Tracing the Threads of History and Fantasy

Moonshine

June 14, 2025

Lore’s release for the current round of We Love Role-Play will let you setup a shack in the middle of nowhere to make your very own moonshine. The shack has a realistic, run-down look and the distillery comes in a few variants, from worn to shiny new. There are also various other props such as crates and bottles. The simple, single-room house with the open shed on the side could also be used for other purposes, such as an old farm with a small stable.

My inventory is not exactly full of suitable clothing for this kind of scene, but I do think that Rakshasha’s Philip outfit—which also is out at WLRP—works pretty well, especially if you opt for hiding the sleeves and the frill on the shirt and making it a simple linen material. But there are many other ways of wearing it too, thanks to the options on the HUD.

Visions of Egypt

May 26, 2025

A short and sweet one for today. Grasshopper Street’s release for We Love Role-Play in May is the beautiful Nefertiti Crown and their gift for this Birthday Round is a matching handheld mirror with Egyptian decorations. I found an Egyptian-inspired outfit—rather loosely inspired, admittedly—from Aurora for a previous WLRP round and wandered off to my little oasis to setup an evening scene with decor from Lore and Libertine.

Beautiful Mirage

May 22, 2025

A beautiful pavilion is set in the middle of an oasis. Open from all sides, it takes in the light of the desert sunset and is also illuminated by bronze lanterns. Within, a woman dances, her garb embroidered with metallic thread that catches the light of the sun and the lanterns.

Lore’s Mirage pavilion and its matching lanterns are gorgeously textured to take advantage of PBR, with both stone and metal looking strikingly realistic. There is also an enclosed version of the pavilion, which could be furnished and serve as a more private meeting place, perhaps in a palace garden.

The exquisite Desert Wind Dancer outfit by Web Dew offers several choices of base fabric and then the ability to tint these. This patterned silk stod out for me, as it really makes excellent use of PBR to let the pattern shimmer in the light.

You will find these releases at We Love Role-Play and the birthday round is still open for a few more days, so don’t miss out on all the great new items and the generous gifts!

Metallic Mirage

April 10, 2025

Lore has a fantastic set out at We Love Role-Play that makes gorgeous use of PBR. An evening scene and some lighting seemed like a good choice for highlighting the textures. Just look at the table in the light from the oil lamp and of course the couch looks like it has metallic threads woven into the design. This is the PG version of the couch, which includes a nice selection of single animations as well as a couples menu.

I am also really fond of the combination of the Edera tattoo from Juna, which wraps you in leaves and vines, and the Moonlace lingerie from Project, as it is sheer and shows the tattoo design through it. The vines come in four shades and are also tintable for maxium versatility.. The Moonlace lingerie includes a HUD with a large selection of colour options.

I am also wearing a beautifully ornate necklace from Pendulum, which is also out at WLRP. However, I completely forgot to do a good close-up of it, so I will just have to show it again in a later post.