Perch and Rescue

Create your own super-powered battling Critter, join a Rescue Squad, and save Critters in peril! You might melt frozen glaciers with fire, ride blasts of water, grow a bridge made of vines, summon lightning from the sky - or maybe talk to ghosts, grow a pair of wings, or make a double of yourself. 

This Pokémon-inspired all-ages tabletop RPG flexibly fits to character concepts and abilities but keeps an elegantly simple core, making it easy to pick up and play. Bring your wildest ideas to the table, and roll your die to find out what happens!

Perch and Rescue was designed, written, and formatted by Jaclyn Lewis in 2024 for the Polymorph Jam. It is based on the Built by Polymorph Framework from 9th Level Games using the Polymorph Other License for commercial use. Images and fonts are from the Canva Pro Content License. No images, text, inspiration, nor any other part of this game was created using generative AI.   

This game was inspired by the spirit of 12-year-old Jaclyn, who spent hours playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and drawing new Pokémon on the back of kids' menus. It is dedicated to the young players of Penguino, who would be a Penguin-Form Ice-Domain Critter, Barnacle Boy, who would be a Bug-Form Fauna-Domain Critter, Skrel, who would be a Skeleton-Form Fire-Domain Critter, and every other enthusiastic young gamer who has brought a wildly creative and wholly unfeasible character to a tabletop game not designed to play them. May this game serve you well!