When Lilah first came to the island it was with her mother Kalil and grandmother Kalilah. They didn't arrive by choice. Grandmother Kalilah was a widow living with them when word reached them that Lilah's father Nathanial Cobb had died in a train crash. With no skills of her own Kalil had been unsure of what their next step would be after the bank repossessed their home. Kalilah made some calls to distant cousins and they were given tickets for a boat to Riverview. Lilah found herself wondering if she really was as lucky as her mom claimed her to be, given the boat wrecked half way across the ocean and the lifeboat barely got them to the island before it sprung a leak too. "Mom, I'm not feeling very lucky." She had said their first night as she helped gather rushes for a lean to. "Lilah, love we're alive and if we learn fast the land here will provide for us until we can be rescued. I call that very lucky, my miracle child." her mom had replied. That evening Kalil transitioned from adult to elder with a semi apologetic smile to Lilah, as if to say I'm sorry I won't always be here for you. So the three women learned how to fish, snorkel, and gather from the land. It was rough at first sleeping in the open, and Lilah's grandmother developed a deep rattling cough which she brushed off. Through hard work the women managed to get a small single story shelter built. As Lilah blew out the candles on her cake, she worried about her grandmother's cough and lack of apatite. She was also worried about her mom, who was starting to develop the same cough. Lilah had been right to worry, they hadn't gotten the beds built soon enough or blocked all of the drafts. While grief stricken Kalil pushed Lilah to learn as many basic skills as possible. Kalil was thrilled when she discovered some wild plants on the far beach below an abandoned mine. She cried as she harvested the apples, for her mother had loved apples and apple pie. Through continued hard work and determination, they added an 8x8 deck area that between bone rattling coughs Kalil had said "a greenhouse maybe next summer". To which Lilah had crossed her fingers in hope and said "together we'll build a lovely greenhouse". They'd also added a second floor to their little shack. Lilah was prepping her paints when she heard a thud, dreading what she'd find she raced up the ladder. Tears blinded her as she tried to find her mom's pulse knowing even as she tried that it was to late. Two days after her mom had passed Lilah was sitting and crying on the beach when a boat pulled into the bay. She watched in disbelief as a small boat of people steadily grew closer. Was she hallucinating? No she wasn't, the boat and the people were real. They were just as shocked to see her as she was to see them. They were scientists from Bridgeport who checked the island for wildlife once every decade. After a long talk the lead scientist made Lilah an offer; she could stay on the island and they would set up regular trips and satellite communications so she wouldn't be completely cut off from the world, or they could move her shack and belongings to any town on the globe where she could start out with her small allowance ($1,169) from helping them find the local small animals. That night she played the mourning song she'd written for her mother as she contemplated her choices. She could stay and travel a few times off island for supplies when she had the money; or she could move to a new town and sort of start over but with her home as it was now. Moving of course meant people all the time, school, community rules, and access to immediate medical care if needed. Lilah played all night to keyed up to sleep, as the sun rose and the dawn light flooded her small shack, she knew her decision. Letting the last note die on the air she took a deep breath, her mom had been right she was lucky and the future was hers for the taking. So what will her future be, it's in your hands now. Lilah has two grave markers, a guitar, and some seeds in her backpack to start out with. Note her funds might need to be cheated to the above mentioned $1,169 after placing. https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9248689 If you play the lot as a renovation challenge standard rules apply, with the caveat that because Lilah was isolated and unable to attend school she has a lot of catching up to do academically so if in a town with a school she sill need study club and one other after school activity, no part time job for her as a teen. Her traits are genius, lucky, loves the outdoors, and brave.
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(Update & exchange link at bottom of post.) Dear Elowen, As my closest friend and confidant I'm writing to you, because I don't know who else to write to. I'm sure by now you've heard of my banishment, but probably not the details. I learned that my younger sister Rosamund was to be engaged to Ronan, what no-one told me was that he has certain needs regarding water use. We were getting the palace grounds ready for a big welcome party for him and his family. You know me Elowen, I'm forever trying to conserve and save, making every last drop of water, food, firewood, or whatever count to it's most so as not to waste for the betterment of our world. Well I saw a large tub of water filled near the wheat fields, and thought that perhaps it was to help with the fields that had been struck by summers heat. In my desire to help, I inadvertently watered several crop fields with salt water destroying them, I also almost killed Rosamund's fiance who'd been napping in the bottom of the tub. Needless to say father was furious, it's bad enough that he's never forgiven mother or myself for me not being a son as he expected of a first born child, but somehow I've always managed to make a mess of things just like when they tried to arrange our engagement, for which I don't blame you for picking Fedelmid over me. As I was saying father was furious, my inadvertent careless action cost our valley half a years crops. It will take several years for the elders to fully restore the fields, even using their powers to make plants bloom. Fortunately for me Ronan didn't die, a quick salt bath was made for him inside the palace, but my actions nearly started a war, for which I'm grateful was prevented. While I accept that it was my fault and I had to have a consequence for my actions, when I woke up I wondered if father hadn't taken things to far. I woke up to a woman who identified herself as Ms. Wolff calling me Miss Norris. She said she'd been trying to wake me for 10 minutes once she realized I wasn't a vagrant crashed on the property, and instead the client she'd been told to meet. My simlish was rusty so it took a few try's to understand that she was explaining that the patch of ground I was on was to be my property. I thanked her in hesitant simlish, when she realized I was foreign she developed a bit of an attitude and became very rude. As with any of the fey kingdom, let alone as first in line for the throne should my parents step down, my first thought was to teach her a lesson she'd not likely forget and cast an inner beast spell. I was shocked to discover that father had stripped me of my powers and my wings, so I'm mortal now, unless I learn a way to reverse what was done to me. After Ms. Wolff left I looked around my surroundings. To the south of me across the paved road that mortals use these days is the ocean and a nice beach. There's a house next to me with a fenced in yard. To the north and up a small hill are more buildings. I suspect mother talked father into leaving me near the ocean, but is it so I can find a way home or as a reminder of my mistake. My stomach rumbled and I realized that I would need to find food on my own if I were to survive. There are no servants in the corners to fetch morsels for me at my whim. Luckily I spotted an apple tree with ripe fruit at the beach. I harvested apples and limes before returning to my patch of land, which is home, but doesn't feel like home. I almost cried when I planted the best apple of the ones I'd picked. To not be able to make a plant bloom hurt to the core. How else was I to follow my goals of making the world the best possible place for all if I had no power to restore the health of plants and animals injured from a persons careless actions. Please don't point out the irony of my actions that got me banished, I would have far rather faded using all my powers and life force to restore the careless damage I'd done than live banished in the mortal realm with no power at all. Once I was done planting the apple I followed the road up the hill towards all of the buildings. Imagine my shock when I recognized the mountains in the background. Elowen, my friend, you would not recognize this place as the same fields we had fenced in when we were young children. I wonder if the arrival of mortals was why the fields had become off limits. Yes we had snuck over to a few mortal cities in our teens, but we had never thought to sneak back to our former play grounds. Improving my simlish was going to be important to my survival so I set out to introduce myself to the first person I met. His name is Iqbal Alvi, I had trouble understanding everything he said, but I managed to understand some basics. The park is open to anyone who wants. People are allowed to pick fruit and fish if they want. I learned that there is a library across the street that is free to use. I spent a few hours wandering around collecting fresh fruit and introducing myself to people. One man, named Xander Clavell, kept going on about something called spaghetti. Eventually both the heat of the day, how I miss our cool forests, and boredom drove me across the street to the library. I read a book on local town rules, since I suspect I'll be stuck here for sometime I'll need shelter. They don't permit partial constructions, so if you want a house or room added to an existing building all walls and roof have to go up at once. Since I know nothing of building a home I looked up the contractors listed in the guides on the table. The cheapest was a small room with two doors and a light for about $2,000, or maybe it was a little more than that. I'm not sure how I'll get mortal money, but I'll figure it out tomorrow. Either I'm really lucky or the town doesn't worry about whose in the library when. Since no one came to kick me out, I wandered up stairs and discovered a bench outside on a balcony. It wasn't very comfortable, but I managed to get a few hours sleep. In the morning I discovered that the park was set up for some type of festival. I spotted some flowers that Rosamund and I used to put in our hair and picked a few. I was about to weave them into my hair when a man with a push cart offered me a large stack of mortal money for them. I needed the money if I was to have a shelter built on my land, so I traded the man and gave silent thanks to Madoc for looking over me. In an effort to learn more about my new home I wandered over to the shops. The grocer paid me for the fruit I'd picked the day before, and indicated I could sell her fresh produce and fish anytime I wanted. She wrinkled her nose a bit as we made the exchange, and suggested that if my shower was busted I could use the ones at the gym. She must have taken in my bewilderment at such foreign words and pointed to a building on the other side of the park, and repeated gym & shower. This time though when she said shower she pantomimed cleaning herself. I'm getting better with the simlish, but the language is so clunky. It has none of the lyrical flow or tone of high elvish. As I wandered around outside the store picking up what looked to be stray seeds I noticed one of the grocers helpers carry out some items and place them in the large blue bin. The way he discarded them led me to think they were being thrown away. Elowen, please if you have ever cared for me, never tell my mother that I, Alvara first born daughter, heir to the throne of the Royal House of Monte of the Northern kingdom, dug through a large bin of trash. Let alone pulled furniture to use from said trash bin. That though is exactly what I did. The smell of the bin was horrid, yet it yielded me some very serviceable pieces of furniture which I collected and tucked away until I had a roof under which to put them. Once that was done I counted the money I'd earned so far, and made a few small purchases, that wouldn't break the towns strict building rules. I bought myself a funny zippered blanket for sleeping in, they call it a sleeping bag. I also purchased a bicycle and a stand to lock it to when I'm not using it. It's not the same as horse back, or horse and carriage, but at least I won't get odd looks for my natural hair color from the car drivers I've met so far. After cleaning myself up, they've come up with a type of indoor waterfall they call a shower, at the gym I wandered back over to the park. A large wooden floor that people were moving around on with wheeled shoes called skates, had been set up in one corner of the park. The skates were free for anyone to use. It took me a little to get the hang of the skates, they're rather fun. I did accidentally run into a man wearing a uniform. He laughed, and said he was having trouble with his skates too. He introduced himself as Hank Goddard as he helped me to my feet, and to regain my balance once upright again. He suggested we skate together for a little while which was fun. Elowen I think he was trying to flirt with me. Eventually I got tired and decided to head home to my little plot of land, which is smaller than the cooks herb garden. I startled awake at one point during the night to strange sounds. A strange creature was scanning me and my two seedlings. I shammed sleep, since I was unsure if the being was friendly or not. The following morning I paid the bills I'd read about. It is strange this concept they have of people owning the land, but paying the government cash money for protection. I suppose it's not that dis-similar from our barter and trade system, or how the farmers and crafters provide to the palace and in return we provide for them through the elite guard and hearing out grievances, and helping to resolve disputes. I won't lie, I don't mind that I won't have to sit in formal dress on that hard ornate throne and hear the petty complaints from the commoners in that stifling room where weekly court is held. Afterwards I practiced riding my bike up and down the road, before heading to the park. I've spent so much time in the sun these past few days, that my skin is almost the shade of a ripe acorn. As I explored the park looking for more collectables to sell, someone set off a small firework. Much to my dismay it caught my clothes on fire. Far more alarming though was the number of people who ignored my pleas for help. Finally a stand worker threw a bucket of ice water over me, but by then all that was left was my undergarments. (Actual event; caught fire from being over heated, I didn't want to loose her so tce'd the fire out by deleting the moodlet.) Dismayed, I rode my bike home, I gathered my spare clothes and went back to the gym to use the shower. After my shower I did some more collecting, and even tried my hand at fishing. I also found a small statue, that looked much like the gnomes that live in the hills. I counted all that I'd earned that day, plus what was left over from the previous day. I had enough to get that small structure built. Fortunately for me the company work's anytime of day. I even had enough money to have the structure built a little wider than it's usual width, and added two windows and a small fence on the side to move my seedlings to so they're protected from stray animals. Elowen I won't lie part of me wants to cry, this tiny shelter I'm now calling my home is smaller than the closet used for my ball gowns. I haven't allowed myself to cry even though it's all I want, as I miss everyone and everything from our homelands so much. I've been staying so busy just trying to keep myself fed and adjusted to this mortal world these first few days. I hope that this letter finds you and Fedelmid well, and that she is well past her morning sickness. I regret that I won't be there when you introduce your first child to the royal court. I'll have no way of knowing if you read this missive or not, let alone receive it, since I can't enchant it the way we always did with our letters as teens. I'll write again if I can, in the meantime love to all especially my sister Rosamund. Your faithful friend, Alvara For anyone interested Alvara Norris is now on the exchange.
She is not strictly a renovation challenge sim, but she & her home can be played in that direction. Special notes of consideration: She is starting with a shelter which has no appliances or plumbing. She has managed in her first few days earned enough from a broke start to build her current shelter, and has 966 simoleans for funds. There may or may not be some items in the household bin or her backpack as she was out dumpster diving and collecting when I packaged her for uploading. Being a former fey princess, she has no understanding of the skills required for even the most basic pt job in the mortal realm. Should a player decide to send her to college that opens her options. Otherwise for funds she can do anything that does not require filing paperwork at city hall or set hours at a rabbit hole. Optional, For Extra Challenge: Additional rooms can only be added using the games blueprints or using the following zoning rule; when adding an additional room/patio/defined space to the house & lot you can only add that which will have all 4 walls, 1 door, 1 window, flooring, wall paneling, & roof (applies for rooms meant to be indoors). Interiors of existing rooms can be renovated as desired. I started her on the lot next to the Frio brothers in Sunset Valley, a fairly standard 20x30 lot with a nice scenery buffer on it. Should you choose to relocate her lot location or town location, the suggested story line is she traded locations with someone for whatever reason you want. |
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Generation 8 Goals
Martial Status: Second Chance Children: 2 Primary Career: Freelance Photographer Secondary Career: Education Secondary Career: Science Generational Goal: Fulfilled Miscellaneous Fun: Half-Siblings Lot's to Add: ? Science Center & Museum (aprox 250k simoleans) or ? Fishing hole & Science Center (aprox 200k simoleans) or ? Fishing Hole & Museum (aprox 150k simoleans) Generation 7 Goals
All gen 7 goals were completed before Thomas even moved out, or within the first sim week of game play. Marital Status: Step Children Children: 5/4 Primary Career: Culinary Secondary Career: Dumpster Diver Generational Goal: Idle Career Miscellaneous Fun: Luxury Lots to add: Bistro - Completed Day Spa - Buy (not partner) the rabbithole (no skill requirement). ($50,000) Times I've used cheats:
Gen 1: * Set family funds to $0. * Killed off Kylie's parents of old age. * Added Rufus to the family to move him to a different lot in town. Gen 2: * Had Natasha eat 3 life fruit to extend her age. * Used tce true to trigger Natasha's age transition from adult to elder and then to death. Gen 5: * Took the 3 possible heirs into cas, for YA headshots. Gen 7: tce + cas to change the last names of both girls to Verde when they became toddlers. Also snuck a peak at their YA stage to see if heir was going to be obvious or if a poll would be needed. Gen 8: Saying goodbye to Julia. And changing out the mailbox & trash can on the new home lot. Tce family funds to 0, shipwrecked = another broke start after camp set up. ;) Lastly tce add to family, while game was paused to add three households in addition to the Verde's to the island. Goofs! Oops! Oh Crap! * This applies to gen one but I didn't catch it until gen 3. I was supposed to have $140,000 and Buy the science building. I haven't decided how I'm going to handle this ... but I think I know what I'll be doing. :( Random Legacy Progress Past Generations
Generation 1 Goals
Completed All Goals Single Parent Children 2: 2/2 Career Science: Skill based Gardening 10/10 Fishing 10/10 Handiness 10/10 Gen Goal: Opportunist Misc Fun: Joker ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Science: 3/3 Completed Grocery Store: Completed LTW Add: Wild Plants to Park - Completed Generation 2 Goals
Completed All Goals Single Parent - Completed Children: 2/2 Career: Education - Skill based - Completed Charisma 10/10 Logic 10/10 Skill Professor 31.45/30 Gen Goal: Fulfilled - Completed LTW - Professional Author $4,209/$4,000 Misc Fun: No Strangers ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Career: School 2/3 LTW Add: Book Store - Completed Skill Add: Chess tables to Park - Completed Generation 3 Goals
Marital Status: Couple - Completed Children: 2/1 oops! Twins - completed Primary Career: Journalism - Completed Skill Based: Writing 10/10 Charisma 10/10 Secondary(Spouse) Career: Music (Classical) - Completed Skill Based: Guitar 10/10 Logic 10/10 Generational Goal: Expansionist - Completed Elder suite for Kyle Jr on the 1st floor Misc Fun: Gourmet 5/5 (old - 2/4) - Completed LTW: Illistrated Author - Completed Lots to Add: Career: Office Building - Maxed Charisma and Writing + $58,000 - Completed LTW/Skill Add: Library Writing + $36,200 - Not Completed ? Misc: Graveyard $26,200 - Completed Generation 4 Goals:
Gen 4 Completed all Goals Marital Status: Couple with help - Completed Children: 4/4 Career: Military - Completed Athletic 10/10 Handiness 10/10 Secondary Career: Law Enforcement (Super Spy) - Completed Athletic 10/10 Logic 10/10 Help's Career: Artist Painting 10/10 - Completed Gen Goal: Change of Scenery - Completed Misc Fun: Hands Off ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Lots To Add Career: Military base - Completed Skill Add: Public Gym Athletic 10/10 - Completed Spouse Career Police Department - Maxed Logic, Athletics, and Painting (no money requirement). - Completed Since Zach their cousin lives in the house I'm using his maxed art skill, combined with Jamal's maxed skills for the requirements. Generation 5 Goals
Marital Status: Couple - completed Children: 2/2 Career: Law Enforcement (Super Spy) - completed Secondary Career: Farmer - completed Generational Goal: Hobby, or Obsession - completed Miscellaneous Fun: Fashion Diva - completed Lots to add: Community Garden - Max Gardening 10/10 & 24,600 - completed Diner - Max Cooking Skill 10/10 & $24,000 - completed Generation 6 Goals
Marital Status: Single Children: 2/2 Career: Criminal (Thief) Skill based - completed Athletic 10/10 Logic 10/10 Generational Goal: Perfectionist - completed Miscellaneous Fun: Live Your Trait - completed Lots to add: Criminal Warehouse - completed Library - completed |