Mystery

Emirate of Belkar

Historical Medieval Mystery

Spectrals Megaverse: Reborn

Adventure is Waiting [p]Worlds full of action, adventure, and discovery await you inside. The Megaverse is home to interconnected stories, characters, and new worlds to explore. [/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Ignotas

A dark hole of nothingness is many things. Scary. Sad. Unforgiving even. But like a blank sheet of paper, or a clean slate, it is potential in its rawest form. And if there was light that could illuminate the dark, what is not to say there could be a...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark MagiPunk Mystery Steampunk

Primatis

A world created from the void, made from godly essences combined. The planes leak into the realm to create strange environments. This world has seen much turmoil as the demons of the abyss charged through the material to attack everything and ever...

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

Veilwalker Chronicles

[container:veil-intro] The world you’re about to enter is not bound by a single land, law, or truth. It is a tapestry of realms—each woven with its own magic, history, and secrets. To walk between them is to walk the Veil, a path few dare to follow a...

Exploration Fantasy, Urban Modern Mystery Soft Magic

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

Secret Agent Someone

The mysteriously wonderful world of W.I.L.L.O.W.I.S.P. is home to spies, lies, disguise, surprise, and a man with malachite eyes... [/cente...

Crime Modern Mystery Religious Romance

THF Universe

[aloud]In a world driven by military and technological advancements across the galaxies, the many alien factions vie with each other over precursor technology left over from a time long past. hidden, forgotten, and potentially world-ending in the wro...

Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Clivilius

Mystery Science Fiction Young Adult (YA)

Ciphrus

12556 Ciphrus is a world of many faces. This planet encompasses the minds of a great many, while a great few were only ever recognized. It is built on the idea of the individual, set forth in grand motion to accomplished feats of...

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Dystopia Exploration Fantasy, Dark

The Beckoning Woods

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

Where Dragons Rule

Set in the fictional continent of Geolga, Where Dragons Rule is a fantasy series about humans and dragons and their constant struggles to find a line between peace and dominance. The following is a collection of the notes recovered from one...

Fantasy Mystery Political

Gloomwood

[p]Nestled on the edge of the Gloomwood Forest, the village of Ravenshollow clings to survival beneath the shadow of ancient powers and deepening corruption. The village is a place of hard-won life, where the people endure by toil and superstition, e...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Mystery Supernatural

Saikyandiē

Adult 18+ Fanfiction Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Alluvia

Reborn from the Ashes Alluvia is a world that has seen many trials and tribulations; its history is drenched in blood and strife, pain and suffering. Even though the natural laws of this...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Mystery Political

Inis Fáil

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Mystery Supernatural

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

The Buried Lands

In The Buried Lands, the world is a tapestry woven with ancient mysteries and enduring legacies. At the heart of this ancient realm lies Eryndel, the largest and most renowned of the continents. Its sprawling landscapes and diverse terrains have been...

Fantasy, Dark Historical Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Pascelus

Legends tell of a brighter time when nations and pantheons guided the people of the world toward goals loftier than imagining. Millions flocked to their cities, beholding wonders beyond our dreams, gods and men wielding powers scarcely comprehensible...

Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Post Apocalyptic Religious

The Shattered Lands

In the beginning there were only two peoples. No gods, goddesses or deities, no monsters or aberrations; there were only godlings and humans. However this state did not last for long. The godlings were not gods, but they were quite powerful, able to...

Fantasy Medieval Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Occsandria

Erlebe die Welt von Quest DnD - Von den weiten Wäldern Nordriens, über die eisige Tundra Nord-Rondrias bis hin zu den sandigen Outlands. Eine Heimat von Abenteuern, Gefahren und ihren Helden. Bekannt vom Quest DnD Kanal auf Youtube, Twitch & TikTok.

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Pearl Directive

[follow:f21bcf04-4876-4cee-b0dc-1554bbe5b1a8] A one-of-a-kind game that merges the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Players can embark on an immense journey of space exploration and discovery, as they navigate through an ever-...

Cyberpunk Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Space Opera

Album

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Religious Soft Magic

Ædeos

[quote]The Evergreen Garden we called it for generations, for the sensations and shapes, and forms bloomed generously and withered silently. But [tooltip:The tribe best versed in travelling to Ædeos.]Tæn-ĭ-Sáveni[/tooltip], ventured to this wor...

Ancient Exploration Mystery Soft Magic

The Circle of Wildemount

The Circle of None is a personal adaption of Matthew Mercer's famous "An Explorer's Guide to Wildemount'. Cause I am playing this campagin with an alternate set of characters and fluctuating players, th...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Xelestar

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Neo Noir

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

Gran Kora

The Wild an untamed world of Gran Kora was once a great and lively planet. But the great fall happened and turned the world into the dangerous shadow of what it once was; empty and uninhabited. Until not too long ago...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Zivaria

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Steampunk Western

Edda Revised

[quote] This is Edda.A wide, fractured set of contential islands dotting the planet known as Arcanoterra.To the people of Edda, the region is all that they know, and due to supernatural forces, it's all they...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic MagiPunk Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Shards of Empire

East-Asian Fantasy Mystery Supernatural

Icewind Dale

[quote] "If I could choose what life would be mine, it would be this life that I now have, at this time. I am at peace, and yet, the world around me swirls with turmoil... The reality of existence here in Icewind Dale is harsh indeed, an environm...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery

Valley of Barovia

The valley of Barovia was the oldest and best known of the Domains of Dread. Originally a location in a forgotten world of the Prime Material plane, the entire valley was transported to the Shadowfell by mists controlled by evil entities known as the...

Fantasy Gothic Horror Mystery Surreal

Frencal

South of Alven lies Frencal, a divided continent: to the north lies the Frencal Republic: a collection of former kingdoms now united against the south, the Frencal Empire, still holding on to the old ways. Join a world of politics, intrig...

Flintlock Mystery Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

Andlang

The world of the Winterglass & Thorne fantasy novel series For millennia, the fae have been abducting humans to be their minstrels, their midwives, their lovers. They never expected them to stay...[i...

Decopunk Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Urban Mystery

Dormelia

Dormelia sets the stage for a myriad of tales woven together by personal struggles, political intrigue, and paths made to cross whether fate may ordain them to or not.

Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Medieval Mystery Political

Sakudaer

Sakudaer is a fantasy setting built for exploration. The world can be thought of in two parts, the Old World and the New World. The northern continents, Alcao & Sirhelanga, have long histories with diverse cultures and m...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Ealdwyll

Thousands of years ago a mysterious event called The Pulse nearly destroyed Ealdwyll. Those who survived faced many years of hardship in a world they barely recognized. Despite the harsh living conditions the small number of...

Fantasy Mystery

An Ominous Study in Viridescence

Set in Colchester, UK, An Ominous Study in Viridescence is a story about a medical student returning to his parents home only to find out that they have disappeared. [articleblock:36882690-0b9...

Biopunk Horror Mystery Supernatural Surreal

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 Tapestry

From edge to edge, the Sintaren Empire spans the entirety of the Strand of Iona; with an iron grip, the Undying Emperor has reigned for over a thousand years, maintaining peace and unity between the billions of people of the world... Bey...

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Sitka Cove

Sitka Cove is a modern, fictional community in the very real province of Ontario. Northern Ontario, in fact. Sitka Cove, and its surroundings, is and will be, the setting for my crime/mystery fiction. I already have a novel (in edits) set here and...

Crime Modern Mystery

Tamriel

Magic, conflict, demons and dragons

Fanfiction Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

Kyre

[p]Welcome to a world where nations are ruled by dragons and giants, or even by gods--- these dynarchs protect their humanoid subjects from the many dangers that flooded the world after the Wake...

Child Safe Exploration Fantasy Mystery Post Apocalyptic

Rise of the Runelords

A tale of an ancient and forgotten evil rising up to consume the world in an age of darkness and despair, starting with the sleepy little town of [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/rise-of-the-runelords-obscuraphile/a/sandpoint-settlement]Sandpoint[/u...

Fantasy, Dark Medieval Mystery

Allenia

Allenia is a Homebrew Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition world created for friends. When I was young a few friends and I created a world for a role playing game. It was called Allenia. I named this as a homage to those memories and good times.

Ancient Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic Mystery Political

Arihasa

Long before your time, four gods discovered their magical powers. By combining the power and the will to create something unheard of, they created the land called Arihasa. This land was supposed to be peaceful, but soon got ruined by the foolish nat...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Annark

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Soft Magic

Eidanari

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG Mystery

Sunrise Valley

The year is 1999 in Arizona. Although you may not expect it, the valley is surprisingly rife with kindred of all clans and generations; all manner of supernatural creatures running rampant in the desert. Drawn by the call of the Beckoning, Arizona is...

Comedy Crime Fantasy, Dark Horror Modern

Launtrel

[color:#c10300]** All articles in Launtrel can be considered rough drafts. Please excuse typos - they will be fixed. **[/color]Deep in the lands of the Feywilds sits an isolated realm hidden to most. As an incredibly large and...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Political

kingdom of the elves

[articleblock:85e85bba-25dc-4cdf-ad4f-df4c604e94a7] What happens When a imortal god falls in love with a mortal elf? That is what happened in our world in the year 30 TAA Zahone the god feel in l...

Fantasy Historical Medieval Mystery

Afterlight

[p]Monsters and Magic are real! They exist in the shadows of our world, all the legends of boogeymen are true.[/p] [p][/p] [p]Step into Afterlight, a realm where neon pulses against the darkness, and secrets dance in the shadows. In the year 20XX,...

Cyberpunk Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Milios

Fantasy Mystery Political Religious

Atocitera

At a time long ago, a destructive object fell from the stars and through Cataclysm changed the continent of Atocitera. Mountains, containing raw metal which defies gravity when in presence of magical Flow....

Horror Mystery 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

Remaining Realm (Old)

Introduction Amalgam - what remains of the Remaining Realm - is a weird and wonderful world that was created as a result of the wish of Eyrs Thonich. A wish that the Gravebound never existed. This wish was granted by Limonar the Light, who...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery

Lumina

Welcome to Lumina Private University! Here, we stride to be the best! If you are here, it means you have taken and passed a highly challenging test, and accepted Lumina’s invitation! Only the best of the best are allowed here, making t...

Adult 18+ Horror Literature RPG Mystery Slice of Life

New Dark AGE

If you came face to face with the incomprehensible, how do you think your mind would react? Would you see what's there before your eyes or would you rationalize it away even as you fled for your life? Thankfully most people will never face this ques...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Mystery Supernatural

Die Gesellschaft der Kundschafter

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Freyna

[follow:9a14243d-3933-4adc-8b92-4f5e9f5583c0] [container:intro-text] [quote] Welcome! Freyna is a place where the past and present collide and where danger lurks around every corner. This land is filled with mysteries...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Calagon

Fantasy, Dark Mystery

A Galaxy far, far away

Unseen forces have been operating in the shadows, working to seed death and disruption across the galaxy. Can their plots be exposed? Can their actions finally be brought to the light?

Exploration Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

The Netherscape

[p]The world is constantly in motion, everchanging and rarely straightforward. This means mostly that straying off the "ways" will make for quite the adventure into the unknown. Something simple as a stray thought,...

Fanfiction Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Mystery

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

Solaritas

Realms of Radiance and Shadows [aloud]"In the heart of the cosmos, where gods and mortals clash, Solaritas emerges. With ancient deities, cosmic forces, and mortals entwined, the universe hangs in the balance. In th...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Tarana

The world of Tarana and the Crystal Spire campaign setting are built on D&D 5E with the goal of capturing the texture, flavor, themes, and experiences of Celtic mythology, while including aetherpunk/steampunk flavors and aesthetics on top of it all.

Adult 18+ Ancient Clockpunk Comedy Crime

Aelburn

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Wuxia-Fantasy

Anemoi

The ruling houses are at war, wielding powerful weapons of steel and magic. Certain doom is imminent if peace is not found soon.

Fantasy Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

Eskya

Eskya is a world changed by an ancient war between Gods. It's echoes ripple long after the war has ended, influencing kingdoms, monsters and old grudges still.

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

Umbuthano omdala

This is a world ruled by small people. Their reign descends from ancient times of creation and light where the small and bright were treasured and considered valuable. Two gods are responsible for creation: God of Light (Zulu Name): "Ukhanya" -...

Fantasy, Low Magic Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Aventurien 5e

Exploration Fantasy, Low Magic Medieval Mystery

Interactive Eberron - Campaign of Dreams

[p]Interactive Eberron is to assist in learning the world of Eberron and navigate the meandering sandbox - Campaign of Dreams. The interactive maps of Sarlona, Adar, Xen'Drik, Stormreach, and Riedra include descriptions, architecture art, and npc art...

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Eberron

You met your untimely death in your hometown. Is this the end? Are you now going to the afterlife? Fortunately and unfortunately, no. The gods need your help and they transport you into the world of Eberron. All you know is that a great evil will b...

Exploration Fantasy Isekai Mystery Steampunk

Toril

Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Religious Sword & Sorcery

Astoria

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Mystery

Nonvyrox

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Mystery

World of Whisper

Fantasy, Urban Horror Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Novarkan

Fantasy, Dark Horror Medieval Mystery Surreal

Terrus

[p]Welcome to the Terrus campaigns World Anvil. Here you'll find all manner of info about the world of Terrus and various campaigns within it. Watch out for spoilers![/p] [p][/p] [p]Umbrella Corp Boston D&D Webring[/p] [p][u...

MagiPunk Mystery Sword & Sorcery

The Secrets of Harthill

Nestled on the south coast of Wales between Cardiff and Swansea, Harthill could easily be mistaken by an outside observer for a sleepy university town where nothing more exciting than the annual town fête and the odd book launch takes place. However,...

Fantasy, Dark Historical Horror Mystery Supernatural

Daegyle

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Shōnen Sword & Sorcery

Ifaia

Un mundo de fantasia oscura donde realmente todo es posible, artefactos perdidos, torres que guardan un inimaginable poder, un imperio peligrosamente poderoso y miles de tierras de distintas culturas.

Fantasy, Dark Medieval Mystery Science Fantasy Shōnen

Exodus

While no one knows the true origin of Exodus, it lies at the center of a massive planar sphere. Composed of many continents, most unexplored, Exodus is home to many mythological wonders and fantasy races. In what is described as the heart of Exodus,...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Supernatural

A Quark in the Timeline

In a world that was once a confluence of powerful magical energy centered on the The Genisis Tree. Where wizards could easily cast spells well above their abilities. Great battles have been fo...

Fantasy, Dark Medieval Mystery Political

Eclipsium

The gods of the sun and moon have sealed an ancient power within the crust of the earth. Their denizens act as wardens agains the emerging threat of what is known as, "The Hungering Darkness". As this existential threat has slowly been forgotten abou...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Political

Ovensu

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Political

ETALAI

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Historical Mystery Romance

[INZENTIA]

"Welcome, Hunter! As I see, ya have arrived well at the gates of the BlackBestia-HuntingGuild! Good! We have a good bunch of new bounties on the blackboard, and Vaas could need your help as soon as you unpack. He was not clear about what he...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Medieval Mystery

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

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

Iovir

... When monsters come to burn your skies,To flay sons red amidst burning squallWatch them then, with your distant eyes,A reign of ash to ever fall.[/ce...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Mystery Political Sword & Sorcery

The Vale out of Time

A world within a world, trapped in time and space. Terrifying creatures and sinister agents, heroes and antiheroes who come face to face with their own cosmic doom... Welcome to the Vale out of Time.

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery

Setelin

A world with intent to be used in stories, campaigns and possibly games.

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Isekai Mystery Political

City of Mist

[youtube:https://youtube.com/watch?v=krLJarFRkJc] [p][/p] [p][url:https://startplaying.games/adventure/clfsc1z2k000a09mb9xveh6er] Sign up for the game at STARTPLAYING.GAMES[/p] [p][/p] [p][url:https...

Crime Modern Mystery Neo Noir Science Fiction, Modern

Kyrre

TBD

Adult 18+ Ancient Comedy Crime Exploration