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<blockquote data-quote="Raven_King" data-source="post: 8354879" data-attributes="member: 7031754"><p>Hello EN World!</p><p></p><p>I used to play AD&D 1e at school when these were the player’s handbook and monster manual:</p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/shaneplays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/advanced_dungeons_and_dragons_dd_players_handbook_1st_edition_second_cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://i2.wp.com/shaneplays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/advanced_dungeons_and_dragons_dd_monster_manual_1st_edition_second_cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Now, some 30+ years later, I have two primary-school children aged 8 and 10 who I’d love to get into D&D 5e. They absolutely <em>loved</em> the <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/products/fiction/newyounger-readers-novels/young-adventurers-collection" target="_blank">D&D Young Adventurers Collection</a>:</p><p><img src="https://media.dnd.wizards.com/styles/product_image_left_scale/public/images/product/ProductImage_300x449yacollection.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>How might I best introduce my kids to actually playing D&D, in a simple, age-appropriate way, in short sessions of max 1 hour to suit their attention span, and most crucially <strong>in a format that just three of us can play</strong> - the kids and I? We have a busy family life and I don’t see the opportunity for many four-hour play sessions with three other kids to make a bigger party happening on a regular basis. I don’t know anyone else who plays, or wants to start - yet! Maybe when my two are a bit bigger and have a taste for it we can organise something like that, but I would really love to have options for just us three to play now.</p><p></p><p>Should I get the kids to play two characters each, with some justification for why pairs of PCs might cooperate so closely? (Maybe the PCs they play are two pairs of twins?) </p><p></p><p>Should I try to play extra NPC party members to help with balance? Remember I am inexperienced as a DM… but willing to put significant effort in to prepare. It must be fun for the kids, and ideally me too, after all otherwise we will lose interest. </p><p></p><p>I’ve nearly finished reading the <a href="https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf" target="_blank">5e basic rules</a>, and (having a bit more money as an adult than I did back then) I have the core three 5e rule books, plus several others from WotC.</p><p></p><p>However, I have not yet found any kid-friendly adventures or campaigns suitable for an inexperienced party of two players. Do they exist? Can I realistically adapt other adventures to suit this severely limited party size and experience level?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raven_King, post: 8354879, member: 7031754"] Hello EN World! I used to play AD&D 1e at school when these were the player’s handbook and monster manual: [IMG]https://i0.wp.com/shaneplays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/advanced_dungeons_and_dragons_dd_players_handbook_1st_edition_second_cover.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i2.wp.com/shaneplays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/advanced_dungeons_and_dragons_dd_monster_manual_1st_edition_second_cover.jpg[/IMG] Now, some 30+ years later, I have two primary-school children aged 8 and 10 who I’d love to get into D&D 5e. They absolutely [I]loved[/I] the [URL='https://dnd.wizards.com/products/fiction/newyounger-readers-novels/young-adventurers-collection']D&D Young Adventurers Collection[/URL]: [IMG]https://media.dnd.wizards.com/styles/product_image_left_scale/public/images/product/ProductImage_300x449yacollection.png[/IMG] How might I best introduce my kids to actually playing D&D, in a simple, age-appropriate way, in short sessions of max 1 hour to suit their attention span, and most crucially [B]in a format that just three of us can play[/B] - the kids and I? We have a busy family life and I don’t see the opportunity for many four-hour play sessions with three other kids to make a bigger party happening on a regular basis. I don’t know anyone else who plays, or wants to start - yet! Maybe when my two are a bit bigger and have a taste for it we can organise something like that, but I would really love to have options for just us three to play now. Should I get the kids to play two characters each, with some justification for why pairs of PCs might cooperate so closely? (Maybe the PCs they play are two pairs of twins?) Should I try to play extra NPC party members to help with balance? Remember I am inexperienced as a DM… but willing to put significant effort in to prepare. It must be fun for the kids, and ideally me too, after all otherwise we will lose interest. I’ve nearly finished reading the [URL='https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf']5e basic rules[/URL], and (having a bit more money as an adult than I did back then) I have the core three 5e rule books, plus several others from WotC. However, I have not yet found any kid-friendly adventures or campaigns suitable for an inexperienced party of two players. Do they exist? Can I realistically adapt other adventures to suit this severely limited party size and experience level? [/QUOTE]
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