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Title: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: jrvk777 on 13 April 2024, 18:42:15
Was there a specific update as to when this will be delivered?   azn

Thanks in advance!  :cool:
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Aresneo on 13 April 2024, 22:42:44
There have been no details on when it will be coming or even if the writing on it has started.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Doc Swift on 14 April 2024, 09:18:06
It was mentioned briefly in one of the Adepticon livestreams.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=84448.msg1999384#msg1999384 (https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=84448.msg1999384#msg1999384)
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: jrvk777 on 15 April 2024, 04:42:13
Thank you. :)
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Swankmotron on 16 April 2024, 15:56:51
I'm excited about this tome. For... uh.... reasons.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Cyc on 17 April 2024, 04:36:35
I'm excited about this tome. For... uh.... reasons.

Hmmm. Katie Ferraro and the Bounty Hunter have never been seen in the same room at same time...
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Swankmotron on 17 April 2024, 07:17:44
Hmmm. Katie Ferraro and the Bounty Hunter have never been seen in the same room at same time...

That is definitely a true fact.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: nckestrel on 17 April 2024, 08:39:36
That is definitely a true fact.

Ok BT fans, I expect a list of confirmed characters that Katie has been in the room with, and therefore are confirmed to not be the Bounty Hunter.
And the list of who that leaves as possible suspects? :)
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: williegagnier on 19 April 2024, 01:24:33
Yeah! That's very wonderful :cheesy: candy clicker (https://candyclicker.io) :cheesy:
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: jrvk777 on 19 April 2024, 02:25:03
Hmmm. Katie Ferraro and the Bounty Hunter have never been seen in the same room at same time...

Sorry, I may be clueless on this.. Is this based on any fiction that is currently available? Links would be great! Thanks! :cool:
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Cyc on 19 April 2024, 07:51:13
Sorry, I may be clueless on this.. Is this based on any fiction that is currently available? Links would be great! Thanks! :cool:

Katie Ferraro is the main character from the excellent Fox Patrol stories written by Byran Young aka Swankmotron here on the forums, the Fox Tales collected anthology is what your after: https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-fox-tales-the-collected-fox-patrol-stories-by-bryan-young

I took his comment to mean he possibly might have contributed a story to the Tales of the Bounty Hunter and was riffing on the Bounty Hunter's anonymity :)
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: BattleTechKerensky on 19 April 2024, 12:25:43
Isn’t the Bounty Hunter more like the Dread Pirate Roberts from the Princess Bride, with the persona being passed from one person to another over the ages?
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Col Toda on 19 April 2024, 12:39:48
The Bounty  Hunter is an organization that puts  an Elite mech pilot that does Intel and wet work to the highest bidder . He is sort of an Evil Phantom / Ghost who walks character of the Battletech universe spanning Decades or even more than a century of Battletech history . When one is killed another takes his place . If you need intel and money is no object he is among the very best to get it . If you need a particular unit commander removed before  , during or after  an offensive he is the best out there .  He is infamous he killed Uncle Chande after he released a huge data dump on the Word of Blake presumably because he is an agent of chaos and  wasn't the sole source of near impossible to attain intelligence. 
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Rob Bendig on 19 April 2024, 14:30:50
The Bounty Hunter - kind of like the Beekeeper  :wink:
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Col Toda on 20 April 2024, 11:52:19
No the beekeeper commits violence against elements that will disrupt societal order . The Bounty Hunter takes jobs that will promote disorder and Choas which in turn increases hob opportunities for him . The Bounty Hunter is Evil and crazy in nearly every written description.  He just hides the Crazy well. He a tool to get a job done . Most people  don't realize he is an agent of Chaos
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: mikecj on 20 April 2024, 20:14:38
Actually, my cousin's nephew's roommate told me Hanse Davion's Liao clone is definitely not related to Katie Ferraro and I should pay no attention to the name "Fox Patrol" as its totally not a play on her Not-grandfather's call sign.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: jrvk777 on 20 April 2024, 23:10:31
Katie Ferraro is the main character from the excellent Fox Patrol stories written by Byran Young aka Swankmotron here on the forums, the Fox Tales collected anthology is what your after: https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battletech-fox-tales-the-collected-fox-patrol-stories-by-bryan-young

I took his comment to mean he possibly might have contributed a story to the Tales of the Bounty Hunter and was riffing on the Bounty Hunter's anonymity :)

Thanks very much! Ah, that's cool. Incidentally - I did get the Fox Tales collection as part of the Humble Bundle.  azn
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Colt Ward on 21 April 2024, 01:51:10
Isn’t the Bounty Hunter more like the Dread Pirate Roberts from the Princess Bride, with the persona being passed from one person to another over the ages?

Until we were given a serial killer who took the armor & assets in a MWDA book.  Then we got the Kappa Bounty Hunter junk.


No the beekeeper commits violence against elements that will disrupt societal order . The Bounty Hunter takes jobs that will promote disorder and Choas which in turn increases hob opportunities for him . The Bounty Hunter is Evil and crazy in nearly every written description.  He just hides the Crazy well. He a tool to get a job done . Most people  don't realize he is an agent of Chaos

 . . . no, that is not of the portrayals before Kappa.  A bit amoral?  yes  Uses people to achieve objectives and maybe does not disclose all the risk?  yes

But the Bounty Hunter was never part of Bannson's Raiders, and to perform at the level the incarnations do they would have to function logically.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Col Toda on 01 May 2024, 05:46:51
Look at the Bounty Hunter exploits in the Dark Age books . Totally an agent of Chaos.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: BaachicLitNerd on 02 May 2024, 09:27:41
The Bounty Hunter from the Dark Age books is intentionally and explicitly a much darker and more unbalanced iteration of the character than previous incarnations.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: BrianDavion on 03 May 2024, 00:09:53
The Bounty Hunter from the Dark Age books is intentionally and explicitly a much darker and more unbalanced iteration of the character than previous incarnations.

and wasn't really very fun to read about TBH
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Col Toda on 07 May 2024, 12:26:52
Ok about the Dark Age . The Jihaad he assassinated Uncle Chande his biggest employer for the WOB that also makes him a villian and Agent of Choas as Uncle Chande dug up most of the intel on the WoB to the Inner Sphere.  So a good 50 years of his timline over 3 ERAs he was the highest bidder villian out there. Earlier he was portrayed as a very business like man who got tough jobs done . I never got the romanticized vibe the other people who seem to be posting have for place holder of the moment.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: Adrian Gideon on 10 May 2024, 18:46:29
It’s interesting that you’ve built your opinion based on the two people who *hijacked* the persona. But the anthology will go a ways to clear that up at least.
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: jrvk777 on 10 May 2024, 23:38:37
Looking forward to the release announcement!  :cool:
Title: Re: Tales of the Bounty Hunter - KS reward update?
Post by: ColBosch on 11 May 2024, 11:26:24
It’s interesting that you’ve built your opinion based on the two people who *hijacked* the persona. But the anthology will go a ways to clear that up at least.

I look forward to it. I'd love to see the story behind their "heel turn" during the Jihad.