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Tal and Welcome to the Barbarians of Gor website. If you are interested in applying to play with us then you will need to know the following information before applying. Please note our Application is not about proving you can role-play or how much you know about Gor - we are happy to teach. But we DO need to make sure you have read and understood the server setting, the rules and the changes we have made to the game play of Conan through various mods.

• The Rules for Code of Conduct, Role Play Etiquette, Discord Rules, PvP and Capture Rules
• Server Setting for this server, including In Character Restrictions and our Role Play Hub
• Game Play Guides for functionality that is unique to our server
• New To Gor articles and links including a quick cheat sheet
• This website also offers a complete Table of Contents

This main page will serve as a quick cheat sheet.

Yummy Fictional Introduction

Something has gone horribly wrong. You remember boarding a ship but have no memory of how you have arrived in this barren wild land. Were you captured? Was there a storm? Have the Priest Kings moved you to some new place as rumor suggests they may? It is unlikely that you will ever know, yet you know one thing …

You are still on Gor. For there in the night sky are the three moons. But further you know this to be the planet of your birth for you are of Gor and it is in your blood. Unfortunately, this is about all that you do know.



The people of this land seem more barbaric than even those of Torvaldsland and some speak languages you do not recognize. The flora and fauna are mostly unfamiliar to you. The question is how will you survive and more so, how will you thrive.



Welcome to Barbarians of Gor, a BtB PvP-RP experience set in a land not that dissimilar to Earth’s Hyborian age.

Server Setting

Planet of Gor is a btb book server, looking to provide an accurate Gorean experience. The stories take place on a decent size island thats uncharted beyond the cluster of islands known as the World's end.

• • The Call of the New Land**

• • Rumors and Whispers**

• In the dim glow of candle-lit taverns and bustling marketplaces, whispers began to circulate about a mysterious new land across the ocean. Tales of this uncharted territory painted vivid pictures in the minds of those who listened. The stories spoke of lush landscapes, unspoiled by human hands, where towering trees reached for the sky and rivers sparkled like liquid diamonds under the sun.*

• • The Promise of Riches**

• Among the most enticing of these rumors were those of unimaginable riches waiting to be discovered. It was said that the land overflowed with gold and precious stones, treasures that promised wealth beyond the wildest dreams of any who dared to seek them. The prospect of fortune was a siren's call, pulling at the hearts of the brave and the adventurous.*

• • A New Beginning**

• For many, the tales of the new land were not just about wealth but also about the promise of a fresh start. The land was rumored to be a place where anyone could carve out a new life, free from the constraints of the old world. Families dreamt of fertile soil where crops would flourish, and individuals imagined opportunities that had been elusive in their current lives.*

• • Gathering the Pioneers**

• As the rumors spread, they ignited a spark within those who had always yearned for adventure. Pioneers began to gather, sharing their plans and pooling resources. They were a diverse group, bound together by a shared dream of discovery and a desire to explore the unknown.*

• • Becoming Part of the Legend**

The pioneers knew that settling in the new land would not be easy. It would require courage, resilience, and a willingness to face the unexpected. Yet, the allure of becoming part of something grand, of writing their own chapter in the history of this mythical place, was irresistible.

• • The Journey Begins**

And so, with hearts full of hope and a spirit of adventure, they set sail. Their ships cut through the waves, leaving behind the familiar and heading toward the promise of the new land. As they ventured forth, they carried with them the hopes and dreams of all who believed in the tales of mystery and wonder. The journey to the new land had begun, and with it, the creation of a new legend!

Races

Our server offers two "races" for players to choose from; Gorean, and Earthling. (These races are less actual races and more references to geographical locations like we might say Asian or European.)

• Goreans are those characters who were born on the mainland of Gor which includes the large continent and surrounding islands represented in the book series by John Norman.
• Earthlings are those characters taken from modern day earth to be brought to Gor primarily to become slaves.

Further information for those new to the fiction can be found here: <Read Me>

Rules

Our rules address the following topics that you need to know: <Read More>

• Core Rules: Code of Conduct, Discord, Don't be a Dick.
• Must Know: Cheating is bannable, you must role-play and can not avoid role-play.
• Combat: RP before PvP, Capture Intent, Mechanical Death, Permanent-death/Maiming, Stealing and Seizing/Building Damage
• OOC Limits: No consent server, Challenge as un-Gorean, Right to Fade to Black
• Community Rules: Gor RP Etiquette, In Character Restrictions, Building and Bases (Rules)
• General Information: Application and Alts

About Gor

By the Book

It is our intention to create a game environment that is suitable for By the Book Gorean role-players. We have carefully curated our selection of mods and scripts with this in mind, and intend to continue doing so. However, there are limits on what we are willing to enforce. <Read Me>

About Gorean Slavery

"What is most important to note is that Gorean slavery is but a single aspect of a much larger realm. If you feel that Gor is only about slavery, then you are missing out on a vast world of other Gorean ideas and concepts. Gorean philosophy touches on metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy and so much more. It draws its inspiration from such sources as Plato’s The Republic, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil. It deals with more than just personal relationships, encompassing also how man interacts with government, society and nature. In these respects, it is vastly more encompassing than BDSM or D/S. BDSM and D/S are most often a matter of personal relationships, the interaction of two people.

We are here for more then just private personal relationships, but rather seek to explore the entire scope of the fiction as a living breathing world. <Read More>

About Conan Exiles

Barbarians of Gor is set in the virtual world of Conan Exiles. Conan Exiles is available from Steam. There is a significantly discounted version of the game from CD Keys. If you need help purchasing the game please open a ticket. We highly recommend launching the game through Steam as we use custom mods which are automatically downloaded and installed when the server is launched through Steam.

Our server is set up to promote group play and is not intended to be viable as a solo player. Even small clans will want to work with other clans to meet the needs of large building and thrall projects. Additionally, many of the new features, such as sorcery and golems have been restricted or eliminated to fit the fiction of Gor. Gor is a harsh world, and the game play matches that. <Read More>

Some things you might not know about Conan Exiles and Private Servers:

• The game can be purchased for under $10 via CD Keys for Steam, come ask us how. You will need the DLC Isle of Siptah.
• Even if you do not own a DLC you can SEE and USE items from those DLCs, you just can not craft them yourself.
• PvP can be restricted based on online clan numbers - it doesn't have to be about getting your base destroyed while you are off line.
• Purge settings can also be set similarly.
• Building damage and decay can be adjusted.
• While you do need to trust those in your clan, we are scripting a "super clan" or RP Town system that will allow small clans to SAFELY ally.

About Second Life

For a long time, we have felt that role-play in second life would be significantly improved by a "game to play". One that brought the world into focus by providing the ability to interact with the world with things such as; game economy, needed resource gathering, crafting, expanded PvP options including the ability to damage buildings and more. Conan Exiles offers a nearly perfect game setting for the world of Gor. <Read More>

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Season Three: Return to Exile

Ten thousand years ago, Howard’s World of Conan was happening on Earth during the Hyperborean age. Ten thousand years ago the Priest Kings of Gor were taking people from the planet Earth and populating their planet. What if various groups of Hyborians were taken and placed on a remote set of islands in the far western edge of the ocean, Goreans call Thassa. Like the rest of the planet, the Priest Kings would limit the technology available to these Hyborian descendants. Little would change of their original cultures over the intervening millennial but eventually they would be more Gorean than Earthling, even if as unknown to the mainlanders as the Pani were for so very long.

When most of the Goreans and many of the natives of New Sardar took their chance to escape the impending volcanic eruption, the Stygian's of New Sardar began a crusade to dominate the exile lands. Those Goreans who remained behind, along with their Hyborian allies and Earth-born slaves settled in the area of Telith Island hoping the eruption would never come, but preparing for the worst.

The worse turned out, not to be fire raining from the sky, but blood in the streets. The Stygians were able to amass enough of a force to threaten the small town of Vargor and have been fighting simply to survive the onslaught. When word of the troubles reached those on the island (Season Two on Siptah) the Goreans organized to return and help defend the town.

Season Three begins with the return of the Goreans and their Hyborian allies to the exile land of New Sardar where they settle in the small but culturally diverse area around Telith Island which has been called Vargor by its inhabitants. We invite you to join this Season where we will be introducing a DM/Seer lead plot line that pits the players against the Stygian clans.

We have to admit that when we put up our Gorean server, we expected only a handful of Conan lore players to join us. Certainly the two fictions have things in common. However, what we did not expect, was how many Conan Lore players would be interested in Gor. Our Season Three fiction allows new to Gor players an entrance into our world where they can learn as they go, without pushing our suspension of disbelief. 

Gor needs new blood and new players, and we are delighted with those who have joined us. They are excellent writers who are growing and learning every day. The role-play has been amazing.

About the Team

The admin team for Barbarians of Gor have been together for decades and has a great deal of experience in running customized (modded) online games, role-play communities and the world of Gor. This isn't our first rodeo, if you'd like to know more about us please join discord and ask.