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D&D: Go On Your First Adventure With Young Adventurer’s Guides – Up To 45% Off

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May 21 2026
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Whether you’re 8-12, DMing a game for them, or just want a simplified quest, the Young Adventurer’s Guides is a perfect introduction to D&D.

For youngsters and D&D first timers, the Young Adventure Guides are a straightforward, user-friendly, and simplified approach to D&D. They’re written specifically for adventurers between the ages of eight and twelve. But anyone who’s old enough to set out on their path for glory can use and appreciate these books. And if you know somebody who’s ready to set out on their first quest, these books are a great place to start.

The Young Adventurer’s Collection Box

Sets and collections like this are always a solid jumping-off point. This box set comes with Monsters & Creatures, Warriors & Weapons, Dungeons & Tombs, and Wizards & Spells. It’s almost everything you’ll need to kick off a new adventure with all of the monsters, weapons, and spells you’ll want.

Explore the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and discover your path to adventure with these illustrated, introductory guides for new adventurers.

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Immerse yourself in the fantastic world of Dungeons & Dragons! This paperback collection introduces young fans to some of the exciting characters, locations, creatures, and magical elements useful for creating your own epic, adventure-filled D&D tales.

Characters & Quests

Of course, you’ll need to build your fresh new adventuring character. This book will make character creation easy with simple guides and breakdowns, as well as places to sketch your character and brainstorm your party’s dynamic. Sometimes, making a character is easy and you come into the game with a fully formed adventurer or silly character concept. Other times, you may benefit from a few charts and prompts, and Characters & Quests is there for you with the charts and prompts.

For young players just discovering the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons, designing their own characters can be exciting yet intimidating. Characters & Quests is a space for capturing thoughts, brainstorms, and sketches all in one place! Inside you’ll find:

• Easy-to-choose character-building guides with characteristics to check off, such as race, class, background, and personality
• Space to describe your adventuring party’s characters and how they interact with others
• Guided pages for sketching characters and maps
• Questions and tips on how to prepare for different adventures and battles
• Prompts for writing about epic D&D sessions with friends

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From developing a character’s attributes to strategizing battle tactics with your party to keeping notes from your campaign interactions, this is the ultimate workbook for budding worldbuilders.

Artificers & Alchemy

This book adds the Artificer class, giving players another option at character creation. But it also introduces magically animated constructs and an almost endless number of magical items to create and build. With the imagination most kids have, the sentient gear and newly minted ways to solve (and create) problems will be wild.

Featuring amazing illustrations and expert insights, Artificers & Alchemy explores peculiar phenomena, sentient weapons, guardian gear, and the artificers who create these enchanted objects.If you’re eager to start your own D&D adventures, this guidebook provides the perfect starting point to creating worlds of fantasy and weaving an epic story all your own.

Dragons & Treasures

You almost can’t play Dungeons & Dragons without introducing at least one dragon. And you can’t meet a dragon without gawking at its hoard of treasure. This book gives you both, as well as draconic artifacts, tips, and tricks for dealing with different kinds of dragons.

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Dragons & Treasures transports new players to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons and presents a one-of-a-kind course on the unique characteristics, fabled treasures, and wondrous artifacts of the most legendary of creatures: dragons! The book profiles all main dragon classes, and features easy-to-follow and entertaining explanations of how to identify and interact with these legendary beasts during your adventures. Advice, encouragement, and storytelling tips provide strategies for dealing with dragon encounters, hoards of treasure, and draconic artifacts, along with action-packed illustrations that will ignite your imagination.

Beasts & Behemoths

Sure, the Monsters & Creatures book from the box set will give you most of the beasts you’ll encounter. But what about the really unusual and big ones? Ranging from super smart rats to dragons, and everything between and beyond, Beasts & Behemoths will keep your players engaged, excited, and maybe a little bit afraid.

This illustrated guide transports new players to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons and presents a one-of-a-kind course on the unusual creatures, from the minuscule to the massive, that fill the fantastic world of the game. This guide features easy-to-follow and entertaining explanations of where to find each beast, their strange abilities and magical powers, and how to defeat them, along with amazing illustrations that will ignite your imagination. Organized by size from small to large, bigger and more dangerous monsters are introduced with every turn of the page.

Places & Portals

The worlds of D&D are full of strange locations, multiple planes of existence, and magical ways to get between all of them. If you’re out adventuring, why not stumble upon some of the most interesting places the sourcebooks have to offer? Places & Portals will bring you to all of those locations and give you a guide for what’s there, what to do, and how to survive an unrecognizable wilderness.

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In this illustrated guide for new players, you’ll be transported to the wondrous and magical realms of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on all the places and portals adventurers can explore. Featuring fascinating lore and easy-to-follow explanations, young fans’ imaginations will ignite as they discover the unique quests, challenges, and magic that await in each destination.

With original, action-packed illustrations and advice on wilderness survival, creating overland maps, and the basics needed for any journey, this book provides the perfect introduction to young fans looking to traverse the worlds of D&D—and encourages them to create their own!

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