WarHams

The Outset Primer, Character Guide, and Adventure is now out for free!

Hey everyone!

The world conspired against us to get these PDFs done. From OnCallGM's and ToTellStories basement flooding and life hitting multiple people on the team, we finally made it!

I want to thank ToTellStories, OnCallGM, Skelebean, and everyone else on the team for busting their butts off getting our big three free PDFs out the door.

So please show them some appreciation in the various Discord channels when you can. I'm sure the entire team would love to hear what you...

Rotgrind: The Perfection Infection Adventure - PDF

Visiting the Pawn's Pilaster, are you? Why not drop by Rikiar's Cabaret for some good drinks and a good time? We hear that a magician has come to perform! And nothing ever goes wrong at magician shows.

The Perfection Infection is an adventure hosting up to 4 to 6 level one players. These adventurers will be journeying through the Pawn's Pilaster, the less fortunate district in the city of Outset. They will deal with strange forces controlling the citizens of Outset, local gangs, and mor...

Rotgrind: The Outset Primer - PDF

Outset is known by many names: The First City, The City of a Million Faces, and the Sinking City to list just a few. Whatever people call it, one thing always remains the same: it is in a steady decline, just as the world around it. Many consider Outset to be the final bastion against the Rot and the ongoing death of Tyne.

This Primer helps adventurers prepare themselves for the City of a Million Faces: where the Rot corrupts every crevice, the powers that be grow ever more bru...

The Rotgrind Character Guide! - PDF

Use this guide to create your very own Pathfinder Second Edition character using backgrounds, skills and spells, archetypes, and more, including content from the Rotgrind show with never-before-published rules!

We're excited to bring you into the world of Tyne where your party can battle the Rot, delve into the Sinkhole, and discover its many mysteries and dangers!

These rules are not just about running your adventures in Outset. It's also perfect for running your adventu...

Narrative Declaration Update! - July 2022

ND Update July 2022

This month has been a hoot! So much has been happening on our end, and we wanted to let everyone know what has been happening!

PDF Updates

Our Gamemaster, OnCallGM's basement has flooded! On top of being sick and all sorts of things going on, we will delay the three big PDFs we're making until later this month. We will be getting the big three free PDFs released this month. Just the world keeps fighting against us!

And please send O...

WarHams Special - Rotgrind Edition! - VOD

If the video isn't working, please give it a bit. It may still be processing on Youtube. I sadly cannot control this.

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/61803644

Thank you for your support!

WarHams Rotgrind Special - Audio

Here is is Audio version of the WarHams Rotgrind Special!

Thank you all so much for your support!

Free PDFs, Q&A Stream, and WarHams Special Update!

Hey everyone!

The Narrative Declaration Team wanted to let everyone know we needed to push back the release of our three free PDFs from July 10 to July 21. We had a lot of big life things happen (work news, vacations, and an eye injury -- get well soon, Jamie!), but we're confident that these releases are absolutely worth the wait. 

The WarHams Special is still going according to schedule, so we will see you all live on July 10 at 3 PM CDT(TODAY!) on ZoranTheBear's...

Rotgrind - Episode 13 - Early VOD

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Rotgrind - Episode 13 - Early Mp3

Trying to make this easier for folks to get the Mp3 files! Hopefully this helps podcast folks. Remember to get your RSS Feed here: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213557023 (trying to get this right so please be patient if I borked it)

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distribut...

Rotgrind Bestiary: Custodian Knight

Howdy, folks! ToTellStories here, taking a break from laying out the GIGANTIC JULY RELEASE SEND HELP THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING PICTURES AND WORDS AND MAPS AND I AM DROWNING AAAAAAAA--

…But let’s ignore the future for the sake of my sanity. Instead, let’s cut to the Wayback When Machine. It’s August of 2021. We’re at the extremely early stages of Rotgrind’s development; OnCall hasn’t even pi...

Rotgrind - Episode 12 - Early VOD

I'm trying to split the VOD and Mp3 files in their own post so audio folks get their own RSS link on Patreon.

If the video isn't working, please give it a bit. It may still be processing on Youtube.

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/61803644

Audio ver...

Rotgrind - Episode 12 - Early Mp3

Trying to make this easier for folks to get the Mp3 files! Hopefully this helps podcast folks. Remember to get your RSS Feed here: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/213557023 (trying to get this right so please be patient if I borked it)

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distribut...

Narrative Declaration Patreon Update June 2022

Hey everyone! ZoranTheBear here to give you an update for this June!
If you want to see our previous update post click here. 

WarHams Special:

The character artwork is now complete for the WarHams special characters!

Pi-Braine:

Lorn:

2022-06-20 10:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post

VOD & MP3 - Rotgrind - Episode 11

This is the edited Twitch VOD! The Mp3 File is attached to this post.

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/61803644

Enjoy the Youtube VOD of the stream! The mp3 version of this VOD's audio is attached to this post.

Thank you for your support!

Note:...

The Larders of Outset - Rotgrind Lore PDF

Hello once again everyone, this is Earndil writing to you live from scenic My House.  We have an interesting item to share with all of you, one I have put an inordinate amount of effort into writing, and both Jamie and Thurston have put an inordinate amount of time shoring up!

When I personally get introduced to a setting, I often ask myself simple questions about the place and how it functions, questions like "What do they eat?" "How to do they grow food?" "What do they sell to pe...

Rotgrind Animated 3 Preview

Animatic is from this clip: https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxjr6zyPwL0NZbJHEbiIbdBr8-v-yZkpGn

If you're in our Discord, you can help us show these moments if you clip the show and post them in the clips channel!

Rotgrind WarHams Special - Zilly Art Progress

See who is coming by the WarHams special!
For those who aren't aware of the special. Check this post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66276888 

Rotgrind - Campaign Assets - Episode 8 & 9

Hey folks!

Today we’re showing off the episode assets for Episode 8 & 9, which I’m particularly proud of. First off, we have the Soul Binder and Zombified Citizen which maaaaaaaybe got “saw’d” a bit short in the live play. These new undead are held in vials by members of the Tyrants’ Guild and have a bit broader lore that we might explore in future sessions!

We’ve also got the Streets of Outset map by ToTellStories, which proved to be the site of a rather OMGWTFB...

VOD & MP3 - Rotgrind - Episode 10

This is the edited Twitch VOD! The Mp3 File is attached to this post. Still looking into the private RSS feed! (It requires a lot of logins and another thiiiing and jesus its been a task to find something simpler for you all.)

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/6180364...

Complication System Guide!

What is a Complication?

A complication is a hampering event that typically occurs when a PC rolls a natural 1 on a check of any kind. These events are intended to add a bit of comedic flair to the failure, as well as to help mitigate some of the power PCs can receive from regular infusions of Hero Points in the game. Finally, complications are a way for you (our amazing patrons) to influence the game in a more direct manner.

When Do Complications Happen?

Introducing the Rotgrind Complication System!

What is a Complication?

A complication is a hampering event that typically occurs when a PC rolls a natural 1 on a check of any kind. These events are intended to add a bit of comedic flair to the failure, as well as to help mitigate some of the power PCs can receive from regular infusions of Hero Points in the game. Finally, complications are a way for you (our amazing patrons) to influence the game in a more direct manner.

When Do Complications Happen?

Mini Comic Preview (5/20/2022)

Skelebean has been working on a 4 panel comic!

One of the things we've been working to do is make some bite sized content to send out to the wide reaches of the internet to let people know we exist!
We usually get the idea for these comics from the clips you guys make of the show! So if you do clip us either on Youtube or Twitch, please let us see it on the discord!

Also, I plan to take whatever WIP stuff we have going and post it to you all. Is this all right? Or do you thin...

Process of Art - The Sinkhole Shanties

When we think about how we construct our PDFs, art comes into mind. There is one thing to simply tell you what something looks like and to let your imagination take control. And there is another thing to simply show you what our vision is via art.

We also try to make our PDFs as professional looking as possible. To pour in details to help create the feeling of the world right into the pages. It might seem a bit obnoxious to hear, but it really does help sell what's being presented to y...

VOD & MP3 - Rotgrind - Episode 9

This is the RAW Twitch VOD! The Mp3 File is attached to this post. Still looking into the private RSS feed!

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/61803644

Enjoy the Youtube VOD of the stream! The mp3 version of this VOD's audio is attached to this post.

Th...

Narrative Declaration Patreon Update May 2022

Hey everyone! ZoranTheBear here,

I wanted to give everyone a heads up about what we’ve learned from the previous feedback form. Along with an update on the WarHams/Rotgrind one shot. Amongst other fun bits!

The Warhams/Rotgrind One Shot

To summarize our last update post, we wanted to release a bunch of free PDFs that we plan to use to help grow what we’re doing here. To compromise with spending the time and resources to do some free stuff, we decided t...

The Tyrants Guild - Rotgrind Lore PDF

This is a big one! If you’ve been watching the show, then you’ll know that the Tyrants’ Guild has been a looming threat since the first sess

This is a big one! If you’ve been watching the show, then you’ll know that the Tyrants’ Guild has been a looming threat since the first session. The guild is just now starting to make some pretty overt moves against the people of the Pawn’s Pilaster and the PCs. So, now we thought it was a great time to reveal some details on this org...

VOD & MP3 - Rotgrind - Episode 8

This is the RAW Twitch VOD! The Mp3 File is attached to this post. Still looking into the private RSS feed!

Thank you all so much for watching!

For an explanation on how we do things and how the VODs are distributed check our post here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/61803644

Enjoy the Youtube VOD of the stream! The mp3 version of this VOD's audio is attached to this post.

Th...

Rotgrind - Campaign Assets - Episode 6 & 7

Two sessions. It took our intrepid band of destined chucklefucks two sessions in the Cackling Jackass.

As a GM, when I prep material, I often guesstimate how long it'll take the players to get through content. I suspected the Cackling Jackass would last about a session, but then it turned into a two full-session epic, where the PCs befriended almost every non-mindless NPC and had long discussions and bandied about long-term plans. All in all, it was great! However, I must apolo...

WarHams Art Collection (Tokens, Handout Cards, Scene Cards, Character art, and more!)

Hey all! ZoranTheBear here,

I have brought you ART! Nearly all of the assets and bits we used during the run of WarHams.

WarHams was a love child of mine. The show set off so many things for all of us here in Narrative Declaration. The love of the community, the extraordinary talents of the artists, players, game master, and more made the show the fantastic experience that we all remember it to be.

During the process of the show, we made A LOT of art assets. Not every single...