Accessory ModulesAC1 - AC11

Accessory modules produced for the Basic D&D rules.

AC1 Shady Dragon Inn by Carl Smith

AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure

AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina: Dragon Tiles by Garry Spiegle

AC4 Book of Marvelous Magic

AC5 Player Character Record Sheets (1984)

AC6 Player Character Record Sheets (1985)

AC7 Master Player Screen

AC8 Revenge of Rusak: Dragon Tiles II by David Cook

AC9 Creature Catalogue

AC10 Bestiary of Dragons and Giants

AC11 Book of Wondrous Inventions

AC2 Combat Shield includes mini-module "Treasure of the Hideous One" by David Cook (8 pages), and is compatible with the Expert rules.

AC5 and AC6 are both Player Character Record Sheets (the links take you to the Character Sheets page).  AC5 was replaced soon after printing by AC6, which added compatibility with Set 4 Master Rules.

The cover art to AC5 Player Character Record Sheets, by artist Clyde Caldwell, was originally considered for the cover of T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil.  The scene it depicts is the first encounter outside the abandoned moat house. Thanks to Paul Stormberg for this info.

AC7 Master Player Screen includes mini-module "The Spindle of Heaven" by Bruce Nesmith (8 pages), and is compatible with Set 4 Master Rules.  There's an error on the spell charts, on the back of the fold-out section; the Magic User spell table is missing the last row of 8th-level spells. Thanks to Melvin Hagerman for this info.  A pre-production cover scan is hereThanks to Alban Jalabert for the scan.

AC8 Revenge of Rusak is actually labeled "AC3" on the cover.  Apparently, someone at TSR forgot that the AC3 code was already taken by AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina.  In an attempt to correct this mistake, later copies of Revenge have a sticker stating "AC5, All New Dragon Tiles II" (which is also incorrect!).  The contents are identical to non-stickered copies.  The Magic Encyclopedia correctly lists this item as AC8. Thanks to Ken Wellens for this info.

AC11 is sort of a goofy accessory, describing things like armored tanks for your campaign.  However, as contributor Richard van Tol has pointed out, it is also possibly the first product to present guidance on creating your own magic items and spells, and formed the basis for later rules.

Printing Information

These modules have only one distinguishable printing each, with the exceptions of AC5 and AC6 Player Character Record Sheets (follow the links) and AC8 Revenge of Rusak (all copies of the module are labeled "AC3", but later prints have a sticker stating "AC5, All New Dragon Tiles II" placed over the "AC3").

AC1 Shady Dragon Inn

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC4 Book of Marvelous Magic

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC6 Player Character Record Sheets

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC7 Master Player Screen

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

AC9 Creature Catalogue

Foreign Editions:  Click the link to view editions of this module released outside the United States.

A second series of accessory modules was released exclusively in Japan; the ACJ series.  Follow the link to a separate page.

Thanks to Adrian Newman for the scans of AC4, AC7, and AC11, and Michael Deaton for the scans of AC5 and AC6.

AC1 Shady Dragon Inn

AC1 Shady Dragon Inn

 

AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure

AC2 Combat Shield

and Mini-Adventure

AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina

AC3 Kidnapping of

Princess Arelina

AC4 Book of Marvelous Magic

AC4 Book of

Marvelous Magic

AC5 Player Character Record Sheets

AC5 Player Character

Record Sheets

AC6 Player Character Record Sheets

AC6 Player Character

Record Sheets

AC7 Master Player Screen

AC7 Master

Player Screen

AC8 Revenge of Rusak (AC3)

AC8 Revenge of Rusak

(AC3)

AC8 Revenge of Rusak (AC5)

AC8 Revenge of Rusak

(AC5)

AC9 Creature Catalogue

AC9 Creature Catalogue

 

AC10 Bestiary of Dragons

AC10 Bestiary of Dragons

 

AC11 Book of Wondrous Inventions

AC11 Book of

Wondrous Inventions

Current Market

These accessory modules are all relatively common, except for the rather rare AC5 Player Character Record Sheets (it's possible they were only printed once before being replaced by AC6).

The following represents The Acaeum's current valuation of these items, dependent upon condition (multiply by 3x-10x if shrinkwrap is present).  Values are updated at the beginning of the month, provided there were new public sales.  Click the titles to view active eBay auctions!

  Fair Good VGood Fine VFine NMint
AC1 Shady Dragon Inn Fair$9 Good$17 VGood$22 Fine$28 VFine$33 NMint$37
AC2 Combat Shield & Mini-Adventure Fair$11 Good$20 VGood$27 Fine$34 VFine$41 NMint$46
AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina Fair$19 Good$34 VGood$45 Fine$56 VFine$67 NMint$75
AC4 Book of Marvelous Magic Fair$7 Good$12 VGood$16 Fine$21 VFine$25 NMint$27
AC5 Player Character Record Sheets Fair$218 Good$393 VGood$524 Fine$655 VFine$786 NMint$874
AC6 Player Character Record Sheets Fair$9 Good$16 VGood$22 Fine$27 VFine$33 NMint$36
AC7 Master Player Screen Fair$11 Good$20 VGood$26 Fine$33 VFine$40 NMint$44
AC8 Revenge of Rusak Fair$19 Good$34 VGood$45 Fine$57 VFine$68 NMint$75
AC9 Creature Catalogue Fair$10 Good$18 VGood$24 Fine$30 VFine$36 NMint$40
AC10 Bestiary of Dragons and Giants Fair$14 Good$26 VGood$34 Fine$43 VFine$51 NMint$57
AC11 Book of Wondrous Inventions Fair$8 Good$15 VGood$20 Fine$25 VFine$30 NMint$33