In 1977 (the year after Buffalo Castle was released), TnT creator, Ken St. Andre gave us the Deathtrap Equalizer Dungeon. Unlike Buffalo Castle, this dungeon is for all character types under 5th level and less then 70 adds. Deathtrap was unique for its time in a few ways. It is not set in a linear dungeon where the characters walk from room to room, instead the character is teleported to each adventure, which could take place anywhere on Trollworld. Secondly, it is the first to use magic. Ken's use of magic in this solo is very limited; he only gives you the magical choices that he feels fits the situation.
Deathtrap is hosted by Umslopagaas of the Shiny Teeth (one of Ken's old characters) out of his shop in Khosht. On Trollworld people set up dungeons to make money off of those greedy delvers, charging them to get in. There are sixteen different adventures and two ways in which Deathtrap could be played. In the Frog Trip, you roll three dice and go to the corresponding page's adventure. And on the Lion Trip, you start at the first adventure and work your way through each.
Deathtrap is full of Ken's twisted sense of humor. Ken has stated that he feels the rooms are too simple, but I think it can be very prosperous or very deadly to your character. My Elvin wizard Philidar was never the same after surviving a Lion trip. The game is out of print at Flying Buffalo but you can buy a pdf copy at Drive Thru RPG.
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