Renegade Game Studios Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition Core Rulebook (Softcover) | Live & Let Ride RPG

Step into small towns where ordinary life hides extraordinary secrets. Kids on Bikes 2nd Edition from Renegade Game Studios is a collaborative storytelling RPG that invites players to become everyday heroes facing mysterious, powerful forces they can neither control nor fully understand. The softcover core rulebook blends vivid, sensory detail with practical rules, making it easy to start a session and keep it moving through quirks, danger, and friendship. The book’s visual layout and full color art help you picture dusty houses, creaking stairs, and the glow of cheap flashlights cutting through the dark, turning a quiet night into an adventure you can feel as it unfolds.

What’s new in this edition

• Refined Powered Character Rules that speed character creation while preserving flavor and growth equally for all players
• Player-scalable violence that lets you adjust intensity to your table’s comfort level
• Expanded Gamemaster Section with tools to design memorable creatures, mysteries, and encounters
• More collaborative storytelling tools, including bike ride themed prompts and scene-building aids
• 2nd edition updates with full compatibility for Strange Adventures Vols 1 and 2, and a refined rule flow

Ready to play right away

• A complete full-color softcover book that serves as your RPG in one place
• Designed for 2-6 players, with age guidance and table-ready pacing for engaging sessions
• Includes a sample module set in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to spark immediate play

Play experiences you can imagine

Use the compact knock of a door, the shadowed hallway, and the glow of a flashlight to guide suspenseful scenes. The edition emphasizes collaboration, letting players share control and steer the story together while your GM builds compelling adversaries and mysteries. This isn’t a guarantee of outcomes, but a framework that invites tense investigations, heartfelt alliances, and quirky town legends to emerge from your table.

Whether you’re reuniting a group for a one-shot or building a longer campaign, the 2nd edition’s tools adapt to different play styles. You’ll find modular prompts, easier character advancement, and a pacing structure that helps keep scenes focused and cinematic. The setting supports a range of vibes—from lighthearted mystery to eerie wonder—without requiring you to rewrite the core rules.

If you already enjoy adventures in Strange Adventures, you’ll appreciate the compatibility and the chance to blend materials across volumes. This edition aims to be approachable for new players while offering depth for veterans who love collaborative storytelling and character-driven moments around a tabletop.