Rules of the City of Laura

General Rules

1. This is an Excite Virtual Places Gorean Realm for adults with a serious interest in Gor.

2. By entering this Realm you agree to abide by the rules here.

3. The rules of the Council of Masters apply except where overidden by the rules here.

4. Those entering this site wearing Gor or Gorean in the name field of their ID will be assumed to be knowledgeable of Gorean ways and will be treated and expected to act accordingly. O/others will observe and study to learn more of Gorean ways before interacting.

5. The Realm consists of areas within the City and areas outside the City. Areas within the City are assumed to be patrolled by the City Guard. Areas outside the City are generally lawless.

6. All areas are Capture Zones and Kill Zones except where stated.

7. Kills/captures may only be made by those wearing a Name which has been a Member of a recognised Home Stone for a minimum of one month.

8. Kills/captures may only be made in areas within the City when a Free Man of the City is present. There are no restrictions on kills/captures outside the City unless the area is marked as NKZ and/or NCZ.

9. Any C/captive taken here will be assumed to be kept in a Capture Zone for a period of 1 week regardless of any rules to the contrary where they are held.

10. Within the City, A/anyone who's behaviour is deemed innapropriate will be killed or arrested by the City Guard. This will be accomplished by a single post by a Free Citizen of the City. Slaves are permitted to ignore disruptive V/visitors if a Free Citizen is not present.

Capture/Combat Rules

1. Aggressors must state their intention and target clearly in their 1st post. Merely touching a weapon/binding while addressing a specific person is considered to be enough to initiate combat/capture. Do not threaten in such a manner unless you are prepared for the consequences.

2. Aggressors may not inflict a wound or immobilisation until their 3rd post.

3. Targets may respond as they see fit as soon as they realise they are subject to attack.

4. If the target makes no response to the attack within 5 posts of the aggressor's 1st post, the target is assumed to be AFK, lagging or booted and the capture/combat is declared void.

5. The effects of a post may be limited or voided by an adequate response by the other party as long as the first party has not made another post.

6. To flee once capture/combat is in progress 2 posts must be made without intervention by the other party. The 1st to place distance between the combatants and the 2nd to leave the area. Running without posting allows the other party to continue the capture/combat as though the one who flees is still present.

7. Actions should be unambiguous, realistic and take into account the effects of bindings/injuries.

8. The use of artificial aids such as no speech bubbles, cut&paste, laggers and booters is forbidden.

9. Save the text as proof of what occured and be prepared to produce it if the result is disputed.

10. The above rules will apply to any Free Citizen or slave of this Realm involved in an incident taking place in a location where there are no posted rules.