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What is the oldest module you own?

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#1
Shiftkitty
Nov 23, 2007 12:43:07 I've been rooting through my stuff and haven't gotten to the modules yet, but I can already see some tattered, dog-eared things promising to dredge up many a pleasant memory of killing the bad guys and rescuing the village/hostage/sacred artifact/etc. I think I've got one with a semi-monochromatic cover, but right now the oldest one I can readily identify (only because it's poking out at me) is "The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun".

How about you guys?

(My oldest piece in general is a 1975 edition of the game.)
#2
samualt_barronsword
Nov 23, 2007 15:56:37 I think the earliest published module I have a copy of is the monchromatic G1, Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, published in 1978.

The earliest rules set I have is a white boxed set with 1974 as the copywrite date, but as this is a "collectors edition" box, I think the set I have was published some years after 1974.
#3
Shiftkitty
Nov 23, 2007 17:46:22 Hmm, that's the rules set I have, but I'm sure mine says 1975. I have a brown box set, which I believe is the first one from 1974, but I have been unsuccessful in locating it in the boxes that got ransacked by the forces of chaos when we moved.
#4
extempus
Nov 23, 2007 18:29:29 The first two I remember buying were I1, Dwellers of the Forbidden City and S4, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. In 1999-2000, I bought second-hand two copies of B2, The Keep on the Borderlands, and even a 1979 3rd edition of the original D&D rulebook (the one with the blue cover, with the fighter and magic user attacking a red dragon on a treasure hoard)... in the last few years, I've managed to get several others, like the Slavers series, but all seem to be dated 1980 and after...
#5
bloodtalon
Nov 23, 2007 18:54:08 mine is B-2 KEEP OF THE BORDERLANDS got it back in 1980
#6
Ghendar
Nov 28, 2007 6:28:55 The oldest ones I own are the monochrome colored cover copies of modules like the G series and D1 etc
#7
elondir
Nov 28, 2007 10:58:40 B2 Keep on the Borderlands, blue cover.

The first one I ever bought was Monstrous Compendium Appendix 8: The Outer Planes. I know it's weird to get Balor stats before reading the Player's Handbook. I just thought the cover was cool.
#8
khyron1144
Nov 29, 2007 22:31:47 In terms of time in my collection, something from the 90s:
Rage of the Rakasta.

In terms of actual date of publication, some of the older things I own are:
Keep on the Borderland, Isle of Dread, Castle Amber, Test of the Warlords, Into the Maelstrom, Temple of Elemental Evil, and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.
#9
beepaladin
Dec 04, 2007 0:47:33 I'm not as hardcore as most people here I guess, but then again overall, I don't have much of a collection of books.

I've got the second edition Ravenloft Campaign setting box set that a friend found me a few years ago for Christmas, and a lot of the 2e Van Richten Compendiums that I got when my gaming store was getting rid of stuff back before 3.5 came out.

I also somehow managed to inherit a 1e monster compendium.
#10
vrykolas2k
Dec 04, 2007 22:31:15 My oldest modules are from 1980.
My oldest books... late '70's, mostly '77.
I do have the Deities and Demigods with the Moorcock and Lovecraft stuff, which as I understand it is fairly rare.
#11
tvknight415
Dec 06, 2007 16:50:53 oldest rules: 1E & Moldvay Basic. 1st print Dieties & Demigods

oldest modules: B2, X1, S3, S1, EX1, EX2, B4 (off the top of my head)
#12
rubermavors
Dec 12, 2007 9:00:40 I also have the first print of Deities and Demigods, as well as the original Ravenloft Adventure, before it became its own boxed set
#13
Artifact
Dec 13, 2007 9:56:58 The earliest product I can remember buying off the shelf is the Player's Handbook. It had a cover by the "Tramp" himself ;): A thief trying to pry a gem from the demon statue's eyes. The cover ink has nearly worn away completely after so many years, and its hard to see, but that's always been a classic image for me.

According to the inside cover, it was the 6th printing, so I prolly bought it sometime in 1980, when I was a mere 10 years old. I don't remember what I paid, but it was worth a week's allowance at the time ($15.00 I think?) It took a few years of persuation, but eventually my mother became interested enough to DM some games for us kids. I remember those games so fondly, and its thanks in large part to a simple, 128 page rulebook.
#14
ukplayerx
Jan 07, 2008 14:03:56
mine is B-2 KEEP OF THE BORDERLANDS got it back in 1980

that was my first experience of D&D i remember having a cleric!! OH MY GOD!!the oldest module i own is The Isle of Dread, which came with the blue box Expert Rules :embarrass
#15
i-m_batman_dup
Jan 09, 2008 8:53:21 B1 - In Search of the Unknown -- the version where you had to fill in the monsters and treasure yourself.

(Actually, I might own an older module, but B1 was my first one. What's older than B1?)
#16
mock26
Jan 10, 2008 19:41:10 1st edition, first printing, monochrome (with reddish-brownish cover) D1, Descent into the depths of the Earth. That is the first module I ever received. I do have, though, a complete set of all first edition modules, nearly all of which are 1st printings, too.
#17
CCS
Jan 10, 2008 21:02:09 I have (somewhere), amonst many other things, an original copy of Chaimail.
#18
extempus
Jan 11, 2008 1:59:21 I lucked out in 1984 when I found a copy of Chainmail (3rd edition, 7th printing, April 1979), along with the original supplements I-IV: Greyhawk (12th printing, November 1979), Blackmoor (9th printing, November 1979), Eldritch Wizardry (9th printing, November 1979), and Gods, Demigods & Heroes (7th Printing, November 1979). I even have a copy of Swords & Spells (6th printing, November 1979)...

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Shiftkitty Nov 23, 2007 12:43:07	I've been rooting through my stuff and haven't gotten to the modules yet, but I can already see some tattered, dog-eared things promising to dredge up many a pleasant memory of killing the bad guys and rescuing the village/hostage/sacred artifact/etc. I think I've got one with a semi-monochromatic cover, but right now the oldest one I can readily identify (only because it's poking out at me) is "The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun". How about you guys? (My oldest piece in general is a 1975 edition of the game.)
#2 samualt_barronsword Nov 23, 2007 15:56:37	I think the earliest published module I have a copy of is the monchromatic G1, Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, published in 1978. The earliest rules set I have is a white boxed set with 1974 as the copywrite date, but as this is a "collectors edition" box, I think the set I have was published some years after 1974.
#3 Shiftkitty Nov 23, 2007 17:46:22	Hmm, that's the rules set I have, but I'm sure mine says 1975. I have a brown box set, which I believe is the first one from 1974, but I have been unsuccessful in locating it in the boxes that got ransacked by the forces of chaos when we moved.
#4 extempus Nov 23, 2007 18:29:29	The first two I remember buying were I1, Dwellers of the Forbidden City and S4, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. In 1999-2000, I bought second-hand two copies of B2, The Keep on the Borderlands, and even a 1979 3rd edition of the original D&D rulebook (the one with the blue cover, with the fighter and magic user attacking a red dragon on a treasure hoard)... in the last few years, I've managed to get several others, like the Slavers series, but all seem to be dated 1980 and after...
#5 bloodtalon Nov 23, 2007 18:54:08	mine is B-2 KEEP OF THE BORDERLANDS got it back in 1980
#6 Ghendar Nov 28, 2007 6:28:55	The oldest ones I own are the monochrome colored cover copies of modules like the G series and D1 etc
#7 elondir Nov 28, 2007 10:58:40	B2 Keep on the Borderlands, blue cover. The first one I ever bought was Monstrous Compendium Appendix 8: The Outer Planes. I know it's weird to get Balor stats before reading the Player's Handbook. I just thought the cover was cool.
#8 khyron1144 Nov 29, 2007 22:31:47	In terms of time in my collection, something from the 90s: Rage of the Rakasta. In terms of actual date of publication, some of the older things I own are: Keep on the Borderland, Isle of Dread, Castle Amber, Test of the Warlords, Into the Maelstrom, Temple of Elemental Evil, and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.
#9 beepaladin Dec 04, 2007 0:47:33	I'm not as hardcore as most people here I guess, but then again overall, I don't have much of a collection of books. I've got the second edition Ravenloft Campaign setting box set that a friend found me a few years ago for Christmas, and a lot of the 2e Van Richten Compendiums that I got when my gaming store was getting rid of stuff back before 3.5 came out. I also somehow managed to inherit a 1e monster compendium.
#10 vrykolas2k Dec 04, 2007 22:31:15	My oldest modules are from 1980. My oldest books... late '70's, mostly '77. I do have the Deities and Demigods with the Moorcock and Lovecraft stuff, which as I understand it is fairly rare.
#11 tvknight415 Dec 06, 2007 16:50:53	oldest rules: 1E & Moldvay Basic. 1st print Dieties & Demigods oldest modules: B2, X1, S3, S1, EX1, EX2, B4 (off the top of my head)
#12 rubermavors Dec 12, 2007 9:00:40	I also have the first print of Deities and Demigods, as well as the original Ravenloft Adventure, before it became its own boxed set
#13 Artifact Dec 13, 2007 9:56:58	The earliest product I can remember buying off the shelf is the Player's Handbook. It had a cover by the "Tramp" himself ;): A thief trying to pry a gem from the demon statue's eyes. The cover ink has nearly worn away completely after so many years, and its hard to see, but that's always been a classic image for me. According to the inside cover, it was the 6th printing, so I prolly bought it sometime in 1980, when I was a mere 10 years old. I don't remember what I paid, but it was worth a week's allowance at the time ($15.00 I think?) It took a few years of persuation, but eventually my mother became interested enough to DM some games for us kids. I remember those games so fondly, and its thanks in large part to a simple, 128 page rulebook.
#14 ukplayerx Jan 07, 2008 14:03:56	mine is B-2 KEEP OF THE BORDERLANDS got it back in 1980 that was my first experience of D&D i remember having a cleric!! OH MY GOD!!the oldest module i own is The Isle of Dread, which came with the blue box Expert Rules :embarrass
#15 i-m_batman_dup Jan 09, 2008 8:53:21	B1 - In Search of the Unknown -- the version where you had to fill in the monsters and treasure yourself. (Actually, I might own an older module, but B1 was my first one. What's older than B1?)
#16 mock26 Jan 10, 2008 19:41:10	1st edition, first printing, monochrome (with reddish-brownish cover) D1, Descent into the depths of the Earth. That is the first module I ever received. I do have, though, a complete set of all first edition modules, nearly all of which are 1st printings, too.
#17 CCS Jan 10, 2008 21:02:09	I have (somewhere), amonst many other things, an original copy of Chaimail.
#18 extempus Jan 11, 2008 1:59:21	I lucked out in 1984 when I found a copy of Chainmail (3rd edition, 7th printing, April 1979), along with the original supplements I-IV: Greyhawk (12th printing, November 1979), Blackmoor (9th printing, November 1979), Eldritch Wizardry (9th printing, November 1979), and Gods, Demigods & Heroes (7th Printing, November 1979). I even have a copy of Swords & Spells (6th printing, November 1979)...