Ultimate Horror Game Master Bundle
Ultimate Horror Game Master Bundle
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No party is prepared for the horrors you're about to unleash.
Horror at the tabletop isn’t just about a monster’s stat block. It’s in the reaction at the table to the very idea of what you unleash. Done right, the moment when a fighter jumps into the arms of a wizard at the sight of a rust monster can send chills down the players’ spines.
Whether you're running horror TTRPGs like Arkham Horror or World Of Darkness or you want to run a scary session of Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, the Ultimate Horror Game Master Bundle gives you everything you need to set the mood.
There’s no end to the stories and scenes you can create with this bundle. Need NPCs your players don’t know if they can trust? Motivation for your monsters? Cursed items that are also the key to ending an apocalyptic threat? A dark world that wants to kill everything in it? Whatever spine-tingling horror you need for your game is hidden in the cards!
These chilling horror writing prompts help you:
- Prep NPCs with mysterious secrets and hidden motives
- Build horrific backstories for the people and places in your setting
- Add depth and intrigue to every item and incident
- Create settings, from fantasy to futuristic, that are ripe for horror
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An old TTRPG adage says that if it has hit points, you can kill it. But if players can kill anything you throw at them, why would they ever be afraid? That’s why horror in TTRPGs is not about pitting your PCs against an unkillable enemy. It is about the atmosphere building up to that battle, and the fallout that could occur even if the party succeeds. It is the moments between damage rolls where what could happen next weighs on your players. Horror games give your table experiences that no one wants to recap next session.
Unfortunately, the more familiar your players are with your GMing style, the more they can predict what goes bump in the night in your campaigns. Keep your hell fresh by using prompts to create monsters, scenarios, and settings that catch even you off guard. Like a cabin in the woods, this bundle is full of unspeakable horrors.
With this fast and flexible ideation tool, you’ll be able to:
- Have a surprise lurking around every corner
- Keep track of the secrets of your setting
- Instantly generate evocative areas and characters
- Prep a horror session or whole campaign ahead of time or build the lore as you play
Why Game Masters Love Our Horror Expansions
Endless ideas for terrifying adventures. From cosmic horror to gothic gloom, you’ll never run out of ways to haunt your players.
No more scrambling for story hooks. Draw a few cards and generate unique plotlines, villains, and cursed settings in seconds.
Explore every flavor of fear. Run eldritch nightmares, grim pulp mysteries, or post-apocalyptic horrors that test your party’s courage—and sanity.
Make your game night unforgettable. Turn every session into a cinematic descent into darkness your players will talk about.
Included in this bundle ⮯
The Story Engine Deck
Our bestselling deck of prompt cards delivers instant ideas and endless possibilities for any creative challenge, whether you're a gristled forever GM or running your first campaign.
3 Story Engine Expansions
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Horror Story Prompts Expansion
Whether crafting a terrifying one-shot or plunging into madness with a full campaign, this 60-card deck gives you a rich, unsettling foundation filled with scary story ideas.
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Unique Items Story Prompts Expansion
Forge the ultimate relic with our 60-card unique items expansion, whether that be a cursed item with arcane secrets or an ancient weapon with a bloody history.
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Fantasy Story Prompts Expansion
Put a dark twist on a traditional dungeon, this 60-card expansion pack that instantly summons infinite fantasy story ideas.
7 Story Prompt Boosters
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Steampunk Story Prompts Booster
Get your bronze cogs turning with this 18-card steampunk booster that runs like clockwork.
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Mythology Story Prompts Booster
Challenge the gods with this 18-card mythology booster with legendary prompts, primordial prophecies, and otherworldly pantheons.
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Fairy Tale Story Prompts Booster
Learn valuable life lessons with this 20-card set of enchanted prompts for telling cautionary tales in magical realms.
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Eldritch Story Prompts Booster
Gaze into the infinite void with this 18-card set of unspeakable prompts that invoke nightmarish cults and dark arcane rituals for those who dare use it.
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Post-Apocalyptic Story Prompts Booster
Roam the wasteland with this 18-card set of atomic prompts ready to erase the old world in a nuclear haze of ruthless warlords, thirsty scavengers, and radiated mutants.
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Gothic Story Prompts Booster
Complete the séance with this 20-card set of spectral prompts that chill the bones with tales of drowned ghosts, crumbling estates, and bloody family secrets.
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Pulp Fiction Story Prompts Booster
Unearth the accounts of daring thieves, mad scientists, and expeditions into the heart of darkness with this 20-card set of penny dreadful prompts.
Deck of Worlds
Map out infinite lands and immersive settings with this 240-card deck worldbuilding deck full of lore and story potential for your campaign.
3 Worldbuilding Expansions
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Expansion
Traverse forgotten realms with this 60-card fantasy expansion of enchanting prompts for conjuring towering ramparts, forbidden forests, and dragon lairs filled with loot and danger.
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Culture Keyholes Worldbuilding Expansion
This 60-card expansion helps define your setting and the twisted rituals and customs of people living in haunted locales.
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Lore Fragments Worldbuilding Expansion
Drop horrifying bits of backstory with this 60-card set that hint at the bigger picture of your setting.
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Horror Worldbuilding Expansion
Unsettle your setting with this 60-card horror expansion filled with labyrinthian wastelands, cursed cemeteries, and haunted homes.
Lore Master's Deck
Unbox your muse with this 300-card deck of lore prompts that weave a web of rich tapestries, everything from powerful factions and notable figures to earth-shaking events, must-see locations, legendary objects, intriguing loot, precious materials, and mythical creatures.
Deities Lore Prompts Expansion
Fill your pantheon with almighty beings with this 60-card expansion of divine prompts to evoke trickster spirits and ancient entities beyond human understanding.
Tabletop Creators Who Love Our Decks
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Grace Fong
Worldbuilder and narrative designer for Magic: The Gathering (2021-2022) and quest designer for Palia.
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Tomasso De Benetti
Creator of Dead Air: Seasons and Broken Tables, and head of The World Anvil Publishing.
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Janet Forbes
Founder of World Anvil and contributing writer to The Dark Crystal Adventure Game.
Save big on the bundle! ⮯
Story Engine + Deck of Worlds + Lore Master's Deck
"All-Trilogy" Bundle
What deck users are saying
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"...built to fuel the creative fire within Dungeon Masters, writers and teachers"
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Forbes Magazine
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"I've found this to be very useful while writing."
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Jamie McKelvie, creator of The Wicked + The Divine
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"I use them for plotting and love them."
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Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author