Kids on Bikes
Kids on Bikes is a Collaborative Storytelling RPG set in small towns with big adventure! In Kids on Bikes, you take on the roles of everyday people grappling with strange, terrifying, and very, very powerful forces that they cannot defeat, control, or even fully understand. Kids on Bikes even allows you to create a communally controlled Powered Character to add another dimension of gameplay to your games! Jump right into the action quick and create your own band of rag-tag mystery solvers today!
Originally created by Jonathan Gilmour, Doug Levandowski
How to Play Kids on Bikes
Players in Kids on Bikes build their characters by choosing their age, a trope, strengths, and flaws. Then, Players assign different dice values to each of the 6 character stats: brawn, brain, fight, flight, charm, and grit. Players roll the appropriate die for a stat to see whether they succeed at a challenging action.
Frequently asked questions about Kids on Bikes
Explore Kids on Bikes Tropes
Loner Weirdo
Why are you happier fending for yourself? What part of the “cool” kids’ life do you wish you had - just a little bit?
Overprotective Parent
When do you feel appreciated by your kid/kids? What would losing your child/children mean to you?
Plastic Beauty
How does it feel to have others think that you’re “beautiful but terrible”? What do you sacrifice to remain beautiful?
Popular Kid
Beyond people wanting to impress you and the social capital that brings, what do you like about being popular? How do you treat the unpopular kids?
Reclusive Eccentric
What drove you away from the world at large? What do you miss about being out in the world?
Scout
Who first got you into Scouting (or more generally, the great outdoors)? Who first got you into Scouting (or more generally, the great outdoors)?
Stoic Professional
To what extent do you enjoy the work you do? What would you rather be doing?
Wannabe
What would it mean to be one of the popular kids? What would you sacrifice to be one of the cool kids?
Young Provider
How has working to support your family improved you as a person? What have you had to give up for your family?
Blue Collar Worker
To what extent do you enjoy the work you do? What would it mean for you if you lost your job?
Brilliant Mathlete
Why do you get satisfaction from being good at math (or your other area of expertise)? How does your social isolation manifest itself?
Brutish Jock
Why do you get satisfaction from being good at sports? What does your involvement with sports keep you from doing that you wish you could do?
Bully
What motivates your bullying? How do you feel when you hurt others?
Conspiracy Theorist
What do you think is happening in the town that no one knows about? How far will you go to prove that you’re right?
Funny Sidekick
What do you do that always lightens your friends’ moods? What do you do that always lightens your friends’ moods?
Laid-Back-Slacker
What do you think of people who try much harder than you do? What are you willing to go the extra mile for?