''Lady Blackbird'' is a

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about space pirates by John Harper. It won two

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in 2009.

Gameplay

The game comes with a default adventure module, including a set of pre-generated

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. In this adventure, Lady Blackbird has hired the player characters to smuggle her off an imperial planet in order to reunite with her pirate king lover. The game is typically played in one to three sessions.

Reception

It won two

in 2009, for "Best Production" and "Best Free Game." Chase Carter for

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listed ''Lady Blackbird'' as a "seminal" game of the late aughts "blooming of indie RPG designers", along with ''

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'', ''Fiasco'', and the '' Romance Trilogy.'' Coleman Gailloreto for

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recommended it for beginners to tabletop role-playing games. Ashley Johnson for High Ground Gaming listed it as one of the ten best one-shot RPGs, praising its "adventure, romance, intrigue, and steampunk pirates."

References

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