Jeremy Barry Randall
@manicpenguinboy.bsky.social
DM. TTRPG (mainly dnd/ OSR) GM, aspiring quest writer and drawing noob. Dad bodded gym rat.
Putting together a setting - thegrandduchy.net
Putting together a setting - thegrandduchy.net
8eur flat white. Delicious.
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
8eur flat white. Delicious.
Some of the beauty of dragon friends is when one of them mispronounces simple
English and it becomes a bit. “Stoots”
English and it becomes a bit. “Stoots”
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some of the beauty of dragon friends is when one of them mispronounces simple
English and it becomes a bit. “Stoots”
English and it becomes a bit. “Stoots”
Everyone is so friendly at jakarta airport
Apparently one of its names is a rude word in Lithy. :)
Apparently one of its names is a rude word in Lithy. :)
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Everyone is so friendly at jakarta airport
Apparently one of its names is a rude word in Lithy. :)
Apparently one of its names is a rude word in Lithy. :)
First flight. Four hours of dragon friends podcast and trying to sleep. Not sure how successful. But. Dragon friends is solid gold. #travelshome #shouldhavewornshorts
December 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
First flight. Four hours of dragon friends podcast and trying to sleep. Not sure how successful. But. Dragon friends is solid gold. #travelshome #shouldhavewornshorts
The balance of staying tired to sleep on the plane and staying awake enough to read. The struggle is real. #travelshome
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The balance of staying tired to sleep on the plane and staying awake enough to read. The struggle is real. #travelshome
One lady FaceTiming her family out loud. Five friends drinking. Some chip packets crinkling. And the PA is looking for “keen dick” what a trip. #travelshome
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
One lady FaceTiming her family out loud. Five friends drinking. Some chip packets crinkling. And the PA is looking for “keen dick” what a trip. #travelshome
First airport. It’s new. Named after a musician. All staff are super friendly. Border control were smooth like butter. And now to wait two hours in this tiny room. No coffee allowed. We are doing jet lag avoidance right. #travelshome
December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
First airport. It’s new. Named after a musician. All staff are super friendly. Border control were smooth like butter. And now to wait two hours in this tiny room. No coffee allowed. We are doing jet lag avoidance right. #travelshome
Alright good people. Ima livesky my 30 hours or travel back to my home country. Each airport we shall hear what I see. #travelshome
December 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Alright good people. Ima livesky my 30 hours or travel back to my home country. Each airport we shall hear what I see. #travelshome
#hexcrawl25 complete overview map. During vacation I hope to expand the smaller maps
Dungeons. Towns. Factions. Quest lines. #dnd #osr #ttrpg
Dungeons. Towns. Factions. Quest lines. #dnd #osr #ttrpg
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#hexcrawl25 complete overview map. During vacation I hope to expand the smaller maps
Dungeons. Towns. Factions. Quest lines. #dnd #osr #ttrpg
Dungeons. Towns. Factions. Quest lines. #dnd #osr #ttrpg
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The final #Hexcrawl25 update is complete!
Thank you for following along!
Thank you for following along!
Hexcrawl25, final map and debrief
The overall map is now complete, with three hundred and nineteen individual hexes making it up!
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November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The final #Hexcrawl25 update is complete!
Thank you for following along!
Thank you for following along!
5 things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.5 - I learned more Baltic history, town and river names, battle formations, mythology, pantheons and more than I ever thought I could. I have impressed locals with this knowledge, and I am excited to learn even more. Makes me appreciate good museum curators.
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
5 things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.5 - I learned more Baltic history, town and river names, battle formations, mythology, pantheons and more than I ever thought I could. I have impressed locals with this knowledge, and I am excited to learn even more. Makes me appreciate good museum curators.
5 things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.4 - This is a very niche side of a niche hobby that my parents don't understand, but they are proud of my efforts and my Mum did some calligraphy for a module. My wife refers to it collectively as my "pencil stuff" and she is sad when I don't do it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
5 things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.4 - This is a very niche side of a niche hobby that my parents don't understand, but they are proud of my efforts and my Mum did some calligraphy for a module. My wife refers to it collectively as my "pencil stuff" and she is sad when I don't do it.
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.3 - What needs to be written to run it vs what needs to be written for someone else to run it. I have written multi session adventure lines that were 4 dot points on the back of a receipt. Happily making up stuff as I went.
December 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.3 - What needs to be written to run it vs what needs to be written for someone else to run it. I have written multi session adventure lines that were 4 dot points on the back of a receipt. Happily making up stuff as I went.
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.2 - The value of well purposed factions. The why, the how, the when, the back story. Factions can be such a game changer for everything and are perfect for a location based adventure. Every run through is different.
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.2 - The value of well purposed factions. The why, the how, the when, the back story. Factions can be such a game changer for everything and are perfect for a location based adventure. Every run through is different.
At the start of #hexcrawl25 I thought - "This won't take long" I finished the overview by August, the actual work began. This may take years to "finish". Maybe the point was never to "finish" But just to make. To write, draw, imagine, create bowls for amazing soup stories to reside in.
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
At the start of #hexcrawl25 I thought - "This won't take long" I finished the overview by August, the actual work began. This may take years to "finish". Maybe the point was never to "finish" But just to make. To write, draw, imagine, create bowls for amazing soup stories to reside in.
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.1 - How to draw maps. Until this year I have drawn maps, but never ones that were good looking. Just practical lines for me to follow as the GM. This year I drew many different styles for different locations and am quite proud of some of my output.
December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Five things I learned b/c of #hexcrawl25 no.1 - How to draw maps. Until this year I have drawn maps, but never ones that were good looking. Just practical lines for me to follow as the GM. This year I drew many different styles for different locations and am quite proud of some of my output.
My years long process of getting my drivers license for the second time has ended. Yesterday I drove my self to pick up the physical card and when I returned home I felt like I was on drugs. I may have missed this feeling of freedom.
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My years long process of getting my drivers license for the second time has ended. Yesterday I drove my self to pick up the physical card and when I returned home I felt like I was on drugs. I may have missed this feeling of freedom.
Monday Moan - Why would you set up a new platform for hundreds of people to use, then spend months in training, but when the day comes to swap everything to that platform, I can't log in? How was that the stick in the mud? I am trying my best to do good. Just give me the tools. What's your moan?
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Monday Moan - Why would you set up a new platform for hundreds of people to use, then spend months in training, but when the day comes to swap everything to that platform, I can't log in? How was that the stick in the mud? I am trying my best to do good. Just give me the tools. What's your moan?
Just a little kangy and a wolf.
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just a little kangy and a wolf.
Hold to a thing long enough, a secret, a desire, maybe a lie, and it will shape you.
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hold to a thing long enough, a secret, a desire, maybe a lie, and it will shape you.
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence
Soviet block apartments as a quest location. Every level the elevator is broken or full of monsters. Each floor has different doors and locks and random encounters. Different suspicious old ladies who want to give you soup or make you help them down the stairs.
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Soviet block apartments as a quest location. Every level the elevator is broken or full of monsters. Each floor has different doors and locks and random encounters. Different suspicious old ladies who want to give you soup or make you help them down the stairs.
I stopped listening to music because of podcasts. And now trying to find good new music is like "Oh yeah they sound like Dillinger except slower" or "Oh sounds like ETID but the guitar tone is too sludging" return to podcasts. But now podcasts are getting samish too. Same drama.
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I stopped listening to music because of podcasts. And now trying to find good new music is like "Oh yeah they sound like Dillinger except slower" or "Oh sounds like ETID but the guitar tone is too sludging" return to podcasts. But now podcasts are getting samish too. Same drama.
Furiosa as a quest line - Return home. Not a module type I have run, but fascinating. Returning with treasure. A breakout module where the reward is safety or resolution. Levelling up to find a way out. Encouraging loyalty within a system. Sabotage to escape. Possibilities. #osr #rpg
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Using lyrics as quest seeds. - The arctic monkey riots. A faction plans to kidnap the monkey in the midst of a riot. And many more. #osr #dnd #quests #ttrpg
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Using bands for Quest Seeds.
Roll on the band table using the name as the BBEG of a quest. Or NPC to help. (This is an example not fully written out)BBEG / NPCThen roll on the song / album title table to find your quest. (more…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM