White Dwarf 52 Extra

 Talisman Rolls a 6

Whilst looking through WD52, I noticed it had a review for the original version of Talisman. Once I got my scanner working again. I though I would add it as a quick follow on to the previous post.  Interestingly it only gets a 6 out of 10, so I suppose it was a fairly independent review.  But I am guessing the reviewer didn't know he was reviewing a classic!

Rob 

Talisman Sprite

 It isn't One of Mine

This post is a bit more Oldhammer with the Sprite figure from the 80s Talisman Range. I have a few of these figures now and had some back in the day,  I recently bought this one off eBay. When it turned up I liked the old school vibe and decided not to repaint it. It didn't come with a tab or base. So I had to rebase it. Which was fine as I could match it in with the other Fae.  I think she will make a great sorceress for the Fae. She is painted in colours that match the original one in White Dwarf and the Talisman game.

The Talisman card for the Sprite
(I am not sure who is the artist)

Rob 

Accident & Emergency at Orcs Drift

 Ferndale Snart & Beli

As always there is a fox about town.

Second one from my occasional (grand) plan to complete the Orcs Drift scenario with 80/90s figures. This  time the druid Ferndale Snart and Beli (Dwarven patient suffering from shell shock). I have chosen the excellent Druid from the Talisman range. Again this is a figure I got as a birthday present back in the 80s , lost and rebought a couple of years ago (there seems to be a theme developing here...). The other connection is that this is a figure design based on a drawing by Gary Chalk. 

Gary Chalk - Ferndale at Orcs Drift

The original Gary Chalk Talisman Druid drawing

Ferndale is a druid, hired to carry out medical duties for the army of the Grand Alliance but has a drink problem (this seemed Ok in the 80s). But this is probably a nod to the film Zulu with Jack Hawkins's character Otto Witt - the dunkard priest.  He provides the heavy duty magical support for the beleaguered defenders of Orcs Drift but this comes with a price as he is trying to get his patients away to safety during the course of the scenario and is a pacifist. So only has defensive spells. 

Rob