Blister Critters Quickstart v.03

Blister Critters · Quickstart v.
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By Anthony Grasso and the Stillfleet Studio
Co-developed by Wythe Marschall
Art and layout by Anthony Grasso
v0.3 • © January 2024
How to use this quickstart

This is a short version of everything you need to play Blister Critters—including an introduction, rules for everyone, and tips for GMing Blister
Critters, as well as four pre-generated characters for players to choose from. The full Blister Critters Rulebook has a lot more material!
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The cartoon
What is Much of the game’s terminology has been designed to get the
Blister Critters? players in the headspace of characters in a television cartoon.

Each session of Blister Critters is called an episode, and a string of
connected episodes, typically called an arc or campaign in other
games, is a season. There are commercial cutaways, end credits,
Critters and Producers and cartoony powers for all to enjoy.
Critters are the characters! Playing as a cartoony Critter in a big
dangerous world with your Pack (tight group of player-characters Zany versus gnarly
within one Burrow) is what Blister Critters is all about. The While reading and playing Blister Critters you will likely encounter
Producer is the game manager (GM) or facilitator. Their job is to both core and optional rules (although all rules are optional) that
make sure each episode of Blister Critters runs smoothly and is would skew your game too far into the land of cartoony (zany) or are
filled with twists, turns, and plenty of Stuff to find. a bit too grim and dire (gnarly). Every group of players is different,
and what yours wants out of Blister Critters will be unique! For this,
Blisters while reading, planning for, and playing Blister Critters, keep in
As you play and find cool Stuff, you’ll also develop Blisters from mind these two terms!
the sun! These give your Critter awesome powers that help you
battle Beasts, navigate the world, and generally be a badass
mutant animal. Z any games heavily lean into and embrace the cartoon show
logic built into much of Blister Critter’s core design ideas.
These games might handwave death, allow for rule-bending
Stuff power development, or personify the sun as a spunky eldritch
In these humanless places, all their Stuff is just laying around for antagonist.
the taking! Loot hoarders rejoice, for an infinitely deep treasure
chest—all of human civilization (RIP)—awaits. Use Stuff to whack,
smack, climb, hold, eat, read, to… anything! If your brain can think
of it, there’s Stuff out there to help you do it.
G narly games steer away from the lighthearted,
more fantastical, nature of Blister Critters
and instead focus on the grueling and dangerous
world of the post-apocalypse. These games may
Exploring and surviving the post-ecopocalypse intentionally be more difficult; the hostile
Ignoring their own warnings of a self imposed ecological disaster, animals may be attack more intelligently; and
the humans vanished. With them gone, the world is not an easy the world in general may be larger and scarier.
place to exist in, especially for little Critters like you!
Throughout the book, we will call out when a rule or bit of flavor
The world of Blister Critters is very similar to our own… only we text is not only optional, but ideal for either zany or gnarly games
(humans) haven’t been there for about 20 years. As a Critter, the using the stylings (colors, fonts, and graphics) above.
whole wide world is ready for your beady little eyes to feast on.
You’ll spend most of your time exploring the Above, where the Like most things, this is not a binary, but a spectrum. Most games
humans used to be. Nobody can tell you where to go or what to do! will fall somewhere in the middle of zany and gnarly, incorporating
Well, except for your Burrow leader, or the feral Beasts, or… well, your favorite aspects of both. A bit of zany fun can lighten the
you get it. We’re not saying the world is safe to explore willy-nilly. mood after a particularly dark scene, or a surprisingly aggressive
In fact, it’s downright dangerous! Buuut, it’s also fun. Focus on how villain can refocus a group that has forgotten how gnarly the world
much fun you’ll have exploring an abandoned Mall-Mart, and try is. Discuss the two terms with your players and where on the
not to think about the seven-eyed coyote stalking your group in spectrum you’d like to fall before beginning a season. Of course,
the shadows. this is subject to change and fluctuation throughout the season, so
check in occasionally to make sure everyone is enjoying the current
balance of the two. Nothing drags down a delightfully zany session
like the villain opening the “sun portal” and melting the players’
favorite NPC into a pile of goop using a magnifying glass. (Yes, we
learned that from experience.)
Zany versus gnarly is ultimately a balancing act of tone that both

Producers and players must work together to maintain.
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Rolling dice Assigning scores
As part of generating a Critter, you’ll need to assign one die type,
chosen from the array below, to each of your scores.
Your Critter’s life will be rife with difficulty. Thankfully, you’ve brought
dice to help you deal with any and all challenges that dare stand in
your way. When you’re trying to do something difficult, and/or the
outcome is in doubt, your Producer will prompt you to roll dice to
d10, d8, d8, d6, d6
determine what happens next. This is called a check. If what you’re These scores shape the kind of Critter you are, from how
trying to do is simple, and/or not being contested, it just happens! knowledgeable you are about the world around you (Noggin) to how
Lucky you! easily you can dodge an incoming attack (Scurry). When assigning dice
to your scores, keep in mind that higher dice types ensure a higher
Often, when a check is prompted by your Producer, roll a single die likelihood of success on checks, and lower ones mean you’ll struggle
and try to get a 6 or higher. Which die you roll will depend on what more to succeed.
you’re trying to do.
For all uncontested checks, unless otherwise stated, a result of 6 or

higher is a success on a roll of standard difficulty. Scrap (SCP)
Use when rolling to attack. This is a purely combat-focused score.
Uncontested check difficulties
Easy 5+ Scurry (SRY)
Use when rolling to dodge, sneak, climb, shove, sleight of hand. This
Standard 6+ represents your body.
Difficult 7+
Noggin (NOG)
Very 9+ Use when rolling to know, remember, or solve. This is a test of wit or
Difficult memory. Used for Stuff. Humans generally had high Noggin.
Near 12+
Impossible Instinct (INS)
Contested checks are won by the higher result. Use when rolling to perceive the world with senses, detect danger, or
Ties go to the initiator. utilize a species specific ability. This is a test of the senses, corporeal
and otherwise. Animals typically have higher Instinct than humans did.
All rules are optional!

The following represent rules that have worked very well for the
designers of the game, but they are essentially suggestions. Don’t
Vibe (VIB)
Use when rolling to convince, intimidate, court, or make jokes. This is
get hung up on any given rule! If your group comes up with a
a test of social competence.
better way to run the game, by all means, go for it!

Making a check
If there’s a chance you can fail at it, or if it really matters that you
do it just right, or that you do it right now, or if someone is trying
Rolling a 1
Whenever you must roll one die to achieve a binary result—make a
to stop you, you have to roll a check.
thing happen or fail to make it happen—you fail whenever you roll a
1, regardless of points spent to boost the roll, die type, or
When calling for a check, think of a check as the verb the player
advantage/disadvantage. If the task is so easy that there’s
wants to perform. Are they trying to steer an electric car (Scurry/
no chance of failure, then you shouldn’t be rolling at all.
drive)? To flee (Scurry/run)? To hurt someone (Scrap/attack)?
Defend yourself (Scurry/dodge)? To bake a pie (Noggin/make)?
This rule does not apply to purely quantitative rolls:
Sense if someone is lying to your face (Instinct/perceive)?
damage, pool regeneration, how far an object is
hurled, e.g. Conversely, on any non-quantitative roll,
Checks play a basic role by structuring combat, responses to
at least the maximum rolled result will always
massive shocks, the use of common and uncommon skills, and,
be a success. There is no point in rolling if the
in many cases, the use of special powers like Nonsense and
result is automatically positive or negative
Blisters.
(the highest die-value won’t be a success).
Advantage and disadvantage Make sure players fail with

Be it an effect from a Blister, Stuff, or other happenings, you may impact. This the last
roll with advantage or disadvantage. If you have advantage, roll possible chance to save
two dice instead of one, and take the better result. If you have the Puppy Princess from
disadvantage, roll two dice and take the worse result. a horrid death... and
they roll a 1!? It’s time
to decide if they’re
going to be crying
from laughter or out
of shame. If you’re
lucky, it’ll be both.
Delight in explaining
the wacky ways the
players fail when they roll
a 1 or even offer them the
opportunity to describe their misahp.

POOL
In addition to your scores, which won’t change all that often, you have two fluctuating sets of points that collectively are called your pool. You “burn”
(spend) these points, either when you take damage or use special powers. When you run out of total pool, you die. These are the two halves of your pool:
Health (HEA)
Health indicates your physical well-being!
Grit (GRT)
Grit is a representation of your energy and focus.
You lose HEA points when you take damage. Most powers cost grit to use.
Your starting HEA is your Your starting GRT is your

maxScrap + maxScurry maxInstinct + maxVibe
Getting Knocked Out, Exhausted, or Dying

If your HEA drops to 0, but you still have GRT, you’ve been knocked out! Until bandaged or otherwise given more HEA, you are unable to act. If you take
more damage while knocked out, the damage is taken out of your GRT.
If your GRT drops to 0, you are exhausted, and you aren’t able to use any powers. In addition, all of your rolls are made at a −1 penalty.
When both HEA and GRT reach 0, your Critter has died. Whoops!
Recovering health
Recovering pool
To ensure your Critter’s longevity, be sure to recover HEA and GRT
when possible!
Bandages!
Be on the lookout for these while exploring Above. (They are most
commonly found in bathrooms.) One medical bandage, properly
applied, lets you recover 5 health. A full roll of gauze lets you recover
10 Health, but leaves the Critter at a −1 to Scurry rolls for the remainder
of the episode.
Eat food!
While most human-produced food wasn’t designed for a Recovering grit
twenty-year shelf life, some of it was! Food found in the wild is
usually more fresh and safer to eat. Determining the safety and
recovery benefits from food is better detailed on page 19, but be on
the lookout for a tasty snack to give you a bit of a pool boost!
Napping!
Is your Critter napping between episodes? Recover dScurry + dInstinct
and distribute the sum between HEA and GRT as you like.
Rolling a maximum!
When a player rolls a maximum, they gain GRT equal to their level.
This can raise a character’s GRT beyond their normal maximum.

POWERS
Powers are the main way your Critter will get a leg up on the difficulties
the world, and one way your Critter will distinguish themself from the
rest of the Pack.
Power details
Powers have a few details to take note of. You need only take note of the
text in black on your Critter Sheet. Flavor or additional explanatory text
will be italicized and in a dark pink.
Name
The name of the power! Used to reference, or shout with glee, when used.
Time
How much time is needed for this power to work.
Free This power can be used instantly at will. You can use
any number of free powers per round. These can be
chained together if you like.
Passive This power activates when certain conditions are met

(time of day, making a specific check, or being in a
specific location).
Permanent This power is now just incorporated into your scores.

All Critters have the ability to boost any
roll they like, so long as they have the Timed This power requires ten minutes, one hour, one phase of
GRT to spare! You focus on accomplishing the day, or some other amount of time to work.
the task at hand: Burn 3, 6, or 9 GRT;

you gain +3, +6, or +9 on your next roll. Details
These explain both what is needed, if anything, to use this power, as well
as what the power does!
E When you roll

maximum value on a
the
When a power instructs you to Burn X GRT, you decide how much (X) you
X
damage die, you can burn are going to spend (subtract from your current pool) in order to use this
2 GRT to roll again, adding power. In nearly all cases, the more pool spent, the stronger this power
P
the new result to the total is. If you do not have enough pool to use a power, it does not activate.
damage. This can go on as
long as you continue to
Nonsense powers
L burn 2 GRT per roll and
get the maximum value
Nonsense powers operate much like normal powers, but lean heavily
O
into the creative chaos of Saturday-morning cartoons. They allow your
on the given die.
Critter to act in ways that stretch Blister Critters beyond its already
wacky sensibilities. Want to swallow a refrigerator whole, use your tail as
D a propeller, or turn your little paw into a massive red hammer? Just burn
a hefty amount of GRT and let the Nonsense flow!
I Critters choose their Nonsense power once they develop their third
N
Blister (at 3rd level). For one-offs or shorter seasons, Producers are
encouraged to allow Critters to choose their Nonsense power from the
G
start.
W ant to make Blister Critters feel even more like a carto

Opt to have powers only activate once the playe
the name of their power outloud!
on?
r says

The turn order
Combat is a series of rounds that begins with a contest of initiative: everyone
who plans to act rolls a Scurry/initiate check to join the fray. The highest
result goes first; tied results happen simultaneously. All characters
act in order from highest to lowest.
When it is your turn, you can do whatever you want:

you get one standard action and infinite free actions.
Attacking
To attack, roll Scrap/
attack; your opponent rolls
Scurry/dodge. You win on a tie
or if your result is higher.
If you’re not using any Stuff as a

weapon, you use your natural weapons
(teeth, claws, tail, and so on) to inflict
damage (DMG) equal to your dScrap.
If you’re using Stuff as a weapon, you inflict

damage equal to your dScrap + the weapon’s dBonk
(roll two dice: your Scrap score plus the Stuff’s Bonk
die).
Armor reduces damage by providing damage reduction, or

DR. Unless otherwise specified, all damage comes off your HEA first.
When you reach 0 HEA, you become prone. When you reach 0 HEA
and GRT, or when someone tries to kill you while you are prone, you die.
If you are attacked, roll Scurry/dodge. To succeed, you must roll higher
Moving and distance
On top of one standard action, and any number of free actions, you can
than your attacker. Dodging is a free action: you can roll to dodge every
also move/reposition yourself each round. Exactly how much or how
time you are attacked.
far? Well… Measurements of distance in Blister Critters are abstract.
When everyone who has rolled initiative has acted, the round ends. A new
round then begins. Combat ends when everyone dies, gives up, makes While most games feature humanoids exploring humanoid worlds,
peace, or flees. where distances are familiar and your concept of space within them
is intuitive, here you are much smaller than a human. While the world
Advantage/disadvantage on damage rolls is quite familiar to you, traversing a shopping mall as a rabbit is not.
When a power grants advantage or disadvantage on a damage roll, it Rather than try to measure how many inches you can move, or scaling
specifies whether this applies to your dScrap damage roll or your dBonk
a grid up to impossible sizes, we employ four simple terms to denote
roll. If there is no distinction made, you choose whether it applies to your
abstract measures of distance.
Scrap or your Stuff’s Bonk damage. Advantage/disadvantage is per-roll and
will only apply to one or ther other.
Close Within arms reach, ~5 feet away
Self-powered projectile attacks only inflict Bonk damage
When inflicting damage with a piece of Stuff that is shot or launched by
Near Out of reach, but can be quickly reached (moved to/
some sort of built-in mechanical contrivance—as opposed to thrown with
thrown to/shot at) ~5–10 feet
your Crittery muscles—you only roll the Bonk of the projectile to calculate
its damage.
Far Can’t be moved to in one round, but long-range
This reflects the manner of the attack. Say you shoot a rock from your weapons/powers will generally reach, ~10–20 feet
slingshot. The rock has a Bonk of d4. What is hurting the target? The
rock! So you only roll a d4 for damage. But now you’re going to smash Beyond Might be within sight, but definitely not within
the slingshot over a target’s head? The slingshot itself has a Bonk of d6, attacking range, ~20 feet+
and because you are physically holding and hitting the target with the
8
slingshot, you roll twice: that is, you add your Scrap (your combat prowess) Blister Critters · Quickstart v.03
and your Bonk (the damage this Stuff inflicts) to find damage.
Conditions Surge die
Conditions are additional types of damage a weapon or power can inflict. Sometimes combat drags. Besides reminding
Weapons and powers that inflict a condition have one of the following tags: everyone to boost liberally, one good remedy is to
introduce a surge die. There are many variations on
Bleed the surge die. The simplest way to implement them
When a weapon/power with bleed X hits, it causes X additional damage when it hits is: at the top of the second round of combat, before
and X additional damage in each subsequent round until the bleeding Critter, or an any PC or NPC has acted, take any die and set it to
ally, takes a round to treat their wounds. show the 1: now everyone must add + 1 to all rolls,
regardless of the type.
Burn Then increase this surge to +2 the next round,

Burn operates much in the same way bleed does, but each turn the fire spreads, dealing
moving the die to show 2; +3 the round after, and
an additional X damage each turn a Critter is being burned.
so on, until someone wins combat and/or everyone
dies.
Poison
When a weapon/power with poison X hits, it causes X additional damage when it hits The intent is to speed everything up and raise the
and X additional damage for each subsequent round it lasts. (The number of turns is stakes of all choices. Attacks become more likely to
determined by the poisoned weapon or power.) Note, poison works a lot like bleed, hit; but dodges also become more likely; but also
but bleed can be stopped with a bandage or a friend’s spittle! Poison flows through damage increases; but also-also the costs of powers
the body until it’s run its course or someone uses a specific piece of Stuff (the right increase…
antivenin).
PCs will inevitably burn more GRT boosting as they
realize that the stakes have increased overall. The
Stun
math remains fairly simple.
Whenever a weapon/power with stun X hits, roll a d6: if the result is equal to or lower
than X, then the target is stunned—immobilized—for X rounds.
Conditions on your Critter Sheet

When you are inflicted with a condition, you can use your Critter Sheet to keep
track of how many rounds you’ll be taking damage from it. Use a d6, setting it on the
appropriate condition tile with the appropriate pip value face up. At the end of each
of your turns, rotate the die down one value. Remove it after 1.
Attacking creatively
Not all attacks have to be, “I swing the sword really hard.” Think of interesting
implementations of the Stuff you have in your inventory, or even in the location
you’re in, to make for a more interesting, and fun, bonking experience!
Say you’re battling a crazed parrot and you have a thumbtack in hand. You could just
jab him in the wing and do a little damage. BUT you remember that you picked up a
death
hot sauce packet earlier in the episode! You decide to poke a bunch of tiny holes into
the packet, and squirt a dozen streams of the Flaming Pain packet right into his eye!
Oof, that’ll leave a mark. Now not only has the parrot taken a fair amount of damage, e you’ve spent
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Designing
your Critter!
With the nitty gritty out of the way, it’s time to get a better idea of
what kind of Critter you are! Everything from the kind of skin you Animals
wear to the things that trouble your tiny brain is to be determined Each category consists of a number of specific animals. Each animal
before your time on Blister Critters begins. comes with 2 of their own powers, animal talents, so the hard decisions
start here! Some animals in a category will share powers, while others
Look over the options presented and be sure to mark your decisions are wholly unique, based on their own natural talents. If you reach a
on your Critter Sheet. Follow these six simple steps to generate your high enough level, you can even take on the talent of another animal,
Critter (character). so don’t sweat it too much. Just play as the animal you had in mind!
1. Choose your Category and Animal Note: Critters should not exceed 12 inches in height, width, or length.
2. Select your Blister Path Long and/or slithery species are not exempt from this rule. Use the
3. Collect some Starting Stuff height of this book (11 inches) for an approximated reference.
4. Decide your Role
5. Assign your Scores There are a number of animals available for play that are not typically
6. Announce your Name and Catchphrase seen as small or cute, like crocodiles or wolves. But, based on our
research, all animals are, at one point, rather small and kinda cute!
When playing as an animal that isn’t generally the recipient of
Categories pinched cheeks, you have a few options to rationalize at the table.
Categories are broad classifications that group together similar Play a small version of that animal. One that literally is just really small
animals. Each offers a unique set of stats that all animals in their for whatever reason. Play a younger, more teenaged version, or one
category inherit. that hasn’t fully developed yet. Play with the acceptance that as you
Animal stats play, you will grow and will ultimately have to let that character grow
into beasthood as they are just too big for Critterdom anymore.
+/− X HEA This is a permanent increase/decrease to your health.
+/− X GRT This is a permanent increase/decrease to your grit. A lternatively, who cares? Play as
just have a good time.
the 12-inch crocodile and
+/− X DR This is a permanent increase/decrease to your damage

reduction (DR).
SP (Stuff This is your inventory space—how much Stuff you’ll be

Points) able to carry on your person. Stuff and Stuff points are
further elaborated on in the Stuff chapter, but know that
This quickstart features only 24

more SP is ideal!
animals for you to choose from, but

the full release has a whopping 66!

Fuzzy Feathery
+3 HEA +2 GRT SP: 6 +1 HEA +2 GRT SP: 5
Bat Chicken
Echolocate (standard/special): You can use high-pitched screeches to Early riser (special): Gain an additional d6 to add to any roll you chose
get a better understanding of your surroundings. This costs no GRT, during one scene that takes place in the morning.
and you gain +2 to Noggin rolls made in areas that you’ve done this in.
This power can be used to locate a desired Stuff or animal in an area. Egg launcher (standard): Burn 2 GRT and send an egg flying through
the air like a missile! The egg deals damage equal to your level if it
Vamp (passive): Drain dX HEA when attacking with a bite. X = your hits. Targets hit with an egg must spend a turn cleaning the egg off
level rounded up to the nearest standard die type (starting with a d4 themselves before acting again.
at level 1).
Owl
Bunny Nocturnal boon (special): You have one d6 to add to any roll of your
Sensitive stomach (special): While good food tastes great, bad food choosing during scenes taking place at night.
tastes awful. Gain an additional d4 of pool when eating food of great
quality. Lose a d4 of pool gained when eating food of poor quality. Sense of direction (passive): When in a new location, you have
advantage on your first Noggin check there.
Stomper (passive): Attacks made using your powerful hindlegs inflict
an additional 3 damage. Raven
Barrel roll (free): You can burn 3 GRT before attacking to add stun 2
Mouse or Rat if you hit.
Scramble (standard): Burn 6 GRT to successfully dodge an incoming
attack or avoid harm. Tool usage (passive): You gain advantage on checks to use Stuff to
solve problems outside of combat.
Squish and slide (free): Squish your body under doorways and through
crevices that could fit a d20. Song Bird
Distracting chirp (free): Burn 2 GRT and use your vocal talents to
Raccoons distract friend and foe. In combat, you can whistle (yes, you the player
Greedy lil hands (standard): Burn d4 GRT to gain advantage on a must whistle, or, if unable, sing a short tune) that catches the attention
Stuff-related Noggin check. of a target. Whatever action or decision they were about to take, they
stop or are unable to. This does not mean they won’t try again when
Scavenger (passive): Gain advantage on rolls searching for food. able, just that you’ve temporarily thwarted their efforts.
Soothing song (standard): A willing target regains d4 GRT and is

calmed by your soft chirps. You can use this power once per target
per day.

Warted Scaly
+2 HEA +3 GRT SP: 4 +3 GRT SP: 5 +1 DR
Axolotl Croc/Gator
Neotenic (passive): As you develop battle scars and blisters, the Intimidating past (passive): All Critters, except for Crawlies, are
strange juxtaposition of a babyfaced critter that has been through instinctively wary of you. You gain advantage on rolls to intimidate
hell is offputting to would-be attackers. The first Scrap roll made other Critters.
against you in combat is made with disadvantage.
Sun soaker (special): At the start of each phase, from Dawn to Dusk,
Regenerative flesh (special): The humans couldn’t even figure it out, you gain d4 GRT the first time you enter direct sunlight.
luckily it just works somehow. You gain +d4 HEA at the start of each
scene. Gecko
Fight or flight (special): At the start of combat, you can either opt to
Backyard Frog act first or roll for initiative but automatically succeed on your first
Reduced fall damage (passive): You roll for any damage due to a fall dodge check.
with disadvantage (in your favor).
Wall climber (passive): Through the beauty of evolution, your little
Wall climber (passive): Through the beauty of evolution, your little limbs stick to walls, allowing you to freely climb up dry vertical slopes.
limbs stick to walls, allowing you to freely climb up dry vertical slopes.
Iguana
Poisonous Frog Great swimmer (passive): You swim great in small bodies of water!
Poisonous coating (passive) You gain advantage on Scurry checks when in the water.
When an enemy bites you, you inflict poison 2 for d4 turns.
Spiked scales (passive): You inflict 3 damage to those who attack you
Warning colors (passive): You’re colored/patterned in a way that naturally.
natural predators are weary of. Enemies make their first Scrap roll
against you with disadvantage. Rattlesnake
Rattle your foes (standard): Burn 5 GRT. Your tail rattles and shakes
Salamander the bones of your enemies. All foes in earshot of the rattle make a vibe
Condition resistance (passive): Conditions last 1 less round and deal 1 check. If they fail, they make their next roll with disadvantage.
less damage, even if they are reduced to 0.
Venomous (passive): When you hit with your bite, your target becomes
Loss of tail (free): Freak out your attackers and drop your tail! poisoned, suffering damage equal to your level for the next d6 rounds.
Whenever you are under dire stress and/or the threat of imminent
demise, you can choose to drop your tail and flee. This means
temporarily dropping your maximum HEA by 4. (You regain your tail
and the missing HEA at the start of the next episode.) When you drop
your tail, you escape and survive, regardless of the logical contortions
required by the Producer.

Shelled Crawly
+1 HEA SP: 7 +2 DR −1 HEA +1 GRT SP: 4 +2 DR
Armadillo Butterfly
Scoot shedding (free/once per day): Once per day, you are able to Fragile (passive): When your attacker rolls a maximum on their
peel off a small chunk (a scoot) of your shedding shell to temporarily damage roll, you suffer double damage.
grant +2 DR to another animal. The scoot must be worn and takes up
1 SP. The scoot shatters the first time the wearer is hit. Warning colors (passive): You’re colored/patterned in a way
that natural predators are weary of. All attacks against you are at
Tuck n roll (standard): You can burn 4 GRT to curl into a ball and disadvantage.
send yourself hurtling in a direction. While rolling, you can not change
direction or act otherwise. You unfurl and can act again after you hit Praying Mantis
something—whether it’s a wall, an animal, or the ground after falling Selective camo (free): Depending on your coloring, you blend right
off a cliff. Whatever you hit suffers dScrap+2 damage. into your surroundings! You gain advantage on checks to hide,
especially in plain sight, but only when in an environment that suits
Box Turtle you (among leaves, flowers, etc.).
Safe place to think (standard/ongoing): Retreat into your shell and
contemplate! When enclosed in your shell, you gain advantage on Slow and methodical (free): While you may not be the quickest,
Noggin rolls. This means you are essentially meditating: you can’t you have a plan! You can intentionally act last in initiative and gain
move or speak in the round you use your safe place to think. advantage on your first Scrap check.
Slow and methodical (free): While you may not be the quickest, Roach
you have a plan! You can intentionally act last in initiative but gain Junk eater (passive): The state of decay, mold, or staleness a food is
advantage on your first Scrap check. in does not impact your ability to eat it! It may not be as nutritious as
other more suitable foods, but you won’t get sick!
Hermit Crab
Deflective defenses (free): When hit with a projectile, burn 2 GRT to Scramble (standard): Burn 6 GRT to successfully dodge an incoming
make a Scrap check to use your shell to reflect the projectile back at attack or avoid harm.
its sender.
Scorpion
Even more shell space! (passive): +2 SP. Hardened shell (permanent): Your exoskeleton is hardened and ready
for a whack! You gain +1 DR.
Snapping Turtle
Chomper (passive): Your bite inflicts bleed 1. Poison stinger (passive): Your natural attack inflicts poison 1 that lasts
for a number of rounds equal to your level.
Spiky back (passive): Whenever someone bites, scratches, or otherwise
attacks you at close range, they immediately take 2 damage.

Like all things under the sun, Critters are susceptible to its mutating rays. For living
things, this takes the form of Blisters! Blisters grant you all sorts of powers, score
bonuses, pool upgrades, and more! Blisters are the main way your Critter levels up
in Blister Critters, so choose them wisely!
Developing Blisters: leveling up Blister paths

When you level up, you gain 4 points of pool to distribute between HEA Paths are the sequence of Blisters you will have access to choose from
and GRT, and you select 1 new Blister in your Path (following the arrows) later on. Each path has a name that denotes the kinds of Blisters that
to start the next episode with. Leveling up takes place in the end credits path offers. The first few Blisters you develop will be exclusive to your
portion of an episode, after any final in-character actions have been taken. path, but eventually these paths will sprawl, splinter, and converge. You
will have the option to follow blended paths or stay true to your own.
Standard seasons grant 1 Blister every other episode, on even numbered If you’d like to see where each path might take you, take a look at the
episodes (in episodes 2, 4, 6, and so on). During shorter seasons (3–6 Blister Tree on page 17. For now, decide which of these best suits you!
episodes), Producers may want to expedite advancement and grant 1 or
even 2 Blisters per episode. Keep in mind, Critters gain a Blister (level up) a From the four Blister Paths on the next page, choose one for your Critter
maximum of 8 times—6 powers, 1 nonsense power, and 1 animal talent—no to start on. Your chosen path will determine your first Blister, or initial
matter the Path taken. So, 2 Blisters per episode gives you about 4 episodes mutant power!
before Critters are maxed out, and at 3 Blisters per episode, there are
about 3 episodes before maxing out.
Maxing out—reaching level 9—does not mean the season has to end, of
course; it just means Producers will have to be creative with offering new
upgrades to players. This works for Producers who like the idea of coming
up with custom powers, giving out score upgrades, and otherwise playing
with the rules.
Producers may also want to increase the amount of pool gained per episode
to encourage frequent power usage, boosting, and increased health.
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Brawlers specialize in brutal combat techniques, and their mutations Chatters channel wit into conversational dominance and tap into
increase their physical might. Brawlers aren’t typically the think-it- the strange psychic abilities their mutations offer. They believe any
through’ers or suave conversationalists of the Pack, often opting to situation can be resolved if the opponent just hears them out. This
punch a problem into submission. Having a hard time negotiating with does not always lead to a peaceful resolution, however. Threatening
another Critter? Punch! A puzzle box getting annoying? Smack! Can’t to harm my Packmates? Try walking off a cliff, bucko! You want
read? Kick! While the immediate issue might get resolved this way, how many acorns for this? Pretty sure you said none. Chatters are
there are almost always consequences for their brutish solutions. the silver tongues of the Pack, so they often need to rely on their
smooth-talking to avoid the blows in combat.
Starting Blister: Razor sharp
Starting Blister: Silver tongue
DASHER THINKER
Dashers use their speed and agility to augment combat and social Thinkers use their intellect to better the world and explore the absurd
interactions. Dashers see the world as their playground! No ledge through psychic and physical experimentation. They delight in Stuff-
un-lept from, no distance un-sprinted. Dashers often seek to resolve finding and crafting, creating strange weaponry and clever solutions.
issues quickly, but always with flair. Climb down? How about a backflip! Can’t get up the wall? Gimme some floss and a paperclip, and now
Hand a Packmate the valuable and fragile MacGuffin? Nah, hope they we’ve got a grappling hook!
can catch your wicked curveball. Dashers tend to prioritize style and
adrenaline seeking over simpler, safer methods of resolution. Starting Blister: Keen eye
Starting Blister: Bob n weave

B1
Brawler
Razor sharp (permanent)
The BlistEr TReE
This is the Blister Tree! Using the tree, you will chart out the Path of
Your claws grow larger and much sharper! You gain a permanent +2
Blisters your Critter will take. Each Blister taken grants a new power.
damage to attacks made barehanded. You make your first Scrap roll in
a given combat with advantage.
Starting from the four bottom-most Blisters, Critters will work
their way up the tree, taking only the Blisters on their path
B2 Bulk up (free)
(following the arrows). All four of the Paths begin with a series of
Burn 2X GRT: Your skin develops hard ridges and plates for X rounds.
Blisters that are exclusive to them, and, if followed straight up,
You gain X DR until the end of those rounds.
end in Blisters that are exclusive to them as well. However, each
Path has a few points of convergence. At these points, two Blister
B2 Bone crunch (standard)
Paths briefly cross, allowing a Brawler or Dasher to take a power
Burn 6 GRT and Intentionally crunch the bones of a target, decreasing
thematically related to both paths.
their Scurry die by one type until they can heal or repair it.
Dasher Path Power

Gain the named Path power. Quickly find a power by referencing
D1 Bob n weave (permanent)
the letter of its Blister Path and the level at which it is gained.
You’re swift as the wind! You gain a permanent +2 to dodge checks.
You roll initiative with advantage.
Nonsense
Gained at level 4. Select and gain one power from the Example
D2 Double tap (standard)
Nonsense powers list below.
instead of a normal attack, you may burn 4 GRT and attack twice on
the same initiative. You cannot take two non-attack standard actions
Animal talent
or move more than closeby, just attack.
Gained at level 7. Select and gain one additional animal talent
from any animal.
D2 Leech (passive)
Drain d4 + your level in GRT from a target when attacking them
unarmed.
Chatter Example Nonsense powers
C1 Silver tongue (passive) Unlike the Paths set out for the standard Blisters, when the time
Your words weigh heavy on the hearts and minds that hear them! You comes to choose a Nonsense power, Critters have access to any one of
gain a +1 bonus to all Vibe checks. You get 2 uses of your Catchphrase the following powers no matter which Blister Path they are on. Critters
per episode instead of 1. only develop one Nonsense power per season, however, so choose
extra carefully!
C2 Insult (free)
Insult your target! Really dig deep and let your target have it! Burn Propeller body part (standard/ongoing)
6 GRT. Your insult resonates so deep, your target fails a roll they just Burn X GRT, minimum 1: wind up, kickstart, or pull a body part like a
succeeded. Damn, that’s cold. lever to get it spinning like a propeller that carries you into the air for
3X seconds.
C2 Pause (standard)
Burn 3 GRT: your focus pulls black tendrils from the air to hold a Inflate weapon for bonkage (standard/ongoing)
target firmly in place, preventing them from moving or acting for one Burn 7 GRT and blow into your weapon like a balloon to enlarge by
minute. While paused, the target is impervious to harm—the tendrils d4+1 times its normal size for a number of rounds equal to your level.
won’t allow it—cannot be moved, and is immune to all effects. Multiply the damage done by the d4+1 result. Note, this requires a
Stuff weapon and does not work on your natural attack.
Thinker
T1 Keen eye (passive) Random comical item (standard)
The world is yours! You gain a +1 bonus to all Noggin checks. You roll Burn 5 GRT to make a desired piece of Stuff appear with a d4 SP cost.
Stuff rarity checks with advantage. Use this Stuff as a gag or as a cartoonish solution to a problem at hand.
The Stuff only exists for 1 round before poofing out of existence again.
T2 Discombobulate (free)
Burn 2 GRT and attack: if you hit, you stun your target for 1 round Absurd bodily proportions (standard/ongoing)
instead of dealing HEA damage. In addition, your target now suffers Burn X GRT to expand, retract, flatten, or inflate your Critter’s body to
−1 to all rolls for the duration of the combat. This power can be used an absurd degree for X minutes.
cumulatively.
T2 Glowing scanner eye (free) rs are

Burn 1 GRT: ask the Producer for the value of any 1 stat or score, of any While only 12 Blister powe
get you to
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When the humans poofed, they left behind all their belongings,
trinkets, machines, and valuables, otherwise known as Stuff. Humans
Stuff details
All Stuff comes with a set of data points provided by the Co. to your
really enjoyed their Stuff, and the world is overflowing with it. A
Producers and then to you. These let you know how you interact with
large part of your time on Blister Critters will be spent searching for,
and use your Stuff! When attaining new Stuff, your Producer will let
collecting, and using Stuff!
you know the following:
Some Stuff can be eaten. All Stuff can be traded. It can be worn as
protection or used to attack! Stuff can even be crafted into new Stuff! Stuff Points (SP)
Stuff can be used to do pretty much anything your tiny Critter brain Stuff Points are not only a measure of your maximum inventory space,
can imagine (at the discretion of your Producer, of course). but also how much space a piece of Stuff will take up in your inventory.
As you pick up new Stuff, be sure to keep all of the Stuff Points in your
Stuff isn’t just human items inventory under your maximum SP. Critters that exceed their limit are
Stuff can also be found in nature! A sparkly rock, a pretty flower, and unable to move or act until they are at or below their max again.
a big ol’ stick are also examples of Stuff. Natural Stuff tends to break
easier, but is also more abundant. While Blister Critters does not
BONK
offer a durability mechanic, the fragility of a twig or leaf can either be
A Stuff’s ability to increase your damage when attacking is called its
handwaved for zanier games (one-time-use) or made more important
Bonk. This is the die you will roll in addition to dScrap when inflicting
in more gnarly ones (roll a d4 each time a twig is used: it breaks on a 1).
damage using this Stuff. What the Stuff is made out of and what kind of
attacks it can help facilitate (i.e., stabbing, slicing, smashing, shooting,
Searching for Stuff etc.) are factored into its Bonk.
The Blister Critters world is much like the one you, a human, currently
exist in, just without all the humans. Not sure what’s in a Blister Critters Damage reduction (DR)
bathroom? All the same Stuff that can be found in yours! Using the Damage reduction (DR) is the amount of damage this Stuff can block
brief initial description your Producer gives, you can safely make you from taking when worn! What the Stuff is made out of and what
assumptions about what trinkets, valuables, and well, Stuff, would be kind of attacks can it help block (stabbing, slicing, smashing, shooting,
there. etc.) are factored into a Stuff’s DR.
When looking for stuff, Critters need to roll a Noggin check depending Notes
on the rarity of the stuff they’re looking for. Rarity is how common a If a Stuff impacts any abilities, scores, or rules, you should write that
given Stuff is found in this kind of location. Some Stuff is rare in one info down! Feel free to take note of any interesting details about the
location but common in another. Toothpaste is commonly found in Stuff (where it was found, unique markings, etc.) that strike your fancy
bathrooms, but rarely found in the living room and downright bizarre as well.
to be found out in the tool shed.
Determining Stuff rarity Crafting (condensed)

Crafting is a simple roll to combine multiple Stuff together into one,
Common This Stuff is in basically all locations of this type. new, cooler piece of Stuff! Simply take the total SP of all the Stuff
No check necessary. you want to craft together, and roll a Noggin check to meet or exceed
that total. If successful, you have a rad piece of Stuff! If you fail, your
Rare This Stuff is a luxury or not always found in this location, crafting attempt has failed and you can not retry until the next phase.
but logically makes sense. Noggin check to locate = 8+.
Bizarre This Stuff really shouldn’t be in this location.

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Noggin check to locate = 12+. afting
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Using Stuff
Using the Stuff you find is the most fun part! Use Stuff to bonk hostile
creatures, safely climb down the side of a dresser, safely climb up the
side of a dresser, distract dimwitted foes, bribe a crooked ally. If you
can think of it, there’s probably Stuff out there to help you do it!
To attack!
When trying to use your Stuff as a weapon, look to its Bonk to see
which die you’ll be adding to your damage roll. Some Stuff also have
notes that detail other creative or mechanical uses in combat.
The 4 ranges of edibility
To solve! Delicious Regain dX pool, rolling with advantage.
In a tough situation? C or can’t find a safe way forward? You probably

Tasty Regain dX pool.
have Stuff that cancould be used to help.
Gross Regain dX pool, rolling with disadvantage.

Need help getting a fellow Critter up to a high place? Sure, you could
struggle to hoist them up, or you could unfurl that long snippet of
Nope This is not food. Regain no pool.
VHS ribbon that you picked up earlier in the episode, attach it to an
exposed nail nearby, and let them climb up that! X is determined by the quantity and kind of food found.
To eat! d20 Food Die

Depending on your Noggin, some Stuff will look more or less
1 Caramel popcorn d2
appetizing to you. All Stuff has a range of edibility, and if what you eat
is actually food, it provides some amount of Pool recovery. 2 Chareetos d2
3 Cracker d2
When testing unvetted food for the first time, players need to make
a Noggin check to see if they’re able to properly judge its edibility. 4 Mystery garbage slop d2
The check’s difficulty should factor in how visibly rotten, moldy, or
5 “Adult” cereal d4
discolored the food is, any off-putting odors, and any prior history
the Critter has with this or similar foods. Most Critters have a basic 6 Animal crackers d4
understanding of what Stuff in nature looks like it would be food
7 Avocado toast d4
(berries, fruits, etc.). But when it comes to human food, there’s a lot
they have no clue about! 8 Bread d4
9 Canned beans d4
Most human food was not made with a two-decade shelf life in mind,
so very little in their pantries is actually nutritious to the scavenging 10 Grandma’s cookies d4
Critter. This might not stop a Critter from taking a bite, though.
11 Granola bar d4
One cracker, even if delicious, grants d2 pool. A whole can of delicious 12 Merds rope d4
Chef Bombardee, on the other hand, can feed two Critters for d12 pool
13 Muffin d4
each, or one Critter for d20 pool.
14 Pickle d4
Things that are absolutely not edible, like a toothpick, don’t grant
15 Can of Chef Bombardee d6
any pool regeneration and likely cause other internal problems. Stuff
edibility and the potential pool regained is up to the discretion of the 16 Jushers d6
Producer.
17 Kids’ cereal d6
Nature’s bounty 18 Natural berries d6

Plenty of berries, nuts, and rarely, fruits are available to Critters willing
19 Natural fruit d8
to risk scavenging in the woods. Beasts frequently lay claim to berry
bushes and fruit trees, opting to slumber nearby and stalk in the 20 Pizza slice d8
branches, just waiting for hungry Critters to wander into their territory.
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DR -
| BONK d10 || Attack twice when
| DR 1 | damage total is even.
Stuff SP BONK DR Notes
5 Can tab 1 d2 1 An excellent and readily available piece of armor.
6 Colorful marble 1 d2 - +1 to rolls intended to trip or stun a target.
7 Quarter 1 d2 1 Can be flipped to make decisions quickly or thrown as a shiny distraction.
8 Sewing needle 1 d4 - Stick ‘em with the point end.
9 Broken chain 2 d4 2 Great for crafting into cooler Stuff.
10 Screw 2 d6 -
11 Seashell 2 d4+2 3 Wide with ridges. Can be used as a shield to bonk with.
12 TV antenna 2 d4+2 - It extends for long distance bonking! Reaches targets nearby.
Wide and flat. When attacked by a projectile, roll Scurry/deflect. On a 1-5, you were too
13 3 Inch button pin 3 d6 3
slow and are hit. On 6+, the projectile ricochets back at the sender and inflicts half damage.
14 Critter bone 3 d10 2 Doubles as sturdy piece of armor and hefty bonking implement for those willing to use it.
15 Small slinky 3 d2 1 +2 to Scurry checks for leaping, hopping, jumping, and frolicking.
16 Tech components 3 d6 2 Great for tearing apart for crafting. Also sharp.
17 Wired earbuds 3 d4+1 - +2 to Scrap/Scurry checks when using to grapple, pull, or lasso.
18 Screwdriver 4 d8+2 - Inflicts bleed 1 when the damage total is odd.
19 Stranger’s keys 4 4d4 - Might be worth trying these in a few locks!
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While you may not hold much else, you’ll certainly leave a mark!
In the full release, we feature over 100 pieces of Stuff, all decked out with details.
Roles
Your Role impacts how your Critter interacts within your Pack. A Role not only provides a helpful tool for roleplaying, but also has mechanical implications.
When roleplaying
Refer to your Role to help inform roleplaying decisions. Playing the confident leader? Take charge and get the pack in line! Playing the hugger? Don’t
let your pals frown, hug it out!
Roles are not absolute

Of course, you should occasionally act in ways that deviate from what is expected. This makes for more compelling roleplaying and a higher-stakes story.
Calm and collected Critters are not immune to stressful situations or losing their cool, and the scaredy cat should enjoy a rare moment of bravery!
Mechanically
Each Role details both a perk and a drawback. A perk grants you a beneficial power, and a drawback saddles you with a detrimental one.
Be sure to mark your perk and drawback on your Critter sheet!
Roles to choose from (pick 1)

Boss (leader)
Perk – commanding: You make Vibe checks against your Packmates
(the other PCs) with advantage.
Drawback – believe your own bullsh*t: You’re overeager to offer

your own solutions, giving orders even when you really don’t
know what the right move is. Even if called out on this, unless
you fail a Vibe check of 7, you remain steadfast in your opinion.
Knowitall (nerd)
Perk – good noggin on your shoulders: When presented a problem or
puzzle, you are confident in your ability to solve it. You gain advantage
on rolls to decipher, solve, or discover a solution.
Name
Drawback – no forest, just trees: When you roll a 1 on a Noggin check, What’s your Critter’s name? This can be
your pride is shattered. Out of combat, you lash out at your allies, something short and snappy, or long and
pushing away friends. In combat, you become stunned for a round. absurd. Does it even sound like a real name
or is it just two words mashed together. Do
Wallflower (quiet crowd-follower) you gow ith a first name only or maybe first,
Perk - survivor: You simply don’t appear to be a threat. An opponent last and middle initial? Whatever your Critter
cannot inflict damage against you unless you attack, steal from, or is called, make sure it suits them!
otherwise attempt to harm them first.
Catchphrase
Drawback – no chill: When directly confronted about how you feel, you Occasionally, you’ll take center stage on Blister
must give honest and direct answers, even if it would hurt someone’s Critters, so you’ll need to choose a catchphrase!
feelings. A catchphrase is a 3–5 word saying, quip, or
exclamation that relates in some way to your
Rage guy (loose canon) critterness. Whatever the phrase, it emboldens
Perk - berserker rage: When in combat, you can burn 4 GRT to attack you to overcome the challenge at hand.
twice in a round, making each Scrap check with disadvantage but
making damage checks with advantage. Once per episode, say your catchphrase to gain
advantage on your next roll. Of course, you can
Drawback - wild animal: Whenever you encounter a new Critter, your say it as often as you’d like, but it will only grant
immediate disposition toward them is hostile. If your GRT is below half, advantage the first time you use it each episode.
rounded down, you must pass a 7+ Vibe check to not attack them.
Other roles offered in

the full release:
Class clown
Hugger
Fang-solo Party animal
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EPISODES
Every time you get together for a session of Blister Critters, you’re
Scenes
Scenes are a segment of play that take place in the same location
where all actions therein are happening sequentially. If a time skip is
going to be playing an episode. While time moves differently in-game, necessary (be it to complete a multi-step task, travel a long distance,
an episode takes as long as your group needs to play a full session. or the producer/players are ready to move on) that scene is over, and
To keep the episode moving along, we’ve devised a tried and true a new scene has begun.
episode structure for you to follow!
Establishing a new scene
When a new scene begins, 2 questions need to be answered by the
The Pre-Show Producer, in the following order.
Intro Who’s in this scene?

When everyone at the table is ready to get started, a rad intro music Players need to know who’s here! At least, they need to know who
track and/or video plays! We’ve crafted a badass animated video for they can see at the start of the scene. If there’s a dastardly Beast
your intro needs, but finding one, or multiple, that best suits your stalking in the shadows, perhaps don’t let them know that for free.
table is highly encouraged.
Where is this scene taking place and what’s in it?
The goal of the Intro is twofold: to get the players excited to play an Scenes need a location, an area or room, to take place in! Location
episode with rad visuals (and a sweet riff or two) and to pavlov their building should be completed within 1–2 minutes of starting a new
little brains into a focused, Blister Critters mode with an appropriate scene. For those utilizing player interaction, provide a strict time limit
amount of nonsense and wackiness at the ready. to their creative process.
With the Intro complete, move right into a recap of the last episode! Producer-centric location building
Location building is arguably the most important part of starting a new
scene, so now’s the time to lean into long winded descriptions and
Recap flowery language. Paint a picture to the players that clues them into
As the intro fades out, Producers can elect a player, or take on the all the rad stuff they can find here, what the rough layout of the space
task themselves, of recapping the events of the prior episode. This is, and any unique or interesting features they can interact with here.
shouldn’t take more than 1–2 minutes, anything beyond that and
you’re eating into valuable play time. When building a location, consider the following questions:
With everyone caught up and rearing to start, let’s get the show on the • Did humans live in this location at one point?
road with the first scene of the episode! • If so, what were they like?
• Did they have a hobby, a profession, a favorite color, an excessive
and quirky collection? Were they a clean and tidy family or a
cluttered bachelor? What kind of furniture did they own?
• If this is an outdoor location, are there any interesting natural features
like a pond, a strangely shaped tree, or a mound of boulders?
It is also important to consider how your descriptions clue players in

on the Stuff they can find here! If you’re in a bathroom, let them know
there’s toiletries on the sink, that there’s trash in the garbage, and the
shower has a number of shampoo bottles. While some players will
assume this intuitively, others need the direct confirmation that this
Stuff exists in the game work for them to interact with.
While some Producers will opt to have a firm grip on location building,
that is, what a location looks like and what’s in it, others may share the
reigns with players momentarily to craft the world with them.

Getting players involved in location building Ending a scene and transitioning to a new one
The previous two questions are strictly for the Producer to answer, but Knowing when to end a scene can be tricky, but is a valuable skill to
every answer to this question can be influenced by the players. This build as a producer. If the task at hand is completed or nothing else
can be done in a number of ways logistically, but in any iteration, each needs doing in this location, it’s likely time to close out the scene. The
player should get a turn to contribute. critters made plans to travel a long distance? Time for a new scene.
Is this where a montage of working, training, cleaning, etc. would
If the producer knows this location is not terribly important, they can typically go in a TV show? Sweet! Time to end the scene.
ask for much smaller contributions or skip the practice entirely. This
is also true if the location is wildly important and the Producer needs Feeling out when the players seem ready to move on can be difficult,
specific Stuff to be in it. Either let the players know, “Hey, put whatever so in most cases, it’s recommended that you ask them directly. This
furniture you’d like here, I just need there to be a desk in the corner!” lets them know you’re ready to move on, and if they’re not ready, will
or simply tell them that this location is not up for discussion. propel action forward once more as try to tie up any loose ends.
For the players’ part, we’ve found it best practice for this to be a Clever or fulfilling scene transitions all add up to a more immersive
conversation with the Producer and not them dictating the answers episode. A shot zooming out from the location or ending on a Critter’s
without pause. quippy one liner are both easy ways to find closure in a scene and move
on to the next. Find and explore different methods of incorporating
Producer: “Sarah, what theme does this restaurant have?” fade outs, zoom ins/out, or quick cuts to new scenes.
Player 1: “Uh… it’s space-themed! Like with planets and spaceships.”
Producer: “Sweet, and Morgan, what food did they serve?” With the scene concluded, it’s time to start back at the beginning and
Player 2:“Pizza.” start answering questions!
Producer:“Nice!”
Player 1: “Yeah! They offered pizza pies that were themed around the
planets! And…” Ending an episode
Inform players that the scene they are entering is the last one of the
And just like that, you have a rad, space-themed pizzeria with space episode. This will let the players know that their time to wrap up their
shuttle chairs and model planet lamps. The players are now fully own mini-plots and go all out on power usage has come. It also subtly
bought into this location they’ve helped craft, are aware of what kind clues them in that the Producer might have something substantial,
of Stuff they can find here, and have a general idea of how the place is and dangerous, for them to deal with by the end of this scene.
laid out all because of their contributions.
Down to the final moments of the final scene? Time to close it out…
Of course, if a player’s answer seems wildly out of place or would but how?
present far too many problems, Producers can step in and redirect,
if not outright veto, an answer in a way that best suits the interests of Lots of unresolved action and drama? Go with a cliffhanger! Have most
both them and the table. of this episode’s narrative threads been dealt with? Allow a player to
end the scene with a witty one-liner. All is well in the Blister Critters
Drawing the dang thing! world? Perhaps an idyllic happy ending that brings closure is what’s
Have some paper and crayons nearby, we’re colorin’! Write the needed here.
location name at the top of the page and hand it off to the player to
your left. Have them draw in the north/top area of this location. Be Once the scene comes to a close, let the end credits roll.
sure to emphasize that this is a quick and dirty map, not an art piece.
Simple shapes will do the trick here. Once they’re done, they’ll give End credits
the paper to the person to their left, who will fill in the east/left side Optional feature: producers may also want an outro song to play at
of the location. And around until all 4 cardinal directions have been this point. This is a great way to mentally transition players out of what
met. may have been a stressful session or provide a punchy beat to keep
spirits high.
Map drawing can take a bit longer than intended, so setting a strict
timer of 1 minute per player is already a generous allotment as they With the episode over, this is a cool down period that offers players
should complete their portion far sooner. extra closure at the end of what might have been a wild and stressful
episode. Take this time to check in with players about how they felt
about the episode. What were their favorite parts? What are they
looking forward to next time? Were there any rules or actions that
didn’t timer gith that can be tweaked for next time?
After a brief discussion about the episode, this is where Producers can
prompt players to level up! Leveling up may not occur every episode,
but when it does, it happens here. Leveling up and when to prompt it
is discussed in depth in Blisters (advancement).

Beasts are a lot like the animals you play
as… just covered in Blisters, often wickedly
mutated, and inherently malicious and/or
hostile. Whether they were born without
the burden of heightened intelligence or
they lived long enough to lose it, Beasts are
superpowered and dangerous animals that
you cohabitate the world with.
The vast majority of animals that are

larger than this book are by their
nature Beasts, while those your
size have a fighting chance at
staving off Beasthood…
at least for a while.
Noodle
HEA 15 GRT 10 DR 1
SCP d12 SRY d10 NOG d6 INS d6 VIB d4
Beasts are versatile and menacing baddies for Critters to encounter! Be it a season-long antagonist or
an impactful single-episode cameo, Beasts are not to be taken lightly.
(BLIstered stuFF)
Synthetic materials, those crafted by humans,
will also Blister (at the Producer’s creative
discretion). Bliffs, lacking the capacity for
deep thought, often expire soon after their
“life” begins. Make no mistake, with their
short time in the spotlight, Bliffs make the most of it with
ample cartoon violence. They frequently have no idea who, where,
when, or why they are, all they know is what.
To add to their misery, Bliffs lack the capacity for truly meaningful conversation.
They are generally limited to one or two words, often relating to what it “knows”. This
can make helping them either an easily understood endeavor or a frustrating, and dangerous,
game of charades. Critters are encouraged to help Bliffs along. Typically, once a Bliff finds “peace,”
they will return to their inanimate state.
Bliffs are a great vehicle for unique NPCs, social puzzle solving, and, if it comes to it, quirky combat encounters.

Sample encounters
Use these baddies to give your players a cartoonishly hard time!
Scartail
In need of a charasmatic antagonist
with a violent penchant for snacks?
Scartail’s the raccoon you’re looking
for!
You pedaling fruit gummies in my

territory? Without paying the Snack
Tax? I don’t think so, punk.
Ribbitrio
Just need some sticky goons to wal-
lop? The Ribbitrio are all brawn and
no brains!
Empty yer pockets!

Myeah, see! We want yer stuff, see!
Yeah! So hand it over real quick-like.
Want to torture players with a Beast of your own? Fantastic! Use the table below to get started.
Roll-a-beast
d6 Category Mutation Wants Weakness Strength
1 Fuzzy Laser eyes Blood Gullible Quick
2 Feathery Tendril limbs Food Glowing pain point Strong
3 Warted Rows of teeth Stuff Afraid of mirrors Smart
4 Shelled Duplicate body part Help Injured and slow Charming
5 Scaley Telekinesis Shelter Overconfident Aware
6 Crawly Random animal talent Blood Fear of blood Sturdy

PILOT EPISODE Merl
Merl, a haggard snapping turtle and the Burrow’s resident fun uncle,
ducks his head down into his shell to squeeze through the exit and
into the chamber with you. “Hey kiddos, sorry for the wait.”
Merl is stern and rough around the edges (literally), but is a kind soul,
having raised nearly all Critters in the Burrow in some form or other. The
pack knows him well and should have some history/report with him.
Ask a player for a brief, fond memory they have with Merl.
Merl ushers the pack into the hallway he came from and takes up the
back. “You lot ready to go Above?”
Walking up the dark exit passage of the Burrow you are waved on by
the many fireflies that line the tunnels like tiny lanterns. You watch
one hop down and high five another as it hops into its place.
“Watch your step. We don’t have enough gems to keep the tunnels
properly lit at the moment. I have the poor fellas working overtime
Use this as an introductory session of Blister Critters for new players and we still can’t see a darn thing down here.”
and Producers.
Allow the players to talk with each other and Merl for a beat. Once
This episode features: ready to move froward, have the passageway open up into a small
• Tips and instructions for Producers chamber.
• Locations for players to explore and participate in building
• Quirky encounters for conversation and combat A bright red glow fills the room from above. A single lightning bug
• A house full of rad Stuff just lying around glows behind a ruby set into the ceiling. A large cardboard door with
a handle drawn with crayon sits on the far wall. Merl turns and clears
What are you waiting for? Start the episode! his throat. “Alright, here’s what you’re gunna do.”
Plot Synopsis The brief

The Critters are sent out into a strange new house, tasked with “Your job is to scout out the area. We think we’ve tunneled into a
securing gemstones for their Burrow. After meeting some of their new bathroom, but you’ll be the first to breach the room beyond this door, so
housemates, the Critters are able to locate the gems... in the lair of a we’re not sure. We’ve heard noises on the other side, so it’s pretty likely
great feathery Beast! that you won’t be alone out there. Some objectives while you scout:
• Make a map if you can—this will help future packs out.

Leaving the Burrow • We’ve been expanding the Burrow and are pretty low on gems (Merl
Your burrow has recently relocated to a new, uncharted, area of gestures at how bright this room is with the ruby light fixture and
Above. They’ve tunneled directly under a human house and have then at how dark the tunnel behind the Pack is.) So don’t come back
selected your group as the first to breach the surface here. Following until you have a few of them.
Burrow protocol, you’ve gathered some Stuff in preparation and said • Identify threats and neutralize them if possible. Are they from our
your goodbyes. Don’t worry though, most Critters survive their first Burrow? No? Then they’re a threat.
scouting run. • Above all else, do not let anyone else know the location of the
Burrow. We all remember why we had to leave the last space, right?”
You’ve all gathered at the final chamber outside the exit tunnel and
are waiting for Merl to escort you out. You see worker ants carrying Ask a player to detail why they had to leave the last burrow
dirt out of other passageways, the murmur of Critters from deeper location when their cover was blown.
within the Burrow, and Merl’s large shadow lumbering closer. You all
realize you’ve yet to speak to the others also clearly waiting for the Merl puts one leathery hand on the door and gives the group a stern
same thing. Go on, introduce yourselves. nod before pushing it open.
Players can introduce their Critters to each other, perhaps they have
history, maybe they’ve never met. Whatever the case is, give them a
few minutes in the spotlight. As their conversation dies down, or a
funny spot to interject comes up, have Merl emerge from the tunnel.

Bathroom Packs might spark combat sooner than others as the ants are quick
to anger.
The Burrow entrance is in the bathroom, and lets the Critters out
inside the cabinet underneath the sink.
“Any further past the toilet and we’ll be feeding you to the babies for
months to come.”
The shifting cardboard door reveals a small dark room. A sliver
of light creaks in between two large wooden doors on the far side
If Critters should test the threats of the ants, they most certainly will
of the room. You see large colorful bottles, rolls of soft paper, and
respond with force, sparking combat with the colony.
other assorted human Stuff. Above you a large pipe juts out from the
ceiling. It bends in multiple spots, features a few knobs, and runs into
For those able to have a conversation with the pests behind the
the wall just above the Burrow entrance.
curtain, the ants have a proposition to make: We’re quite busy with
construction and are in need of some new materials to spice up the
Critters attempting to hear or see what’s going on outside this room
nest this time around. If you can bring us a piece of sweet nest building
should make Instinct checks.
Stuff, like a bridge or ladder, we’d be happy to offer you something
cool in return.
This was a child’s bathroom. Ask the player what the child’s favorite
color was and incorporate their answer into the descriptions below.
What’s in the tub?
2-5+ Through the crack in the door, you see a white tile floor If Critters can somehow see the tub without being seen by the ants:
with a fuzzy [color] rug. A light [color] wall with a towel it is full of rocks, twigs, sand, and dirt. Dozens of ants work together
rack and dark [color] towel. To your right, the biggest to position and construct the materials into a complex network of
door you’ve ever seen. To your left, a large curtain with tunnels and caves, much like the Critter’s Burrow. Most notably,
a strange colorful print on it and what looks like the sticking out of the top, is an upturned funnel that a handful of ants
edge of a toilet with a small stool sat in front of it. are crowded around and shouting into to amplify their voices. In truth,
there are maybe 100 ants in the colony in total.
6+ + You hear the faint sound of tiny feet marching in
unison coming from behind the curtain. If a Critter is caught peeking behind the curtain, the ants do not
hesitate to mobilize and attack.
8+ + From beyond the massive door, you can hear papers
ruffling and something clattering about.
Exiting out into the bathroom proper, everything is clearly visible and
audible.
You were under a sink! Sitting above it is a large, extremely shiny

and reflective surface. From your viewing angle, you can make out
the top of a toothbrush, a colorful soap dispenser, and a few other
toiletries sitting on the sink counter. A small garbage can and
strangely shaped thing with a tall wooden lever and red bottom sit
next to the toilet.
Standing in the center of the bathroom, it’s clear the sounds of tiny
feet are coming from behind the curtain. A high Instinct check will
inform keen-eyed Critters that they are Pests, most probably ants.
The ants!
One lone ant marches right in front of the cabinet the Critters came
out of. It sees the Critters, waves, and quickly makes its way back
towards the curtain.
If the curtain and/or ants are approached kindly, they are receptive Whether the ants are engaged in combat, or they simply wish the Pack
to the Critters, but caution them to keep their distance, as The ant luck in scouting the house, the only room the Critters have access to
colony speaks in unison with a loud and stereotypically “military” next is the Bedroom on the other side of the door.
tone that booms from behind the curtain.
“Careful in there! There’s some lunatic with two big teeth and no brain.
Depending on the demeanor and proximity of the Critters to the tub, Cut up 6 of our best!”
the ants will be more or less kind and forthcoming with information.
They prefer that the Critters do not pass the toilet as they are building
something quite fragile and secretive in the tub. Rowdy, less polite

Bedroom Critters can attempt to help Snippy by cutting the 3 plastic strands
holding his handles together. However, each strand severed sends Snippy
The door is just barely open wide enough to peek in:
into a panicked cut frenzy that grows increasingly more dangerous.
Here Producers can either:

Hand the players a blank sheet of paper and ask them to quickly
collaborate on a sketch of the child’s room. Tell them they must
incorporate a specific theme and the child’s favorite color. There must
also be at least a bed and a desk in the room, but otherwise they can
fill the room with furniture, posters, and other fun details. Let them
know there is a 60-second time limit and should remain in the realm
of zany versus gnarly that’s been agreed to.
Alternatively, ask a player for a children’s room theme, and go on to

describe and/or illustrate it yourself.
An example with a dinosaur theme and green as the favorite color:

To your left is a small dresser covered in strange looking animal
stickers (Dinosaurs). On top sits a big black box with a reflective
black front (CRT TV) and a number of what look like books, but
they’re a bit shinier than you’re familiar with (VHS cases). A bed sits
low on a wooden frame. It has striped green sheets and assorted
stuffed animals that look a lot like the stickers. Papers fly off a
cluttered desk in the corner and a distressed shout seems to follow
every floating sheet.
He gleefully jumps around shouting, “cut!” as loud as his mouth

Either way, the only things that really need to be in this room are a
will allow. He will attempt to cut the Critters, but is not malicious.
bed and a desk.
Snippy just wants to cut! Offering him alternatives will also satisfy his
cut frenzy. Remind Critters the desk is covered in crayons, markers,
Once the players are actually in the room proper, they are bound to
papers, and other art materials.
be seen by the shouting lunatic atop the desk.
After the last strand is severed, and the final frenzy dealt with, Snippy
A sharp glint of light catches your eye from atop the desk, followed
jumps for joy! He thanks the Critters in gestures and blade nuzzles.
by a flurry of papers in the air and the clattering of plastic, “cut!”
“Cut, cut.” He turns to cut a paper that’s drifted to the floor, but as
his blades slice through, he collapses lifeless once more. Back to the
Snippy inanimate infinity for Snippy.
Toppling down the side of the desk, bouncing off the hard wooden chair
below, and clattering to the ground is Snippy, a scissors Bliff! Snippy is a
Hallway
pair of [favorite color] children’s scissors with pipe-cleaner limbs. Snippy
The hallway outside the bedroom is short, empty, and offers only one
is a frantic fellow and he’s eager to cut, snip, and slash! Unfortunately,
direction to go— into the living room. From here you can just barely
his time sitting in the sun has melted his handles together, preventing
make out the edge of a rug and a sofa. Colorful light dances on the
him from truly opening wide and getting a good “bite.”
far wall and the sound of wind and rustling leaves comes in through
what must be an open window.
d8 Bedroom Stuff SP BONK DR Notes

1 Gluestick 1 d4 - What can’t glue do? Stick Stuff to Stuff, stick animals to Stuff... stick animals to animals?
2 Halloween candy (5) 1 d2 - 20 year old candy corn. Tasty! One piece of candy is worth d2 pool regeneration.
3 Pipe cleaners (2) 1 d2 1 These don’t pack much of a punch, but they’re great for creative problem solving.
4 AAA batteries (d4) 2 d4+2 - Do they even still work? Only one way to find out!
5 Marker 2 d4+2 - Doesn’t matter if you know how to write or not, markers are just fun.
6 Glitter vial 2 d4 - It’ll take weeks to get this out of your fur... but it’ll worth it.
7 Stuffed animal 4 d2 3 It’s unclear if these are cute or unsettling. Either way, they sure are soft.
8 VHS tape 4 d6 4 Made up of a ton of smaller components. Something in here will come in handy!

Living room Critters who step in front of the cage, either to climb or take a closer look,
must make a 7+ Scurry/dodge check or be side swiped by Blisterbeak
Producers can again offer players a blank sheet of paper to sketch
and suffer d6 damage. Any Critters who made a 6+ Instinct check when
in the living room layout. Tell them they must incorporate a family
looking out the window roll their dodge check with advantage.
hobby, like bowling or crocheting, and have at least one corner of the
room dedicated to this hobby. There must also be at least a sofa and
a large bird’s cage with an open window beside it, but otherwise they Blisterbeak
can fill the room with furniture, and other fun details. A large parrot swoops up to the top of its cage and shakes out its
wings. Rather than a vibrant display of color, they are drenched in a
Alternatively, ask a player for the family’s hobby, and go on to black liquid. The feathers end in black sinewy tendrils that cling to the
describe and/or illustrate it yourself. cage as it settles. Its beak, caked in blisters, proceeds two beady eyes
that light up with malicious glee as it squawks down at the Critters.
An example with a family who loved to crochet:
Coming out of the hallway, the room opens wide. To your right, a
large wooden entertainment console houses another TV, this one
wears a soft pink crochet jacket that delicately frames the screen.
Proudly displayed atop the console are a number of Golden
Needle trophies and medals, all 3rd and 4th place. At the center,
in a crocheted picture frame, a family of 5, posing happily at some
competition. A leather couch sits across from the TV, adorned in far
too many handmade blankets. On the right wall, just behind the
couch, a large window sits open with curtains swaying gently in the
wind. Light pours in from outside, highlighting the real prize of this
area: a massive birdcage against the far wall.
It sits atop a low, wide table and features a variety of hanging toys
and swings inside. Glinting in the sunlight, a large ruby pendant on a
gold necklace hangs in the center of the cage. Looking closer, there’s
actually quite a few bits of jewelry that hang inside, all swaying in
the breeze. Gems! Just what you were looking for.
Either way, the only things that really need to be in this room are a
sofa and a bird’s cage with gems hanging from the top.
The Critters are free to explore the area for a time! Encourage them to
incorporate their chosen family hobby to find cool Stuff. “These dangling gems do me good! Silly lil critters allllways come
runnin for MY gems. I found em, they’re mine. Not yours!“
For Critters who want to look out the open window and see what’s out
there, have them roll an Instinct/perceive check. Blisterbeak is not the smartest parrot, but his critter-hunting skills
more than make up for it. He’s overconfident and enjoys playing with
his food, taunting the Critters with ill-constructed insults.
2-5+ The world outside is bright and colorful, you can see
the tops of other houses, green leaves from trees, and Blisterbeak is here to eat the Critters. That’s his goal. Of course, should
a cloudless blue sky. the players propose a convincing enough scheme or lie, Blisterbeak is
a moron, so it just might work. This is up to the Producer’s discretion.
6+ + You can actually feel the sun on your body. It’s warm You can just have him attack relentlessly, but talking him into
and tingles a bit. Something is off though, and you get swallowing a fork or flying into the sun is arguably more fun.
the feeling you’re being watched.
8+ + Something dark moves in the distance. It was too far Ending the episode
away to be sure, but you could swear it had wings… or However Blisterbeak is dealt with, the Critters will need to report
at least they were shaped like wings. back to Merl to close out the episode. The final scene fades on Merl
telling the Critters they did a good job as he closes the cardboard
door behind them.

Axolotl Wallflower
Survivor: You simply don’t
Neotenic (passive): The first
appear to be a threat. An
Scrap roll made against
opponent cannot inflict damage
you in combat is made with
against you unless you attack,
disadvantage.
steal from, or otherwise
attempt to harm them first.
16 19 No chill: When directly

Regenerative flesh (special):
confronted about how you feel,
You gain +d4 HEA at the start
4 0 you must give honest and direct
of each scene.
answers, even if it would hurt
someone’s feelings.
d6
d8
d8
Chatter
Silver tongue (passive): Your

d6 words weigh heavy on the
hearts and minds that hear
them! You gain a +1 bonus to all
Vibe checks. You get 2 uses of
your Catchphrase per episode
instead of 1.
d10

Praying mantis Rage guy
Berserker rage: When in
Selective camo (free): You gain
combat, you can burn 4 GRT
advantage on checks to hide,
especially in plain sight, but to attack twice in a round,
only when in an environment making each Scrap check with
that suits you (among leaves, disadvantage but making
flowers, etc.). damage checks with advantage.
17 15 Wild animal: Whenever you

Slow and methodical (free):
encounter a new Critter, your
Intentionally go last in initiative immediate disposition toward
4 2 and gain advantage on your them is hostile. If your GRT is
first Scrap check. below half, rounded down, you
must pass a 7+ Vibe check to
not attack them.
d10
d8
d8
Brawler
Razor sharp (passive): Your

d6 claws grow larger and much
sharper! You inflict +2 damage
on successful attacks made
barehanded. You make your
first Scrap roll in a given
combat with advantage.
d6

Armadillo Boss
Scoot shedding (free/once per Commanding: You make Vibe
day): Once per day, you are able to checks against your Packmates
peel off a small chunk (a scoot) of
(the other PCs) with advantage.
your shedding shell to temporarily
grant +2 DR to another animal. The
scoot must be worn and takes up
1 SP. The scoot shatters the first
time the wearer is hit.
Tuck n roll (standard): You can burn 4 Believe your own bullsh*t: You’re
19 17 GRT to curl into a ball and send yourself overeager to offer your own
hurtling in a direction. While rolling,
you can not change direction or act
solutions, giving orders even when
7 2 otherwise. You unfurl and can act again you really don’t know what the right
after you hit something—whether it’s move is. Even if called out on this,
a wall, an animal, or the ground after unless you fail a Vibe check of 7, you
falling off a cliff. Whatever you hit
suffers dScrap+2 damage. remain steadfast in your opinion.
d8
d10
d8
Dasher
Bob n weave (passive): You’re

d6 swift as the wind! You gain
a +2 bonus to Scurry/dodge
checks. You roll initiative with
advantage.
d6

Chicken Knowitall
Good noggin on your shoulders:
Early riser (special): Gain an
When presented a problem or
additional d6 to add to any roll
puzzle, you are confident in
you chose during one scene that
your ability to solve it. You gain
takes place in the morning.
advantage on rolls to decipher,
solve, or discover a solution.
13 16 Egg launcher (standard): Burn 2 GRT and send No forest, just trees: When
an egg flying through the air like a missile! you roll a 1 on a Noggin check,
The egg automatically hits the target and your pride is shattered. Out of
5 0 deals damage equal to your level if it hits. combat, you lash out at your
Targets hit with an egg are inflicted with allies, pushing away friends. In
stun 1, spending a turn cleaning the egg off combat, you become stunned
themselves before acting again. for a round.
d6
d6
d8
Thinker
Keen eye (passive): The world

d10 is yours! You gain a +1 bonus to
all Noggin checks. You roll Stuff
rarity checks with advantage.
d6

Die as a Critter or live long enough to
see yourself become a Beast…
Blister Critters is a new tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) by Odd Gob Games and the Stillfleet
Studio where you play as small cartoon animals on a radiation-blasted, eco-apocalyptic
Saturday-morning cartoon! The humans are gone just like the ozone layer, and the world they
left behind is overflowing with danger.
In this innovative and surreal game, you wield bizarre mutations called Blisters as well as
physics-bending Nonsense powers. These strange abilities—artfully developed within the Grit
System—will help you survive in a vast, cruel suburbia populated by fellow Critters and their
feral counterparts, Beasts.
Luckily, the humans left behind a near infinite amount of Stuff for you to arm yourself with,
trade, or hack apart and reassemble using Blister Critters’ intuitive crafting rules.
The Blister Critters Quickstart contains everything you need to play. But remember, it’s only a
preview! The full rulebook will feature 100 pages of mayhem, including:
• 6 Critter categories comprising 66 different animals
• 4 Blister paths full of dozens of mutant powers and cartoon-logic Nonsense powers
• 8 cartoon Roles to play in your party
• A new take on the Grit System, which takes only minutes to learn and naturally facilitates
memorable story beats
• Simple narrative rules for Catchphrases, Ad-Libs, and other cartoon-show fun
Blister Critters is designed for 1 Producer (GM) + 1 or more players, ages 14 and up
(animal wonder and angst, blisters and body horror, cartoon violence, goop and slime).
Tools required: dice or online dice roller + imagination.
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Blister Critters? players in the headspace of characters in a television cartoon.

Zany versus gnarly is ultimately a balancing act of tone that both

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For all uncontested checks, unless otherwise stated, a result of 6 or

All rules are optional!

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Advantage and disadvantage Make sure players fail with

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Your starting HEA is your Your starting GRT is your

Getting Knocked Out, Exhausted, or Dying

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Passive This power activates when certain conditions are met

Permanent This power is now just incorporated into your scores.

the task at hand: Burn 3, 6, or 9 GRT;

E When you roll

W ant to make Blister Critters feel even more like a carto

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When it is your turn, you can do whatever you want:

If you’re not using any Stuff as a

If you’re using Stuff as a weapon, you inflict

Armor reduces damage by providing damage reduction, or

Burn Then increase this surge to +2 the next round,

Conditions on your Critter Sheet

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+/− X DR This is a permanent increase/decrease to your damage

SP (Stuff This is your inventory space—how much Stuff you’ll be

This quickstart features only 24

animals for you to choose from, but

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Soothing song (standard): A willing target regains d4 GRT and is

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Developing Blisters: leveling up Blister paths

T he lim its of Bli ste rdo

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Starting Blister: Bob n weave

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Dasher Path Power

T2 Glowing scanner eye (free) rs are

Brawler Dasher Chatter Thinker

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Searching for Stuff etc.) are factored into its Bonk.

Determining Stuff rarity Crafting (condensed)

Bizarre This Stuff really shouldn’t be in this location.

In a tough situation? C or can’t find a safe way forward? You probably

Gross Regain dX pool, rolling with disadvantage.

To eat! d20 Food Die

Nature’s bounty 18 Natural berries d6

2.HOT SAUCE PACKET

6 Colorful marble 1 d2 - +1 to rolls intended to trip or stun a target.

7 Quarter 1 d2 1 Can be flipped to make decisions quickly or thrown as a shiny distraction.

8 Sewing needle 1 d4 - Stick ‘em with the point end.

9 Broken chain 2 d4 2 Great for crafting into cooler Stuff.

18 Screwdriver 4 d8+2 - Inflicts bleed 1 when the damage total is odd.

19 Stranger’s keys 4 4d4 - Might be worth trying these in a few locks!

Roles are not absolute

Be sure to mark your perk and drawback on your Critter sheet!

Roles to choose from (pick 1)