DnD starter stories

[D1craig]

I have always like the idea of DnD but never really had a group freinds that would be interested in it.now I have 2 children one of them think would absolutely love it but only if introduced carefully to it.

Can anybody suggest some books that would be interactive ( I cant really think how to describe it ) in a way that my son would choose what route to take ie. Open the chest or leave the chest turn to x page to continue the story. Go down the dark road or the well lit road. Be nice or be mean. And then the story prompts you to go to a certain page to follow on from the choice you have made.

Im not sure if I'm describing it very well but I know my son would get lost and bored if I started to throw dice rolling and stats at him.

 

[montymint]

You’re looking for choose your own adventure books.

It’ss whole genre so just pop that into Amazon and you’ll get a whole bunch. I loved them as a kid, fondly remember doing one where you had to prove the Loch Ness monster existed.

 

[Freakbro]

I didn't know about those monty, but I remember the Fighting Fantasy series of books as a kid in the 80's, made by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone

They sound the same, but also use dice to bring in the random factor

Fighting Fantasy - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Great books/games and certainly started my foray into the DnD world.

 

[D1craig]

Thanks for these I'll defo be buying one to try out and see how he enjoys them.

 

[Gray2233]

You’re looking for choose your own adventure books.

It’ss whole genre so just pop that into Amazon and you’ll get a whole bunch. I loved them as a kid, fondly remember doing one where you had to prove the Loch Ness monster existed.

I used to scour markets for those sorts of books, especially the Fighting Fantasy series by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. I managed to have a full collection up until the early 2000's, although I think they released a few more after I stopped collecting.

Tons of fun, there's actually some true to book video game adaptations that play in the same way such as The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Island of the Lizard King. They're basically visual novels with the gameplay elements built in rather than you having to roll dice etc manually, well worth a look as I imagine you could play them on a mobile device, cheap too!

Save 40% on Fighting Fantasy MEGA Bundle on Steam

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[PlacidCasual]

I have always like the idea of DnD but never really had a group freinds that would be interested in it.now I have 2 children one of them think would absolutely love it but only if introduced carefully to it.

Can anybody suggest some books that would be interactive ( I cant really think how to describe it ) in a way that my son would choose what route to take ie. Open the chest or leave the chest turn to x page to continue the story. Go down the dark road or the well lit road. Be nice or be mean. And then the story prompts you to go to a certain page to follow on from the choice you have made.

Im not sure if I'm describing it very well but I know my son would get lost and bored if I started to throw dice rolling and stats at him.

How old are your kids? I've recently dipped my toes into playing DnD online with a group of strangers (at first) but prior to that I picked up a game on DriveThruRPG called Hero Kids. A simplified RPG with a very few basic rules and some good stories. I DM'd and the kids played and enjoyed it. My two were about 9-10 at the time.

Looking at playing the full game, DnD Beyond Forum is an ok place to try and find a game with plenty of groups looking for players of certain age groups and other characteristics. It can be hit or miss finding a group that works for you but no one seems to get their nose out of shape if it's not working and people choose to leave (in my limited experience).

Good luck though.

 

[D1craig]

How old are your kids? I've recently dipped my toes into playing DnD online with a group of strangers (at first) but prior to that I picked up a game on DriveThruRPG called Hero Kids. A simplified RPG with a very few basic rules and some good stories. I DM'd and the kids played and enjoyed it. My two were about 9-10 at the time.

Looking at playing the full game, DnD Beyond Forum is an ok place to try and find a game with plenty of groups looking for players of certain age groups and other characteristics. It can be hit or miss finding a group that works for you but no one seems to get their nose out of shape if it's not working and people choose to leave (in my limited experience).

Good luck though.

He's 5 nearly 6. I have received one of them makes your own adventure books now and it looks amazing, my son was made up reading the rules for it. But we decided we had to have more time to read it than we did last night so we will start it next weekend for bedtime. I think he will enjoy this type of story because he has a crazy imagination and can't stop acting it put, being a dinosaur or a pokemon etc. And I think it might make him be a bit more willing to go to bed lmao.

My other son is 2 and just wants to kick everything so he'll be going to a football after school club of course.

 

[PlacidCasual]

He's 5 nearly 6. I have received one of them makes your own adventure books now and it looks amazing, my son was made up reading the rules for it. But we decided we had to have more time to read it than we did last night so we will start it next weekend for bedtime. I think he will enjoy this type of story because he has a crazy imagination and can't stop acting it put, being a dinosaur or a pokemon etc. And I think it might make him be a bit more willing to go to bed lmao.

My other son is 2 and just wants to kick everything so he'll be going to a football after school club of course.

Cool, I hope he enjoys it. In a year or two something like Hero Kids will be about right for him. It's very simple and targetted at the 7-11 range I think. It also gives you lots of freedom to work his imagination.