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Encyclopedia > List of campaign settings

The List of campaign settings is a listing of published role-playing game campaign settings. Publishing is the activity of putting information in the public arena. ... This article is about games in which one plays the role of a character. ... A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. ...


Several of the listed settings are literary and media settings for which RPG material has been produced under license. Literature is literally an acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. ... To licence or grant licence is to give permission. ...

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Fantasy

Al-Qadim: Arabian Adventures sourcebook cover Al-Qadim: Land of Fate campaign setting box set cover Al-Qadim is an Arabian Nights-themed campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... This article is about the role-playing game. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms, Abeir-Toril is the name of the fictional planet on which the campaign setting is set. ... Blue Rose is a fantasy role-playing game published by Green Ronin Publishing in 2005. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... Arcanis is an award-winning campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created and supported by Paradigm Concepts. ... Arcanis is an award-winning campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created and supported by Paradigm Concepts. ... This article is about the role-playing game. ... GURPS Banestorm cover Banestorm, written by Phil Masters and Jonathan Woodward released October 2005, is setting sourcebook for the fourth edition of the GURPS Role-playing game. ... The original Birthright logo. ... Role playing Blackmoor is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting originally created in the early 1970s by Dave Arneson, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons. ... True 20 is a role-playing game developed and published by Green Ronin Publishing. ... Council of Wyrms is a Dungeons and Dragons box set that includes rules for playing dragon, half dragon, and dragon servant characters. ... For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. ... Athas is the name of the fictional planet on which the D&D campaign setting known as Dark Sun is set. ... The current edition Dragonlance logo, as seen on all books published in the more recent times. ... Krynn is the fictional world of the Dragonlance setting. ... Dragonmech is a steampunk/fantasy campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons developed by Goodman Games and Sword & Sorcery Studios. ... For the comic book, see Steampunk (comics). ... This article is about the term used in science fiction, anime, and manga. ... Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed hack and slash action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment on January 2, 1997. ... Earthdawn is a fantasy role-playing game, originally produced by FASA. It has since been licensed to Living Room Games, which is producing the Second Edition line, and RedBrick Limited, a company that is producing the Classic line (which is essentially an alternate second edition; see History below for more... Barsaive is the setting for the FASA Role-playing game Earthdawn. ... The Eberron logo Eberron is a campaign setting created by author and game designer Keith Baker for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... The Empire of The Petal Throne is a role-playing game system created by Professor M. A. R. Barker. ... The Empire of The Petal Throne is a role-playing game system created by Professor M. A. R. Barker. ... The EverQuest Role-Playing Game is a role-playing game based on the EverQuest fantasy MMORPG. The game line is published by White Wolf under its Sword & Sorcery imprint. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting be merged into this article or section. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms, Abeir-Toril is the name of the fictional planet on which the campaign setting is set. ... Serialized in Original run – No. ... Sword World RPG ) is the most popular Japanese role-playing game[1]. The current, 2nd edition, known as the Complete Editon, was published in 1996, but the original was published in 1989, so many Japanese RPG gamers recognize it as a very classical role-playing game. ... Legend of Crystania is a full-length Japanese animated motion picture, and the film was officially released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films. ... Rune Soldier , lit. ... Glorantha is the mythical world developed originally by Greg Stafford (b. ... This article is about the role-playing game setting. ... Oerth is the name of the fictional planet on which the earliest Dungeons & Dragons setting – that of Greyhawk – takes place. ... Grimm is a d20 tabletop RPG, released by Fantasy Flight Games as part of their Horizon open-ended miniature Campaign Settings, making of use the AD&D Open Game Licence. ... Hârn is a world designed for use in fantasy role-playing games. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... An illustration of The Hyborian Age primarily based upon a map hand-drawn by Robert E. Howard in March 1932. ... Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. ... Conan is the anglicized version of the Gaelic male name Conán, which means little wolf or little hound, derived from cú (grammatically changed to con), meaning hound or wolf, and the diminutive suffix án. ... 3rd edition D&D manual for Oriental Adventures. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms, Abeir-Toril is the name of the fictional planet on which the campaign setting is set. ... Oriental Adventures is one of two hardback books produced as supplements for Dungeons & Dragons. ... The Kingdoms of Kalamar is a fantasy role-playing game campaign setting created by Kenzer and Company and released in 1994. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) is a series of roleplaying adventure modules published by Goodman Games under the d20 open gaming license. ... Lone Wolf role-playing gamebooks. ... Midgard is a fantasy role-playing game of German origin. ... Alshard ) is a Japanese role-playing game designed by Junichi Inoue and FarEast Amusement Research. ... Alshard ) is a Japanese role-playing game designed by Junichi Inoue and FarEast Amusement Research. ... The 1990s Mystara Logo Mystara is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. ... For other uses, see Falkenstein. ... Planescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. ... Ptolus is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game written by Monte Cook. ... Rokugan is the fictional empire which is the main power in the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the basis for the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game, Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game, and the now out of print Clan War Miniatures game, all from... Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated L5R) is a fictional setting created by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. ... Oriental Adventures is one of two hardback books produced as supplements for Dungeons & Dragons. ... Scarred Lands is a fantasy campaign setting, published under the d20 System licsense by White Wolf under its Sword & Sorcery. ... The Sword & Sorcery imprint is used by White Wolf to publish its d20 & OGL material. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Kulthea is a fictional planet for Iron Crown Enterprises Shadow World campaign setting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Iron Crown Enterprises has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games for over 20 years. ... The Spelljammer logo Spelljammer (1989) is a campaign setting for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd edition) role-playing game, which features a fantastical (as opposed to scientific) outer space environment. ... The Empire of The Petal Throne is a role-playing game system created by Professor M. A. R. Barker. ... The Empire of The Petal Throne is a role-playing game system created by Professor M. A. R. Barker. ... d20 redirects here. ... 3D&T is a Brazilian Roleplaying Game, created by Marcelo Cassaro, once editor of a Brazilian magazine about RPGs called Dragão Brasil. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... An anime-inspired fantasy world for the Big Eyes, Small Mouth roleplaying game. ... “The world of Warcraft” redirects here. ... Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (abbreviated to WFRP or WHFRP) is a role-playing game set in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. ... Westeros is one of the three continents described in George R. R. Martins fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. ... A Game of Thrones is a role-playing game produced by Guardians of Order, the game is based on the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series by George R. R. Martin. ... This article is about a fantasy series. ...

Horror

Buffyverse is a term coined by fans of Joss Whedons first two television shows to refer to the shared fictional universe in which they are set. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... Chill is a role-playing game that captures the feel of late 20th-century horror films. ... Cthulhu and Rlyeh The Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ... Delta Green is a setting for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game created by Adam Scott Glancy, Dennis Detwiller, and John Tynes of the Seattle gaming house Pagan Publishing. ... Look up Engel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Polish band see Kult (band) Kult is a contemporary fantasy horror role-playing game originally designed by Gunilla Jonsson and Michael Petersén, published in Sweden by Target Games in 1991. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Little Fears - The Roleplaying Game of Childhood Terror is a role-playing game published in 2001 by Key 20 Publishing. ... This article is about Dungeons & Dragons Campaign setting. ... Masque of the Red Death is a campaign setting for the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons named after the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name. ... SLA Industries is a roleplaying game first published in 1993 by Nightfall Games in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Deadlands is a genre-mixing alternate history roleplaying game which combines the Western and horror genres. ... The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes. ... White Wolf, Inc. ... The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes. ... White Wolf, Inc. ... Unknown Armies (abbreviated UA) is an occult-themed RPG by John Tynes and Greg Stolze and published by Atlas Games. ... “Witch” redirects here. ...

Oriental fantasy

  • Kara-Tur (D&D, situated on Abeir-Toril)
  • Dragon Fist
  • Bushido (role-playing game)
  • Rokugan is the name of the land of Legend of the Five Rings RPG, as well the name of this game's d20 adaptation iltself. It replaced Kara-Tur as official D&D oriental scenario.
  • Sengoku uses a historical medieval Japan, though it has fantasy rules, according to Japanese old myths.
  • 'The Creation' is the name for the Exalted series of RPGs scenario.
  • Weapons of the Gods

3rd edition D&D manual for Oriental Adventures. ... In the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms, Abeir-Toril is the name of the fictional planet on which the campaign setting is set. ... Son Goku uses this technique to defeat Piccolo and Super Android 17. ... Bushido is a Samurai role-playing game set in Feudal Japan originally designed by Paul Hume and Bob Charrette and published by Fantasy Games Unlimited Inc. ... Rokugan is the fictional empire which is the main power in the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the basis for the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game, Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game, and the now out of print Clan War Miniatures game, all from... Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated L5R) is a fictional setting created by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. ... 3rd edition D&D manual for Oriental Adventures. ... For other uses, see Dungeons & Dragons (disambiguation). ... The Sengoku Period (戦国時代 Sengoku jidai) or warring-states period, is a period of long civil war in the History of Japan that spans through the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... Exalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. ... Weapons of the Gods is an Ancient Chinese Martial Arts role-playing game, created by Brad Elliott and Rebecca Borgstrom. ...

Science fiction

Alternity is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by TSR in 1998. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Bubblegum Crisis ) is a cyberpunk-style anime set in a future, post-disaster Tokyo, called Megatokyo. The series has a manga adaptation. ... Blue Planet is an environmentalist science fiction role-playing game and setting from Biohazard Games. ... Centauri Knights is a campaign setting for the roleplaying game Big Eyes, Small Mouth. ... Cyberpunk 2020 is a cyberpunk role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R. Talsorian Games. ... It has been suggested that Virtual world be merged into this article or section. ... Dawning Star (abbreviated DS) is a science-fiction tabletop role-playing game by Blue Devil Games built on d20 Modern and powered by d20 Future by Wizards of the Coast. ... d20 Future is an accessory for the d20 Modern role-playing game written by Christopher Perkins, Rodney Thompson, and JD Wiker. ... Dragonstar is a futuristic magic-meets-machine campaign setting created by Fantasy Flight Games for Wizards of the Coasts D20 role-playing game system. ... Engel (german for angel) is a relatively new role-playing game. ... Ex Machina is also the title of a comic book by Brian K. Vaughan. ... Fading Suns is a science fiction space opera role-playing game published by Holistic Design. ... Fringeworthy is a role-playing game first published in 1982 by Tri Tac Games. ... Gamma World is a science fantasy role-playing game, originally created by James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet, and first published by TSR in 1978. ... Gear Krieg is an alternate history game setting published by Dream Pod 9. ... The iconic Hunter Gear from Heavy Gear Heavy Gear is a game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. ... The Imperium of Man is a fictional galactic empire that contains the vast majority of humanity in the forty-first millennium, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe created by Games Workshop. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ... Jovian Chronicles is a science fiction game setting published by Dream Pod 9 since 1992. ... GURPS Infinite Worlds is a supplement for the Fourth Edition of the GURPS role-playing game, published by Steve Jackson Games in 2005. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... Gray Lensman in Astounding Oct. ... Planet of Adventure is a setting sourcebook for the GURPS role-playing game system describing a distant world populated by many varied alien and half-alien races, set in the world of the Planet of Adventure series of novels by Jack Vance. ... This is an original worldbook for GURPS. It is a future history suitable for a Hard Science Fiction campaign, in the tradition of stories by Robert Heinlein, Lester Del Ray and Ben Bova, or maybe the manga/anime Planetes. ... Mekton is a role-playing game which centers around the conventions of mecha anime and science-fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy). ... Serenity is a science fiction role-playing game released in 2005 and set in the universe of the movie Serenity and television series Firefly. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... Serenity is a 2005 science fiction space western/epic film written and directed by Joss Whedon. ... Shadowrun is a cyberpunk-urban fantasy cross-genre role-playing game, set 63 years in the future,[1]following a great cataclysm that has brought use of magic back to the world, just as it begins to embrace the marvels (and dangers) of technologies such as cyberspace, omnipresent computer networks... Spacemaster is a science fiction role playing game produced by Iron Crown Enterprises. ... Iron Crown Enterprises has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games for over 20 years. ... Iron Crown Enterprises has produced role playing, board, miniature, and collectible card games for over 20 years. ... Star Frontiers is a science fiction role-playing game produced by TSR during the 1980s. ... TSR, Inc. ... Star Hero is a game, published by Hero Games, which uses its Hero System rules to represent the science fiction genre. ... The Hero System (or HERO System) is a generic role-playing game system that developed from the superhero RPG Champions, and embodies the underlying mechanics of other Hero Games role-playing games such as Dark Champions, Fantasy Hero, Star Hero, and Pulp Hero. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... This article is about the series. ... Mekton is a role-playing game which centers around the conventions of mecha anime and science-fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy). ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... d20 redirects here. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Transhuman Space is a role-playing game published by Steve Jackson Games as parts of the Powered by GURPS (Generic Universal Role-Playing System) line. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... Traveller was one of the first major role-playing games (RPGs) being originally published in 1977. ... This article is about Dream Pod 9s post-apocalyptic fantasy role-playing game. ...

Superhero

Look up continuum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Adventure! adventure in role-playing games, see adventure (role-playing games). ... Created by White Wolf Game Studio in 1999, Aberrant is a superhero-based role-playing game set in 2008AD in a world where super-powered humans started appearing one day in 1998 out of the blue. ... This article is about the Christian Trinity. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... DC Heroes is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Comics universe, published by Mayfair Games. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... Freedom City is a fictional, city-based campaign setting for the roleplaying game Mutants and Masterminds. ... Mutants & Masterminds (abbreviated M&M or MnM) is a superhero role-playing game written by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. ... Godlike is a KMFDM single off of the album Naïve. ... Wild Talents is the fourth and final book written by paranormal author Charles Fort, published in 1932. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Marvel Super Heroes is a term generally referring to superheroes owned and published by Marvel Comics (see list of Marvel Comics characters). ... META-4 is a fictional campaign setting for the roleplaying game Mutants and Masterminds. ... Silver Age Sentinels is a superhero role-playing game published in 2002 by Guardians of Order, creators of Big Eyes, Small Mouth, an anime-themed RPG. Silver Age Sentinels features an original game world heavily inspired by classic four-color DC and Marvel comic book series, updated to modern political... Omlevex is a superhero roleplaying game supplement published by Spectrum Games and mechanically compatible with Champions, Silver Age Sentinels, and Mutants and Masterminds. ... Mutants & Masterminds (abbreviated M&M or MnM) is a superhero role-playing game written by Steve Kenson and published by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. ... For other uses, see Watchman. ... DC Heroes is an out-of-print superhero role-playing game set in the DC Comics universe, published by Mayfair Games. ... The cover of the first Wild Cards book, Wild Cards. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ... Millennium City is a fictional setting in Champions, a genre of the Hero System. ...

Comedy/satire

Paranoia is a humorous role playing game set in a dystopian future similar to 1984, Brazil, Brave New World and especially Logans Run; however, the tone of the game is rife with black humor, frequently tongue-in-cheek rather than dark and heavy. ... For other senses of this word, see paranoia (disambiguation). ... GURPS Illuminati University (1995) (ISBN 1-55634-206-3), also called GURPS IOU, is a 128-page softbound campaign setting sourcebook for the GURPS role-playing game. ... The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, commonly known as GURPS, is a role-playing game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. ...

See also

The flexibility of the Dungeons & Dragons rules means that Dungeon Masters are free to create their own fantasy campaign settings. ... This is a list of fictional universes, organized by genre and by sub-genre. ...

External links

  • DnD wiki campaign listingsLinks to many homebrew settings
  • RPG Gateway's campaign listings Links to many homebrew settings, with ratings and summaries
  • RPG Net's list of homebrew campaign settings A lengthy list of homebrew settings available online

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