Host a Dungeons and Dragons Birthday Party
Let our professional Dungeon Masters create a customized, kid-friendly game to celebrate your child’s interests and passions. Whether you’re gathering in-person or virtually, a Dungeons and Dragons birthday party can be an unexpected and unforgettable adventure.
Make Your Tween or Teen’s Birthday a Little More Magical.
If your tween or teen is looking for something a little different this year, a Dungeons and Dragons birthday party may be just what the doctor (or cleric) ordered!
Our Game Masters create custom D&D adventures designed just for birthday parties: beginner-friendly, tailored to the birthday child’s interests, and fast-paced enough to leave plenty of time for pizza and cake. Whether your guests are seasoned adventurers or have never played D&D before, everyone gets a chance to shine.
Our virtual team hosts D&D birthday parties for kids and teens across the US. Whether your crew is gathering around an in-person table or online, we’ll create an adventure filled with plot twists, triumphs, and inside jokes that become the stuff of friend group legend.
Why Hire a Professional Dungeon Master?
It’s a classic gamer’s dilemma: the kid who loves D&D the most often gets stuck running the game for everyone else. Being the Dungeon Master has its perks, but it’s also a lot of work!
If your child is celebrating their big day, they might want to relax and enjoy playing a character for once. Hiring a pro means that your whole group can focus on pulling off heroic deeds together, rather than worrying about tracking hit points, creating combat scenarios, or telling an entertaining story.
Our professional DMs are located throughout the country, making it convenient to schedule games for most U.S. time zones. They’re experienced in running games for kids and know how to wrangle the chaos of an excited birthday party, keep the adventure moving, and help brand-new players feel included as they discover the game.
Who Runs Our Games at Young Dragonslayers?
Young Dragonslayers was founded in 2020 by Katie Lear, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, drama therapist, and play therapist. We’ve run over 3,000 D&D games for hundreds of kids and teens.
Our Game Masters come from a variety of backgrounds, including education, counseling, healthcare, professional acting, gaming, and youth development. They have true geek bona fides, plus a passion for working with kids.
Every Game Master completes our screening process, including background checks and interviews. They receive onboarding training and ongoing support, and love to nerd out together about the shenanigans our players get up to.
What to Expect From Your D&D Birthday Party
Wondering what it’s like to plan a party with us? We keep the process simple: you tell us about your adventurer, and we’ll handle the rest.
1. Contact Us
Fill out our interest form to tell us more about your adventurer and party. We’ll want to know:
Age of the birthday child’
Favorite books, movies, games, and hobbies
Party size (we recommend no more than 6 players)
D&D experience level of the players
Preferred party date(s)
2. Meet Your Game Master
One of our professional Game Masters will use your information to create a customized adventure for your group. They’ll also share tips for setting up your space so everyone can see and hear the action. For online parties, we recommend streaming your Game Master to a TV while the kids use a laptop or computer to play.
3. Receive Your Characters & Quest
Before the party, your Game Master will send you an outline of the adventure along with premade characters for your guests to choose from. This eliminates prep time so you can jump right into the action on the big day.
4. Celebrate!
Gather your partygoers for a 90-minute D&D adventure in a setting inspired by your kid’s fandoms, hobbies, or interests. Expect to meet interesting characters, defeat challenging enemies, and encounter surprises along the way. Our hope is that the events of your party’s adventure are referenced in the group chat for months to come.
Not Familiar With Dungeons & Dragons?
Dungeons & Dragons, also called D&D, is a tabletop roleplaying game. It’s an activity that encourages imagination, creative problem-solving, and friendship.
D&D is a storytelling game where players work together to make their way through a magical fantasy world. Each player is a character in the story, with their own unique traits and powers: think wizards, dwarves, elves, and the like. Players are led by someone called the Dungeon Master, who sets the stage and narrates the story.
Players decide what their characters will do next and, with the help of some dice rolls, determine where the story goes. It’s a big scoop of choose-your-own-adventure story, served with a side of improv, a dash of random chance, and a lot of fantasy or sci-fi flavor.
Unlike a board game or video game, a lot of D&D happens in the players’ imaginations. You can use props like tokens, dice, figurines, and cool set pieces, but they aren’t required. The most fun part of the game isn’t the gear; it’s the other players. Despite the intimidating name, D&D is surprisingly wholesome and a great way to spend time with or make new friends.
D&D Parties Aren’t Just for Birthdays
While we love a good Dungeons & Dragons birthday party, we’re also happy to lend our Dungeon Master-y services to other events, like family game nights or gatherings of faraway friends.
This creative, structured game is screen-based but socially active, and less awkward than attempting a conversation with your friends on Zoom. And, despite its intimidating name, Dungeons & Dragons is surprisingly family-friendly.
Whether you’re playing with friends, cousins, or grandparents, D&D can help your crew connect in a new way. Players work together, not against each other, and every player has unique skills and abilities to contribute, regardless of their age or experience level.
Our virtual DMs can bring groups together from across the country, making D&D a particularly fun option when your favorite people don’t all live nearby. The game can be adapted for players as young as 8, with simpler rules and less intense storylines that make it fun for the whole adventuring party.
Planning a special event for family or friends? Let us know what you have in mind.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We’re an online company based in the U.S., so while we can technically work anywhere the Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones are easiest for us to accommodate.
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Our DMs host games online, but your players can gather together in person or join virtually from different locations. We’ve run successful parties either way!
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We can modify game content to work well for kids as young as 8 and as old as 17.
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A 90-minute birthday party game is $200. This rate includes time spent creating a storyline tailored to your child’s interests prior to the event: please let your DM know what your child would like to see in their game!
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Our Game Masters host the adventure online through Zoom, while your players can gather together in person or join from their own locations. You’ll use a special website called D&D Beyond to roll dice and keep track of characters.
Your Game Master narrates the story, plays the side characters and creatures your adventurers encounter, and guides the group through each scene. Players tell the DM what their characters want to do, roll their (real or virtual) dice, and work together to decide what happens next.For in-person parties, we recommend streaming the DM to a TV or large screen so everyone can see and hear the action. Dice and other D&D props can be fun, but aren’t necessary to play.
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The game works best for parties of no more than 6 children. While we’ve run successful parties for larger groups, we’ve found smaller parties tend to be more engaging.
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Yes! We offer weekly online game groups for kids and teens. Like our parties, these games include customized stories based on the players’ interests, but the weekly format allows for more epic adventuring.
We find that D&D is a great way for kids to boost social-emotional learning, meet like-minded peers, and develop a new skill they can use to bond with friends in real life. You can learn more and apply here.
Book Your Dungeons and Dragons Birthday Party
Let’s get this party started! Tell us what you’re looking for, and we’ll create a game that works for your group. We’re excited to hear your ideas!
Here’s how to book your party:
Send us an email and tell us about your group, party or event.
We’ll introduce you to a DM, reserve your date, and create your custom adventure.
Enjoy going on a birthday D&D adventure with friends or family!