Present:
Thadron
Ramses
Bretval
Dak
Kazar
Lita
snowrose
karinda
rilee
thalia
natira
flicka
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 19:41:14 pm CDT
if anyone has an item to discuss tonight, you may whisper them to me now....
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 19:53:13 pm CDT
Forum is now open...an announcement first...
the scribes have asked once again to send all changes of names, collars etc in a short email to gs-scribe@hotmail.com
that way they can keep the webpages current
if you notice something on the webpages that needs to be looked into that it might not be correct, email that to goreanshores@hotmail.com
Our scribes have been doing a good job of getting things in better order, but they need our help to keep things current....
there is a message on the corks that explains this further
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 19:57:56 pm CDT
The first item is a twist on something we talked about before...
Can a Pledged Free go to Poolside under a name other than their Gorean name?...
Ramses 19:59:21 pm CDT
I have been doing it for years ....
Dylan and Ramses are one and the same
I have always been open about that
Tanthio§ - Master of ~rilee~ 19:59:56 pm CDT
I use My same name. why use another? *chuckles*
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:00:16 pm CDT
thank you Ramses... I had forgotten that you do that.....
has it caused any problems for you or for GS as you know?...
karinda {GS} 20:00:20 pm CDT
karinda is only sure she cannot go under another name as slave.....she is interested to see what the council speaks here.
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:00:33 pm CDT
rilee thinks that it has never been an issue Master Thadron, there was an issue with GS members being logged into BOTH sites at the same time and it was considered rude and no one should be logged into the Pool and into GS... ~looks in past notes to see how it was worded...
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:00:38 pm CDT
Ramses ~ ` ayr Have STUD ONE and Kazar most know i have both names~`
the DM most dont like gore ~`
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natira{GS} 20:01:01 pm CDT
tilting her head as she listens to the current discussion
Ramses 20:01:48 pm CDT
agrees with rilee ... now THAT IS rude
Bretval, Merchant 20:02:22 pm CDT
I don't why not... separate acconts... separate names
Lita, Physician 20:02:29 pm CDT
It is My understanding that they use Their Gorean name if visiting the Gorean Inn. If visiting other rooms they have a poolside name They must use.
karinda {GS} 20:03:06 pm CDT
girl doesn't think A/all there have a problem with Gor Master Kazar. the dungeon is full of kind people
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:03:07 pm CDT
there are two items to consider when discussing this...
1) The Council has little authority over the affairs of the Free unless they are disgracing our home in some way
2) When you pledge to GS you pledge to make it your home above any others...
~let's the discussion go on~
Ramses 20:03:14 pm CDT
Thadron, it never has caused Me a problem
but I have always been open and up front about it
and to rilee's point ..only in one place at a time
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:03:37 pm CDT
Lita `` excat;y if i go to the in i will use Kazar ~~ otherwise i use STUD ONE
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:03:47 pm CDT
ooh believe a girl Master Ramses it has happened where a girl is serving and the Master/Mistress has been in both sites... it is rude because a slave is putting her heart into her serve and the person she is serving is in having conversations in both sites and being served at the same time... rilee still sees some Masters doing that ~shaking head~
Lita, Physician 20:04:19 pm CDT
I also thought slave had to use their GS name and collar to avoid confusion.
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:04:29 pm CDT
Thadron aye this is my home i visit the pool
Ramses 20:05:09 pm CDT
rilee, I agree completely
I cannot think of much that is more rude and disgraceful
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:05:15 pm CDT
rilee yep ~~~
karinda {GS} 20:05:50 pm CDT
is surprised to hear what rilee speaks of......wow
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:06:03 pm CDT
thinking that if a slave were in GI they have to use their collar but in the other rooms they dont... guess ri will have to look at past notes and be sure
Lita, Physician 20:06:13 pm CDT
karinda it is true some folks in the DM are kind. But they have their share of ****** bags as well, like every site, and not all of those are Free or Doms!
Ramses 20:06:35 pm CDT
*chuckles at Lita's words*
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:06:36 pm CDT
a very good point, the rule of one focus goes for both Free and slave as far as role play.... all are asked to be of one focus, even to the point of not being with one slave in public and another in whispers...
Tanthio§ - Master of ~rilee~ 20:06:59 pm CDT
W/we mainly go to Pool to post up Icons for auction and are generally in private chambers. Been trying to get Gary to make a GS icon auction board but nothing yet.
Ramses 20:07:07 pm CDT
nods to Thadron in agreement
Bretval, Merchant 20:07:26 pm CDT
I agree, rilee... rude
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:07:28 pm CDT
rilee problem is when a slave is in the dm going by gore rules the dm has different rules ~~~ g ets confusing ~~ too some
Lita, Physician 20:08:04 pm CDT
rilee, the thing is that a slave is a slave is a slave, and if a Free chooses to be rude and ignore the girl serving them to carry on conversations elsewhere, well, they are Free and it is Their choie.
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:08:15 pm CDT
obviously flicka is not a Free Person heaven forbid ~giggling~ and has only been in Gorean Shores for 10 weeks, a girl did not even know that Poolside was affiliated until she and her Master bought membership, but flicka likes at times to visit Gorean Inn and has visited Dungeon Myst, a girl is Gorean and behaves no differently there than to in GS and has never encountered any unpleasantness in either room.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:08:16 pm CDT
rilee, the current ruling by the Council is that a slave is to use her GS name and collar everywhere....
it is in last weeks slave notes but hasn't been posted to the corks yet
thalia {GS} 20:08:24 pm CDT
thalia has found that a lot in DM (poolside that is) do not like Goreans,actually sneer and look down on us as a group
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:11:03 pm CDT
flicka does not care if others look down on her, she is proud of her Master's collar, she is proud to be Gorean. That they are not Gorean is their loss not this girl's. ~brave little smile
Tanthio§ - Master of ~rilee~ 20:11:31 pm CDT
Yes I have Thadron. via Corks Nods. But not all visit the corks so if there was a auction tab in each room I think more would peek in at it and more bids would be placed.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:11:36 pm CDT
actually for most Ds rooms, the DM in general isn't rude to those of us in GS... there are always a few...
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:11:57 pm CDT
thalia shakes head
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:12:11 pm CDT
the opposite, thalia, you must wear your collar...
thalia {GS} 20:12:19 pm CDT
nods hearing Master Thadron having heard some rude comments in DM this evening
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:12:27 pm CDT
thalia that is why the collar was to be removed when in the DM... it is a non Gor room and last rilee knew the collar was to be warn when the girl is in a gorean room (not that it matters to ri anyways ~soft laugh~ she is Owned by one and no one else so she will wear her collar always)
thalia {GS} 20:12:37 pm CDT
yes Master Thadron,and girl has was only checking
Dak 20:12:38 pm CDT
My slaves often visit Me in Poolside, and I train most of them there , and when I began in GS it WAS in poolside !
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:12:56 pm CDT
rilee no slave must wear her collar
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:13:05 pm CDT
that could work, Tanthios...
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:13:58 pm CDT
no rilee, the GS girls are to wear their GS collars when they travel...
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:15:25 pm CDT
it's always been a question, rilee... the Council has recently said that slaves will wear thier GS collar when they go to poolside chat rooms and always show respect for their home when they are there.....
for Free, I don't think it has ever been a problem
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:16:33 pm CDT
yes we KNOW that GS started in poolside ~shaking head~ that isnt the issue
the issue is when a girl goes into a non Gorean site (like the pool) she doesnt have to wear her collar) this was talked about a few years ago and put as a rule (not sure when) but it should be int he forum notes... if a slave IS in a GOREAN room visiting/traveling she is to use her collar....
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:17:14 pm CDT
Tanthios and rilee, am I clear now?
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:17:39 pm CDT
like she said Master Thadron that is a NEW rule that rilee hadnt herd about... so guessing its because there is no rule posted anywhere is there?
thalia {GS} 20:19:14 pm CDT
looks up blue eyes showing amazement,never having known that Master Ramses used to be SlaveMaster
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:19:27 pm CDT
right, it wasn't clearly written down, rilee... reminds me I need to post it in the Council rulings... if you see a good place to add it in the corks, we can do that as well
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:20:06 pm CDT
yes Master ~jots it down also~
Kazar~infamous pirate 20:20:49 pm CDT
THadron a slave can use thier poolside name all except in the inn?? ~
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:21:54 pm CDT
Kazar, no
I didn't say that at all... slaves will always wear their GS collar so nobody is confused as to who they are collared to... understood?
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:27:57 pm CDT
~shaking a girl's head~ one name one person for slaves. End of story as far as this girl is concerned. Regarding Free Persons, it is not for her to say. They are Free Persons, They are a different "Beast", ~laughs not in the Gorean sense of beast~
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:33:08 pm CDT
on a lighter note-
Games of Gor
What are some of the games you have seen played here in GS?
Did you find them In the books?
If in the books share a quote.
What games would you like to see enacted at a fair, tavern or inn?
Have a favourite quote about games on Gor?
natira{GS} 20:35:14 pm CDT
has seen meat toss she thinks its called but can't remember what books they are in ~flushes~
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:35:33 pm CDT
a girl remembers Master playing Kaissa
Ramses 20:36:20 pm CDT
I've done the meat toss a s couple of times ...
natira{GS} 20:37:09 pm CDT
in nomads there is a game the tuchuk play. thinks its called slave catch but not for sure and haven't seen it here but hmm could be fun ~giggles~
thalia {GS} 20:37:45 pm CDT
yep natira,thalia remembers that game
karinda {GS} 20:38:00 pm CDT
girl loves stones Master Thadron.......karinda's all time fave.....not sure if it is in a book...but she is guessing it is......
is marieve starting game night again? has she been here? smiles sweetly
thalia {GS} 20:38:13 pm CDT
that and the Gor version of blind man's bluff...or is it buff?
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:38:18 pm CDT
we have played meat toss and a form of slave catch
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:38:25 pm CDT
slave catch is played all over Gor, natira....
it involves a slaves use at the end, and when all we had was white silks, it made it rather difficult to accomplish..
hulya{GS} 20:39:35 pm CDT
That sounds interesting natira, girl would love to look into it
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:39:51 pm CDT
natira is it like chasie? A girl would imagine on Gor there would be no safe base.
~laughs~
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:40:09 pm CDT
stones is from the books, but I don't have the quote...
Bretval, Merchant 20:40:23 pm CDT
tuchuk equivalent to dwarf tossong, natira? But I vaugelly recall something like that
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:41:01 pm CDT
Master Thadron:
stones
a guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones held in the fist of the second player is odd or even
Captive of Gor page 107
Magicians of Gor, page 34
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:41:40 pm CDT
Name That Slave? where girls all enter as a completely different character than usual...and the Free try to guess who's who at the end...snowrose fooled her own Master with that at a long ago festival
natira{GS} 20:41:43 pm CDT
basically the girls run trying to avoid capture by the Free and lol no don't think there would be a "safe base"
hulya{GS} 20:41:47 pm CDT
Bat and ball might be interesting to watch, atleast for girl and her sisters
thalia {GS} 20:42:22 pm CDT
oooooooooooo that sounds fun mistress snow,thalia would have a ton of fun with that one
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:42:39 pm CDT
oh wow mistress snowrose, that would be ace fun.
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:43:04 pm CDT
kaiisa wouldn't really be suitable for game night would it...
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:43:40 pm CDT
there are two kinds of catch.... that I know of
one where everyone is blindfolded and one slave is the "catch" the Men chase her...
the other is played by opposing cities I think, it's more like capture the flag, though one group tries to capture all the girls from the other group.. do I have that right?
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:44:05 pm CDT
~close Your ears Mistress Lita, laughing~ mistress snowrose imagine coming as a Mistress, or even a gruff Master. ~chuckling~
natira{GS} 20:44:34 pm CDT
ooooh capture the flag girl style could be a ton of fun ~grins~
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:45:25 pm CDT
actually, it can be more than one girl in slave catch.. that example was in Marauders...
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:45:39 pm CDT
snow does her Big Ole Hairy Master character in class...~turns and leers at the girls, waggling her eyebrows~
flicka, slave of Keeper. 20:46:18 pm CDT
just thinking, we could play a variation, where a Master is blindfolded and has to guess which slave is which by touch only.
{T§} rilee~ His lil sweetpea 20:47:20 pm CDT
rilee has seen that one flicka lots of fun to learn a girl by smell and touch lol makes the Masters crazy lol
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:47:26 pm CDT
those are the ones I am familiar with, but if you find any others I would love to read about them..
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:48:00 pm CDT
we did something like that..had to describe the Master by touch only...girl got to touch a Killer!
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:51:23 pm CDT
"In one place, hearing the jingling of bells, I went over to a large open circle of fellows to watch a game of "girl catch." There are many ways in which this game, or sort of game, is played. In this one, which was not untypical, a female slave, within an enclosure, her hands bound behind her back, and hooded, is belled, usually with common slave bells at the collar, wrists and ankles and a larger bell, a guide bell, with its particular note, at her left hip. Some fellows then, also hooded, or blindfolded, enter the enclosure, to catch her. Neither the quarry nor the hunters can see the other. The girl is forbidden to remain still for more than a certain interval, usually a few Ihn. She is under the control of a referee. His switch can encourage her to move, and, simultaneously, of course, mark her position. She is hooded in order that she may not determine into whose power she comes. When she is caught that game, or one of its rounds, is concluded. The victor’s prize, of course, is the use of the slave."
Magicians of Gor, 40.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:52:18 pm CDT
"In one place, hearing the jingling of bells, I went over to a large open circle of fellows to watch a game of "girl catch." There are many ways in which this game, or sort of game, is played. In this one, which was not untypical, a female slave, within an enclosure, her hands bound behind her back, and hooded, is belled, usually with common slave bells at the collar, wrists and ankles and a larger bell, a guide bell, with its particular note, at her left hip. Some fellows then, also hooded, or blindfolded, enter the enclosure, to catch her. Neither the quarry nor the hunters can see the other. The girl is forbidden to remain still for more than a certain interval, usually a few Ihn. She is under the control of a referee. His switch can encourage her to move, and, simultaneously, of course, mark her position. She is hooded in order that she may not determine into whose power she comes. When she is caught that game, or one of its rounds, is concluded. The victor’s prize, of course, is the use of the slave."
Magicians of Gor, 40.
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 20:53:12 pm CDT
it was played in one of the books we've already read in book club too...with an earth girl...maybe Judy Thornton?
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:54:18 pm CDT
the list and quotes here are pretty good....
oocities.org/newkataii/games.html
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:55:27 pm CDT
sorry, I meant to post this one too
"The game of Girl Catch is played variously upon Gor; it can be played as informally and simply as it was in the camp of my captor, for the pleasure of his men, or it can be a fairly serious business, closely supervised and regulated in a sophisticated manner, as it is by merchant administrators in the rings outside the perimeters of the Sardar Fairs, where the young men of various cities compete. In one form there a hundred young men and a hundred young women of one city, the women selected for their beauty, enter the ring in competition with a hundred young men and a hundred young women of another city, similarly selected. In this form no hoods are worn. The object of the male is to protect his own women and secure those of the enemy. A girl is caught, stripped, bound hand and foot, and carried to the Girl Pit of the capturing city, into which she is thrown. If she cannot free herself, she is counted as a catch. Her own men may not enter the Girl Pit of the capturing city to free her. Sometimes this game is played with the winning side determined by its catches within a time limit, sometimes, in more brutal versions, by the first city which secures the hundred women of its enemy. A male is disqualified from further participation in the contest if he is forced from the ring. Women from the victorious city who may have been captured are, of course, upon the victory of their city, freed. Women from the conquered city, on the other hand, are not; they are kept; they are turned over to the young males of the capturing city; in the game in which the first hundred captures decides victory this means there is a girl for each participating young man, usually one he himself brought bound to the Girl Pit. Accordingly, particularly in the early phases of the game, the young males often devote their acquisitive attentions to those young women of the enemy city who are the most attractive to them personally, to those they would most enjoy taking home with them at the end of the day. This sport of Girl Catch, interestingly, when matters of honor are not thought to be involved, has been used upon occasion by cities to settle boundary disputes and avert wars."
Slave Girl of Gor, 54.
Lita, Physician 20:55:51 pm CDT
I ahve some quotes on various forms of games and entertainment.:
(#27, Version 4.0)
Goreans are fun loving people. They embrace life and spend plenty of time engaged in various forms of entertainment. Entertainment follows caste lines in many cases. Castes are commonly segregated in some areas, though many times only by Low and High Caste. Some forms of entertainment are also cultural in nature. This scroll shall describe many forms of Gorean entertainment, from games of death to simple children's games.
Arena Contests: Numerous cities have arenas that are very similar to the arenas of ancient Rome. In Ar, they have their Stadium of Blades. In these arenas, all forms of combat games are enacted. The types of games are limited on my your imagination. Many of these contests of arms are to the death. They most often involve criminals and poor mercenaries. Red Caste Warriors rarely participate in such games. Prizes of gold and/or amnesty are offered to participants. Men fight with various weapons in various types of matches. Men may fight in iron hoods, unable to see. Many men battle with cestae or hook knives. The cestae may bear spikes or blades. Slave girls may fight each other, sometimes with steel claws attached to their fingers. Beasts are also common in arena battles. They might fight each other, men or even armed slave girls. The battles do not have to be fair, only entertaining. Slave girls commonly fight only for amusement as they are not specially trained for the arenas. There are large training schools though warriors and beasts. An arena may even be flooded for sea battles, the water filled with marine predators.
In Tharna, prior to the revolution depicted in Outlaw of Gor, they held games called the Amusements of Tharna. They were gladiatorial games. The men of Tharna had to attend the Amusements at least four times a year or take part in them. One game they played was the Contest of Oxen, where men were yoked and chained together in teams of four. Each team was chained to a block of granite weighing about a ton. The teams would race towing the blocks. One man would sit on the block as the driver and wield a whip. The yokes were made of silver from the mines. In another game, the Battle of Oxen, the men wore yokes fitted with steel horns about eighteen inches long. They then had to fight each other to the death using the horns to gore each other.
Some combat games are less formal such as the stable bouts. Essentially these are slave fights that are little more than bloody brawls. They are mostly watched by the low castes. Your hands are wrapped in leather so as to not break your hands. You can kick your foe but no holds to the death are permitted. You will fight with occasional rest periods that help make the fight last longer. Combatants are divided by weight class and there is always much shouting and betting at these events.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 20:58:04 pm CDT
excellent examples, Lita.....
snowrose, I think we had marieve organizing game night, until we see her again, I think that we need another... volunteer...
Lita, Physician 20:59:25 pm CDT
Tarn Racing: Numerous Goreans prefer tarn racing to gladitorial combats. In Ar, fans wear faction patches in varied colors such as blue, orange, green, red, gold, yellow and silver. These patches are sewn on the left shoulder. Women of High Castes wear silk patches while women of Low Castes have crudely stitched, dyed rep-cloth patches. The average racing fan of Ar will usually stay to the last race on a day of racing.
A typical tarn racing track is a large, open padded ring suspended over a net. The tarns start out on perches and must finish on the same perch. The track is one pasang long. The two sides would be about 1700' long and the measure at the corners under 150' wide. The track is like a narrow, aerial rectangle with rounded ends. The course is determined by twelve rings hung on chains from great supporting towers. Six rings are rectangular and six are round. The large rectangular rings are three on a side and the smaller round ones are set at the corners of the dividing wall. The tarns must pass through all of the rings. Other types of tracks exist as well.
Tarn racing is a special skill. There are training schools to teach the needed skills. Special racing tarns are also used rather than war or draft tarns. These tarns are smaller, lighter and sleeker than other types of tarns. It is so light that two men could lift one. Its wings are broader and shorter, permitting a swifter take off and a capacity for extremely abrupt turns and shifts in flight. It cannot carry a great weight and lacks the stamina of other tarns.
Tharlarion Racing: Select breeds of tharlarions are used in races like tarn racing. The city of Venna is famed for its tharlarion races. Little information is given in the books concerning these races but they are likely similar to horse racing though probably much more violent. As in tarn racing, the racers may likely be able to attack each other. This would make the racing similar to chariot racing of ancient Rome.
Hunting: Hunting is a popular pastime on Gor. Men travel to the northern forests, the mountains of the Voltai, the jungles near Schendi and other areas to seek game. Gor teems with wildlife and there is little scarcity of game save in relatively populated areas. Even free women, especially in cities near the northern forests, have been known to engage in hunting. Hunting is often done with spear and bow. Traps are sometimes used and Goreans will never leave a trap set that they do not intend to return to. Each animal has its specific methods by which it is commonly hunted. Some hunters wear a camouflage outfit of green, mottled and striped irregularly with black. Others wear hunting leathers.
In the Voltai range, larl hunters use the Gorean spear. They proceed in single file as they travel. When a larl is encountered, the first man in line is supposed to cast his spear and then drop to the ground, covering himself with his shield so the next person can throw his spear. The person in the last position must stand his ground if the larl is not dead by then and face it with his sword alone so the others can escape. The First Spear is usually the best spearsman and Last the worst. Larls are extremely dangerous predators.
Palestrae: Each city usually has a number of palestrae, gymnasiums. It is here where men of various castes can exercise, work out and engage in contests of various sorts. Sometimes different palestrae compete against each other. They develop rivalries and try to out best each other. Some games they engage in include hurling the stone, hurling the thonged javelin both for distance and accuracy, races of various sorts, jumping, and wrestling. Many of these games are similar to games that the ancient Greeks performed in their Olympics. There are also meets and local championships. Teams may be put into age brackets. You can win awards such as fillets of wool of the hurt dyed different colors, like Earth ribbons. Champions might even receive crowns woven of the leaves of a Tur tree.....
Lita, Physician 21:00:14 pm CDT
Baths: These are important social centers on Gor. Some are private but most are public areas. For a fee, they are available to all free persons. They are segregated by gender, even if only by time of day, though this does not preclude slaves of the opposite sex. Male slaves usually clean the baths. Weapons are usually not admitted into the baths. Most Goreans share tubs. The baths may also have scented pools, massage rooms, steam rooms, exercise yards, recreational gardens, art galleries, strolling lanes, arcades of merchant, physician courts, reading rooms, music rooms and more. They are more than simple bath houses.
Commonly, the baths are large, shallow round tubs of clay and covered with porcelain. They are mounted on open-bricked platforms, each platform about a yard high. There are fires under the bricked platforms to keep them warm or hot. A tub is about seven feet wide and eighteen inches deep. The more complex and fancy baths are heated by vents and pipes from subterranean furnaces.
There are numerous ways that the baths are used but there is a common way. The first tub is used for a time, soaking and maybe sponging. Then you emerge to apply oils to your body. The oils are rubbed well into the skin and then removed by strigil. There are various forms of strigil though they are usually metal and almost always of a narrow spatulate form. One then takes a second tub that consists of clean water to remove the dirt and oils. You can do all this yourself or have it done by one of the bath girls.
Bath girls are slaves at the public and private baths. They wear a chain and plate collar. The plate gives their name and cost. They wear towels with nothing beneath them. While swimming, many wrap a long broad strap of glazed leather about their heads like a turban. The bath girls are there for the pleasure of men. Sometimes the girls will pretend to swim away from the men and try to escape but are easily caught by the men. This is done on purpose as most girls could easily avoid the men if they wished. They become excellent swimmers.
The Capacian Baths in Ar are considered the finest on Gor. The girls there cost from one copper tarsk disk up to a silver tarsk. They have many different pools, differing in shape, size, décor, temperature and scent of the water. They include such as the Pool of Blue Flowers, Pool of the Tropics, Pool of Ar's Glories, pool of the Northern Forests, and the Pool of the Splendor of the Hinrabians. The Turian baths also come highly recommended.
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Lita, Physician 21:00:49 pm CDT
Paga Tavern: A paga tavern is a combination bar, restaurant and brothel. Paga taverns exist primarily for the pleasure of men, but such pleasures range widely. Men go there to relax or be sociable. They often play Kaissa there. Some taverns even have special tables with a Kaissa board inlaid on the table. They may wish to watch slave dances. It is also a place where men can learn a lot about a city and hear the latest news. A new visitor to a city can learn much at a paga tavern about his new surroundings. A paga tavern is much more than just a place where men go to fur kajirae. Many patrons may never make use of a kajirae in that manner.
A tavern commonly has a number of low tables of various sizes. A man can remain by himself at a small table or party with his friends at a large one. Men sit cross-legged on the floor at these tables. There may be a sandpit in the paga tavern for slave dancing or battles by the men. There is an area of curtained pleasure alcoves where men and slaves retire for sex. There is often a kitchen area, commonly separated from the main area by swinging doors or a beaded curtain. These are easy to negotiate by a girl carrying something. Curtains are used more often than the swinging doors.
The men are served by the paga kajirae, slaves who are a combination waitress and prostitute. For the price of a cup of paga, a man is also entitled to the use of one of the servers. He may take a girl to one of the pleasure alcoves for sex. He may keep that girl for as long as he desires or until the tavern closes at dawn. For each cup he purchases, a customer may have a different slave.
The pleasure alcoves are often small and their entrances may be circular, about twenty-four inches in diameter. They are commonly stacked in levels and reached by narrow ladders fixed into the walls. A typical alcove has curved walls, and is about four feet high and five feet wide. It is lit by a small lamp set in a niche in the wall. It is lined with red silk and floored with love furs and cushions. The furs are usually about six to eight inches deep. An alcove will usually contain chains, rope and a whip. You may also request any special equipment you may desire such as hook bracelets. Some taverns may have different types of alcoves but most are fairly similar.
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Lita, Physician 21:01:22 pm CDT
Free women are not permitted in most paga slaves though they are permitted entrance in a few. In some taverns, even families are permitted entrance. In such taverns, efforts are made to promote modesty and decorum. Men in these places try to restrain themselves so as to not offend the free women. Most free women though would rather not attend such establishments. They do not wish to see their men fawning over such lascivious kajirae.
Girl Catch: This is a popular game played in a variety of ways on Gor. It can be informal or very formal. In the basic game, a slave girl is hooded and belled. She is then let loose for hooded men to seek and capture. It is forbidden for the girl to stand still for a certain interval, commonly a few Ihn. She is under the control of a referee who uses a switch to encourage her to move and to mark her position. Slaves try to hone their evasive skills in this game and some girls get quite skilled at it. In another form of the game, it requires one hundred men and one hundred women. The object is to capture as many women as possible and place them into your Girl Pit while protecting your own women. In these large games, free women often play.
Games: Goreans enjoy a wide assortment of games. Many games encourage the development of desirable traits in young boys such as courage, discipline and honor. Other games encourage audacity and leadership and still others teach them about the nature of women and slaves. These games encourage them to manhood and mastery. They also play many games of guessing. For example, they play a cups and pebble game, similar to the "shell game" of Earth. Three cups are used and a pebble is hidden under one of them. The cups are mixed up and you must guess which has the pebble. A good sleight-of-hand expert can ensure you never win. Dice, cards and game boards are prevalent. Cat's cradle is a popular game in the north, especially in the villages and in Torvaldsland. Even panther girls enjoy it. In cat's cradle, you try to create intricate patterns with string.
Dice games: There are numerous forms of dice games played on Gor. Many games are commonly played with from one to five dice. The knucklebones of a verr are usually used to create dice. They then have their marks painted on them. This is done to try to make sure that they are fair. Scooping out numbers on the side may not be fair as the amounts scooped out may not be equal so the dice will not roll fairly. Some though do try to scoop out equal amounts. Some cities make these type of dice and sell them in sealed boxes. The dice have supposedly been cast 600 times and their results were close to mathematical probability. Loaded dice are used by some unscrupulous people.
Lita, Physician 21:01:55 pm CDT
Each number on a die is called by the name of an animal though not all of these names were given in the books. "Larl" is the maximum high on the die rolled, basically a six. An "urt" is the lowest value, a one. A "verr" would equal a roll of a four. A "sleen" exists but it is not stated what value it represents. There are two unknown animal designations as well.
Zar: This is a board game common in the Tahari. It bears some similarities to the Earth game of checkers. Zar uses a Kaissa board but the pieces are placed only on the intersections of the lines. Each player has nine pieces, of equal value, which are originally placed on the intersections of the board's edge closest to the player. The corners are not used in placement. The pieces are commonly pebbles, sticks or bits of verr dung. Pieces move one intersection at a time unless jumping. One may jump an opponent's pieces or one's own. A jump must be made to an unoccupied point. Multiple jumps are permitted. The object of the game is to effect a complete exchange of the original placements. The first person to do so wins.
Stones: This is also known as guess stones. It is a guessing game where a certain number of stones are held in the hand, usually two to five, and you must guess the number. You get a point for a correct guess and you can then try again. If you guess wrong, your opponent gets a turn. The game ends when one person reaches a set number of points, usually fifty. There are many variations of this game. It may also be done by guessing even or odd number of stones. Any small objects may be used such as stones, beads or even gems. There are even intricately carved and painted game boxes containing carefully wrought "stones" for the affluent enthusiast. The game is not simply an idle past time. There are numerous psychological subtleties and strategies involved. Tournaments are held and certain people are known as champions at the game. Entire estates have been known to change hands over a game. Goreans enjoy gambling in all games.
Kajuralia: This is the Holiday of Slaves, or Festival of the Slaves. It occurs in most northern cities once a year except for Port Kar. The date differs from city to city though many cities celebrate it on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand. In Ar and others, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month, the day before the Love Feast. This is a common name for the Fifth Passage Hand, occurring in late summer. It is the greatest period for the sale of slaves. Slaves are permitted to tease and play tricks on free persons without fear of discipline. A slave says "Kajuralia" after doing such a prank. It is similar in some ways to the Earth holiday of April Fools.
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Lita, Physician 21:02:17 pm CDT
Each city also celebrates its own list of holidays each year. Different cities may celebrate the same holiday at different times. The Planting Feast of Sa-Tarna is a complex holiday celebrated by most Gorean cities, including Ar. It is celebrated early in the growing season, timed to occur when all three moons are full, and it is basically a prayer to insure a good harvest. Kajuralia, also known as the Holiday of Slaves or Festival of the Slaves, occurs in most northern cities once a year except for Port Kar. The date differs from city to city. In some cities, it is celebrated on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand. But, in Ar and other cities, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month, the day before the Love Feast. The "Love Feast" is the common name for the Fifth Passage Hand. It occurs in late summer and is the greatest period for the sale of slaves. This Hand is also a time of great feasting, tarn races and games. In many cities the Twelfth Passage Hand is a time of carnival, just before the more sober period of the Waiting Hand. Some cities also celebrate a holiday on the birthday of the city ruler.
flicka, slave of Keeper. 21:02:17 pm CDT
with respect to all, a girl is going to try to work out some ways that some of these ideas could be adapted to online. They all sound like such fun. Also have any of The Masters thought about staging pretend and funny sparring contests. Not serious ones, but ones maybe fighting with um.,, sausages or ... goosing sticks.A girl knows these arn't traditional Gorean as in the books. but.......
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:02:35 pm CDT
okay, you have been given some resources tonight... thalia with natira's help get your recommendations to snowrose and I ... I think we are going to hold the next one a week after Labor day...
Lita, Physician 21:03:00 pm CDT
so yes, to whichever girl it was who asked about stones,. the game of stones was played on Gor.
hulya{GS} 21:03:25 pm CDT
girl would like to learn how to help if it is alright with thalia
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:03:28 pm CDT
I think both funny and real sport sparring would be interesting, flicka
there has been sparring here in the past...
karinda {GS} 21:03:45 pm CDT
that was karinda Mistress......and karinda loved playing stones.
thalia {GS} 21:04:13 pm CDT
thalia has saved the link that You put up Master Thadron,the one that showed the games
Ramses 21:04:46 pm CDT
sparred here once in the past .
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 21:05:18 pm CDT
girl has been longing to see some arena games played by the Masters
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:05:53 pm CDT
we play Free vs slave stones here, where the winner gets to have the loser do something....
to or for them....
flicka, slave of Keeper. 21:06:09 pm CDT
flicka loves seeing Masters "act the fool" it shows the real Gorean side, for they were a fun loving people.
thalia {GS} 21:06:41 pm CDT
thalia is liking the idea of slave catch or,as one no here is called,bola
snowrose{JTr}~GS~fg 21:07:00 pm CDT
see thalia about it hulya...it's good to see everyone so wager to help ~smiles~
flicka, slave of Keeper. 21:07:22 pm CDT
yummy Master Thadron. ~wondering what the "do's" would be. Not sure if she would prefer to lose or win~
natira{GS} 21:07:30 pm CDT
reallly likes the idea of playing capture the flag (slave) ~giggles
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:07:40 pm CDT
we have been quite hilarious in the "Oar Dance" flicka... ~grins~
flicka, slave of Keeper. 21:08:20 pm CDT
really likes misress snowrose's Guess the slave.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:08:40 pm CDT
the tasks soon to all be the same by the time the night is over, flicka
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:09:15 pm CDT
anything else, that was a very good topic....
flicka, slave of Keeper. 21:09:47 pm CDT
~taking a leaf out of natira's book and feigning innocence~ And what would that task be Master Thadron?
natira{GS} 21:10:05 pm CDT
much to remember that night ~laughs softly~ the Oar dances were fun to watch
Tanthio§ - Master of ~rilee~ 21:10:13 pm CDT
I think Lita covered them all *s*.. just have to figure how to do them online as flicka mentioned.
Thadron - Captain/Slave Master 21:12:19 pm CDT
I declare forum over, but before we leave, karinda has an announcement about slave class
thalia {GS} 21:13:29 pm CDT
then there's tharlarion racing,tarn racing,and kaiila racing too
Lita, Physician 21:14:26 pm CDT
thalia, bola is a weapon, not a game in and of itself. I supose it could be used in slave catch:
Bola: This is a primary weapon of the Wagon Peoples. It consists of three long straps of leather, about five feet long each, terminating in a leather sack which contains a heavy, round metal weight. If it is thrown low, with its ten foot sweep, it is almost impossible to evade. It can entangle or even break one's legs. If it is thrown higher it can lock your arms to your body. Thrown even higher, it can strangle a man around his neck. The most difficult cast is to the head but a successful hit could crush someone's skull. The Wagon Peoples usually entangle a foe and then kill him with a quiva. Bolas are also used to hunt tumits. There is also a bladed bola used more to kill than to capture.
