PC groups for games I would do with different systems
22f: The Lord Of The Rings with Kids On Bikes
F is for Fellowship. And Frodo.
I’d go with The One Ring for a Middle-earth game, but for the purpose of this challenge I considered a few options emphasising different elements of the saga.
Desperate mission story game Our Last Best Hope would work for the Fellowship overall as a one-shot, although only Boromir and temporarily Gandalf get the dramatic deaths the system runs on.
Pastoral travel game Wanderhome, for contrast, for The Hobbit. Possibly swapping out Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger from The Wind In The Willows for Bilbo, Balin, Thorin and Gandalf.
But I finally settled on Kids On Bikes (first edition, as I don’t have second and it’s apparently a small revision) for the four Hobbits, with Gandalf as the powered character. The rest of the Fellowship could be statted as Teens or Adults.
Leaving home on a great adventure cuts out the town focus and collaborative creation, but hey. And I ran through that last time I used this for the Challenge.
Characters start with Tropes (playbooks) that can be adjusted, or made from scratch. This gives them a stat line, suggestions for their two starting strengths (along with the one they get from age range) and flaws, and some personality questions, with a longer list for making connections to a setting.
22f: The Lord Of The Rings with Kids On Bikes - Frodo
Frodo Baggins
Popular Kid
Brains d10
Brawn d6
Fight d4
Flight d12
Charm d20
Grit d8
Strengths
Cool Under Pressure
Quick Healing
Wealthy
Flaws
Insecure
Restless
Beyond people wanting to impress you and the social capital that brings, what do you like about being popular?
Seeming respectable can be useful.
How do you treat the unpopular kids?
Try to be even-handed.
Backpack
The One Ring, Sting, mithril shirt
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