A repost from the archives from almost exactly 8 years ago!
What is Code d’Ode?
It is a set of rules for and a style of consensual adult sex slave game. The phrase “Code d’ Ode” is short for “Code d’Odalisque” – Code of the Odalisque.
What is an odalisque?
A sex slave. It is an old French word – derived from Persian via Turkish – for a type of female slave who was dedicated to sexual service. Most famously the Turkish Sultans kept odalisques (usually from Abyssinia). The Sultan would select the most beautiful and voluptuous of female slaves to serve his bed. They would be set aside as sex slaves. This elevated them above other slaves. Sex slaves (odalisques) had special status and privileges. An odalisque is a luxury slave.
Who is Code d’ Ode for?
Consenting heterosexual adults. It is especially for sexually adventurous couples where the woman consents to sexual submission and will be her partner’s bedroom slave. Other types and modes of slavery are not primarily about sex. Code d’ Ode is about sex. It can be adapted to singles, couples and swingers.
How vanilla is it?
As vanilla as you like, or as wild as you like. The game is generally adapted to hardcore heterosexual sex play (couples or groups) and endeavours to wrap it in style, etiquette and decorum, placing it within a disciplined, civilized and mannered framework.
Is it just a role playing game, or is it about serious Master/slave relationships?
It is a serious role playing game about serious Master/slave relationships. It can be played for fun on a casual basis or it can be adopted as a lifestyle. But it is still a “game” because it is consensual. Consent makes it a game. But it can be a serious, beautiful life-game.
How does it fit within the BDSM scene?
It fits perfectly into the B but not so much into the DSM. It is necessarily a game of bondage because the slave is a sexual captive. But there is no emphasis on D (Discipline) and SM (Sado-masochism) is not a normal part of play. Bondage is natural to Code d’ Ode. But it is not about pain, humiliation or degradation. It is about sexual adventure and the pursuit and refinement of pleasure.
How does it fit into the Master/slave scene?
It offers an alternative style of play to other types of Master/slave game. It does not impose a quasi-military style of etiquette like the so-called ‘Old Guard’ style and it is not based in the ‘Gorean’ style of John Norman. It is different again. Because it
concentrates solely on the bedroom slave it might be dismissed as “mere role playing” by some. That’s OK. We avoid that type of snobbery. We are careful to distinguish Code d’ Ode from other types of consensual slavery. Code d’ Ode is just about sex slaves, not other types of slaves. We support a diversity of styles in contemporary consensual slavery. Code d’ Ode is largely for people not catered for by the existing styles.
Is this a whips and leather scene?
No. The sex slave is a pleasure slave. It is not about pain and punishment. It is adapted especially to females who love to be used sexually. But discipline (paddles, whips etc.) are not an integral part of play and Sado-masochism is generally alien to what the game is about. The sex slave is devoted to providing pleasure.
Why aren’t slaves collared in Code d’Ode?
The odalisque is a luxury slave. She has certain privileges above other slaves. She doesn’t usually wear a collar. Instead, she is always barefoot and naked. Her nakedness is her leash. She is not a dungeon or chain slave. Instead of a collar a slave may wear a necklace of black pearls to signify her slavery. The style and symbols of slavery are different in Code d’ Ode.
Isn’t sex slavery illegal?
Non-consensual slavery of any type is illegal. Code d’Ode is strictly and absolutely consensual. It is thus a game. What is called “sex slavery” in the media is actually forced prostitution. Women are blackmailed into working as prostitutes. This has nothing whatsoever to do with Code d’ Ode and in fact Code d’Ode actively works against forced prostitution and other abuses.
How does Code d’ Ode actively works against forced prostitution?
It promotes a culture of charity. Luxury and charity go together. Players are encouraged to pay the slaveprice to relevant charities: the campaign against child prostitution, the campaign against female genital mutilation, the campaign against women in forced prostitution and forced labour. When a man buys his luxury slave in Code d’Ode he is expected to pass “alms” on to one of these causes. This is how Code d’Ode adds an economic dimension to consensual slavery. An odalisque expects to have the dignity of being purchased. This is how it is done. Her owner commutes the slaveprice to alms.
How do I play the game?
By subscribing to the rules. No one polices the rules. It is all based on consent. If you are in or are entering a Master/slave relationship, whether casual or serious, then you are free to adopt the rules of Code d’ Ode as a style of play.
Where did Code d’ Ode come from?
It grew out of our personal dissatisfaction with existing genres of slave play. We wanted a style of play just for the sex slave, the bedroom slave. Code d’ Odalisque is a codification of this style. It draws upon the opulent slave traditions of the Near East, ancient Egypt, the Levant, Persia, Turkey. It is adapted for contemporary heterosexual adults.