Wunderwelten
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Template:InfoBoxBook The German fantasy and role-playing magazine Wunderwelten was produced by FanPro Germany and ran for 50 issues, appearing first in April 1989. The discontinuation came as a surprise to many, including the staff, and was only announced in the final issue #50 in 1999.
This article is focused on the magazine's BattleTech-related content.
Contents
Overview
As a FanPro house magazine, Wunderwelten naturally had a broad coverage of FanPro's products, most notably the Das Schwarze Auge, BattleTech and Shadowrun game lines. However, it was aimed at a greater audience and was not limited to FanPro products; it featured general reports and articles about fantasy and science fiction literature and gaming, short stories and reviews of other firms' products as well.
BattleTech content and translations from English sources were usually the work of Reinhold H. Mai.
Canonicity
FanPro held the license to produce the German edition of BattleTech while they published Wunderwelten. As such, their House Magazine can arguably be regarded as an official soure. However, since it was only published in German, it is not counted among the canonical sources. Original content from Wunderwelten can therefore be regarded as apocryphal at best. (Many articles were translation from official articles in English sources, most notably from BattleTechnology; their canonicity hinges on the canonicity of their original sources.)
Issue 1
- Portrayal of FASA and a lengthy 5-page interview with Jordan Weisman, L. Ross Babcock III and FASA President Morton Weisman, taken in August 1988 at the FASA offices in Chicago on the eve of the GenCon/Origins game fair. Since Jordan Weisman was called from the room 20 minutes into the interview, the answers were largely given by Ross Babcock and Mort Weisman. This is notable insofar as both of them rarely have had any information published about them otherwise.
- BTX-7K Battleaxe entry from BattleTechnology #0203 (STX-7K Streitaxt)
- The Crescent Hawks' Inception review
Issue 2
- Scenario "Natasha's Surprise" from The Spider and the Wolf
- "Worldbook - Mira" article from BattleTechnology #0203
- Spider entry from Technical Readout: 3025 (SPN-5V Spinne)
Issue 3
- "Natasha Kerensky: Bio-medical Report" from Shrapnel
- Scenario "Strike at Wittengate" from BattleTechnology #0202
- "Hiring Hall - The Dragonslayers" from BattleTechnology #0202
- Whirlwind and Harrier scout tanks; "Cavalry Vehicles" from BattleTechnology #0202
- CityTech review
Issue 4
- Article about the Chicago Virtual World BattleTech Center
- "Hiring Hall - Hassid Ricol: The Red Duke" from BattleTechnology #0102
- Succession Wars (Board Game) review and match report
- FLC-4N Falcon entry from BattleTechnology #0101 (FLK-4E Falke)
- "Tharkad on Guard" from BattleTechnology #0201
- MechWarrior (1989 Video Game) review
Issue 5
- BLP-KS Black Phantom entry (custom design that made first place in the Phancon tournament 1990 in Ratingen)
- "On the Shores of a Sea on Gordo" from BattleTechnology #0201
- Optional low gravity and vacuum rules; digest from "BattleMech combat in Vacuum" (BattleTechnology #0201) and "Low Gravity Combat" (BattleTechnology #11)
- Technical Readout: 3025 review
- Technical Readout: 3050 review
Issue 6
Issue 7
- Painting guide for BattleTech miniatures
- ODN-1M Odin writeup
- Short story: Die lange Flucht (The long flight) - In early 3030, Kurita forces raid a secret Davion test facility on Helios 3 and are defeated by a MechWarrior piloting a prototype Odin.
Issue 8
- Scenarios "Assault on St. Andre" and "Goliaths on St. Andre" from BattleTechnology #0204
- The Crescent Hawks' Revenge review
Issue 9
- "Worldbook - Wheel" from BattleTechnology #0201
- "Black Luthien" from BattleTechnology #0102
Issue 10
- "Junk Yard Dogs" campaign (Scenarios 1 and 2) and Cranston Snord interview from Cranston Snord's Irregulars (sourcebook)
Issue 11
- "Junk Yard Dogs" campaign (Scenarios 3 and 4)
Issue 12
- ZE-4RR Zerstörer
- MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Solaris VII: The Game World and Clantroops review
Issue 13
- Interview with Rob Charrette (FreuCon 1992)
- DropShips and JumpShips presentation
Issue 14
- Drachentrick campaign: