The main criteria are the image is related to our storyworld and must be captured on the land level of the Machinima SIM or the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life.
Myomy pockets her little notebook and takes up her camera. It is time to scout out some good locations for the upcoming NeoLondon Photography contest. All are welcome to come along while we explore the town, discuss what our characters would sense and say about themselves and what is happenings around them. [For this session, OOC questions about RP will be allowed in ((double parentheses) in the local chat.]
About the Contest
The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay for a 2015 calendar. It runs through 31 December 2014. To read the official rules, visit the NeoVictoria 2014 Photo Contest discussion in our Koin-Up group.
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.
Organized By: QuarkZen Resident Players: QuarkZen Resident as Trissbryn of the Orly’Ath and Zen Katria; BilliAnn Bravin as Lady Wilhelmina Bravin; Lucian42 Resident as Lucian; Asil Karu as herself, and LucindaJaneStrathmore Resident as Lucinda Strathmore.
Event Description
A few nights ago Zen was walking through the forest and she saw something that looked like a drow. Last night she went to Jhaesoph’s apple tree and saw the same creature lurking nearby. Why would a drow be here in NeoVictoria? Concerned, she gathers the citizens for a hunt. Mr. Lucian picks up the scent, but this interloper turns out to be more than they bargained for!
The NeoVictoria Project presents the 2014 Photo Contest
Contest runs the entire month of December.
Calling all SecondLife Photographers!
We had such fun doing photo contests in previous years, we’re doing it again this December! The contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay for a 2015 calendar.
The main criteria are the image is related to our storyworld and must be captured 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 9 January through 16 January 2015 and will be located in the NeoVictoria SkyClub in Machinima SIM. Winners will be announced on 20 January at a special party in the SkyClub.
Gloria Silverstone’s “Big Top” won first prize in the 2012 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.
About the Roleplay: 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 that characters often act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways. We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the Jade Kreations Role Play Tool Suite; avatars must wear this to see roleplay chat. The item is free and available in the out-of-character skymall.
Players do not have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we 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.]
About Our Storyworld: in the Neo’Verse, the Sidhe (fae) never faded, but worked with … some would say ruled over …their human charges until the Sidhe Empire spanned the known universe. So many races exist: faeries, demons and clockwerk constructs (powered by gears and magic), humans, vampires, werebeasts and celestials. All held against the ravages of time by magic, intrigue and human ingenuity.
Planet NeoVictoria (where our characters play) is a small planet, nestled in the VICO III galaxy, its citizenry cling to the land and sky, for its vast oceans are home to forces that do not heed the crown. But some are loyal to the Sidhe queen who sits on her throne billions of light-years away. Alexandrina Victoria Tuatha Dé Danann, Queen of Earth, Empress of the Void: one tap of her tiny foot on the Stone of Scone sets the worlds to shake. It’s 2130 and Pax Britannica has held sway for more than three thousand years.
a Clockwerk Gala to Honor the Veterans of the Sidhe Empire
Event Details
Time: 11 November 2014 from 6 pm to 9 pm, SL-Time
Location: NeoLondon Cathedral of Air & Darkness [NeoVictoria SIM]
SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/16/128/1003/ Organized By: Asil Ares Players: Fianah Mistwood as Miss Tickta, jkl7008 Trevellion as DJ JKL7008, Kitiarafox Resident as Kit, BilliAnn Bravin as Lady Wilhelmina Bravin, peacelynxtree Resident as Lynx, Emmett Lacombe as Brom Xavier Bloodsworth, QuarkZen Resident as Miss Zen Katria, Aria Bloodsworth Resident as Aria Bloodsworth, Jhaesoph Foxdale, Asil Karu, Kaelyn001 Resident as Kaelyn, OhDearMe Resident as OhDearMe Ohmai, and Treyhem Whitfield as Treyhem Sleipnerson.
Event Description
Hostesses: Miss Tikta & Kitiara Fox Live DJ: jkl7008 Trevellion Costume: Fancy dress
HISTORY: Often sponsored by local veteran associations, “Clockwerk Galas” are very popular affairs, serving as fund-raisers and recruitment. The most amazing is held every Fall in Old London on Old Earth, it runs a fortnight with the oldest houses vying to raise the most money with fantastical parties and auctions. The “Royal Clockwerk Ball” closes the festivities; its held in Buckingham Slithen and all the Court attends. Here the valiant of the year’s warriors are awarded the Sidhe Cross.
Synopsis: Miss Tickta returns to NeoLondon, after a mysterious time away. She and Kit have dressed the Cathedral with an amazing light-show, controlled by a DJ with magical powers. The townfolk meet her companions: Brom Xavier Bloodsworth and his sister, Aria. Toasts are given. Funds are raised. The evening ends with a flying dance.
In human mythology, the “people of peace”, sometimes called fairies, or fae, are a universal phenomenon, known to every country and people of the world. While similarities exists between these legends, the lore of the Neo-Verse takes the tales of pre-Christian Scandinavia and the Celtic peoples as its primary inspiration.
The fae come to us through the prism of the oldest of the stories; in the Edda, we’re told of the nine world: Asgard (Aesir, the land of the gods), Alfheim (land of the light elves), Vanaheim (land of the Vanir), Midgard (the land of men), Jotunheim (the land of ice giants), Svartalfheim (land of the dark-elves), Nidavellir (land of the dwarves), Muspelheim (land of the fire spirits), and Niflheim (the land of the dead).
I know an ash standing high, a lofty tree, laved with limpid water: thence come the dews into the dales that fall; ever stands it green over Urd’s fountain. ~ the Poetic Edda
Svartalfheim, the home of the dark elves, was the most easily entered by humankind, because its doorways were found in the underground places. These fae were the earth-dwellers, the people of the hollow-hills, the spirits of earth and tree, stone and spring. In effect, they were the anthropomorphic representatives of the natural world.
In the history of those ancestors, when their gods (the Aesir) were destroyed in apocalypse (Ragnarok), the bridges between the nine worlds collapsed and the cosmos was divided, so all the races were lost to each other and the dominion of man over Midgard began in earnest.
Alexandrina Victoria, Tuatha Dé Danann Queen of Earth, Empress of the Void
In the Neo’Verse, the fae did not disappear …in our fantasy realm, a warrior queen of the elves, and those who would follow her, refused to fade from the world of men. Instead they made peace with these changes and harnessed the creative energy of humankind to create a blended empire of supernatural and mortal creatures.
To learn more about our fae, read the abridged version of “The Fae Concordance” posted to this site, join the community website or wander the Visitor’s Center in-world for a wearable book.
a Clockwerk Gala to Honor the Veterans of the Sidhe Empire
An evening of roleplay, celebrating the Sidhe empire’s clockwerk warriors!
This Tuesday, we have an exciting event scheduled: our first ever clockwerk ball!
Time: Tuesday, 11 November 2014 from 6pm to 9pm, SL-time Location: Cathedral of Air & Darkness, NeoLondon [NeoVictoria SIM] Event Type: in-character party (known, and unknown, characters welcome) Organized By: Kitiarafox & Fianah Mistwood SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/17/128/1004
Often sponsored by local veteran associations, “Clockwerk Galas” are very popular affairs, serving as fund-raisers and recruitment. The most amazing is held every Fall in Old London on Old Earth. It runs a fortnight with the oldest houses vying to raise the most money with fantastical parties and auctions. The “Royal Clockwerk Ball” closes the festivities; it’s held in Buckingham Slithen and all the Court attends. Here the most valiant of the year’s warriors are awarded the Sidhe Cross.
Kitiara Fox; sidhe and housekeeper for Miss Tickta at the tenement.
The NeoLondoners are planning one evening of celebration, in the nave of the great Cathedral. All clockwerks are welcome. Miss Tikta and Miss Kit are hosting, with all proceeds going to the local veteran’s association. [This is roleplay; no actual money is being raised.]
Miss Tickta, proprietress of the NeoLondon tenement
and Strand Constructs (golems of pure machine consciousness).
To learn more about how to play a clockwerk character in the Neo’Verse, read the excerpt on the Cyborg Concordance on this site and join in the fun!
About the Roleplay: 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 that characters often act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways. We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the Jade Kreations Role Play Tool Suite; avatars must wear this to see roleplay chat. The item is free and available in the out-of-character skymall.
Players do not have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we 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.]
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
3 November 2014
The NeoVictoria Project presents a Bonfire Night Masquerade.
A Guide for Tourists and Townsfolk
An evening of non-stop roleplay, marking the NeoVictoria Project’s Second Guy Fawkes Celebration!
This Wednesday we have a very special event scheduled: our second ever Guy Fawkes Day celebration! To keep the event in-character (I/C), we’ve given the familiar tale a slight retelling, to better fit into the Neo-verse.
Time: Wednesday, 5 November 2014 from 6pm to 9pm, SL-time Location: NeoLondon Town Hall [NeoVictoria SIM] Event Type: in-character party (known, and unknown, characters welcome) Organized By: Myomy Resident and Asil Karu SLUrl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NeoVictoria/17/128/1004
Our in-character event promises to be great fun, with characters in masks and costumes, with an unveiling at Midnight (9 PM, SL-time) and fireworks!
If you’d like to dress your character like the Guy, the SL marketplace has some very affordable costumes on sale:
About the Roleplay: 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 that characters often act in aggressive, predatory, criminal and/or plain uncomfortable ways. We use a simple dice-based wearable HUD called the Jade Kreations Role Play Tool Suite; avatars must wear this to see roleplay chat. The item is free and available in the out-of-character skymall.
Players do not have to be a member of our group to roleplay here; we 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.]
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.
About Our Storyworld: in the Neo’Verse, the Sidhe (fae) never faded, but worked with … some would say ruled over …their human charges until the Sidhe Empire spanned the known universe. So many races exist: faeries, demons and clockwerk constructs (powered by gears and magic), humans, vampires, werebeasts and celestials. All held against the ravages of time by magic, intrigue and human ingenuity.
Planet NeoVictoria (where our characters play) is a small planet, nestled in the VICO III galaxy, its citizenry cling to the land and sky, for its vast oceans are home to forces that do not heed the crown. But some are loyal to the Sidhe queen who sits on her throne billions of light-years away. Alexandrina Victoria Tuatha Dé Danann, Queen of Earth, Empress of the Void: one tap of her tiny foot on the Stone of Scone sets the worlds to shake. It’s 2130 and Pax Britannica has held sway for more than three thousand years
Art for “Bonfire Night Masquerade”.
Remember, Remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, Treason and Plot We see no reason, why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot
We had a really fun Halloween costume bash Friday night (31 October) to celebrate one of our favorite real life holidays. Replete with live DJs and costume competitions, it was three hours of fun and tunes at the skyclub in Machinima SIM.
jkl7008 Trevellion spins tunes at the 2014 Halloween bash at the NeoVictoria SkyClub
We had a best in men’s and a best in women’s costume contest. BilliAnn Bravin won best in female for her half-skeleton avatar and Treyhem Whitfield was a magnificent pumpkin king.
Special thanks to Billi for organizing the decorations and music, and thanks to Myomy and Jhaesoph Foxdale for admining the event.
BilliAnn Bravin; half beautiful lady, half skeleton.Best in Female Contest BoardTreyhem Whitfield; flaming Pumpkin King and winner of best in male costume.Best in Male Contest Board
When guests are a pest, it can be helpful to have a convenient way to corral them; enter this rune-based stasis prison. An elegant roleplay prop.
Our Gifts
Because NeoVictoria’s land-level is only for in-character (IC) interactions, so we’re doing the hunt in our Visitor Center on our out-of-character (OOC) skymall. We are doing a mini-hunt; there are two prizes and all the gift gears are located in the domed buildings that are part of our Visitor Center.
To reach the first gift-gear, from our rezz-in point, please take the teleporter to the Visitor Center. Simply touch the sign that says “Visitor Center” and a teleporter beam will appear. Right-click on this, then choose transport from the resulting menu.
