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D&D Heroes of the Borderlands — Starter Set
The current-edition starter box: dice, rulebook, and your first adventure in one box. The single best first purchase for a new family table.
D&D Essentials Kit
The natural follow-up box: keeps the adventure going with more levels, more monsters, and a DM screen for the grown-up running the game.
For young readers
Young Adventurer's Guides — 4-Book Collection
The official kid-friendly D&D books: monsters, warriors, dungeons, and wizards, written for young readers. Perfect for ages 8+ who want to read about the game between sessions.
At the table
Polyhedral Dice Set
Every hero needs their own dice. Grab a colorful 7-dice set — kids love the big sparkly ones, and sharing one set gets old fast.
Family game night
D&D: Dungeon Mayhem
A fast, silly D&D card game — no DM required, about 15 minutes a round. Great for nights when setting up the full game is too much.
D&D: Adventure Begins (Board Game)
A cooperative D&D board game for ages 10+ — a gentle on-ramp to tabletop play before the kids are ready for the full rules.
More adventures (printable PDFs)
DriveThruRPG — 5th-Edition Adventures
Hundreds of short printable 5th-edition adventures and one-shots — handy when the kids want a brand-new quest tonight and the starter box is done.