House on Poplar Court

Hi all I’m Fran your assistant RPGs rep (she/her) and this term I’ll be running a pre gen one shot The House on Poplar Court for our 2nd round of Intros to RPGs. This game will be an introduction to the kids on bikes system, a very Stranger Things vibe of game where you play as a group of teenagers investigating your spooky town. This game uses 6 of the standard polyhedral dice set (all but the % dice), so please bring those (or you can borrow mine if you don't own some yourself), a dice tray, water bottle, pen and notepad (should you wish to take notes)

The game is set in Hebron, Indiana – 1985

Nothing exciting has ever happened in this rural town. People come and go, children attend school, grow up, and move out. Nothing really changes, down to the same few cops that have been manning the local police office and the same local grocery store sitting on the corner of main street. There are no movie theatres, and the only arcade is attached to the smoky bowling alley, so kids find ways to entertain themselves: riding their bikes down the town’s lazy streets and through wooded trails, playing imaginary tag games, and exploring the abandoned corners of this relatively safe city, like the spooky abandoned home at the end of the cul-de-sac on Poplar Court. Strange things have been happening in Hebron: sightings of creatures moving in the night, children reporting monsters in the woods and things moving outside their windows. These reports are largely ignored, however, attributed to the imaginations of the children. Besides, this is rural Indiana. Nothing exciting has ever happened here. With the discovery of a lost girl who roams the neighbourhood, the children have real proof that something is happening in their small town.

You are welcome to message me on discord about creating your own character or the pdf comes with a few pre generated characters that you’re welcome to choose between should you prefer that. The only thing players will need to do to start playing is pick a character sheet and answer a few questions about their relationships. This game is designed to be beginner friendly and an introduction to the system of kids on bikes. I’ve Dmed D&D a few times but this will be my first time running a different system so don’t worry if you don’t know how loads of things work I will give a short run down of the rules at the start of the game but I’m sure I’ll be looking things up as we go too!

Content warnings: The Supernatural, harm to children.

I will also be sending out a consent to gaming form for my players just to make sure we have a safe game. But as always x card will be on the table as a safety mechanic and I’ll be on discord throughout the game in case you need to message me about anything. But I'm so excited to run this game and hope people enjoy it!! xx