D&D 5e for kids: A list of awesome adventures, hacks, and rewrites!
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D&D 5e for kids from one-shots adventures to campaigns
My goal with this D&D 5e adventures for kids list is to provide you with some kid-friendly and kid-focused options for bringing D&D into your homes or classrooms. There’s a variety of recommendations in the list that include both one-shots adventures and campaigns to run with your kids or class.
There are a ton of kid-friendly tabletop RPGs out there that aren’t D&D, but it’s also OK to play what you are familiar with and share that with the kids in your life. At the same time, a lot of caretakers may have concerns about introducing fighting or scary encounters or complicated mechanics from D&D to their children.
I’m hoping this list helps you to find some balance between the system you want to play (in this case, D&D 5e) and you and your kid’s needs.
Disclaimer, recommendations, and corrections for these D&D 5e games for kids:
Unless I did a review (links to these are on the right side of the list), I am going off of the author’s information about kid-friendliness and mechanics compatibility, so please make sure to also review the materials yourself before reading directly to your kids. D&D, in general, can contain some material that not everyone wants to introduce to their kids, so it is important for each caretaker to make their own judgement as well. I review games regularly (from here and my general games list) to give you as much info as I can to make judgements going in, so check back regularly for more info (the monthly newsletter is a great way to stay caught up!)
If you have recommendations for additional D&D 5e adventures for kids to add or if you see a correction is needed, please contact me through the site’s contact form. I am happy to make updates and want all my information to be correct. I’m specifically looking for D&D 5e one-shot and D&D 5e campaign suggestions that are geared at kids or work for all ages as they are written (without modification).
For recommendations, this list’s goal is to have D&D 5e adventures and rewrites that were made specifically for kids or for all-ages (i.e. with the intent of being accessible to both children and adults) versus games made for adults that one could say they have played with kids before. I am willing to branch out and will research all recommendations, but just a note in case something doesn’t ultimately end up on the list.
List of D&D 5e adventures, hacks, and rewrites for kids!
| Game | Description | Find a copy | TTRPGkids posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little But Fierce by DC Bradshaw | D&D 5e full rewrite to make everything (playable characters, encounters, mechanics, spells, etc) both more kid-friendly and understandable | DriveThruRPG | review |
| Fairies of the Mistglade by Family Fantasy RPG | For ages 3+, this includes scalable 5e compatible mechanics that go along with a kid-friendly fairy themed adventure! | game website DriveThruRPG | review interview |
| Dino Riderz by Family Fantasy RPG | For ages 3+, this includes scalable 5e compatible mechanics that go along with a kid-friendly dinosaur themed adventure! | game website DriveThruRPG | review |
| The Grandmother Tree by Purple Bog | A 5e adventure designed for elementary kids with a focus on puzzles and problem solving with less combat and smashing. | DM's Guild | review |
| DnD Adventure Club | Monthly subscription program to a D&D 5e kid-focused adventure with adjusted mechanics | game website | review |
| Mages and Macrophages by Ampersand Games | Full boxed kit games (includes EVERYTHING you need to start) with 5e-based mechanics adjusted for use with ages 6+ | game website | review |
| Disaster Hamsters 2 by Plot Hooks | Sequel to Disaster Hamsters, this is a 5e adventure where you play as a Hamster! Includes kid-friendly adventures and tips for running D&D with kids. | DriveThru | Featured Project! |
| Critical Core | For age 9+, Critical Core is built on 5e rules and with a therapeutic focus | game website | review |
| The God Corpse | For teaching high school biology class with a premade adventure | DriveThruRPG | review |
| Class Cheat Sheets | Cheat sheets to help with organizing character info! | DriveThru | featured project |
| Kid Friendly 5e | A guide for running D&D with kids! Includes character creation guides, sheets, and more | DriveThru | |
| Disaster Hamsters by Plot Hooks | A 5e adventure where you play as a Hamster! Includes kid-friendly adventures and tips for running D&D with kids. | DM's Guild | |
| DnD 5e New Player Tutorial Adventure | A D&D 5e introduction that walks players through the basics! | itchio | |
| Ravenloft Gave Me Goosebumps | tips for playing different horror genre style games but with kids based on Ravenloft | DMs Guild | |
| Squidaddle! | Spelljammer for kids! | DMs Guild | |
| Making a Hero | 5e rules lite adventures made for kids! | DriveThru | |
| An Ogre and His Cake | A 5e adventure about an ogre and his cake! Made specifically for kids. | DriveThru | |
| Clonker's Guide to Being a Hero | A 5e adventure about an ogre named Clonker! Made specifically for kids. | DriveThru | |
| Adventures with Muk (5e) | A D&D 5e adventure that follows Muk, the bravest goblin | ||
| Muk's Guide to Everything He Learned from Tasha | Muk, the bravest goblin, covers updates from Tasha's Cauldron! | DriveThru | |
| 200 Non-Combat Creature Encounters | Offers alternative options for running encounters that don't involve combat | DriveThru | |
| Ravenloft Gives Me Goosebumps: Genres of Horros | How to tweak D&D horror elements to be more suitable for kids ages 8+ | DriveThru | |
| A Yuletide Surprise! A Christmas 5e One Shot for Kids | A holiday one shot designed to run with kids! | DriveThru | |
| Character Sheet for Young Players | A 5e character sheet for kids | DriveThru | |
| Youth Focused Character Sheet | A 5e character sheet for kids | DriveThru | |
| 5e New Player Friendly Basic Character Sheet | A 5e character sheet for new players | DriveThru | |
| 5e New Player Friendly Spell Sheet | A 5e spell sheet to help new players | DriveThru | |
| Role-Playing Game Character Creation Questions for Kids | A 5e aligned character creation questionnaire to help kids make cool characters | DriveThru | |
| Little Heroes - A Guide to Children at the Table | Guide for introducing young players to TTRPGs, specifically D&D | DriveThru | |
| Ma'avle the Spider Queen | A 5e adventure for ages 6+ | DriveThru | |
| Christmas Starlight: A one-shot Christmas adventure for kids | A holiday 5e adventure for ages 6+ | DriveThru | |
| Grammy's Country Apple Pie | A 5e adventure for ages 8+ | DriveThru | |
| The Treatise of Adventure | Rules lite 5e for ages 6+ | DriveThru | |
| A Most Potent Brew - A Basic Rules Adventure | An introductory 5e adventure for ages 8+ | DriveThru | |
| Trail of the Ghost Bird | A 5e introductory adventure for ages 8+ | DriveThru | |
| Before Phandelver - A Tutorial Adventure | A 5e introductory adventure for ages 8+ | DriveThru | |
| D&D for Kids | Rules lite 5e for kids | DriveThru | |
| Mara: A Barbarian Add on For Little but Fierce | Expansion for Little But Fierce's rules lite 5e for kids to include the barbarian class | DriveThru | |
| Making a Hero Campaign | 5e introductory campaign for young players (target age 6-12) | DriveThru |
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