Death Test 2
Death Test 2 is a 1980 fantasy role-playing game adventure for The Fantasy Trip, published by Metagaming Concepts.
Plot summary
Death Test 2 is a labyrinth adventure in which survivors get to enlist in the army, rank depending on how many enemies the applicants defeat.[1]
Death Test 2 is a solo scenario in which Thorz's court wizard has created a deadly new labyrinth beneath the palace. It is usable with The Fantasy Trip, or with both Melee and Wizard.[2]
Publication history
Death Test 2 was written by Steve Jackson, and was published by Metagaming Concepts in 1980 as a digest-sized box with a 48-page book and counters.[2]
Death Test 2 (1980) was the second MicroQuest and was published soon after the rules for The Fantasy Trip were published; the adventure would end up being Steve Jackson's last publication for his original role-playing game.[3]: 80
Reception
Ronald Pehr reviewed Death Test 2 in The Space Gamer No. 33.[1] Pehr commented that "The problems are minor [...] compared to the hours of enjoyment Death Test 2 can provide. If you like TFT, you'll like Death Test 2."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Pehr, Ronald (November 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (33). Steve Jackson Games: 32.
- ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 153. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
- ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.