The only Victorian Steampunk-themed grid-wide hunt in SecondLife is produced by Historical Hunts. This is our 11th year contributing and this year we’re stop 82!
We usually do a mini-hunt: this one features lovely, pirate themed props and accessories!
We have eight gifts staged throughout our Pirate Lair (created exclusively for this hunt!) on the skylevel of NeoVictoria SIM.
Our skylevel is always out-of-character (OOC), so hunters won’t disrupt the roleplay.
Here’s the list:
Large “Wooden” Mesh BeamsUse it as a prop: add sits or place for visual appeal. Perfect to a pirate’s lair or a warehouse picnic.A magical sphere with a pulsing heart. Perfect as a beacon to guide friendlies to your private lair or resize to use a desk lSix barrels of ale stacked on a wooden base. Perfect as décor for your pirate bar or dock.Based on the historic streetlamps of Brighton England, this original mesh creation is perfect for your Victorian or Steampunk builds!The finest ale, barrel sized. Perfect for your pirate ship or bar.Comes in standard mesh sizes, fits mesh bodies with the use of alpha hud.The NeoVictoria Steamhunt Commemorative Calendar returns!
A special thank you to MadMechMessiah and Paisley Dawes for producing this event, and to contributors Studio Yue and Ava Bloodrose Delaney for their generous gifts!
The NeoVictoria Project presents the 2020 Photo Contest Award Party!
The votes have been counted!
And we’re having a party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub to celebrate the excellent work and reward the folks who did it! Live DJ Gabrielle Riel of Radio Riel will be spinning tunes and there will be a very special souvenir given to all the folks who attend.
Date: Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, SecondLife-time
Location: NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM in Second Life
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. Built with a Steampunk aesthetic, the goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes a filmed story. Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
New gifts to be added weekly. Join our in-world group for alerts when new gifts drop or follow this website!
Full of Steampunk goodness!
The NeoVictoria Crystal Ball
Our first gift is a mysterious crystal ball, with a touch script to turn its swirling animated texture off/on. Copy/Mod and full mesh. A perfect addition to your roleplay.
Our first hunt gift
Many thanks to our own bartemiusbrickwood (aka the other Thing) for their donation of this object.
The NeoVictoria Project presents the 2020 Photo Contest
Calling all SecondLife Photographers!
This year, we are hosting a photo contest to celebrate the project’s ten years in Second Life! The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay.
Dates: 15 October to 15 November 2020
Location: The NeoVictoria Estate in Second Life (that’s NeoVictoria and Machinima SIMs).
“I Aim to Misbehave” by Abigale Heron took 3rd Place in the 2015 NeoVictoria Photo Contest
The main criteria are the image is related to our storyworld and must be captured during the contest period on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life.
The first round of judging will be by the NeoVictoria community via the Internet. We’ll present the top 15 images in-world for a final vote to determine the twelve winners. In-world voting will be from 4 December to 15 December and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub in Machinima SIM.
Winners will be announced in late December at a special party in the NeoLondon SkyClub, date and time to be determined based on the schedules of the winners.
corcosman voom’s “Rooftop View” was a finalist in the 2015 Contest!
About the Project
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. Built with a Steampunk aesthetic, the goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story. Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
17 September 2019 [Updated 2 October 2020]
Celebrate ten years in SecondLife!
We are Ten Years Old!
September 2020 marks the NeoVictoria Project’s tenth anniversary. Over the decade, we have transcribed more than nineteen-hundred roleplays to our community website, produced almost one hundred machinimas, sponsored eight Fantasy Faires, and welcomed hundreds of players into our community.
For the next two months, we celebrate this success with a mixture of roleplay and out-of-character events and the unveiling of a delightful addition to the main SIM. Everyone is invited, and everyone is welcome. Come and celebrate with us!
Join Radio Riel and the NeoVictorians for Talk Like a Pirate.
Talk Like a Pirate!
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present “Talk Like a Pirate!” As always, we kick-off our anniversary celebration with a live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, that celebrates “International Talk Like A Pirate Day.”
Date: Saturday, 19 September 2020
Time: 7 PM to 9 PM, SL-time (aka Pacific)
Gabrielle Riel to disc jockey.
MadMechaMessiah to host.
There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
Join the NeoVictorians for ten days of roleplay fun!
The NeoVictoria Project presents “A Royal Visit (with Love and Strife …and Zombies)“
Ten days of non-stop roleplay! This series begins on Monday, 21 September 2020, when it is revealed that a Sidhe noble has planned a visit. Everyone is invited to roleplay with us!
SCHEDULE FOR THE SIM-WIDE
Monday, 21 September: Tales at the Tavern
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
Lucinda distributes copies of the latest issue of the NeoLondon Times announcing the visits. Citizens discuss and gossip.
The NeoLondoners greet the Captain’s arrival via airship on the roof of the Cathedral. A party follows in the main nave.
Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Wednesday, 23 September: Attending the Grave
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
The Captain makes a pilgrimage to his sister’s grave.
Location: Graveyard of the Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Thursday, 24 September: To Lay a Trap
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
The Captain makes the rounds, visits with the citizens in the cathedral, including a conversation with Cerridwen.
Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
Friday, 25 September: Party at the Castle
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
The Captain hosts a party and announces a hunt for the following day.
Location: Bowley Castle [NeoVictoria SIM]
Saturday, 26 September: The Charmed Hunt
Start: Noon, SL-time
The Captain organizes a hunt near the fairgrounds …there may be zombies, there will be murder.
Location: Soltice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM]
Sunday, 27 September: The Scene of the Crime
Start: 2 PM, SL-time
Auditor Haskell investigates the murder.
Location: Soltice Fairgrounds [NeoVictoria SIM]L
Monday, 28 September: An Arrest
Start: 4 PM, SL-time
Auditor Haskell makes an arrest
Location: Marketplace [NeoVictoria SIM]
Tuesday, 29 September: The Trial Begins
Start: 11 AM, SL-Time
What will we learn?
Location: Courthouse, townhall [NeoVictoria SIM]
Wednesday, 30 September: The Trial Concludes
Start: 10 AM, SL-Time
Secrets are revealed
Location: Courthouse, townhall [NeoVictoria SIM]
In NeoVictoria, we do free-form roleplay. This means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions. Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal, and plain uncomfortable ways.
We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat. The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character SkyMall.
Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we ask newcomers to take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay. [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]
Best contest yet!
NeoVictoria’s 2020 Photo Contest
This year, we’ll use Flickr for submissions. Winners to be announced at a special party at the end of November.
Shoot on our land level.
Publish to Flickr.
Include your picture in the NeoVictoria Group and the SL Pic of the day Flickr groups.
One picture per avatar.
Runs 15 October to 15 November.
Radio Riel and the NeoVictoria Project present a Halloween 2020 skyclub event!
Halloween Extravaganza 11
In association with Radio Riel, NeoVictoria will have a Halloween Costume bash to celebrate one of our favorite holidays. Radio Riel will broadcast the event on both Radio Riel Main and Radio Riel Steampunk.
Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha, or Goth style and join us in Machinima SIM. The party is not a formal roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents; however, child avatars are not permitted.
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Time: 6 PM to 9 PM, SL-time (aka Pacific)
Gabrielle Riel to disc jockey.
MadMechaMessiah to host.
There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!
Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts and performers. It is eighteen day of commerce, special events, music and fundraising in sixteen SIMs created specifically for this event. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” fundraising effort. Last year’s Fantasy Faire raised more than US$60,000!
We are Stronger Together
This is the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year sponsoring the faire; this year, we’re sponsoring the Queensgarden SIM, which is the location for the quest!
These are out-of-character events where players from the NeoVictoria community will be available to discuss the project, the story-world and how to get involved. [There will even be a stage where folks can practice role-playing!]
The NeoVictoria Project invites all citizens and wanderers of the Fairelands to join us for our Meet-and-Greet in our fabulous space on the Auxentios’ Pass SIM.
We’ll be chatting with folks about the storyworld, what it’s like to roleplay in NeoVictoria, and how to get involved. These events are Out-of-Character (OOC), so no pressure to roleplay! Also, gifts.
In roleplay, possibilities are endless and the purpose of this class is to explore gender expression and playing both within and outside of the players’ gender identity.
Please join us for an out-of-character town hall tomorrow! We’ll be discussing the coming year and the state of the project. We are holding two townhalls, so that EU and American folks can represent.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
31 October 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present a 2019 Halloween Event
A celebration marking All Hallows’ Eve in Second Life!
This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate all things spooky and scary. Gabrielle Riel and friends to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes!
Halloween will be celebrated all around the world with costume parties, bonfires, divination, haunted attractions and trick-or-treating! We’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a steampunk theme. Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth styles and join us in Machinima SIM . The party is not a roleplay event and is open to all adult Second Life residents, however, child avatars are not permitted.
Two contests: best in “he” and best in “she”. The lucky top-three winners of the popular votes will receive Lindens! Party starts at 6 PM, SL-time.
About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/. Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
[OR from the Visitor’s Center, use the scripted teleport for the White Mansion.]
In NeoVictoria, we do free-form dark roleplay. Free-form means there is no script; scenes evolve out of real-time character interactions. Dark roleplay means characters may act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways.
We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the NeoVictoria Roleplay Tool; avatars must wear this to see the roleplay chat. The item is free and available in our Visitor Center and various locations on our out-of-character skymall.
Players don’t have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we do ask newcomers take a tour of the Visitor Center in NeoVictoria SIM to learn about the storyworld before joining in the roleplay. [Observer tags are also available for players who want to visit the land level, but not roleplay.]
The Boston Tea Affair Three afternoons of dark roleplay, beginning Sunday, 22 September 2019 at 5 PM, SL-Time. Our 9 year Anniversary series of in-character events!
SCHEDULE FOR THE SIM-WIDE
The Boston Tea Affair, P1
Time: Sunday, 22 September from 5 PM to 8 PM, SL-Time. Location: Hare House [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Kenoshi Shilova Event Description: Jean-Renaud is hosting a tea party at his house near the castle, where he is meeting with some representatives of a circus who want to come to NeoLondon.
The Boston Tea Affair, P2
Time: Wednesday, 25 September from 5 PM to 8 PM, SL-Time. Location: Hare House [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: Asil Ares
Event Description: The Impresario of the circus has had it in for their bookkeeper for a long time because he’s suspected embezzlement. But she’s been popular with the troupe and he can’t just fire her. So MURDER is the solution and Jean-Renaud is who he plans to take the fall.
The Boston Tea Affair, P3
Time: Tuesday, 1 October from 5 PM to 9 PM, SL-Time. Location: Courtroom of the Townhall [NeoVictoria SIM] Organized By: MadMechaMessiah Event Description: Will Jean-Renaud be convicted? Come to the courthouse and see!
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
17 September 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present 2019’s “Talk Like a Pirate!”
A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s NInth Year in Second Life!
This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. Miss Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
International Talk Like A Pirate Day is Thursday, 19 September 2019 and also marks the ninth anniversary of the NeoVictoria Project in Second Life! To celebrate we’re having a costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub and it’s a pirate theme. Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and their Steampunk channel with Miss Gabrielle Riel as our disc jockey. The lucky he and she to win the “best in” costume contest will each receive Lindens! The music starts at 7 PM, SL-time, with contest voting after 8 PM. [Our “Talk Like a Pirate” party is open to all adult Second Life residents and is not a formal roleplay event.]
About Radio Riel: An Internet-based public radio station supported by listeners and sponsors, Radio Riel produces six audio streams providing a unique selection of music, spoken-word, drama and additional programming to inform, educate and entertain, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Website: http://radioriel.org/. Contact for Radio Riel: Gabrielle Riel.
About The NeoVictoria Project: NeoVictoria is a unique dark roleplay platform that brings creative people together in a supportive and collaborative environment. The goal of The NeoVictoria Project is to create a virtuous circle where roleplay becomes filmed story.
Website: http://www.neovictoria.net. Contact for NeoVictoria: Asil Ares.
Art for “Talk Like a Pirate” Party, 2019
Radio Riel & the NeoVictoria Project present “Talk Like a Pirate!” A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s Ninth year in Second Life! This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. Gabrielle Riel to Disc Jockey. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
