Death Test 2

About this expansion

Death Test 2 is a paragraph-based fantasy adventure for 1-5 players, with a listed play time of 30 minutes. Released in 1980, it was the second MicroQuest in the Metagaming MicroQuests series and was programmed for the Melee and Wizard fantasy combat systems.

As the sequel to Death Test, this adventure recreates its predecessor’s dungeon-crawl scenario while raising the difficulty significantly. The result is a compact challenge built around navigating a programmed adventure through numbered or otherwise connected paragraphs.

Death Test 2 presents its scenario in a format closely tied to the Melee/Wizard rules environment. Its focus is the dungeon-crawl setting and the fantasy combat systems that provide the framework for the adventure, making it a notable entry in the original MicroQuests line.

• Players: 1-5
• Play time: 30 minutes
• Release year: 1980
• Format: Paragraph-based programmed adventure
• Series: Metagaming MicroQuests, MicroQuest #2

For players familiar with the first Death Test, the sequel offers a return to the same dungeon-crawl scenario with a substantially tougher experience. For anyone exploring the history of Melee, Wizard, and the Metagaming MicroQuests series, Death Test 2 provides a concise example of this programmed-adventure format.

Steve Jackson later reacquired the rights to The Fantasy Trip and published a new version of Death Test 2. Further information is available through the Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition reference listed on RPGGeek.