Top 5 RPGs for Teaching Kids That Are Not Dungeons And Dragons

[@kendrapayton890]

Love this list. I can’t wait to check them out. I am just starting tabletop RPGs with my kids and it has been constant searching the last few days looking for the information I need. I believe this was it. Thank you.

[@TheRPGBlender]

That is awesome! Hope you found a good one for you here!

[@thewebbers9523]

I have added all these games to my wishlist and excited to play them with my family! Thank you so much for this!

[@JoshMckeeDrums]

Thanks for this video. My kid just turned 8 and looking for inspiration 😊🙌🏼

[@jeremyjlavender]

Awesome video. I've ordered Starport for my daughter who's 5. We've played some d&d together but she gets scared easily. I'm interested in the others you've talked about too. Thanks

[@nicholaspotter93]

Ryuutama is one of my favorite games I've never played. The effort put into making the process fun for the GM with the ryuujin is fantastic, and also goes a long way towards normalizing transparency between players and GM since the players all get to know what artifacts and benedictions you bring which is always a plus. I'd put Golden Sky Stories pretty high on my list, since it's EXTREMELY nonviolent and revolves entirely around resource management, but not everyone's heard of it and even if you have, you only have so many spaces on a top 5 list. I hadn't heard of Starport before so I'll be taking a look at it soon

[@TheRPGBlender]

I'd never heard of Golden Sky Stories - thanks for that! Always excited to give a new game a look.

[@kmellos]

That was amazing pal. Thank you so much for this!! Do you have in mind any game based on emotions? I like the idea that emotion are our super-powers and i bet this could turn into a game!

[@TheRPGBlender]

I haven't had a chance to try it yet - but you could look at Lighthearted. Magical 80s adventure game, and if memory serves actions and magic based on an emotional spectrum. Depending on the group, could work! I took a look at their quickstart a while back on the channel

[@kmellos]

@@TheRPGBlender that sounds amazing! I will have a look. Thank you once more!! Stay amazingly awesome!!

[@ruy343]

I just recently got into indie tabletop RPGs, and even started writing my own when I got upset with a game I liked not being as... Complete as I wanted. I love your stuff

[@TheRPGBlender]

Thank you so much! Glad to hear you are enjoying it. Any indie games you think I should take a look at?

[@jacobmurphy3045]

You sir are brilliant and charismatic. Ty for this. I tried dnd with my children and it wasn't working. I really needed to see what other options there where and this was the best description and list by far. Tyty.

[@TheRPGBlender]

You are very welcome! There are a ton of great games that are far better for kids than D&D - I hope one of these helps you out!

[@OutcastPunks]

This is awesome, now subscribed! I just purchased Kids on Brooms to play with my Harry Potter obsessed little sister and then decided to look for some guides and binged all of your guides on those games. Have you done a review on Heckin Good Doggos? It's another super kid friendly RPG with a unique system. I had some trouble with just the book and couldn't find too much help anywhere online so I did the best I could with my sister and her friends. Your takes are pretty cool and easy to digest so I feel like it would help others. Personally I'm a bit disappointed with how the gameplay in my session went but fortunately, the kids I played with completely new to this world so they thought it was incredible haha.

[@EddyWebb]

Thank you for the shout-out to Pugmire!

[@TheRPGBlender]

Great game for getting young ones into it!

[@ADadsLife921]

Thanks for the list. Some things to check out! If you've not seen it, Amazing Tales has been a big hit with my kids and their friends, from age 5 up to 12. Very much more about the storytelling aspect.

[@gonzaPaEst]

Very interesting video, thank you! I am actually using No Thank You Evil! to teach my son and, after that, will move to the Cypher System.

[@TheRPGBlender]

Thank you, glad you liked it! I love No Thank You Evil! Definitely planning something for it soonish

[@gonzaPaEst]

@@TheRPGBlender hey there! I wanted to let you know that I found a one-page RPG that has worked perfectly for me when teaching my son how to play. It's called Tunnel Goons. It works great for adults new to RPGs as well.

[@TheRPGBlender]

That's awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! One pagers are great introduction - generally simple rules make it easy to teach.

[@MichaelWeber37]

Great tips, thank you. Did you also take at look Little Wizards?

[@TheRPGBlender]

Not yet! Thanks for the recommendation - I'll have to give it a look. So many great games for kids out there!

[@TheOGGMsAdventures]

hero kids? No Thank you evil? Mouseguard?

[@TheRPGBlender]

All good games too! There are far too many for just one list

[@AdamMitchell-wx1kp]

Do you have any tutorial vids on these games

[@SamuelGorman1]

Very helpful, thank you!! I am looking for games to play with youth this winter. Anywhere from 1-2.5 hours long, and we meet weekly. I think I am going to research these games more and see what might work. I am working with 8-10 year olds and am grateful for your analysis!

[@TheRPGBlender]

Happy to help! The golden hour rule of Puppetland is great for fitting it in to a set time slot. Could go through character creation, and an adventure (or two!) in that time span.

[@NotoriousGMD]

Puppetland is an odd choice, as it is a dark/grim rpg by design. Great ideas, and mechanics, but wow warn folks that they will need to drastically strip out some of the core fluff to make it work for kids.

[@TheRPGBlender]

You are definitely correct about that! I did mention it briefly, but yes the setting needs to be toned down on the darkness. But that isn't too much of a challenge, everything in the framework is definitely well suited to a younger player - just make it a bit closer to the tone of real Punch and Judy shows.

[@alanmclean3292]

Groovy. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@ronek874]

how do you feel about "Adventure Tales" I think it's a good start for a child.

[@entlingl6019]

Great list! I've been dying to try Ryuutama, but most people seem turned off by it being so... different, I suppose (=not DnD 5e).

[@TheRPGBlender]

Most people seem to default to 5e any time they want to play...not that 5e isn't a good game, but there is so much more out there! Why hack 5e into something it wasn't designed for when there are plenty of other games which could fit the theme better? That's basically the idea behind the channel!

[@benmcguire6353]

Thank you so much!

[@TheRPGBlender]

You're quite welcome!

[@bobkebob9980]

Thanks for making this. It was incredibly helpful!

[@5192aaron]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and add Quest as an honorable mention. I plan to introduce it to my 14 year old nephew because it's SUCH a simplistic system. Things are decided by a roll of a single D20, there's a freedom to do whatever you want, and character creation takes literal minutes.

[@TheRPGBlender]

Simple systems are great for young ones! Thanks for adding the recommendation!

[@Gargoyle_75]

Toon?

[@TheStoryMastersTales]

Don't forget The Storymaster's Tales, just as fun for the parents.

[@TheRPGBlender]

I'll admit, I hadn't heard of it! I'll have to look into acquiring it and give it a good read

[@kmellos]

Opinion for Golden Sky Stories?

[@TheRPGBlender]

Heard of it, but sadly haven't had a chance to dig into it yet.

[@kmellos]

@@TheRPGBlender Thanks. I got a copyto check out. Seems amazing! Will let you k ow whenI play it with my 6y.o. daughter!

[@paxmaster6931]

Sound was off line and I missed No.3 and number2

[@TheRPGBlender]

Sorry you missed it! Timestamps are below for those games if you would like to go back and watch. 5:53 #3 - Kids on Bikes/Brooms 7:12 #2 - Pugmire

[@educationaldm4700]

Good video. More videos about gaming with kids please!

[@TheRPGBlender]

Thank you! There surely will be!

[@Conduit23]

Thanks for this!

[@TheRPGBlender]

My pleasure! Hope it helps!

[@Conduit23]

@@TheRPGBlender Definitely! Now I'm watching Ryuutama games being played :D

[@danielfatfingahs5649]

newly subbed - Nice content!

[@Donkyelburro]

Amazing rebiew im suscribing thanks

[@wire_hall_medic8470]

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[@GarredHATES]

Just put your young ones straight into Pathfinder! It’ll put some hair on their chest, become a MAN!