Gothic

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

Karondea

The future of the human race is enshrouded in uncertainty. After a powerful human being with power beyond mortal comprehension took their place as the Emperor of Mankind, humanity took to the st...

Dystopia Gothic Science Fantasy Solarpunk Space Opera

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

The Westwilds

Warning! This world contains spoilers for my homebrew Dungeons and Dragons campaign! If you're a current player of that campaign, tread with caution and don't click any articles that might spoil you. From th...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic Gothic Sword & Sorcery

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

Thea

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Medieval

The Crimson City

Gothic Historical

The World of Aeloria Prime

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval Political

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

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

Umbrana

The Reign of Darkness: A Desperate Quest for Light The Growing Threat of the Umbra In the world of Umbrana, darkness reigns supreme. The rare and precious Lucerian stone only breaks the abyss of darkness as the only light source...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror

Vampirism for Amoral Sociopaths

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

Gothic

Shadows' Nocturne

Welcome to the Shadows' Nocturne Latest Book Release When Hell hath no fury and Death has no hold? What's a witch to do?...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Urban Gothic Romance Supernatural

Ordo Celestia

Alternative History Gothic Military Political Religious

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

The Vornoff Chronicle

As a personal challenge, I'm doing all of my Chronicles of Darkness campaigns in the same timeline. Articles in the world will be epistolary, putting together a comprehensive timeline of campaigns from the early days of civilization to the modern wor...

Gothic Horror Supernatural Weird

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

Aegimius

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

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Medieval

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

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

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

Aeia

Welcome to the world of Aeia. A high fantasy D&D universe with some light Gothic horror elements and a lot of homebrew.

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror

Známý svět

Svět, na kterém se odehrávají všechny moje RPG kampaně! Pokud si chceš něco přečíst, ať už pro zajímavost, v přípravě na postavu, či aby ses se mnou mohl hádat o nesmyslnosti věcí, jsi vítán!

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic

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

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

Regulus

Segmentum: Obscurus Sector: Calixis Subsector: Hazeroth Abyss Planetary Class: Death World Population: 4.3 Billion Tithe Grade: Solutio Prima Satellite...

Gothic Military Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction

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

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

Shresta

[quote] North of scorching desert, south of frozen waste, beyond the western storms, worthy ones make haste. A land of law and light, blessed by Pholtus' rays, where champions of Hieroneous, learn the honest ways. Where toil is salvation,...

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Horror

The World of Othe

The gods and mortals alike reeled from the assault of the Kithik, an alien force that used magic unfamiliar to the universe. With all but their final remnants of the invaders driven off, they must deal with the fallout of the war. Demons conjured to...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic

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

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

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

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

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

Crypts and Wyverns

The umbral flames of the shadow phoenix scorched the sun from the sky. Only the faithborn stand between Eterna and the subjugation of the world.

Clockpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High 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

Obsidian Wings

[p]There is a place where names matter more than laws. Where bloodlines shape nations, and belief can make a god—or unmake one.[/p] [p]Siegmara is such a place.[/p] [p]Once, its towers gleamed with virtue: justice, wisdom, sacrifice. Now, th...

Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Political

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Crime Flintlock Gothic Steampunk Victorian

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

Curse of Jason

[p]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 leaves about him, billo...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

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

England 1845

Gothic

REDCASTLE

[quote]"I wonder how the night will be On a day that I shall never see."[/quote] [p]The two-mooned planet of Acarus has seen many epochs of Man since the beginning of creation, but none as grim as the current age; the on...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

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

Ravenloft

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Dragon Hammer

Welcome to the world of Dragon Hammer, a dark fantasy realm born from the chaos of a great war between powerful deities. It is a world of magic and mystery, where the delicate power between light and darkness hangs in the balance. Filled with fantast...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Medieval

The Silent King's Realm

[p]Also referred to as his Palace, the Silent King’s Realm is by all means and purposes, a physical, arcane, and eldritch planar manifestation of The Silent King's primordial knowledge. Fueled by their aberrant magics, hidden far away from th...

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

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

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

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

Surviving Midnight

In The Moonlit Depths Of Mississippi Lies A Forgotten Hamlet, Where The Shadows Dance To An Eerie Symphony And The Whispers Of Ancient Secrets Permeate The Stagnant Air. Welcome To Midnight, A Town Steeped In The Tapestry Of Southern Goth...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Modern 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

Bracken's Barovia

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

Songs Of Shadow

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Transhumanism

Sleipner sector

The ultimate compendium for everything that is linked to this little area of the Imperium. For three centuries, the Sleipner Sector has been dominated by the mighty Ork warlord @[Grimskul](person:7...

Gothic Military Science Fiction

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

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

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 Inland Sea

World of dark fantasy, political intrigue and grim morally wrong situations.

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

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

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

Zepharog

[aloud]Rakasha is a dark fantasy world torn by politics, war, and inter-racial dispute. Once, the land used to be peaceful. This was before the Godlings wanted to experience more than their divine intentions. Sadly, this became the event know...

Gothic Horror 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

Infestatio Carnis

[quote] "Do you see me, Father? I sow their teeth into the soil, and open the skies to nourish their rot. The world will be blessed with agnosia, remade to see the truth of my wonders. Gnosis awaits the willing, and the rejected will lament as th...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Horror Medieval Mystery

DigiDonkeyverse

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

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Misthaven

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Supernatural

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

Ardrim

[p]No one knows how the world was made, simply that it has been there for as long as the memories of even the gods can recall. Before the gods took control of the cosmos, the world was ruled by primordials and great elementals. In the tens of thousan...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Political Steampunk 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

The Annals Of Ordu

It is a time of majesty and decay. When great kings and heroes in their mighty golden halls grow bloated in their hubris. When the once dormant gods of the ancients awaken and take back that which rightfully belongs to them. T...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Science Fantasy Weird

The Chronicles of Drakkenheim

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Political Supernatural

Theme Test

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror

Utania

[p]Utania was a world forged in war. The most ancient legends and myths are filled to the brim with tales of the unending, bloody chaos of the world's prehistory. But the stories also tell of the coming of the gods, and how they interceded to support...

Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Supernatural Sword & Sorcery Victorian

Elddevand

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic Sword & Sorcery

Realm of Mordvania

Walk into the remnant realm of the long since fallen Morkadian Imperium. Once a glorious heart of arts and technology, what remain is but a shadow of it's former creed, as the kingdom now lost beyond walls of sin struggle to survive the disconnect fr...

Adult 18+ Gothic MagiPunk Religious Steampunk

Earth

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Gothic Horror Supernatural

Atterlandus

Atterlandus is a sprawling, lush realm teeming with fantastical creatures born from the wildest reaches of imagination and nightmarish monstrosities that haunt the darkest recesses of human fears. As vast as it is, this ancient world exudes an aura o...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

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

Ivranai

Ivranai is a lush and magical world, filled with wistful landscapes and dangerous monsters.

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Historical Steampunk Sword & Sorcery

Esfiro

Fantasy, Dark Flintlock Gothic Sword & Sorcery

TamerlaneRP Player Guide

[p]Our community is a welcoming space for everyone, whether in Second Life, Discord, or both. TamerlaneRP maintains a [url://www.worldanvil.com/w/tamerlanerp-player-guide-inara-reynolds/a/disclaimer2C-anti-bullying2C-and-content...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Steampunk Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

The Everwuld

The Everwuld is an ancient realm, born of chaos and magic, forged by gods and kings. Technology and magic lived in harmony and under the careful guidance of the gods, all life flourished and technology thrived. Then it all ended. No-one knows w...

Clockpunk Dieselpunk Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Gothic

Azzaron

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Gothic MagiPunk

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

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

After The End

[quote] Совершая пожертвование вы участвуете в продолжении развития проекта и получаете доступ к закрытым статьям. Указывайте в комментарии пожертвований свой ник на WorldAnvil, Boosty или ...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Hard Magic Mecha Post Apocalyptic

Curse of Strahd Reloaded

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

The Fallen Empires

The old Religions and worship of Tiamat are coming back to the broken world of Eirda. The current world order is collapsing, who will defend or reforge the world and bring peace back to the world.

Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Gothic Medieval

Hive world Dathnor 40k

The Hive-world was spared the punishment that befell its last planetary governor and his administration, but only just. Now the Astra Militarum have assumed command with its iron grip, they brought the emperors might down on this world and now...

Crime Dystopia Gothic Science Fantasy Urban

Tricks & Treats

It's that time of the year again! October has arrived and so have the spooky stories! This also means World Anvil's "Spooktober" is back! What does that mean? [quote]Spooktober is a creative writing and art challenge that runs in October each year...

Adult 18+ Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

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

Barovia

The land of sadness

Dystopia Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Supernatural

Kokudo (国土) Project

The Kokudo Project is a community world building project inspired by projects such as Touhou, Len'en, & Nansei. Kokudo is set with a more world wide outlook to include creatures & themes from other cultures & fantasies....

Fantasy Gothic Medieval Oriental Sword & Sorcery

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

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

World of Darkness

The world has changed since the supernatural returned with great power in the year 2000. And humanity is adapting, as it always has. But the dangers that have forced the supernatural into the light are real. On these nights, it's a win and surviv...

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Gothic Horror Modern

Azora

Adult 18+ Gothic Hard Magic Military Victorian

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