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1	''Let me tell you a story. A tale of war and peace, friendship and deception, nobility and poverty, lasers and starships. But above all, let me tell you a story, about pirates.''
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3	With these words the adventure begins, following the escapades of the [[DirtyCoward heroic]] Reginald Barrington and the crew of the [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything good ship]] Taranau. Their endeavors bring them across the stars, to [[WretchedHive new planets,]] to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder friends]] and [[AbsoluteXenophobe enemies]] [[BlackandGrayMorality alike.]]
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5	Starboard is a science fiction audio play by Burning Eyes Entertainment, with scripts by D.M. Kiely. It is set in the distant future, where much of the galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical, xenophobic Kingdom of Man. It can be found on [=SoundCloud=], here: https://soundcloud.com/zach-varnadore/starboard-pilot-or-how-i-stopped-vying-for-the-crown-and-became-a-pirate
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7	It is also available in transcripted form (Audio and Lines on the screen) at Website/YouTube, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddXisfhKmzw here]].
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10	!!''Starboard'' provides examples of:
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12	* AristocratsAreEvil: The Heir Apparent of the Kingdom of Man appears to be indifferent to his cousin, the hero's plight, [[spoiler: until he realizes he can use this as an excuse to murder him.]]
13	* CelebrityResemblance: Duke Reginald Barrington's similar appearance to his cousin, Prince Frederick, leads to him being kidnapped instead.
14	* LemonyNarrator: The Narrator appears to not be telling exactly the same story as the one the audience is hearing. Rather, he tends to embellish the story and try to make the leads sound much more heroic than they are.
15	* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: The crown of the Kingdom of Mankind acts as the {{Macguffin}} of the first episode.
16	* SpacePirates: Most of the lead characters, with the possible exception of their hostage-turned-cook Reginald.
17	* StandardSciFiSetting: Lasers and starships abound, alongside portal networks and beautiful alien pirate captains.
18	* TokenHuman: Reginald Barrington is the only human member of the Taranau's crew.

Context AudioPlay / Starboard