Mystery

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

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

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

The Octant

Venture into The Octant, a universe where the marvels of countless worlds, the mysteries of unexplored territories, and the sagas of diverse civilizations converge into an ever-expanding cosmic tapest...

Hard Science Mystery Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera

Animara

Welcome to Animara! Where the Animal Kingdom Comes to Life! Animara is a realm where animals of all kinds live and thrive. You won't find any humans here, as they are only myths or legends from stories long ago. Animara is composed of...

Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

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

Greyhawk

Fantasy Medieval Mystery Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

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

Saikyandiē

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

Arus

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Zol

Zol, once plagued with calamities, is now a world if the process of self discovery. About a millennium has passed since the Great Calamities. Byterra has recovered, alas without being able to hide her wounds. Acid lakes, glass spirals, crimson water...

Mystery Neo Noir Political Religious Steampunk

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

Karagatan: A World Of Legends

Replacing the distant gods, the Elemental Lords now wield authority, each presiding over one of the essential elements—Air, Fire, Earth, and Water. Acknowledging the gods' remoteness, the inhabitants of Karagatan redirect their devotion towards the E...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Gothic

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

Gaia

Mystery Science Fantasy Subversion Surreal Weird

Onigma V

Viides Onigma on maailma, jossa kiivas kehitys on koittanut pitää kasvavat kauhut poissa, mutta on epäonnistunut siinä kerta toisensa jälkeen. Rikkaat ja sivistyneet keksivät aina uusia keinoja hyödyntää voimia, joita kohti kenenkään ei tulisi katsoa...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Science Fantasy Steampunk

ETALAI

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Historical Mystery Romance

Zivaria

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Steampunk Western

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

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

Cadriel

In the beginning, Cadriel was a world inhabited only by plants and animals. Giant magical life forms ruled the land without civilization. One day, the arcane energy came together and a life was spawned from thin air. This being, was called A...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Emirate of Belkar

Historical Medieval Mystery

Srokadia

There once was a tree... Well the whole solar system Srokadia, where every branch grows a planet, and throws it into orbit when it's done growing!

Crime Fantasy, High Magic Hard Science Mystery Science Fiction

Clivilius

Mystery Science Fiction Young Adult (YA)

The Grand Duchy of Oberlan

This campaign follows the story of two unlikely friends as they struggle to make a name for themselves in the large capital of The Grand Duchy of Oberlan, known as @[Vallance](settlement:32e92ed5-03...

Crime Fantasy, Urban Medieval Mystery Sword & Sorcery

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

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

Eberron

Fantasy Mystery Science Fantasy

Ashalar

Exploration Fantasy 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

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

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

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

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

Ethscahria

[p]Welcome to Ethscahria[/p] [p][/p] [p][follow:85f1d03d-92e3-4a62-90ae-ab0ab6707b7d][/p] [p][/p]

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Vel

Vel ist eine sehr neue Welt, voller Magie und voller Gefahren.

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Mystery

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

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

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

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 Wondrous Continent

Fantasy Mystery Political

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

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

Aerthis

A land wrought of danger and mystery, the ethereal hum of ancients beginning to billow from its depths once more. Bastions of lost knowledge and realms of mad tyrants are strewn across this fractured world, while the threat of other planes seeps thro...

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

Ardentia 1839

Willow Wolfe, a newly orphaned teen, moves to her mother's childhood home to live with relatives she's never heard of before. She soon finds that her estranged family isn't the only secret her mother kept from her, as Wolfe Manor and the town of Elde...

Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Steampunk Victorian

Avoranic

This world was created on July 27, 2022, here on World Anvil. Welcome to Avoranic! I want to welcome you to Avoranic - a world that is home to several short stories and novels by Tricia Johansson/Trix Joyce. On this...

Fairy tale Fantasy, Romantic Mystery Science Fantasy Slice of Life

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

Nonvyrox

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

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

Tiria

Tiria is a massive diverse world built with the intention of creating many 5e DnD Campaign Opportunities within a single connected world. It is a relatively new development, but I one day hope to have fully fleshed out world....

Exploration Fantasy Gothic Medieval Mystery

Cassiopeia

Aside: This world hosts the character options and maps for the Star Systems visited in the Space Western Campaign hosted in the Stars System of Cassiopeia. Currently it is being constructed for Dungeons and Dragons, but has ability to be ad...

Cyberpunk Exploration Fantasy, Dark Mystery Post Apocalyptic

Shadows of Eschaton

Darkness in the State of Despair

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery Supernatural

Shadowcrest Valley

Overview Nestled between towering mountains and a treacherous coastline, Shadowcrest Valley is a land of ancient ruins, shifting allegiances, and secrets buried beneath centuries of blood and bone. It is a place...

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political

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

Regencia

Fantasy, Romantic Historical Mystery Political Religious

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

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

Forsalon

Not even the gods know from whence the world of Forsalon emerged. In the tales of divinity, it is said only that Ianis - first of the pantheon - emerged from the ether into the world of Forsalon, and chose to populate it with his creations. Unsure of...

Exploration Fantasy Historical Mystery Political

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

Therinyn

All creations and material belong to their creators, and all content found here is for personal use for my campaigns.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Political

The Lethe Anthology

To most, humanity is the only proven existence. The thought of intelligent life on other worlds is beautiful or terrifying depending on the individual, but a dream nonetheless. The idea of creatures other than humans or animals a thing of myth and fo...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Horror Mystery

Otrina

Fantasy Hard Magic Mystery Religious Steampunk

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

Twin Earths

The Twin Earths- one of the most unique parts of greater Existence. Between the points where the two realms have fused together, the presence of witches, and the mysterious Cryptids, there is much of this world that remains unknown.

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Modern Mystery Supernatural

Toril

Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery Religious Sword & Sorcery

Casmyr

I have renamed the world, because I have enough lore to do so. I keep "Casmyr" to make it easier to find.

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Mystery Political

Breck's Haven

[quote]Let the sparks light your flame![/quote] Breck’s Haven is a pocket dimension in our own world. Breck, the strongest magic-user to have ever lived, created it to shelter magical creatures and m...

Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Urban Mystery Slice of Life Sword & Sorcery

Atreyu

[p][/p] [p]1000 years ago, the World of Atreyu was home to beauty and magic. Then came "[url:https://www.worldanvil.com/w/atreyu-ixion22/a/the-shattering-myth]The Shattering " where the world was sundered. Memories became lost to time and frag...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Skortville College

[p]The Skortville College lies in Essedria, the under water world of the Essedrici. It is built in giant trees, three teaching trees and five living trees (Skortville, Atlandell, Neathmill, Marewoth & Seashore). It’s an Elite College where the studen...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic Mystery

Gaia

A world where nearly everyplace has been discovered save for few corners. In a time where skirmishes and brawls with the wrong people quickly become wars of severe magnitude. (Similar time period to colonization with technology)

Fantasy, Urban Mystery Sword & Sorcery

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

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

Aulyre's Eberron Gazetteer

Fantasy Horror Mystery Neo Noir Steampunk

Ithlacar

A Westmarches-style game in D&D 5e. For entirely too many people.

Exploration Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Miriedal

Ancient gods, curses and mysteries to explore

Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Supernatural

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

Long Branch City/Sakura and Secrets

A world at war left America as one of the victors. Magic was in extensive use by both sides, but there was no effort to quell the disastrous consequences of using it. Thus, the Department of Supernatural Safety was founded. Sanctions and laws red...

Fantasy Modern Mystery Science Fantasy Supernatural

Eidanari

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Literature RPG Mystery

Dark Domains of Ravenloft

Travelers who wander through the tiny domain of Crossroads may stop at this roadside inn and tavern before heading back into the mists again. Located one day from the northwestern border of Barovia and is a popular rest stop on the way to Bergovista...

Fantasy, Dark Gothic Horror Mystery Supernatural

Aelburn

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Wuxia-Fantasy

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

Traeon's Twilight

[articleblock:9de436cd-420b-4bca-82e7-b2f6909b860d] [p]row[/p] [p]col[/p] - 1 - 2 - 3 [p]col[/p] [p]col[/p] - 1 - 2 [p][/p] [p]row[/p] [aloud]In Traeon, you find yourself not merely as wanderer or treasure-seeker...

Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Album

Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Religious Soft Magic

Apsyildon

Apsyildon is the overarching project that contains the various worlds and games made by Architrave Gaming and it's affiliates. There are 9 main worlds, called Layers, each connected to each other through the Prime Layer ColonnArch, which has 4 ex...

Ancient Fantasy, Dark Mystery Political Post Apocalyptic

Pulse

An experiment is taking place on a planetary scale. Across the surface of the planet, a phenomenon referred to as "Blight" is spreading. Festering regions defended by fierce creatures called “blightbeasts” taint the surface, warping the land and p...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Science Fantasy

Synas

Fantasy, Dark Literature RPG Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Sirion

[quote] "By love this world was made. And by love this world will be unmade..."[/quote] In a world that was once characterized by unity and wholeness, there has been a devastating catastrophe known as The Collapse, an event that mercilessly...

Exploration Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Romantic

Foggy Downs

There is a place where things that are lost go to never be found. It is a place that echoes with the terror of nightmares and the euphoria of things you have long since forgotten you had forgot. It is a place found somewhere between the nauseating ma...

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Horror Mystery

Brasspunk

Steampower, clockwork, geothermal, wind, solar and crystals power the world. Inventors are the biggest celebrities, and invention firms are everywhere, competing with each other for contracts. Inventions big and small are in high demand, and ev...

Clockpunk Fantasy, Low Magic Mystery Steampunk Victorian

Eritaam

The world of Eritaam is a vast and rich plane of various cultures and beliefs throughout the world, each at various stages of progression and civilization. From the sporadic and disconnected forest and tundra villages of the Beastlands to the medieva...

Fantasy Mystery Sword & Sorcery

Aequoria (5 Years Before)

[quote] [p]The sea is not just a boundary, but a gateway to endless possibilities. In every crashing wave lies a whisper of freedom, urging us onward. However, only those who take action, who heed the whisper's call are those who will find greatnes...

Fairy tale Military Mystery Shōnen Sword & Sorcery

Astoria

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Mystery

Howdy

Enjoy the splendor and Majesty of America without subjecting bottoms to the rigors of the saddle, or purses and persons to the danger of stagecoach robbery. Many are the nooks and crannies of the West that have yet to be discovered. Here, the...

Horror Mystery Supernatural Western

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

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

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

THE GOBLE REALM

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Alternative History Ancient Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Supernatural

The Land of Gaihu

The heart of the Material Plane is the sprawling world known as the Land of Gaihu. This main continent serves as the hub of cultural diversity and geographical extremes. Countless islands surround this colossal landmass. These islands, shrouded in my...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Mystery

Seattle By Night

Welcome to Seattle, a city of contrasts and secrets. Beneath the surface of this bustling metropolis lies a hidden world of darkness and intrigue, where ancient vampires manipulate the shadows to maintain their power and influence. In this game of Va...

Horror Mystery Political Supernatural

Dragonia

This world is one that only the dragon eye can see. any human traveling towards this world will pass right through it. its small, the size of Hawaii's main island. Dragons that live here have access to a volcano, greenery, and mountains left and righ...

Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Mystery Superheroic