Death Test

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.{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}{{rp|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.{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|authorlink=Lawrence Schick|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=153}}

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.{{cite journal|last=Pehr|first=Ronald |date=November 1980 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=The Space Gamer|publisher=Steve Jackson Games|issue=33|pages=32}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2017-12-26|title=Daily Illuminator: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home |first=Steve|last=Jackson |website=www.sjgames.com |date=Dec 26, 2017 |access-date=2018-01-07}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://thefantasytrip.game/news/2019/april/april-17-in-stores/ |title=April 17 In Stores |last1=Reed |first1=Philip |date=17 April 2019 |website=thefantasytrip.game |publisher=Steve Jackson Games |accessdate=5 May 2019}}

• Magia i Miecz (Issue 1 – 1993) (Polish){{Cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/MagiaIMiecz199301/page/n3/mode/2up | title=Magia I Miecz 1993 01 | date=January 1993 }} (as "Śmiertelna Próba")
• Pegasus #10 (Oct. 1982){{Cite magazine|title=From the Horse's Mouth | last= Kirk

| first = Robert C. | magazine= Pegasus

| issue= 10 | date= 1982

|url=https://archive.org/details/pegasus-magazine-10/page/74/mode/2up|language=en-US}}

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Category:Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1978

Category:The Fantasy Trip adventures