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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. Line 32:
Line 32: ==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 76:
Line 76: ==Foreign-Language Editions== ==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=== ===German=== Line 93:
Line 87: | 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<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, ''Der Biß der Schwarzen Witwe'', [https://d-nb.info/948556927 https://d-nb.info/948556927]</ref> | MSRP = | MSRP = }} }} Line 105:
Line 99: * 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=== − 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=== ===Spanish=== Line 119:
Line 110: ==Gallery== ==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|Cover of 1989 German edition. − Příběhy Černé vdovy.jpg|Cover of 1996 Czech edition.+ Image:Black Widow Company Japanese.jpg|Cover of 1985 Japanese edition (ISBN 4-8291-7209-6). − Récits De La Compagnie De La Veuve Noire-cover.jpg|Cover of French edition.+ Image:SpanishLas_Cronicas_de_la_Compañia_Viuda_Negra.jpg|Cover of Spanish 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> Line 134:
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| 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 | + | | 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]] | ||
| productioncode = 1605 | | productioncode = 1605 | ||
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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. | ||
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==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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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
* Introduction | * Introduction | ||
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==Foreign-Language Editions== | ==Foreign-Language Editions== | ||
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===German=== | ===German=== | ||
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| year = 1989 | | year = 1989 | ||
| ISBN10 = 3890649017 | | ISBN10 = 3890649017 | ||
| − | | ISBN13 = 978-3890649016<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog | + | | ISBN13 = 978-3890649016<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, ''Der Biß der Schwarzen Witwe'', [https://d-nb.info/948556927 https://d-nb.info/948556927]</ref> |
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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==== | ====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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===Spanish=== | ===Spanish=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | + | Image:1605.jpg|Original 1985 cover. Art by Jim Holloway. | |
| − | + | Image:Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg|Cover of 1989 German edition. | |
| − | + | Image:Black Widow Company Japanese.jpg|Cover of 1985 Japanese edition (ISBN 4-8291-7209-6). | |
| − | + | Image:SpanishLas_Cronicas_de_la_Compañia_Viuda_Negra.jpg|Cover of Spanish edition. | |
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| − | Biss der Schwarzen Witwe, der.jpg|Cover of 1989 German edition. | ||
| − | Black Widow Company Japanese.jpg|Cover of | ||
| − | SpanishLas_Cronicas_de_la_Compañia_Viuda_Negra.jpg|Cover of Spanish edition. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category: Spanish Editions]] | [[Category: Spanish Editions]] | ||