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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 5, 2013 17:20:31 GMT -5
The basic premise of the challenge is: You start with four sisters, each representing one of four elements (fire, water, air, earth). Each of the sisters is given certain traits which help them to fulfill a specific role in order to "improve the town" by having and raising a butt load of kids while eating ambrosia to stay young forever. Each sister is responsible for and limited to doing certain things. Additionally, there is a bunch of stuff per-child that has to be done.
In addition to the whole having kids thing, the lot itself has to fulfill specific requirements and each sister has their own section of the lot.
Objective: Have and raise at least 11 babies to young adult and move them out. There must be at least 4 girls born in this set, each representing an additional 4 elements. If you do not have 4 girls by 11, you must keep going until you have enough.
In regards to the elements you can choose, it's pretty much look to any culture or any mythology and choose some that speak to you. For example, Light, Dark, Stone, Metal, Spirit, Fear, Love, Chaos, etc. There are plenty of cultures and mythologies to choose them from. You can also have them be Fire, Water, Earth, Air in that they will be the next Sisters to order the earth as their mother and aunts have. But it's up to you. I believe I am going to choose Fear, Love, Chaos, Order/Peace for my challenge.
Pictures in the next post!
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 5, 2013 23:14:02 GMT -5
Chapters and what not.
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 5, 2013 23:16:42 GMT -5
Meet my girls! All the traits are the traits they are supposed to have based on their main roles. A few of the are changed to fitting tratis, but traits released with newer expansion packs than the original rules. Juno: Water, the child-rearer and nurturer. Traits: neat, natural cook, handy, nurturing, perfectionist Nihm: Earth, the harvester and the muscle Traits: angler, green thumb, loves the outdoors, athletic, Eco-friendly Winnie: Air, the font of knowledge Traits: bookworm, genius, brooding, absent minded, loner Arie: Fire, the seducer and Aphrodite of the girls Traits: flirty, great kisser, charismatic, social butterfly, dislikes children And this is their really involved lot. Each has their own section of the 40x40 lot. Can you figure out which is which? Air, raised into the sky and all flowy and stuff. Earth, low to the ground and all full of nature. Water, made to take care of them little chitlins. Fire, you know, for entertaining those men.
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Post by PeregrineTook on Oct 6, 2013 0:08:32 GMT -5
Juno's eyes are amazing, but I think we all know Arie's my favorite sister :=)
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 6, 2013 0:38:36 GMT -5
Juno's eyes are amazing, but I think we all know Arie's my favorite sister :=) Her eyes are super striking! I love it. But, yes! Look at Arie. She's like a jaguar, ready to strike.
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 6, 2013 15:18:58 GMT -5
Chapter 1, Part I: The Immortal Beginnings And the Saga begins! So the very first thing that happened when I let these girls run loose was a mad dash to the digital fish window and then straight for the hot tub, where they all just sat and soaked for a while. I decided to let them have the relaxation time, because they were about to be very busy. After some time just enjoying the summer rays and the sauna, I had the girls get to work. Nihm began her gardening, Juno started cooking meals for everyone, and Winnie stuck her nose right in a logic book. Before I could even get Arie to a community lot, Winnie had gained her first logic skill. WTH, girl? Anyway, so, my computer decided not to save the picture of Arie scouting out the goods at the local Library, but there were some rather attractive fellows. The enjoyable part of this town is that it's a custom town called Anne Arbor which I populated with NRAAS Story Progression. So it's a combination of random townies and my random bin sims mixed together, and mating and all that. So, not too many uglies. I'll make sure to post some pictures of the uglies when I find them. Anyway, so Arie tried her hand at flirting with a stud in town named Roman Vesper. They hit it off right away and right when she was about to invite him over, the jerk decided to go to work. You frustrate me with your responsibilities, Mr. Vesper! Anyway, so Arie went home because she was all sorts of red in energy and hunger, and I had forgotten about the other girls so so were they. So I got them all fed and bathed and all, and then sent them to bed. When Arie woke up the next morning, she pulled out her phone to give Roman a little ring-a-ding. Good news, he didn't have anything better to do (Direct quote. Really, dude?) and stopped by in the most godawful overalls in the world. Is that doesn't kill the mood, nothing will. And typical Arie decides to greet him in her PJs, aka underwear. Guess she's not risking letting him leave this time. Smart girl. She lures him into the hot tub and he is all shades of thrilled about that. And after a bit, they stumble out of the hot water-- Arie gets dressed and Roman decides to stay in his... weird cargo shorts bathing suit, and Arie finally gets some pay off for all her hard work. (I also would like to say this may be the first time in sim history that I have gotten to the point of make-out while the sims were "Good friends" and not "Romantic Interests.") And bada bing, Arie throws out some of her famous love goddess moves and we have lift off. And not only has Arie received what she wanted, I lost my mind when I heard the chimes right away. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. Child Number 1 is on the way. At this point, everyone's all hungry and junk, so I send them all to the kitchen. This is when I look over at the grassy area and see this nonsense going down: The stride of pride and the most certifiable smile on Roman's face. Arie's all, thank god I'm pregnant because I would like you off my premises stat. So this is when I start to notice my other girls. Nihm and Juno are getting pretty friendly. Nihm is always trying to talk about composting, so I'm surprised she hasn't scared anyone off yet. But she's still super adorable and that haircut is one of my favorites ever. Not everyone can pull it off though. And while I was making sure Arie got her breakfast, I panned over and lost it when I saw this. THERE'S A HANDPRINT, REALLY? I can't. Roman, you are so, so crazy. I hope your child is a little more stable. Though I feel kind of tempted to give him the insane trait when he's born. So at this point, I have Juno-- the mom of the house-- kick him out. Byyee, don't get your crazy everywhere on the way out. Nihm's being all cute and watering her plants, making sure that the girls have food to eat and produce to sell. She's a productive member of the family and everyone should be very grateful to her. (She may be my favorite of the sisters. I seriously think it's just the haircut though.) The next day, after a few boring hours of skill building with the sisters, we have this lovely moment: Arie's starting to show, and she actually looks kind of happy about it, despite her extreme abhorrence of children. And all the vomiting she's been doing. I guess fire goddesses don't care about that stuff. Good on her, then, I guess. Once Arie realizes she is officially pregnant, she is off to do two of her favorite things: Painting, And looking in the mirror. It's at this point that Nihm decides to take a break from working out and take a dip in the hot tub. She is seriously so adorable! And Arie takes a break from admiring herself to join her sister. The boobs on these girls is kind of unbelievable. I think I spent too much time with the endowments slider. While those two sisters slack off, Winnie is hard at work being her academic little self and putting that logic skill on lock. When she is not eating or peeing, she is reading up on logic. This is another haircut that I love. It really fits her as well. The girls head to bed to rest up for the next day. They're doing a great job of staying on task. This is in no part thanks to me because I am obviously more interested in things like haircuts and hot tubs. This could prove to be problematic. Hmm.
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 6, 2013 15:25:08 GMT -5
Chapter 1, Part II: The Scion of Insanity When we last left the girls, they had just gone to bed after a tiring day of skill building and baby building. Juno begins her typical routine of cleaning the entire lot, and when I look over at her, she is making this stank face: What up, girl? Oh, Nihm's got stink lines? Well, she's been working out for a few hours now, apparently. Since like 4 am. Cut the girl some slack and drop the face, Juno. I know you like everything clean but Nihm gets down and dirty all the time. Okay, so back to work! I guess, feeling self-conscious, Nihm heads in to take a bath. And then gets headed off by Arie who's all, "Touch my belly!" So Aunt Nihm gets all up in there and feels out the situation. Arie's pose is all, yeah, you better feel my baby. You like feeling my baby. She is kind of a diva. Oh, I wish she could have that trait! Speaking of the pregnant diva, she is totally over-dramatically walking. You are not that pregnant, Arie, and you are arched like you are carrying a whale. Knock it off. I feel like I don't give Winnie enough camera time. She may read a lot and stay pretty quiet, but I still like her a lot! She's all wistful and shy. I bet it's pretty difficult for her with Arie bringing strangers around the lot. Or maybe she wishes she was allowed to love someone, too. Winnie, you are too fragile for Arie's job. She's the only narcissistic sociopath that could have guys' babies and then foist them off on her sisters. So, stay strong and all that. I guess my words of encouragement were useful, because the next day, I get the Hallelujah music and this message: Winnie's the first of the sisters to max out a skill! Good girl! And since Arie's no longer interesting when she's pregnant, I have been focusing on Nihm. I sent her off to the consignment shop to sell her fish and produce from her garden because my money has been slowly dropping. Doesn't help that my bills are like $1500 and no one is allowed to get jobs! Anyway, so right as Nihm pulls up, the girl closes shop for the day and just walks right out. Noooo, we need money! You can see the girl walking away in the background of the door. GET BACK IN HERE. So Nihm goes home all defeated, but luckily Juno had just put dinner on the counter, so the three sisters gather around the table for some noms. Arie does not join them because the princess has better things to do. You know, like have a child. HERE WE GO! I am so pumped. Arie is wishing for a boy, so let's cross our fingers. Congratulations, Arie! You have a beautiful baby boy named Roamie. (How clever am I mixing the names Roman and Arie? Hold your applause.) And she looks genuinely happy with him. Really sweet. Oh, just kidding, she's bored already. Great. Well, atleast she brought him to the nursery on her own and didn't just leave him on the floor. I am assuming she probably wanted him out of her house so she could go back to being awesome. So while all this is happening, something in the house finally breaks! That means Juno gets to work on her handiness skill! And Juno is adorable in her jim jams and tall yellow socks. Get that handiness, girl. And before the end of this update, I wanted to show you guys a close-up of the nursery. I was going to go with blue, but I wanted a more gender neutral color for the nursery, even if it was in the water house.
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Post by Pixelen on Oct 6, 2013 18:23:44 GMT -5
Loving this so far! Please update
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 6, 2013 19:32:51 GMT -5
Loving this so far! Please update More updates coming up! Also, you left. Saddd.
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 6, 2013 19:37:05 GMT -5
Chapter 2, Part I: The Raising of Roamie So Juno takes over her role as surrogate momma and she is doing a much better job that Arie would have. Snuggling the baby on her own free will and all. While Arie is walking around with like a 3 hour long negative buff about how much she hates children. She decides to have grown-up time with Winnie instead. "And so I just dropped the baby in the crib and got the heck out of there." But it turns out that even though Winnie and Arie are actually surprisingly close, Winnie is frequently misunderstood by her wild sister. And so she had to go back up to her tower of a room and brood. The next day, Arie steals Nihm's bike and rides off to the Fall Festival to meet some more guys. Even though she is sick. But she's too lonely and stir crazy to care about things like theft and illness. Luckily for Arie, we've got a few guys hanging around. There was one in particular that caught her eye, and mine. He had some pretty interesting features, and Arie was all, our baby would be gorgeous. I WILL HAVE IT! But, as luck would have it, Arie was able to get a few interactions in with him before he left for work. WHY DO MEN ALWAYS LEAVE ME? So we turned our focus on this gentleman who was as dull as a spoon. Arie got bored pretty quickly with him, but also she was hungry and had to pee, so I sent her home. The rest of the lot were women, and that's not how babies work, so I figured it didn't really matter. When Arie got home, I realized that I had allowed Baby Roamie to get hungry and dirty and just kind of miserable. Whoops. But I guess all the girls were suddenly like, Oh, we should do something about that. So they all bumrushed the little bugger. "Get to the baby!" But I guess they knew something I didn't because it was Roamie's birthday and it was time to Toddler up! Look at that bubbie! He looks just like his momma. Poor Juno is having a hard time staying happy while keeping up with one baby. Good thing Arie doesn't have another on the way yet. And we're off to the races. No sleep for you, Juno. We have a baby to raise. Meanwhile, Arie's still trying to get her boy, Dedric. And he is the most difficult to get a hold of ever! He never wants to go out or come over, or he's at work. And, so Arie decides to call him to chat. She is not pleased with this method. And while she was on the phone with Dedric, THIS MAN JUST APPEARED. Who ARE you and why how did you walk through the front gate, into the house, and up into Winnie's room? Turns out he's a Paparazzi. One of the people Arie talked to at the festival had caused her to become famous apparently. The worst. Since Dedric was very difficult to get in contact with, I sent Arie out to try and find someone else. The bar right next to her house seemed to be jumped so I sent her in and... STOP. Dedric, seriously? He was right there. Buuut, so was her current boyfriend, Roman. Just... hanging out making drinks. You can see him at the bar right there. Well, this was about to get awkward. As if you all couldn't figure out just how good Arie is with timing, the bar called closing time and they were all kicked out. So Arie followed Dedric, thinking she'd just invite him over. She got outside and Dedric was NOwhere to be seen. Seriously? THIS GUY. But, not only was he not there, but Roman was just STARING at Arie. And she was like, oh... uh, hi. She thought this was as good enough time as any to break up with him. (Anyone else think it's weird that everytime sims break up it has to be a yelling match? I have never broken up with anyone in a yelling match.) So, we'll leave this update here. Arie breaking ties with the insane father of her first child. Well, you know. That sounds like nothing to worry about.
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Post by Nettlejuice on Oct 7, 2013 2:35:57 GMT -5
Ah, I've just remembered how frustrating Dedric is >:[
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Post by Pixelen on Oct 7, 2013 6:16:21 GMT -5
Loving this so far! Please update :) More updates coming up! Also, you left. :( Saddd. I left? I don't think I ever joined! I found your story with more chapters on Carls Sims so have been reading it there instead. :P Love all of your sims and your commenting style, it's hilarious! I would love to ask what default skins and eyes you use (if default) because all your sims look amazing. Kthxbai
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 7, 2013 11:40:06 GMT -5
Using a guest name fooled me! Haha, I will get this thing down yet. I'm going to upload all of my chapters over here as well, and I will be updating in both places when I update, so you can catch it here or there. Thank you very much! My commenting style is basically the running commentary of things I yell at my sims when I'm playing, so I'm glad you're enjoy my slight psychosis. The skins I use are Ephemera's Natural (I also have a bunch of her other skins, especially when it comes to darker skinned sims) and you can find them here: modthesims.info/d/493687
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 7, 2013 12:08:01 GMT -5
Ah, I've just remembered how frustrating Dedric is >:[ Reading it again as I repost it, I can't handle him. He really was the worst ever.
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Post by KaseOfHearts on Oct 7, 2013 12:10:37 GMT -5
Chapter 2, Part II: Fire Goddesses Come Second So Winnie has been working on a few more of her skills: cooking, inventing, and alchemy. I feel bad that she'll never be able to truly experience the practicality of those skills, but maybe one day I will use her in a challenge or story and she'll get something. She's also, I think, the sweetest of the sisters. On Spooky Day, when children showed up at the door, Arie ran immediately to "shoo" the children while the rest of the sisters ignored them. Winnie was the only one who put on a coat and headed down to give them some candy. I really like that jacket and that color on her, btw. Since that short stint at the bar with Dedric, Arie had gotten on friendly enough terms with him that he did actually show up to the house. While she was bathing, Dedric showed up and Nihm was immediately drawn to him. Sorry, girl. Dedric's not for you. Okay, okay. I'm going to give you a chance to guess at what happened next. The answer is: DEDRIC WENT TO WORK AND I HATE HIM. So Arie decided to talk to Winnie and whine about how easy her job was that all she had to do was read books and books couldn't just go off to work on her. Winnie responds that she hasn't been able to leave the house for days and so is crazy now. But Arie, being self-centered as she is, cares very little about that. Meanwhile, Juno has not gotten sleep in a very long time and has been hopped up on Caffiene so that she can take care of this kid. And he is so demanding! I want love, I want sleep, I want food. Whine, whine. She has literally no time to do anything else, and therefore dishes are piling up and none of the bathrooms are getting clean. There you can see the dirty plates and the dirty toilet in one little cross section. Yum. And everyone else is the house is thanking their lucky stars that they got any job other than that one. And Nihm lets me know she's grateful by hitting level 10 in both gardening and athletics. It is around this point that Arie decides NEVERMIND Dedric and goes off hunting again. She takes ones step into the gym and this stud is just hanging out. I imagine Arie started the conversation with, "And I would like your babies inside me stat," which was pretty effective because they hit it off. Anyway, because I... I mean Arie was so angry about the whole Dedric situation, she forgot she was like 10 minutes from being in the red for energy, so she had to leave. It was totally a Cinderella situation, except she didn't leave anything with him at all. She just left. But, oh well. I am feeling much better about Tobias Osborn than I was about Dedric. Even though I kind of love him. Whatever. MEANWHILE, Roamie was blooming into a spunky child! And the next stage of life begins. I do not know how people have done this challenge with more than one baby at a time! It is so hard to teach that kid all the skills and get them everything they need to get! No. Nope.
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