Gothic

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

Iperborea

Gothic Stealth

Ellariah

Welcome to Ellariah. The year is 2506 PD, or Post Desolation. After the destruction from the Age of Calamity, the world has been reforged in the remains of what came before.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic

Aegimius

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval

Frontier Unwound

My mother used to tell me and my sibling's stories in my youth, about faeries and specters. Of other worlds and their mysterious inhabitants. In part to scare us into behaving, but also to appeal to children's sense of wonder. She wanted us to find s...

Fantasy Gothic Historical Western

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Doskvol

Blades in the Dark is a tabletop role-playing game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and,...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Steampunk Urban

Aeramis

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Harmwah

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Political

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

Kol

KOL Before the arrival of the Plague and the Murk, Kol was known as a cold, dark, and gentle world. The Plague and Murk brought civil unrest, allowing the self-proclaimed Yellow King to take a political hold over a small empire. After the...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic

Aloth

Aloth is a world of magic and awe, going through a phase of recovery and rediscovery after Dürthang which was an event that took place at the end of the third age 670 years ago. The event shook most of the world, but hit the continent of Tyrania the...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Supernatural

Albion at Night

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

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Post Apocalyptic

In the Shadow of Princes

[spotify:https://open.spotify.com/track/7MBrp1Ba8Z1N8Q9r1N4MQL] [container:picture-frame]Post-Apocalyptic Adventurein a Techno-Futile World[container:purple-frame]This campaign is set in the twilight age of a fallen wo...

Gothic Post Apocalyptic Science Fantasy Supernatural Surreal

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

Nainoxia

The world of Nainoxia is a world I have created as a practice of creative writing and a setting for my own DnD games. The world is based off of the Forgotten Realms with some inspiration from Warhammer and World of Darkness. Additional inspi...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Political

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

Beourjen

Beourjen was built on desperation as much as ambition. In theory, it was a grand idea. Its founders were intelligent and cunning people. They destroyed a tyranny, and ended the reign of their archaic gods. They molded a new dominion on th...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Victorian

Vampirism for Amoral Sociopaths

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

Gothic

Barun

The humans of the continent of Felizeen thought themselves lords of creation until discovering the continent of Nekoti. Their attempts to colonize the new land were largely unsuccessful, until even their settlements turned against them in t...

Clockpunk Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic

Solspire Chronicles

[p]The World is flooded, most of the people living in it are gone. What survives is a victorian steampunk society of airships, brass automata, mystical societies, a struggle for equality in a world trying to return to the past and a world so altered...

Gothic MagiPunk Science Fantasy Steampunk Victorian

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

Earth

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Gothic Horror Supernatural

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

Terranis

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Science Fantasy

Mondi Infranti

[p]Mondi Infranti è un'abientazione che si adatta un grande numero di Sistemi di Gioco in quanto include un vastissimo numero di mondi e realtà parallele.[/p] [p]Mondi Infranti è ambientato nel @[Megaverso](location:cb1bd...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Hard Magic Post Apocalyptic

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

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

Meria

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

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Political Victorian Western

Calia

Led by six primordials and their chosen mortal emperor. The world is built on balance, for every evil the is good. for every miracle there is a tragedy. As the world comes into a new age of technology the balance is beggining to waver.

Adult 18+ Dieselpunk Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror

Aotra

A barren, starless sky; a dense ring with forty moons; ancient twin suns: Aotra is a world in isolation, a lone planet floating in a dark sea. For ages, Aotrans found security and prosperity in the My...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Surreal Weird

After The End

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Fantasy, Dark Gothic Hard Magic Mecha Post Apocalyptic

Chicago by Night

The blurbs for tourists coming to Chicago tell them to "Expect a Lively Mix of Food, Fun Times, Vibrant Arts, Rich History & a Midwest Welcome." It doesn't talk about the things that lurk in the shadows, the vampires in the real halls of power, or th...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Political Supernatural

Kingdom Earth

Welcome to the queer paranormal world of Zavian Glory. The Angelic Blood Chronicles The Angelic Blood Chronicles follows Marshall and Rowan as they come of ag...

Ancient Gothic Historical Religious Supernatural

Starfell

At the center of the religious world, right beneath the Tear in the Sky, Starfell is known to all as the most divine city. Though as times change, the influence of the Church and the word of their God becomes weaker, making way for an age of knowledg...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Victorian

Shirazuni

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

Thea

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

Historitor 40,000

[aloud]It is the 42nd Millenium. Though badly mauled, the Imperium of Mankind has endured the events that transpired in the wake of Abbadon's 13th Black Crusade... but now a new threat looms. The fourth tyrannic war begins in ea...

Dystopia Gothic Science Fiction

Eonnorn

Eonnorn is a fantasy world that is a surreal mix of a fairytale and the Victorian era.

Fairy tale Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Surreal Victorian

Agere

With heroes and villains spanning thousands of years, Agere is full of magic, conflict, and flourishing life. This everchanging planet is filled with adventure and history of people's long past and present.

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Steampunk

Kreworis

Evocative description The World Kreworis is a wonderous large planet full of magic and mysteries and is orbited by two and a half moons. It is place full of the history,...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

Barovia

Welcome to a land familiar yet foreign. Inviting yet ominous. Scenic yet dreary. In this land separated from what you once knew you will venture forth to uncover the mystery of the mists. Welcome to Mists of Barovia. A finite land mass the size of a...

Dystopia Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Sword & Sorcery

Warhammer 40,000

It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor of Mankind has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods and master of a million worlds by the might of His inexhaustible a...

Adult 18+ Gothic Science Fiction

The World of Othlorias

“You can feel the change in the wind, in your bones. You can feel a weight, a feeling of despair creeping over the mountains. Look east lad, do you feel it? Some darkness rises over those peaks, and not for the first time. Are we ready? Our warrio...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Cathedris

Three-thousand-year-old dead gods roam the planet as husks of their former selves, wandering broken loops of their past lives; they bring danger and ruin, magic and myth. Humanity ha...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Speculative Weird

Well of Souls: Age of Dark

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Isekai

Theme Test

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Elena Hunt and the Heart of Souls

The world of 7th Sea: a world not unlike 17th century Europe, but with a distinctly fantasy bent. Magic exists across the land in various forms, and the people who live in the world are larger than life. Swashbuckling adventurers, brave explorers, wi...

Exploration Fanfiction Fantasy Gothic

Forgotten Realms

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

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval Religious Sword & Sorcery

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

BSB by Night

Gothic Horror Political Supernatural Urban

Arathos

The world of Arathos is a realm shrouded in mystery and wrought with peril. From the whispering depths of its silent seas to the towering peaks of its forbidding mountains, Arathos is a land of diverse landscapes and untold secrets waiting to be unco...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Mystery

The Frontier

A diverse land of deserts, forests, grasslands, and mountainous regions. Many areas wild and untamed, settlements dot the landscape and with them comes law and order. For every lawman an outlaw rides along the sunset. Gamblers, bounty hunters, native...

Alternative History Crime Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Western

Lugeste

"Cosmic Gods watch over this star-cursed land."

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Weird

Akurite Empire

Sabra lay amid the fortress' collapse, certain with every quake of the lunar surface that the ground would gape and the rubble fall, either or both to entomb her. She was spent beyond even thought of movement; the spirit of the Daishen had left her,...

Comedy Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock

Vaskeer

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Historical Political Sword & Sorcery

Thræsh's Hold

For all who enter the Hold, a world of terrifying fae impersonators and rigid defenders of the faith, be warned. Do not trust your eyes alone, for much you may find extends far beyond the visible space itself. Entire beings of strange matter and...

Fairy tale Gothic Supernatural Weird

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

Aerath

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

Gothic Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Eidamir

It is a world that has long since lost hope, a world of cold hearts and hollow souls. Years after the great mage war the dust had cleared and and the light mages, the masters, had prevailed. But they did not know the consequences of their deeds. The...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic Weird

HEXPUNK

Die Welt von "HEXPUNK" umfasst das alte Archipel, die Heimat der Menschheit, und den fernen Kontinent "Ostland" sowie die maßlosen Meere dazwischen. Die Menschheit wuchs lange Zeit unberührt von Magie auf, bis der technologische Fortschritt endlic...

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Modern Weird

Andalusia After Dark

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

Gothic Horror

Ravenloft

This is the world of Ravenloft and our corresponding campaigns within it, lovingly crafted by elusivecheese.

Gothic

Curse of Strahd

Under raging stormclouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, bil...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Aeyos

Aeyos is an ancient world that has seen a dozen immortal empires rise and fall across its surface. Some claim the world was brought into being by the song of the Sylvan Father, others claim it was crafted by the children of the Primordial Bei...

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

Fallen London: What Is & Is Not

[p]Throughout history have been 4 everlasting mysteries lingering among the collective curiosities of the ivory tower of academia. The “Missing Cities:” 4 curiously absent cities from their location. Records...

Fanfiction Gothic Horror Religious Science Fantasy

Гавань Врат

[p]Гавань Врат — мир, чьи двери распахнуты настежь. Древняя эфирная завеса, защищавшая реальность, была разорвана Прорывом Тварей , и теперь в мир бесконтрольно хлещут сущности из других...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Post Apocalyptic

Achareon

Welcome Dear Players! This homepage will be updated with information as the campaign progresses and you uncover more information about the world of Achareon. Until...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Gaia

Dragons and other stuff oh my

Ancient Fantasy Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Ravania

There are dark places in the Multiverse, that have never known the warmth of a sun, nor the light of day. In these places, dark things lurk, monsters stalk the depths, forgotten secrets of horrifying implication await discovery, and madness creeps in...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Supernatural

Tacoma by Night

The nights have run red for years beneath the watchful gaze of ordinary people in Tacoma. First came the conflicts between Camarilla and Anarch. Then came the Sabbat in a surprise ambush. Then came the Inquisition. And lastly, came those Anarchs who...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

The Shattered Isles

The Shattered Isles are the broken remnants of the world following the cataclysm a thousand years ago. The cataclysm cracked the sun and cast the world into perpetual darkness. It also broke the Gates of Death, unleashing vengeful spirits and demons...

Crime Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Victorian

La Valle delle Foglie Cadute

Una terra affascinante e misteriosa ma anche oscura, meschina e maledetta. Un luogo pieno di sogni e di incubi, di speranze e di rassegnazione, di possibilità e di barriere invalicabili. Un' "affasci...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery

Outremer

Established in a holocaust of bolter fire and plasma flame during the Damocles Crusade, the realm of Outremer has been abandoned by the wider Imperium but endures under the wise leadership of Melisende, the spiritual guidance of Ghibbelin, and the mi...

Fanfiction Gothic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Bellyem

[container:intro]Under the Reign of the Cieux, between Shadow and Light, the inhabitants of Bellyem tread a fragile line between devotion and survival, ever at the mercy of the nightmarish echoes of the past and the promises of the divine. [/contain...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Political

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

Lemegeton

Overlords of the Afterlife attain godhood and bring revolution to the realms of humankind. The lands of dwarves, elves and others try to pick up the pieces of a war-torn wasteland. Underground, beings of aberrant thought shake and stir, the conquests...

Clockpunk Exploration Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Ethos

In the beginning, there was The Architect who created the Celestials and tasked them with the job of creating new worlds in the hopes of completing his unknowable plan. The Celestials started doing as such, creating numerous worlds. Somewhere...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic

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

Theatre world

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

Child Safe Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Religious

World of Darkness

Everyone has had the sense at least once in their lives that things are not right with the world, that not everything is at it seems. We sometimes feel that sinister truths hide behind a facade of normality, veiled partially by the rational, orde...

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Mystery Political

Bracken's Barovia

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Gotham 2069

Cyberpunk Gothic Science Fiction, Modern Supernatural Urban

Velrune

Welcome to Velrune! And more specifically, the Isle of Norland, an island with a dark past and an even darker future!

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Victorian

Baeleris

Baeleris, a realm cloaked in gothic allure, emerges from shadows with an air of mystery. Amidst mist-shrouded landscapes and ancient woods, power and desire entwine. From Duskwood's courts to the Scarlet Veil's seductive enclaves, intrigue meets...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

The World of Aeloria Prime

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Political

Siterra

This is a work in progress world. Therefore you might find stuff that I have copied from elsewhere which I have yet to personalize. I am heavily inspired by Faerun, but also from the MTG-setting, Theros.

Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Echoes of Blood

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

Adult 18+ Gothic Supernatural Sword & Sorcery Victorian

Barovia

[quote]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 vil...

Gothic Horror

Allisod - City of Death

[h1|65cfa3e2-9a48-46eb-8901-42b03590b37f]Welcome to Allisod [p][/p] [p][/p] [h2|a096181f-5913-447f-bd61-2f67e6cd4920]The Tale of Allisod: A Whisper in the Mists [p]It began with a storm—not of wind or rain, bu...

Gothic Horror Political Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Lands of Spirixon

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

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Political

The Chronicles of Beathan

My dear friends, you find yourself on the great northern continent of Beathan. Named after the old elven word for white hills, it is a land of snowy mountaintops and icy valleys, of roaring steppes and ancient forests, of dreary swamps and titanic lo...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Gothic Steampunk Victorian

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

excal-heim

The Moon is an Egg Chaos reigns and, as unexpected, things are pretty normal. [articleblock:2348103e-13ec-4ebc-8575-5221f21c1e04] [/col3][articleblock:0a4acc79-9237-49d4-9a84-8285079c2c95] [/col3][articleb...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Literature RPG Steampunk

Senmorta

Immortality vs Decay. Hundred years ago. There's a cataclysmic event that engulf the world. Releasing evil back to the surface of the world. There's a war. And we lost. We fled across the sea when evil can't chase us. Or so we thought. Today...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

Tales of Aresia

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

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Steampunk Victorian

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

Enchanta

The three main races of the world (elves, Humans , Dwarves) are in communication with one another however the societies have not merged. This world is very new places are still being discovered all of the time and new settlements are being built all...

Exploration Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic

The World of Darkness

The seemingly perpetually rainy city of Vancouver, a haven for the undead that reside within. Neon lights streak through the darkness of the night while the ever-present rain pounds incessantly through the streets and alleyways. A city on the verge o...

Gothic Horror Neo Noir Political Supernatural