A Menagerie of Madness

Foreworded by acclaimed TTRPG author and novelist Patrick Edwards (The Black Ballad, The Red Opera).

The First Gate: A Menagerie of Madness is the ultimate third-party 5e compatible sourcebook designed to inject structured chaos to your table. The first installment in an epic trilogy, this compendium introduces a booming metropolis of doorways and paths leading to anywhere and everywhere, set upon a jade archway floating in an interdimensional buffer zone.

Dungeon Masters can instantly kick off the chaos with “A Surge of Tentacles,” an included standalone one-shot adventure, plunging your party headfirst into the intricacies and chaotic nature of a city without time. A manic sandbox filled with new and variant mechanics, exhilaratingly unique species and subspecies, and just a pinch of madness for roleplay. Built specifically for both new and veteran players hunting for unconventional options, this compendium seamlessly drops into any standard fantasy setting. You do not need to rewrite your world to fit the madness; the madness adapts to you.  

Legend of the Shroud

The First Gate: Legend of the Shroud continues the adventure by exploring the deep lore of the city of First Gate and its dark secrets. As the second installment in the trilogy, this compendium shifts the frantic energy of the first book into a thrilling, atmospheric deep-dive into the mystery surrounding The Shroud and reveals the brand-new divine domain of Oblivion.

Built for seamless integration into your existing campaign, this book blends open-ended sandbox exploration with an included gritty, detective-noir-style one-shot adventure: “Twilight’s Gambit.” Dungeon Masters can drop this high-stakes investigation into their world to challenge their players’ wits and survival instincts while players gain access to entirely new prestige classes designed to navigate and illuminate the city’s darkened corners.

The Gods We Buried

The First Gate: The Gods We Buried is the dark, reality-shattering conclusion to the acclaimed trilogy. The frantic energy of Menagerie of Madness and the lingering dread in Legend of the Shroud converge into a single, terrifying truth: everything you know is a lie, and the foundations of your world are built upon deception.

This final installment tears down the veil to reveal the horrific history of the interdimensional metropolis. Within these pages, players can unlock a long-forgotten, ancient species, and experience the terrifying power of Oblivion. For Dungeon Masters, this book features “The Fractured Tapestry,” a brutal, high-stakes multi-shot adventure taking place within the lethal landscape of The Shroud. Built for bold and ambitious parties, this harrowing gauntlet will test every strategy, push characters to their absolute limits, and very likely end in a total party kill. Prepare your table to uncover the ultimate betrayal and face the devastating moral dilemma: will YOU protect the lie, or will you let the world die?