These modules were designed as stand-alone adventures for
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. S1 was the original tournament
dungeon used at Origins 1. S1 Tomb of Horrors
by Gary Gygax S2 White Plume Mountain by Lawrence Schick S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks by Gary Gygax S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth by Gary Gygax
These four were later (weakly) combined into
supermodule: S1-4 Realms of
Horror
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
comes with a double cover (module booklet nested inside two covers of maps).
Thanks to Eric
Pass for this info. S4 Lost Caverns of
Tsojcanth has its own page; follow the link. Modules S5 Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga
and S6 Labyrinth of Madness were planned as 1st Edition AD&D modules, but not actually released
until 1995 (and then without module codes). (Thanks to
Adrian Newman for
this info).
S1 Tomb of Horrors |
 |
-
First (1978): Monochrome. Wizard logo, offset
left. No ISBN. Two booklets; one has module text, the
other has illustrations. Back cover has prices listed for
items. Thanks to Michael Deaton for help with this info.
-
Second: Monochrome. Wizard logo,
centered. ISBN on front cover bottom left. Two booklets; one has module text, the other has
illustrations. Booklets have copyright date (1978, TSR Games)
above address; there is no "Distributed to the toy and hobby
trade by regional distributors" line above
address. Back cover has no prices for items.
Thanks to Michael Deaton, Chris Hoffner, and Rhea Shelley for this
info.
-
Third: Monochrome. Wizard logo,
centered. ISBN on front cover bottom
left. Two booklets; one has module text, the other has
illustrations. Copyright date (1978, TSR Games) moved to the
bottom right corner below the starburst; a third line of text has
been added above the address: "Distributed to the toy and
hobby trade by regional distributors." Back cover has no
prices for items. Thanks to Michael Deaton for this
info.
-
Fourth: Green color cover. TSR Face
logo. ISBN on back cover bottom left. Single
booklet. Has the line "The designation 'TM' is used to
refer to trademarks owned by TSR Hobbies, Inc. All rights
reserved" above the starburst on the front cover. The
TSR address on the cover is in a non-italicized font.
-
Fifth: Green color cover. TSR Face
logo. ISBN on back cover bottom left. Single
booklet. Has no trademark notice (see Fourth print) above the
starburst on the front cover. The TSR address on the cover is
in an italicized font.
-
Sixth: Green color cover. TSR Face
logo. ISBN on back cover bottom left and Product Number on
back cover bottom right. Single booklet. Has no
trademark notice (see Fourth print) above the starburst on the
front cover. The TSR address on the cover is in an italicized
font.
-
Seventh (1999): Monochrome. Wizard logo,
centered. ISBN on front cover bottom left. Single
booklet. TSR should have placed a TSR Silver logo on this
module, as they did with other Silver Anniversary reprints, but
they did not -- notice that the difference between this print and
Second / Third prints is solely the presence of the single
booklet. This print was available only within the Return
to the Tomb of Horrors boxed set released by TSR in 1999.
It did not come shrinkwrapped. (Thanks to Bruce Robertson and
Jeremy Simmons for this info, and to Bruce Robertson for the
scan).
S2 White Plume Mountain
-
First (1979): Monochrome. Wizard logo.
No ISBN. "Printed in USA" is in the bottom left
corner of the front cover. 12 pages.
-
Second: Monochrome. Wizard logo. ISBN
on back cover bottom left only. "Printed in USA" is
in the bottom left corner of the front cover. 12 pages. (This
printing is unconfirmed).
-
Third: Monochrome. Wizard logo. ISBN on
back cover bottom left and front cover bottom left.
"Printed in USA" is now centered underneath the Wizard
logo. 12 pages.
-
Fourth (1980): Orange color cover. TSR Face
logo at the bottom is slightly offset from left (when compared with
later printings). ISBN on back cover bottom left.
Three-line angled yellow banner in upper left corner. States
"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a trademark owned..."
on the cover. Has the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front
cover, bottom right. 16 pages. (Thanks to John Kozol
for this info and the scan).
-
Fifth (1981): Orange color cover. TSR
Face logo at the bottom is aligned left. ISBN on back cover
bottom left. Two-line angled yellow banner in upper left
corner. States "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a
registered service mark owned..." on the cover. Does not
have the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front cover, bottom
right. 16 pages. (Thanks to Alain Bennett for the
scan).
-
Sixth: Orange color cover. TSR Face logo at
the bottom is aligned left. ISBN on back cover bottom
left. Two-line angled yellow banner in upper left
corner. States "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a
registered service mark owned..." on the cover. Now once
again has the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front cover, bottom
right. 16 pages. (Thanks to Adrian
Newman for the scan).
-
Seventh: Orange color cover. TSR Face logo at
the bottom is aligned left. ISBN and Product Number (not
Piece Code) on back cover bottom left. Two-line angled yellow
banner in upper left corner. States "Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons is a registered service mark owned..." on the
cover. Has the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front cover,
bottom right. 16 pages.
-
Eighth: Orange color cover. TSR Face logo at
the bottom is aligned left. ISBN and Piece Code (not Product
Number) on back cover bottom left. Two-line angled yellow
banner in upper left corner. States "Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons is a registered service mark owned..." on the
cover. Has the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front cover,
bottom right. 16 pages.
-
Ninth: Orange color cover. TSR Face logo at
the bottom is aligned left. ISBN, Product Number, and Piece
Code all on back cover bottom left. Two-line angled yellow
banner in upper left corner. States "Advanced Dungeons
& Dragons is a registered service mark owned..." on the
cover. Has the TSR Product Code (9027) on the front cover,
bottom right. 16 pages.
-
Tenth (1999): Has the TSR Silver logo in the bottom
left corner. Identical in all other respects to the Third
print. This print was available only within the
limited-edition Silver
Anniversary Collector's Edition released by TSR in
1999. It did not come shrinkwrapped.
S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
A word of caution on this printing sequence: TSR seems to have done a
real mix-and-match job with this module. Our best guess is below, but we're
still not sure we've got it right. Any and all clarifying info is
appreciated!
-
First (1980): Wizard logo on exterior cover and
interior booklet covers. First line at the top of the cover
is the module title, "Expedition to the Barrier
Peaks". Angled-yellow banner in upper left corner is
three lines of text ("For Advanced D&D Game").
ISBN on back cover bottom left. Maps (on interior covers) in
black ink. Illustration #41 is by Jeff Dee (signed "D'
80"). Illustration #45 is of the main deck (by Roslof?),
and all subsequent illus. are shifted by one in their numbering
sequence (i.e., the module references illustration #51, but it's
actually #52). Thanks to Michael Deaton and Gerald Sherfy for
help with this info. Note: a version has been spotted that has a TSR Face logo on the adventure booklet (from the Third print), but is otherwise identical to the description here of the First print. Thanks to Mike Hansen for this info.
-
Second (1981): TSR Face logo on exterior cover,
Wizard logo on both booklets. Module title on cover (this and
successive printings) is in a smaller font size than the First
printing, and is now placed beneath a line stating "Dungeon
Module S3". Angled-yellow banner in upper left corner is
now two lines of text (still "For Advanced D&D
Game"). ISBN on back cover bottom left. Maps (on
interior covers) in black ink. Illustrations #41 and #45 are
now by Erol Otus in this and all later prints (viewable here and here). The original
illustration of #41 (by Jeff Dee) was swapped out for an unknown
reason; the original #45 was deleted, the replacement Otus art
numbered #44a, and the numbering of subsequent art corrected in
order to match the module text references. Thanks to Jim
& Debbie Hunton for help with this info.
-
Third: TSR Face logo on exterior cover and both
booklets. Angled-yellow banner in upper left corner is now
back to three lines of text. ISBN (only) on back cover bottom
left. Maps in black ink. (Thanks to Adrian Newman for
this info). Thanks to Michael Deaton, Curt Gould, John Hall,
Bruce Probst, Gerald Sherfy, and David Silberman for this info, and
to David Silberman for the scans.
-
Fourth: TSR Face logo on exterior cover and both
booklets. Angled-yellow banner in upper left corner switches,
once again, to two lines of text. ISBN (only) on back cover
bottom left. Maps in black ink. Thanks to Michael Deaton and
Curt Gould for help with this info.
-
Fifth: TSR Face logo on exterior cover and on adventure booklet; Wizard logo on interior
illustration booklet (Note: TSR used the earlier
Wizard-logo illustration booklet -- from the Second print -- with this
print!). Angled-yellow banner in upper left corner is two lines
of text. ISBN and Product Number on back cover bottom left.
All maps in blue ink. Thanks to Neville Ridley-Smith for help
with this info.
-
Sixth: TSR Face logo on exterior
cover and both booklets. Angled-yellow banner in upper left
corner is two lines of text. ISBN and Product Number on back
cover bottom left. All maps in black ink. Thanks to Rene
Hurka and Michael Deaton for help with this info.
-
Seventh: Contents identical to Sixth, but has a
cardboard header glued to the top of the module, with the D&D
logo and some other advertising. The module itself, separated
from the header, is indistinguishable from a Sixth printing.
Thanks to Mike Kuo for the scan. Further info on header
modules is here.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Tomb of Horrors
(1st print) |
Tomb of Horrors
(2nd print) |
Tomb of Horrors
(4th print) |
Tomb of Horrors
(5th-6th print) |
Tomb of Horrors
(7th print) |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
White Plume Mountain
(1st - 2nd print) |
White Plume Mountain
(4th print) |
White Plume Mountain
(5th print) |
White Plume Mountain
(6th-9th print) |
White Plume Mountain
(10th print) |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Expedition Barrier Peaks
(1st print)
|
Expedition Barrier Peaks
(2nd, 4th-6th print)
|
Expedition Barrier Peaks
(7th print)
|
|
|
The Seventh printing of S3 Expedition to the Barrier
Peaks, with the header intact, is fairly rare. SW condition
assumes the header is present.
|
|