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Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #18
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Advent Calendar 2018: Day Eighteen
When he claims a rare artefact in place of an unpaid fee, underhive bounty hunter Arturos is set on a quest that could make his fortune – if he survives it.
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It's a dark and gritty Necromunda tale that delves into the seedy underbelly of bounty hunting and the consequences of messing with things you might not understand.
THE STORY
When the underhive bounty hunter Arturos delivers a renegade Goliath to the Guilder Meriko, he expects his payment of 60 credits for the capture. But Meriko has taken out more bounties than he can afford, and payment isn't forthcoming… Luckily for him, among the junk in his shop is a treasure that's worth Arturos' time and effort. A Spiraptor, a mechanical bodyguard programmed to protect a wealthy individual, it sends Arturos on a quest that could make his fortune – or claim his life.
Running time 25 minutes. Performed by John Banks, Matthew Hunt, Toby Longworth, Gesella Ohaka, Richard Reed & Andrew Wincott.
When he claims a rare artefact in place of an unpaid fee, underhive bounty hunter Arturos is set on a quest that could make his fortune – if he survives it.
LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE
It's a dark and gritty Necromunda tale that delves into the seedy underbelly of bounty hunting and the consequences of messing with things you might not understand.
THE STORY
When the underhive bounty hunter Arturos delivers a renegade Goliath to the Guilder Meriko, he expects his payment of 60 credits for the capture. But Meriko has taken out more bounties than he can afford, and payment isn't forthcoming… Luckily for him, among the junk in his shop is a treasure that's worth Arturos' time and effort. A Spiraptor, a mechanical bodyguard programmed to protect a wealthy individual, it sends Arturos on a quest that could make his fortune – or claim his life.
Running time 25 minutes. Performed by John Banks, Matthew Hunt, Toby Longworth, Gesella Ohaka, Richard Reed & Andrew Wincott.
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First published December 18, 2018
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December 21, 2018
Arturos is ready to claim a bounty, but it turns out Guilder Meriko doesn’t have the credits to settle up…so he takes his payment in the form of a Spiraptor. After learning a little of its secrets, Arturos hatches a plan to put his newfound acquisition to good use and claim a different prize, one which comes with considerable risk but which promises rich rewards.
Told entirely through dialogue and SFX this could have done with a little more variety in accents among the cast, but otherwise it’s packed full of engaging dialogue and nicely captures the Necromunda vibe.
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Told entirely through dialogue and SFX this could have done with a little more variety in accents among the cast, but otherwise it’s packed full of engaging dialogue and nicely captures the Necromunda vibe.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/12/...
October 10, 2023
Another miss from the Necromunda bounty hunter tales. Utterly generic and uninteresting.
April 15, 2024
I didn’t expect-atio much and I was still disappointed.
March 30, 2021
This was weird. I could never tell if the subject of the story was actually in the story, but I guess that's the Underhive for you. Still I liked it.
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