Archive for 'Back Stories'

Galactic War Rages – Star Wars Roleplay in Second Life

Join the war effort today by Cayce Urriah, Mandalorian Reporter Very recently, in a galaxy far, far away within the Metaverse of Second Life, battles rage, blasters light the night with crimson, and there is… yes, there is only war. The long standing order of the Dark Lords of the Sith, ruling from their fortress [...]

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History of Star Wars Roleplay in Second Life

Mandalorian sects unite to war against the Galactic Dominion by Cayce Urriah The first major Star Wars Roleplay was Korriban, created by the Dark Lords of The Sith, the first Sith group in Second Life. Shortly after, The Jedi Alliance formed the sim New Holstice. In this era, late 2005, combat was fairly primitive. Using [...]

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Eat THIS, Ludologists! EVE Fan Vid Made of Win.

by Urizenus Sklar, from the Narratology Roolz Desk Those of you who don’t track the eggheads on Terra Nova may not be aware that there is a VERY SERIOUS debate between narratologists and ludologists. Ludologists think that MMOs are all about play. Narratologists think that MMOs are about spinning collaborative narratives. Then there are people [...]

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The History of OWK in SL — Part I

A personal account of a Second Life FemDom communityby Barbie Starr, SL and RL Dominatrix [This story is a collaboration of those who worked hard at OWK in SL and kept at it through thick and thin. FemDom in Second Life is a growing part of the BDSM community. FemDom stands for Female Domination. Female [...]

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Bimbo Cheerleaders of Second Life

Parties, dancing, and "fun" activities at the Bimbo Ranch House – the story of the Bimbo Cheerleaders by the Bimbo Cheerleaders Las Vegas Nevada can be a pretty exciting place to visit but even it could be improved – if it followed the model of the Vegas Sim in Second Life and had a real [...]

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The Great Goon Holocaust of 2006 Anniversary Observed

by Pixeleen Mistral, Subrealism Affairs desk Outside Hurfzateer HQ in the W-hat’s sim “what”, a solemn vigil was held Friday September 19th, to observe the second anniversary of the great goon holocaust of 2006. A small crowd gathered near the grave sites, and took a few moments from running “talk like a pirate day” animations [...]

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The History of Neko

by Stacia Villota, virtual Neko Think of this lovely photo as the cover to your History lesson today… designed to reflect the artistic style of Japanese manga covers (for a very specific reason, as you’ll come to see). Open it up and turn to the chapter titled “History of Neko 101.” Are you wearing your [...]

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The True Story of How Plastic Duck Saved The SL Economy

History of the Voted5 goons includes amazing revelation — Philip Linden caught in-world accepting bug reports!! by Mötör Vöted5 [this story appeared in a slightly different form at the Griefer Herald, where the author describes an exploit allowing free transfer of L$ spacebux - part of a tell-all account of a bygone era. While the [...]

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Shuless – Episode Eight

The Dimension of Sound by Iona Nikolaidis Alexandra Shu: Did you say you are going to do the voice thing?Iona Nikolaidis: Yeah, I am gonna do itIona Nikolaidis: so I can whisper in your earAlexandra Shu: and I can moan in yours.Iona Nikolaidis: oooohAlexandra Shu: hehe!Iona Nikolaidis: hehe!Alexandra Shu: wow. I wonder how that would [...]

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Shuless – Episode Seven

Smart Chicks are Hawt by Iona Nikolaidis So meeting Alex and getting hit on by her was a welcome, welcome development in Iona’s SL. It gave Iona a reason to go into SL beyond going into the Brew, playing “So who’s a man?” and harassing Newbs in sex Sims. When Alex told me she was [...]

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