The Pestilence Gate: A Historical Choose-Your-Own-Path Gamebook Set During the Black Death of 1348

By Adam Langweiler

Florence, 1348. The Black Death has killed half the city. You're all that stands between twelve orphaned children and certain death.

When Sister Beatrice collapses in your apothecary shop with her dying breath begging you to save the orphans of Santa Maria della Scala, you face an impossible choice: abandon them to plague and starvation, or attempt a desperate escape through a quarantined city where the penalty for leaving is death.

Your choices determine who lives and who dies.

Will you bribe corrupt guards at the northern gate, or risk the children's lives crawling through plague-filled sewers? Use your precious medicine to save a dying stranger, or hoard it for the orphans? Trust in institutions, or gamble everything on independence?

Each decision carries weight. Each path leads to different fates. Some children may survive. Others will not. The outcome depends entirely on you.

THE PESTILENCE GATE combines historically accurate medieval medicine, moral dilemmas with genuine consequences, and multiple branching storylines into an immersive interactive experience. Based on real survival strategies from the Black Death, this choose-your-own-path adventure puts you in the worn shoes of a desperate healer attempting the impossible.

Three major endings. Dozens of critical choices. Twelve lives in your hands.

Perfect for readers who loved CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE books but want adult themes, historical depth, and choices that actually matter.

Features: ★ Authentic 14th-century Florence setting with meticulous historical research
★ Complex resource management (gold, medicine, food, trust)
★ Real medieval medical knowledge and plague survival strategies
★ Morally ambiguous choices with no "right" answers
★ Multiple escape routes, each with unique dangers
★ Character-driven storytelling where relationships determine outcomes
★ Three distinct endings: Institution, Independence, or Journey

Content Note: Contains historically accurate depictions of plague symptoms, medieval violence, and child endangerment (in the context of protecting children from these dangers). Recommended for mature readers ages 16+.

"Not all heroes are recorded in history. Some simply refused to let children die."

Your journey through the Pestilence Gate begins now. Choose wisely.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G6WZFLQM
• ISBN13: 9798276935799
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"