{"id":4655,"date":"2015-02-09T20:33:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2015-02-09T20:33:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:33:08","slug":"if-youre-a-fan-of-bbc-drama-wolf-hall-you-may-want-to-visit-lightbridge-in-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"If You’re A Fan Of BBC Drama Wolf Hall You May Want To Visit Lightbridge In Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve been to Lightbridge in Second Life before<\/a>,\u00a0a medieval roleplaying sim set in the year 1529 in part of English controlled France. The thing with Lightbridge is that the roleplay is aimed at human characters rather than the more fantasy based element we usually see.<\/p>\n

The other thing with Lightbridge is that it’s set in a period of history that is currently being covered in the excellent BBC drama Wolf Hall<\/a>. The BBC drama itself is based on the book Wolf Hall<\/a>, by Hilary Mantel.<\/p>\n

\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

There are of course some key differences between Lightbridge and Wolf Hall. Whereas Wolf Hall deals with the rise to prominence of Thomas Cromwell at a time of great upheaval for the church and monarchy in England, Lightbridge is set in\u00a0the fictional harbour town of Pont de Lumi\u00e8re, which lies between Calais and The Duchy Of Burgundy. This is a small garrison city and therefore you wouldn’t expect to see characters such as Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII or Cardinal Wolsey roaming the streets and popping into the tavern.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/a><\/p>\n

Indeed the character generation forbids the roleplaying of such characters :<\/p>\n

We do not permit players to play important real life characters (Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Cardinal Wolsey, Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor, etc.) as they are reserved for admins for special roleplay events. Players may, however, play a real life character if there is no significant history to speak of that might be altered by their gameplay. Players must provide references for the existence of the character.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However fans of Wolf Hall, armed with their knowledge of these times could indeed create quite interesting characters whom would know of the politics of the times.<\/p>\n

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\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

The roleplay here has a historical slant which makes for\u00a0many interesting possibilities as there’s a lot of history around, obviously it also means people will not need to avoid spoilers to know how matters develop and yet your very own fictional character can slip right in, as long as you follow the rules.<\/p>\n

\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

There were of course many other important matters happening around the year 1529 that have great historical significance, the Italian wars were raging across the continent at this time.<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/a><\/p>\n

Whereas some folk find character applications for roleplay in Second Life a pain, in this case it is actually interesting because the texts as to what happened are around and as I said, if you’ve been paying attention to Wolf Hall, you may even have some extra insight you’d like to share or develop.<\/p>\n

\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

Roleplaying sims in Second Life do of course have difficulties and challenges. The ability to get people online at the same time being one. Second Life is a 24\/7 world whereas the people behind the characters are not awake 24\/7 …. I hope!<\/p>\n

\"Lightbridge<\/a><\/p>\n

A roleplay sim such as this, which has its roleplay based on real events is an interesting concept for roleplayers and history fans. When you add in that the era is topical in terms of television drama, this could well turn out to be an interesting development. At the very least it shows that Second Life can be useful for the portrayal of history, with a little bit of creative and fictional fun added for good measure.<\/p>\n

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Lightbridge<\/h1>\n

The year is 1529, on the cusp of the English Reformation under Henry VIII. Welcome to Pont de Lumi\u00e8re, a.k.a. Lightbridge. Lightbridge is a fictional city in English-controlled France near Calais during Tudor times. Peace is tenuous at best, and alliances shift rapidly. Turbulent times lie ahead, where do you stand? Lightbridge is a realistic historical medieval roleplay sim.<\/p>\n

Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Lightbridge RP website is full of useful information about the roleplay and history of the period :\u00a0http:\/\/lightbridge-rp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SLURL To Lightbridge : http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Dreamworld%20Panther\/208\/131\/2001\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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