Horror

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

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

pèryl

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

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post-modern Sword & Sorcery

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

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

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

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

Game of Tomes

[aloud]Game of Tomes 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 throughout the event month. The House with the highest word count at the end of the...

Comedy Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark 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

Ellistown Landing Forever

“All roads lead to Rome” - Alain de Lille

Biopunk Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

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

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

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

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

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

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

Mriyar

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror

Shadows of Eschaton

Darkness in the State of Despair

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Lost Luyarnha

You awaken to a nightmare. No memory of who you are, or why you're armed for war. The city in which you wake is besieged by twisted monstrocities, lit by the shine of a cursed moon. When darkness falls, the streets are overrun by hideous creatures, a...

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Horror Steampunk Victorian

Talingarde

Guilty. You are a lawbreaker – the worst of the worst. Too dangerous to live amongst the good people of Talingarde, they dragged you in chains before a magistrate and condemned you. They sent you to the worst prison in the land and there they forever...

Fantasy Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Curiosity and Satisfaction

Welcome to Curiosity and Satisfaction. A curious but satisfying Call of Cthulhu game set in 1950's Massachusetts where feline and canine sleuths investigate and battle against the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. [/cen...

Alternative History Horror Mystery Supernatural Weird

The Lockdown Crews Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign running on the Pulp Cthulhu rules.

Historical 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

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

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

Coriolis - Gesänge in der Dunkelheit

[p]Eine einzigartige Rollenspielwelt, die moderne Science-Fiction mit alter, orientalischer Kultur und phantastischen Mysterien verbindet. Geschichtenerzähler, Dschinn, weite Wüsten, prachtvolle Paläste, Diebe, Ganoven und Politiker vermisch...

Horror Oriental Political Science Fantasy Space Opera

Myoth

In the beginning, there were two, Alu and Ima... [p]In the beginning, the world was dark, cold and full of untapped power. The energies that permeated the nothingness infected everything, and the void revelled in its cold and unforgiving paradise....

Horror Medieval Political Sword & Sorcery

A Tale of Blood & Shadow

Horror

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

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

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

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 Rosepetal

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Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

Fading Twilight

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Supernatural

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 wonders and terrors, the remna...

Fantasy, Dark Horror MagiPunk Steampunk Victorian

A Quiet Ghost's Chronicle of Darkness

A fog falls over the streets of London, choking the breath from bystander's lungs and tearing their souls free to wander as ghosts before their time. In the ruins of the Roman Forum a corpulent, yellow-eyed worm of a man presides over a moonli...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern 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

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

Camarilla du Nouveau-Monde

Horror Modern Political

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

Dawn of Others

Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy

FRONTIERS OF DARKNESS

Horror Science Fiction

Mythra

The Imbalance has sowed chaos throughout the world and left the people shaken and confused. Magic has flowed freely throughout all life and all things as far as history has been recorded. Boreal the eastern continent is home to thick f...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Political

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

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

Tales From Eternal Dusk

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Political Sword & Sorcery

Asyur

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Alternative History Comedy Fantasy 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

Varnis The Rotting World

Fantasy, Dark Horror Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy 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

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

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

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

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

Etharis

Grim Hollow Dark Fantasy Pre-Apocalypse

Fantasy Horror Medieval

The Snakeheart Series

Series Synopsis Snakeheart is a supernatural thriller book series about the unsuspecting Dante Coranguis who is the fulfillment of an ancient @[Prophecy of The One](myth:b0c030d9-d179-4c80-8bd...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Supernatural

Avalon, Indiana

Summer Camp in Avalon, Indiana! [aloud][section:fa fa-duotone fa-sun] [/section] Summer Camp! [section:fa fa-duotone fa-umbrella-beach] [/section] 6/29 - 8/3, 2024 ...

Horror Supernatural

Giaphis

My college dnd world

Fantasy Horror Isekai Victorian

Colonial Marines: Frosted Assets - an Alien RPG Game

The players are members of the 7982nd Defense Squadron dedicated to the safety and security of this star system and support to any larger divisions that may need their assistance. The game was pl...

Horror Military Science Fantasy

koroblin

Koroblin world is an alternate version of Earth. Where things from Geography, History, Evolution and even the Laws of nature, have been changed so greatly it's now just a strange distant mirror to our own world. Koro-world is not meant to be a 1 to 1...

Fantasy, Urban Horror Post Apocalyptic Slice of Life

Stockholm Beyond the Thorns

Once you were stolen from your Home. Once you were ripped away from this world and taken, beyond the Hedge. Kept by the Gentry as slave, possession, or pet, you endured unimaginable suffering. Yet despite this, you never forgot where you came from. Y...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Horror Supernatural

Undead Wrath

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror

Diemount

Diemount is a city know for its conservative people, their picturesque scenario surrounded by mountains, and the dark gray sea.The people are extremely religious, and not at all welcoming.[/just...

Comedy Fantasy, Romantic Horror Slice of Life Urban

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

Theoras

Medieval setting in which two main characters will face tragic events.

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Hard Magic Horror Medieval

Guide to the Wastes

An Unofficial In-Character Guide to the Setting of Dystopia Rising, assembled by Players, for Players. [aloud]To contribute to the Wasteland Guide as an Author, Click [url:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScly5KG4NQmmLBnTIbtgWBY...

Biopunk Dystopia Horror Post Apocalyptic

Eldarvan

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic

Llyria

A blend of high-fantasy and horror! The fabric of reality itself is compromised and nightmares walk the earth. A culture of hope and resilience thrives in the face of terror. Join the fight for the rejuvenation of a dying world.

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Medieval Post Apocalyptic Soft Magic

Mirror: Fangfinder

[p]All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for the daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere Tears for Fears - Mad World[/p] [aloud] [p][justif...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Supernatural

Sorbitia

Welcome to the fever-dream-like world of Sorbitia! This is the world Nora woke up in and now has to try to survive in. Everything here seems to work differently then back on earth, and everything literally tries to kill you. Here you'll find all gene...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Isekai Medieval Mystery

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

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

Lorrimor’s Legacy

From the whispering shadows of haunted Ustalav an ancient evil rises to grip the world in a new age of horror! Amid the mists of this land of dark superstition and dread secrets stand both those who would defy the return of evil and those who woul...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

Vampires of Bigby Fork

The world is bigger than most people imagine...and some legends are real. Vampires. Werewolves. And the hunters that pursue them, aided by their witch allies. Underneath the veil of normalcy, a war has been waged quietly between these fo...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Horror Supernatural

Ravenloft

Gothic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Call of Cthulhu

Tworzony pod zestaw sesji do Zewu Cthulhu

Crime Historical Horror Supernatural

Théorès

This world was created by a overconfident being who used the dangerous power of the Origin to create a whole planet. The result of this enormous amount of Origin magic destroyed his essence, making the planet without its creator. The Gods, or the...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Western

Karagatan: A World Of Legends

You all work for Frank Steelhawk, the bold and battle-worn founder of Steelhawk International—an elite adventuring guild expanding its influence across the wild and unpredictable world of Karagatan. In a land where the gods have gone silent, power...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic

The Department

Imagine a world not so different from our own. Your everyday life, mundane and boring, but once in a while something happens that doesn't fit. You saw something in the darkness with the corner of your eye? You heard a noise from your basement? Myster...

Alternative History Fantasy, Urban Horror Neo Noir Science Fiction, Modern

VTM: Stuck in a Dark Place

Fantasy, Dark Horror

Laticia

The winds are changing across the lands of Laticia. The world was shaken by the rebellion against King Feral, led by his bastard son Fospher. Victorious, Fospher ascended the throne. In the wake of the power shift comes turmoil after dignitaries of...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Horror Medieval

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

Kova

An ancient world

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

Children of Tantalus

Cyberpunk Dystopia Horror Science Fiction

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

Darkness Moon Chronicles

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Romance Supernatural

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

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

Bas-Lag

The world of Bas-Lag is a vastly unexplored mass of continents which is only just beginning to stitch itself together with trade and industrial progress. The three "known" continents are Rohagi, Shoteka and the newly discovered Bered Kai Nev, both Ro...

Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Horror Science Fiction Steampunk

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

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

Liro

[p]The setting of the campaign "As Above, So Below", which is a homebrew-friendly game focused on mystery, political intrigue, and exploration in a high fantasy setting featuring an anachronistic mix of industrial age and early 1900s technology, t...

Exploration Fantasy Horror Political Post Apocalyptic

The Never Realm

Crime Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Science Fantasy

Ил

[p]Сказывают старцы: „Из земли вышли мы, в землю и вернёмся. Как дно топкого озера годами зарастает илистым намулом, так и мир сей веками стелился пластами сырой земли, тьмой густой наливаясь. Оттого и зовётся он Ил, ибо вязок, як чернозём, плоть мок...

Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

Ad Infinitum

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/embed/QDPedI4GN4s] Since time immemorial, a war has raged across the universes and realms. A cold blooded god against his noble child. Kerr against Erdarion. Ever since reality and time began, both of them have fou...

Horror Military Science Fantasy Space Opera Supernatural

Toril

Welcome To Toril Adventurers! Merchants! Tourists! Pirates and Privateers! Welcome one and all to the wonderful, sprawling world of Toril! From the stony cliffs of the Sword Coast, to the dense jungles of Chu...

Fantasy, High Magic Horror Supernatural Weird Western

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