Death Test
Death Test is a 1978 fantasy role-playing game adventure for The Fantasy Trip published by Metagaming Concepts.
Plot summary[edit]
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. [1]
Publication history[edit]
Metagaming published MicroQuest #1, Death Test (1978), which was a short adventure intended for solo play in use with either Melee or Wizard.[2]: 79 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.[3]
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.[1]
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]
Reviews[edit]
- Magia i Miecz (Issue 1 – 1993) (Polish)[6] (as "Śmiertelna Próba")
- Pegasus #10 (Oct. 1982)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pehr, Ronald (November 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (33). Steve Jackson Games: 32.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Jackson, Steve (Dec 26, 2017). "Daily Illuminator: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- ^ Reed, Philip (17 April 2019). "April 17 In Stores". thefantasytrip.game. Steve Jackson Games. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Magia I Miecz 1993 01". January 1993.
- ^ Kirk, Robert C. (1982). "From the Horse's Mouth". Pegasus. No. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-27 – via RPG Geek.