TamoachanC1
Originally printed as a tournament module for Origins 79, and later updated to a module for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Lost Tamoachan: The Hidden Shrine of Lubaatum by Harold Johnson & Jeff Leason
C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan by Harold Johnson & Jeff Leason
There are three distinct versions of this module. The original was titled Lost Tamoachan: The Hidden Shrine of Lubaatum. Only 300 numbered copies (plus some others... see below) were printed for sale at Origins 1979. It was later reprinted as C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (note the rearrangement in the title) with a pastel (monochrome) brown cover, and finally with a brown color cover. Note that the original printing does not have a TSR stock number, nor does it bear the code "C1". Lost Tamoachan is extremely rare and will require special emphasis when referring to it (the difference in the titles will probably not be enough).
See also the other "Collector's Edition" module, Ghost Tower of Inverness.
Lost Tamoachan / Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
First (1979): Titled "Lost Tamoachan", with "Collector's Edition" in upper left. Blue monochrome cover, bagged (not bound), cover art by Dave Sutherland. The serial number of the module is hand-printed in the upper left corner. It did not come shrinkwrapped. In addition to the 300 numbered copies, the following unnumbered copies were printed:
50 Dungeon Master's Copies (given to tournament DMs). Labeled "Dungeon Master" in the upper left corner, where the number normally would be.
25 Staff Copies (given to TSR staff). Staff copies do not have any writing in the upper left corner.
Unknown amount of Complementary Copies (spelled wrong). Labeled "Complementary" in the upper left corner.
Two Author's Copies, one for each of the two authors. One is labeled "Author's" in the upper left corner, and signed on the bottom front by both authors; the other is labeled "Author's Copy" and signed by Harold Johnson in the upper left corner, but does not have Leason's signature.
Thanks to William Meinhardt and Paul Stormberg for this info, and to William Meinhardt for the scans of the Staff Copy, Complementary Copy, and Author's Copy.
Registry of copies of Lost Tamoachan currently accounted for (75 total): #5, #12, #14, #21, #29, #34, #39, #51, #70, #72, #77, #80, #82, #84, #86, #89, #90, #94, #96, #98, #99, #100, #105, #119, #124, #125, #127, #139, #146, #149, #150, #154, #167, #172, #176, #177, #179, #180, #182, #183, #184, #191, #193, #199, #204, #207, #209, #210, #212, #214, #220, #221, #223, #225, #227, #233, #239, #244, #249 (with an extra page 31-32), #266, #270, #275, #277, #281, #284, #291, #297, two Author's Copies, one Complementary Copy, one DM's Copy, four Staff Copies. Some of the unnumbered copies may be duplicates -- the same copy coming up multiple times at auction. Add your copy to this list (cover scan required for verification).
Second (1980): Now re-named "Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan". Monochrome. Cover art of fire-breathing bat-monster. No ISBN on cover or interior.
Third: Monochrome. Cover art of fire-breathing bat-monster. Cover is identical to the Second print, but the ISBN number can be found on the lower left cover of the interior booklet, just below "Printed in the USA". Thanks to Slaheddine Kefi for this info.
Fourth (1980-81): Dark brown, color cover, with cover art of a green ogre mage fighting a group of adventurers. ISBN (only) on back cover bottom left.
Fifth (1982): Dark brown, color cover. ISBN back cover bottom left, Product Number back cover bottom right. 32-page text booklet is packaged inside the 8-page illustration booklet.
Sixth (1983+): Dark brown, color cover. ISBN back cover bottom left, Product Number back cover bottom right. This printing has the 8-page illustration booklet packaged inside the 32-page text booklet (all other editions have the text booklet within the illustration booklet); interior scuff errors cleaned from printing plates.
The Estimated Values for Lost Tamoachan are fairly accurate for a numbered copy; much less so for un-numbered ones, which are very rarely seen in the marketplace (and which will always fetch much more at auction than a numbered copy).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Tamoachan | Fair$2420 | Good$4357 | VGood$5809 | Fine$7261 | VFine$8714 | NMint$9682 |
| Lost Tamoachan (unnumbered) | Fair$1715 | Good$3088 | VGood$4117 | Fine$5146 | VFine$6176 | NMint$6862 |
| C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (mono) | Fair$25 | Good$45 | VGood$60 | Fine$75 | VFine$89 | NMint$99 |
| C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan | Fair$8 | Good$14 | VGood$19 | Fine$24 | VFine$29 | NMint$32 |
Lost Tamoachan
Lost Tamoachan
Staff Copy
Lost Tamoachan
Complementary Copy
Lost Tamoachan
Author's Copy
Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
2nd - 3rd printing
Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
4th - 6th printing