Speculative

Kingdom of America

[p]In 1786, Shays' Rebellion shakes a young nation to the core. Veterans of the revolution have their lands seized by the states, and see no compensation from a weak federal government. Led by Daniel Shays, the rebels demonstrated the frailty of the...

Alternative History Historical Military Political Speculative

Milky Way

The Milky Way galaxy, 2357 CE UNE Standard Calendar. Heavily inspired by the video game Stellaris by Paradox Interactive.

Political Science Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

El-Sod Elohim

[section:ninsutext]I know what you’re thinking-but this isn’t your world. It’s theirs. I catch only fleeting glimpses and brief visits, like reflections on still water, or record the tales, like whispers, of my companions Tak, erik...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Isekai Speculative

Chordas System

The Chordas System across the Milky Way galaxy galactic center from the Sol System is about a third of the way up its galactic arm. Humans arrived in the Chordas System by accident, having reverse-engineered alien technology to produce an inter...

Science Fiction Speculative

PERPETUARIUM

Informational Speculative Surreal Weird

Didome

A planet where the day lasts almost half an Earth year, and human civilizations have adapted to the unique climate.

Hard Science Medieval Science Fiction Speculative

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

Aetates Obscurae Verae

[p]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 l...

Adult 18+ Alternative History Exploration Fantasy, Dark Horror

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

Avestra

Avestra is a land where immortals live amongst mortals. The Eternals, ancient beings have returned to the realms after disappearing for millions of years. Strange night dwellers in the south east rule over kingdoms, never seen except by their most lo...

Fantasy Medieval Speculative

Corsairs

What is Corsairs Corsairs is set is a miniature planetary system made up of “spheres”: planetoids that range from the size of a golf ball to that of Earth’s moon, and “lanes”: ancient interplanetary gravity wells with artificial atmos...

Speculative

Kima

Kima was an idyll of perfection and gaiety once upon a time. Its people had fought off invaders and established a fair form of government, but their leader was poisoned by greed and obsession. His country devolved into chaos, and a revolution was bor...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Arc Sagas

Beneath a cosmic threshold, a labyrinth expands into infinite corridors of Time and boundless Space unfolds. Ancient Alchemy meets Modern Marvels in a World spinning with the potential of Magic! Explore forgotten ruins from bygon...

Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Literature RPG Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Orbydos

What comes after death rarely satisfies those that finaly face it. Yet for the souls plucked from the Old World, a Second Chance was the answer. For good of ill, a myriad of beings from a myriad places and times were Sent to live one last lif...

Fantasy, High Magic Isekai Military Political Speculative

Aetherverse

The Aetherverse....is it the past? The present? The future? Who knows, no one knows... It is a distant galaxy, or maybe just an alternate universe? It isn't our Milky Way that's for sure. The Aetherverse is a galaxy full of wonders, the tech...

Hard Science Military Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

The New Mythics

Millennia ago, mythical creatures lived alongside humans. But the humans came to reject their beast-like companions. To hide themselves, a spell was cast and they became like the humans around them; no one could tell the difference. Soon even they ca...

Fantasy Post Apocalyptic Speculative

Aurora

The world of the Variants, from my middle grade magical girl sci-fi novel Soul Devs.

Child Safe Science Fiction Speculative

Stellar Journey

[aloud]The relatively small volume of human inhabitation is no lesser for its size. Inside this bubble there are man-made structures, wrapped around entire worlds, others so plentiful they shine like diamonds in the sky. Planets both with endless des...

Hard Science Science Fiction Shōnen Speculative

Manifold Sky

In the finite confines of the Manifold, a five-dimensional world laid out across the inner surfaces of a penteract, factions vie for access to the limited arable land and mineral resources required to keep feeding civilization. Mercenary airships, a...

Dieselpunk Exploration Military Speculative Surreal

Caledonia

The ancient lands of Caledonia, perched at the edge of the known world. Once ruled by mighty druid kings, now splintered tribal groups fight amongst themselves for local supremacy. The druid order, a mere shadow of it's former glory, struggles to hol...

Alternative History Ancient Historical Speculative

The Red God

[quote] “I would not see our candle blown out in the wind. It is a small thing, this dear gift of life handed us mysteriously out of immensity. I would not have that gift expire… If I seem to be beating a dead horse again and again, I must protest:...

Cyberpunk Dystopia Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Speculative

A New World: A World of Conflict and Sorrow

Welcome to the year New World Era 0340, 340 years after the demise of Anno Domini and all that it created and destroyed. The world has changed as climate change happened, shifting the coastlines immensely. Federal Confederations have replaced nation-...

Cyberpunk Mecha Military Science Fiction Speculative

The Rosepetal

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Adult 18+ Horror Science Fiction Speculative

Kalan

Kalan is a setting for my various conlangs and concultures, told partially like the wiki it is but also by various travellers and outsiders. With a new millenium quickly approaching and world rapidly changing, the cultures (many of whom have been at...

Fantasy Fantasy, Low Magic Speculative Victorian

Criwodin

A world going through massive technological advancements. The populations trying to keep up with the times while wars are on the horizon. Mages have been either killed or institutionalized after the Mage Menace was taken down. Heroes and Adventurers...

Speculative

Eldûra

Amongst the ruins of a Sorcerer Queen's tyrannical rule, the continent of Aegéfaer has recovered much from the damage she inflicted. A wise and fair king rules upon the throne of Talnor, a kingdom that dwarfs its neighbours and is looke...

Exploration Fantasy Soft Magic Speculative Surreal

Blue Way

Blue Way, our first laser highway, is complete and more, to other stars, are in construction. We made it far into to the darkness, but we are still only dipping our toes in the deep cosmic ocean and who knows, what lurks in the deep.

Atompunk Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Kosiri

Alternative History Exploration Historical Political Speculative

The Aquanox Realm: A World Beneath the Waves

Welcome to the Aquanox Realm, a breathtaking aquatic world where vast oceans stretch beyond the horizon, teeming with life and mystery. Here, the very fabric of reality is woven with the magic of the sea and the whispers of ancient deities. As the su...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Speculative Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Arrhynsia

Welcome to the land of the broken shield. Come journey into a land of magic and fantasy, where the gods themselves walk amongst the strange peoples of our wild imagination. Here in Arrhynsia, mortals live out their everyday lives,...

Comedy Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The Matrioshka Multiverse

The Matrioshka Multiverse is a digital space within a Matrioshka brain - a hyper-advanced, many-layered shell of near-computronium the size of a large planet, powered by a captive black hole and the emissions of several nearby red dwarf companions....

Hard Science Religious Science Fiction Speculative Transhumanism

Atalantis

Between the 14th and 10th centuries BC, thousands of years before the Egyptian, Indian or Mayan civilizations were even a glimmer on the horizon of history, there was the Empire of Atalantis. [p][/p] [lef...

Alternative History Ancient Fantasy Speculative

Eivrall

Alternative History Cyberpunk Science Fantasy Speculative Survival

Order of the Silver Dawn

[p]Welcome! You’ve woken up on Nyxis, a gritty world where steam-powered machines and aether-fueled magic merge and clash amid arcane mysteries. The city of Argenthold teeters on the edge of revolution, with factions battling for control over ancient...

Exploration Fantasy, Dark Speculative Steampunk Victorian

Nijin-Konai

Year 253 RWE Nijin-Konai is The fifth planet orbiting the distant star of Nijin-Laj [location unknown]. The planet itself has been home to two other Sophont species before Mankind, one of which native to it. Due to the star'...

Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Speculative

Celestial Grove

One of these days I will write a proper world introduction.

Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Shelder

[h2|ee7d7e6f-f0e5-4ca4-9565-bdc5b7d70fbb]The "perfect" Earth clone... only 23 million light years away! [p][/p] [h3|de03da23-9950-4771-bfe4-6dc45eeb0289]Planet Shelder. Four billion and a half years of evolution to get here, now: explosive bio...

Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Magudonya

Welcome to Magudonya (literally the world of mages). It is a world where anybody with the knowledge of the appropriate rituals can bring about magickal effects. It is also a world where some are gifted with the innate ability to see and manipulate th...

Fantasy, Low Magic Political Religious Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Alore

[quote] Alore is a Sci-fi/Fantasy hybrid in which anything could exist, everyone has a story, and anyone can become a legend, be it through the tactical use of superior weapons, mastery over @[arcane...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

Sagadorm

Fairy tale Fantasy, Urban Speculative Young Adult (YA)

Liria

Welcome to the world of Liria! [p]An ancient and new world, long-lost technology lies dormant and undiscovered. Great magic once only the domain of the Elves now permeates the world. Science and Magic have come together...

Ancient Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Science Fantasy Speculative

Millennium Station

Millennium Station is the unofficial central hub of the galaxy. It is located on the border of the 4 main factions and considered neutral territory by all. Most great missions have started and ended here. At 12 kilometers across it is the largest and...

Cyberpunk Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern Space Opera Speculative

Shattered Horizons

Welcome to the Shattered Horizons Wiki The Last Refuge In the beginning, millions of Realms once existed in a single universe. Inhabitants were able to roam freely to whatever Realm they chose. The ten...

Alternative History Fantasy, Urban Speculative Weird

The Flying Flux

[p] Have you ever wondered what life would be like if opinions had any bearing on reality? Probably not, because such musings are illogical and almost definitely a massive waste of time. However, what I ask is for you...

Comedy Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Speculative Weird

KeepersVerse

A balanced world needs somebody to maintain that balance. The gods of this world have decided that the Keepers will do the job. Each of them maintains the balance of an idea or element, and their servant passes their task to the next person when they...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Medieval Speculative Young Adult (YA)

Greater Seattle-Bellevue Conurbation

[p]In another past, a quest for justice gone awry has lead military rule to be the status quo in the Greater Seattle-Bellevue Conurbation. Now, in the year 2041, various factions use cybernetic soldiers to fight for control of an addictive drug which...

Cyberpunk Dystopia Mecha Science Fiction Speculative

Parllos

[p] A world recently recovered from a cataclysm that drove Parllos' many sentient species to the brink of extinction. [/p] Civilized Species of Parllos Name Description/Type Location(s)...

Fantasy, Dark Speculative Supernatural Sword & Sorcery

Garmetyre

Garmetyre serves as the home planet to the life that survived it's own nuclear suicide.

Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Post Apocalyptic Speculative Supernatural

An-Diadh

Welcome to the Six Realms The known world of An-Diadh has one major continent,inhabited by the peoples of the six realms: the @[Realm of Balinor](location:abaf22ac-e086-47f1-a898-b...

Fantasy Hard Magic Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The Universe of Life

There is truly no place like home, but the place called home differs for everyone. In this universe, life can carve out a living on any planet, even if humans cannot. The universe is populated by sentient and sapient beings of all kinds, some which a...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Science Fiction Slice of Life Speculative

Continua

Fantasy Science Fantasy Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The Five Realms

Known. Wild. Lost. Paranormal. Eternal.Humanity has re-emerged from the darkness into a world quite different from today. The younger mortals nations of the Orqui, the Hobbledehoys, and Human Ffolk, too busy with surviving to notice their le...

Alternative History Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Science Fiction Speculative

Astra Planeta

Astra Planeta is a hopeful exploration of humanity’s future path to the stars, and the connections we may forge with the other peoples and worlds of the local stellar group.

Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Lite System

This is a speculative evolution project in the fictional planetary system Lite focusing on very early life on the second planet, Oxidi.

Child Safe Exploration Informational Science Fiction Speculative

Kesia

The D&D multiverse has seen thousands of stories after its decades of publishing: The weathered world of Greyhawk, the wartorn lands of Dragonlance, the advanced world of Eberron, and even the recent events of Toril's chaos the Forgotten Realm landsc...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Flintlock Medieval Speculative

Fragments of Aeden

Alesia, the land consecrated by two goddesses. For six and a half centuries humanity has prospered under the watchful care of the Dyad: Aurora, the Goddess of Light and Umbra, the Goddess of Darkness. Humans find their place and attempt to...

Fairy tale Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Speculative

The Web

Cover Image from adobe stock, Assets used in manipulation are credited [url:https://www.worldanvil.com/i/604984]Here! [container: panelA] Bear with me, dear reader. I want you to take a look aroun...

Exploration Fantasy, Urban Horror Speculative Supernatural

Talitha Harbor

Talitha Harbor, home to descendants from the uninhabitable planet, Earth. A planet of small continents dubbed great islands. Many with their own unique ecosystem. Talitha Harbor’s seas are teaming...

Adult 18+ Science Fiction Solarpunk Speculative

The Shard of Elan

Good day to you! You've come across my notes on the Shard of Elan incident—incidents. Events. Intrigue. The... episodes surrounding the Shard, the Circle and the war with the Ryuven, the Black Mage and the bast...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The Witches of Cape Otway

Perched atop scenic cliffs and nestled between the sea and the forest, the small town of Cape Otway in Victoria, Australia is the home of mortals, witches, supernatural creatures, nature spirits, and a mystical portal to the mysterious Otherworld. [...

Fantasy Fantasy, Urban Speculative Supernatural Urban

Boulder City, Nevada

In the years after WWII, the major powers invested huge amounts of time and money in experimental research programs. Most of these yielded no results, but a few of them paid off handsomely. One of the most important, but still largely mysterious expe...

Science Fiction, Modern Speculative

Novanati

Earth is a land that has no meaning to these beings anymore. Many of them disappeared off of the face of it thousands, hundreds of thousands, sometimes even millions of years ago. Humans as we know them do not exist here, however, species of human wh...

Alternative History Science Fantasy Speculative Subversion Young Adult (YA)

Kerawa

I started turning my artwork into NFTs and Printables. I have been looking for a way to make both more than just download (printables) or online (NFT) items. I'm hope that World Anvil can help. Using my art, writing, and world building, I want to tur...

Fantasy Speculative Steampunk Surreal

Arcverse

The Arcverse is a fictional version of our own universe heavily based in scientific fact and plausible speculation. The canonical history of the Arcverse stretches from the Big Bang that began the universe to the final extra-universal migration of al...

Exploration Hard Science Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

Ares

In the year 2099, the Solar System is locked in a civil war between the United System Commonwealth, an oligarchy that has total control over every colony in the System; and ARES, a rebellion that seeks independence for the colonies of the System, and...

Military Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

The Stellar Front

A second Cold War between China and an America-led coalition goes hot. After seven years of chaos, nearly three hundred million dead, and the victory of democracy, the alliance disintegrates and five superpowers are given a world to govern... even as...

Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Athea

Welcome! Salutations! Greetings, civilities and pleasantries! Whether by foot, by hoof, by wing, or perhaps, by way of creepy yawning runed magical portal, you have arrived! Come! Explore a vibrant living world chock full of expansive oceans...

Fairy tale Fantasy Literature RPG Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Calyria

Calyria is a world dominated by radical philosophies, where corporations and ideological groups have seized power, leaving states powerless. In the wake of this ideological takeover, a large part of society has lost their rights before the eye...

Adult 18+ Cyberpunk Dystopia Political Speculative

Shedim

“They sacrificed to daemons, no-gods, Gods they had never known, New ones, who came but lately, Who stirred not your fathers’ fears.” The world stands at the dawn of the 21st century, entering an uncertai...

Alternative History Modern Speculative Supernatural Weird

A Divergent Earth, 204X AD

Romance Shōnen Slice of Life Speculative Superheroic

Mythfenster

In a magical medieval world of high fantasy and adventure, our heroes will fight the forces of evil and chaos and try really hard to survive. On quests that evoke the feel and aesthetic of early '80's Dungeons & Dragons, they will seek to make their...

Exploration Fantasy, High Magic Fantasy, Urban Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Artaaluin

Artaaluin is a work in progress at the moment. I am working on rebuilding and revamping a setting I created three years ago that I loved deeply but other projects took me away from. Fantasy Ma...

Adult 18+ Science Fantasy Solarpunk Speculative Weird

Farthest Frontiers

Cyberpunk Exploration Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

Orion's Echo

[quote]Echoes of memory seep from Orion's Heart. Will you heed their warning? Or drown in their siren song?[/quote] It is the fifty-third century of what the people of ancient Earth once called the Common Era, though this measure...

Exploration Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

The Magic Multiverse

Your vision shifts as the magic takes hold of your dream. It draws you through the air; you feel your consciousness spread across the cosmos and you get short sensations and glimpses of many places: You feel it in the air, a slight tingle as a sin...

Exploration Fantasy Science Fantasy Speculative Young Adult (YA)

Ainathur

Eons ago, there existed a pantheon of Gods who decided it was time for them to create their own worlds to govern or destroy as they saw fit. Ondurin, the Architect, was tasked with forging these worlds. In his infinite boredom, he was quick to agree,...

Fantasy Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Magic Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The Institute

Speculative

Asherah

Dieselpunk Dystopia Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction Speculative

Restless Waters

Ashar is a realm where the unseen is as real as the tangible. Spirits whisper from the stones beneath your feet, and the stars above pulse with ancient power. In this world, magic flows like a hidden current, shaping lives, forging empires, and toppl...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Isaac Atomic Solar System

The year is 2247. The solar system has long since been colonized with a total population of around 23 billion, but most people still live on earth, around 20 billion of them. Mars long ago separated from earth, and the gas giants have formed together...

Hard Science Science Fiction Speculative

Terra Lucis

This is for my series called A Daydreamer's Blade. We welcome you to Terra Lucis, and hope you enjoy your stay!

Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Magic Speculative

Care Bears: The Story of Nathaniel Coldheart

"Care Bears: The Story of Nathaniel Coldheart" is a Care Bears AU that was originally supposed to be a modern spin on the classic DiC episodes of the Care Bears TV series in the '80s. When I realized that the AU's version of Professor Coldheart, Prof...

Comedy Fantasy, Low Magic Slice of Life Speculative

(WIP)

A world with fantasy cultures inspired mostly by historical Asian and European civilizations with many aspects revolving around the norse sagas, Dragon Age Origins, etc.

Fantasy, High Magic Religious Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Alterra (Fantasy)

Alterra: nigh infinite realms born from the merging of two forces. In Alterra lies the realms of Faterra and Aslandail where an ancient and long-standing war rages between 3 Elder species. On one side, the High Dragons, former residents of the now de...

Fantasy Fantasy, High Magic Medieval Speculative

Cipacli

A dead rotting world, but life clings on like fungus. Cities get built on top of nuclear rubble which in itself is built on top of a site of hateful genocide which is built on top of ancient civilizations that lasted a thousand years, using the relic...

Adult 18+ Afrofuturism Alternative History Ancient Atompunk

Urtbi

[p]The Urtbi Codex is a cryptic, ancient manuscript containing extensively detailed records about a mysterious, seemingly alternate Earth where the hominid species we recognize today as Homo neanderthalensis, Homo denisova, Homo flore...

Alternative History Informational Science Fiction Speculative Speculative Evolution

Equinox

Equinox is a series of high fantasy / science fiction novels and short stories that has been in development since 2016. The series draws inspiration from numerous sources, including but not limited to: Greek Mytho...

Fantasy, High Magic Hard Magic Science Fantasy Space Opera Speculative

Dapper Dino Speculative Evolution Project

The year is 2724, humanity has spread out among the stars. In the year 2693 the first life bearing world was detected and explored. But there has been no confirmed contact with intelligent life, until now.

Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative

Ather

A futuristic Sci-Fi world set roughly 400 years into the future. After the discovery of fuel more potent and powerful than oil, a second space race was kicked off with Russia, China, and the United States competing to see who could get their hand...

Science Fiction Science Fiction, Modern Space Opera Speculative

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

The Spike

A Sci-fi world set in our future were humanity has colonized the stars but discover not all is what it seems.

Military Science Fiction Speculative

Yuruida

[p]A semi-realistic science fantasy setting, Yuruida showcases the entire history of the saikkots, a species of sapient reptiles. Follow along from pre-sapience to space.[/p] [p]This world is a HEAVY work in progress. Pretty much every page is a stu...

Fantasy, Low Magic Science Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative

Elthir

In past ages, Elthir was a perfect universe of growth and prosperity, a land beautiful and unblemished by the corrupted desires of mortal man. The Sea people, not yet exiled to the Underworld, moved and breathed upon the face of the earth, tending th...

Fantasy Medieval Speculative

Wyrth

Wyrth is the canonical world of Warden's Game. The world has changed much in its near-10,000 year history, growing back to the glory it had before it was shattered by the world altering calamity of the Great Fracture, sundering the realms a...

Fantasy Hard Magic Literature RPG Speculative Sword & Sorcery

The City of Monsters

The Story of Monsters [p] Urban fantasy shared world anthology, featuring an alternate world run by monsters! [/p]

Fantasy, Urban Gothic Horror Speculative Supernatural

Bringing Ragnarok

Six unlikely heroes go for a hike and disturb a god, triggering the End of all Worlds - Norse style. Mythology? Garbled memory of real events in the ancient past. The gods? Beings of immense power know...

Alternative History Science Fiction Speculative

The Corporate States of America

The election of 2020 revealed to the world that Facebook could still win presidencies. Mark Zuckerberg's secret democratic candidate, funded by a "well meaning" Silcon Valley elite, won with 70% of the voting public. It felt like a revolution. It...

Cyberpunk Dystopia Science Fiction Speculative

NycosRPG Masterbook.

Welcome to Nycos! This is a centralized resource for playing all NycosRPG games,in any genre. Each SystemBook, from Dark Shards to Down Shift. depends on the information contained here. This centralized document is free to read, use, and duplicate...

Exploration Fantasy Medieval Speculative Sword & Sorcery

Prismagica

Fantasy Science Fiction Speculative Victorian

Iheya

Iheya is one of 150 islands that comprise the Ryukyuri Kingdom and it has a story to tell. Through this story, you will be introduced to the sites, sounds an smells of the many cultures and different beings that reside her...

Alternative History East-Asian Literature RPG Science Fantasy Speculative