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Why We Created Big Idea Gaming
Big Idea Gaming was founded to bring the creativity of David Barrentine under one roof. We wanted a place that could serve as the home of the World of Oranth setting while also showcasing the creative services behind the work.
As our projects continue to grow, it has become clear we need a central hub for visitors to explore the World of Oranth, discover our TTRPG books and games, and learn about the creative services we offer. Big Idea Gaming showcases our cartography, layout, writing, art direction, game design, and graphic design in one place.
Whether you're here to explore the world we've created, browse our publications, or collaborate with us on your own creative project, we're glad you're here. Welcome to Big Idea Gaming.
Services Provided
Explore the creative services we offer and let us help bring your ideas to life.
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Layout
Designing clean, structured page layouts that make content easy to read and visually engaging.
Writing
Crafting clear and engaging writing for TTRPG games and world building projects.
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Building engaging gameplay through unique mechanics and systems.
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Illustrating custom maps to enhance a project’s world building and storytelling.
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Keeping a strong focus on Graphic Design and Art Direction
Step Into the World of Oranth
Conflict is growing near the kingdom of Kalorr but something far worse is happening inside the city walls. Reports of children going missing from the slums have started to spread. Many believe they are looking to join the conflict, others believe they have run away, but something darker is at play here. Investigating the disappearance of a recently missing child finds a trail of clues that threads together a sinister plot.
This isn't the only issue that plagues Oranthos. Adventurers with friends that have met an untimely death are starting to find resurrection magics no longer hold the strength they once did. Those brought back now speak of a menacing behemoth waiting in the world beyond. Tendrils of darkness corrupt the souls of the recently departed, growing their numbers for something unknown.
It now falls to the brave to navigate the feuding between nations and uncover clues to a greater threat hiding beyond the veil of death.
Knights of the Shadow Realm is a full scale adventure taking characters from level 1 to level 20 in an epic quest to stop the machinations of a power hungry demigod from overthrowing the Material Realm. This book contains a massive amount of content, including:
An introduction to a new campaign setting in the World of Oranth.
Over 50 new monster stat blocks
4 new races
5 new sub classes
8 new backgrounds
7 pages of new spells and magic items
Fully illustrated maps for each encounter and region
Several custom art pieces
and of course, the full adventure.
For DM's looking to explore a new world and players looking to experience the full scale of tiered play, this book has something for everybody.
DnD 5e Compatible
Knowledge is Your Greatest Weapon.
For the Game Master and Player alike. Explore an expansion to the World of Oranth and discover the magic hidden within. Experience the life of an academic through a myriad of subclass options, each focused on a unique field of study. Find your newest ally or nemesis with NPC stat blocks based on the subclasses introduced within this book, each with various levels of power. Explore the guilds, orders, and schools that expand throughout the domains of Oranth, climbing their ranks and uncovering their secrets. Or be brazen enough to create an establishment of your own. And prepare to fight for your lives against the rising Shattered Hand, as enemies from aeons past seek to clutch the world in a chokehold of terror!
This book contains the following content:
7 new subclasses based around academic discovery
A brand new school of magic with 25 new spells
Over 30 custom monster stat blocks based on the subclasses and new creatures introduced in the adventure that accompanies them
A high level adventure meant for characters level 15 or higher
For Game Masters looking to add new and exciting locations and NPCs to their games and players hoping for new characters to explore, this book has something for everybody.
Dnd 5e Compatible
Travel the lands of Thaumacara in search of a Necromancer to get revenge for the DEAD...
A revenant locked to the spot it died calls upon your party to become its arbiters of vengeance, bringing destruction against the necromancer that destroyed its clan. The Necromancer of Exetus is a 5.5E adventure pitting your party against a powerful necromancer and his legion of undead. With intense dangers around each corner, does your party have what it takes to stand against this evil and survive? Or will they become the next unwilling participants for his twisted experiments?
This one off adventure contains new magic items and monsters, options to adjust difficulty for party size and level, and several quest seeds with suggestions to turn this one off adventure into the start of a new campaign!
Dnd 5.5e Compatible
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