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Message: <blockquote data-quote="A flannel shirt" data-source="post: 5571704" data-attributes="member: 90161">I was running a basic D&D game a few months back.  This game was my nephew's first game, he is 11.This was a one off game so character alignments were not applicable.  Everyone was a second level character.  The group consisted of the following:My Nephew - Cleric (I let him play a mage too)Geoff - HalflingDan - ThiefBob - FighterI put them in a classic dungeon crawl and for some reason the group liked to burn down doors rather than open them.  The group is semi serious so I didn't care.  We found a stirge nest in the dungeon.  There was a large opening in the back of the room and the group allowed the stirge family to fly away without killing them.  Then the cliche search of the room.  The halfling found a secret (wooden) door hidden underneath "nest" material.  Dry sticks, straw, etc.  Keeping with tradition the halfling decided to set the door on fire.  I was getting annoyed at the burning doors so I advised that the dry nest material started on fire as well.  The entire room was full of smoke and fire.  I had them start rolling smoke damage until they left the room.  The group forged on to the next door and the thief used listen on the door.  He didn't hear anything at the door but his concentration allowed him to hear footsteps approaching from the hall they were just in.  The halfling and the Cleric/Mage went into the next room then locked the door behind them on the thief and fighter.  An NPC party of dwarfs turned the corner very upset at all the smoke and fire that was affecting their ability to hunt.  A fight ensued between the thief, fighter and the dwarfs.  The other party members decided to tie off a rope to the door so the ones in combat could not reach them.  After a few rounds the thief started that door on fire.  Through the hole that burned in the door he saw the rope and cut it.  The party was reunited and the fighter said to the cleric (my nephew) heal me or suffer my wrath.  My nephew said no and was then attacked by the fighter.  My nephew retaliated, swung, and hit.  He rolled very high on damage killing the fighter.  The halfling responded by killing the thief and that was the end of it.  The dwarfs become the dead characters next characters and the dungeon continued.  There was some tension later in the game but I made sure I put out that fire before it grew onto another door.His first game and he killed another PC.</blockquote>

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