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Line 1: {{InfoBoxProduct {{InfoBoxProduct − | image = Tales of the Black Widow Company cover.jpg + | image = 1605.jpg | name = | name = | type = Scenario Pack | type = Scenario Pack | author = | author = | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Editor) | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Editor) − | primarywriting = L. Ross Babcock,<br />[[w:Patrick Larkin|Patrick L. Larkin]],<br />[[Richard Meyer]],<br />[[J. Andrew Keith]],<br />[[William H. Keith, Jr.]] + | primarywriting = L. Ross Babcock<br />[[w:Patrick Larkin|Patrick L. Larkin]]<br />[[Richard Meyer]]<br />[[J. Andrew Keith]]<br />[[William H. Keith, Jr.]] | pages = 48 | pages = 48 | cover = [[Jim Halloway]] | cover = [[Jim Halloway]] | interiorart = | interiorart = − | illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]],<br />[[Todd Marsh]],<br />[[Jane Bigos]] + | illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Todd Marsh]]<br />[[Jane Bigos]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | publisher = [[FASA]] | productioncode = 1605 | productioncode = 1605 Line 24:
Line 24: }} }} ==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 the first scenario book 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. 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. 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== ==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.''}} {{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 Line 72:
Line 72: ** Scenario IV ** Scenario IV − ==Notes==+ ==German Edition== − *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=== − 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 {{InfoBoxForLangProduct | image = Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg | image = Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg Line 93:
Line 82: | year = 1989 | year = 1989 | ISBN10 = 3890649017 | ISBN10 = 3890649017 − | ISBN13 = 978-3890649016<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/948556927 ''Der Biß der Schwarzen Witwe'']</ref> + | ISBN13 = 978-3890649016 | MSRP = | 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]]. + 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====+ === Alterations === In typical FanPro fashion, the original edition was not just translated but altered to some degree: In typical FanPro fashion, the original edition was not just translated but altered to some degree: Line 105:
Line 94: * The back cover was changed: * The back cover was changed: ** The half-sentence "Selling their services to the highest bidder," is left out in German translation. ** 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 shows illustrations of the Black Widow Company's Mechs, next to them is a text suggesting to cut them out for using them in game play ("''Die nebenstehenden Mechs können ausgeschnitten und als BattleTech-Figuren für diese Einheit benutzt werden.''") ** The back cover lists some of the scenarios included. ** The back cover lists some of the scenarios included. − ====Spelling and Names====+ ===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. + 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=== + ==Notes== − 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>+ *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. − + * 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'']]. − ===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== + == Image Gallery == <gallery> <gallery> − Tales of the Black Widow Company cover.jpg|Original 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway.+ Image:1605.jpg|Original 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway. − Tales of the Black Widow Company Cover Original.jpg|Unused 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway.+ Image:Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg|German 1989 cover. − Příběhy Černé vdovy.jpg|Cover of 1996 Czech edition.+ Image:Black Widow Company Japanese.jpg|Japanese 1985 cover (ISBN 4-8291-7209-6). − 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> </gallery> − − =References= − <references/> − [[Category: Scenario Packs]] [[Category: Scenario Packs]] − [[Category: Czech Editions]] − [[Category: French Editions]] [[Category: German Editions]] [[Category: German Editions]] − [[Category: Japanese Editions]] [[Category: Spanish Editions]] [[Category: Spanish Editions]]
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| development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Editor) | | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]]<br />[[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Editor) | ||
| − | | primarywriting = L. Ross Babcock | + | | primarywriting = L. Ross Babcock<br />[[w:Patrick Larkin|Patrick L. Larkin]]<br />[[Richard Meyer]]<br />[[J. Andrew Keith]]<br />[[William H. Keith, Jr.]] |
| pages = 48 | | pages = 48 | ||
| cover = [[Jim Halloway]] | | cover = [[Jim Halloway]] | ||
| interiorart = | | interiorart = | ||
| − | | illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]] | + | | illustrations = [[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Todd Marsh]]<br />[[Jane Bigos]] |
| publisher = [[FASA]] | | publisher = [[FASA]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is the first scenario | + | '''''Tales of the Black Widow Company''''' is the first scenario book 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. |
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. | 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 | + | 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== | ==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.''}} | {{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.''}} | ||
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| − | 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 | + | 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]]. |
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In typical FanPro fashion, the original edition was not just translated but altered to some degree: | In typical FanPro fashion, the original edition was not just translated but altered to some degree: | ||
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* The back cover was changed: | * The back cover was changed: | ||
** The half-sentence "Selling their services to the highest bidder," is left out in German translation. | ** 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 | + | ** 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 game play ("''Die nebenstehenden Mechs können ausgeschnitten und als BattleTech-Figuren für diese Einheit benutzt werden.''") |
** The back cover lists some of the scenarios included. | ** 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 | + | 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. |
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| − | + | *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. | |
| − | + | * 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'']]. | |
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