ADD18 - Bard Adventure Pack
Sculptor : Aly Morrison
This is another of the 'adventure packs', a set of figures designed to represent a human male Bard player character mounted on horseback and on foot. In 1st Edition AD&D, a bard was a powerful character who had to attain at least 5 levels as both a fighter and a thief before starting as a 1st level bard.
ADD18 - Bard Adventure Pack
Singing Bard on foot. The foot version of this figure wears a chainmail vest over his fancy puff-sleeved shirt. He sports an extravagant feathered hat, and wears a slim-bladed sword at his belt. He is depicted strumming on his lute and singing.
Mounted Singing Bard. The mounted bard is identically armed and dressed. He carries his lute slung at his back, and has his sword drawn and raised above his head. The horse is a fine beast, wearing an ornate caparison and harness.
Mounted Bards face. Notice the lack fringe and how much of his brow the hat covers.
Citadel C13 Bard
C13 Bard on foot. This is the closed mouth version.
C13 Mounted Bard. This is the closed mouth version of the mounted figure.
Mounted Bards face. Notice the fringe, closed mouth and hat sitting high above his brow which is covered by his fringe.
Authors Note :
This was released under the code C13 Bard which is depicted in the May 1986 Flyer as having an open mouth (foot version while being unable to view the mounted versions mouth).
The closed mouth version (both on foot and mounted) are depicted in the Easter 1989 Sale Flyer under the name C13 Heroic Adventurers.
Bard Blister Pack.
The closed mouth variant can be seen above in blister pack format and has "Bard" stamped on the front of the tab. The reverse of the tab has no markings and looks to have been smeared over on the master prior to production. Similary the mounted bard from this blister pack includes a closed mouth rider and the mount itself is missing any form of identification on the tabs.
I find it probable that the closed mouth variant was NOT part of the original AD&D range.
C13 Bard Mount
Bard mount left side.
Bard mount right side.
Authors Note :
The mount shown has no identification markings on either the tabs or inside of either side of the mini.
Other mounts from the AD&D range included a "©TSR 1985" stamp on at least one of the parts or tab. Examples of this are:
ADD10 - Fighter in Platemail. The mount has the "©TSR 1985" stamp on the inside of both parts.
ADD21 - Mounted Barbarian. The mount has the "©TSR 1985" stamp on the inside of both parts.
ADD48 - Cavalier. The mount has the "©TSR 1985" stamp on the tab of the right side of the miniatures tab.
ADD83 - Centaur. Each lower section has the "©TSR 1985" stamp on the inside.
