Random Tables for Dark Fantasy in Titles and PDFs

Here we are looking at pdf and book titles for Horror on Drive Thru RPG.

PDF Guides - all | horror | dark fantasy | fantasy

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Starting Points

Dark fantasy is a nebulous beast, but is supported in rpgs such as Mörk Borg, The Black Company, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Shadow of the Demon Lord and Blades in the Dark

There is also a Generators Guide for Dark Fantasy. And a guide like this one for Random Titles and PDFs for Horror.

Jan 2025 - Added new titles and Other section.

Major Titles

Some PDFs are much larger and comprehensive.

The Dread Thingonomicon from Raging Swan Press is a collection of 400+ pages of fantasy dread-themed lists.
For system-neutral rpg goodness, Larcenous Designs has The GamesMaster's Apprentice: Horror Deck. A deck of 60 cards with prompts, dice rolls, npc traits, names and more for solo inspiration. Great for solo too.
From Chaos Factory Books there is the Teratogenicon, a tome for generating dark fantasy monsters. they also have the Dark Fantasy Everything Bundle, full of dark fantasy goodies.

Solo Titles

Horror is easier to get the atmosphere right if you're playing alone.....

English Eerie: Rural Horror Storytelling Game for One Player from Trollish Delver Games is a pay-what-you-want journalling game with five scenarios.
For a deck of dark fantasy hooks try Sidequest Decks: Horror Fantasy from Inkwell Ideas.
By Cassi Mothwin is Tangled Blessings: 1-2 Player Magic Academy Horror, where you can play as either a solo journalling or 2-player rpg in a spooky magical acadamy. Powered by tarot cards.

Free and Pay What You Want Options

If you like pdfs and random tables then there are some options. And where you find one you might find more...

Dark Fantasy Places from Chaos Factory Books is a PWYW title has a collection of tables and short essays for dark villages, forests and other places.Pink Dice Bag Publishing gives us of 100 Dark and Spooky Names,
Never Engine has 100 Spooky Yet Mundane Dungeon Encounters
d100 Mundane Items (for Mörk Borg) from Petersender with 100 dark fantasy items. Plus lots of clues for other Mork Borg PWYW titles.
47 Villainous Cults, Orders and Guilds to Thwart Your Heroes from Blackstone Entertainment has organisations for your horror adventures.
Never Engine has the Pay What You Want Weird Shit Generator (Fantasy)

Smaller Titles

For filling places with odd things, Skirmisher Publishing has 100 Oddities for a Creepy House and 100 Oddities for a Graveyard.
1d100 Plus Haunting Events from Lore Wise Games is a list of 100 unique ghost activity events for your spooky game.
A staple of dark fantasy and horror is cults, so Terry Herc has d100 Cults with brief information for each.
100 Superstitions for a Fantasy Setting and 100 Creepy Things and Events to Find in a Spooky House from Azukail Games. Chaos Factory Books has Dark Fantasy Characters and 100 Magic Weapons (Dark Fantasy) along with many other dark fantasy titles. Including 100 Dark Fantasy Backgrounds.
Chaos Factory Books has Dark Fantasy Characters and 100 Magic Weapons (Dark Fantasy) along with many other dark fantasy titles. Including 100 Dark Fantasy Backgrounds.
For adventure ideas, Atelier Clandestin has 200 Dark Fantasy Odd Situations with a couple of lines to each for inspiration.

Other Titles

A mix of titles that don't fit in other categories

A staple of dark fantasy and horror is cults, so Terry Herc has d100 Cults with brief information for each.
From Doppelgänger Publishing is 100 Dark Fantasy, but each has lots of detail.

Ravenloft and D&D

D&D has a different slant on horror, and Curse of Strahd and Ravenloft are popular settings.

For random tables in pdf format there is a (PWYW) DM's Guild collection of extra encounters for curse of Strahd
Next are a series of random tables for gothic horror - Ravenloft Tables
Finally I have a few spooky titles including Spooky Encounter Tables and Spooky One-Shot Adventures