

Let’s break down some of the shared and typical tropes that are found in the comics, movies and shows of this sub-genre.
#Oneshot guide first run how to
I’ll be taking a look at tropes of the sub-genre, how to structure your adventure, what rules work might work best for this type of adventure and some sources to check out for inspiration. This article will look at how to run your own Kids on Bikes one-shot adventure. Watching these movies for me, as a kid or as an adult, awakens feelings of freedom and adventure that only a pre-teen on a bike leaving the watch of protective parents can experience. These days I feel more like the father from Stand by Me stuck at a computer writing, than the kids in these movies that I share a similar birth year with.

Like a nostalgic blur, I can still remember those summer breaks back in the 80s where my friends and I disappeared into the labyrinth of bike paths and woodlots between the houses in my Toronto suburb. This fall is looking like the season of the bike with IT breaking September box office records and Stranger Things 2 looking to consume massive bandwidth this weekend. Since the release of Stranger Things back in July 2016, the Kids on Bikes sub-genre of sci-fi/horror, is pedaling at full speed! This sub-genre was first popularized back in the 80s through the works of Spielberg and King, such as E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Stand By Me and The Goonies.
