In February 2020 we revived the April 2018 Hero Kids Bundle featuring Hero Kids, the fast and fun introductory RPG perfect for younger kids ages 4-10. Published by Hero Forge Games and complete in just 50 pages, the ENnie award-winning Hero Kids gives you male and female heroes including Warriors, Hunters, and Warlocks, as well as unique heroes like the Rogue, Brute, Healer, and Knight. With simple rules that use only six-sided dice, an opposed-dice system that keeps everyone in the game, and play times of an hour or so, Hero Kids pulls kids and parents alike into fantastic adventures. Some actual reports from actual parents:
- “The game mechanics are easy to understand and fast enough to keep young players interested and do not get in the way of the story that is unfolding.”
- “It only takes about 15-20 minutes to read the entire rulebook and have a good enough grasp on the rules to play your first session. Games will typically take under 30 minutes to play, which short for a typical RPG session, but absolutely perfect when playing with kids.”
- “Was woken up at 6AM this morning by my son, saying he wanted to play Hero Kids right now! There’s no such thing as going back to sleep in a 7yo’s universe!”
There were eight titles in this revived offer’s Starter Collection (retail value $27) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the complete Hero Kids rulebook, Hero Cards II and Pet Cards I (more heroes and animal companions), five adventures of Normal difficulty (Curse of the Shadow Walkers, Escape from the Ghost Pirates, Wizard’s Tower, Fire In Rivenshore, and Yuletide Journey), and even the free Heroes coloring book.
Those who paid more than the threshold (average) price also got this revival’s entire Bonus Collection with no less than twenty more titles worth an additional $79, including the Monster Compendium, all five Space Expansions for planet-hopping adventures (Space Hero Cards I and Space Hero Cards II, Trouble at Threshold Station, Tyranny’s Shadow, and Secret of the Crystal Caves), five more sets of cards (Hero Cards III (exotic heroes), IV – Forest Friends (animal heroes), and V – Monstrous Heroes, plus Pet Cards II and Equipment Cards), and five Hard adventures (Tomb of the Lost King, Mines of Martek, The Lost Village, Glade of the Unicorn, and Maze of the Minotaur). After launch we added two Hard adventures (Reign of the Dragon and Darkness Neath Rivenshore) and two new card sets (Hero Cards VI and Hero Advancement Cards). (If you had already purchased this offer, during either this revival or its original April 2018 run, you received all these new titles automatically on your Wizard’s Cabinet download page and in your DriveThruRPG Library.)
Ten percent of each payment (after gateway fees) went to this offer’s designated charity, Reading is Fundamental.
