The Founders Legacy Challenge. - A legacy challenge you have all been waiting for.* Updated for LN

[HiddenGoddess1]

Hello fellow simmers!

Well after deciding i have had enough of playing a legacy challenge that is not updated with proper rules and fun challenges to shoot for, i sat in a funk for a few hours, until i decided that i should just make my own Legacy Challenge. Once upon a time PinStar sat where I am now, so why couldnt i do it too! New Sims Era. Therefore a new spin on the classic legacy challenge was needed. Things need to change!

It's pretty much like the Legacy Challenge with some exciting twists and changes...and a lot more challenge. Some things i always wished the original Legacy challenge allowed and in my opinion things that improve the overall quality of play. I have put in A LOT of time doing this and trying to make it the legacy challenge like it was back in the sims 2. When it was hard...and fun...and most of all ...a challenge!

I have researched like you wouldnt believe and came at things from every angle, but if i have missed something, i apologize. I'm new to creating challenges ( Not so new to playing em :P )
I hope you enjoy it, as i have been so far. I pray it brings you as much fun as ts2 legacy challenge created by the amazing pinstar ...brought me.
( Like i said if theres any suggestions you think of let me know? Or anything i missed! I will not be offended. I do not claim to be a pinstar-esque legacy challenge creating wizard. Only someone who is trying very hard to bring my favorite part of sims back to play! )

- D.T


* If you are new to this challenge- there has been some problems with our thread and such and it's being worked to be recovered by the mods of this site. See PAGE 2 POST 35 for a link to the rest of the challenge, which includes the exciting optional mini challenges and the point categorys and much much more!! This is only part 1 out of 3.* OR if you wont want to dig for it click here: THE RULES (http://thefounderschallenge.freeforums.org/the-founders-legacy-challenge-t3.html)



* Optional Mini Challenges for extra points will be posted following the rules of the founders legacy challenge*

Starting out- Steps: ( Already covered a lot of this in rules, but i will lay it out here simplistically ):

1: Normal aging and story progression must be on. ( If you have a progression mod that is Ok )
2: Create 2 sims. These are your founders. They are also GENERATION 0. Not generation 1 like in the original challenge….the first baby born into the family is the start of generation 1. Remember this. Challenge ends when the generation 10 heir is aged to Y.A
3: Choose both your founder sims traits, life time wishes and favourites. Your founder sims may be of any ages although one must at least be Y.A. or over, together they must bring in the next generation. They may only be 'housemates' in the realtionship panel, not engaged, or married or girlfriend/boyfriend.
4: Move your sims onto the biggest lot- You may not live in a highrise.
You must move into the biggest lot possible, if your computer can't handle the massive lot, or you prefer smaller lots or the town your playing doesn't offer a huge lot you must use a cheat you take your money down to correct amount- The biggest lot Should cost 14,700, and you should have 3,800 to spend after purchase- The amount you have leftover to spend will be less if you choose a sim below Y.A age. That is the penalty you must incur for doing so. Just make sure if you are using a cheat to take away family funds subtract the whole amount of 14,700 from whatever you are given to start with. You may not move out of this lot ever.

The Rules:

1: No cheats or mods! Unless the cheats are used for fixing buggy problems. You may use all other cheats that don’t contribute to the success of your family. This means no money or mood or aging cheats! Custom content is allowed so long as the moods they give are realistic with the price. For example a bed given 10 energy and 5 enviroment and yet only costing 7 simoleons is not permitted. If you get confused look for the EA created items and prices and try to pick something in a similar range.

Story progression mod is allowed, for those that despise the EA story progression. Also mods allowing same gender pregnancy are allowed if you happen to have same sex couples. You may also have the master computer/awesome mod installed, but must not use it to advance your family or cheat in any ways. Do not do anything that would give you an advantage over other players playing without these mods.
You are allowed to have the overstuffed household mod. Hey if you want that much of a challenge who am i to deny it. However if playing with this mod, any sim that is not the intended legacy heir must be moved out once they age to young adult- no exceptions.. You don’t need to do this if you only have the original allowed amount of 8 – This is only for people who have too many sims in their household to prevent them from getting rich from having dozens of working y.a and adult sims.

2: The legacy family must remain the active family at all times, and must stay on the lot for the all of the generations to come.

3: Adopted children and Servos contribute nothing to the legacy family points– Adopted children however are eligible for bonus at the end of the game, described in detail later on. They can not earn points for completing lifetime wishes or reaching the top of any careers. However you still get lifetime rewards from them in-game!

4: You must create 2 sims- one of which must be a young adult or older. However they are not allowed to be spouses, just housemates. They must eventually wed and produce generation 1. This is the only time you ever get to have complete creative control over both sims that will bring in the next generation of the legacy. – If one of these sims dies before you produce a heir, you fail the challenge, you are not allowed to marry a townie or anyone else to bring in the first genertion. It must be the two sims you created.

5: You may not age sims up before their life stage is completely over. The age panel must state : Ages up in 0 days in order for them to have a birthday.

6: You may NOT move in pointless sims to help get extra money. The only time you may move in sims is if you marry them in with any sims in the household ( Non- Heir included ) or if you intend to bring in future generations with them and they are the heirs chosen spouse.
Once a sims move out of the family, they are not allowed to move back in. If you moved out your heir of the next generation, then hopefully you have a spare heir.

If a spare heir needs to assume position of the heir they start earning points for the family the second they take over and everything they have done sofar becomes accountable. The original heir can then no longer contribute to the legacy family points. There can only be 1 heir gathering points. If you switch heirs, all of the points the previous heir earned are no longer accountable. Thats why you must take care of your spare just incase they become active then you account whatever they had achieved and contribute that to the familys points.
You cannot use a spare heir if your original heir has already brought in the next generation.

7: You may NOT create any of the future spouses of the future generations and then put them into your game. However you ARE allowed to marry any in town, npcs or custom made sims downloaded on line. ( so long as you haven’t tampered with them AT ALL. ) However If you want a perfect score you need to be going after NPCs

8: Death Flowers CAN NOT be kept in inventory. They may be grown/ or sold promptly. But no warding off death with these!

9: You may pass down 1 trait from each parent for a total of 2 traits to every sim born into the legacy. This trait can be any trait you choose so long as a parent has it in their trait pool and it hasnt already been passed down. You can not keep passing down the same 2 traits generation after generation. You must roll all the remaining traits needed for each sim born into the legacy, upon age ups… unless you do a trait challenge to earn the right to pick another trait.
If the traits you want to pass down from the parents to their new baby is not listed because of age. You have to roll for the baby’s traits, you are still allowed to pick 1 trait from each parent when it becomes available at any next age up.

* Note: This is optional, you don’t actually have to pass down a trait from each parent, but you are allowed. *

10: * This is by far THE most important rule of this challenge. *

You may not use any of the public amenities ( Or items at other sims houses ) to fill motives or build skills until you own at least one item that fills that particular motive or an item that builds the skill you are trying to build.

For example: If you DON’T own a shower or a toilet at home, you may NOT go to the gym to use the shower and the toilet. If the only thing you own is a sofa and a fridge, You may use any items that allow for sitting or napping since you own the sofa at home and anything that restores hunger ( Including BBQs in the parks or Picnics out ) Since you have a fridge at home to replenish those needs.

You are allowed to dine out if you don’t own a fridge since you do have to pay for it, but you can not go and ‘ steal ‘ free food…Until you own your own fridge. :D You can mooch food though. You are able to use other things around town that you have to pay for. Laundromat/theater/ Drinking at bars and what not. However you may not use other things unless you own or are paying for them. Make sure you don't sit down at the bar with your drink unless you happen to already have something allowing you to sit or have comfort at home!

You are also allowed to fish in community ponds and the ocean. Since it doesnt cost anything to create a pond in your lot anyway.
This is to make the challenge what it was in sims 2, when the legacy challenge was hard and you couldn’t get everything you needed from simply wandering around town using all of the towns skillable equipment and replenishing your needs. It only sounds hard, but once you collect one thing to fill every need and one thing for each skill you can use everything around town normally. The challenge is obtaining those items ASAP.

Make sure when you are enjoying late night that you don't forget this rule when out visiting all the late night spots!! You must own 1 of each similar item in order to use it! Each seperate musical item -bass-piano-drums and guitar are all seperate things and you must own each of them in order to use them while you are out.

* Vacations are the only exception to this rule. Since you are paying a fair amount of money for the trip you should be able to use whatever you want and enjoy your vacation!

11: You are no longer able to go on vacations every day or two. You must wait a full sim week before going on a vacation. This how many vacations each life stage may enjoy.
Child: One
Teen: Two
Young adult and adult: three
Elder: two and up, depending on how long the Elder lives. For every week they may take another vacation.
* Vampire, mummies simbots, Ghosts- Three per lifestage, once they age to a new lifestage they get another 3, if they were elder and have no more lifestages, then three is all they get. This means servos will only get 3 total since they only have 1 lifestage.
If they are vampire/ghosts children-teens you must follow the above guidelines still for kids-teens.
You don’t actually have to wait an exact WEEK to take a vacation. Just so long as you dont take anymore then the allowed amount per age you can bunch them all together if you’d like.

This restriction is to prevent getting super rich and over skilled way too easily. NO Compendium Farming. Detailed more in the vacation section.

12: You are allowed to have ghosts and simbots and mummies and vampires. However you are only allowed to resurrect 1 ghost, have 1 sim become a mummy and be turned into a vampire once in the entire challenge. You may have ghost and vampire babies, but they can not carry on the legacy line. All sims becoming one of these apparitions MUST be in the actual bloodline - Heir/founders/non-heir.- No spouses or random sims. Meaning you may not ressurect a random ghost, you may not obtain a mummy by 'summoning' one, and you may not have a vampire join the household. Your legacy sims line must " become " these things themselves.

The simbots/ghosts/mummies/vampires are not allowed to eat life fruit or ambrosia. Simbots can’t contribute to legacy points.

You may NOT acquire a simbot through the lifetime rewards panel. Simbots must be earned via the inventing booth. You may use any other lifetime rewards besides acquiring a simbot.

13: Kleptos must sell all the items they steal ( wouldn’t want to get caught holding onto your stolen goods now would you?:P )You may keep stolen items in inventory for completing LTW purposes, but may not ever put them on the lot or use them.
The only other exception to this is that you may return stolen items if you wish.

* New 14: If you do not have late night or have not installed the patch you may not exploit the bug that allows you to ' salvage' items from the junkyard and call the repairman over, having them fix all broken items for a mere 50 simoleons. This IS a cheat. One that has been fixed with the addition of late night or the newest patch. Junk yard items are for detonating, replacing or if they are chairs, for sitting....Once they are broken they are infact broken and as of yet there is no way to fix them back up.
This cheat allows one to breeze through the challenge of this challenge and make some pretty easy cash. Which is why it is forbidden.

* New 15.- You may not hire butlers at all. For they fufill pretty much every possible service sim task all rolled into one and THEN some and are not that expensive in the long run. Not to mention they live on the lot and only bloodlines and sims married or bringing in the next bloodline are allowed to live on the legacy lot. There is a way to still marry the butler- see NPC section way down below.

* New 16- You may NOT use the lifetime rewards: My Best Friend and Mid Life Crisis. However you may use Mid life Crisis if you go through the challenge to unlock the ability to use it. See the third post under the trait section.

Some other Notable Changes from the original sims 3 legacy challenge:

Ambrosia- May be cooked and consumed ONCE throughout your entire LEGACY ( The sim that eats the Ambrosia also gets their vacation time reset for their age group. If they have been on a vacation 3 times and they eat ambrosia they will be able to go on 3 more trips. This ONLY applies to the sim that ate the ambrosia )
Choose wisely – Only one sim in all the legacy is worthy of such royal treatment ( I repeat sim…not simbot, not mummy and not ghosts and not Vampires ):P – All other sims are only allowed to simply learn the recipe.

Resurrection – You may resurrect ONE sim in the entire legacy challenge. Again choose wisely. This is to help you fulfill the ‘ freaks of fancy collection challenge ‘. You may not resurrect any sims that had been Servos, Mummies, or Vampires.

Life fruit. – Every sim deserves an extra chance. Or an extra day. Every sim in the family is entitled to taste the sweet juices of the life fruit ( Note. I said sims. Not creatures. No life fruits for Mummies/ghosts/Vampires or simbots… Every living sim is entitled to a life fruit, even adopted and non heir children). Once in their lifetime and once only. You may not consume any Nectar made with lifefruit and must sell it.

**** You may notice every now and then that your sims are created with rather random depleted ages. I had one sim that had been created with only 10 days left in his y.a. stage, what a waste of 11 precious days and on nothing. To make it fair so that everyone has a chance to have the same amount of days and not have EAs random age generator work its evil mojo, sims who started with anything less then 21 days of life on their first day of play as Y.A. are entitled to 1 additional life fruit per day lost.
So a sim with 16 days to go is set to recieve 5 additional lifefruit anytime in his life just as a sim starting with 26 will recieve none. He must take it himself and can not give it to another sim. Make sure you don't forget how many days were lost when you start your game. Note it down somewhere!!

All other lifefruit grown or otherwise obtained must be sold, except when given to each sim once and the one time only Ambrosia allowance.

- Continued on next post -

* If you are new to this challenge- there has been some problems with our thread and such and it's being worked to be recovered by the mods of this site. See PAGE 2 POST 35 for a link to the rest of the challenge rules. This is only part 1 out of 3.* OR if you wont want to dig for it click here: THE RULES (http://thefounderschallenge.freeforums.org/the-founders-legacy-challenge-t3.html)

[tigger89]

This looks like lots of fun. I've just got a few questions:

1. I can't use objects on community lots until I've purchased them on my own lot. Fair enough. How does this apply to the library? Is it sufficient to own one of every toddler/child toy, a computer, and a bookshelf in order to take full advantage of the library? Or am I required to bring my own books as well? Of course, I play twinbrook(don't worry, I used a cheat code to get rid of extra cash since I had to buy a cheaper lot), so I have to bring my own skill books anyway(library came borked). But do I also have to purchase all fiction books that I want to read, or can I freely read everything the library has once I've purchased a bookshelf on my home lot?

2. If I'm taking the organic challenge, but one of my founders has a hobby(ie, painting), I know I'm not allowed to paint stuff and sell it so as to make painting my main income. Am I allowed to take advantage of painting opportunities over the phone, though? Some of those give a lot of simoleons. For example, in my last legacy I had a sim with painting skill 10 who painted a small painting worth 600~ simoleons to give to someone, and was given around 2.5k simoleons as a reward. That seems like it would be breaking the rules, and painting opportunities are definitely the most outrageously profitable, but if painting opportunities violate the rules then what about other opportunities, like when you upgrade a stereo for a cash reward. Do those violate the rules as well?

3. I know I can't pass the genius trait down through generations as part of the two I choose, but what if I randomly roll it? Am I allowed to keep it then, or do I have to re-roll the trait?

4. For anti-service, what about the babysitter? The description seems like the restrictions would also apply to the babysitter, but it's not explicitly mentioned like the others.


Also, I'm working on a points calculation excel spreadsheet for my own use. If I finish it, would I be allowed to upload it for others to use as well? There's a lot to keep track of for this challenge.

[moryrie]

You mention varying lifespans at one point, but you never go into detail about this. Could you please do so?

Also consider adjusting the point scales based on lifespan?

[Sammi10393]

I really want to give this a go! Just re reading the rules and one thing, the part where it says:
"Social Worker- How can you be a legacy sim if you cant even keep your legacy intact?! -50 Points"

For the NPC challenge (To spawn the next generation with an NPC as a spouse)
How would we get a Social worker then? :S

[tigger89]

Thanks for the response. My game bugged up(one of my sims couldn't access the grocery store lot), and I figured there was probably more save file corruption I couldn't see, so I just restarted, in sunset valley this time. I'm probably not going to post many pictures, since I play on a different pc from the one I use to surf the web, but I'll narrate the story of my legacy family.

I'm going for naive, organic, pack rats, ambrosia-allergic, legacy in reality and unlively lifefruit as my challenges, for 95 points total(145, adding in the bonus).

I'll edit this post with some information about my starting sims shortly, I need to go play the actual game for a bit first. :p

[angel4rab]

I started this and got to the 3rd gen then my game bugged. I'm finding it difficult to get the kids all skills etc but that's the fun part isn't it. Going to start again and this time I might take lots of photos and see what I come up with.

[moryrie]

Thank you for your response. As for exactly where you confused me, it is here:

12: You are no longer able to go on vacations every day or two. You must wait a full sim week before going on a vacation. This how many vacations each life stage should enjoy.
Child: One
Teen: Two
Young adult and adult: three
Elder: two and up, depending on the lifespan.
( If you havent taken all the vacations allowed for every age stage, you are able to take them even if it hasn't been a week since your past vacation. But you are not allowed to exceed the maximum vacation cap for each age.)

This restriction is to prevent getting super rich and over skilled way too early on in the game. NO Compendium Farming. Detailed more below.

And while I did see 'normal aging' at another point, that little area made me think you were allowing for different types of lifespans, but then perhaps forgot halfway through or something.

[tigger89]

Alisha Jordan and Alexander Forley moved to Sunset Valley because Alexander had inherited a plot of land from his dead great-uncle. However, he needed someone to help him work the land, so a mutual friend introduced him to Alisha - a budding gardener - and they hit it off. They are both slobs who love the outdoors, but Alisha is an artistic green thumb who loves family, while Alexander is a lucky angler who enjoys his time alone. They moved into a large plot of land overlooking the ocean - a beautiful view! - and Alisha began the hard work of farming the land while Alexander spent his days fishing. Her lifetime wish was to grow 8 perfect plants, while his was to obtain an aquarium of 13 perfect fish. They worked the land together - Alexander occasionally taking off to fish in solitude, as he enjoyed doing - and a romance began to blossom between them. Soon, they admitted their feelings for each other, and Alexander proposed marriage. Not long after, they married and conceived their first child together.

Alisha's lifetime want - to grow 8 perfect plants - was coming along nicely. She had a small garden of plants which she was breeding for quality, which already contained a perfect apple tree, and a large garden of plants for profit. She didn't have enough time to harvest it all on her own, and had asked Alexander to stay home from fishing some days to help, which he gladly did. His lifetime want was coming along as well, as he already had three perfect specimens of fish.

[mes]

This challenges has varying amounts of difficulty but that will make it a lot more interesting. I have been finding trouble settling into the Pinstar Legacy challenge mainly because well its a tad boring to me. So this should make my legacy gaming experience a ton of fun. Thank you for the wonderful challenge!

EDIT: there is a rule (#Two) to be exact that states the increse family size mod thing. Its called. "overstuffed household mod" but I cannot seem to find it and, I have actually been looking for a mod like that for some time. Could you tell me where I could find it? OH and a side note does anyone know how to get the awesome mod, and does it have anything to do with what i asked above? (Sorry i sound like a noob :faceslap: )

[tigger89]

@mes: There is indeed overstuffed as a feature of awesomemod. You can get it from MATY here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=618d59499018cae3d7f7a6bfecbfec8a&topic=15185.0
It changes a rediculous number of things, so check the readme before you install. Be warned that it may force you to update the mod about once a week, by refusing to let the game run. There used to be a check built into the mod, but it seems to be missing from the version I downloaded about two weeks ago. That doesn't mean it's missing from the most recent version, though.

I have another question about the organic challenge, because I don't think of these things earlier. All spouses througout the legacy have to max gardening by the adult lifestage, but I often don't get spouses younger than adult in my game(as in, they're adults when I marry them). There's no way to know their age beforehand, and while I've heard there's a subtle difference between YA and A faces, I can't see it myself with the graphics settings I have. Wouldn't it be more fair to have to max gardening before elderhood, since there's no way I can accidentally marry an elder?

[mes]

thank you so much tigger that was great help, i will take that into consideration about the updating thing as well!

[mes]

Tigger its says at the bottom the of the Organic Challenge its says that:
"All future generations born into the family must max the gardening skill by young adult hood.
All spouses that join the family are exempt from this."

So I think that means that the spouses dont have to max it? Just my guess!

[tigger89]

I made a post with the next part of my story in it, but MTS must have been hungry and eaten it for breakfast. Odd. Thanks for the clarification on the organic challenge. And I have another question, because apparently I'm incapable of asking them all at once! I promise I'm not doing this on purpose just to annoy you...
Is there a minimum number of plants I must have on my property at all times? Do I need to keep the 10 flowers/10 shrubs/10 trees/20 garden plants through the entire legacy, or is it only required to meet those numbers when they're mentioned in the rules?
Also, for pack rat,

Now on with my story. Alisha soon gave birth, though much to their surprise it wasn't a boy. Nor was it a girl. It was twins! This had definitely not been their plan, but Alisha and Alexander took it in stride and began to raise their twins. Ben seemed a bit odd, possibly even insane, and seemed to dislike the sun and breeze on his skin, much to their dismay. But he took to the peg box and toddler logic books like a fish to water. In contrat, his sister, Carrie, loved being outside. She also seemed to have Alisha's flair for the arts, because in addition to logical pursuits she also favored the xylophone and toddler art books. They both took after Alexander with their red hair and icy blue eyes, but their skin was much darker, clearly influenced by Alisha's darker tones.

Alisha finished her self-portrait - herself painting in the dress she got married in - shortly after she gave birth, and painted Alexander's portrait while he was eating one morning. They hung both portraits inside the outhouse, for lack of any better walls. Alexander had found a wide variety of fish, and had obtained mounted specimens of minnow, black goldfish, siamese catfish, red herring, rainbow trout and goldfish. He had also fished up perfect fish of the species minnow, black goldfish, red herring, rainbow trout and goldfish. He had maxed fishing, and was 5/13 of the way to his lifetime wish of a perfect aquarium. He planned to move to coastal waters once he maxed gardening in the next few days. Alisha had maxed her gardening, and had grown four perfect plants - an apple tree, a death flower, grapes and lettuce. She also had two perfect plants that had not yet reached maturity, a bell pepper plant and a tomato plant. Aside from those, her garden contained some money trees, garlic, flame fruit bushes, an onion plant, a potato plant and a watermelon vine. She also had an egg plant and a cheese plant, scientific oddities that she wasn't quite sure what to do with.

[tigger89]

The transition into adulthood came sooner than Alisha and Alexander had expected. Fortunately, they had both managed to max their gardening skill, in Alexander's case with no time to spare. Ben and Carrie grew into children, and Ben developed a love for fishing while Carrie started to feel as if luck was always on her side. While Ben divided his spare time between the blocks table and the fishing pond across the street, Carrie spent hours on her mother's easel, and even asked her parents to purchase a guitar for her, despite the fact that it was still too large for her to play. Alisha and Alexander were beginning to contemplate having a third child, but decided that they would let the twins grow up a little more first, in case it was multiples again.

Ben was becoming quite skilled at fishing, despite his dislike for the outdoors. At dinner one night, he was wondering how he could combine his love of fishing with the family trade, gardening, and Alisha suggested that he join the science career. Ben liked this idea so much that he decided that his lifetime wish was to advance to level 9 of the science career, and become a creature-robot crossbreeder. At around the same time, Alexander finally completed his collection of thirteen fish, and achieved his lifetime wish of having a perfect aquarium. He decided that his new goal in life was to fish up every fish able to be found in sunset valley, and set off for the science dome to search for the rumored robotic fish that swam in those waters. Alisha was still working in her garden, getting very close to perfect plants in several species. She found out that she was pregnant again, much to her joy. Alexander hoped it was a boy, but Alisha didn't care. In anticipation of the new baby, they decided to give their existing children their own cabins, so that they could study and sleep without the crying baby disrupting them. The cabins were small, just large enough to hold a bed, a small table for a lamp, and a hobby for the children to work on in solitude. Ben moved his blocks table into his room, while Carrie chose to take her easel.

Alisha went into labor when Ben and Carrie were just about to graduate elementary school. Much to her surprise, it was twins again! Both twins seemed to enjoy being outside, though it was too early to tell if they had any other differences. The resemblance was much stronger this time than it had been for Ben and Carrie. Allie had her mother's dark skin, while Jesse had a skintone much closer to his father's light skin. It was still too early to tell how the parents' other features had been passed down.

(Seriously, two sets of twins in a in the same family in a row? I'm not using the fertility booster, and there aren't even tvs or radios on my lot. My sims almost never go to community lots either, so I know Alisha isn't getting exposed to some kids shows by accident. She's eating mostly quick meals and leftover cake, nothing weird. I really hope I haven't bugged the save, and that it's just a freak occurrence and I'll stop having twins, because I really don't like playing with multiples. :( )

[tigger89]

Ah, another lawn-liver. I've been moving my offspring into their own cabins, but I don't know when(if ever) I'm going to get the main living stuff inside a house. There's just so many better things to spend my simoleons on. :p
And no, she hasn't eaten key lime pie or come in contact with a radio or tv at all. The only stuff she's eaten are quick meals, cake, and a few tomatoes and apples(not while she was pregnant). Unless someone had autonomously set out a boombox or something on a community lot that she was passing through, on the rare few times she left the home lot. That's the only thing I can think of, but it's probably just really bad luck. If I have twins in the next generation, I'll come back to it. :\

Shortly after the birth of the second set of twins, Ben and Carrie graduated from elementary school. Going into their teen years, Ben was beginning to cultivate an interest in gardening, while Carrie became very interested in vehicles of all kinds. After some debate, Alexander and Alisha used some prize money they'd won with their produce to purchase Carrie a cheap car. It wasn't much, but it would get her around town. Both twins decided that it would be useful to them to learn the family trade, and they managed to persuade their parents to let them take some time off school to study gardening techniques, with the promise that they'd go back by the time they were fifteen and work twice as hard to make up for lost time. They leaped into their studies with both feet, spending all day at the library studying. The younger twins were a handful. Ben and Carrie had been hard enough, and they had come along when their parents were still young. Alisha and Alexander were feeling the pressure of middle age now, and wanted to slow their life down, but there was no rest with the two infants around.

[tigger89]

I'm online on the pc I play the sims on to upload some screenshots I took. I'm not going to do this too often, maybe only once or twice a generation, but at least there's a picture associated with the characters now.

This is Alexander:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7816/alexander.jpg

And Alisha:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4645/alisha.jpg

Their wedding day:
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4917/alishaalexanderwedding.jpg
They hadn't purchased a shower yet.

Ben and Carrie as children playing tag in the garden:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8958/benandcarrieingarden.jpg
You can't really see it in that picture(due to the dim lighting and .jpg compression), but Ben looked like a monkey from when he was a toddler through childhood. I was so afraid of what he'd look like as a teen or adult, but luckily it turned out okay.

The cabin Ben sleeps in:
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/6060/scabin.jpg
Carrie painted that picture. I saw the picture of a little boy fishing on her easel, and loved how it was almost like she was painting her twin. So I hung it in his cabin. :)

The cabin Carrie sleeps in:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6060/scabin.jpg
Ben fished up that candle from the pond across the street. I pretended he gave it to her in thanks for the picture she painted.

Alexander achieving his LTW:
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No, I didn't keep the fish around. Where would I have stored them? I'm going to build an extensive catacombs underground for the purpose of storing collection items, skill certificates and other generational reward decoration objects, but I haven't had the funds to create that project yet.

Ben and Carrie as teens, sharing a breakfast of leftover birthday cake:
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That's not a horribly burnt loaf of bread on the table, it's the box of seeds (http://modthesims.info/download.php?t=415450).
And Ben still looks like a monkey from this angle, but his face actually looks like his father's from the front, so it's fine. That hair, though...he aged up into it, and it makes him look like such a dork. I almost changed it in CAS, then I decided that he's a pretty big dork anyway, so why not let him keep the hair? :p

[tigger89]

You're so adventurous, trying for the architect LTW. I'm not even going to attempt that one, as I've heard it's nearly impossible(Assuming you get a perfect score for every renovation from the start, and work every day from when you're a YA to when you're an elder, you'd have to do at least two renovations EVERY DAY, sometimes three!), even with your own crafted objects.

Have you decided who will lead the next generation or are you gonna wait it out till the (new) twins are all grown?

It's going to be one of the younger twins(I always make the heir be one of the youngest siblings, to minimize the number of sims in my house at a time), but I don't know which one yet. I'm going to see how they roll their traits, and probably make a decision when they're teens. It will probably also depend on who looks better. :P

I've decided to keep an outdoors-type theme to my legacy lot, and planned out some of the buildings in game(haven't built them yet, due to funds, but I put some flooring down to remind myself where they go). There's going to be six themed(flame fruit, fish, china, egypt, france, ???, ???) 4x5 cabins for children/single adults to reside in(each one having a private toilet/sink, a bed, and maybe a few other things according to cabin theme and the current resident), and one bigger lodge(maybe twice as large?) which will house the current heir and spouse, and any infants or toddlers who need cribs. Then there'll be some sort of loft or platform on top of that building for the grandparents to live in, if they're still alive when the next generation is marrying and having children. There's also going to be a small bathhouse with showers and bathtubs in it. Pretty much everything else is going to be on the lawn(I don't anticipate owning many electronics, and those that I do buy can live in the cabins), or under a pavilion. Then, of course, I'll stick all my collectibles underground. Yay for relatively cheap building concepts, but I think it works for a legacy of farmers.

My game crashed and I lost a few days, which is annoying because when you have two toddlers at once a few days takes a long time to replay. The weekend is over, but hopefully I'll get a chance to play again soon, maybe on wednesday.

[l.aaronfrederick]

I am really interested in trying this legacy challenge, but I have one question. I have the Ambitions xpac, and I cannot find a lot on the new map that is 14,700. Can I find the most expensive (3,200) and then use the familyfunds to reduce my cash down to the normal 800?

[Envie42]

Hi, I am new to the MTS community and just returning to TS3 after a long hiatus. We're building new PCs and mine will be tailored specifically for a lot of Sims3 playing and building. I love to build 'odd' lots and communities so the challenge idea is really great and yours is particularly detailed. I agree that some of the earlier challenges seemed a bit easy-mode and since I rarely ever play the game as it was originally intended, this legacy challenge is a good one.

One thing I'd suggest adding as a mini-challenge to go with your other great ideas is an insanity-runs-in-the-family challenge. I've seen it done other ways but one thing I have done in the past is hand down one common trait of 'insane' (or genius, or both) in my families, which combined with some other traits leads to some hilarious outcomes. You can't take this one very seriously because you end up with all sorts of odd sim habits and relationships. I had one rambling mess of a house (kept adding a couple more rooms each generation) that was truly an insane family's crazy house. They hoarded things and decorated weirdly but it was fun!

I just ordered Ambitions to catch up my old game on EPs when we get our new systems built in the next few weeks. Then I'm all primed (its on preorder) for Late Night. Looking forward to all of that plus trying your legacy challenge then as well.

Thanks for all the detailed work on this challenge.

[HiddenGoddess1]

Edit: Forgot to mention the mini challenges ive chosen to do.
- Baby baker for 60 points
- Naive for 30 points
- Legacy in reality for 10 points.


Had to combine part one and two due to posts getting deleted in thread crisis.





PART ONE

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This is Ethan and Isabella Legacy. ( They are not yet married but share the same name for some unknown reason. They are not siblings either. lmao. ) They are young, poor, in love, and living on their own for the first time.

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Isabella- is green thumbed, family oriented, born saleswoman, schmoozer and savvy sculpter kind of sim. Her deepest desire however is to have 5 children and raise them to teens. Cause once they are teens the job is done....right?!



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- Ethan- is a mooch, who is slobby but he is also ambitious and quite the angler. Hide your possessions though he is known for being a bit of a klepto. He cant help it though, his deepest lifelong wish has been to have 50,000 big ones in his pocket, to be literally swimming in cash.

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Ethan was showing off the new lifelong residence that he had found totally vacant for the taking. Isabella was less then impressed. Having come from more then ethan ( not much, but more was still more ) this homeless lifestyle came as a shock to her. But she loved Ethan and where he went she followed.

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Seeing as how there was actually nothing else fun to do on the lot, they christened the place with a wild woohoo.

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It was shortlived however ( poor ethan ) and they were back to where they started. they had to face the reality that this was their life now.

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sometimes reality just bites. Things were about to get a teensy bit more complicated.

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Isabella told Ethan that night, he took the news surprisingly well. After all, he loved Isabella, what she did he was right alongside her.
Corners had to be cut though. They decided they would survive purely on cra-ahem kraft dinner. The baby came first.

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Eventually however the constant non nutrition based Kraft dinner, got to poor ethan, started messing with his mind. Made him delusional, and high strung. He was worried. He was not pulling in enough as a filing clerk, and promotions were simply not coming fast enough. Every day Isabellas belly grew and grew and grew.
So he took to taking.

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And he took a lot. He was finally able to sell the things off and things seemed better...for a short while.

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Some cultures call this Karma. Ethan Took from others and now he will have something taken. His right to make Kraft Dinner.

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He tried for hours to extinguish that flame. Long after the flames had already been put out, and the stove was nothing but a pile of ash He could be heard blocks down yelling " NOOOOO. Not the stove anything but the stove "
The finances took a hit. Again.

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Luckily they had managed to recieve quite some money for that car and for the laptop ( and other things not photographed )
They were able to obtain a toilet, a shower a lovely tv and a new lush bed ( its only a single, ethan claimed he needed it most. The kraft dinner seemed to really take a toll on his health, he suffered bone loss and other terrible problems. Maybe he just wanted the bed. But Isabella didnt care, she loves ethan. What he needed she would try to give him....some days though...she was beginning to resent him.

Shouldnt the pregnant women have the nice bed? She had to eat the kraft dinner too after all...

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Trying to get her health back to what it was...and possibly longing for her pre-pregnancy figure days. Isabella began to eat a wholesome diet of watermelons. It had nothing to do with the fact that she desired a daughter.....Which she did.

Ethan wanted a son. So we shall keep this secret for her hmm?

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As her belly swelled Isabella could already feel her motherly instincts taking over. She couldnt be concerned with Ethans lazy slobbish behaviour, the only thing that mattered right now was this.

* kick kick * and the baby agreed.

She still loves Ethan though.

PART TWO

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Isabella had given Ethan a stern talking to. Or actually she more or less just had one of those infamous pregnancy hormonal breakdowns. Said some stuff along the lines of " I feel underappreciated " and " You think im fat thats what this is all about isnt it" AND " You dont love me anymore "

Needless to say Ethan cleaned up his act throughout the rest of her pregnancy, and was doting and loving. He even talked to the baby on a nightly basis.

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At last the day was here. Ethan insisted they go to the hospital. Isabella screamed through the contractions that there was no time, this baby was coming and it was coming NOW.

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It didnt end up being quite as push and done as Isabella had hoped. But still was that any excuse for Ethans blatant inner douche to rear its ugly head once more.

Tv Really? Thought Isabella while struggling to hold herself up.

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Ethan became a blur. Just a blobby blur once Emma was born. She was pink and wriggly and oh so cute.
Sadly Isabella could only pick one trait for her perfect little angel. Half her pregnancy was a nightmare no thanks to...Ethan. Ok so maybe its not such a blur afterall.

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Thankfully Emmas random trait was 'brave' and seeing as how there was no family trait to pass down since some are not there for the infant age, Isabella chose to roll. She rolled Genius. Got very lucky with this one.

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The day after Isabella gave birth, she cleaned the house from top to bottom and cared for Emma. Even though she was still so exhausted from giving birth she had no choice, Ethan had left a big trail of mess wherever he went. He was such a slob. Such a filthy slob.

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Isabella was angry. She was reaching her wits end. And it began to show in her sculptures.
Yikes. If i were Ethan id be afraid.

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And he was. After coming home from an easy days work of proccessing reports ( yes he finally got a new promotion. ) He spotted Isabella staring blankly at her killer bunny statue and breathing heavily... He ushered her to bed and decided that he would spend some quality time with his daughter.

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By the end of the night, Ethan had survived. He took care of Emma all by himself. And he did a pretty darn good job, He knew Isabella would be very impressed with him. Maybe they would woohoo.
He layed Emma in the crib, understanding at that moment what all the fuss was about. She was pretty darn precious.

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Then the strangest thing happened.

Isabella woke up in the morning to find Emma starving, stinky and laying on the ground infront of the crib. She decided she would never trust Ethan with her again. He couldnt even do one simple thing. It was just too much to ask from him.

Isabella loathed Ethan.


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Poor Emma was traumatized. She was craving human interaction. Isabella could not figure out how one child could be so neglected in one day.

Ethan swore to her over a brief telephone conversation that he had taken great liberty of fawning over Emma all of yesterday and he had placed her lovingly in her crib by nights end.

So on top of being a theif, and a douche, Ethan is now a liar.

And the " con " list keeps on growing.

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Emma's birthday arrived. Between the awkward moments, and glares passed between Isabella and Ethan they managed to ' make nice ' for Emma's party. The fact that they had guests over and Zelda Mae was playing relaxing, peace inspiring tunes on her guitar also had a large effect on the cheery atmosphere.

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And so Emma grew. A foot overnight.

[tigger89]

TheFoundersLegacy, I had a another question about the pack rat challenge but I answered it for myself. Sorry. :P

When Ben and Carrie arrived home, they were surprised to see that their cabins had been expanded and more furniture moved in. No longer would they have to share an outhouse with everybody else in their family, they had their own private bathroom inside their cabins now. The other furnishings were pretty sparse, consisting of a single bed and a bedside table, but they each moved some of their own stuff inside to fill up the rest of the space. Ben, who was staying in the cabin themed after Angelfish, added a desk so that he could study indoors, and a table to display his pet fish. Carrie, who was staying in the Flame Fruit cabin, moved in her easel and guitar. Alisha and Alexander also had plans to renovate their own cabin, but they were low on funds with the new babies and all, so they decided to do that later. Carrie was spending a lot of time thinking about her future. She planned to seek employment in an artistic field, such as the orchestra, but wasn't sure that her life's desire was to rise to the top of a career. She mostly enjoyed studying the arts, and raising her skills. One night over dinner, Ben suggested that she devote her life to developing her skills, rather than in pursuit of a career. She agreed, and decided that her lifetime want was to become a renaissance sim.

Allie and Jesse were growing up quickly, and had already reached toddlerhood. Jesse had his father's eyes and complexion, but a shade of blond hair that prompted many jokes about the mailman. Allie had her mother's eyes and skintone, as well as her dark hair, though Allie's hair was closer to black than her mother's dark brown. Their personalities were already beginning to distinguish themselves. While Jesse reminded his parents very much of his sister in his pursuit of artistic knowledge, Allie didn't have much patience for her toddler toys. She was always crawling away, in pursuit of things she found more interesting. Alisha and Alexander thought she was very brave for a toddler, but it only served to make her even more of a handful. In the middle of all this, Alexander was paid a large premium for bringing some of the garden's best garlic produce to the grocery store, and they used the money to build a two-room lodge for themselves. The front room was smaller and held two cribs for the twins, and the back room was larger and held a bed, bathroom area, and space to store anything they wanted. Alexander propped up a sleeping gnome mcmulty that he'd fished out of a lake on his bedside table, and Alisha put a trophy she'd won for being one of the town's best gardeners in the corner. They also finally moved their portraits out of the outhouse and into their bedroom.

[pissonu]

I finally finished reading the rules and some of the posted stories and I feel inspired to take on the Challenge! I have never actually played a legacy challenge before but this one seems really in depth and offers a lot of options which I like. Most of my game play thus far has consisted of lots of kachings and motherlodes and just a lot of cheating in general. I'm excited to try playing the game with some rules for a change. Let the sim suffering begin!

[tigger89]

Renaissance sim huh? I would despise that. Too much gardening and fishing for my liking lol. Seems like it works out wonderfully for you though. Sounds like your legacy is really coming together, they have really upgrading their living arrangements! Private bathrooms and everything, nice nice! Sucks you lost those days, you probably dont want to hear it, but sometimes it works out for the better. Its fun to go back in time and have a do-over. If only real life were so simple. haha.

She's going to raise the skills gardening(because of the organic challenge), which will be out of the way by the time she's a YA, and then logic and guitar for her career. She'll probably also have painting maxed, and a decent skill in photography. Don't really want to have too many sims fishing all the time, and since her brother is doing the science career he'll be at the lake a lot.

And yeah, I did kind of enjoy the do-over. I didn't waste several hours at the library this time(the first time, the twins finished the gardening book volume 1 and I forgot to tell them to move on to volume 2 >_>), and the aging-up sequence(everybody stops what they're doing and swarms the kitchen area, x2 because it's twins) went a lot smoother the second time.

Man, speaking of prettiest children...or a lack thereof...I think Alexander's facial structure is what's causing monkey-face syndrome in the children. I spent a lot of time playing with the sliders for him, and getting his jaw/chin/mouth area just right. Ben has his lower face structure, and Carrie does not, and ditto for the monkey-face. Both of the younger twins are also monkey-faced, though to a lesser extent than Ben was, and since they're M/F twins it's not just a male thing. I'll see how they look like when they age into teens, and test my hypothesis.

[Amaira]

All the stories so far are really awesome. I laughed at Tigger's monkey-face syndrome comment. I've noticed that when I've created two "perfectly gorgeous" sims then have them have a child together, over 90% of the time that child will be butt ugly. O.o

This challenge officially looks like it will be a blast. I'm so excited to start. Here are the mini-challenges I picked

Freedom - 35
Naive -30
Fairy Godsimmer -15
Haunted House -10
Anti-service - 10

That makes 100 points which is quite a few challenges but I didn't pick any of the big ones so I am fairly confident I can pull them off. I'll post story stuffage after I get started. Can't wait to see where all the other people's stories go. :gjob:

[Amaira]

So it begins.

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This is Amaira Warneham. She is an artistic bookworm who adores the outdoors. From a sheltered childhood she has an innocent naivety about her and some would call her childish. She also gets excited, a lot...

After Amaira hit teen years things with her family started going down hill. It wasn't that she was a "problem" teen or anything like that. Her parents were simply... well themselves for lack of better terminology. They were very protective and into sheltering Amaira. The fact that she was the youngest and only girl of her siblings didn't really help the situation. Though they gave her an excellent foundation when she got to the age where she wanted to discover herself her parents couldn't allow it from a mixture of fear and desire for control. As the fights grew worse and more frequent Amaira determined to leave. A friend introduced her to Adrian Brooks online. Adrian wanted a new start as well. So they agreed to meet up and take a chance together.

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This is Adrian Brooks. He has a great passion for computers and could be called a workaholic (though those who are closest to him know it is more a desire for knowledge and ambition to be the best he can). He likes things to be neat and is something of a renaissance man, able to do electric and plumbing work. His least favorite thing is spending money.

His childhood and teen years where not sheltered at all. His father was a Navy man and extremely strict with him and his younger brother. His mother while sweet was not the brightest of them all and his brother took after her in that respect. Though he was close to his mother they were very different and his brother was the momma's boy. His father wasn't someone who you easily got close to. That in combination with his traits and preferences made him always feel like the black sheep of the family. He had determined to set out and make his way in the world. The introduction to Amaira came at just the right time in his life.

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This is their new home. Neither of them had any illusions that it would be easy and they both know it could always be worse. Amaira loves the outdoors and Adrian loves being secluded and away from the main city. With all the necessities they don't have anything to really complain about. Well except for the occasional lack of entertainment...

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The view from their lot is inspiring for any up and coming painter.

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As the days have passed they have found ways to entertain themselves with games of tag in the early mornings... Amaira is a bit puzzled as to why Adrian would choose to play tag in his undies but just thinks each to their own (plus thoughts of his cuteness start crossing her mind). Their bond starts to develop. Could it become something more then just great friends?

(sorry for the length and the lack of great writing XD. I just really get into their stories and tend to blab.)

[KirstieBunny]

I'm really enjoying this legacy challenge.

I started my family with these mini-challenges:

Tacky Tourist
Pack Rats
Legacy in Reality
Ambrosia-Allergic
Unlively Lifefruit
Haunted House
Naïve
First born rights

I decided to document each sims life after it has ended so I can see the legacy in snippets.

My first Generation 0 sim, Don, just had his moment with the grim reaper. Here is his story

Don Mason
Mason Family Generation 0

97 Days Total
170097 Lifetime points
Master of the Arts Achievement
Rock Star (Top of the Musician Career)

Don knew he had to start somewhere. His parents had passed on, leaving him a small inheritance but little else.

He loved being outside so he bought the biggest possible piece of land he could find. It was in an upscale neighborhood, close to fishing and an amazing view of the ocean. But like most people coming into adulthood, he vastly underestimated the cost of daily living. Those things like food, a place to sleep and even a roof over his head had been provided by his parents and he had taken them for granted.

He decided to get a roommate. The only one who would take him up on his offer was Carly, an orphan teenager who had very little to offer. But she said she loved to garden and would make use of the land. The lack of more suitable roommates might have been because he didn’t actually have any rooms built yet.

Carly started planting voraciously from day one. He tried to keep up with her gardening but just never got the hang of it. All Don wanted to do was work on his art; on the easel and with the guitar.

Once he was a full adult he realized this ‘living off the land’ thing Carly was into just wasn’t working for him. He went to the local theatre and begged for whatever job they could give him, all they had open was “professional fan”. Some of those concerts were so bad, he wouldn’t have attended them if he hadn’t had been paid, but that was the point of the job, right? To get warm bodies in the seats or mosh pits.

Don played the guitar every chance he had and was soon noticed at work. It was to his great surprise that he had been raised to the status of Rock Star just by doing what he loved. The celebrity status wasn’t all it had been cracked up to be, so after one big goodbye concert he quit his job and mostly disappeared from public life.

His priorities had changed over the many days with Carly. She had gone from scrawny teenager to a beautiful young adult and the love of his life.
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After they were married, she continued to be a stay at home gardener. They waited to be sure the relationship would last before they decided to have a child.

Daemon was born late in Don’s life but the impact was pronounced. Don suddenly wanted to leave something behind for his family. With old age creeping into his bones he set out on a mission to leave behind a legacy of his paintings for the family. He decorated the house with 15 of his best, hoping they would bring joy to future generations.

Don thought back to his first days as an adult and realized art on the walls wasn’t going to be enough, the family needed some liquid assets. He called his agent and set up one last big event, an autograph signing outside the old theatre where his career had started.
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The turnout was amazing and after that he went to bed every night knowing he had done the best he could for his family.
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One night the night the inevitable did happen and he went somewhat reluctantly with the shadowy figure.
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He regretted that he would never see Daemon grow into the amazing adult Don believed he could be. He knew Carly would be heartbroken, but hoped she would find some kind of joy after he was gone and be a loving mother to Daemon.

[tigger89]

It was an eventful day in the Forley family. Alisha finally reached her lifetime want of having a perfect garden on the same day that Allie and Jesse finished learning their toddler skills and the older twins both maxed their gardening skill. Feeling inadequate, Alexander decided that he would lead the celebration. He declared that he would take Ben and Carrie on a vacation to the place of their choice, while Alisha stayed home to spend more time in her garden and with the toddlers. The location of their trip was a hot topic at dinner that night. Carrie wanted to go to Champs Les Sims, to explore the center of art and culture. Ben wanted to visit Al Simhara, because of the crocodile his father had once brought home from the grocery store. Finally, Alexander settled the argument by informing Carrie that, while Champs Les Sims may be the center of the arts, no other city in the world rivaled Al Simhara for photography. Eager to learn this new skill, Carrie agreed with her brother and father that Egypt was their destination.

[HiddenGoddess1]

While this reply is for Envie, you should all read it because I have made a new change to the Point guideline post. Read below to find out about the exciting new change!!


One thing I'd suggest adding as a mini-challenge to go with your other great ideas is an insanity-runs-in-the-family challenge. I've seen it done other ways but one thing I have done in the past is hand down one common trait of 'insane' (or genius, or both) in my families, which combined with some other traits leads to some hilarious outcomes. You can't take this one very seriously because you end up with all sorts of odd sim habits and relationships. I had one rambling mess of a house (kept adding a couple more rooms each generation) that was truly an insane family's crazy house. They hoarded things and decorated weirdly but it was fun!


Hello Envie! Welcome to The Founders Legacy Challenge :D Thank you for all of your lovely compliments, I hope you do give the legacy a try and find it as fufilling and fun as i have so far. I hope to see your story/pictures and what not posted on here too for us all to see! Speaking of 'envie' im super envious that you are getting a custom built computer tailored for sims 3! That would be so lovely!! Lol.

In regards to your suggestion, I really appreciated it, i love hearing suggestions. I considered it, but figured a trait wouldn't really fit so well as a 'challenge' exactly. Especially when people would probably use a positive trait to help advance easier- Which is the opposite of a mini challenge really. However i didn't exactly rule out your great suggestion and i found out a way to put a spin on one of my original ideas and to incorporate your idea into it as well.

See post 2 on the first page of this thread under " New Trait".While my previous rule for that challenge had been that every sim who wanted the option to select any trait that they wanted would have to go through trials to do so. Now i have changed the rules to make it a one time type challenge. Once one sim completes it, all other sims born into the legacy are able to pick any trait they wish ( besides genius which will still have to be earned by each sim who wishes to have it. ) So you could pick your insane trait for every sim if you wished to do so, but you have to get one sim to complete the rather difficult challenge first. Read the post if you are confused.

I have also made small changes to the point category " Skillful " So check that out too. Basically i put a cap on how many sims are able to earn those points vs before letting as many as possible earn it. Now only one sim per generation is able to earn the point for maxing out every skill. This way not everyone will feel so obligated and frantic to make every sim have maxed out skills. It takes away a lot of the fun when it was done like that, so i figured it had to be changed.

In other words i have read all of these fabulous stories! Unfortunately I need to go and eat my dinner so i dont have time to reply to them all just yet. I will be back in a few to reply to you all in greater detail. I love them all though! Keep em coming!

[Envie42]

Thanks for the warm welcome and that's awesome you integrated the ability to pass a trait each time with the one time challenge. I'm already looking forward to this legacy challenge (and just being able to play Sims again in general haha). Yes its very cool of hubby to build me a system that will be tailored specifically to the processing demands of TS3. He likes to play sometimes too and we'll be working on a CAW project together.

I'm enjoying everyone's stories as they play out with this legacy and it gives me lots of ideas for mine. Good job with all the details, much more interesting than standard legacy challenges.

[HiddenGoddess1]

Ladyofzeworld.- Another update from the lives of Neo and Mint! Love those two already, Can't get enough of them...er...except maybe Neo. LOl. I think i have seen enough of him for a lifetime, and by that i mean the shower scene. Has he no shame!! haha. Too funny. Gotta love poverty.
Glad Mint finally told Neo. Maybe he should rethink his doctor career, she looked VERY pregnant, even i would have guessed long ago. Poor delusional Neo. He seems a little stuck on having a son too. Uh-oh if i were Mint i would be worried! Excited to find out what they are having!

In answer to your question i plan to upload my story either tonight or tomorrow! I've been too busy playing it and testing things out, but your right, I ought to get it up! And to your other question, I hate adding house extensions because well....it just bores the pants offa me. I don't know what it is. Doing shapes with walls just gets to me after awhile, And it's so time consuming. Just not my cup of tea. Guess we all have our things. Im surprised building is your favorite part of sims! Mine would have to be having sim babies and watching the family lines grow and grow and seeing genetics do it's magic. It's the best.

pissonu- Glad you are inspired to take on the challenge!! It's very rewarding ( in my opinion ) to be able to tackle the cheating urge, and see your family grow and prosper from hard work alone. You sound a lot like my sister. She is a constant kaching and motherlode user, she wants all of her sims to be princesses I gather. But where is the fun in that. After while it's just boring. They can have anything they want whenever they want it, no skill, no work, just enter a code and bam. No wonder rich people often go crazy huh? Anyway i hope you love the challenge, and hope you feel the urge to post your story for us all to see! Enjoy your sims suffering!! Lol.


- Will continue my replys on new post shortly -

[HiddenGoddess1]

Amaira- Glad you could join us!! I agree with you about the ' pretty sims = ugly offspring thing ' Which is why i make 1 pretty sim and 1 average looking one now. I think it has to do with the fact that two gorgeous sims are often very unique looking, with their features suiting and going with every feature on their faces as a whole. But when they have an offspring it takes some features from one unique sim and some from the other and slaps them on the offspring, some features just do not compliment each other. The kids end up looking like tigger has mentioned...monkeys...or worse even. lol.

Ooh you chose the freedom mini challenge, haven't seen that chosen yet. It's one of the only ones i probably won't try myself. Not because its impossible or hard but because i must control all of my sims, even if they are only insignificant non-heir children. I just can not relinquish my control! I always have my free will completely off!
Amaira's beautiful! Love her eyes and her hair color! Artistic sims are the best aren't they? The lot is beautiful, is that a waterfall coming down I see? Nice!
Cute that they are playing tag in the mornings to pass the long empty hours, lol. Amaira is pointing at Adrians butt! I think she is showing more then an interest in him! Hahaa.
I don't think you were blabbing at all, i thought your story was awesome so far. Your not the only one who got into it! Looking forward to reading more and seeing how they progress!

KirstieBunny-

Glad you have been enjoying the challenge! So awesome of you to come here and post your story! Your already pretty far in, great job! Fun mini challenge combo you have chosen too!

Glad to see you remembered that the founders are Generation 0. I was a tad worried that people would be confused by that because of the old legacy challenge starting at Generation 1 right off the bat. Was worried people would end up finishing the challenge a generation too short!
Gotta love the name Don too. Lol.
I love the way you are documenting it. It's great to see it in review form like this. He achieved a pretty awesome amount of lifetime points- your doing awesome! Great picture of the wedding day- i got a kick out of the sprinkler watering the money tree while they were saying their little sim vows of love.
Only one suggestion- you should post up a photo of the house in aerial view, so we can see what the house looks like every generation and how it grows and such.
Looking forward to seeing Daemon and seeing what he achieves for the legacy household!

Tigger-
Hooray for Alisha getting her lifetime want!! I don't think i have ever achieved that one before myself, so congrats to you!

Poor Alexander feeling so inadequate, at least he got a vacation out of it while Alisha has to stay home with the youngest twins. pffft. Unfair! Glad to hear they are finished with learning their toddler skills. Have they finished reading all of the skill books though? Hooray for Al Simhara and photography! Better have them get a camera while they are there, so that whichever heir you do end up picking can snap a picture of Alisha and Alexander in elder age to earn one of the ' Photography points '!
Silly Ben. Snakes are so much cooler then crocodiles. He should have mentioned that Carrie could become a snake charmer in Al Simhara, i bet there would have been no further arguement, because that is just plain cool! ;)

Envie42-
Your very very welcome!! Im looking forward to seeing how you enjoy the challenge and hopefully reading your story or seeing pictures, when will your computer be done again? Ok now im just REALLY envious of you. I have always dreamed for my hubs to play the sims alongside me. He played it for like 10 minutes a year ago, his sims all died and he decided he didn't like it because it was too hard. Seriously? Lol.
Do you know what the specs for your sims computer are going to be? Not meaning to be nosey, but i don't even know what's good and i have always wanted to see about getting one built for me, but i wouldn't even really know what to ask for to get optimal sims performance.

I would love to work on my own CAW project. But I made 2 toddler shirts for the first time the other day. Even THAT was pushing my limits. I'm not good with technical things, and i hear CAW is tough and quite tedious, it takes some a couple weeks to months even to complete one. I admire the perserverance it must take to complete such a thing. My patience would run out with something like that and i would probably get frustrated and smash my computer or something. It would be fun to complete it with someone though, and slowly plugg away at it. I myself am too hooked on creating and playing challenges! Let me know how your CAW project goes, im interested in seeing how the process unfolds.

Everyone
I just gotta say to all of you how much I love how you are all making such amazing storylines out of basic legacy pictures! Your all so awesome! I actually have to pose my sims to even get a decent idea for a story in my head. I have tried to follow them around snapping pictures as they go about daily life events, but i guess im not creative enough with writing stories to think up a decent story to go with the pictures. Maybe it'll come to me one day. But probably not... You guys are fabulous!

[Amaira]

KirstieBunny your generation 0 has such a sweet story. I gotta admit I have always loved the name Daemon for a male kid. It's just a really pretty name, or handsome if you'd rather ;). I agree with HiddenGoddess about your giving us all this info --> 97 Days Total
170097 Lifetime points
Master of the Arts Achievement
Rock Star (Top of the Musician Career)
It is a good idea.

Tigger do you have some secret? I have tried to get the perfect garden tons of times but have never managed. I got the perfect aquarium once but never the perfect garden. I can never seem to find a flame fruit seed T_T. Also I feel your pain with the twins thing, my sims just had twins. I think Amaira was watching the cartoon channel behind my back. I should keep a better eye on that one...

Thanks for the compliment on Amaira, HiddenGoddess, I had fun making her. The lot is the one in ummm... gah totally blanking on the name of the town, it is the default one for the base game, anywhoots it is the lot that is way off to the side and right by that fishing lake with the waterfall. Sometimes it's annoying with the camera since it is pretty much surrounded by cliffs. It isn't the biggest but I ended up using a cheat to get therir money to 3800 because I have some unhealthy obsession with moving sims to that lot. As for the pic where Amaira is pointing at Adrian's butt that was totally not on purpose. I didn't even notice she was doing that till I uploaded the pic. That's one of my favorite things about playing though, sims can be such goofballs sometimes.

I did have a quick questions too, we don't have to take our sims on vacations correct? I was just wondering because with my generation 0 I have mainly concentrated on just getting the house I want built and getting them a good financial base and stuff for their future generations. I didn't read anything about vacations being a necessary for all generations but I just wanted to make sure so I don't break any rules :)

[tigger89]

Tigger do you have some secret? I have tried to get the perfect garden tons of times but have never managed. I got the perfect aquarium once but never the perfect garden. I can never seem to find a flame fruit seed T_T.
You don't need one of every plant to get that LTW. You only need to get 8 perfect plants. In fact, this legacy I'm missing the life fruit plant so far. It's not a huge deal, since I don't eat life fruit or ambrosia when I play, but I'd like to have some laying around for opportunities, fertilizer, or any other random use I might need them for.
It's still pretty tough to raise the plants to perfect quality, especially for the first generation starting from normal quality. I usually have a small garden where I get rid of each plant after it's been harvested once, and immediately plant a higher quality version of it. I also use fertilizer to speed up the process, for grapes and plants of uncommon quality and above.

The vacation is going slowly, because I'm determined to get every ounce of productivity out of it, and, if possible, get Alexander to visa level 3 to start purchasing property. I'm going to post an update once I've finished the vacation.

[Amaira]

I usually have a small garden where I get rid of each plant after it's been harvested once, and immediately plant a higher quality version of it. I also use fertilizer to speed up the process, for grapes and plants of uncommon quality and above.

That's a great idea Tigger thanks for the tip :) Looking forward to hearing how the older twins and Alexander got along on their vacation.

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For several days Adrain's and Amaira's concentration was centered around work and the desire to have a stable amount of money in their bank. With Amaira always working on her books and Adrian working on getting a raise at the police office things were crazy for a while.

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As they grew more and more steady things slowed down and they were able to spend more time just hanging out together. With that came romance and it wasn't long before Adrian was asking Amaira to be his.

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They each began to have their own hobbies and make new friends. Even Amaira found someone who truly appreciated and understood her unique sense of humor.

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Adrian soon got the raise he had so hoped for and his hard work really started paying off. Raises seemed to come on a regular basis and the neighborhood respected and liked him. Whenever he questioned people they were more then willing to respond. This, of course, had it's downsides also. Some sims liked to share everything including such things as eating their waffles and then suddenly being horrified to discover they were burnt on the bottom.

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With Adrian's raise and several of Amaira's books being best sellers they decided that it was time to become official. They had a beautiful wedding in their backyard with their closest friends. Everyone agreed it was a night to remember.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys.

It's me the original creator of this challenge. I'm aware that the mainpage states that 'hiddengoddess1' is the main creator and also I am VERY aware of the current state of our thread.
Over half of the rules are missing. I have been MIA the past couple of days because i have been trying to get everything fixed and send proof that i was who i said i was.

A mod unknowingly merged my account with the account of my sister, they weren't aware of our current situation, and then the thread got deleted accidently. Now the mod and I are trying to recover everything and fix up the thread, but it could take some time. So I ask you all to be patient in the meantime with this mess of a thread, and just continue your challenges as normal and posting your stories on here and what not. ( Don't worry they will not be deleted, ever. lol )
If you guys need the rules to continue your challenges there is a link in my siggy that will take you to the rules. Sorry for all this hassle, it's the only way I can do it. I can't get the rules on the homepage for now. So sorry guys!! Eventually it'll all be fixed up as it was.

PS: I have tried to message you guys but you seem to have your privacy/options settings set to not allow PM'S from other members.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Amaira-

It was actually me who wrote to you last, not hiddengoddess, under my old account by this same name. ( I had to create a new one while i wait for the mod to seperate my sister and I's account once again. ) Long story, but see above for the gist of it.

I agree sims are bigtime goofballs. I always wonder what crazy thing they are going to do next! I would have an unhealthy obsession to that lot too, its beautiful, I wouldn't have guessed it was sunset valley!
No you do not need to go on Vacations. That rule is for people --( like me, lol ) who go on vacations every chance they can so that they can get rich or have completely skilled sims with ease. My sister hates taking vacations and she would be pretty upset if I made the challenge rules with vacations being mandatory. The only thing that IS mandatory is that you can not take more then the max allowed amount per age stage.

I feel your pain with the gardening thing. I haven't been able to achieve that either so far. I always find flame fruit seeds though!! You should buy that ' collection helper' reward, and go for the seeds in far off places, they are usually the rare seeds. Thats the only advice i can really give you for that. Im an excellent seed hunter. Lol.


Lovely new update!!
I LOVE those table chairs!! Do you remember where you got them? They are too awesome for words! Looks like Amaira and Adrian are doing really well. The lot is acquiring many more possessions!
Love Amaira's wedding dress-Gorgeous. Her and Adrian are so cute together! The waffle comment made me laugh. Haha. Really enjoying your legacy. Can't wait for your next update!


Tigger-

Haha, your like me. My vacations take forever. I want them to be super worthwhile so i make sure i don't miss a second of it. Takes up many seconds in my life thats for sure! As hard as i try though, i still am never able to get one of my sims to a level 3 visa on the first trip, even with the prepared traveller reward. I've gotten to 98% one time. THAT was really aggravating.
Can't wait to hear your update and see how productive the trip was!

Ugh im really wanting to post my story, but with the mod going to be fixing up my account I really don't know whats going to happen to this one, since I may get my old 'TheFoundersLegacy' back. Not that i mind since it had the caps in the right places. lol.

[tigger89]

PS: I have tried to message you guys but you seem to have your privacy/options settings set to not allow PM'S from other members.
I can receive PMs. :\

Well that wasn't as productive of a vacation as I'd hoped. I was driving myself crazy trying to make money with two sims while my third ran in pursuit of visa points, and I finally gave up. I can come back in a later generation and powergame a sim to visa level 3, as long as I start them off as teens(two vacations at that life stage should make visa level 3, no matter what, and I'll have more cash to burn later on). I ended up using Alexander to make money while Carrie and Ben had fun. And just a note about my vacations: I don't like the idea of using vacations as "free" time to grind skills. It seems like cheating to me. That's why you'll never see me earning the genius trait for my sim children, since maxing more than 1 skill plus having an A in school is impossible without using vacation time. That's not to say I don't skill while on vacation, but I use awesomemod's skill modifiers. "Vacation skills"(I think that's martial arts, photography and nectar making, possibly athletics and fishing as well...not sure...) are set to a normal rate, while every other skill advances at a reduced rate(I think I have it set to either 1/3 or 1/5 normal advancement). I'm not really sure how I feel about going on vacation and using the time to write lots of novels, sculpt, or paint. I haven't done so yet, but what are some of your opinions on that? Cheaty, or perfectly acceptable since I'm paying for the free time?


Well, on with the story:

As soon as they arrived in Al Simhara, Carrie knew that there would be a problem. Ben flatly refused to sleep in the tents in the base camp. The insects were too loud, it was too hot during the day, too cold during the night...the complaints just went on and on. Alexander, down to his last ounce of patience, told Ben that he was sleeping in the tent and that was final, then went off to explore a tomb a local had mentioned. Ben, angry, rode off on his bike to fish. Carrie went shopping. She purchased some storage containers and incense to bring back home, some books, a family-size tent, and a camera. She then sat down in the marketplace to study one of the books she'd purchased, "Photography Vol. 1: Taking off the Lens Cap".

That night, Ben came back to the market for a bite to eat. Sunburned and discouraged by his long day outdoors, he was happy to get a roof over his head and something to eat. He saw Carrie at a table and approached her, and she showed him the surprise she'd set up. Knowing her twin's discomfort, she had obtained permission to pitch their tent in an empty storage facility in one corner of the marketplace. Ben was overjoyed that he wouldn't have to spend the night outdoors after all, and they settled in to sleep in anticipation of another long day.

The rest of the vacation went smoothly. Ben didn't achieve his goal of becoming an Accredited Adventurer, but he was awarded visa level 2(Endorsed Explorer) in Egypt. Many tombs were raided, some artifacts were found, and the family funds totaled just over 22,000 simoleons - plenty of money to afford to build cabins for the younger twins. Ben hadn't enjoyed the trip as much as he'd hoped, but he had enjoyed learning more about fishing in a foreign environment, and had caught many crocodiles and frogs. Carrie, on the other hand, had spent some time learning to play the flute and charm snakes(not all that different from her guitar, when it comes down to it), as well as studying chess with shopkeepers on their breaks. Ben advanced to fishing level 8, while Carrie raised her logic skill halfway to level 6.

[Amaira]

Sorry you are having all those issues thefounderslegacy. I'm glad it is all getting sorted out though. At least the problem is figured out and what not. I'll be excited to see your sims stories also. Thank you for all the compliments :D. The dining table and chairs I got at SoulSims (http://soulsims3.wordpress.com/) It should be like halfway down on the first page. I am an anti-paysite advocate so it is all free.

I'm not really sure how I feel about going on vacation and using the time to write lots of novels, sculpt, or paint. I haven't done so yet, but what are some of your opinions on that? Cheaty, or perfectly acceptable since I'm paying for the free time?

I say it depends on your sim. I am guessing that if your sim is a writer or artist that they love and are passionate about what they do so in my opinion it would be totally realistic that they would be inspired to paint/write while on vacation. I know whenever I go on vacations I always take at least my sketch book and a writers journal. I really don't believe it would be cheaty at all.

I'll post another update later when I have some extra time. Still in the wake up stage of my morning >.<

[Thefounderslegacy]

Good Mornin'

Amaira - Thanks a bunch. Yeah I hope it's going to get sorted out soon too. HP said it could take awhile due to the fact that it's so messed up, so another Admins help may be needed. Owell. No point crying over spilled milk. I'm probably going to post my story. I posted it last night on my site-the one with the rules. So all i have to do is pretty much copy and paste it over here. Even if i do lose this account it won't be a big deal to replace my story.
You deserve those compliments! :p But your welcome. I look forward to coming on here and reading the stories, gets me out of bed in the mornings. Lol.
Thanks for the link too!!! I try to be anti paysite :( But my greed for fancy things consumes me and i get caught up in it all. That's awesome that you are able to do that. I think i am getting better though. I used to pay for every site i went to when i saw something I had to have. Now I only pay for only that sims resource site. I'm still bad i know :( hahaha
Can't wait to see your update later on!

Tigger- That's super weird that you can recieve PM's. Because I did try to msg you, along with 4 others. I tried to send a group msg, and it said it failed because users could not receive msg's. Maybe it did that because the other people I was trying to send it to had their privacy settings set to not allow it? Who knows. Maybe my account is just doomed. I got frustrated after that and gave up with the msging.

Sorry to hear your vacation wasnt productive enough for your liking. I hate that feeling. You feel unsettled and slightly depressed like you could have done so much better. However reading your post you did make it out of there with 22,000. That isn't so bad, i think you did pretty darn well!

I say it's totally acceptable to make money from hobbies. Mostly because if you are doing this challenge, pretty much everyone else is going to be grinding skills on vacations and using profitable hobbies to gain more cash. So essentially if you don't do these things your the only one who isn't and your going to come up behind.
At least if you do them, you are doing what everyone else is doing and you are doing the same challenge all around. I don't know if that makes much sense to you, but in my opinion it's not cheating at all.
I agree that it was kind of like cheating when vacations were unlimited. When i was following pinstars old legacy rules, or lack thereof, there was nothing in those rules about vacations. So i took them every 2 days. Eventually i had lvl 3 visas everywhere and i was taking super long vacations every second day. THAT is cheating. At least there is a cap on the amount of vacations your sim is allowed to take per age stage, and you know everyone else in the challenge isn't exceeding that cap and overskilling and getting rich. Everyone else can only do what you can do.

If you don't want to skill on vacations you can still earn your genius trait- you could get super lucky and roll it! :D I have to say though, it's rather admirable that you don't go skill crazy once you arrive on vacation. I do. Lol.

Funny that Ben was the one who wanted to go to Egypt in the first place. Had he listened to Carrie he could have slept on a cushy bed inside a lush hotel in Paris and not a tent swarmed by insects! Sounds like Carrie actually enjoyed her time there more then Ben. She certainly shopped a lot- and she didn't even want to go there!! Lol. That was an unexpected twist. Ben and Carrie are doing awesome with their skill building too! Great update!

[Thefounderslegacy]

Here is my story. I created 2 founders, don't worry. One is just in hiding for a bit, for story purposes.

My Mini Challenges:
Prestige 40 points
Photoholic-15
Pack rats- 15
Legacy in reality- 10 points
Haunted house-10 points
Unlively Lifefruit.-5
Matriarchy- 5
Total=100




Part One


December 31.

"Move in day "

Well, I have to say, i am truly impressed with this town, much better then the area i lived before.
Sunset Valley is gorgeous. This neighbourhood is littered with stunning mansions.
How could i have been so lucky to have found a home in a place of such high caliber and for only 14,700 simoleons. Simply unheard of I tell you.
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" Welcome to your new home Mrs. Alpha, ma'am. " Spoke the cab driver.
" It's Ms. and please, call me Abela. " I shuddered. Mrs. Alpha is my mothers name. I do not want to be her. I stepped out of the cab and onto my lot...

Wait a minute...this can't be right? No way!


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I grabbed out the paper and stared at the ad once more.
Sigh, guess i should have read the fine print....


Unique 1 bedroom home " A real Gem "
Stunning lot, with lots of land, big investment, fabulous for a lovely starter home or a home to grow with your family throughout the generations. Situated on lush grounds with a majestic sweeping view of the ocean.
All for only 14,700.



* Literally a 1 room home.

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Damn realtors! 'Literally a one room home.' You got that right! The only way this room could be considered a bedroom is if i was some kind of slob who liked sleeping in tubs. It has the shower and ( dirty! ) toilet already installed, so how is it even legal to advertise it as bedroom? Ugh. Seriously, people have no morals these days.

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I shouldn't have come here, what was i thinking?!

I surveyed my new life. Or lack thereof. My DISASTER of a life was more like it. Funny I left because of a man, and now all i can do is wish he was here.
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At least the moving company brought all my stuff...And they just tossed it everywhere it seems.. however at least nothing seems to be missing or damaged, as far as i can see.

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All of the boxes and furniture were scattered throughout the lot, I began to feel... overwhelmed. I hate to admit it, i'm usually such an optimist, but I really want to give up right here and now. How am i even supposed to move that stove in the middle of my lot?! This was all just too much.

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I thought of him again.
The man that i am here because of. The sole reason for me being stuck in this crazy mess.
Funny how i came here to forget him, yet he seems to be on my mind more and more, forgetting seems to be the one thing I can't do. Maybe I can't really run away from my problems. Maybe...I should just call him, one quick little call couldn't hurt.
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Could it?
I'm really grasping at loose straws, aren't I?- Even i know I am, geez I just don't know what's wrong with me these days. I'm pathetic.

Well there is only one cure for what I'm feeling. I need to keep busy. Luckily, judging from the mess on my lot, that really shouldnt be a problem. It's new years eve, and I really don't want to be spending it loafing around feeling sorry for myself. When life hands you lemons, make some good old fashioned lemonade. And when life hands you new years eve, make some good old fashioned resolutions.


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So Resolutions i shall make. My first resolution will be to... keep out of trouble this year. That means staying away from Zain Zero. Even if it kills me...

...which it just might.

[Amaira]

The Founders Legacy, that was a totally awesome beginning. I can't wait to here more about your sim. I love her facial features too. It is just the right amount of pretty and cute :). Also all the books and stuff are a great touch.

As far as the paysite thing goes I'm not gonna think less of you cause of it :P. I got lucky and after some searching actually found an anti-paysite forum where one of the members was kind enough to compile an extensive list of trusted free CC sites. I have gotten tons and tons of amazing stuff off them. To be honest without that list I would have bought stuff by now despite chastising myself for doing so. If your interested here is the thread with the list Free Sites (http://phorum.mustnotbenamed.com/index.php?topic=2515.0) It really is worth checking out.

Edit: I had another question too. For the Freedom challenge are we allowed to take the sims to the salon when they age up and just have them do a make-over or would that be cheating? Also when they are teens can we have them pick a part-time job or not? I mean I know we can't tell them to do anything but I wasn't sure if those were exceptions or not.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Thanks Amaira!! I agree she is totally pretty and cute all at the same time. I have written out the next 2 updates. Just gotta fix them up and add pictures and then get them up. Things are gonna get crazy! I love writing actual stories for my legacy sims, but it is a lot more work.
I have another secondary legacy family im playing when i get bored of things with my main legacy, i may upload a basic 'whats been going on in the legacy lot ' type story one of these days. But for now im just going to work on my main one.

As for your question regarding the freedom challenge. If you play as one of your other sims and offer to give them a makeover it doesn't count toward the commands that they use. However if you are playing as them and you select 'get makeover or makeover self', that does count as using up a command since they are doing it themselves. They can have part time jobs it will just use up the one command a day that you are able to use. Remember you only need to do this for any non-heir children in the household.

Haha. Yeah it's hard to say no sometimes. It would be nice though to have super nice stuff without paying a dime! Im going to check out that site and let you know what I think!!

Got an update coming later on today for you! Looking forward to seeing yours as well.

[Amaira]

After the wedding ceremony Amaira and Adrians life returned to the daily grind. Their careers were taking off. Amaira had more 8 best sellers out and Adrian was one promotion away from reaching the top of the forensics career, his lifetime dream. Despite all this joy Amaira begin to feel that something was missing. Though what exactly she wasn't quite sure. It took an unexpected event to push her to realize what it was...

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They were robbed. The burglar even had the guts to walk right into their bedroom! Adrain quickly attacked and soon after one of his fellow cops came to perform the arrest. Amaira was having none of it though. Being in her undies in front of two male strangers, one of which was a criminal, was not her idea of a good time. So deciding surrender was the better part of valor she retreated full blast down the hall. As she was fleeing it suddenly hit her what had been missing.

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That night Adrian and Amaira had a long talk before bed. She explained to him how she wanted a child. Adrian countered with concerns of finances among other things. Children were not on his top list of must haves. However after several hours of talk it was agreed that they would no longer play it safe and if through the risky woohoos they had a child then that would be that. Though Adrian clearly still wasn't 100% sold Amaira had a feeling if it did happen he would come around fairly quickly.

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A few days before Adrian had his birthday Amaira became pregnant. Amaira thought it would be a matter of the baby coming that would change Adrian's mind but she was wrong. It didn't even take that long. When he was home she could barely walk two steps without running into him while he was suddenly trying to talk to, touch, or listen to her belly. Amaira couldn't wait for the baby to be born. Not only from excitement of seeing her child but also from the prospect of not having Adrian seemingly attached to her belly.

NOTE: Something is wrong with my game. I have dissapearing sim syndrome. My stories are a bit behind my actual game... anyways I tried to take them on vacation and when I get there there are no simmies not even the UI so all I can do is scroll around China and adjust the game speed. Tried everything nothing has worked so I think corrupt save file. I'm hoping it is just an issue with vacations that will be resolved. Till then though, no vacations for me :cry: I hope this won't affect the challenge to horribly.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Continuation of the first part of my story.
It's slightly rushed and perhaps slightly boring. But it's all for a good reason. The next part coming up either tmw or the following day is going to bring about much drama!

Part One-Point Five. 1.5 -Continued from Part 1

December 31- Couple of hours later

"Creating a clean slate"

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My home...If you can call it that, is finally in tip top shape. Or as good of shape that its ever going to be in anyway.
With projects as big as these ones it's best to start in one small area, commit to it and work your way through it until its done.
Focus is what it's all about. Pure, undiluted focus.

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First I set out to unpack, I started with putting away all of my books. Gee, I never knew i had so many. 2 boxes full of them! Wow, remind me to declutter and donate the majority of them one of these days.

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After I had finished arranging my massive book collection in utmost perfect order, i set to work on unpacking all the other boxes.

Starting with my computer chair. It was tightly wedged in the box, gave me a bit of a struggle, but eventually i pulled it out....to think i almost paid the movers a great amount extra to unpack the heavy stuff for me. It wasn't so hard when i put my mind to it. Or my strength into it more like it. I was glad to have saved the extra money, things were tight for me right now.

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Then I moved my computer to its new home on my desk. It really was an old junkheap. But we live in a techie age, and a girls gotta have a computer, no matter how old school it is.

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After that i fitted my bed with the new bedding i had recieved as a ....christmas gift.... To tell you the truth, this bedding set nearly didn't survive the move. Because I just about threw it all out while I was packing- right before i left my old town....
Yes you guessed it. The set was a gift from Zain.

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I couldn't bring myself to part with them though. Not because i care about Zain, but purely because
that would be tragically wasteful. The new bedding does look gorgeous, but it will always serve as a constant reminder of what I did.

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Maybe that's a good thing though. I do deserve some kind of punishment for what it was that I did...

So then came the real grit and grime portion of my day. Cleaning up all the mess on this lot. I couldn't believe how piggish the previous owners of this lot must have been. I mean, it's not like they even had a house to maintain. Every single appliance left behind was covered in filth! Ick! How is that even possible? Seriously!

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I spent an hour alone scrubbing down JUST the counters, and it wasn't like there were even that many of them to begin with.

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I even found this dirty rotten plate in the cabinets, covered in what was possibly year old food. Sick really, I'm surprised there are no cockroaches scurrying about....unless there are and I have yet to spot them.
I shuddered at the thought. I would be SO out of here. One glimpse of one of those and I'm seriously calling this adventure of mine one big loss.

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If you think that was revolting though, you should have seen what lay inside the fridge. Im not even going to dare mention it. Just know, it was not pretty. I deserve an award for the things i have seen and then cleaned with my bare hands.

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I disposed of the disgusting travesty from the fridge straight away.

There was however a light at the end of the tunnel and I did finally reach it. Even if it took me nearly the entire day.
I had only one last thing left to do.
Recycle the ad that led me to this huge nightmare. I did not want ANY reminders of this huge mistake lingering about. If this was a mistake that is, i havent fully decided what my opinion of my current situation is quite yet.

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After all was said and done, I began to paint. Finally some fun, in an otherwise horrible day.
Painting was my great escape. Everyone has one you know. Painting means everything to me. My mother used to tell me i was born with a paintbrush in my hand and an easel up my butt...and that it was too bad that i hadn't taken to something worthwhile, like chess or something.
Ok so not the nicest memory, but it proves my point. Art and I, we just go together. After only a mere 5 minutes of painting all of my doubts, and all of my fears just seemed to vanish away within the canvas.

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Im definitly keeping busy so far. Keeping my mind off of Zain that is. Resolutions aren't all that hard.
You just have to get going with them and stop procrastinating. Your the only one who can really fufill
your own resolutions, no point diddly dawdling if your really only hurting yourself by doing so.


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Suddenly before I knew it the canvas i had been painting was complete and was full of the image that was once in my mind. I stored it in one of the empty boxes and put away for safekeeping. I guess Im a slight packrat with my paintings. I just can't bring myself to throw them out, and really what else am I supposed to do with them?

I got to work on another painting, painting the exact same lizard creature. What can i say? I like to perfect my paintings before i move on to the next subject. - I guess I can't really call it work though. More like an obsession that i have to keep doing over and over again. As soon as one is done i feel compelled to begin another, Eventually though my wrist began to cramp and i was forced to quit.

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Seeing as how i am utterly poor, painting was pretty much the only thing i really had to do- entertainment wise...So I stood in my lot for a full 5 minutes, just getting to know it, admiring the good points and cursing at all the bad. Believe me there was a lot of bad points. I did some more light chores while I was at it. Can't let this place go to roaches as it had been before. Got to keep up on it.

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This whole past month and especially today has been a rather dreadful experience that i don't hope to repeat ever again in my lifetime. It's totally ruined the experience of moving for me, I doubt i'll ever move again.
As much as i hate my new 'home.' I do have to admit that the location is priceless. The ocean is so close, and it DOES have the majestic view that was promised.
At least the realtor came through on one thing. Once I get a house built, this place will be great. I could see myself staying here for the rest of my days.


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Only thing is, i have no idea how to build a house in the first place, and i certainly dont have the funds to hire anyone to take care of that little problem for me.

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But no worries. I'm not going to concern myself with such issues right now. Ill cross that bridge when i get to it. I can live outside for awhile It's no biggie. It'll be just like camping!
Im sure that's fun, people love camping, so im sure i would too.


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Eventually I grew tired of staring out at the beautiful view, i began to feel it...The lonliness. Pangs of what it felt like to be kissed and embraced by Zain suddenly struck me with a sudden force. I knew it was wrong, I knew i was a horrible sim for even entertaining such an idea, but i couldn't help it.

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I longed to speak to him, even just one more time. An empty sickness grew in my stomach ( Part of which i'm sure was hunger ) and I realized i needed to get out of the house before i did something i was going to regret.


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Besides not only is it still New Years Eve. It's also dinnertime too.
Im hungry, Im young and i deserve to have some fun!

[Thefounderslegacy]

Amaira.

Such a fabulous update. I had so much fun reading it!!! Loved the way she decided she was ready to be a momma! Kind of gave her an awakening did it? Life is too short to waste kind of thing. Maybe the robbery was the best thing that ever happened to them!

Your so lucky you caught the blasted robber. I never catch them, they always make a stealthy getaway and usually with the households most expensive item in possession. Lol. Love how Amaira is running down the hall. I probably would have done the same, had i been in a thong, lol.

Thats cute how excited Adrian is about the pregnancy. Wanting to give attention and dote on her belly whenever he see's it. Do you have a risky woohoo mod installed? I was wanting to install one of those. How many times did you have to risky woo-hoo before you got pregnant? Assuming you have it of course.

UGH I hate the vanishing sim act. I nearly lost my beloved Abela. And i lost one of my most precious- non-legacy- familys before her due to it. Mine never happen during vacations, or when i arrive to them. They occur when i return home. After i have saved of course and exited the game. When i go to load it up the next morning, all my save files are missing ( I usually save 1 town several times at different points just incase ) except for maybe 1 or 2, which are both corrupted and are missing a sim or sometimes 2. In the case of Abela, she was completely gone, she wasn't on the panel, couldnt see her motives just nothing, all i could see was her thought bubble and plumbbob. So I reset her, did nothing.
Luckily I have the mastercontroller mod, so i took her into cas and selected her from the save folder. ( I saved her when i created her ) Luckily, it fixed her, she didn't lose her skills or relationships, only thing that she lost was everything in her inventory. Which wasn't much anyway.
So sorry you are having this happen to you. EA really needs to buckle down and fix all of these glitches in their games, its nuts. I can hardly play a week without something going wrong and having to spend my entire day searching for a fix.

I still go on vacations. I back up my entire game before i go though. It takes two hours, so i don't vacation much either. Lol. Rather be safe then sorry though. Im pretty sure many people arent vacationing a whole lot in this game, so im sure it won't affect your challenge much. Just do the best you can do without vacations until some sort of patch comes out for it.

Tigger- How are you doing on your challenge? Looking forward to an update from you! Hopefully you didnt encounter the vanishing sim act! :blink:

[Amaira]

You are an awesome story teller Founders Legacy Challenge. I like how you made a point to say that moving had been ruined for her. That way she has a reason to never move from that lot. Really nice way to tie up a possible loose end. I'm really curious for the next part cause I'm dying to know what's the deal with Zain. At first I thought Zain was the one that was at fault but now I'm thinking she did something? Or perhaps it was both of them? Anyways can't wait to find out! You seem to have experience with the simmie story telling. Have you written others and are they on a site? I would love to read them if they are. I'm a major story lover.

I have Twallan's woohoo mod installed with the risky woohoo set to 10% chance. It took me like a dozen or so times of them doing it but it wouldn't take that long if I had adjusted it to 50% or something. I just wanted to kind of make it more realistic, although closer to 50% probably would have been pretty realistic too *shrug*.

I got lucky till this time. I had minimal glitches in my game and I was able to fix all of them fairly easily. Usually it was a matter of going through some CC and figuring out what was glitchy... no such luck here. Now I have a new problem. Something is going on with my aging. I kinda noticed something suspicious with Amaira because all of a sudden she was like 11 sim days younger then Adrain but I just kinda thought ok... maybe I just didn't notice before. Now I know that wasn't the case because one of my twins is magically three days younger then the other now. Not cool. With the twins I'll just throw a party on the b-day of the one who ages up first. With other sims I will just have to try and keep track of what their original age up day was supposed to be *sigh*

[KirstieBunny]

Thank you for the feedback to my first post! I will start taking shots of the house from an aerial view for future generations, I thought that was a great idea.

I just lost my second founding sim, here is her story.


Carly Mason
Mason Family Generation 0

109 Days Total
230000 Lifetime points
The Perfect Garden Achievement
Emperor of Evil (Criminal Evil Career Track)

Mastered Logic, Cooking, Gardening, Athletic, Charisma

Carly was an idealistic teenager. She didn’t have any family with her parents having passed away at an early age. She wasn’t going to let herself be caught up in the ‘system’ either.

When she saw an add for a roommate on a big lot in the hills, she knew she could put her green thumb to work and make due.

Juggling school and gardening wasn’t so hard once Don, her roommate, finally put up some walls on the house. Sleeping under the stars was only fun for so long.

When she hit her birthday leading to adulthood, Carly felt pretty good. She had a lovely garden to support her and friends to celebrate with.

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Things started getting a little more intimate with her roommate Don. Soon they had ditched the double beds for a queen and marriage followed quickly.

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She and Don had a child late in life, but they took raising him seriously. She stayed home and helped with his homework and taught him as much as she could.

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Marrying an older man had never seemed like a problem before, until one day Don died during his afternoon nap. Carly was heartbroken and inconsolable.

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Carly suddenly started making a recovery from her loss. She took up some of Don’s old hobbies like painting and martial arts.

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She even went on a holiday with Daemon and learned to cook the local delicacies.

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But deep down Carly was utterly broken. She was acting out in secret, joining in with the criminal element in town.

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At her son’s birthday, she had a bit too much nectar and started woohoo’ing with the mail man.

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It got even worse as at Daemon’s wedding, she had a little private ceremony of her own with said mail man.

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The mail man stumbled across Carly’s horde of gems and artwork in the attic. Some were legit but some had come from her nefarious dealings. She couldn’t let him tell anyone about her nighttime activities so she locked him in with only the very basics.

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The starvation finally got to the mail man but the grim reaper got distracted by the dirty surroundings and wouldn’t take him to his grave.

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Carly then tried to have him fix a ‘sabotaged’ TV since she knew the mail man had absolutely no skills.

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Once again the grim reaper came but just laughed off the mail man’s unfortunate event.

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After a fight one night in the Mason house, the mail man was unceremoniously kicked out of the house and never heard from again.

Carly went back to focusing on training Daemon and working on her hobbies.

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When her time came, there were no second chances. As she thought back of all the ups and downs of her life, the loss of Don still seemed to be the most striking thing of all her days. She was happy to know she’d see him again soon on the other side.

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[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys!

I was going to post a new update to my story. However i have had BIGTIME problems with my game yesterday. Everytime i would load the family it would crash. This happened just after i finally built them a nice house. Took me all day but it seems to be working ok again. Had to delete all my custom content and try each one again one by one to see if that was the problem. Which im sure it was. Either that or the fan in my computer is going. However once i deleted some cc it seemed to work for the better. Sad to see im not the only one having all of these issues with sims 3. It's really starting to frustrate me.

Amaira- You are too kind!! I have written a story before. However i never got around to posting it. Just did it for fun because i enjoy it so much. If i make another story for enjoyment i will surely let you know so that you can check it out! Glad you enjoyed it, makes it all worthwhile for me! As for Zain you are going to have to wait and see :D Heh heh. I will have it up later on tonight!

I had that weird aging thing happen. Hasn't happened yet for me with this family. I used to have it happen all the time. I figured out that it would only happen when i would use the mirror. Then it seemed to 'reset' whichever sim i took to the mirrors age. Wonder if that's what doing it for you. It's not too bad of a thing at least mostly very annoying. Just try to keep track of the ages.

Make a weekly mental note that every sunday that comes around is another week, and once you hit the three week mark you need to age up y.a or your adult sims. Daily mental notes are too confusing, i've tried to remember it like that and ended up losing my place and forgetting how many days were left. 20 Days left till my sim needs to age then 19 then 18 and so on. Get's confusing after awhile, lol.

I want that woohoo mod! Actually if you research stats suppposedly there is like a 15-25% chance of getting pregnant each month in real life. So your woohoo settings arent far off. 50 percent is pretty unrealistic. I'd like 10 or 15 myself. Especially since simmies dont have to keep trying for months. A month is a day to them. They'd be getting pregnant WAY too easily for my liking. haha.

I hope to see an update for you later today! Looking forward to Amaira and Adrians little arrival!!

Kirstiebunny- What a great update!! The house has grown soooo much from what it was. They have done really well for themselves ( with a little help from you im sure ;) ) I loved all the pictures.

Carly did SO well in her life. Great lifetime happiness points. She got to have a really nice long life too. Did you actually create her as a teenager? I never actually thought of doing that, even though my rules state create 2 sims no ages implied, doesnt matter what the ages are i guess, so long as they wed and produce the next generation. I may create another legacy family and try out different starting ages. Could be really fun and open up so many different playing styles and storylines! Thanks for opening my eyes to that!
I wonder if its almost MORE challenging to start with a teen and a y.a due to the fact that the teen can't have much of a career to help bring steady income flow. Not to mention school/curfews and homework taking up much of the time. I've got to try it out for sure.

Love the stereo always nearby carly whenever she is doing some skilling or making money with a hobby. Lol! I do that same thing. I have got stereos everywhere. Got to love the moodlets they give off. Especially if they are upgraded!
Love the massive collection of stuff you have got going. Didn't know you could stack those tanks! :blink: good to know. I've been keeping everything in inventorys so far. It would be fun to have them out on display though.

Glad to see Carly found love...at least for a little while, until she led the mailman to his demise...tell me did the mailman in question happen to have a name by any chance? LOL. Love how she took a turn for the worst after Don. Carly's pretty awesome, i like her spunk and her rubber ducky plant, lmao!

Your story has really amused me Im looking forward to Daemons death so i can read his story! How bad does that sound? :rofl:

[Thefounderslegacy]

Here to post my update. Warning its long, but there was a lot to cover!

Amaira- Haven't heard from you yet! Can't wait to see an update from you, i hope you enjoy my update too!!

Part 2

December 31- Much later on...

' Alone '


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When I arrived at the beach, i was surprised to see it was vacant, not even one soul in sight. Great this is just what i need, to be alone some more... sigh. I should have gone to a local bar or club or something. That's probably where the crowds flock to on new years eve. I mean who comes to the beach today of all days? Except for losers like me. People just want to party party party nowadays. Maybe it's for the best that i came here, alone, That party thing just isn't my style.

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I relaxed on a lounge chair and watched the waves lap up against the sand. I was soothed for the first time all day.

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This is what i really love anyway. Peace and quiet is the way to go. Surrounded by all of natures beauty. There's nothing like it. I do wish i had brought my easel. This view would have made a lovely painting, maybe even a masterpiece.

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An hour passed by, i felt every second of that hour. Maybe isolation wasn't as welcome anymore in my life as it used to be. Not when i am trying to escape the one thing that being alone brings on... Memories.

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The worst part about being all by myself? Is being left alone... with my own thoughts when I don't particularly want to think.
I couldn't stop the thoughts from coming no matter how hard i tried to resist them. I couldn't stop from remembering the past. What I had done to her...

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She was my best friend, Penny....although she really was more like a sister then a best friend. Some didn't understand how the two of us got along so well. We were so different. But we just did.
She was beautiful, but troubled. Many didn't know why but i did.

She had a hard upbringing. A bad toddlerhood/childhood/teenagehood every kind of hood possible, she had it.

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Of course i just had to swoop in and make her life that much harder didnt I? I got up and poured myself some wine that i had brought with me for my New Years Celebration. I had brought with me four glasses...since i had thought there would be someone here to share it with. I filled them all anyway, for myself. I was going to need them all.

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I took a big swig, trying to drown out the feelings of guilt. Though i knew...nothing could ever take away this kind of guilt.

Everything that had happened in that one tiny moment had changed my life forever. The events flashed before my eyes.

About a month ago...





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"How do i look? I mean do i look stupid? I do don't I?..." Penny asked nervously

"I think his Jaw is going to drop when he see's you Pen."

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"Really?... hmm, i guess your right i do look pretty dope."

" Penny you look so far beyond 'dope' you look like a fairy princess. You are gorgeous " I said sincerely.

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* Giggles * " You are just sayin' that because your my maid of honor!"

" No Pen, Im saying that because its the truth, you look beautiful. Really Penny. You do. "

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She enveloped me in a tight hug. I could nearly feel her heart racing in anticipation of the coming events.

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" Your just the best Abi, the best maid of honor, friend and sister of my soul. I love you to death and back.
I seriously can't believe something this amazing is finally happening for me. I am truly the luckiest girl in the world...."

The voices faded in the depths of my mind as if i was listening to the radio and a song was getting dimmer and dimmer as it came to a close.

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I finished off my first glass of wine and poured myself another one without hesitation.

I felt my eyes brimming with tears, but i fought them back.

Another flashback hit me hard, making my heart ache for a re-do of the past.

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Penny walked into her sumptuous honeymoon suite looking for her groom.

" Zain baby, are you here the guests would lik-.....Zain?!...Oh my god. Abi...what are you DOING!"

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" PENNY! " Both Zain and Abela yelled at the same time. They moved away from each other in an instant, but it was too late. They had already been seen.

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"How could you. Abi, HOW COULD YOU! You are the only family i have ever known. I trusted you...I loved you. I loved you both. how could you guys do this to me? "
" Penny..." Started Zain
" Penny im so sorry please...please j-just let me explain- "Abela spoke quickly interrupting Zain

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" LET YOU EXPLAIN! Let you explain what exactly? How you couldn't wait to sneak off into my honeymoon suit with my groom. How you probably used me all along to get to him. Is that why you were so excited to be maid of honor, so you could get closer to him? Your DISGUSTING. I HATE YOU!"

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Penny fought back the tears, luckily she was nearly too angry to shed any in the first place. She spoke again, slower this time, but not calmer. More like she came to a harsh realization and was confirming it with herself out loud.

" The only two people i had in this world. The only two people that I loved did this to me. Everyone I love steps all over me. Why do i even bother trying to love, why do i even bother trying to be happy? "

" Penny, please, im sorry. It won't happen again, If you would just listen..." Zain said nervously trying to spit out the appropriate words.

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" YOU " Penny lashed out, suddenly aware of Zain again.

" Your damn right it won't happen again Zain. You two deserve each other. I never want to see you again. On our wedding day and with my best friend? How could you do this to me. Your the most cruel and evil person i have ever met. "

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She slapped Zain as hard as she could and turned to run out the door.

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"PENNY WAIT. Let me explain. PENNY!!" Abela yelled after her distraught.
" Abela, just...just let her go. Its done. " Zain spoke softly while grabbing Abela's arm to stop her from running out after penny.

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"Zain let me go. LET ME GO!" Abela screamed fighting Zain off of her.

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She ran out the door as fast as she could. Desperate to make this wrong thing right.

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Penny wouldn't listen to Abela's screams. She was running on pure adreneline and before Abela knew it she was out of sight.

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It was too little, too late. There was no telling where Penny would go, or what she would do. Even if Penny had stopped and talked it out, Abela knew deep down she could never be forgiven, not for something like this. She has ruined the life of someone she truly cared about. There is no coming back from something like that.

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Reality took hold once again.
The memories getting dimmer as I pulled myself out of the fog. My heart was pounding in my chest, I could barely inhale. The memories were so fresh and so vivid.
You tell me what kind of a person does that to someone they love, on their wedding day no less?
Ill tell you who. Scum. That's what I was, thats what i AM. I paced around, feeling a bit too antsy so i headed back for some more wine.

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I downed another glass of wine, it burned my throat as it trickled down. The bottle had said it was the kind of wine that would really warm you up if you were feeling cold. Guess that was quite literal.

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When there was only one glass left I decided i really needed to get home.


I had to get away from the wine.
I had to get away from this beach.
I had to get away from my thoughts.
Being here with nothing to distract me was inducing all of these memories. I needed to get out now, before worse memories came. I don't want to remember the rest.

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I fled the beach with a sense of urgency. Thinking that if i could just get home i would be free of all of the pain, the shame and the self loathing.

It took a moment for me to realize I was actually sweating and hyperventilating. Remind me to never leave myself alone with my thoughts and to never come to a deserted place again. I was grateful though that nobody else was at the beach to witness my rather public downfall.

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But Abela was wrong.... The beach wasn't deserted and she wasn't the only one there after all. Someone had been watching her.

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Abela.... he whispered into the wind.

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[Amaira]

I gotta agree with Founders Legacy. I can't wait for Daemon to die so I can read his story :rofl: I love the whole drama with the mailman that was a pretty hilarious touch. Poor guy must not have been the smartest tool in the shed if he didn't get the hint he wasn't wanted sooner. I think I would have figured that after I was locked up in a room O.o

Founders Legacy your update was really awesome. I love the story you've developed here. I've been wondering how you get them to always do the right poses for the story. Even when I do decide there is a specific way I want my sims to look I can never seem to get them to behave :P. Can't wait to here more about what was going on between Zain and Abela. That was pretty messed up of them, on her wedding day no less! Wonder what their excuse was.

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The babies finally came. Two beautiful little girls, Melinda and Briar. Despite the unexpectedness of having twins with no fertility treatment or any other kind of egging on Amaira and Adrian were thrilled, if a bit overwhelmed for a while. The construction on the upstairs part of their dream home was hurried along. Until the upstairs bedrooms could be completed the twins would have to sleep in their parents rooms. Amaira, Adrian, say hello to insomnia.

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It seemed just as they were getting a rhythm going for taking care of the babies the girls birthdays came. With the toddler stage came all new joyous and challenging things to experience. Amaira knew she was lucky to have Adrian. Despite loving his work so much he set it aside when he got home to spend time with his daughters and help Amaira teach them so they would grow up the best they could be.

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When daddy went back to work the girls played. Amaira discovered all over again the wonders of a toy box and the girls had no complaints. Having a mommy who wanted to sit on the floor and play too seemed like a pretty sweet set-up to them. During this time Amaira's books took a bit of a back-seat. Luckily Adrian got his promotion to the top of his forensics career and money flowed in securely. With the promotion came the completion of the upstairs bedrooms. Just in time too. The girls birthdays were coming up and Amaira and Adrian wanted them to be able to have a room separate from their parents.

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Melinda and Briar's birthday came and it was a blast. Adrian and Amaira's parties seemed to have become a highlight in there friends lives. Adrians old police partner was still talking about the wedding party. This one wouldn't be forgotten any time soon either, unfortunately it wasn't for only good things.

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An old friend of the families passed on in the middle of the girl's party (rude much). This brought unwelcome events to the party including the grim reaper. Everyone had heard of the grim reaper and no one much liked him. Little did they know not only was he a stealer of loved ones but he was also a major party crasher. The dark being decided to stick around for far too long and went around telling various inappropriate jokes. Despite that the party still was called epic by all who attended. Some even claimed the excitement of the grim reaper coming made them feel alive. At those Adrian and Amaira just gave each other a look basically saying if we have such odd ball friends what does that make us?

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Melinda was now a child. She loved the outdoors like her momma and was a workaholic like her dad. She also had another trait which the idiotic narrator of this story is unable to remember at this time. The simverse must have been feeling generous also. Melinda also showed genius. She picked up on everything quickly and easily.

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Briar was much more active then her sister. She was already showing a love for working out and swimming. Her closeness to her father brought a love for computers which meant if she wasn't out running about she was planted in front of the computer screen. Adrian and Amaira thought they must have done something right because Briar also had a natural tendency towards being good. She behaved, cheered others up, and donated any money she earned through chores or bake sales to charity.

How will the girls grow as children? Will the death at their birthday have left some permanent mark or will they barely remember it? How will they handle the challenges of school? Will they be able to keep As and grow to well rounded teens? Tune in next time to find out! (When did this turn into a bad tv show? :wtf: )

[tigger89]

Awesome stories! Amaira, you're going for the genius trait with Melinda, then? Good luck!
TheFoundersLegacy, I thought something like that had happened, but it's pretty crazy to see it spelled out in the story. And there's even MORE? I can't wait for more of the story of what happened.

I'm still playing. I played a week or so at home, with nothing of note happening, and then took the two younger twins on vacation(hey, Alexander gets 3 vacations during adulthood, he's just taking them late :p). I played through almost the entire vacation, then my game crashed, and I'd forgotten to save since day 2. :'(
So I will update once I have something worth updating! I did pick my heir though... ;)

[tigger89]

Back home, Jesse and Allie had reached childhood. Jesse developed an intense fear of water, while Allie seemed to possess her father's lucky streak. The cabin erected for Jesse was themed after French nectar, with opulent, dark-wood furnishings and classic color. Allie, on the other hand, requested a cabin furnished in the Egyptian fashion. Unfortunately, during his time spent in Egypt, Alexander had caught the traveling bug. He wanted to take another trip, but Alisha told him that he wasn't allowed to take the older twins again, as they had to focus on school. So, he decided to take Jesse and Allie with him to Shang Simla.

He'd hoped that they would be allowed to come along on adventures with him, but unfortunately the local laws in China prohibited anyone under the age of 12 from taking adventure opportunities. So, they spent the 6 days of their vacation at the base camp. Allie devoted herself to learning the strategies of chess, while Jesse spent all day lounging around in an armchair, studying Chinese literature. He eventually finished the base camp's entire library, and joined his sister at the chess table. By the time the vacation was over, both twins had raised their logic skill to level 6.

In the meantime, Alexander was keeping busy. He explored the Halls of the Lost Army(locating the Symbol of the Halls of the Lost Army relic), and then heard a rumor in town about a legendary axe that could split boulders as big as a car with a single swing. Of course, he had to search for that! He found a resident of the town who exchanged some information about the possible whereabouts of the axe for a promise that Alexander would come back and help him after he finished his quest. After a long, hard and wet journey, he discovered the axe deep underground, in Pangu's Haven. It was everything the legend had claimed it to be. To thank the local for his information, Alexander used the axe to gain entry to the Hot Springs Cave, clearing out the tomb and obtaining the relic Symbol of the Hot Springs Cave.

For his services to China, Alexander was awarded visa level 3, which brought with it the ability to purchase property in Shang Simla. He just barely managed to scrape together enough simoleons to purchase a small house in town called the Plum Blossom House. It only had three rooms - one bedroom, a living area, and a bathroom - but the front yard was roomy enough to set up a tent for more adventurous sims. The twins were very enthusiastic about the new house, and persuaded Alexander to buy a chess table to put on the front porch. They were also full of plans to construct some kind of writing den for Jesse - apparently he wanted to be a famous author now - but Alexander told them that it could wait until next time. For now, it was time to go home.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Amaira-

Lol, too funny, we are both waiting around for Daemon to croak. Hahaa.
I'm so glad you liked the update, i agree it was horrible of them, poor penny huh? It is a pretty long and crazy storyline. As I was playing them, i kept getting all these ideas for them. If i write out the story, they seem so much more then just controllable dolls and in turn are just so much more fun for me to play. I don't really like writing normal style legacy stories as much, although ill probably do the other legacy family im playing under that style- really don't want to be writing two huge stories, lol. I just really love writing totally fictional dramatic stories, its just so much more fun to me.

Getting the right pictures is pretty tricky i must admit. I really miss the sims 2 for that. I still didnt even have the pictures the exact way i wanted. It pretty much requires that you know what every interaction looks like, or you make them do every interaction and take 5000 pictures and sift through plucking out the best. I do a little of both. I know what most interactions generally bring, but sometimes it doesn't turn out the way i hoped, so i just take oodles of pictures and select out the best ones. The thing i hate that always happens to me, is they do this most PERFECT interaction, so i quickly hit the pause and even though its paused they move a couple seconds more switching to a different position! Totally defeating the purpose of pause. lmao. That in itself is pretty tricky and has left me frustrated many times. I still in no way have mastered it yet. Im just dying for someone to bring out an animation hack for storytellers, that would be so amazing.

I just loved your update! Hooray for twins! Lets just hope you don't pull a tigger and have a second set. Lol, thats just not as much fun. I never get twins without egging them on, that would be nice to have that random surprise.
Hahaa, sharing a room with babies is the worst. On the other legacy family im playing - im doing the baby baker mini challenge. It's proving quite frustrating. So the babies sleep outside and the parents sleep in the only room. Hows that for motherly and fatherly love? lol. I love the childish trait, although i must say i wish they could play with all the childs toys, the block table and the peg box and such. That would be fun. Lol.

Love the birthday shot, your house is looking great!! Looking very big! I totally laughed at the grim reaper crashing the party. How very rude and inconsiderate of that party guest to breathe his last breath at the girls most special and important birthday! Hahaa- at least it was still epic!- Maybe old grimmie wasnt such a crasher after all. If the grim reaper showed up at my birthday i think people would be pretty impressed!

Lol, i always forget my sims traits when i go to write them down too. I havent even listed Abela's Or Zains yet. I always forget one or two of them and then i just dont bother writing any of them down.
Love Briars shirt too. Hahaa. If that's bad tv well then call me a Fan! Can't wait to see them as teenagers. Hope the reaper showing up didn't scar the girls for life i am really excited to see what happens next!!

There is a ton going on with Zain and Abela ;) I'm excited to share it with you guys. I have already written out the next couple parts, i just need to edit, and get the pictures ( which to me is the most time consuming. ) However it will be a few days before I can probably post it. I have a pretty busy weekend planned. Well actually Just tmw and Saturday. I hope to have it up by Sunday.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Tigger-

So glad to hear from you. Glad you have been liking the stories! Ooh yes there is so much more to the story of Zain and Abela. Thats 1 tip of the iceburg. Lol. So so happy you liked it. I can't wait for you to read the coming parts. There is a lot that is going to be coming!

Sorry to hear about your crash. Ugh, truly horrible. Losing all of that vacation time. I was having big time crashing a few days back, deleted some custom content that i assumed was causing problems and voila it worked. Also i think my computers fan is wearing out. The other day i loaded my computer and it said the fan had failed. Great. So far though seems to be ok. I have been backing up like crazy and every night i store my family on my portable flash drive so if my computer goes i still have my families.

I love the sounds of your themed cabins! I can't wait to see pictures at the end/or start of the next generations if you are able to of course. Sounds like your lot has really blossomed from what it was on day 1.

I always seem to lump my vacations together too. Only because i find i kind of dread them. They slightly annoy me. In all my time playing sims i have never gotten the hydrophobic trait. Must be interesting, lol.

I hate how children can't do any adventure opportunitys. Not even simple things like fishing or gem collecting. Vacations are so dull with a child. I really wish you could get more then one pangus axe. And complete tombs more then once. Theres another mod i would just die for. So happy you got to lvl 3 visa! Good for you! Vacations improve once you are able to live in your own house, it truly bites staying in those base camps. Glad your vacation re-do seemed to go over well despite your terrible crash, remember to save all the time, its much more of a hassle to have to re-do everything!!

Im dying to find out who the heir was! Don't leave us hanging Tigger!! Can i guess? Im going to go with Allie? Can't wait to find out who you choose!

Anyway im off to play some sims for a bit and then go off to bed! Talk to you all later.
Fantastic stories, keep em comin!

[tigger89]

Im dying to find out who the heir was! Don't leave us hanging Tigger!! Can i guess? Im going to go with Allie? Can't wait to find out who you choose!
I actually changed the heir after the two younger children aged up to teen, because it turned out that Allie had no redeeming features(she was really ugly and her traits made it too hard to "figure her out" storywise). You were right until I changed my mind, however, so you still get points for correctness. :)


It seemed that life was passing the Forleys by so quickly. The two older twins graduated from high school - cum laude, of course - and aged into young adulthood. Word around the neighborhood was that the awkwardly odd Ben had become quite a great kisser, though he never discussed that particular revelation with his parents. Carrie, on the other hand, seemed to have developed a dislike for children, and spent most of her days locked in her cabin, painting. Ben joined the science career, in accordance with his life's desire, while Carrie joined the music career to make some money while she focused her energy on developing her skills. Allie and Jesse graduated elementary school and, like their older siblings, decided to spend some time studying gardening before beginning high school. Lounging around studying at the library suited Allie, as she was becoming quite the couch potato. Jesse, on the other hand, seemed to be under the influence of his older brother - he just wouldn't stop flirting with the neighborhood girls. In an attempt to dissuade him from this pursuit, Ben gave him a brand new laptop as a present, but this valiant attempt wasn't very effective.

Alexander and Alisha weren't immune to time. As their children were aging, so were they, and they felt the time when they would have to choose an heir drawing near. After looking at all of their children, and what they were becoming, they finally made a decision. As the first streaks of gray appeared in their hair, signaling their crossing into elderhood, they named Ben as the heir to their family line. Neither Jesse nor Allie felt slighted at being passed over. Allie was interested in other things, while Jesse felt no need to settle down with one partner. They had been worried how Carrie would feel at her brother being favored over her, but luckily they hadn't needed to worry, as she had no interest in having children. To show that there were no hard feelings, Carrie took Alisha on a vacation to Champs Le Sims, to relax in the French countryside.

[tigger89]

Here's generation 0 photodump part 2. A part 3(taking the story through the trip to france) will be coming in the near future, along with a story update through the vacation. These photos are less illustrating and more amusing things that I just happened to capture. I'll definitely make sure to include a shot of the lot when I make the third image post.



Ben, Carrie and Alexander arrive in Al Simhara. Judging from his outfit and facial expression, Ben was using the long flight to get some beauty rest. :p
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Ben thanking Carrie for thinking of him in the marketplace, in Al Simhara.
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Alexander recalls the legend of the deathfish that will rise from the depths and swarm any sim who dares to take Pangu's Axe for himself.
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A landscape view of their first vacation home - Plum Blossom House, located in Shang Simla's Forbidden City.
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All of the generation 1 children gathered around one table - a rare occurrence. Carrie is discussing the beautiful trees in the garden, but nobody else is listening.
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Sometimes, the things Carrie paints scare even the artist herself! Is that an ANIMAL SKULL? :blink:
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Allie! What are you doing to your poor brother?!? No, seriously, what on earth are you doing? Stop it! :lol:
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Ben, all grown up, about to gain his last fishing skill point. He did actually achieve it, though I think I forgot to mention that in the story I posted.
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Carrie as a young adult, in her cabin getting ready to paint. She developed a very artistic, yet simple, sense of fashion.
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Alexander and Alisha celebrate their many years together.
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[Amaira]

Tigger I love that we get to see another set of pics. Your sims sound really cool. I love sims that don't have all good traits those are so boring. Your story is really good and heartwarming. The first picture is a hilarious one of Ben in his pjs :rofl:

Founders Legacy Challenge your making us wait! NOooooo :faceslap: I'm so curious to know more about what the heck is going on with their relationship it is driving me nuts.... I'm also not the most patient person if that wasn't evident yet haha

Anyways this next update is gonna be kinda short since I'm a bit rushed :P,

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The girls grew into fine little kids. They had friends over on weekends and all the other things kids will do. For a while it got a bit boring until Amaira and Adrian surprised them. With a trip to Shang Simla

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Before the trip started both girls were forced to listen to a long talk about the various what to do's in case of emergencies. Melinda was more patient with listening to Amaira then Briar was listening to Adrian. Briar was eager to get the fun part started and had never been one to like long lectures to begin with.

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Once the trip did finally get started they all got a chance to see and do what they wanted. A particular favorite to Amaira and Adrian was the martial arts training. Amaira was determined to prove to Adrian that his laughing at her for doing it in a skirt was pointless and that she could beat him any day. They ended up pulling a agreed tie in the end though.

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As for the girls they enjoyed best playing chess together and not having to worry about homework or tests.

A few days after they returned from the trip Amaira got a surprise herself. She was pregnant again. This time it was a little boy which they named Nicholas. The days of pregnancy then babyhood for Nicholas seemed to fly by and before long it was birthday time. A birthday for four to be precise.

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Adrian, Briar, Melinda, and Nicholas would all share a birthday party. Adrian going into the elder age where he would be able to relax and retire, if he choose to that is. Briar and Melinda going into the teens, the years of angst and drama, hopefully minimal of those. Finally Nicholas going into the toddler stage a crucial time for learning.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hey guys!!!!!!!


So i wasn't able to make it on here Sunday, I expected as much. It ended up being too hectic of a weekend to get down to playing sims or finishing up my story.

Since im a day late I decided to just combine what was going to be 2 parts into 1 part and bring it all to you today. Plus i didn't feel like drawing it out anymore then it needed to be ( It's been Dec 31 too long for my liking, lol.) I want to get to the good of the story...and by that i mean..more secrets from Zain, Abela and Pennys past coming out! Unfortunately, yes, you will still have to wait till the next update to learn more of the deep dark secrets, however i needed to build on Zain and Abela a little bit more....everything in good time. Hope you guys like this update...took me longer then i expected...was missing some crucial pictures for it. Its huge...sorry, lmao.

Part 3~

Dec 31- Nearly the end
'Resolution'

"Finally." I said out loud to nobody.

Cabs take forever to come these days.
Then again i guess it's one of the busiest days for cabs, seeing as how it's new years and all.
All of those drunk party movers and shakers need some way of getting home. I must give credit to the fact that they ARE taking cabs instead of driving drunk. I'm very thankful for that.

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"Meez Alaphee?" Questioned the driver with a thick accent. I didn't bother correcting him, i just wanted to get home. It was already an hours drive away.
I nodded to the cab driver as i jumped in the back. I wouldn't dare sit in the front way too creepy sitting beside a total stranger in a locked moving vehicle. I wonder if anyone actually uses that seat in a cab?

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As i thought about inventing a one of a kind cab car with no useless front passenger seat something caught my eye.
Something that looked an awful, awful lot like ...Zain.

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But it couldnt be him, could it? No. It's impossible. Maybe it's my memories, they were vivid before, but perhaps now...they are utterly life-like.

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The cab pulled away before i could get a good look at the mystery man. "It's not him..." I whispered trying to convince myself.

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But if I really believe that, why do i keep finding my eyes wandering towards the rear view mirror to get another peek at him? What's wrong with me? I'm going insane.... It can't be Zain.

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About a block behind Abela was Zain. Live and in the flesh.

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When i arrived back home, the light had vanished and dark had replaced it instead, I was exhausted.
I paid the cab driver an outrageous fare of 120 simoleons. If only i could just afford my own car, i could save so much more money in the long run. This kind of stuff just makes you want to become a hermit and never leave your house in the first place.

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What a long night this has turned out to be, i tried to suppress my yawn, but failed.
I couldn't wait to curl up into bed and forget about... everything... all over again.

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Wait a minute... My heart seemed to leap up into my throat. I couldn't swallow, i couldn't breathe, i couldn't move.

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There's a truck in my drivewa- I stopped myself mid-thought, suddenly remembering.
I know that truck! Or i should say, i know who the owner of that truck happens to be!

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My eyes scanned my lot frantically, he was here. Zain was here! It was dark though and i couldn't see much beyond shadowy shapes. I wish i had bought a lamp!

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Suddenly though i spotted him. He emerged from behind my bookcase and was looking about. Wait..was he hiding on me? Or coming out from using the bathroom for a moment?
This was all to unreal...how did he even find me? My heart was racing a mile a minute, i couldn't think of one thing to even say.

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"Beautiful...erm...land...." Zain said out loud. He was talking to himself, he didn't even know i was here yet.

A crazy thought occured to me. I could move again, a new town. I vowed to never do it. But this...is actually a very legitimate reason.
At the very least i could sneak off, hide somewhere.... go back to the beach and live there. Heck it's always deserted anyway, nobody will know!

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Suddenly though, I was much too angry to think about running away again. I have no idea where all this anger came from, but it was there. My blood was boiling. How dare he follow me here like some kind of stalker. Why should I have to keep moving, and living like a homeless person? Two were involved in what happened, I shouldn't have to always pay the price.
No i'm not going to run anymore. I'm going to make him run. Far away from me.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Continued from above.



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" ZAIN. " I said shouted abruptly. I jumped infront of him to make my presence known.
" Having fun stalking me you psycho ? " I screamed at him.

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" Bel.. where did you come from? " He was not expecting this. He must have been in the bathroom after all when my cab had pulled up, otherwise he would have seen the taxi's head lights.. Good i had caught him off guard.

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" For one, Don't call me Bel. It's Abela to you. and two, this is my house, im supposed to be here! What are you doing in my house? I should call the cops on you!"

I was breathing rapidly, my face going hot with anger. I just couldn't deal with seeing Zain. Not after everything that had happened in the past. Seeing him was a painful reminder of everything that had gone so very wrong...

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Suddenly Zain grinned. Which just made me angrier. " You call this a house? You can't really call the cops on someone who isn't breaking and entering, I'm pretty much just strolling through an open field....technically I'm not 'in' your house. " He gave a little chuckle, pleased with his observation.

Haha, so very funny. Taking digs at my house.

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" It's a work in progress Zain. It will improve. Unlike you. Unlike us. " I said hotly.

He stopped grinning. If i wanted to hurt him, I just had.

" Don't say that Abela, don't you say that. "

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" And why NOT. You know it's true. There is no going back from what we did...even if i did want to...which i dont, How could I even kiss you without feeling guilty? Knowing that we were doing the very thing that ruined everything in the first place! It's wrong Zain, and you know it too. We can never be together after what happened. EVER. "

" Don't say that... because you know it's not true. You want me, as much as i want you. "

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" That's why i moved to a new town then is it? Because i am just sooo hot for you. I left Zain. I left you."

He shook his head and raised his arms in defiance.

" I know that's a lie. You left because of what happened, if you didn't want to be with me you wouldn't have kissed me that day. The situation that surrounded you made you hate yourself so much that you couldn't even let yourself be happy. "

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" I AM happy. I am fine just as i am. Don't presume to understand how I feel, you don't know me. The only time i'm not happy is when your around me. Don't you get it Zain? You bring it all back, all of the memories and all of the pain. If you would just leave me alone i could just...get on with my life."

" Thats a load of crap. " He scoffed.
" Excuse me ?
" I saw you Abela. At the beach. You looked anything but happy, and you had no idea that i was even around. And this place? It's just not you. Your not ok. Stop lying to yourself. " he replied tersely. I felt myself tense. I couldn't believe what i was hearing.

"You... SPIED ON ME. Of all the things you have done Zain. Now your just going overboard. You have gone mad. "

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" Your right. I am. " He admitted solemnly.
"Simply put... I'm crazy for you. I didn't mean to spy on you Bel..ahem..Abela. I followed your moving truck here to tell you i was ready to do whatever it took to be with you, even if it meant a fresh start...then i lost track of the damned thing and was stuck in this town.
I went to the beach because i knew you would be there. I had no intention of hiding myself from you. But then when i saw you....I couldn't help but watch....I got the sense you wouldn't have appreciated me springing up at such a time.
I know it was wrong, You were scared, and you were unravelling, and you needed me, when i was about to show myself to you it was too late you had begun to flee the beach. You can't go through all of this by yourself, it's going to eat you alive. " Zain spoke sincerely, his eyes locked in place with mine.

When i said nothing, he added with a wink. " And if you eat yourself alive...ill have to eat myself alive too... I can't be without you, believe me i've been trying. "

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I couldn't help but feel slightly touched. Zain knew i would be at the beach...he has always known me better then anyone.
I softened... a little.

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As hard as this was, I couldn't give in, not to Zain. I've fought for a month already, I couldn't give in now. If i did, i'm just as bad as everyone had thought I was, i don't want to be that girl.

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" You know what Zain? If we were supposed to be together we would have been. It's not supposed to go like this, it's not supposed to be this hard. Every single thing about us is wrong. We are not meant to be and thats that. "

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He was silent. It almost looked as though he was holding back tears.

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" So...im asking you, please just leave me be. You'll find another girl. You'll have a relationship that isn't surrounded by all this doom and gloom...
You can be happy, isn't that what you want? "

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" It is what i want. More then anything. but i'm going to have all of that with you, I only want all of this with you. Besides theres no way im starting the new years without a new years kiss. " Zain said, his voice suddenly husky.

" You have to be crazy to think im going down that road again with you Zain. " My eyes grew heavy as i sighed.

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" You have to be crazy to think im leaving you to live in an empty field with no doors to lock at night. " He retorted.

That was an excellent point, I thought to myself. It was rather spooky to think about sleeping in a bed out in my yard with no protection whatsoever...

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He reached for my hand, and i found that as hard as I resisted I just couldnt pull away. My pulse quickened, i felt my old feelings of aching desire resurface as if they had never left in the first place.

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" Tell me. You say everything about us is wrong. Then why, does this... feel so right? " He asked his voice soft now. His eyes shining.

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" I...it..." I couldnt form words. I wanted to deny it, send him away forever. But i couldn't lie to myself anymore. The problem was never us. The problem was always that it felt too right to suppress. Which is what got us into all the trouble in the first place. Zain's right.... the problem is our situation, everything came in our way and prevented us from being together for so many years. Finally we ended up giving in at the worst time and at the worst place possible. We should never have resisted one another for so long. We were asking for trouble.

I swallowed with sudden difficulty as Zain leaned his face closer to mine. I could hear the thrum of my own heartbeat.

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" Happy new years... " He whispered so softly i nearly missed it.


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He leaned in and kissed me. It was electric. I was tired of fighting it. Fighting us. Fighting us is the true reason all of this happened in the first place. If i had followed my instincts in the first place Penny would never have even been with Zain.

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I kissed him back. Succumbing to my desires. I didn't care any longer. I just knew what felt good, what felt right, and i wanted to surround myself in it for once.
Then there were fireworks.
Literally. The loud bang of fireworks were popping off in the distance to signal the coming of the new year, i could hear people calling out 'Happy New Years! ' Into the night. Perfect timing i thought, and I knew Zain was thinking it too.
And it was indeed, a happy new years.

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The kiss left me breathless. There were no words to describe...no words even close.

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" Zain? " I stammered out.
" Mmm? " He spoke, equally out of it.

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" I hate you. "
" I hate you too...but i take it, that i can call you Bel again? " He questioned humourously, his eyes alight with a familiar twinkle i hadn't seen in far too long.

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I smiled, and we let our bodies take hold once again.

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We kissed until our lips were nearly chapped and then still even a little more after that. Suddenly Zain pulled away from me. His face somewhat uncertain.

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" Im moving in by the way. " He stated.
" Im totally ok with that.." i said grinning.


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" I mean i dont want to...this place is no palace. But i think together we can tackle anything. We can turn this place into a real home, together. "

" I agree. "

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" Don't get me wrong. I love what you've done with the place...but i think it could use a man's touch and all. "

" Mmmhmm " I was growing impatient, I just wanted to get back to the kissing part.

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' But when we are alone....we are no good. We are strongest together. We can work on our issues one at a time, but we have to do it together... "

I almost laughed. He didnt think i was serious.

I fixed him with an unwavering stare.

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" Zain. Seriously, I want to be with you. I want us to be together, here. What was keeping us apart before, well we will deal with it. We can't fight us....obviously, So we will fight it instead. "

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I said exactly what he wanted to hear. He stopped talking, and caressed my face.

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He suddenly shot me a playful grin.
" Glad you finally see it my way. I just hope thats not the wine talkng. I mean you did have A LOT of wine back at the beach. 3 huge glasses was it? " He remarked incredulously with wide eyes to match.

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I stared at him, amused.
Normally id have come back with some sort of a witty comeback especially since he wasn't supposed to see that wine indulgence, but right now i didn't care. I was basking in this perfect moment. He was Zain, my Zain. He was his normal, joking self. Maybe we really could go back and be normal even after everything thats happened. Maybe everythings going to be ok after all. We will work together to create our new lives and slowly put the past behind us.

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Its a new year. Which always means a new start.

My new -new years resolution. - Stop avoiding Zain and try to live in the moment and just be happy. <--- thats three i think....whatever.
Oh and : Think less.

Sometimes it's better to just not think. Don't you think?

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[Thefounderslegacy]

So yeah, i hope you guys enjoy the update..and i hope you like dialogue...because about 80% of it is just that. Lol. I didn't want to have Abela and Zain rush and make up as soon as they saw each other, they had to work through some stuff first...they have been through a lot in the past...so yeah it may be slightly tedious, and probably also mushy, but i'll dial it down on the next update i swear! Lol

Anyway i wanted to reply to your guy's most awesome updates, so here I go!!

Tigger- Haha. Awe poor Allie. I'm with you on giving the shaft to less fortunate featured sims. I truly hope that someday when i have my own children im not that biased. Lmao. I'm happy i guessed right..I usually don't...lmao.
Speaking of traits, what are Bens traits? I know you have listed them throughout your stories. But i can't remember them all to date. Need a refresher. Heck i even need a refresher on Abela and Zain's traits. I'd go load my game and tell you what they were, but i feel that it just may give away too much of what's to come. You'll probably figure it out along the way. Let me know if you happen to have any guesses as certain things come up! :D
Make's total sense why Carrie was passed up. Hard to continue a legacy without children. Haha. I laughed when i read the part about Ben hiding the fact from the parents that the sim ladies around town found him to be quite the kisser.

How long do you normally keep your sim children on the lot? Until they die/when they age to Y.A/ or just when you tire of them? I always wondered what others did. I usually move mine out when i run outta room. Lol.

I enjoyed your " Photo dump " As you called it. Haha. It's nice to see all the Forleys and see what their lives currently hold. If i were Ben i would be resting up on the flight in my PJ's too. Gotta be comfortable. :p And also well rested to make use of that vacation time!!

Love the pangu axe pic with the deathfish thought bubble. I love using thought bubbles to advance stories, makes me feel like the sims are actually thinking what i put as the caption. I take it Alexander escaped with pangus axe avoiding a very deadly brush with the infamous deathfish? Hehehe.
Jealous of your vacation home! I haven't really built or bought anything so elaborate quite yet.
I also have to agree with Carrie- the tree's in the garden are lovely. How can they not be, since they are covered in such gorgeous money? However i have to disagree with Carries paintings...blech. Lol. She's an Evil sim i take it?

What WAS Allie doing to her poor brother ?! Lol :blink:
Ben doesnt look so awkward in his more grown up lifestage. He has really grown into his looks! Yay for maxed fishing skill, go Ben!! ps: Nice Pimpin' Robe Ben. Haha.

Awe, the photograph of Alexander and Alisha is so bittersweet. I always get so sad when my sims get old- But they do look so cute and have lived a pretty good fufilled life. Legacy Challenges seem to be only way i can force myself to let mine die.

Can't wait for your next updates now that we know who is bringing in the next gen. Get on it Ben! :lol: Stop kissing and get to Woohooin'
Excited to see future photodumps too-whenever you can manage them!!

Amaira- Im glad you are so impatient with my updates, keeps me working hard at pumping them out! Lol. I love that you love it. But mostly because i know what it feels like to get so curious about a story, and have the writer update 1 teeny tiny update once every couple of months. It's the worst. Then they vanish for a year...come back and post 1 more time and vanish again for good. Happens all the time when i get into a story.

Eventually though, i am going to have to slow it down a tad. It does take some time to get these stories written...hours, then the pictures taken and deciding which one goes where, then reading it a hundred times to make sure its decent enough and my attempt to edit my mistakes since don't have a spell checker. Im spending more time writing now then playing :rofl: So ill probably be updating every 4-6 days. I'd rather be consistant then burn out. I have another legacy family i play that i wanted to post up here too. Not in crazy story form like Abela and Zain though. I promise though ill never make you wait longer then a week ( Unless a dire emergency pops up, or holidays are present )

Im totally not a patient person either, so don't feel bad. :bunny:

Anyways
Don't worry about a short update! ( It actually wasnt that short though ) But any update is better then no update at all!
Loved your latest update. Urrghhh i still gotta get me that table. Been afraid to download lately. My computers reaching its limits, i can tell. Lol.

Shang Simla is my favorite of the vacation spots! What about you? I love the talk they had with the girls, about emergency situations! And the part of Amaira feebly kicking the practice dummy in her skirt and boots. Haha. Guess she showed Adrian she's not so feeble after all! I could never tie someone while wearing boots and a skirt.
Briar looks pretty menacing with the chess game, like she is ready to just knock those pawns right over!

LOVE the birthday for four. Thats NUTS and also quite hilarious. I've never had a birthday quite so...Celebratory..lol. Love the way you lined up all those tables each with a cake of ones own. When does Amaira become and Elder, is she much younger then Adrian?

Can't wait for your next update! So much to look forward to. I can't to see Adrian looking old- will he be rockin the long hair in his elder age, or will he stick to a more subtle style- And the twins- Will Briar still wear Stewie-esque apparel or will she trade it in for a girlier style such as her sister Melinda, and Will Melinda's genius tendancies make her siblings jealous and her parents perhaps favour? How will Nicholas fare in toddlerhood, with such a significant age gap between his siblings and himself? Who will little Nicholas take after- His mother, father or neither! Can't wait to see the little guy. ( Er...now whos writing bad tv shows? And it's not even my story, hahaha ) Seriously though. Can't wait!!



Everyone- Super duper excited to see more of these fabulous updates guys! Are you both gonna get late night on its release date ( Coming so soon hooray!! ) You probably won't hear much from me on my story front once it appears out. Ill still pop on here for a quick chat and to read your updates and what not, but i want to update the challenge with updated rules and mini challenges as soon as I can, so i will need to play obsessively learning every nook and cranny, and then write out whatever i find that needed to be changed/added.

[Amaira]

Founders Legacy your story was awesome as usual. I had guessed that Abela and Zain had a thing going for a while and that kiss was their agreed last or something. That is what I'm used to in movies and books and whatnot with that scenerio. Appears I was wrong and it was actually their first. The plot thickens. :P I will be excited to hear more about what has kept them apart. My best guess would be their families perhaps?

I also should mention I love seeing the little bits of Abela's witty side shine through in the narrative. A great example is a part of the resolutions near the end, made me giggle. You've done a really excellent job of showing us her personality and that she has this really awesome attitude. It is really good how you make her so layered, makes their story pull you in that much more.

I don't blame you for not updating as much when you get Late Night. Though I will miss the story I know exactly where you're coming from. I would love to get it but the Sims 3 EPs are so expansive! I miss the days when the base was $40 and the EPs where like $20 to $25. I would love to get it but I'm still job hunting, I live in one of the states with very high unemployment rates so it's tough and I need to be sure I have money for gas to drive to said job locations in hope of a steady income. Right now I'm living of the occasional commission and the good graces of my boyfriend paying our rent. Gah I hate job searching. On the bright side though this will give me a chance to read about other people's experiences, including yours I hope, and see what the game is like before hand. I am sure I will be insanely jealous the whole time though :lol:

[Amaira]

Here's the newest update, hope this answers most of your questions founders legacy challenge.

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Briar was now a teen. Besides her traits of computer whiz, good, and athletic she also seemed to be showing a flair for the dramatic punctuated by the occasional fake passing out which so annoyed her parents. However, this was balanced in her parents eyes by her passion for the house and the land they lived on. She was eager to always look over her parents shoulder and put in input whenever plans for the home were discussed.

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Melinda showed as much promise as her sister. She was a workaholic, loved the outdoors, and had been lucky enough to have the sim ruler roll the genius trait for her as a child. The one odd thing was she seemed to have developed a totally unexplained terror of water. This seemed to come with an aversion to where they lived. While their land was beautiful it was near a fairly big lake and had a fairly large pool in the back. Neither of which Melinda was too fond of getting anywhere near.

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Now that the two older girls were able to take care of themselves Amaira and Adrian concentrated more on Nicholas. It was crucial for Nicholas that he learn certain things. Adrian took to teaching him how to talk. Daily he would sit with him and teach until Nicholas got hungry or bored with it. Eventually Nicholas learned to talk and talk he did. A lot... in fact his parents began to wonder if this teaching him to talk thing shouldn't have been saved till the last minute.

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While Adrian was at work Amaira taught little Nicholas how to walk. Nicholas picked up on it quick enough and before long was wrecking havoc all over the house. Running about, annoying his sisters, and scaring his parents that he would hurt himself.

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Despite all the craziness of having a toddler again Adrian and Amaira knew it was very important to spend time with their girls. Everyday after school they set down to help the girls with their homework. Both were very grateful for this even if they didn't always show it.

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On weekends there was a little more time to just do what they wanted to do. Amaira spent the time working on new book ideas that had been put on hold while Briar worked out like crazy behind her enjoying every sweat inducing second of it.

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Meanwhile Adrian and Melinda preferred the peace of the dining room. Adrian could work on his logical pursuits while Melinda was able to work busily on extra credit projects and other things to future her career chances. She saw herself reaching the top of the journalism career and worked on her writing and research on a daily basis.

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As they grew Melinda was at home less and less. Finding excuses to study late at school or go visit the journalism offices. Briar was the opposite however. Her passion for the home only grew. Despite having no initial inclination towards the outdoors or gardening she took up helping to care for her mother's garden. Amaira watched this new development of Briar's with great approval and pride.

[tigger89]

Speaking of traits, what are Bens traits? I know you have listed them throughout your stories. But i can't remember them all to date. Need a refresher. Heck i even need a refresher on Abela and Zain's traits. I'd go load my game and tell you what they were, but i feel that it just may give away too much of what's to come. You'll probably figure it out along the way. Let me know if you happen to have any guesses as certain things come up! :D
Hates the outdoors, angler, green thumb, insane, great kisser.

How long do you normally keep your sim children on the lot? Until they die/when they age to Y.A/ or just when you tire of them? I always wondered what others did. I usually move mine out when i run outta room. Lol.
In this challenge, I need to keep them until they all get their LTWs, for the points. I'll probably keep Carrie at least around a while longer, because she should advance pretty quickly in her career, and that means extra cash. Plus, an awesome stereo. :D I usually move them out right after they get YA, since any earlier is usually cheating and I hate having a full house.

I also have to agree with Carrie- the tree's in the garden are lovely. How can they not be, since they are covered in such gorgeous money? However i have to disagree with Carries paintings...blech. Lol. She's an Evil sim i take it?
No, artistic, loves the outdoors, lucky, hates children, and something else...but not evil. I think that's just a standard level 8 small size painting. o_o

What WAS Allie doing to her poor brother ?! Lol :blink:
Ben doesnt look so awkward in his more grown up lifestage. He has really grown into his looks! Yay for maxed fishing skill, go Ben!! ps: Nice Pimpin' Robe Ben. Haha.
I always go into CAS and redress/fix hair for all my sims whenever they age up, to match their traits. So I tried to give him clothes reflecting his insanity, in that they were somewhat odd choices or poorly matched. The robe made me giggle, though...it's actually enabled as formalwear, but he decided to wear it fishing.

[KayMarMul]

I have a question about a lifetime wish. Oneo f the newer ones is the "possession is 9/10 of the law" in which you have to have so much worth in just stolen goods. Also, one of the mini-challenges, which I have chosen for my legacy I am starting, is that you must return the most expensive item you steal, but one of the main rules of this legacy is that all stolen items must be sold. My question is: how can I achieve this lifetime want, since you can also get extra points for achieving all lifetime wants, and how do I know which item will be the most expensive to return it if all items have to be sold and not held onto?

[Thefounderslegacy]

I have a question about a lifetime wish. Oneo f the newer ones is the "possession is 9/10 of the law" in which you have to have so much worth in just stolen goods. Also, one of the mini-challenges, which I have chosen for my legacy I am starting, is that you must return the most expensive item you steal, but one of the main rules of this legacy is that all stolen items must be sold. My question is: how can I achieve this lifetime want, since you can also get extra points for achieving all lifetime wants, and how do I know which item will be the most expensive to return it if all items have to be sold and not held onto?

Hi KayMarMul,

You ask some good questions. The rules state that all items stolen must be sold unless they are being returned or kept in the inventory- Basically you may never use the items yourself, but may keep them in your family inventory/sell them/ or return them...

So if you need to keep items in order to achieve that LTW- you may do so, provided you keep them in your inventory - It will still account for your possession total for that LTW I've tested it out. Once you have achieved that LTW, the items must be sold- you can still store them in your inventory- but that serves no purpose beyond taking up massive space.

For your question regarding the mini challenge 'Guilty Conscience' in order to find out which item is the most expensive, after each stealing session you will aquire 3 items which will then be found in your family inventory. If you select an item while it's in your family inventory it should tell you how much it is worth sale wise. Before you sell it you should check the other two to find out which is worth more. Once you have found the item of the 3 that is worth the most, you may sell off or keep the other two in your inventory, and the most expensive one MUST be returned. Even if your lifetime wish is the possessing stolen goods one. Yes it will make it a bit harder to obtain that wish with that mini challenge, but thats why its a mini challenge after all!

I do hope I have answered your questions. If you have anymore at all, let me know!!

Ps:
Did you go to the site link provided on the main page or in my signature? Or did you read the rules on the first page of this site? The rules on this thread haven't been updated, due to some problems with my account. The mods are working on recovering it and getting me my old account back, but it could take some time currently the mod who needs to do it is rather busy. So if you need to read the updated rules follow the link in my signature.

Amaira- LOVED the update- Gotta go out for a bit, so don't have time to reply just yet. I will the second I get back!!

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi

Just me again. Got distracted yesterday with my sim story mega picture taking, since im going to have to disable my CC for awhile due to LN, thought i should get catchin' up on some future pictures.

Anyway just wanted to back here to make some replies this will be on the shorter side because i am pretty tired and I wanted to have a quick sleep before i go out and get my LN.

Amaira- Ooh Briar and Melinda sure did turn out pretty!! Love their eyes. Just gorgeous. Yes, you did end up answering all of my questions through your story. Nice to see Adrians still rockin' the rockin' hair.
You got super lucky to roll that Genius trait for Melinda! I rarely ever get that roll. I always get junk traits it seems, or ones i just don't want....It's probably because i only have like 5 favorites that i pick everytime. Hahaa. It's fun though to be forced out of your comfort zone. Every so often you will learn to love a trait you never thought you could love. I remember this one sim i rolled her traits- they were all bad, but i did have a lot of fun with her.

So have you chosen your heir or heiress? Im so curious as to who is going to win the crown! Or are you waiting till baby Nick is grown a bit more? It sounds like you are leaning towards Briar. I hope so too, she is super cute, i love her style!! Plus she is more interested in the legacy home then Melinda, so it's only fair that she get to live there for the rest of her life!
Speaking of your legacy home- from what tidbits i can see from the photos, it looks stunning- especially the picture of Briar outdoors gardening!! It has come so far so fast! I can't imagine how gorgeous the house is going to be at the end of the next generation!!

Thank you so much also for all of your lovely comments on my story Amaira!! It was so nice to hear, and i just want to let you know you had made my whole day. :lovestruc .... Im going to remain pretty tightlipped about everything Zain and Abela. Which is why I don't reference them much when im talking to you guys, unless I am putting up the story of course. I have an insane fear of spilling all the secrets and goodies. Im pretty much a loose cannon when it comes to trying to hold things in. Eventually someway or another i always let something slip without noticing. Not this time though! Lol. However i can tell you..if you thought that update was awesome, your going to love the next one i have in store for you!!!

Thank you also for telling me in detail some things you enjoyed about my writing. I love how Abela can be so sweet and delicate and then suddenly totally sarcastic and witty around Zain, who she trusts enough to let her true self shine through. Zain is still unfolding to me. But when i play him, i imagine him as having two competely opposite sides to himself. Totally fitting the profile of the stern serious guy who wants to be the 'big, tough typical mold kind of man' and then the next second he is just a bit of a boyish goofball who is a little rough around the edges, though underneath both of those polar opposite personality types beats the heart of someone really loving if given the chance.

Theres a method to my madness...lol they have these personalities for reasons and because of circumstances not yet clear to you or anyone else. That is all i will say though! No more from me!!! :rofl:


Awh, Im so sorry to hear your not going to be able to get LN. That's to bad about the unemployment thing, It's pretty rough out there, everywhere. I'm actually Canadian, but even out here it can be tough. I looked forever to get mine, job searching is THE worst thing ever. I hope you do find one soon! I'm sure you will!

If it makes you feel any better.... you probably won't be getting jealous from me, im sure of it! I'm probably going to have 1000 bugs in just my game alone. I have the WORST luck in the world. Lol. On the bright side, you will probably get the game when they have a nice lovely patch!! Lol.

Tigger-

Gotta love the insane trait huh? :rofl:
I find it totally hysterical that ben is both a green thumb AND an angler and yet...he hates the outdoors. Those two activities thrive on outdoorsiness. LMAO. Guess Ben truly is Insane.
Love how you dress your sims according to traits. I either dress my sims rather randomly or I have them match each other, or I dress them in their favorite colors and have a bit of a color theme happening- its always so much fun.
Im super surprised Carrie wasn't an evil sim, mine have never painted a painting like that unless they were evil! Maybe Carrie wants to be evil? Lol. She is sending you a sign!
Then again i usually never paint small paintings for some reason, so it could just be that.

I hear you, I hate full houses too. Just lags way too much. I would keep them around till they achieve the LTW. But sometimes they don't for awhile and I just need the space :(
So are you getting LN? Or am i all alone on that adventure. Lol. Hope it's not too glitchy...but who am I kidding, it will be.

Anyways thats all for me I best be off if i'm ever even going to make it to pick up this expansion! Looking forward to more updates whenever you can manage em!!!

[tigger89]

Gotta love the insane trait huh? :rofl:
I find it totally hysterical that ben is both a green thumb AND an angler and yet...he hates the outdoors. Those two activities thrive on outdoorsiness. LMAO. Guess Ben truly is Insane.
Well, he rolled "hates the outdoors" randomly when he was a baby. And so, I had to give him "green thumb" for the organic challenge rules. Then, I figured might as well follow the original plan for him to go into science, and get "angler" from his father.

Im super surprised Carrie wasn't an evil sim, mine have never painted a painting like that unless they were evil! Maybe Carrie wants to be evil? Lol. She is sending you a sign!
Then again i usually never paint small paintings for some reason, so it could just be that.
I always paint the first 30 paintings as small, since it makes them paint a lot faster, then I switch to large paintings to make lots of high-value paintings and get those wishes taken care of.

So are you getting LN? Or am i all alone on that adventure. Lol. Hope it's not too glitchy...but who am I kidding, it will be.
I will be soon, but I won't install it until all the mods I use are updated. Then, I'm probably going to take a week or two off this legacy to get used to the new features, by which point you'll probably have updated the rules. So it'll all work out. :)


My game crashed again, lost about a day's worth of time in game, but it was a lot of time irl because of how full my household is. I think I might move one or both of the younger twins out when they reach YA, the extra points just aren't worth the glacier slow pace of gameplay. :(

[simiafoetidus]

For your question regarding the mini challenge 'Guilty Conscience' in order to find out which item is the most expensive, after each stealing session you will aquire 3 items which will then be found in your family inventory. If you select an item while it's in your family inventory it should tell you how much it is worth sale wise. Before you sell it you should check the other two to find out which is worth more. Once you have found the item of the 3 that is worth the most, you may sell off or keep the other two in your inventory, and the most expensive one MUST be returned. Even if your lifetime wish is the possessing stolen goods one. Yes it will make it a bit harder to obtain that wish with that mini challenge, but thats why its a mini challenge after all!


I have a question about this :p. Are you supposed to return the most expensive item of all time or the most expensive item per thieving adventure?

[KirstieBunny]

Hi everyone. I’m really enjoying reading all the stories.

I did start out with one Young Adult and one Teenager sim. I think the pro of having more time with the sim outweighed the con of having the homework/school to deal with.

Daemon hasn’t quite passed on yet, but he did just have his final birthday. He’s had such a full life that I thought I would break it up into pieces. He has come a long way, but he still has all his elder days ahead of him.



Daemon Mason

Liftime (so far) : 319659
Lifetime Wish: Become an Astronaut
Career: Military (10) – Astronaut.

Daemon was a kid who knew exactly what he wanted to be. The first time he looked up at the night sky “Astronaut” was all he could think of.

Aiming for the stars seemed like a perfect goal, but there was a lot of work to do here on the ground before he could get there. Studying, getting handy for fixing any problems up in space and getting in shape were all important.

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His parents insisted that he was a genius. He thought he might have been too except for the silly easy bake stove. He was sure that if he had just made a few more muffins properly he would have reached the genius state. Instead he was just ‘gifted’ as they say.

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Once he was old enough to work and before the smoke had stopped wafting off the birthday cake candles, Daemon was working for the military.
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Even aspiring astronauts need a little R&R. After his father’s death, he went with his mother to France for a little vacation.

An innocent trip to the Nectary and Daemon finds himself falling head over heels in love with the shop girl.

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He couldn’t get her out of his head, once back in Sunset Valley the other women had all started to look the same.

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There really only was one thing to do. He called her up, begged her to visit and popped the question with his heart on his sleeve.

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While he was so nervous he thought he was going to lose all the food he had ever eaten in his entire life, she said yes easily. Daemon was a good man, he may not have made it rich or been a huge success yet, but he was easy to love and they fell in perfectly together.

Daemon wanted to take her back to France for their honeymoon. He had even bought a little vacation home there so they could return to see her family whenever she wanted. Jeannine had more exotic ideas and they ended up in China. Really, who wants to go back home for their honeymoon?

Daemon had a knack for exploring. He made himself quite at home in China He made friends with so many locals and went on adventures that they made him an honorary citizen. Another vacation home was soon to follow.

But this was their honeymoon! They both had some other things on their mind and quite a bit of time was spent exploring those.

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A bit too much time possibly. It wasn’t long before Jeannine knew something was different about how she felt.

But a baby would be a wonderful thing! A new life to join their family, there was nothing wrong with that.

When the day came, Daemon was beside Jeannine every moment at the hospital. They both had a big surprise. They weren’t just getting one baby, they had two. Two squealing, hungry, dirty and needy little bundles of perfection.

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The following days were a blur for Daemon. One minute he was knee deep in potty training and feeding babies, the next he was told he was promoted and going into space.

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He didn’t know which he was happier about, but he really didn’t have time to stop and think about it.

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While being in space might not be any small matter. There are always things at home to deal with.

The two boys were growing up and it was clear they might be twins but it only went skin deep.

Jeremy was dedicated, brave and disciplined. Generally a good soul, he could brighten your day or be just as happy on his own in deep meditation.

Arthur on the other hand was just as brave but there was something ‘different’ about him. He reminded Daemon a little too much of his mother after his father’s death. She might have thought that she was sneaking out unnoticed at night but Daemon had known all along. And when he looked at Arthur he thought about the nights he spent at home, knowing his mother was locked up in the local prison because she got caught again.

He worked with each of the boys as much as he could. Training them the same way his parents had taught him. The vacations he took them on were a little more extravagant than his mother had taken him on. The Astronaut gig was paying pretty well and Jeannine had become a master chef in her own right.

There is always excitement with two teenagers in the house. Never ever a dull moment, especially when one tries to cook.

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As Daemon passed into middle age he was more and more in love with Jeannine. She could challenge him mentally and physically.

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She was still the only woman that he saw in the world.

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At his birthday party, Daemon had a grim reminder of what was coming shortly in his own life. He knew he had many years ahead of him to still accomplish a whole heck of a lot.

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He looked around the house and realized that his family needed a better place to remember those who had gone before. Daemon took the cash he had on hand and started up a new project he called the Mason Legacy.

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Right now it’s just a few walls and a roof, but in time he hopes that it will house all the memories, treasures and be a proper testament to what he knows his family is capable of.

But the question remains who will carry on his legacy? With two polar opposite children it could go either way.

Daemon wonders if the Mason Legacy building will be filled with shining jewels of achievement or jewels ransacked from other people’s homes in the middle of the night. And will he be around to see the next generation enter the world?

[Amaira]

I loved Daemon's story! His relationship with Jeannine is so sweet. The twins they had sound like a couple of handfuls too. Or at least one of them does. I will be super interested to hear their stories.

On a bad note... my game has officially kicked the bucket. I have had to uninstall everything. I think I'm gonna try playing without CC now. I have a feeling me getting tons and tons and tons of CC had a major effect on my games downfall. Plus it was playing a lot choppier and I used to never use CC before Sims 3. Hopefully I can get used to not having it again. I'm not sure what to do now. I would like to be able to keep in the challenge by creating a new family. My question is should I go back and delete all my previous posts or just start over after I'm done licking my wounds?

Side Note: Sad thing is I got far on their stories. Briar had been my heir, Adrian had passed on with Amaira less then a day after him, and Briar had started a family with her youngest of 4 girls, Elsbeth, already picked as an heir. The house was one of the favorites I've ever built too :cry:

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys!

Was just about to pack it in for bed but thought id stop in here quickly before I did.

I have a question about this :p. Are you supposed to return the most expensive item of all time or the most expensive item per thieving adventure?

For the mini challenge you are speaking of, you would have to return the most expensive item per thieving adventure. That mini challenge is optional though, you don't have to pick that one. But you must do it everytime you go out stealing. That would be a bit too easy if it was only a one time deal.

Glad your thinking about giving the challenge a go! I hope we can see your story here in the future!

Amaira- Ohh nooo :( You have no idea how truly saddened I am to hear about you losing your family. I was so into finding out how Briars life was going to go. Always seems to happen when you have a family you really treasure doesnt it, and of course it was your nicest house too, awe dang that just sucks :(

I really hope you don't go back and delete all your old stories! Who cares if you didnt manage to finish. It was fun while it lasted, and you did work hard on the story, posting it up here and all. I love re-reading everything from time to time even though they are never coming back, its nice to have the story to remember them by. I loved reading about them. So i am for starting over and just post your new story with addition to your old! As angry or upset as you must be right now, who knows maybe this family and their house will turn out even better!! Glad to hear you wanna keep with the challenge i hope to read about your new simmies soon!

Kirstiebunny -

Loved the update and the pictures, glad we didn't have to wait for Daemon to die off, i felt pretty bad wishing for such a thing! Haha.

Yowza, Daemon HAS had a fufilled life so far. I don't think i've reached that many life time points as of yet!!!!! 319659, That's just awesome awesome awesome!!
Too bad he was a few muffins short of being a genius. Lol- That sounds pretty laughable saying it like that.
So he married a frenchwoman did he? Did she pass on the french culture to any of her offspring? I had that happen once. I love those culture hidden traits. And how they can be passed on through the offspring.
Love how Daemon and Jeannine had such a happy life together! Love the flying martial arts photo!

Hahaha, Arthur is taking after his grandma and her nefarious type ways is he? Too funny, wonder who the heir will end up being. Hopefully, if it's Arthur he won't take after grandma too much....she did some pretty shady things in her time! Lol. You can count on the house being filled with jewels ransaked from others If Arthur takes the position as heir. :rofl: I loved that final sentence.

Looks like a certain ghost really didn't want to let the party pass him by. :jest: Haha. Loved it. Oooh your re-doing the house? Nice! Can't wait to see how it turns out in the end! Daemon is leaving behind a great legacy for his future generations, thats for sure. It looks like it's going to be a home to be proud of!

That's all from me. Im falling asleep while writing. I have stayed up way to late playing sims. I need to sleep! Sorry it was so brief! Talk to you all later!

[Amaira]

Alrighty so here is my new legacy. I'm actually kinda excited about it now since this is more of a story story instead of a legacy story. Founders Legacy thanks for the inspiration to make a story line for the simmies :). Hopefully this one won't kapoot >.<

The Mini Challenges I choose this time were
Freedom - 35
Pack Rats - 15
Fairy Godsimmer - 15
Anti-service - 10
Haunted House - 10
Legacy in Reality - 10
Unlively Life Fruit - 5
Total Points - 100

Generation 0 - Moving Day

My name is Flick Gleehouse. Yeah I know strange name but it isn't like I had a say in the matter. I grew up in an orphanage. The old story of baby in a basket on the doorstep. Apparently whoever dropped me off had a messed up sense of humor because all the little note on my head said, and yes it was taped to my forehead, was "name Flick, fragile handle with care." As if the "handle with care" note wasn't enough Flick means Good Luck and I am anything but good luck. Spend 30 minutes with me, usually less, and you'll find I bring a whole new meaning to bad luck.

The last name is due to my wonderful orphanage proprietor, Madame Sourbutt. At least that is what us girls called her... yeah whoever started it didn't have the biggest imagination but it stuck non the less. Anyways she gave any kids without last names the honor of having a last name to always remind them of the orphanage. Gleehouse was the name of where I grew up. Seems ironic names is a big theme in my life.

That was all in the past though. You see when you age into a young adult that is when the orphanage kicks sims out. Nobody is ever too sad to go. The only downside for many is where to go after. I was lucky though for once. I found a advertisement in the paper. "Seeking roommate, cheap rent, beautiful lot, secluded, contact Mr. Davis if interested." Naturally cheap and secluded were of great interest to me. Having a roommate wouldn't exactly tie in perfectly with my loner nature but I could deal with one other person. Probably would never have to see each other in the house if we didn't want to. I immediately contacted him and to my surprise he didn't ask any questions, just simply told me the location and price. That should have clued me in right there.

Now here I was, at my new "home." I was stunned. I must have just stood at the mail box for at least 30 minutes just staring. Finally I took a big gulp and hiked up to where the sparse "home" was located.

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First I walked into the only walled in area there was. At least with that I could breath a small sigh of relief. The bathroom had privacy. Living where you couldn't separate yourself from your roommate on a regular basis was one thing but not being able to shower in privacy, that would have just been plain pervy! Turning my attention from the shower I noticed the sink. It was actually nicer then the ones we had at the orphanage. Some of the bathrooms didn't even have sinks there. I felt my blood cool a little bit as I walked out of the bathroom to examine more closely other aspects.

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Going behind the bathroom and the wall that supported the fridge and stove I found two beds. At least there were two beds. I wouldn't have to sleep on the ground or, even worse, share a bed with my roomie. I shivered slightly at even the thought of it and shook my head as if shaking the thoughts out. The beds were simple but after examining them I found no bugs, strange stains, holes, or rust. So they would do fine. I turned and continued to wonder about.

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When I had made my rounds, which granted didn't take long at all, I ended at the couch. Examining it I found that like the other things it was simple but well taken care of. Despite myself I actually started to think this place wasn't so bad after all.

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I turned from the couch to look around again. The views were very promising and it was a big lot. I loved the outdoors and I actually would have a place to grow the garden I had always wanted. There was potential here, lots of it actually. Maybe I had been wrong about my luck for once. It would take work but I wasn't afraid of hard work in the least.

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I decided to go see what books were on the bookshelf. Maybe there was a gardening book of some kind or a book with info on things in this new town I lived in. As I was about to take a look I heard singing in the distance. Pretty good singing actually, but that is neither here nor there. Turning to look I saw a man walking onto the lot. Considering where the lot was and how he was walking I had no doubt who it was, Mr. Davis.

Despite my change of heart towards this place I had still felt I had been deceived. I wasn't about to let this man get away with the crap he pulled that easily. Taking a big breath I prepared to give this sim a piece of my mind.

[tigger89]

Alright, I decided not to wait. I can play without mods for a few days. I'll post the last photodump and summary of events soon, then I'll get used to all the new changes in the patch and late night before I play the legacy again. I'm currently waiting for the patches to download(manual patching sucks :( ), but I can't wait! :D

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys!!

Sorry I hadn't posted yesterday. Got super busy trying to really tackle updating the rules. I've been going over everything with a fine tooth comb, trying to figure everything out. Not to many new rules needed to be added there are no super cheat like things that i have found in the game. I even bought the guide online because i was paranoid i was missing something...lol I added a few rules numbers 14,15,16, some not even LN related but that needed to be added nevertheless. I also added some minor to mega changes to a lot of the old things, so you may need to skim it again. I put the biggest changes in bold or with stars or with the word * new beside it. But i couldn't put that beside everything i changed because i changed a ton around and there would be little stickies everywhere. I was careful to not change any of the crucial rules though so it didnt ruin your current legacies.

I added a lot more mini challenges, And I changed around the ' earn the genius ' trait to a much better more enticing reward at the end of that very difficult challenge. You'll have to go and read it to see! Click the link in my sig, because I haven't updated it here.

Anyway Its still pretty rough, but im not going to be adding any new rules to it, so your safe to play the challenge under these new rules, i may add another mini challenge....maybe :giggler: Now i just need to go over it for the 100th time and make sure i havent missed anything. If you notice any thing out of sorts or think of something useful let me know!!


So sleepy, I have pulled an all nighter, getting this challenge updated from head to toe, reading guides and pulling out all the stops with testing in game! At last I can finally truly play. Lol.

Amaira!

LOVE YOUR STORY SO SO MUCH!!!! I loved your other one too, but this is just plain awesome!! I love stories :lovestruc - Now IM going to be the impatient one waiting on the updates, hahaha! Flick is so super cute, love her freckles love her name!! Can't wait to see the guy who ripped her off! Hahaha! I love the old baby in a basket stories, they never lose the charm for me.
Ha! Your bathroom looks just like mine, minus the sink, i didnt even get one of those, lmao!!! Funny how the mood just DROPS upon entering the bathroom just because it has no lights/floor/wallpaper. Lol. I keep thinking, Abela, darlin', would you rather pee outside?! Hahaha!!! Funny the sims seem to almost like lawn living. Crazy sims.

I didn't see the waterfall on your lot! Did you pick a new one this time around? :lol:
Good on flick for doing a sweep over looking for bugs. I would, that place is hardly up to snuff, Abela found bugs alright...in the fridge, probably the wriggly kind. Ha! At least Flick has got her own bed so she can take her time getting to know this guy!

Love how you introduced the fact that he is a musical sim ( unless im wrong ) Love how the thought bubble matches the caption. I love when stuff like that is captured. Also where are flicks shoes? Or did she take them off at the door...er...mailbox i mean. Lol!

Im so excited for your next installment! Hope i didnt make you wait to long for a reply! Just really really wanted to get the challenge updated and it turned out to be a bigger task then i thought it would be. Hopefully ill be able to post more of Abela and Zain very soon!!!!

Tigger- Ahahaa, your just like me! I could never wait. Hope you got everything working and everything is going great! Don't forget to back up your game, and take out your downloads folder and paste in on the desktop put it back in once you have installed the game ( May be too late for that but still ) Then save your sim family and their house to the sim bin and if you can upload it online via the 'share' button. Those are all of the paranoid steps i take. That and saving an extra everything to my removable hard drive so i can move it to a different computer should something happen. I hope your having a blast, from all the testing i did i was really enjoying it. Im excited to play play with a family i care about, lol. Can't wait to hear an update from you and your legacy sims! Don't forget to check out my updated rules!!!!

K im going back to skim my challenge for errors, and then im probably going to pass out for a couple of hours, lol!!

Talk to you all later!!

[Amaira]

Thanks for the compliments Founders Legacy. Yup I picked a new lot. This time I decided to have them live in Twinbrook, I would have felt too sad trying to rebuild where my last got destroyed O.o. I like Flick a lot though too. I didn't think anyone would notice the shoe thing :P. I decided not to give her shoes to kinda feed into the idea that she is really poor and doesn't have much at all. Also to kinda add to her earthy side. Can't wait for Abela's update.

No worries about the late reply. Next time your on though you should tell me what you think of LN. Is it worth buying? Also I went over the new rules and there is one I've broken already :blink: . I used the Best Friend reward. Should I just move the bot out now or just take off some points for it?

This weekend is pretty crazy for me so I won't really be around. I'll look forward to seeing the updates from all of you though :D

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hey Amaira!


Btw, You can call me Dede * My nickname irl *. Founders Legacy seems so long, and so impersonal! lol.
Hahaa, I appreciate little details like that, it really did make me feel like poor Flick really was poor! I've never played Twinbrook. Dunno why. I'll try it someday, i just love Sunset Valley, because the Goths live there, and i love them <3


As for breaking the rule, that rule was always intact. It was actually stated in rule 12 before. But i was worried people would miss it because i had wrote " You may NOT aquire a simbot through the lifetime rewards panel, simbots must be earned through the inventing booth! "
So i didn't mention the actual name of the reward so i was worried people wouldn't clue in, so i put it again under the new rules just incase! Good thing i did, your probably not the only one who didn't notice it.

You can move the simbot out, but then you have wasted 40,000 ltr. How long has the simbot been living in the lot? The other thing you could do is keep the simbot living in the lot and get someones Inventing skill to level 10 find and gather 1 palladium, 10 life fruit, 1 heart-cut pink diamond, and 100 scrap.. This is essentially the quest to get the simbot via the inventing booth. Just make sure you don't get another simbot. :rofl: I've never tried so i don't actually know if you can throw those items out. But once you have them, drag them to the trash, or visit the junkyard and try to drop them all in there. If none of that works just sell those items. If they are worth a ton of money then if you can, use the family funds cheat.
Once you do all that you pretty much earned the simbot the same way so it's fine. In the meantime having your simbot live on your lot is fine, just try to get all of that stuff as soon as you can!

If you want to get Late Night, I think you totally should. I can only speak for myself, but it is for sure my favorite expansion yet. It feels a lot more like sims should. Totally less opportunity based, a lot more fun open ended play. I feel like there is just so much that my sims can do now, im never bored. I LOVE the celebrity system, it's totally awesome. You can't befriend Celebrities like every other sims. That was a shock to me, but it's realistic! I love the mixology skill, you can make all sorts of mood inducing drinks, including a really fabulous one to help gain skills faster.
Vampires are awesome too! And skill super fast, run super fast. It's all great. I love the reward for getting to the top of the film career actor branch. I won't tell you what it is :D

Anyway's Ill stop now. Late night offers so much, it's just so much fun! If you can get it, you will love it!

Speaking of Late Night, Tigger, how you doing? Late night suck you into it's vortex of fun? Hahaa! Hope your having fun!!!

Ill try to get up a short Abela and Zain update tonight, It won't be too long, as i have a ton to get done today. :llama:

[tigger89]

Speaking of Late Night, Tigger, how you doing? Late night suck you into it's vortex of fun? Hahaa! Hope your having fun!!!

I'm having loads of fun. I played someone through film(acting) level 8, but then my neighborhood got hit with a bug associated with twallan's story progression(which is what I use) that causes all map tags to vanish. So unfortunately I had to scrap that save file, and didn't get a chance to see what the reward object was. :(
I've also been playing with a few other sims, mostly exploring the clubs and celebrity system. Haven't made a vampire sim yet, but they sound very overpowered. I'm still waiting for twallan to hopefully squash that bug with the map tags(because that will really mess up a game >_<), and then for pescado to get a relatively bug-free build of awesomemod before I attempt to load my legacy again.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys!

I'm here with a new Abela and Zain update. It's very long. ( they seem to be getting longer and longer dont they, lol ) Anyway, i wanted to get out a secret tonight, but stuff had to happen first and it ended up becoming rather quite huge. So i split it into two parts. Happy reading!!


Part 4

January 9


' The Wall '





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Things are weird.
Since Zain moved in with me i mean.

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Not exactly good weird, and yet not exactly bad weird. Just weird in general.
Half the time we spend avoiding each other. Isn't that the opposite point of why people move in together?

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Neither of us really want to bring up the 'issue' that's creating all this tension and awkwardness between us.
By that i mean Penny of course.

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I guess i am happy enough. Maybe i shouldn't try to wish for more. I should just appreciate what i do have and
stop trying to get this perfect fairytale ending. Because let's be honest here, it will never happen for me.
It certainly didn't happen for Penny and she deserves it more then me that's for certain.

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I should just face the fact that perhaps Zain and I can never really go back, not now, not ever. What i am seeing is what i'm getting.

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I don't know, maybe this is just the shock of this situation getting to me. I never thought Zain and i would ever speak to one another again, much less be living together and trying to make whatever crazy thing we have between us work.

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I just feel like we spend more time talking to other people...then we do to each other.
Or Zain does anyway. This is a tad embarrassing to admit, but even though we have lived here for 9 days I haven't met a single soul...I guess Zain is just better at that stuff. Which i find rather odd considering back at our old town, it was totally the other way around....

Maybe this is all in my head, i mean for one I've never even lived with a man. Maybe this is how it's supposed to be....

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But does he have to be SO messy? It's like moving day all over again. All i do is clean

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and clean

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and clean some more.


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sigh

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And when im not cleaning I'm cooking dinner for him. Since apparently he 'doesn't know how'.

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And let me tell you Zain is no light-weight. You wouldn't believe me but that is his 22nd juice carton. They add up i tell you!

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He is nearly eating me out of house and home.

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I wouldn't even mind so much if he didn't waste as much as he wasted.

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I pretty much threw away an entire serving of waffles this morning. Not to mention those 22 cartons of juice? More then half of them were still a quarter full ( He insists they were a quarter empty. I just look at him baffled and ask how that is not the same thing? ). He never finishes anything I tell you!!

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Eyes bigger then his belly, as the old saying goes. Sigh.

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And seriously, how many shows can one person watch? If i stared at a screen for as many hours as Zain i fear I would go blind. Just a little while ago i caught him watching a Christmas show! Christmas! It's January 9th Zain. Time to move on. What a waste of time i tell you.

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I just don't remember him being this way before we moved in. Seems to me like he just gets lazier and lazier as the days go by.

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I mean sure, to the naked eye it would appear as though I just paint all day. But i have gone online and submitted countless resumes. I have tried to sell my paintings. I keep up with the housework and the cooking. Im trying to make a life for us. Zain is not.

I try not to be a nag, but he is really just getting on my nerves.

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The only thing slightly productive he does do is sculpt.... I mean sure he found a buyer to buy his sculptures, but that was one time, and a week ago, and he didn't even sell it for much. It's not like he even took initiative and went out to sell it. Some guy was walking by our lawn and thought it was a nice sculpture and offered him some chump change for it. If we didn't live in the open he wouldn't have even sold it!

Because of that sale he struts around the house, declaring he is a self employed sculpting mastermind looking down his nose at me. I'm not even kidding.

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Our funds were running lower and lower everyday, with more bills then i could even keep up with and he really doesn't seem too concerned with finding employment to build us a home...a home with something as basic as walls, is it criminal for me to want that much?
I just want him to at least try, I would be happy if he even submitted one resume, just one. He really want's to be self employed though, and Zain is the most stubborn person I've ever known, there is no getting through to him.

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Honestly, I get the impression sometimes that sculpting is just yet another thing to keep him occupied so he doesnt have to talk to or look at me. I feel as though the only one looking at me these days sadly...is me.


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When i think back....

This aloof behaviour all started just after new years. That night, after I got changed ( I reeked of wine, must have spilled some on myself ) he had unloaded that precious sculpting booth of his from the back of the truck, and said he needed to get to work straight away. He wanted to give me 'the world' and no woman like me should live in a field with no walls and no roof.

I kissed him goodnight and passed out rather quickly. ( Too much wine i guess )

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The following morning I woke up to find Zain missing. I spent the whole of January 2nd fearing he was up to his old tricks again...

I was actually surprised when he returned later on..... with a truck full of furniture.


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He had been out shopping can you believe it? He had wanted to surprise me. let me tell you I was ecstatic to see a double bed.
I'll tell you one thing, don't ever try to share a twin bed, very very crowded.

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I'm a fan of cuddling, but that was more like bunching or clumping if you will, theres really no words to describe how un-fun that was. It was uncomfortable to say the least. Luckily Zain was a sweetheart, got up in the middle of the night. Kissed me on the forehead and whispered that he was going to move to the sofa.

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Little did i know he went shopping for some furniture for us instead! Guess I should have clued in when he said he was going to move to the sofa....considering we didn't even have a sofa yet. Like i said though, I had high amounts of wine surging through my body.

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I should have savoured little moments like this. I didn't know these little moment's would truly be in such 'little' supply and in a short while Zain would become Mr. Distant and unloving.

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" Zain, How did you afford all this stuff!!!" I remember remarking.
He grunted as he began to hoist the mirror from the back of his truck.


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" Unlike you, I did have a job and worked hard all my life, dreaming of the day when i would be out on my own. I banked everything i ever had. Looks like it still just wasn't enough. " He had said dryly. Something was wrong, I should have sensed it then, but i was too excited, I was off in my own little world.


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Come'on give me a break, a double bed had just arrived! So i thought what anyone would think when a double bed arrives into a household. I laid down on the bed, my eyes getting lustful. I patted the empty spot beside my and urged Zain to join me. Thoughts of woohoo danced in my head.


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Or dreams of woohoo i should say, since that's the only place im going to have any sort of woohoo.
Yes, you guessed it, there was no woohooing in the new fluffy bed.

Zain had turned me down, just like he has been doing every single night since then.


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He mumbled something about having to get the stuff moved around and arranged properly. He told me how we didn't have time to woohoo.


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Since when do men not have time to woohoo? We had time. He could have done the other stuff any other time, it's not like he works. It's not like he had a pressing timeline to adhere to.

When he returned from that shopping trip...he was different...

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So then he kind of just walked...away.

That whole day, i tried to speak with him, figure out what was going on.
When i finally got him to speak to me, I asked him if he was good, if he was feeling ok, he would get annoyed, and tell me that he was becoming bored with that question. Its like a flip had switched.
To tell you the truth, he just seemed completely uninterested in me...


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A quick turn for someone who only a day before had been begging me for a chance. Who had shook me to the core with that intense kiss on New Years....I haven't even been able to get a repeat.

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Everytime i tried to talk to him after that, he seemed to be too busy talking to someone else.
I began to worry that maybe...
he had met someone while he was out shopping.


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Maybe that's crazy of me to entertain such thoughts. But what else could have happened in less then 24 hours. The only place he has been is at the mall, obviously, he has all this stuff as proof. Women seem to be at such places like the malls in large supply. I know i sound like such a jealous girlfriend but what else could this sudden change be about? Who could he even be talking to?

His family? Ha! That's a big huge laugh. Except it really wasn't funny, not to me.


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Things had taken a turn for the worst starting with that day and It's been like that everyday since then. Same Zain, different days.

Maybe I've just lost him. For good. I don't know how, why or what I did, but he just isn't the same.


To be Continued....

[Thefounderslegacy]

Part 4.5- Continued from part 4

January 9

'The Talk.'



So I had a plan. I needed to take action before it was too late, and things just got really bad between us.
" Hello Mr. Dresser, Can you help me, help Zain? " I said quietly. More praying then anything.

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I put on some very....sexy lingerie,took out my braids for a more ' tousled ' look, and marched right up to the man.

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"Ooohhhh Zaaaiiin!" I sung out. But as usual I received no response.

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" Zain, baby, Why don't you sculpt me. " I said in my most sultry of voices.

Finally I had got his attention. He peered at me from the corner of his eye.

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Just then he tossed down his sculpting tools and looked at me with shock written all over his face.

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" Abela! What the hell are you doing? " Hmm... he sounded almost mad! That's not quite the tone I was going for...

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" What on earth are you wearing! Would you put on some damn clothes before the neighbours see you! " he screamed at me.


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" Wait....w-what?" This really was not going at ALL how i had hoped.


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" Bel seriously, why are you trying to embarrass me? " He spat out exasperated.


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" No, thats not it at all! Why would you even think that? I'm just trying to...nevermind. " I sighed. He just didn't get me. Not like i had thought he did.

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His face scrunched up. I've never seen Zain get this angry....well at least not at me.

" Trying to what? Mind if i take a wild guess? You wanted to Woohoo did you? If you haven't noticed...we have NO walls. You fancy woohooing in the yard? Giving the neighbours some kind of a sick and very free show? Well forgive me if I want no part of that! "

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I felt like such an idiot. This was never going to work. We were never going to work. This was just such a bad idea.

But I couldn't leave it, not this time. My blood was boiling pretty darn hot now. I was mad.

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Now it was MY turn to point.

" No. I was trying to get YOU to pay some attention to me, for once. You've been here for well over a week and we have barely said 2 words to one another. It seems to me like you just wanted the chase, as soon as i said yes and let you move in here, I became disposable! You just don't want me anymore is that it? Pretty sad considering i was only good enough for you on New Years, for a couple of hours afterwards. I must be... some new level of boring. "

I would have cried but i was just to shocked over the fact that we had only lasted what was it, 9 days. If you can call it that. I never should have came between Penny and Zain. They were doing a hell of a lot better then this. It was all for nothing.

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I waited for the showdown that was sure to come. Suddenly i wished i was wearing proper clothing. I felt rather vulnerable standing here in my underwear.
This is like the classic worst nightmare coming to life. Standing in your underwear when you REALLY don't want to be.


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" Jeez, Bel. I'm sorry. I haven't realised. I mean I have...it's just that I have felt awkward and just a little off. It's not you. Not at all. I'm so sorry i've been making you feel that way about yourself and that you have been having all of those thoughts."


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He took me into a hug. I felt my body relax and my anger began to fizzle out.


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" It's just so hard to be intimate when we are living the way we do.... I just feel like the neighbours are looking out and watching us as we do everything, I have felt too awkward and uncomfortable living wall-less like this. " He said, trying to explain.


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I pulled away from his hug confused. Then suddenly angry all over again.


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" Wait, what? Don't lie to me Zain. That has nothing to do with it. Sure it's uncomfortable having no walls, living on the lawn, seeing the sims of this fine town snicker at us. But you can't stand there and tell me you feel too awkward to kiss me just because we are outside. Heck you used to kiss Penny in public....infront of me i might add. Never bothered you before.' I was getting bothered now.

That was his excuse? That doesn't explain anything. Maybe he doesn't want to woohoo out in yard, I get that. But that doesn't explain why he won't talk to me, or kiss me even.


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He was silent. I was silent. He was staring at me, as I was staring at him.
Was I about to start the talk that we haven't been able to talk about? Could I really do it?

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" You know this is because of Penny...." I had begun it. There was no turning back now. My heart was doing a round of gymnastics inside my chest along with it, sweat threatened to pop out of every pore in my body. I could tell Zain was just as uneasy. His eyes shifted toward the ground, His body stiffened, and his swallow was particularly forced.

" No.. Bel...just no...." He pleaded with me to stop. But i couldnt, it felt good to say it. To get it out for once.

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" Wasn't it you who told me if i tried to hide from it, it would eat me alive Zain? Well, you were right. This is me, no longer hiding. We need to talk about it. "

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" Why? Why do we always need to talk about Penny. " His voice had a slight tremble to it. He was afraid to go there. But then again, so was I. He reached for me, a feeble attempt to sidetrack me.

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It had to be done. We couldn't go on this this, kidding ourselves, if we didn't talk about it who knows what would happen to us.... I moved my hand away from Zain's.

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" Stop it Zain. You know why we need to talk. We should have done this a long time ago. Heck we should have told someone. If you won't let me talk to anyone about it, then at least let me talk to you about it. "

I took a deep breath.

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" We killed her Zain. We killed Penny. And it's time now, that we owned up to it. "

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[Thefounderslegacy]

So hope you guys enjoyed that update lemme know what you thought!! Probably won't be posting a new update for a bit, as halloween is nearly here and then it is my mothers bday, so it's going to be a busy week for me too! But who knows i may find the time. There are still plenty of things that need to come out of the dark!




I'm having loads of fun. I played someone through film(acting) level 8, but then my neighborhood got hit with a bug associated with twallan's story progression(which is what I use) that causes all map tags to vanish. So unfortunately I had to scrap that save file, and didn't get a chance to see what the reward object was.
I've also been playing with a few other sims, mostly exploring the clubs and celebrity system. Haven't made a vampire sim yet, but they sound very overpowered. I'm still waiting for twallan to hopefully squash that bug with the map tags(because that will really mess up a game >_<), and then for pescado to get a relatively bug-free build of awesomemod before I attempt to load my legacy again.


Tigger- Haha, glad to hear you have been having fun!! I didnt manage to get on today. So depressed about that, hopefully i can have some fun tmw. Is LN your favorite expansion of the bunch too?
Yeah i've had issues with Twallans story progression. I lost my testing family that i used to update my rules, and make sure the game wasnt buggy before i switched back to Abela and Zain. Thank god they were just a measly testing family! Ha! So i took out the progression mod for now. I don't really care if the town isnt progressing well, id rather just play my main family anyway, not too big a deal for me. Once they get that fixed though let me know!
Another thing i noticed with the story progression... It would keep popping up that so and so got a skill to lvl 1 then 1 second later they would have maxed it. Super weird. lol. I'm sure he will fix it soon, Twallan is something of a genius!
I could tell you what the acting reward is! If you don't mind surprises being ruined :D
How do you like the celebrity system? I was super shocked when i couldnt visit them to steal from them. Lol. I was like darn! Look at all those shiny cars! Haha. I like it though, more of a challenge.

Sorry you lost your save file. :( I got lucky thats for sure! I hope twallan fixes up his mod and the awesome mod gets fixed as well so i can read a new update from you! Can't wait to see how your legacy family is doing with the addition of LN. Any of them hard party animals? lol.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi guys!!

Im sure you guys are all having a great halloween. Or what's left of it. I just thought I'd stop in here to wish you all a happy halloween!!

Hope you all had a spooktacular night!! Lol. Any of you dress up? Looking forward to hearing about your guy's weekend!
Talk to you all soon!!

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[Amaira]

Dede works, yeah I kept meaning to ask if I could call you something else, got kinda tired of typing out Founders Legacy every time. Plus it did sound strange. Abela and Zain killed Penny? Like killed killed or metaphorically killed? :wtf: Abela's story is certainly getting more juicy. Zain kinda has a point about the neighbors and the lingerie and woohooing though... of course that doesn't give him the excuse to totally ignore her like he was or never kiss her. I just understand why he wouldn't want her running about in sexy lingerie or having sex, urm s'cuse me, woohooing in a public area. Never know when the pervy grandpa next door is watching :heyhey: He should be working extra hard so they can get some walls up. Stop being so lazy Zain! Get your butt in gear man! Can't wait to hear more of it.

Sorry I haven't been on much. Being getting ready to start the new job, then there was Halloween stuff, and finally playing phone tag with insurance companies... I hate getting insurance, I dread making those phone calls I really do. I also got the Sims 3 Late Night as a Halloween gifty so I've admittedly been distracted by that. I started a new family to test out Bridgeport so my legacy family has temporarily taken a back burner... bad bad I know. I just wanted to test out the new features with a family I wasn't too attached to.

[Amaira]

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Walking over to this Davis guy I held my head high. My face had a look of determined irritation. How dare he! I would not take this crap. If we were to be roommates it was even more important that I not let him get away with this! This was a matter of principal now I tell you. He had this stupid goofy grin on his face too, fuel to the fire.

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The second I got close enough for him to see my expression his smile immediately left and he put his hands up. He looked at me like I was some kind of bull about to ram him in the groin or something. In my mind I thought that was a bit of over dramatizing on his part. I couldn't possibly look that threatening. I started to cool a bit but then realized perhaps that's what he wanted. He was probably looking over int intimidated to try and get me to stop before I started. Men! Well, I was no delicate little daisy.

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I started in my voice strong, "How dare you! Who do you think you are bub. That was some major false advertising you did there!! How could you be so deceitful..."

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My voice started to waver and by the time I got to deceitful it was completely back to it's normal tone. Maybe even a little bit quieter. I watched his expression which was one of surprise and irritation. That wasn't what stopped me from ripping this guy a new one though.

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I regained a normal posture. Everything seemed to have gone quiet. He just stood there trying to keep distance between us not saying a word. The thing that had stopped me from continuing was the look of pain in his eyes. I knew that look. It was the look of someone who had been through a lot and when they thought things were going good they got crushed again. I had seen that look behind people's eyes plenty in the orphanage.

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I decided to take a different approach. Taking a deep breath I began to speak in as calm a voice as I could, "Look, I didn't mean to be mean alright. It is just when I arrived here it wasn't at all what I expected. Don't get me wrong I didn't expect a palace or anything but I thought there would at least be, well walls... I mean there are walls for the bathroom, which believe me I am grateful for, but..."

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He interrupted me before I could go on. "Yeah sorry about that, I just didn't think anyone would come otherwise. I know it was wrong just," he looked down for a moment then back up holding out his hand, "Can we try again? My name is Rik Davis. You must be Flick I would rather not give my last name, nice to meet you."

Despite the lameness of the little attempt at a joke I felt one corner of my mouth go up slightly. Without thinking I took his hand and shook it surprising myself even more when "nice to meet you too" came from my lips.

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Then I took my hand back and immediately followed up with, "I still want to know what your major issue is. I mean seriously! This is just messed up...." I started to talk about the various things I had expected to come too. Everything from two bedroom one bath to a studio anything but this. To my amazement he just stood and let me blab on. After a while I made myself stop realizing I had been talking to keep away the awkward silence I thought would come after that awkward introduction. Amazingly he seemed to know immediately when I had decided I was done talking and started to talk himself, "I better explain..."

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hey Amaira!

I'm so sorry i haven't been able to reply till now. I have been so busy with school, just haven't had anytime for sims or anything fun really, lol.
Im hoping i may have time to post one of my other legacy familys up here tonight or if not tomorrow. I've been playing them for fun, so it won't be as drawn out as Abela and Zain. I'm already like 4 generations in with them, so i figured i should just post some kind of brief review of their simmie lives.

I'm glad you enjoyed the update, as for the killing thing, you will just have to wait and see! Hehee. I hope it's getting jucier, i have a ton more planned for them though. There IS a pervy grandpa next door with his peepers open. Mr. Landgrabb. Lol. I agree with you, Abela should not have been parading around in that skimpy lingerie, but she was desperate for attention from Zain. Lol.

Yeah it felt super weird being called founders legacy, Especially since it's not my name and it's also not a name period. Lol. Oh you got a new job! Great stuff! Sucks though, because we are both so busy now :( Our poor familys. Lol. Owell, real life is much more important. I'm so happy you got Late Night. I think it added so much more to my game, I can't wait to see what they are going to come out with next!!! I agree, it's a good idea to test on a family that you don't really care about. That's what i did when i was trying to update the challenge.

Great update too!! Haha, I love the way Flick speaks, ' I was no delicate daisy ' and calling Rik ' Bub ' Ha, i love her already! Your pictures are really great too! Seems like you have figured out how to get them to match what they are saying, they all work! I feel bad for Rik, the sentence where you mention that Flick could tell he had been through a lot because she recognized the look in his eyes from the kids at the orphanage. I'm really curious about what his explanation is!!!

Anyway i must be signing off, gotta get some school work done!! Talk to you later!!

- Dede


ps: Tigger How are you doing! Haven't heard of an update from you in a while. Still waiting for the bug-free awesome mod i presume? Hope you get it soon so you can play your legacy family again! Miss your updates :*(

[KirstieBunny]

Hi All,

Unfortunately the Mason family has become very bugged. Vacations are broken, my sims are getting married but their spouses won't move in and the cheats I've used to fix it just seem to be making things worse.

I might try again if a patch is released but for now I'll be taking a break and just reading your stories.

- Kirstie

[KirstieBunny]

I've found some solutions to my simming problems (thanks to the awesome modding community out there) so I can finally finish Daemon's story.

When we last left Daemon Mason he had achieved his lifelong goal of becoming an astronaut. But his elder years were the only ones he had ahead and he had to consider his options. Obviously his bones just weren't up to continuing space flight, but he had a lot of friends.

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He rummaged through all the trinkets he had found on his vacations. One collection in particular pieced together into an amazing indoor water tunnel. But Jeannine was having none of it. As soon as she woke up, she made him move it out into the yard. He realized afterward that it would have been a good idea to start in the yard because the water well was not fun to move.

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He really tried to make a go as a politician. But after being an astronaut he found the whole job tedious and boring. Who wants to be a pencil pusher anyway.

He started spending more and more time with Jeannine, taking her on trips to places they had always wanted to go.

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It was a sunny, beautiful day while Daemon was playing in the sprinklers that the Grim Reaper came for him.

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Surrounded by family and friends, he shook hands with the man in black and dove head first onto his future adventures wherever they may be. Leaving the land and the legacy to those who remain.

Daemon Mason - 89 Days Old
Achieved "Become an Astronaut"
392898 Lifetime Points
Mastered:
Logic
Handiness
Athletic
Charisma
Painting
Inventing
Martial Arts

Took 5 vacations total.

And was never ever Naked :)

[Nettybee]

I have a question about the challenge. I have a mod that allows children to be home schooled, is that allowed?

I started the challenge just a bit ago, it's really fun so far. I'll probably put pictures up of Odin and Jun a little later. =D

Here are the challenges I chose:
Enviromentalists
Haunted House
Ambrosia Allergic
Anti-Service
Unlively Fruit

My Theme:
First Born Rights

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't been on to post. My computers router broke and we had to get it replaced, then when we finally did, i tried to come on here but the site was down for the day! Then of course i got super busy with school and all that.

KirstieBunny- Oh i am so happy you found some solutions to fix the Mason family, i really love reading about them! I would be sad to see it come to an end so soon.
Haha, love the water hole in the house. Hahhaa, What does that even do btw? I have actually never put one of those together.
I love your final remark- And he was never ever naked. Too funny. None of my sims are ever naked, i had the censor remover before, and whenever my sims would shower they would always have a swimsuit on or something... Serves me right for trying to remove the censor i suppose- i swear i am not a pervert though. :rofl:
Glad to see that Damon lived such a fulfilling life!! You are a sim wizard! Hope to see the next generation posted soon!!


I have not abandoned you guys don't worry, it's just difficult to post as much as i used to, i was really letting my grades slide for awhile there. I will make more efforts to try to come on here more often.

Amaira and Tigger, where are you guys at? Miss you both, and your simmies too!!


Nettybee-

Nice to meet you! Glad you have been enjoying the challenge!! I LOVE the environmentalist mini challenge, it makes the game so much funner to me for some reason. I am playing that with one of my other legacy families.

Anyway in answer to your question, yes you may use the homeschooling mod.

Also the 'legacy theme' isn't a theme, it's actually another mini challenge. So technically you don't have to do it since you have already picked 100 points worth of mini challenges. I am actually going to change the name of that mini challenge because many people have had much confusion thinking that it is actually a 'theme' that must be chosen. If you have been doing it so far no worries, you have just been playing a more strict form of play, but you will not receive the extra points for it.

I hope to see photos of Odin and Jun soon!!



So i finished more to Abela and Zains story, and posted ' The Founders Legacy ' forum, i was trying to post it here but the site was down that day. So i will post it after i post this.

Take care guys and keep doing well on your challenges!

[Thefounderslegacy]

Part 5

January 10th

'Guilty'


Everything was silent on the lot.... But then, of course it was. If i thought we had awkward silence before, it was nothing compared to now. The night had nearly vanished, and the bright glare of a new fresh morning had begun to replace it.

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Finally Zain broke the ice. He spoke gently...slowly, taking my arms into his hands and staring into my eyes for comfort, I could only assume.

" Listen, we did not kill her. What happened to Penny was terrible. But surely you can't think it was us.... "

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It wasn't Zain's fault. He was trying to make me feel better, but honestly, nothing could. I felt as dirty as dirt right now. I pulled away from his grasp, and bit at my finger out of stress.
" It WAS us. Everything would have been fine if we would have just kept our hands to ourselves....Or our lips in the literal sense. I know you have been thinking about it since the moment you saw me again, because I have too, Every minute of every day. "

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My mind removed from the present moment and I remembered back to those most horrible of days.


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I had stood outside the door crying for all that i had done, for the bad choices that I had made, Because in truth, it was really all my fault. I knew i had to face Zain sooner or later, and tell him, so i might as well just do it now.


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Walking in that door had been the hardest thing i ever had to do in my life.

" Did you find her? " Zain had asked once he heard my footsteps, he spun around simutaneously to face me.

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" No...she's...she's gone. I tried to catch her, but she was too fast. I checked around town, but nobody has seen her. Zain what do we do?" I buried my head in my hands. I wanted to pull out my hair...i wanted to really hurt myself for hurting Penny. I deserved it, I deserved worse even.

Suddenly Zain did something that I had totally not seen coming...

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He moved in for yet another life destroying kiss.

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I was more then shocked. How could he, at a time like this? How could he even think that i would do that again?

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" Seriously Zain? Here? Now? What in the HELL is wrong with you? Do you have any emotions or can you just not think outside of your pants for one dang second?"
He was silent with shock.

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"Do you even realize what we did to Penny?" I choked out.
"We have ruined her.... The only two people she loves in this world, betrayed her, there is nothing worse then that. "

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Or so we had thought.

6 days later.



Hours were flying by, Days too. It was hard to feel as though you weren't only going around and around in just a big giant circle. At last we had something to do now besides sit around by the phone. We were finally getting somewhere in our search for Penny, we were called here.


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By here I mean. S.V.P.D..... Sunset Valley Police Department.


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....Zain and I haven't spoken even one word to one another since we arrived here. We even came seperately too. Which is new for us, because even when Zain was with Penny he used to give me rides everywhere, since I can't drive. I am just going to have to get used to taking the bus or the taxi.


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Small price to pay though. I can NOT be with Zain, I have got to do this for Penny!...Although, There is a really creepy guy just GLARING at me, a criminal i assumed, Maybe it wouldn't hurt to move my chair just a little closer to Zain's....


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Suddenly my fears were interrupted by a cop who had finally noticed us sitting here. Or, he had finally decided to make us aware of the fact that he had noticed us.


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" Hey you kids are Zain Zero and Abela Alpha, correct? " We nodded in agreement, probably looking a little more wide-eyed and frightened then any two people these cops have ever seen.

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" We have located the friend you reported missing. We are sorry to have to tell you this, but your friend may be...deceased. "

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"W-WW-WHAT?" We both shouted, half choked out, as we lept from our seats.

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I looked over at Zain. He wouldn't even make eye contact with me. He looked as though he was trying his best to regain composure.

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" Sir, you said ' may be ' deceased?" Zain said in a hushed voice I barely even recognized.

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The officer took a deep inhale and then an even deeper exhale. " Well kids, that's why you are both here. The girls father is a Mr P. Bronze? " We nodded in unison.


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" As that man is in jail, you kids are the poor girls only viable contacts that are able to identify her body. "

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"We have to what? Hell you have to be kidding me man, that's just sic- " Zain shouted, clearly disgusted.

" Look, i wish it didn't have to be this way, But there is nobody else..." The cop explained.

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"This is bloody ridiculous." Zain said growing angry. He turned away from the cop, seething with rage. "Isn't there some kind of test you can do. Dental records, anything? You people are just patheti-. "

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"We will do it." I told the cop suddenly, cutting zain off mid sentence.
The room fell silent. I explained my decision, more to Zain then the cop. I knew this was the last thing he wanted to do.
" I need to make sure its her.... i need to see her, with my own eyes. Otherwise...i don't know what i'll do. I'll never be able to let it go thats for certain..."

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Suddenly Zain spun around and began to shout at the cop. Clearly offloading onto him, all of the stress and anger he had been carrying.

" This is all your fault! You know man, we called you fools like DAYS ago, we reported her missing. You wouldn't do anything for 24 hours! Like what the hell is that about! She coulda' been saved, she coulda' been alive, but you wouldn't do anything until she was 'legally missing for a day' by then she was probably already dead. I blame you. I blame this friggen system, I hate you man. I hate all of you pigs. "

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" Sir, Im going to have to ask you to calm down..." The police officer said, clearly shaken by Zains outburst. His voice had a slight tremble to it. Zain can be scary when he gets angry.

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" You want me to calm down 'sir'? Then get the heck, out of my face! " Zain shouted.
I wanted to stop the outburst, but my legs felt like jelly, my whole will to move, to speak, to remain coherent had totally vanished the moment I learned Penny may be dead.

The police officer complied and scurried far away from Zain.

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" Zain...the poor guy didn't deserve that. It's not his fault. " I willed my legs to move towards Zain, who was now skulking in the corner.

" I. Don't. Care. " Zain said, in a flat tone.

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Suddenly the female officer approached us. She had watched Zain's showdown with her partner.

" Lookie, I know this must be difficult beyond words, But if you don't identify the body, you may never know if it was your friend or not. This girl deserves to have a name to her face. She doesn't deserve to be cremated and tossed aside as some ' Jane Doe '. She deserves to have someone claim her. I know you don't want to do this, but that's life. " She said, her posture rigid, her lips tight. She was clearly not impressed with Zain.

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" No, thank you. " He said. So now i guess he was giving short answers, and trying to pretend he didn't care. I hated it when he closed himself off like this.

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" Also, don't presume to know what she was to us. She wasn't our 'friend.' She was my wife...we were married for just over an hour when sh-ahem...she went missing on our wedding day...She was the closest thing Abela ever had to a sister. So don't act like we don't care about her. We cared about her. We may have done some wrong and all, but that never meant we didnt care, ok?! "

Now i understood. Zain felt guilty. He didn't want to face the fact that Jane Doe was really Penny. It meant that we played a big hand in her death. If she didn't run away because of what we did, she wouldn't be dead right now.

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" Well truth is, we only need one person to identify the body anyway. I heard the girl say she would do it. So you can go now guy. " The officer said to Zain smugly.

I nodded in agreement. " Yes, I will still identify the body. "

" Then follow me please. " She started walking towards a door in the corner. This was it, we were going to see the body.

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I heard Zain's footsteps beside me, but i couldn't bring myself to look. I was in a state of shock. Who knew what was behind that door.

I heard Zain say over my shoulder. " You know i can't let you do this alone. I'm always here for you. "

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My body was tense as i stepped through the door and into....an office? I thought they were taking us to the body.

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" This is the Chief. He is the one who was handling the 'Jane Doe death' case. " The female officer said as she took a seat in the corner.

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" I don't understand. I thought we were going to see the body now? I mean not that i want to...but i'd really rather not drag this out longer then it has to. "

" Yes, yes of course. Won't you please take a seat. I am Chief Livingston. I just need to ask some questions, and i need you to sign some papers. She had some possessions on her when she was found, and once signed they will be placed in your care. "

[Thefounderslegacy]

Part 5.5

November 24

" Jane Doe "


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Once we had finished signing the papers, Chief Livingston led us to where they were keeping the body.
I prayed silently to myself that it wouldn't be Penny.

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" Ah, you must be Abela and Zain, here to identify the body then. I'm Dr. Coppen. "

We stood in the doorway, frozen with fear...incapable of the simple task of introductions.


The Doctor cleared his throat in an awkward manner. " So, let's get this going, shall we. Won't you both come in please? "

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We walked towards the table in a zombie like state. A screen hid the person who lie on the table, but not for long.
We rounded the screen and stood around the table. I was almost grateful that the 'Jane Doe' in question was currently covered head to toe with a blanket, but i knew sooner or later it was going to come off and we were going to have to look.

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We all stood around the table....waiting.
" Is this...." The Doctor trailed off and glanced at his chart. " Penny Bronze? " He then removed her blanket and exposed a very pale, very corpse-like....

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Very dead, Penny.

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" It is, its really her..." Zain spoke, shocked so hard he could hardly say it.


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Tears exploded from my eyes.
" PENNY!"


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"....No, Oh my goodness! "

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" How can this be? It's not true, it can't be. what happened to you Pen- " I screamed out in tears, talking to Penny's corpse and to no one in general.


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"Suicide." The Cheif stated answering my non-directed question. My crying ceased momentarily.

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"I beg you pardon?" I questioned abruptly. This was unexpected. All along i had just assumed she had been murdered.

" It was suicide." The Chief repeated "Poor girl must have had it real rough to have killed herself like that."


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" W-what...like what?..I....I mean, how did she do it?!" I stammered out, swallowing hard.


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A part of me didn't really want to know, but after he said that, i had to.



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"Shot herself in right in the belly. Supposed to be a real painful way to off yourself. Only people who really loathe themselves or their lives would choose that kind of death." The Chief said while he shook his head. He gazed at Penny's corpse as if he was truly intrigued by her and with what had caused her to do such a thing.


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I knew why.
We drove her to take her own life...and in such a gruesome way.

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" Penny how could you do that to yourself? " I whispered to her " I'm sorry Penny. I'm so so so sorry. I took away your light. It was all my fault. "


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" Jesus. How did she even get a gun.... " Zain added almost angrily. " Don't you say that Abela...you know it's my doing..." He added just hearing what i said.


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I stood over penny and cried for what felt like an eternity. But it was useless, no tears were going to bring her back. She was gone...for good. If only i could undo what I had done that night.

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I cried to Zain. He tried to tell me the old ' She's gone to a better place. ' spiel.

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Which i totally don't buy especially coming from him. He doesn't even have a faith or believe in heaven.

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Plus suicide would not get you a ticket through the pearly gates. I just couldnt bear the thought of Penny suffering even more...for eternity as a result of something I did. I wished i could just be like Zain sometimes, believe in nothing, it must be nice.

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I worked myself into such a fit with all the tears that i nearly puked right there and then. I reigned it in just in the knick of time. Zain was watching me and seeing this i could tell he was beginning to worry.

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" Abela...We should head out now, we have been here for three hours, and i think that Doctor Coppen and the Chief would like to go back to whatever it is that they need to do now. " Zain said reaching for my hand.


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" Don't you touch me Zain! Get away from me. Together we are poison, don't you see? Look what happened, this is a result of us....just stay away from me." I then spun around to face the opposite direction, I couldn't even look at him right now.


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" Abela...just calm down. We need to stick together, especially now..."


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" No Zain. There will be no 'sticking together' for us. Just leave me be. " The Chief and the Doctor were talking amongst themselves, As i headed over to the sink to wash up so i could leave. I just want to get out of here and get out of this town. There is nothing for me here, nothing but painful memories.


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Zain followed me to the sink, So did the Chief.


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" Just to be clear, for the records. That girl there is infact your friend, Penny Bronze? " Asked the Chief carefully.



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I nodded my head. I was mute, couldnt talk even if i wanted to.


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I began to wail again. This was all just too much. I can't believe that lifeless body on the table is Penny. Not even a week ago she was saying her vows on her wedding day....vows that i helped destroy only moments later.


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My eyes burned from all the tears lost. I felt dehydrated, but nothing could make it stop.


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I wanted everything to dissapear. I have never felt so much pain. I couldn't help but think how i should be the one lying on that table. Not Penny. I would trade places with her in an instant. Im not suicidal, but she didnt deserve this. She had it bad her entire life...and now this.

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I cried myself dizzy until I felt my legs threatening to give out from underneath me. I felt as though i was going to fall. I almost even hoped for it.


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I would have fallen to the ground, but Zain caught me. I let him catch me. Fighting Zain was harder then anything. I had to fight all my natural urges, So i let myself fall into his arms because it felt so right, so good, i finally felt peaceful for the first time in days.


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I wept in his arms.


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He consoled me.


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I never wanted to stop. I could have stayed like this for ever.


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For a minute everything was ok.


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Until i realized, i shouldn't feel ok, Ever again. I deserve whatever pain i get. I don't get to just take the 'easy way out'. Penny shot herself in the stomach, suffered unimaginably for something others did to her. I deserve to suffer far worse. I was not the victim here.


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" You ok? " Zain whispered soothingly.


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" No. I am not ok. Because WE are not OK. We are wrong, especially now. We can't be together Zain. "


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" But i need you Abela. "

" You want me. " I argued.

" Same thing. " Zain said dazed.


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" I'm leaving town." I told him. " I can't be here, not after this. I need to get away. From you. From everyone. "

" You don't mean that..." He said in a distressed tone.

Suddenly the room was still.


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" Uh, so this may not be the best time...but you can't both leave town. One of you is going to need to be here to go over the will, and the funeral arrangements and what not." Spoke the chief.


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" Zain is staying. He is her husband after all. He owes her that. " I said rather harshly. I didn't care. I just needed Zain to stop living in this fantasy world that we could ever work. Penny had to die for me to see this, and still he just doesn't get it.

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For the first time since this whole ordeal had begun, Zain let down his guard and began to cry too. I wanted to console him like he did for me...but i had made up my mind. I couldn't disgrace Penny like this any longer. Especially when her empty body lie there on a table a couple feet away.

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We were both carrying with us a secret so heavy, it could crush steel. We were responsible, and we knew it.... We killed penny.

[Nettybee]

@Founder: I agree! The enviromentalist mini challenge does make things more fun, and more of a challenge, which I like.

Thank you! Now the trick is just finding a computer at the junkyard. XD

Oh, I see. I wasn't sure, and was very confused with it. Well, I have been playing it, and I'm still gonna keep playing as such even though I don't get the points. It makes it easier for me to pick an heir, I always have such a hard time with that.

Okay, so here is Odin and Jun.

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They got engaged, got married, had their first baby, and now they have two others. Saturn, Geoff, and then their adopted daughter Penelope. They also have a house now, instead of just having their items strewn about the lawn.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Netty-

Haha, yeah, it's difficult getting everything you need, and sometimes frustrating. I love that i feel like i am actually recycling stuff though. You can get a computer if your sims roll a want to buy something you know. That's when i take advantage of buying things that i need that they haven't found. You don't even need to roll the want to buy a computer, you can actually buy the computer without rolling a wish to buy something because it counts as a 'skill' item. Those things never really appear at the junkyard and well..you just plain need them sometimes!!

Im with you on the heir picking thing. I always struggle, and i end up keeping everyone in the house, until i just have no more room.
Odin and Jun are super cute! I look forward to seeing pictures of the heir one day!! Glad to hear they have got a roof over their heads and are doing well. I hope to hear more about your legacy sims!!

Ttyl!!

[Thefounderslegacy]

Hey guys, so FINALLY i am getting around to posting my other legacy family that i have been playing. I created them to test out my new 'mini challenges' and also so i can have good fun times in bridgeport, since my original founding sims ( Abela and Zain ) are currently living life in Sunset Valley. I won't be doing a long drawn out story for this legacy, because it takes a lot of work and time, and I can't really play the family like i want for fear that they will be elders before i finish the story plus sometimes its nice just to have fun and play just for playing! So this one will a much less intensive story and more like a 'legacy type' story.



Mini Challenges :


Eco Friendly-65
Pack Rat- 15
Legacy In Reality- 10
Haunted House- 10



This is the story of Orange Founder. Obviously you can see why her name is Orange. Orange lives for the color Orange, she renamed herself Orange once she left home- Everyone calls her Ange, which she hates because it has nothing to do with orange, but sims are stubborn and still call her that anyway. You don't want to know what her real name was. Let's just say it didn't suit poor Orange here. Speaking%20of%20poor....

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This is what some would call a low point I wager.

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After Rummaging in cans nearly all day, and finding nothing but scrap and teddy bears, Ange had decided that maybe it was time to pack it in....More or less. She was kind of caught Mid-Rummage, so she had no choice but to take flight.


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Being Eco-Friendly, her flight weapon of choice was none other then her bicycle.


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Eventually though, she tired of the repetitive pedalling motion and opted for the subway. Orange nearly went in when a delicious aroma caught her attention!


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A sandwich truck! What a find, and at the perfect time. All that rummaging had left orange rather starved.

She ordered a Vegetarian Taco. Seeing as how shes a vegetarian. Odd though that a sandwich truck also catered to ethnic and diverse dishes like as vegetarian tacos. Ange of course thought nothing of it, and indulged in her greasy affairs.


Meanwhile....


While Orange Happily Plundered away in peoples personal disposables, Chartreause, who will insist you call him 'Chuck ' happily took part in even worse immoral acts if you can even imagine such a thing.

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He couldn't resist. Everyone had such beautiful things, that they didn't even need. Whereas he did need them, or at least the money he would get from selling them on the side.

He especially loved stealing cars. It was his niche. Being an Eco-friendly kind a guy he figured he was doing the town a huge solid when he got rid of these 'pollution makers'

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When he was done with his illicit activities Chuck pursued more noble pursuits.
He always loved fishing. Born a proud Angler just like his daddy had been.

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Hmmm...Maybe the 'Angler' in him just hasn't fully emerged. Looks like its Minnow for dinner again Chuck. Enjoy.

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As he was eating dinner on the toilet in his dump of a place, he realised that it was quite late out and Ange was nowhere to be seen.

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He went out looking for her and bumped into a local 'celebrity' ( She was just a celebrities personal trainer. But poor Chuck did not know this and probably wouldn't have cared, she was attractive and that's all that mattered to him anyway ). He got distracted and forgot all about Ange. He left a rather large impression on the 'celebrity', so much so that she gave him her number and told Chuck to give her a call.

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Meanwhile. Ange had one too many vegetarian tacos, and had lost track of time. She ended up passing out on the bench after her greedy indulgence. You know how it is, full belly = heavy eyelids.

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A cop spoiled her fun when he found her sleeping on the bench when the sun went down, and dragged her on home. Ange wasn't too bothered, she had a busy day and she was ready to fall into a peaceful slumber.


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She took a warm shower before settling down for the night, all that rummaging really did a number on her hygiene. Green stink fumes could be seen wafting from her body. Maybe she wouldn't have minded so much had the stink fumes had been orange?

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Yes she is wearing a bathing suit while bathing isn't she? Probably because there is no lock on the door, and she is afraid someone might waltz in. Ange is not a never nude, Although maybe she should be?


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Chuck made his round at the dump to see if he could find anything worth salvaging. He had vowed not to give in to the temptations of buy mode. As previously mentioned, he is much too eco friendly and an aspiring enviromentalist to even think about bringing in more useless items when perfectly good ones could be found at the dump.
Except when he visited the dump this time...he was face to face with a baby crib. Now this is an useless item...at least for now. Nevertheless Chuck took the crib. Hmmm Chuck is there something you want to tell us? What does he need a baby crib for?





****** Yes i know my sims are literally green and orange. I was bored, lol, And i want a rainbow town!! It will be pretty, you shall all see! ************

[KirstieBunny]

Hi All,

I was reading through the new rules and I just had to start an Environmentalist family. I started a blog for them because I'm finding it much faster than posting on the forum.

So if you want to read about the Stevenson Environmentalist Extraordinares in Diary format here is the link: http://stevensonsims.blogspot.com/


The water well doesn't really do much as far as I can tell. You can swim through it but it doesn't go anywhere. I haven't tried putting up two of them to see if you can swim between them, but I might try that next.

[Thefounderslegacy]

Kirstie-

Your story is so much fun! I read it all and i love it! I love that you are writing a day by day style journal and sometimes it's from Elissa's point of view and sometimes it's from Rob's.

I tried to comment on a few of your entries, but it wouldn't let me unless i had some kind of an account somewhere. You should copy and paste your story into the official founders legacy forums site. That way i can comment, and so can other people who don't have accounts. I find the MTS2 style of posting to be tedious, it wont let me edit without putting me back at the top of the post, then i have to re-find my spot so i can resume editing. I always post on the founders forums then just copy and paste it onto here. Plus i have people coming from other sites not just mts2 on the official founders challenge site, so more people would be made aware of your story!

Anyway i really loved it, ill be waiting for your next update!!
Glad you decided to make an enviromentalist family, its so addictive, i love how it makes use of the salvage yard, before it was so useless. And it really makes you use everything else that the game offers. Like i actually hunt for seeds now, and use the grocery store to buy groceries to stock my fridge. Before i never used the grocery store.



In other news, i had been hoping to update my story by this weekend, but i am so swamped by schoolwork that i just don't think i will have the time. I have already written the next like 10 parts, i just need to gather the time to take all the pictures and then put the story together, which takes HOURS. So hopefully i will get to it next weekend. I'm excited though, because there is a TON going on with Abela and Zain right now and i can't wait to share it with you all.


Amaira and Tigger- I miss you guys and your stories too :(

[silent_j]

Hi I was wondering if I could get a clarification on the rules regarding vampires and heirs. When reading through the entire post I got confused. In rule 12 you state that only one sim can become a vampire during the challenge, and that it cannot continue the legacy line. But it also says the "legacy line must become these things themselves."

So if my heir were to become a vampire would they no longer be qualified to be the heir?

I also read in the Mid-Life Crisis challenge Phase 4 "Your heir may not be a creature until you complete this challenge."

So completing that challenge would unlock the ability to have an actual vampire legacy line, if it isn't already available?

Thanks.

PS: sorry if any of these questions were already asked. It was difficult to find any posts regarding it as the images from the storyline posts made my page extremely long.

[Xantara]

Hey guys, I'm Xantara (Also known as Nicole :D ) just thought i would drop a post to let you guys know that myself and a friend of mine have read through all the rules of the legacy challenge and have just started! how rad is that.

So i thought rather then mass posting i would use this >http://simlalegacy.webs.com/apps/blog/< instead. (there is a link to my friends legacy blog on there :D )

just in case no one sees this I'm going to post this on the legacy challenge site as well.

[Treehugger]

The link for the full rules does not work, the forum that they were posted on has been taken down.

[addict12]

I need part 2 and 3 of the rules to start the challenge. Can someone PM it to me?

Also, what are rules on certain self sufficient skills such as: Sculpturing, Inventing, Painting, Writing, Gardening, Fishing and Guitar playing?

Are sims allowed take classes? I think it should be allowed if formerly disallowed.

[Treehugger]

I need part 2 and 3 of the rules to start the challenge. Can someone PM it to me?

The same here...

[talynn]

Me too. I really want to give this challenge a shot, but the link is dead.
I don't suppose that someone (who has them) could just post them here?
(Didn't know that I would start a new page! I mean I need the rest of the rules, of course :) )