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.
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.
We have exciting events planned for the coming year! Some are in-character (IC) roleplay events, while others are out-of-character (OOC) parties or townhalls.
Everyone is invited! If you have questions or want to learn more, send us a note via this website or IM Asil Ares in-world.
Two Townhalls (OOC)
Friday, 17 January Let’s discuss the state of the project and what we’ve got planned for this year! On this day we will have two events, one early in the SL-day for our EU members and one in the early afternoon for the folks in the Americas. Let’s meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at Noon or at 5 PM, SL-time.
Steam Hunt 15 – [Theme TBA] (OOC)
Starting 1 March, this is a grid-wide hunt featuring free awesomeness from up to 100 of SL’s most exciting makers. As always, we’ll apply and if accepted, will have some lovely things in the skymall!
Two Townhalls (OOC)
Wednesday, 18 March Let’s discuss Fantasy Faire! On this day we will have two events, one early in the SL-day for our EU members and one in the early afternoon for the folks in the Americas. Let’s meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at Noon or at 5 PM, SL-time.
April Foolery – Demon Holiday (IC)
The first of April is a holiday for the demons of the Sidhe empire …the one day a year they can play tricks on the citizenry with little chance of the authorities pressing charges. What will they do this year?
Fantasy Faire 2020 ~ NeoVictoria Presents a Meet and Greet (OOC)
23 April to 3 May
Celebrating its twelfth year, Fantasy Faire is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, role-players and performers in the virtual world. We will sponsor and have a lovely build on one of the SIMs, and look forward to meeting new players and chatting about roleplay!
Summer Solstice Celebration (IC)
Friday, 21 June A summer IC celebration. What will we find in the NeoLondon fair grounds this year?As ever, tied to the actual Summer solstice
Second Life 17th Birthday (or SLB17) (OOC) Second Life turns 17 years old on 23 June 2020. Hopefully the nice people who produce these birthday celebrations will give us a parcel again this year. Look for a great build and gifts!
Two Townhalls (OOC)
Wednesday, 15 July Let’s discuss our tenth year anniversary events! On this day we will have two events, one early in the SL-day for our EU members and one in the early afternoon for the folks in the Americas. Let’s meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at Noon or at 5 PM, SL-time.
Talk Like a Pirate! (OOC)
Saturday, 19 September
A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s tenth year in Second Life! This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
NeoVictoria’s 10 Year Anniversary Roleplay (IC)
20 September to 30 September
Every year we do a special roleplay cycle to celebrate our anniversary. This year, we’ll be TEN years old! Look for many days of roleplay revolving around something dark and exciting!
Treasure Hunt (OOC)
Begins Thursday, 1 October
To celebrate our anniversary, we’ll host a OOC treasure hunt in our OOC skylevel. Look for roleplay tools and costumey bits and lots of fun (free) stuff!
Photo Contest (OOC)
Begins Friday, 2 October and ends 29 October
This is a contest with a twist. It must contain one of the gifts from the treasure hunt and be taken somewhere in NeoVictoria or Machinima SIM. The top ten photographers will receive Lindens! The winners will be announced on Halloween.
Halloween Extravaganza 11 (OOC)
Thursday, 31 October
In association with Radio Riel, NeoVictoria is having a Halloween Costume bash to celebrate one of our favorite holidays. Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and we’ll have an costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub with a steampunk theme. Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth style and join us in Machinima SIM.
Bonfire Night Masquerade 7 (IC)
Thursday, 5 November
To celebrate the 532st anniversary of Guy Fawkes Day, the city of NeoLondon plans a gala event. Mr. Fawkes was a famous shapeshifter who used his skills to amass gunpowder (and it was rumored there were other fell objects) beneath the parliament building in 1605. In imitation of Guy, don masks, change your shape and hair, disguise your voice (or rp style) and join in the frivolity.
Clockwerk Gala 6 (IC)
Monday, 11 November
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 most valiant of the year’s warriors are awarded the Sidhe Cross.
Yuletide Ball 8 (IC)
Monday, 21 December
Our traditional end-of-year IC celebration. As ever, tied to the actual Winter solstice!
Lots of roleplay happens that’s not planned, or only planned a week in advance, so join our in-world group or public announcer for as-it-happens alerts!
Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts & performers. It’s eighteen day of commerce, special events, music & 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$50,000!
And we’re doing meet-and-greet events on Riven’s fantastical Arabian steampunk-inspired region named “Tensor’s Flying Market“. 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!]
Taught by MadMechaMessiah
Throughout fiction, we regularly encounter three basic character arcs: Positive, Negative, and Flat. This class is devoted to breaking down these character arcs, explaining why they all can make for satisfying character progression, and discussing why not only writers should make use of them but us roleplayers.
The NeoVictoria Project invites all citizens and wanderers of the Fairelands to join us for our Meet-and-Greet on the Tensors’ Flying Market SIM. We will talk to them out-of-character, explain our storyworld, and let them practice rp on our in-character stage.
Many groups do them; some folks love them and others avoid them like plague. This class will delve into how SIM-wides can be used to bring communities together, how they can be abused, and what we can do as players and admins, to make them better!
We have exciting events planned for the coming year! Some are in-character (IC) roleplay events, while others are out-of-character (OOC) parties or townhalls.
Everyone is invited! If you have questions or want to learn more, send us a note via this website or IM Asil Ares in-world.
TownHall (OOC)
Thursday, 24 January Let’s discuss the state of the project and what we’ve got planned for this year’s Fantasy Faire! Let’s meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at 5:30 PM, SL-time.
Steam Hunt 14 – [Theme TBA] (OOC)
Starting 1 March, this is a grid-wide hunt featuring free awesomeness from up to 150 of SL’s most exciting makers. As always, we’ll apply and if accepted, will have a mini-hunt in the skymall!
April Foolery – Demon Holiday (IC)
The first of April is a holiday for the demons of the Sidhe empire …the one day a year they can play tricks on the citizenry with little chance of the authorities pressing charges. What will they do this year?
TownHall (OOC)
Friday, 5 April Let’s discuss the state of the project! We’ll meet in the NeoVictoria Skyclub on Machinima SIM at 5:30 PM, SL-time.
Fantasy Faire 2019 ~ NeoVictoria Presents … (IC)
18 April to 28 April
We have a story coming! However, details are under wraps until the Faire is closer!
Second Life 16th Birthday (or SLB16) (OOC)
June 2017
Hopefully the nice people who produce these birthday celebrations will give us a parcel again this year. Look for another great build and gifts!
Summer Solstice Celebration (IC)
Friday, 21 June A summer IC celebration. What will we find in the NeoLondon fair grounds this year?As ever, tied to the actual Summer solstice
TownHall (OOC)
Thursday, 15 August Let’s discuss the state of the project and what we’re going to do for the 9th year anniversary celebrations!
Talk Like a Pirate! (OOC)
Thursday, 19 September
A celebration marking the NeoVictoria Project’s seventh year in Second Life! This live radio event, broadcast on Radio Riel’s Steampunk channel, will celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day”. There will be prizes for best in male and female costumes! Argh!!!
NeoVictoria’s 9 Year Anniversary Roleplay (IC)
20 September to 26 September
Every year we do a special roleplay cycle to celebrate our anniversary. This year, we’ll be NINE years old! Look for four-to-five days of roleplay revolving around something dark and exciting!
Halloween Extravaganza 10 (OOC)
Thursday, 31 October
In association with Radio Riel, NeoVictoria is having a Halloween Costume bash to celebrate one of our favorite holidays. Radio Riel will broadcast the event over their main channel and we’ll have an costume party in the NeoVictoria Skyclub with a steampunk theme. Dress your avatar in scary Steampunk, Victorian, Mecha or Goth style and join us in Machinima SIM.
Bonfire Night Masquerade 7 (IC)
Tuesday, 5 November
To celebrate the 532st anniversary of Guy Fawkes Day, the city of NeoLondon plans a gala event. Mr. Fawkes was a famous shapeshifter who used his skills to amass gunpowder (and it was rumored there were other fell objects) beneath the parliament building in 1605. In imitation of Guy, don masks, change your shape and hair, disguise your voice (or rp style) and join in the frivolity.
Clockwerk Gala 6 (IC)
Monday, 11 November
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 most valiant of the year’s warriors are awarded the Sidhe Cross.
2019 Photo Contest (OOC)
Month of December
Some years, we host a photo contest and people create the most extraordinary images! As ever, the contest is about capturing the spirit of NeoVictoria’s roleplay for a 2020 calendar.
Yuletide Ball 6 (IC)
Saturday, 21 December
Our traditional end-of-year IC celebration. As ever, tied to the actual Winter solstice!
Lots of roleplay happens that’s not planned, or only planned a week in advance, so join our in-world group or public announcer for as-it-happens alerts!
Fantasy Faire is Second Life’s largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts & performers. It’s eleven day of commerce, special events, music & fundraising in fifteen 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$34,000!
This is the NeoVictoria Project’s fifth year sponsoring the faire; this year, we’re sponsoring the Quest!
We’re also roleplaying on Beq Janus‘ grand library region named “Athenaeum Arcana“. And we have an engaging roleplay cycle planned that includes many FREE roleplay props. Our schedule is below. Come and join the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for some steampunk roleplay!
NeoLondoners Enjoy Tea at Mrs. Chickenstalkers
Performance Schedule for
“A Visit to Mrs. Chickenstalkers”
Everyone is invited to roleplay with us! We’ll be wearing the group tag “NeoVictoria@Athenaeum”
Scene 1 ~ The Portal is Opened
Time: Thursday, 19 April 2018 from Noon to 2 PM, SL-time Location: Cathedral of Air and Darkness, NeoLondon Town. Take the teleporter in the Visitor Center to the cemetery. [NeoVictoria SIM]
Event Description
A portal is opened to the fairelands by Cerridwen, the Sidhe of the Cathedral. The NeoLondoners make their way to the grand bazaar of Athenaeum Arcana.
Scene 2 ~ Asil Karu Assesses the Shop
Time: Friday, 20 April 2018 from 6 to 8 PM, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
On the bazaar faireland of Athenaeum Arcana, citizens of NeoLondon are visiting an outpost of Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium, bringing new wares from the Sidhe Empire to present for your review. Healer Asil Karu will be showcasing Mrs. Chickenstalker’s famous sleepy-time jam. Free samples!
Scene 3 ~ The Undertaker
Time: Saturday, 21 April 2018 from 3 to 5 PM, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Mister Leander Hatfield, NeoLondon’s premiere undertaker, will be showcasing the latest in funereal fashions. “Being dead is the thing you’ll spend the most time doing ..so you might as well do it right.”
Scene 4 ~ The Maid
Time: Monday, 23 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-Time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Miss Essie is taking some time away from the Widow Weed, and has promised to help manage the store. What trouble might she find in the stacks?
Scene 5 ~ The Healer Returns
Time: Tuesday, 24 April 2017 from 6 to 8 PM, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Healer Asil has a new set of potions to present, and will also be available for private consultations.
Scene 6 ~ The Maid Returns
Time: Thursday, 26 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Miss Essie is back at the register. Join her as she explores the shop.
Scene 7 ~ The Healer and the Undertaker
Time: Friday, 27 April 2018 from 10 AM to Noon, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Healer Asil and Mister Hatfield will be showcasing their wares. Join them!
Scene 8 ~ The Undertaker Departs
Time: Saturday, 28 April 2018 from 2 to 4 PM, SL-time Location: Mrs. Chickenstalker’s Apothecary and Dry Goods Emporium [Athenaeum Arcana SIM]
Event Description
Mister Hatfield is packing up his coffins, for the return to the NeoLondon. Don’t miss this last chance to sample goods from the Sidhe Empire!
Poster for the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group’s Storycycle
Event Description
The circus troupe performs, with varying degrees of success. Lloyd is in the audience, taking notes. He recognizes the Particle Ribbon Dancers; these twins fled the Sidhe Empire when a blackmail plot they had cooking was exposed.
Players:
Asil Ares as Tricksty Spider, the Circus Clown
DarlaDoll as Lula Brass of the Dancing Twins
GhostFacedKiller as Lloyd Felix
Hmmmph Stenvaag as Amalia, the Oracle
LucindaJaneStrathmore as Annabelle, the Tightrope Artist
MadMechaMessiah as Umberto, The Magnificent
Marchioness as Estrella, Queen of the Trapeze
Paisley Dawes as Lydia, the Bearded Lady
QuarkZen as Lola Brass of the Dancing Twins
SaberBadkatt as Ringmaster Cheeto Flambe
Wolf Westminster as Dreamer Domena
Murasaki Kaligawa, Scooby Loochie-Doo, Xabbu Parx and Rend Bertrand as the enthusiastic audience!
[The video plays best full-screen.]
Fantasy Faire 2017
This roleplay is the second a in series being produced by the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for Fantary Faire and the fight against cancer. Read more about it at our page on the FF2017 site; here’s the link.
Poster for the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group’s Storycycle
Event Description
Doctor Seito Akai (adept in the Anubi caste of the Imaja Order), makes a deal with Cerridwen (power center of the Cathedral of Air and Darkness) to open a portal to the Fairelands. Lloyd Felix, hoping to save his failing circus, convinces her to point said portal to the circus land of Anansi. With the help of Essie (a half-fae), they create the passage and the NeoLondoners go adventuring.
Players:
Asil Karu as Cerridwen~in~Chains
TatianaRomanova as Essie
Akai Scorpio as Dr. Seito Akai
GhostFacedKiller as Lloyd Felix
Wolf Westminster as Dreamer Domena
Fantasy Faire 2017
This roleplay is the first a in series being produced by the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for Fantary Faire and the fight against cancer. Read more about it at our page on the FF2017 site; here’s the link.
The circus folk of Monsieur Anansi tugboat airship prefer to keep their pasts hidden. Juggling fire; keeping secrets …balancing all they own on the frailest of wires. What will happen when a stranger disrupts their equilibrium?
Join the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group for this very special series of roleplay events!
“A Dark Circus” begins Noon (SL-time) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on the NeoVictoria SIM in Second Life.
This is a roleplay adventure produced exclusively for Fantasy Faire 2017, to benefit Relay-for-Life in the fight against cancer!
Join us and be welcome!
Poster for the NeoVictoria Roleplay Group’s Storycycle
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