Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Winter Haven

December 10, 2024

A cosy winter skybox, furnished with a couple of elegant new pieces from Libertine’s collection, offers the perfect place for a lady to receive a special visitor. Garbed in a long gown with matching jacket, both decorated with luxurious fur, she lights a red candle that spreads a spicy scent in the room. Then she moves to lounge on the sofa, coyly hiding her face behind a lace fan.

There are so many goodies at this round of We Love Role-Play! Starting with the skybox, it is from Tirrany Design and features a beautiful fireplace at one end of the room and windows that overlook a snowy landscape at the other. The style of it is vaguely 19th century but could fit a broad range depending on how you furnish it. Here, I am using two pieces from Libertine, a new version of the Cheshire Pouf (which includes animations for decorating a Christmas tree) and the brand new Alice couch in an Adult edition.

The gown and jacket is by Luas and if you get the fatpack you can mix and match the colours between the pieces and also pick different fur colours. The candle comes from Jinx and includes a basic holding animation as well as either closed or open eyes.

Winter Dreams

December 08, 2024

Oh how I wish for some snow now, but alas none around here. At least Fanatik has me covered in Second Life with their new release of snow shapes with highly realistic PBR textures that glitter in the light just like real snow would. They pair beautifully with their Nordic Pines, also with PBR textures, to create a snowy landscape for two Christmas-themed items from Dictatorshop. The Gingerbread Conservatory is a fanciful decor building, perhaps not exactly the home of a witch but very charming for the season. This is not a brand-new release but part of a previous Christmas collection. New, however, is the Holiday Wishing Well which is out at Cosmopolitan. This well is available with either PG or Adult Vanilla animations and is beautifully decorated with holiday ornaments.

And last, but not least, we have a new round of We Love Role-Play that you do not want to miss, especially since every designer is offering a 50L item as a holiday special in addition to the usual new release at a discount. I am wearing a stunning gown by Ruxy that makes me think of Victorian Christmases, except for the very plunging neckline! My eyeshadow is from Rubedo, very sparkling and festive, and the lipstick from Poema.

The Forgotten House

October 10, 2024

Strange, moss-covered trees, enormous brambles and a persistent mist surrounded the house at the outskirt of the woods. By appearances alone, not the most welcoming place. On the porch stood its current occupant, a pale woman in a wine red gown, at her side a tall black dog. And what was that in the strange cylinder that seemed to float beneath her hand?

Alright, now its time to get spooky, with the Fantasy Witch’s House from Nocturna Deed for We Love Role-Play as the centerpiece. The house comes in a convenient rezbox that makes it easy to setup and place. There’s a whimsical spookiness to the design and plenty of room for decorating inside. On the outside, I mixed items from Fundati, Lore and Botanical to get a creepy forest feeling.

The beautiful gown is by the Muses, a high-waisted and high-necked design suitable for a variety of fantasy and role-play outfits. You will find that at WLRP as well, together with the Cindy skin from Poema as well as the floating reliquary from En Pointe which comes with several options for what bones to have within it.

Finally, we have the Teeglepet Classic Doberman, which was released at the Dog & Pony Show and hopefully should be in the Teegle mainstore now or at least soon.

Tempestuous

May 25, 2024

The Tempest Bullwhip is the latest release from DICTATORSHOP. It features original mocap animations for both single and dual wielding, depending on which version you opt for (Standard, Advanced or Expert). Realistic whip sounds are included and you can customise the look of the whip with a tinting hud. To show off the animations, I just had to make a video. I had still planned to write a bit more about the whip and the sexy new dress from Petrichor & Ersch, but after my dog training today I have a nasty rope burn on the back of my left knee, so sitting down is rather uncomfortable! Of course, I have still added the credits at the end of the post.