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

Nethdria

Here lies Nethdria, a strange world of swords and sorcery, political intrigue and cosmic struggle, conflict and community. This is the setting of multiple TTRPG campaigns set on the continent of Sol, the homeland of the elves. This continent is inhab...

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval Political Religious

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

Arkan

[quote]The story of Arkan and its creation, the tale of a world more dangerous than most can imagine. It’s thrice the size of your Earth, almost ten-times more populated and the beasts are normally massive, insects included. Its people can be just as...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic MagiPunk Mystery

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

The Crimson City

Gothic Historical

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

Midrial

The world of Midrial is a vast an diverse expanse of cultures and peoples. The discovered world consists of several large landmasses, each with separate societies and ways of life. In Midrial, there is still much to discover. Deities watch over the p...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Political Sword & Sorcery

Vampirism for Amoral Sociopaths

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

Gothic

Ordo Celestia

Alternative History Gothic Military Political Religious

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

Thea

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

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

Cinderverse

This character-verse is home to the many species, people and stories I am writing. It's a place where magic is integrated into half of society whilst the other half indulges in ignorant bliss, a place of demons and angels, Wiccan's and shapeshifters....

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Schism of Angels

When Librarian Vance Alexander came to adore the Emperor of Mankind as nothing less than a god, he knew it might lead to schism from his oldest and best friend, Captain Morgan Barik of the Blood Angels' 9th Company. But he could not have imagined it...

Gothic Science Fantasy Science Fiction

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

Esfiro

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Sword & Sorcery

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

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

Lugeste

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

Dieselpunk Fantasy, Dark Gothic Post Apocalyptic Weird

Verdenheim

Pathfinder meets Stranger Things meets Freddie Krueger

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

Faeleronia

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Steampunk

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

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

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

Skazka

[quote] [p]"They say that the abyss is empty. But it is not. I have looked into its eyes and saw myself staring back."[/p] [p]| Ilistraan Darkweaver[/p] [/quote] [p]When the first men fled across the great sea and landed at @[Snuufl...

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

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

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

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

ORPHAN

It started with a death. Nobody is quite sure how it happened. The few surviving accounts of the event are fragmented, third- or fourth-hand, and rife with baseless speculation. After all, what can kill a god? What injury, what i...

Fantasy Gothic Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Eden

This world is rife with corruption. Trust and love are a rare sight. Many people fear a rapture is on the brink of happening, just to sweep away the multitudes of evildoers that plague this world.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

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

Mulvreksh

El mundo de Mulvreksh es uno lleno de magia, intriga, conflicto, historia y drama, uno en el que nada esta decidido y todo es posible. El Setting Consiste en diferentes esferas de planos materiales los dos principales son Gaia y Evergarden....

Dystopia Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Romantic Gothic

Alternate 1650

Alternative History Flintlock Gothic Soft Magic Supernatural

Terra Caelum Legacy

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

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

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 World of Darkness

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Science Fiction, Modern

Curse of Strahd

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 like a wounded dog increases as he turns his gaze down. B...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Hollowcross

Gothic Horror Supernatural Victorian

The Veil

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Religious Supernatural

Doskvol

The city of Doskvol was established over 1000 years ago as a coal mining settlement on the cold north coast of Akoros. It has withstood the breaking of the world, an attack by a titanic leviathan, massive fires, a plague, a civil war, and legions of...

Gothic Stealth Steampunk Urban Victorian

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

The Skies of Aika

[container:intro]Aika is humanity's haven in a distinctly inhuman world, a scattered bastion adrift above an endless fall. The skies are infested with horrific monstrosities, and untamed lands are torn asunder by the skeletal remnants of long-de...

Clockpunk Flintlock Gothic Steampunk Weird

Vampire The Masquerade

[p]A Game of Personal Horror[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern Urban

Tengorod

Cyberpunk Gothic Neo Noir Stealth Transhumanism

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/artists’ colony, with its quaint village center surroundin...

Gothic Horror

Glarynnidel

Thousands of years have passed since the war in the other planes ripped across the prime material world. The people of Glarynnidel struggle between living in lands ravaged by war and ancient evils hidden in ruins of this da...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

Shadowfell

The Shadowfell, also known as the Plane of Shadow, was one of the planes of existence in various cosmological models. Its purpose and characteristics evolved as new cosmologies were formulated. Other names for this plane included Shadowland, the Demi...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

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

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

Era'guya

What if you knew how things came to be? What if dragons, gods and men are lost toys dropped in a box by a fickle superpower? What if the dirt was magic? What if you were dropped in this world with no context and no way home? Era'guya is a world wh...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Ancient Atompunk Biopunk

DigiDonkeyverse

The chronicles of a persistent D&D Universe. Currently running a Ravenloft Strahd campaign, now in its second year.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

The Unbecause

Welcome to the Unbecause! A lot goin on here!

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Etalyr

A tepid group of young men and women gather their supplies and pack them away into a covered wagon. The town is quietly watching in anxious anticipation, a flurry of heartbeats pounding out a discordant rhythm between them. Parents whisper soft goodb...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Sword & Sorcery

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

Tyranor

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Sword & Sorcery

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

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

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

Untera

[quote]“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”|P. Rothfuss[/quote] all content of this world is made in czech/slovakia language Svět Untera vznikl ve spolupráci něko...

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

Valosia

[p]The Great Dance Awaits[/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy Gothic Horror MagiPunk Political

Kindle

In the beginning, there was only Darkness. The Darkness was silence and no man uttered a word. Mute creatures were formed through the Darkness, lifeless husks that served the Darkness irrevocably, without question. There was no light, there was no tr...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Victorian

Umbragard

The Shadow Realm, inhabited by nocturnal people with bright eyes and misty robes that seem to be made of the night itself. It is a secluded, lush mountainous valley, filled with dense forests and open hills, often covered by low mist from the swamp....

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Young Adult (YA)

Crossroads City

Crossroads City is an industrial Southern city in the United States known for its factories, being a hub of railroad transportation, a monolith of river transportation, and a flourishing hub for the arts and Southern history within the shadow of Look...

Alternative History Fairy tale Fantasy Gothic MagiPunk

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

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

Numenland

Welcome to Numenland, a land where knowledge is power, and power is tightly controlled. Here, society is built upon the iron rule of education and guild allegiance. Wielding magic or technology outside the system is a gamble few survive; the law is...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Steampunk

Usular

Usular is a world on the verge of re-discovering itself. To many of its inhabitants the world is rife with magic, with creatures and the unexplained often sharing the same hearth as the mundane. Power is out there for those who seek it, but the searc...

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

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

Apyrria

A dark world where only dreams hold hope and faith has all but been washed from the world. War torn and ruined, many have lost family and others their sanity. A despair ridden world tainted by darkness and sorrow. Apyrria is the home of sorrow, death...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Post Apocalyptic

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

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

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

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

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

Blades in the Dark: Loaded Dice

[p]Espansione non ufficiale di Blades in the Dark. [/p] [p][/p] [p][/p]

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Political Stealth Steampunk

Chicago after Dark

[p]An unofficial homebrew adaptation of the Vampire the Masquerade (5e) Chronicle setting: "Chicago By Night"[/p] [p][/p] [p][currentdate:3378c86f-ec8f-46ba-8959-f5887...

Adult 18+ Gothic Horror Political Urban

Aurora Claye Chronicles

Gothic Horror Modern Supernatural Young Adult (YA)

Darkplane

Annoloth. The Years of Woe. Millenia of Vinramar's history - shrouded in war, bloodshed, and strife have culminated to these last days. The overwhelming worship of Daemoth, or Lachmarum - Lord of the Fallow, reigns supreme and has plunged the...

Ancient Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Horror Weird

Gotham 2069

Cyberpunk Gothic Science Fiction, Modern Supernatural Urban

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

Vespía

When the planet came to a halt, no one was safe from the horrors that followed. Cast in an eternal night soon after the establishment of civilization, even the eldest inhabitants of Vespía struggle to recall the sun's warmth. The Gods remained unreac...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Gothic Political

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

Azora

Adult 18+ Gothic Hard Magic Military Victorian

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

The Underworld

A subterranean realm filled with mystery, magnificence, and malice, the Underworld is beholden to the whims of the Archons, demigod-like beings who each control swathes of territory and fight one another constantly for influence and resources. For ma...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic 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

Candela Obscura

A mysterious explosion and an inexplicably ravaged corpse lead an eclectic group of Newfaire residents to join the secretive society of Candela Obscura. In exchange for resources and information, this new Circle of investigators will discover occulti...

Gothic Horror

Erra

Erra has existed for a millennia, starting with the Great Beginning, in which a catastrophic planetary boom occurred and brought life to the planet that once only existed as a mere meteorite. From this large hunk of stone and metal a world was born a...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Покров

В соавторстве с Leeder, сеттинг придуман им.

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval

Sphaera

A D&D setting based off Victorian-England and other historical periods and places.

Fantasy, Urban Gothic MagiPunk Post-modern Victorian

Virdaren

Virdaren is a world brimming with untamed potential, a young and volatile realm teeming with countless nations, factions, religions, and cults scattered across its surface. This is a land where vast regions remain uncharted, harboring primordial forc...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval Sword & Sorcery

Semita

Semita is the wheel upon which an infinite multiverse spins. Within the framework it's own reality it is one of many life sustaining planets, but is the source of the power that created the universe as we know it. It is a land burdened by extensive h...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

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,...

Clockpunk Gothic Neo Noir Steampunk Supernatural

Fē̆rden

A setting loosely inspired by fairy tales, Gothic horror and 18th century Europe. Instead of knights, castles and dragons, think highwaymen, pirates and werewolves. Though it is set further in time than medieval fantasy, the firearm never really deve...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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