Death Test is a 1978 fantasy role-playing game adventure for The Fantasy Trip published by Metagaming Concepts.
Death Test is an adventure that centers on a test devised by the Thorz, the ruler of the city of Ardonirane, to test potential recruits for his army.
Metagaming published MicroQuest #1, Death Test (1978), which was a short adventure intended for solo play in use with either Melee or Wizard.[1] Death Test was written by Steve Jackson, and was published by Metagaming Concepts in 1978 as a 20-page digest-sized book with counters in a zip-locked bag, also published in the same year as a digest-sized box with a booklet, counters, and a die.[2]
Death Test 2 is a sequel to Death Test, in which a second labyrinth was built after the Thorz determined the original Death Test failed to weed out unworthy warriors.[3]
On December 26, 2017, Steve Jackson announced he had re-acquired rights to The Fantasy Trip products he authored for Metagaming, specifically Melee, Wizard, Death Test, Death Test 2, Advanced Melee, Advanced Wizard, In the Labyrinth, and Tollenkar's Lair.[4] Death Test and Death Test 2 were re-released in a combined edition in 2019 by Steve Jackson Games after Jackson re-acquired the copyright for the TFT products he authored for Metagaming.[5]
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