Ah! D&D! I never heard of anything more than parental harrassment for D&D. I have heard of people who believe it is the work of the devil, or demon worshipping, but nothing more than that. Then there are the old stories of kids who commit suicide after their character gets killed. Mostly hokum, I think.

My kids, my nephew, my older daughter's best friend, and a good friend of mine, have been playing a single campaign now for the last 8 years. It was the single wisest thing I ever did back 8 years ago when I said to my kids, "You know, I used to play a game..."

Traps? You want traps? Use a spiked pit trap with a twist. Make it upside down (reverse gravity). The pit is in the ceiling and when they step under it they are swept UP into the spikes.

Use a narrow corridor with spines facing along the path. Gradually the spines make it so they cannot turn around or leave. Have the corridor lead to a monster they will HAVE to fight.

My favorite is the trap that isn't. Consider a hole, just large enough to get your hand into. Looking inside you can see a hilt. Sword? daggar? JUST a hilt? Can't tell. You Have to reach in and touch it to get it out. No looping wire or rope can enter the hole. And when some intrepid soul does reach in? Nothing happens.

Love the game. Next week we start working on the latest edition.