Liber Obscurum

Update

2010-02-16T13:42:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

I apologize for the delay between updates. I will be updating more in the future but for now I wanted to let everyone know about a notice I just placed in the Library.
If anyone is familiar with Sanguinarious.org, you will recognize these names. Most of our RL Vampire Information comes from Sangi.

(Non-SL)
Thought everyone might like to know our very own Sanguinarius is scheduled to be on a paranormal podcast Wednesday night - Feb 17th - from 6pm to 7pm SL time. The network the podcast runs through is here: http://www.asprn.com/studiob.html

If you can't get to the show to listen to it live, then you can always pick it up later from the interviewer's own website at http://www.corvisnocturnum.com/ (click "radio show" in the left-hand frame, and you'll see the list appear in the right.)

~Sphynx

Latest Update

2009-08-14T13:51:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the new and improved Liber Obscurum, Library of the Occult.

Our home on Athan Selidor has flourished and I have some photos to show you that were kindly taken by Torley.

We currently have information on RL Vampirism, Vampire: The Masquerade, Witchcraft, Shamanism, Roleplay, Vampire Myths & Legends, And information on the CCS Combat system.

We welcome any suggestions or article submissions, just place them in the suggestion coffin inside the Library.

Stop by and visit today. Liber Obscurum, Library of the Occult

2009-07-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm back, and I've got great news.

First, I've got a new location for the library, this time is permanent I hope, unless of course I win the lottery or something...

We've moved into Athan Selidor, which has been graciously provided by Alia Baroque from Fallen Gods. Go down the stairs at the entrance and through the door on the right.

Sometime in the future, I hope to be able to host some kind of chat sessions there. If any of you kind readers out there wish to contribute or have an idea, please let me know.

Also, We will be in next month's edition of slGoth magazine. I placed a kiosk in the library, so stop by and pick up a copy.

Liber Obscurum

Until next time,
Talisien Llewellyn & Desmond Gothly

Moved again

2009-06-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

Due to issues with our last land, we've been forced to move yet again. I apologize for the moves, it's not easy on us either you know :P

Anyway, check out our new location. We've set up a small castle, we have a single bookcase inside with seperate sections for the different topics. I have also added Zilchy's Q&A to the tv inside, stop by and take a look. As always, if you have any ideas or wish to contribute in some way, let one of us know by dropping a notecard in the suggestion box.

Liber Obscurum

P.S. We may have another suprise for you guys in the coming days, things are still being worked out, due to time issues, it's going very slowly, but check back here for updates.

Nautilus City Annual Summer Festival

2009-06-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

We made it into the Nautilus City Annual Summer Festival. We've got a small spot right above Fallen Gods at the slGoth exhibit.

Join slGoth as we celebrate the
Nautilus City Annual Summer Festival

June 13 and 14, 2009 Saturday & Sunday

Gifts from Nautilus City Townfolk
Stamp Rally for Special Prizes
Boat Rides, ParadeConcert & Fireworks
Parties, Dancing & FUN!?

Hangout at our Office Cafe
in Nautilus - Kothar

Click the event kiosk and receive the instuctions for the Stamp Rally and information about the festival schedule of events.

Explore Nautilus - Kothar
Attractions: Man sized chess set, Sprawling Roman style baths, park

Stop by the library and click the sign for a notecard and landmarks.
While you're there, pick up the June issue of slGoth Magazine.

We're Back!!!

2009-06-10T00:48:00.000-07:00

Hey all you avid readers out there, and the ones who are looking for freebies :P I bet you were thinking you would never hear from me again, am I right?

Well, I'm back, and I brought the Library with me. Due to some changes in rl and Linden Lab, all hail the Lab, pricing increase on Homesteads, we have downsized. We have a smaller building, and only a few bookcases, but even more juicy knowledge of the Arcane for you to digest.

We've moved into a small cottage, yes, I know, there is a mop bucket by the fireplace, and the lighting hangs too low, the building is no mod, deal with it :P

There are a few tables outside for you to sit and chat with friends, and enjoy a refreshing drink while you peruse our selection of notecards. Currently we have coffee, and for the Sanguine inclined, we have a Tru-Blood Vending machine.

I've got something special in store for you readers, want to know what it is?

You're still reading, so I assume you do *reaches up and pulls a string, reavealing...* A limited edition box of paintings, they are mod/copy, some of the artwork is courtesy of Alchemy Gothic, under liscense by Desmond Gothly. I've only got 5 of these packages, so only the first 5 people to send me a message inworld and tell me they read this blog get them.

I've taken up enough of your time, and lets face it, I'm starting to babble, so come on down, hang out, and catch up on some reading while you are here, and hey, drop me an im, I'm always happy to talk to any of you, besides, you never know, you could be a lucky winner.

Liber Obscurum, Library of the Occult

Traffic Jira

2009-01-09T09:12:00.000-08:00

[#SVC-3631] Create TOS Offense and Punishment for Traffic Fraud - Second Life Issues

"In order to put an end to the practice of falsely inflating traffic figures on land parcels through the use of camping and bots, the Lindens should:

o make it a TOS offense to inflate traffic figures through artificial means such as camping and bots, and accept abuse reports on that basis

o punish such an offense by removal of that parcel found guilty of traffic inflation from the ability to appear in search with those traffic results."

In the absence of removing traffic entirely, I see this as a good way of punishing people that game traffic to inflate their popularity. I voted for this whole heartedly.

Unexpected vacation

2009-01-08T10:10:00.000-08:00

Well, my internet took a dive, and according to AT&T, it will be from 10 - 14 days before I can get it back on. If you stop by the island, there is a building kinda in the way of the telehub, but you can walk out of it. I have a lot of ideas for the place when I get back, so expect some more construction.

Put on your hard hats

2008-12-27T13:49:00.001-08:00

We are under construction again at this time, please watch out for falling bricks as we are not liable for anything happening to you :p

Support

2008-12-24T10:02:00.000-08:00

I recently contacted support to help me solve a graphics problem. I recieved the reply that since I am a basic member, they could not help me. This morning I recieved an email this morning asking my opinion on the service i recieved. Well, let me tell you what I told them.

Just because we are basic members does not mean we don't matter.If you prick us, do we
not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? If you kill us, do we not get sent home? There is a real person behind every avatar, and we should not be treated like trash because we do not wish to pay for shitty service and the right to pay you for a parcel of land. I am no longer premium, for the fact that unless you are a conceirge member, they will not listen to anything you tell them. I own an island of estate land, and every time I have had a problem, the estate owner has helped me with it. That's more than I can say for LL. It took them almost a month to fix my half region when there was a physics problem. That was the last time I was premium.

I urge all of you who are looking for land, or who are premium because you have to in order to have land to look at estate land, you may pay a bit more than you are to LL, but you usually get estate owners who are willing to help when you have a problem. A very good place to look is Kalyrra Real Estate. I am one of the owners of the island Vampires. They are our estate owners, and are very helpfull.

Update on the Library

2008-12-22T23:27:00.000-08:00

Well, I figure I should let you know about the changes we've made. I finally completed some basic clan information on V:TM. Would have better, but someone *pokes Jael* didn't get me the notecards....

We have a village up now to explore, and I am making more changes daily. Right now there is a christmas theme to the place, and there are even some presents under the tree, which are for you.

As always, your suggestions are welcome.
Stop by sometime.

Des~

I'm back, kinda

2008-12-18T08:07:00.001-08:00

Well, I made it back, had to use version 8.7 of the ati drivers, apparently, it's a problem with all ati products. I have lower graphics than normal, so it's kinda laggy, but at least I'm back

Computer problems

2008-12-16T20:54:00.000-08:00

Well, my computer died *grumbles* So, I won't be inworld much. I can use metabolt though, so if you happen to see me, say hi. I will try to get in sl as soon as possible, but it may be a while. I'll keep you updated here.

Hope you have a happy holiday
Des

Bloodlines

2008-12-15T20:51:00.001-08:00

I've been seeing more people lately that use that system. In the beginning it was a good idea, for a long time the vampire community has lacked something to add to the roleplay other than a combat system.

When Mars first told me about it, a lot of us agreed that it would be a good idea. It started out that blood would be like currency, which in a way, it still is, since you can trade blood casks. There was a way to keep track of your clan, and who you bit through their site, which was also a plus. So, we got the system, granted, it wasn't long before we were way behind in status, since there were only a few of us, but it was fun, for a little while. Then came the needing to bite someone to survive. Ok, but the problem is, once you are bitten, you only have a limited supply of blood.

That's where it all went horribly wrong. Normal people don't have thousands of lindens floating around to spend on a necklace to stop the need for biting. After a few days, there were people using alts, and biting random people just to get ahead in the game.

Today, I have seen people coming into a newbie friendly place, The Shelter, and try to bite people. Some of them were only a couple of days old. Now, what this tells me, is there are people preying on the newbies when they join sl, and having them get this abomination to be a so-called vampire. At the very least, they should be tought to im and ask before biting.

For anyone who wants to remove themselves from Bloodlines and no longer be bitten, there will be a garlic necklace at the library, just wear it once and click it. I urge whoever is reading this, pick one of these up, and if you have a club, or store, or even a place where your friends hang out, please, ban these "Spampires" Unless we start showing them they cannot feed on whoever they want, they will become, nay, already are, a plague.

Sorry for the rant, but I had to say something :P

How to get rid of Facelights

2008-12-15T20:34:00.000-08:00

For those that hate those damn nuclear facelights:

Go to the advanced menu (ctrl alt D on a pc)
Click debug settings
Enter RenderAttachedLights
Set it to false.

That will disable any light sources attached to an avatar from showing.

Happy Holidays

2008-12-15T16:08:00.001-08:00

I was making a Christmas photo for a group of friends when I came across this usefull template for Photoshop. Simply open it with Photoshop, drag another photo and use edit > free transform to resize it to fit in the frame.

The template can be found here: Christmas Template

Hello

2008-12-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Hello, please allow me to introduce myself. I am the vampire Desmond Gothly. I am currently the High Elder of The Vampyre Nation and I run Liber Obscurum, an inworld vampire library. This blog will be used for updates on that as well as whatever else I feel like writing about.

Liber Obscurum