Lady Blackbird (role-playing game)
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| Designers | John Harper |
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| Publication | 2009 |
| Genres | Tabletop role-playing game, science fantasy, romance |
Lady Blackbird is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game about space pirates by John Harper. It won two Indie RPG Awards in 2009.
Gameplay
[edit]The game comes with a default adventure module, including a set of pre-generated player characters. 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.[1] The game is typically played in one to three sessions.[2]
Reception
[edit]It won two Indie RPG Awards in 2009, for "Best Production" and "Best Free Game."
Chase Carter for Polygon listed Lady Blackbird as a "seminal" game of the late aughts "blooming of indie RPG designers", along with Dogs in the Vineyard, Apocalypse World, Fiasco, and the Romance Trilogy.[3] Coleman Gailloreto for Screen Rant recommended it for beginners to tabletop role-playing games.[1] 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."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gailloreto, Coleman (2020-04-06). "Beginner-Friendly Tabletop RPGs for People Looking to Play Online". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Nelson, Samantha (2019-01-14). "Lady Blackbird, the Indie RPG That Won't End". The Escapist. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Carter, Chase (2022-09-12). "The fork in the road facing third-party tabletop RPGs". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Johnson, Ashley (2021-04-02). "The 10 Best One-Shot RPGs". High Ground Gaming. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
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