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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mrm1138" data-source="post: 6736885" data-attributes="member: 6777319">First level can even be deadly for PCs in D&D 5e. When I ran The Lost Mine of Phandelver, I very nearly had a TPK with the very first encounter (i.e., the goblins on the road). Admittedly, I would have followed the book's instructions and just had the goblins leave the party unconscious if they hadn't won the fight.But yeah, that's not a terrible reason to reconsider an OSR game. The main reason I suggested one is because I feel it might be better equipped to handle the type of imaginative play an 8-year-old would think of. Some more modern games tend to go along the lines of, "There aren't rules for how you can do that, so you can't," whereas OSR is more like, "That sounds awesome! Roll for it!" Admittedly, 5e can handle this type of rulings-over-rules play pretty well, but it still feels a little more rigid.Still, 5e is a great way to go, and I'm sure the OP's nephew would be thrilled with it because it's Dungeons & Dragons (i.e., it has the name brand recognition).</blockquote>