I will be converting Argentii into a game setting. I've developed a rather clever solo-player RPG system, and will begin dedicating time to developing the first o...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk

Cosmic Horror

[quote] “The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents… some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful pos...

Horror

Cimmerian Shade

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Alternative History Horror Political Steampunk 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

Dark Age of Dreamlands

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

Theme Test

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

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

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

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 14 days sin...

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

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

Ullthwaygon

[spoiler]A world apart from any other in many ways, Ullthwaygon is not a single place, but the same lands played over and over again under vastly different circumstances in parallel to each other. In some rules of fantasy may apply, with spe...

Horror MagiPunk Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

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

Er ist alt, Er ist das Land This world is a prison for many of which few have ever escaped. The Dread Lord, Count Strahd von Zarovich, is a vampiric lord who resides over an inescapable valley surrounded by a deadly fog. For hundre...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

Ravenloft

Un insieme di Domini del Terrore governati da Signori Oscuri e popolati da mostri nascosti tra l'ignara popolazione.

Gothic Horror

Remnant: The Odyssey of Destinies

A world Set in an Alternate version of My Little Pony, containing historical themes, Fantasy Technology, Fantasy monsters and tropes. Magi-Punk inspiration and a complicated geopolitical & Fantastical recreation of a roughly Inter-war to WW1 Magi Pun...

Adult 18+ Crime Dystopia Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark

Ortalon

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Political

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Crooked Mile Valley

Assignment Case #221 1907 [category:543adeb6-48e2-41f9-9dad-8db37ad45b3b]Locked In Series 1 - 5[/category] [tooltip:Scary Escapes and Obscure Mysteries]Astrolabes, Investiga...

Alternative History Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Project Beyond

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera

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

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

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

Hatchetfield

Comedy Horror Romance

Crescent City By Night

In Crescent City by Night, Season One, the dark world of Crescent City, California, is unveiled as a metropolis under the control of the Kindred, vampires whose influence shaped its rapid expansion. Prince Serafina Ostrogski of Clan Tremere rules the...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

Hidden in London

Set in London, the city remains divided after the death of Mithras in 2012. The Second Inquisition have risen in strength to burn London's Kindred to ashes as [url:https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Oper...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical Horror

The Shadow Realms

Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic Sword & Sorcery

Avarice

A world not only defined by, but the result of one of the greatest questions ever debated. What is the meaning of life? Avarice's face is scarred and blemished yet a few races have found solace upon its bo...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Speculative Young Adult (YA)

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

The Horrors Beyond the Crypt: Yharm, Goddess of the Damned

Long ago, a battle of godly proportions took place on the surface, which ended in the downfall of Yharm, the Goddess of Blood, Death, and the Damned. For ages, she has been regaining her power and strength to once again take over the surface world. W...

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

Fanged Freaks

Pepsi

Fantasy, Urban Horror Modern

After Silence

Netherdyn: The World of Fallen Divinity Netherdyn, once an eternal paradise crafted by the Divine Parents, now stands as a realm inhabited by a myriad of species and creatures, both young and ancient. Amidst...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk Steampunk Victorian

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

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

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy Historical Horror

Novarkan

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Mystery Surreal

An Earth Dreamt

Nothing terribly special here, a Lovecraftian Earth, though I've set potential for quite a bit of alt-history. Mainly made to keep track of a campaign.

Alternative History Horror Military Political Supernatural

Golarion (Varisia)

The planet Golarion orbits a yellow sun in the far reaches of the Material Plane. Third of eleven in orbit, this blue planet contains vast oceans and lush green lands, the perfect environment for countless cultures to thrive. Indeed, Golarion is the...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery Political

Cenargo Corporation

Cenargo was formed by the merger of Centaur Technologies and Argon Aerospace, the companies who funded the development of the Foscolo reactionless displacement drive. It is also responsible for the terraforming of Aphrodite Station off Centauri Prime...

Cyberpunk Hard Science Horror Neo Noir Science Fiction

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

The Fall

Alternative History Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural

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

Jotunheim

Denne fantasy verden er beboet af mennesker, elvere, dværge og mange andre væsner. Det er både et mørkt, brutalt og sensuelt univers. Verdnen er som en dekadent, mørk, forvrænget og korrupt version af sen østeropærisk historie og tidling vikingetid,...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Political

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

The Hotel Cryptidia

Welcome to the Hotel Cryptidia! A place where beings from across reality come to stay. Here you can find beings from any dimension in existence! Every room can be personalized with the addition of a dollar, and behind every door is another m...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Soft Magic

Onigma V

Viides Onigma on maailma, jossa kiivas kehitys on koittanut pitää kasvavat kauhut poissa, mutta on epäonnistunut siinä kerta toisensa jälkeen. Rikkaat ja sivistyneet keksivät aina uusia keinoja hyödyntää voimia, joita kohti kenenkään ei tulisi katsoa...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Science Fantasy Steampunk

Arret

In the beginning The Great Gardener grew a world of nine seeds. The seeds grew into a beautiful flat world for his creations to grow, multiply, and develop. That is, except for the 9th and center seed. The 9th seed shriveled, grew monstrous plants, a...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Mystery Supernatural

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 cum artists’ colony, with its quaint village center surrou...

Gothic Horror

World of Darkness: Coast City

A supernatural horror game set in the modern day, with flashback episodes taking place in the 1920s and 30s.

Historical Horror

Reason's End

The majority of Mankind lives blissfully unaware of how incredibly hostile the universe is. Thanks to the Censor's Veil, they never learn about the alien and incomprehensible Powers governing Reality. About monsters, spirits, eldritch horror...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Literature RPG Religious Supernatural

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

Exile13

The retro-futuristic sci-fi world used by the Black Core Ltd Campaign, and other on-off stories. Filled with corporate espionage, exploration, adventure, bureaucracy, and strange anomalies from the deepest darkest parts of space. It is loosely based...

Cyberpunk Exploration Horror Political 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

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

Cenorad

Cenorad is a world of reinvention and reimagination. Gone are the days of noble elves, stout dwarfs, and average humans. The cards have been shuffled again and old tropes have been ripped apart, torn and twisted only to be stitched back toget...

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

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

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

Cava Nox

A realm in surrounded in darkness. After the Anomalous Research Institute made the groundbreaking discovery of Cava Nox, they launched an expedition into the unknown territory. However months after the investigation began, the gate to the realm...

Horror Science Fiction

Vasara

“Hmm, you weren't due for another fourty-three years, seven months, three weeks, and four days... While you're here, knocking on my doorstep, why don't I regale you—just a touch—about my homeland, outlander?” The Plumebearer stared down at...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Post Apocalyptic

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

Seattle by Night

Seattle, Washington. This city has always been a place people moved to in hopes of reinventing themselves. The city, in the last couple of years, has been on quite the up-and-up. From the tech-boom to the announcement of the global conglome...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Modern Political

Shadows of Eschaton

Darkness in the State of Despair

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Athesia

A world of three eras, of calamity and prosperity, of war and peace... Athesia is one of near-infinite Prime Material Planes contained in its own sphere, untouchable by others except by beings not bound by mind nor body. The Calamity is far behind...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Isekai

From Our Darkest Desires

After the last God War, the world enjoyed a thousand years of relative peace and prosperity. Old barriers have been brought down and now every race and culture is more connected than ever. But this apparent progress hides dark secrets. All is not wh...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Supernatural

The Alchemist's Sanctum

In the center of London, one shop has its curtains closed all day long. The storefront says "The Alchemist Sanctum" and shelves filled with bottles and plants can be seen in the grim interior. No one has ever been seen entering, yet the shop seems to...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Steampunk Supernatural Victorian

Nascindor

Nascindor acts as the stage for an original dark fantasy setting titled Eternal Hymn. Some subject matter is not suitable for younger readers. Before there was anything else, there was the @[Progenitor](person:...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Steampunk Sword & Sorcery