Est. MMXXVI — A tiny story dynasty

A world of ten thousand
gates.

Tiny Dynasty is a small publisher making an expansive world. Manmonkai is a volcanic setting of shattered shard-worlds linked by portals, where every oath leaves a mark on the soul, and an ancient empire quietly unravels as samurai duel under dying stars.

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“Silence? Is it meditation, or the pause before the story begins?

— The House of Tiny Dynasty
The House

A small press with a detailed world.

We publish tabletop role-playing games and fiction set in the same world. We embrace modern tools to bring you a unique experience. Experience the life of an honorable samurai, a lord ruling over a pocket dimension, or an oathbound struggling to make a decision when there are only bad choices.

Manmonkai launches with two books: The Open Gate, which introduces the setting, and The Inner Gate, which teaches you the system. This is all you need to run games in the world of ten thousand gates. We are working on The Hidden Gate, filled with secrets and details for the game master to make the world come alive.

I.
One World
Manmonkai is an infinitely expandable setting, and all of our work takes place in this one consistent world. Gates yet undiscovered could lead to any shard-world of your imagination. Other gates could snap shut under the dying star, making part of it forever inaccessible at your table.
II.
Your story
We expect you to advance the world's narrative. Our job is to give you a canvas and watch you paint. Not to tell you what world-changing events happen, and only let you fill in the details.
III.
Their Choice
In a world where oaths bind and the virtues place mutually exclusive demands on the cultivator, it is ripe for impossible choices, memorable sacrifices, and justifications that no one believes.
From the Shelf

The Catalog, in brief.

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Core
The Open Gate
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The Inner Gate
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A Letter from the House

Keep a light at the gate.

Occasionally, we will send a short letter, updated playtest, new titles, and lore fragments. You can leave whenever you like.