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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = Tales of the Black Widow Company cover.jpg + | image = [[Image:1605.jpg|191px]] − | name = + | name = Tales of the Black Widow Company − | type = Scenario Pack + | Publisher = [[FASA]] − | author = + | Year = 1985 − | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Editor) + | Production Code = FAS1605 − | primarywriting = L. Ross Babcock,<br />[[w:Patrick Larkin|Patrick L. Larkin]],<br />[[Richard Meyer]],<br />[[J. Andrew Keith]],<br />[[William H. Keith, Jr.]]+ | ISBN = 0931787653 − | pages = 48 + | MSRP = $5.00 − | cover = [[Jim Halloway]] + | Type = Scenario Pack − | interiorart = + | Primary Writing = − | illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]],<br />[[Todd Marsh]],<br />[[Jane Bigos]]+ * [[L. Ross Babcock III]] − | publisher = [[FASA]] + * [[Patrick L. Larkin]] − | productioncode = 1605+ * [[Richard Meyer]] − | year = 1985+ * [[J. Andrew Keith]] − | ISBN10 = 0931787653+ * [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] − | ISBN13 = 978-0931787652+ | Product Development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] − | MSRP = $8.00+ | Illustrations = − | content = + * [[Jim Halloway]] − | era = [[Succession Wars era]]+ * [[Dana Knutson]] − | timeline = [[3015]] – [[3022]]+ * [[Todd Marsh]] − | series = + * [[Jane Bigos]] − | precededby = + | Pages = 49 − | followedby = [[More Tales of the Black Widow]] }} }} + + ==Description== ==Description== − '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is the first scenario pack that was published for the [[BattleTech]] boardgame. It was apparently designed with the earlier [[Battledroids]] rules, as the unique [[BattleMech]]s featured in the book comply with Battledroids construction rules but violate BattleTech construction rules. + '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is a scenario book that focuses on the legendary [[Natasha Kerensky]] and her [[Black Widow Company]]. It details the unit's pilots and mechs during the period that their parent unit [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and, by extension, the Black Widows themselves were in the service of [[House Kurita]]'s [[Draconis Combine]], from [[3023]] until [[3028]], as well as a single scenario set during [[3022]] when the Dragoons were in service of [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The book gives a brief history of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and their leader [[Jaime Wolf]] before going on to detail the history of the [[Black Widow Company]] itself. It then gives information of all twelve pilots in the company and their mechs, including details of mechanical foibles and failures that the mechs suffer from. − − The book focuses on the legendary [[Natasha Kerensky]] and her [[Black Widow Company]]. It details the unit's pilots and [['Mech]]s during the period that their parent unit, [[Wolf's Dragoons]], were in the service of the [[Draconis Combine]] ([[3023]] to [[3028]]). A separate scenario is set in [[3022]], when the Dragoons were in service of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The book gives a brief history of Wolf's Dragoons, and their leader [[Jaime Wolf]], before going on to detail the history of the Black Widow Company itself. It then gives information of all twelve pilots in the company and their 'Mechs, including details of mechanical foibles and failures that the 'Mechs suffer from. − After the information on the unit, the book presents eleven stand-alone scenarios and a short four-mission campaign to challenge the Black Widow Company. Each scenario has a short piece of fiction to set the scene before going on to detail the setup for the mission, with information on which members of the Black Widow Company are involved in the battle and how they are deployed, details of the opposing units and their deployment, victory and loss conditions for each side as well as any special rules for the scenario. + After the information on the unit, the book presents eleven stand-alone scenarios and a short four-mission campaign to challenge the [[Black Widow Company]]. Each scenario has a short piece of fiction to set the scene before going on to detail the set-up for the mission, with information on which members of the [[Black Widow Company]] are involved in the battle and how they are deployed, details of the opposing units and their deployment, victory and loss conditions for each side as well as any special rules for the scenario. − ==From the back cover==+ − {{quote|''This supplement is packed with descriptions of one of BattleTech's most elite fighting companies: The [[Black Widow Company]] of [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. Selling their services to the highest bidder, this [[mercenary unit]] is well known throughout the [[Successor States]]. Included is a history of the Black Widow Company and her commander, [[Natasha Kerensky]], details of the units that make up the company and the [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s who do the fighting, plus 15 scenarios of actual engagements fought by the Black Widow.''}} ==Contents== ==Contents== − * Introduction+ :Introduction − ** How To Use The Scenarios Presented+ ::How To Use The Scenarios Presented − * [[Wolf's Dragoons]]+ :Wolf's Dragoons − ** Brief Regimental History+ ::Brief Regimental History − ** [[Jaime Wolf]], Brief Personal History+ ::Jaime Wolf, Brief Personal History − ** Kerensky's [[Black Widow Company|Black Widows]]: Brief History+ ::Kerensky's Black Widows: Brief History − *** Command Lance+ :::Command Lance − **** Captain [[Natasha Kerensky|Kerensky]]+ ::::Capt. Kerensky − **** MechWarrior [[Colin Maclaren|Maclaren]]+ ::::Warrior Maclaren − **** MechWarrior [[Lynn Sheridan|Sheridan]]+ ::::Warrior Sheridan − **** MechWarrior [[John Hayes|Hayes]]+ ::::Warrior Hayes − *** Fire Lance+ :::Ikeda's Fire Lance − **** Lieutenant [[Takiro Ikeda|Ikeda]]+ ::::Lt. Ikeda − **** MechWarrior [[Miklos Delius|Delius]]+ ::::Warrior Delius − **** MechWarrior [[Nikolai Koniev|Koniev]]+ ::::Warrior Koniev − **** MechWarrior [[Alex Ward|Ward]]+ ::::Warrior Ward − *** Recon Lance+ :::Clavell's Recon Lance − **** Lieutenant [[John Clavell|Clavell]]+ ::::Lt. Clavell − **** MechWarrior [[Piet Nichols|Nichols]]+ ::::Warrior Nichols − **** MechWarrior [[Simon Fraser|Fraser]]+ ::::Warrior Fraser − **** MechWarrior [[Mohammar Jahan|Jahan]]+ ::::Warrior Jahan − * Lady Sings The Blues+ :Lady Sings The Blues − * Queen's Gambit+ :Queen's Gambit − * Scavenger Hunt+ :Scavenger Hunt − * Spider Trap+ :Spider Trap − * The Lady And The Tiger+ :The Lady And The Tiger − * Leave No Survivors+ :Leave No Survivors − * Dawn Patrol+ :Dawn Patrol − * Fog Of War+ :Fog Of War − * The [[Bounty Hunter]]+ :The Bounty Hunter − * Lady's Man+ :Lady's Man − * Ghost Unit+ :Ghost Unit − * The Battle For [[Hoff]]+ :The Battle For Hoff − ** Scenario I+ ::Scenario I − ** Scenario II+ ::Scenario II − ** Scenario III+ ::Scenario III − ** Scenario IV+ ::Scenario IV − ==Notes== − *In 1985, FASA provided a scenario named ''[[Bitter End: The Defense of Connor's Pass]]'' to the [[Game News]] magazine, who published it in their #8 (October 1985) issue. The scenario was described as an excerpt from the ''Tales of the Black Widow Company'' scenario pack, which was also advertised on the same pages in the magazine, and presented in a similar style, but it does not actually appear in this book. − ==Foreign-Language Editions== − ===Czech=== + ==Notes== − A Czech edition was published in 1996 by [[ALTAR Publishing]] as ''Příběhy Černé vdovy''. <ref>TrhKnih product page for [https://www.trhknih.cz/kniha/r1v1bhv ''Příběhy Černé vdovy'']</ref><ref>ALTAR e-shop product page for [https://obchod.altar.cz/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=380 ''Příběhy Černé vdovy'']</ref> − − ===French=== − A French edition was published in 1989 by [[Hexagonal]] as ''Récits de la Compagnie de la Veuve Noire''. − − ===German=== − {{InfoBoxForLangProduct − | image = Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg − | name = Der Biß der Schwarzen Witwe − | language = German − | contribution = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (translation and scenario design), [[Werner Fuchs]] (Editor & Layout), [[Robert Simon]] (Editor) and [[Harry Kaltenbach]] (Setting) − | pages = 48 − | publisher = [[Fantasy Productions]] − | year = 1989 − | ISBN10 = 3890649017 − | ISBN13 = 978-3890649016<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/948556927 ''Der Biß der Schwarzen Witwe'']</ref> − | MSRP = − }} − A German edition was released by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1989. The translation, as well as one additional BattleTech scenario not included in the original version of the product, were credited to Reinhold H. Mai. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]]. − − ====Alterations==== − In typical FanPro fashion, the original edition was not just translated but altered to some degree: − − * The "Spider Trap" scenario (depicting the attempt by elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]] and [[Lindon's Company]] to kill Natasha Kerensky during a battle on [[Coursadin]]) is not included. This scenario was instead included in the rulebook going with the German edition of the [[BattleTech 2nd Edition]] boxed set. − * A new scenario by German translator Reinhold H. Mai: "Heisse Gemüter" (''Quick Temper'') was added - Draconis Combine forces have attacked the Lyran world [[Kobe]], where Kerensky's Command Lance encounters Ryan's Battle Lance of the defending [[Waco Rangers]]. Both sides have another lance on the way to support them. The landscape, including all water, is frozen, but a nearby volcano is active and gradually raising the ambient temperature during the battle. − * The back cover was changed: − ** The half-sentence "Selling their services to the highest bidder," is left out in German translation. − ** The back cover shows illustrations of the Black Widow Company's 'Mechs, next to them is a text suggesting to cut them out for using them in gameplay ("''Die nebenstehenden 'Mechs können ausgeschnitten und als BattleTech-Figuren für diese Einheit benutzt werden.''") − ** The back cover lists some of the scenarios included. − − ====Spelling and Names==== − As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the 'Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. − − ===Japanese=== − A Japanese edition was published in 1992 by 富士見書房 (Fujimi Shobo) as ''ブラックウイドウ'' (ISBN 4829172096). <ref> National Diet Library (Japan) entry for [https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000002216451-00 ブラックウイドウ]</ref> − − ===Spanish=== − A Spanish edition was published by [[Diseños Orbitales]] in 1990 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#Las crónicas de la Compañía Viuda Negra|''Las crónicas de la Compañía Viuda Negra'']]. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Tales of the Black Widow Company cover.jpg|Original 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway. − Tales of the Black Widow Company Cover Original.jpg|Unused 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway. − Příběhy Černé vdovy.jpg|Cover of 1996 Czech edition. − Récits De La Compagnie De La Veuve Noire-cover.jpg|Cover of French edition. − Récits De La Compagnie De La Veuve Noire-back.jpg|Back cover of French edition. − Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg|Cover of 1989 German edition. − Black Widow Company Japanese.jpg|Cover of 1992 Japanese edition. − SpanishLas_Cronicas_de_la_Compañia_Viuda_Negra.jpg|Cover of Spanish edition. − </gallery> − =References= − <references/> − [[Category: Scenario Packs]] + [[Category:Books]] − [[Category: Czech Editions]] − [[Category: French Editions]] − [[Category: German Editions]] − [[Category: Japanese Editions]] − [[Category: Spanish Editions]]
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| − | | | + | | name = Tales of the Black Widow Company |
| − | | | + | | Publisher = [[FASA]] |
| − | | | + | | Year = 1985 |
| − | | | + | | Production Code = FAS1605 |
| − | + | | ISBN = 0931787653 | |
| − | | | + | | MSRP = $5.00 |
| − | | | + | | Type = Scenario Pack |
| − | + | | Primary Writing = | |
| − | + | * [[L. Ross Babcock III]] | |
| − | | | + | * [[Patrick L. Larkin]] |
| − | + | * [[Richard Meyer]] | |
| − | + | * [[J. Andrew Keith]] | |
| − | + | * [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] | |
| − | + | | Product Development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] | |
| − | + | | Illustrations = | |
| − | + | * [[Jim Halloway]] | |
| − | + | * [[Dana Knutson]] | |
| − | + | * [[Todd Marsh]] | |
| − | + | * [[Jane Bigos]] | |
| − | + | | Pages = 49 | |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is | + | '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is a scenario book that focuses on the legendary [[Natasha Kerensky]] and her [[Black Widow Company]]. It details the unit's pilots and mechs during the period that their parent unit [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and, by extension, the Black Widows themselves were in the service of [[House Kurita]]'s [[Draconis Combine]], from [[3023]] until [[3028]], as well as a single scenario set during [[3022]] when the Dragoons were in service of [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The book gives a brief history of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and their leader [[Jaime Wolf]] before going on to detail the history of the [[Black Widow Company]] itself. It then gives information of all twelve pilots in the company and their mechs, including details of mechanical foibles and failures that the mechs suffer from. |
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| − | After the information on the unit, the book presents eleven stand-alone scenarios and a short four-mission campaign to challenge the Black Widow Company. Each scenario has a short piece of fiction to set the scene before going on to detail the | + | After the information on the unit, the book presents eleven stand-alone scenarios and a short four-mission campaign to challenge the [[Black Widow Company]]. Each scenario has a short piece of fiction to set the scene before going on to detail the set-up for the mission, with information on which members of the [[Black Widow Company]] are involved in the battle and how they are deployed, details of the opposing units and their deployment, victory and loss conditions for each side as well as any special rules for the scenario. |
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | + | :Introduction | |
| − | + | ::How To Use The Scenarios Presented | |
| − | + | :Wolf's Dragoons | |
| − | + | ::Brief Regimental History | |
| − | + | ::Jaime Wolf, Brief Personal History | |
| − | + | ::Kerensky's Black Widows: Brief History | |
| − | + | :::Command Lance | |
| − | + | ::::Capt. Kerensky | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Maclaren | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Sheridan | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Hayes | |
| − | + | :::Ikeda's Fire Lance | |
| − | + | ::::Lt. Ikeda | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Delius | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Koniev | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Ward | |
| − | + | :::Clavell's Recon Lance | |
| − | + | ::::Lt. Clavell | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Nichols | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Fraser | |
| − | + | ::::Warrior Jahan | |
| − | + | :Lady Sings The Blues | |
| − | + | :Queen's Gambit | |
| − | + | :Scavenger Hunt | |
| − | + | :Spider Trap | |
| − | + | :The Lady And The Tiger | |
| − | + | :Leave No Survivors | |
| − | + | :Dawn Patrol | |
| − | + | :Fog Of War | |
| − | + | :The Bounty Hunter | |
| − | + | :Lady's Man | |
| − | + | :Ghost Unit | |
| − | + | :The Battle For Hoff | |
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