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B1: In Search of the Unknown
Item code: TSR9023
Internal Code: B1
Type: Module
Levels: 1-3
Release: 1979
Author: Mike Carr
Editing: Alan Hammack
Tony Jones
Cover Art (Monochrome): Dave Trampier
Back Cover Art (Monochrome): Dave Sutherland
Front & Back Cover Art (Brown): Darlene Pekul
Interior Art: Dave Trampier
Dave Sutherland
Cartography: Not Listed
Format: Outer Cover
32 page stapled booklet
Rarity: Common
Value @NrMint: $10
ISBN: 0-935696-04-0 (Brown Cover)
Cover Price: NA ($5.50)
Weight: 100 grams
Dimensions: width: 21.8 cm
height: 27.5 cm
depth: 0.2 cm
Collector's Arcana: B1 Isle of Dread has two distince versions: The original "monochrome" and the later "Brown cover".

Print Runs:

1st Print:This is a monochrome version and there are item prices listed on the back cover.

2nd Print:This is a monochrome version and there are no item prices listed on the back cover, but there is an option to send $2.00 in for a TSR product catalog. 1981.

3rd Print: This is a monochrome version and there are no item prices listed on the back cover and no option to send $2.00 in for a TSR product catalog.

4th Print: This is a Brown Cover with an ISBN on the back cover.

5th Print: This is a Brown Cover with an ISBN and price of $5.50 on the back cover (listed as the last 4 digits of the product code).

6th Print: This is a Brown Cover with an ISBN, piece code and price of $5.50 on the back cover (listed as the last 4 digits of the product code).



Description (From the front cover)

This package (a cover folder with maps and descriptive booklet within) forms a complete module for use with BASIC DUNGEONS & DRAGONSŪ. It is especially designed as an instructional aid for beginning Dungeon Masters and players, specifically created to enable new Dungeon Masters to initiate play with a minimum of preparation. With only minor modifications, this module is also eminently suitable for use with ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONSŪ as well.

In addition to descriptive and situational material, this module also includes special informational sections giving: background history and legends, listings of possible monsters and treasures and how to place them, a list of adventuring characters, tips on various aspects of play for the Dungeon Master, and helpful advice for starting players.






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1st Printing
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2nd Printing
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4th Printing
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5th Printing
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