Gothic Earth Wiki

A guide to Gothic Earth, the classic Dungeons &Dragons fantasy-horror campaign setting from TSR, and specifically the contributions of those creating adventures for it.

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 Gothic Earth, now detailed for 5th Edition D&D with the Masque of the Red Death Player's Guide but first revealed in 1994 with TSR's release of Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales, allows Dungeons & Dragons players to enter a dark vision of our own world in the 1890s. In this benighted mirror of Earth at the end of the 19th Century, nations old and new arise beyond the reach of Europe’s fading empires, while railroads, firearms, electric power, and other wondrous inventions spread across the globe. Magic is a lost secret, tainted forever by an ancient evil.

Thousands of ago, an alien force invaded Gothic Earth: the Red Death. It manipulates and corrupts humankind, while its minions—vampires, werewolves, doppelgangers, and worse—thrive in the shadows. Now, this terrible entity’s carefully-woven plans come together. A few brave investigators risk their lives against the darkness, opposing agents of the Red Death from Jack the Ripper and Professor Moriarty to Mr. Hyde and Count Dracula himself...

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