Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration

Comedy

About

Five adventurers try to survive in this comedy filled Pathfinder Second Edition TTRPG campaign within the grim dark world of Tyne. Follow the show, get custom TTRPG content, and more at https://narrativedeclaration.com

Episodes

  • A Pair of Perytons

    In this episode of Rotgrind: Narrative Declaration, a peryton's eclipse traps Rahu in a blizzard of vines, and Baldrick falls unconscious. The crew must survive the chaos and face frozen horrors.

  • Attack of the Lizardmen!

    In this Rotgrind episode, the party confronts rot-infected lizardfolk within a dangerous forest setting. They face increasing threats as they attempt to follow a clue related to Orin’s mother.

  • Lost in the Woods

    In the episode "Lost in the Woods" of Rotgrind, the crew faces a magical, cursed forest with shifting landmarks. They must navigate the maze and avoid lurking horrors while dealing with transformations into platypus-like creatures.

  • A Little Surprise in the Forest

    In this episode of Rotgrind, a hunt for a missing mother and a primal energy line leads to Veena being transformed into a Tugbert. Rahua uses her as a minion, detonates her with Final Sacrifice, and then revives her.

  • Panic at the Festival

    During a crucial ritual, the party is attacked by lizardfolk and a diseased black dragon. They manage to repel the dragon, but its strange affliction is a worrying mystery.

  • Returning to the Nest

    Oren returns to Fistreach as the festival intensifies due to fading magic and encroaching lizardfolk. His mother is missing, and his father has asked him to keep it a secret.

  • Wish Fulfilled

    In this episode of Rotgrind, Veena faces a pirate during a storm. She discovers the pirate is a manifestation of a dying child's wish for companionship, leading her to lower her sword. The pirate collapses, and The Hat is now Veena's.

  • Rotten Ghosts

    In this episode of Rotgrind, players defend a town from ghosts and deal with the consequences of a ransacked home. One character escapes with a valuable item while another experiences disturbing dreams.

  • Performing in the Arena

    The Rotgrind podcast, in its episode 'Performing in the Arena,' features a Pathfinder Second Edition scenario. The players must defeat a chaos elemental and a surprise attack by rot-clown commandos, indicating the rot is actively hunting t…

  • Mingling with the Pirate Lords

    In this episode of Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration, titled 'Mingling with the Pirate Lords', the party engages in various activities including acquiring items and making bets, all within the Pathfinder Second Edition system.

  • A Pirate's Welcome Home

    In the Rotgrind episode 'A Pirate's Welcome Home,' Veena faces execution in Andacia, presided over by her mother, Dread Captain Volley. With a 24-hour deadline, the party must intervene amidst unique characters and circumstances to save Ve…

  • Visions of More Shopping

    This episode features a payroll argument, a vision of doom, and a shopping trip. Baldrick reveals a secret alchemical device, and sky-whales are sighted. The podcast is part of the Narrative Declaration show on the Pathfinder Second Editio…

  • The Clown Commandos

    In the Rotgrind episode "The Clown Commandos," Snot is left in charge of a mech-controlled airship departing for Andacia. A clown emerges from the shadows behind her as they lift off.

  • What Sacrifice Will You Make

    In this episode of Rotgrind, players Papa Blaze, Tanhauser, and Rahua make significant sacrifices to receive a blessing. Their actions coincide with the arrival of three Black Papacy bishops.

  • The Revolution's Finale

    In "The Revolution's Finale" of Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration, players navigate the Black Papacy's catacombs after defeating a general. They encounter a Fume Congregant demanding payment.

  • Let the Revolution Begin

    General Dusk the Massive experiences a confrontation, falling and then rising again. Two biomagi tech guards enter as Phase two commences, while Rahua, previously a horse, reverts to human form.

  • Anarchy is Magic

    The episode "Anarchy is Magic" of the podcast Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration features goblins, desert hobos, and vandals during a siege. The event proceeds successfully until reaching the citadel gate. The episode includes guests Speaker…

  • Uniting the People

    Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration presents an episode about two warring factions forced to unite for a critical siege. A new battle plan is developed to overcome their differences and achieve victory.

  • Sand Raiders

    In the Golgothan Wastes, the Rotgrind crew encounters dangerous Vandal land-barges and a psychic brain. The Diktat is revealed to be actively hunting Tanhauser.

  • Retail Horror

    The Rotgrind podcast, episode Retail Horror, features a chaotic shift at Blotus the Scarab Merchant's, involving time slips, dinosaur communism, and a goblin revolutionary named Snot with a unique trash-mech. Guests include SpeakerD, odo,…

  • The Martinet

    In this episode of Rotgrind: Narrative Declaration, titled "The Martinet," the party encounters Lady Zale, who has been grafted into the airship's hull and connected to its systems. This encounter takes place in the engine room.

  • How to Steal an Airship

    In this Rotgrind episode, the crew attempts to steal an airship, but their clean heist is interrupted by the formidable Martinet Verkallion.

  • Our Benefactor

    This episode details a floating estate and a long-overdue confession involving a deposed god. The prince's actions led to the god's downfall, and now the god seeks retribution.

  • Back to Outset

    In this episode of Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration, the characters are smuggled into a burned city and confront a war machine and the Hegemon. The episode features guests SpeakerD, odo, HulkyKrow, and Earndil, with hosts ZoranTheWizard an…

  • Rot Burst

    In this episode of Rotgrind, Oren's eidolon bond is revealed to be consuming his lifespan, prompting a plan to steal an airship. The podcast features hosts Thurston Hillman and ZoranTheWizard, and guests SpeakerD, odo, HulkyKrow, and Earnd…

  • A New Initiative

    In this episode of Rotgrind, the crew finds their hiding place compromised. Veena, Oren, and Rahua face external threats as the swamp trading post they are hiding in becomes unsafe.

  • Recollections

    In the Rotgrind episode "Recollections," characters grapple with betrayal and the sealing of old powers as they journey through solitude swamps. They discuss their fates, while an unknown presence watches.

  • Uncle Blaze

    In this episode of Rotgrind - Narrative Declaration, the party confronts Uncle Blaze's avatar. After an escape from an amalgamate, Gorgomunger makes a formal farewell and enters the fire to delay their pursuer.

  • The Revolution

    In this episode of Rotgrind, Victrix undertakes a smuggling mission while Dita and Bjarna navigate darkness. The party faces Mr. Ilort, who transforms into Uncle Blaze, the god of fire.

  • The Man Child

    In the Rotgrind episode "The Man Child," the crew frees Sandal Deckland from confinement as the city burns and riots erupt. They discover that Tanhauser's pamphlets have been misused to incite the mob, while Vena's airship escapes toward a…

  • The Grandfather

    Cademan Deckland transforms into a psychic entity. The episode features Oran's fall, Tanhauser's reality shifts, and Vena's decisive critical hit, all within a Pathfinder Second Edition game.

  • The Delvers

    In this Rotgrind episode, a rival crew intervenes as a Deacon's game has strange consequences. Discoveries reveal the complex is a stone brain, and a character has an unexpected fall onto an airship.

  • The Tooth Fairy

    In this Rotgrind: Narrative Declaration episode, the crew confronts five Tooth Fairy duplicates, utilizing combat skills and spells. After overcoming challenges, they uncover an intact cathedral of the Black Papacy buried under Outset.

  • Rotten Delusions

    In this Pathfinder Second Edition episode of Rotgrind, the narrative follows Steward's recruitment and a descent into a rot-grown forest where Vena encounters fey sprites and a massive crocodilian entity. The episode is hosted by ZoranTheW…

  • It's No Shopping Manor

    During a shopping trip for supplies like Aeon stones and armor runes, the crew discovers a primal scrying crystal hidden in Crunch's floorboards, indicating unauthorized surveillance within Baldric's house.

  • Rot Mansion

    In this episode of Rotgrind, the inhabitants of Sacristy Manor experience disturbing phenomena, including weeping walls and mold growth. It is revealed that the entity possessing the manor is no longer hiding its nature, and a hidden maste…

  • Mansion Expansion

    In this episode of Rotgrind: Narrative Declaration, the party finds themselves trapped in Sacristy Manor, an unnaturally expanding house. The architecture folds new corridors, making escape increasingly difficult as they delve deeper.

  • Rotten Manors

    This episode features a fey raccoon-prince named Raki and king Rahua negotiating a duel. Other events include a golem melting, a character impaling herself, and mocking portraits.

  • Establishing Bad Manors

    In this Pathfinder Second Edition episode of Rotgrind, characters encounter a cursed portrait, a tongueless assassin, and an illusionary foe.

  • A Manor of Speaking

    The crew explores the submerged Sacristy Manor in this Pathfinder Second Edition session, encountering a skeletal butler and four ice elementals near a fountain.

  • Party at Baldric's House

    In this episode of Rotgrind, titled "Party at Baldric's House," revolutionaries are attacked by Kwan-shiri monks. The description details a violent encounter within their home.

  • The Gnome Strangler

    In this Rotgrind episode, Ponkle-Kompd, a gnome from the Medic's Guild, reveals guild secrets including blackmail and the falsity of the rot-cure. The group targets Sacristy Manor after stashing him in a safehouse.

  • The Party Went So Wrong

    In this Pathfinder Second Edition episode, Vena's plan goes awry after a cocktail mishap, attracting the attention of the Hegemon. The situation escalates with the appearance of a tongueless assassin and the mention of a previously unknown…

  • A Party to Remember

    In this episode of Rotgrind, the crew works the Deckland salon, deals with a sausage mogul, and poses as Golgothan brass. They later encounter the Hegemon who previously confronted them.

  • He is the One Who Did This

    In the Rotgrind episode 'He is the One Who Did This,' a unique elemental creature intervenes in an execution, targeting the Tyrant's Guild. This act leads to an invitation for the involved parties to attend an event hosted by the Decklands.

  • A Golden Deal

    In this episode, the party is offered an airship by Chamberlain Anathian for a snooping job. The mission culminates in facing a rat-folk noble they had freed in a previous season.

  • The Song of Squelchfoot

    As Picturn is dying by a campfire he believes is real, he asks to hear the party's stories. Vali shares the first story, recounting details about her airship-captain mother.

  • Rotdadimus

    In this episode of Rotgrind: Narrative Declaration, Oren, Rahua, and Tannhauser confront a rot-crustacean on a farm roof. After a battle where Tannhauser lands a decisive strike, the creature falls, but Picturn remains inside, indicating t…

  • Meet the Family

    In this Pathfinder Second Edition episode, Victrix battles a tentacle, Rahua's taming attempt fails, and the Narrative Declaration crew explores the Squelchfoot farm facing raiders and uncovering a long-standing rot.

  • All Together Now

    The Rotgrind party faces a magical threat from a talking ash-simulacrum. They split into two groups: one heads home, the other seeks a three-mouthed toad god named Ribius, whose torpid third mouth holds the key to curing Vali. The session…