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I think this is what they (the friend) have: sorry, amazon link
Would be good to stick with the same as the friend as they can play together without confusing different rules, and if the youngest gets into it too then they can get involved as they get a bit older.
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Looks like Wizards host the starter rulebook from that set on their website, does this look right?
https://media.wizards.com/2020/dnd/downloads/dnd_starter_rulebook.pdf
Also possibly has the pre-rolled characters available too, but these could just be other generic pre-rolls:
https://media.wizards.com/downloads/dnd/StarterSet_Characters.pdf
Then from what I can see this is the campaign that's in the starter set as well.
https://anyflip.com/efdfy/hxor/basicMoving on from their if people wanted to make their own characters with a few more options for personalisation, the Player Handbook is what you'd want which will look like this:
https://online.anyflip.com/afgs/xkls/mobile/index.html#p=1Then I'd recommend getting an adventure to move on with, before going full out on DM Guide and Monster Manual to create your own adventures.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources#AdventuresThere's a load of additional sourcebooks as well with more character options, monsters and rules but can get overloaded with stuff quite quickly.
Edit: the player handbook can be bought in loads of places, one example here https://forbiddenplanet.com/124353-dungeons-dragons-players-handbook-hardcover/
Think I've seen it for £30 places but not sure.
No idea what this would be like in practice but might be good for younger players as well
https://forbiddenplanet.com/314239-dungeons-dragons-the-young-adventurers-collection
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I’ve seen something like this - might be the same one. It was actually on a teachers resource site.
Another system that works quite well for a younger player is Troika. It’s quite a stripped back and uncomplicated system that makes play fairly immediate and flowing - you’re not doing too much consulting charts and working stuff out compared to d&d