Role Guidelines
From Barbarians of Gor
Certain roles on Gor are restricted to experienced players and main characters. In the pursuit of cultivating the Gorean community which has been established on this server and the dedication to preservation of the Gorean theme, we have established a list of roles which will require either a serious amount of time dedicated to the role specifically or great deal of familiarity and experience with Gor and Gorean roleplay.
This is a work in process. There is a lot to organize and discuss.
Rune Priest
- Application Restrictions - Experience Required
- Torvaldsland Born Character, Gorean Race, and Male Avatar
- Backstory must be written to suit Gor, server and role in harmony.
- A list of role specific activities you have done in role-play before so our mentor admin can begin a discussion with you.
- Character look must be appropriate for Gor, server and character.
- Final approval subject to review by: Branwyn
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
This applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles.
- Worship any God, other than Odin or Thor.
- Claim there is a Valhalla
- As player recognize that your character is incapable of predicting the future or casting magic.
- Double down on the blood death and gore from "Hollywood Vikings".
- Utilize any creation Myth other than the one in the book, including any lore derivative of that.
- Fail to know the rules for an assembly of law or formal duel.
- Introduce holidays that cannot be traced back to historical times or the Gorean books themselves. That leaves five, do you know what they are?
- You must understand the Torvaldsland calendar as it relates to both the new year, the fest-season of Odin, and planting.
- Cannot be covered in tattooed/carved Runes. Nor can you print nor carve runes onto someone else.
- Allow slaves in anyway to participate in the religion.
Haruspex
- Application Restrictions
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Torturers
- Application Restrictions - Experience Required
- Wagon People Culture, Gorean Race
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of the role must be exemplified.
- Backstory must be written to suit Gor, server and character in harmony.
- Character look must be appropriate for Gor, server and character.
- Final approval subject to review by:
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Priest King Agent
- Application Restrictions
- This role is not playable on this server.
- How to evolve into this role
- Rare exceptions may be made for players who are both extremely knowledgable in the role and are brought onto the seer team to orchestrate with the server setting and storyline.
Kur Agent
- Application Restrictions
- This role is not playable on this server.
- How to evolve into this role
- Rare exceptions may be made for players who are both extremely knowledgable in the role and are brought onto the seer team to orchestrate with the server setting and storyline.
Kur Minion
- Application Restrictions
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Contract Woman
- Application Restrictions - Experience Required
- Pani Culture Required, Gorean Race
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of the role must be exemplified.
- Backstory must be written to suit Gor, server and character in harmony.
- Character look must be appropriate for Gor, server and character.
- Final approval subject to review by:
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Exotic Bred Slave
- Application Restrictions
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Panther/Taluna
- Application Restrictions
- Gorean Born Woman (not Earth or Hyborian)
- Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of the role must be exemplified.
- Backstory must be written to suit Gor, server and character in harmony.
- Character look must be appropriate for Gor, server and character.
- Final approval subject to review by: Vexing or Banshee
- How to evolve into this role
- Evolution into having an approved panther girl, rather then some other back story that evolves into your character leaving society, takes the act of mentorship. This means that another approved panther girl is willing to role-play with you, teach you, and eventually tell the admin team that you are "experienced" enough to become an approved panther.
No No List
‘’This applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles such as earth slaves who ran away, hyborian free woman who ran away, even new to gor players who are playing free women but ran away.
- Attack/raid settlements/encampments
- Proactively hunt men*
- Keep slaves in camp
- Perform rescue raids on encampments/settlements of men
- Enter into agreements with groups of men/settlements for protection against enemies
- Build impenetrable fortresses**
- Have male thralls as protectors on follow
- Ally with any groups/settlements to assist in their combat
- Enter into either a Companionship or willfully submit as a slave and remain an active panther
- Claim proficiency with men's weapons
She-Urt
- Application Restrictions
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.
Slaver Caste
- Application Restrictions
- How to evolve into this role
No No List
‘’Every restricted role or caste should have a no-no. And it must be made clear this applies to everyone currently playing the role, as well as those engaged in “role or caste adjacent” roles. Please list examples for each.