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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Delemental" data-source="post: 3683561" data-attributes="member: 5203">First thing that comes to mind: stick to core rules only.  Don't muck about with other books.I'd aim for levels 3-5 - high enough to avoid the level 1 pitfalls, but not too complex in terms of options.Perhaps designing encounters that have more than one way to get through - let them sneak/bluff/think past some of the encounters, rather than making them all combat oriented.  Show them there's more to D&D than attack rolls.In fact, you may want to make the whole adventure more narrative-based.  Most of the time, gamers at balk at D&D do so because it's perceived as 'rules-heavy'.  I don't know if that's what The Missus thinks, but given your son's needs, making things so there are fewer numbers to track won't hurt.What kind of RPG's does your wife like?</blockquote>