I’m not sure that a free woman being bubbly and speaking to other men would necessarily contradict the books. A lot of the freewomen in the books are pretty forbidding and aloof, but at least some certainly let their guard down from time to time.

As for profiles, well, they’re OOC. I might have a friend and roleplay partner that I adore when I’m out of character, but we’re horrible to each other when we’re in character. Likewise someone could play a barbaric and cruel Gorean Master, but that’s just their character. That doesn’t mean that they might not fill their profile with lovey-dovey paens to their kajirae.

On ‘by-the-books’ roleplay, there are 27 books full of thousands upon thousands of tiny details. Tolkien’s world is made up of.. what.. 5-6 books? It’s a huge learning curve to try to roleplay Gor close to the books. Huge. Trust me, I’m still learning a lot after years of Gorean roleplay. You’re never going to be perfect, so ‘by the books’ roleplay is more an aspiration than a finished state. If a sim calls themselves ‘by the books’ then it usually just means they’re trying. Hopefully, anyway.

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You can find this post in every forum for every MMO game out there. There must some some standard forum letter “this game is dying because (insert personal agenda here) is broken and is driving people away. The (game developer or corporate CEO) doesn’t care about the player’s”

If SL is dying so what Anne? Someone else will do another game since SL is clearly a successful format. Games are the only way into most people’s wallets these days and they all can’t Word of Warcraft clones.

“Good players make a game, and in this sim, they are good players who seem to want to craft a world more than play out a bunch of juvenile power-trips.”

EXACTLY.

The claim of “By the book” usually means a good-faith-effort. But it falls apart eventually. I agree it’s about having some FUN. And good players and good story and events and situations are what make that.

I’ll keep looking forward to your stuff.

Good players make a game, and in this sim, they are good players who seem to want to craft a world more than play out a bunch of juvenile power-trips.

Glad you folks enjoyed this. I’ll keep the chapters coming. I have “forest girls” to meet next. What else should I see/do in SL’s Gorean playgrounds? I’d love to see a sea-battle, even if it gets my avatar killed in nasty ways.

I’m surprised you haven’t discovered the “Disney Gor” or “not Disney Gor” line in the sand. Looks like you’re finally starting to see the more common side of the Gorean role play in SL.

As for “spirit of the books” – good choice of words. That’s what people who’ve actually read the books look for.

By the way, a “panther” is a four-legged carnivorous feline large enough to rip you to shreds on Gor just like earth. I think you are referring to “Forest girls” a.k.a. “panther girls” (through ‘girl’ at the end of it.)

Calling a panther girl a “panther” is simply falling in with the typical laziness of onlinism ethos and ‘edumacation’.

Srsly, u know?
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LOL

By the way, I enjoy yor adventure stories – keep ‘em coming.
And it’s not just that ANYTHING is better than Tenshi’s diatribe. Your stuff is actually fun to read.

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