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Amazing Tales Complete Kids RPG
Amazing Tales Complete Kids RPG
Afterword
Ask your child what kind of “Do the rabbits talk to the
things they’d like to see in dinosaurs?”
the story. If they want a space
story, does that mean zapping “Are the dinosaurs the rabbit-eating
aliens and flying space battles? kind?”
Or exploring new worlds and
making friends with new Indeed it’s worth asking
creatures? Let your child use supportive questions about
anything they like as a point of anything your child suggests,
reference: favourite TV shows, because they probably aren’t
places you’ve been on holiday, quite thinking about things the
artwork they like, toys they have, way you are. It’s always good to
or things they remember from explore an idea a little bit.
bedtime stories. And of course
show them the pictures in this As your child makes suggestions,
book. throw in thoughts of your
own, building on their ideas. I
It’s quite likely that your child often draw a picture, sketching
some of the key things in the
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“And what do they look like?” A child who says their fairy
hero is good at being brave,
Ask your child to describe their fighting monsters, flying quickly,
hero, ask them what they wear, and finding hidden things, is
whether they’re tall or short, expecting a different story to a
what kind of hair they have. child who picks being friendly,
Listen carefully to the answers, doing magic, talking to animals,
as you might want to reference and hiding.
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Draw the fairy onto the story “Which of the last two are they
sheet. best at?”
These are examples of the kinds Not all the animals in the Deep
of skills a fairy hero might Dark Wood can talk to other
have, and the kinds of situations creatures. But fairies who can
they might be used in. Feel free do this can always talk with
to invent your own, and keep animals. What the animals say
interpretation of them as flexible might not always make much
as possible. sense, though!
Fairies are small, and often have All fairies can fly, but some can
to be brave. They can be scared fly quicker than others. Fairies
of monsters, or the dark, or of who can fly fast are very hard
being alone. for monsters to catch.
Fill in on the story sheet “What are they next best at?”
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Twist: The wizard cast a spell on his 8. In a storm the heroes are
glasses, and everything looks wrong blown far away and must find
to him. their way home.
4. Wolves have moved into the Twist: The place they are blown to
forest and are hunting the nice is a magical kingdom in the clouds
animals. where they are trespassers who
cannot leave.
Twist: The wolves themselves are
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Draw the prince or princess onto “Which of the last two are they
the story sheet. best at?”
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Fill in on the story sheet. “What are they next best at?”
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“What does your witch or wizard “Which of the last two are they
look like? Do they have a magic best at?”
wand or staff? Do they have a
magical creature as a friend?” Write 8 as the dice size, and 6 as
the dice size for the last one.
Draw the witch or wizard onto
the story sheet.
“What does your explorer or “Which of the last two are they
ranger look like? Do to they have best at?”
a big cloak or a hat? Do they have
an animal friend?” Write 8 as the dice size, and 6 as
the dice size for the last one.
Draw the explorer or ranger onto
the story sheet.
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Sweet wine, bitter apples, roast Twist: The pirates have magical
boar, stale bread, thick stew, flying ships.
candied fruit, fresh berries...
4. Thick thorns have cut off
Feelings in the kingdom Deepdale village. Someone must
save the villagers!
Roughly-carved stone, smooth
steel, cold iron, scratchy wool, Twist: The villagers made the
wet leather, warm fires... thorns to keep a monster locked
away from the rest of the kingdom.
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Pirates ÕÕMarksmanship
ÕÕNavigating
“A pirate captain is master of a ÕÕParrot care
ship and its crew. They sail the
seven seas in search of treasure ÕÕSailing ships
and adventure. What is the name ÕÕSeeking treasure
of your pirate?” ÕÕSwashbuckling
Fill in on the story sheet. ÕÕSwordplay
ÕÕBeing daring
ÕÕBeing ferocious
ÕÕCooking
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Sounds at sea
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Draw the space ranger onto the “Which of the last two are they
story sheet. best at?”
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Draw the scientist onto the story Write 8 as the dice size, and 6 as
sheet. the dice size for the last one.
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“What does your robot look like? Write 8 as the dice size, and 6 as
What are they made out of? Do the dice size for the last one.
they have chrome trim? Do they
have built-in gadgets? What do
they sound like when they talk?”
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Skirting the edges of black holes, Some aliens have the power to
piloting through asteroid fields, make others do what they want.
shaking off a swarm of enemy Sometimes they do this through
spaceships. This is the skill that hypnotic eyes, or brain-waves;
lets you do all these things. sometimes with their entrancing
Everyone else is stuck with the song. Mind control can do many
auto-pilot. things, but it can never make
people hurt themselves.
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Twist: The captain of one cargo ship 8. An accident sees the heroes
has stolen alien treasures. stranded on the deserted planet
Thargo. They’ll need to find
4. The primitive Grung specific parts to fix their ship
inhabitants of an alien planet and escape.
suffer under the tyrannical rule
of an evil overlord.
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My Hero is good at
Becky Annison, Bea Camus, Dom Camus, Eoin Dubsky, Josh Fox,
Tomer Gurantz, Justin Halliday, Mo Holkar, Matthijs Holter, Iris
Maertens, Duncan McKean, Joakim Waern.