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D&D for Kids
Posted by on July 1, 2015
It’s no secret that pretty much every parent who plays any kind of tabletop game wants their kids to join in on the fun as well. Besides everyone using their imaginations to play, D&D helps to develop your kiddo’s cognitive skills such as reading, problem-solving, and creative thinking.
Wizards has released 2 kid friendly D&D adventures: Monster Slayers: The Heroes of Hesiod and Monster Slayers: The Champions of the Elements, both by Susan J. Morris. Parents can use this simplified rule-set as a stepping stone to introduce new players, young and old, to the world of D&D. Once you’ve finished these quick adventures you can move on to bigger campaigns and hopefully have the time of your life introducing the little ones to a game that they could be playing for years to come.
You can find what Susan J. Morris has to say about it here and still more information (and a link to the original Monster Slayers adventure) here!
Here’s a set of rules I made for my 5 year old daughter. We are still playing almost 3 years later. I put it in my google docs, free for all 🙂
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11-Wy2vAedZo8POsQhpnuOPxYa3TxMBEeAaXFlcebYpY/edit?usp=sharing
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Thank you very much! I love it!
I recommend anyone wanting to play D&D with their kids to check out these rules.
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