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Count Vladislaus Straud
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Or 'von Clod' as I call him. I just can't get my head round his name 
Anyway, I used to hate him with a passion for the way he'd target my new Sims at night. I learnt to lock the doors but found, to my horror, that he could put his arms through the walls of a downstairs bedroom and daze a sleeping Sim. No more beds against an outside wall for my Sims.
I decided just to delete him when I started a new game but soon realised that it's not too clever to dispose of a rich Sim living in a sumptuous property. So - when I granted Lilith Vatore's wish to raise vampires I had her 'turn' five pretty young vampires and moved them in with von Clod.
After a few Sim days I thought I'd better check on the misery and went in to see how they were all doing together. I couldn't find any of them at first but eventually looked in the basement. There they all were, the girls clustered around the organ and Vlad, absolutely in his element, playing to them. They all looked as if they were having a whale of a time.
He was very good, too, when Lilith asked him to mentor her when she wanted to learn to play.
Now, if I have a vampire-appropriate Game I move a pretty vampire or two in with him if I find any among the Townies.
The best thing, though, was when I dipped my toe in the water to play toddlers - shudders.
I remembered to lock their door but really didn't think old Vlad would bother a household with little kids in it - I'm so naive, the guy's evil
Anyway, he turned up all growly and spooky music when one of the toddlers was awake. Well, they're your first line of defence in the event of a vampire attack, right?
Little Ellie went off to the front door and gave him a right telling off (or babbled at him) and he just stood there and took it.
You'll have to picture the scene, I didn't get a photo. Dawn was approaching, the Sun was coming up and Vlad was starting to fry. Tiny little Ellie was standing there showing no signs of letting up and the big bad evil vampire was burning as he tried to get a word in edgeways.
Eventually, he managed it - a mean word at that - and darted off home to the shadows leaving Ellie right miffed at being told off.
She might have finally lost the battle but Vlad was in no doubt he'd been in a fight
Anyone else having fun with him?
Anyway, I used to hate him with a passion for the way he'd target my new Sims at night. I learnt to lock the doors but found, to my horror, that he could put his arms through the walls of a downstairs bedroom and daze a sleeping Sim. No more beds against an outside wall for my Sims.
I decided just to delete him when I started a new game but soon realised that it's not too clever to dispose of a rich Sim living in a sumptuous property. So - when I granted Lilith Vatore's wish to raise vampires I had her 'turn' five pretty young vampires and moved them in with von Clod.
After a few Sim days I thought I'd better check on the misery and went in to see how they were all doing together. I couldn't find any of them at first but eventually looked in the basement. There they all were, the girls clustered around the organ and Vlad, absolutely in his element, playing to them. They all looked as if they were having a whale of a time.
He was very good, too, when Lilith asked him to mentor her when she wanted to learn to play.
Now, if I have a vampire-appropriate Game I move a pretty vampire or two in with him if I find any among the Townies.
The best thing, though, was when I dipped my toe in the water to play toddlers - shudders.
I remembered to lock their door but really didn't think old Vlad would bother a household with little kids in it - I'm so naive, the guy's evil
Anyway, he turned up all growly and spooky music when one of the toddlers was awake. Well, they're your first line of defence in the event of a vampire attack, right?
Little Ellie went off to the front door and gave him a right telling off (or babbled at him) and he just stood there and took it.
You'll have to picture the scene, I didn't get a photo. Dawn was approaching, the Sun was coming up and Vlad was starting to fry. Tiny little Ellie was standing there showing no signs of letting up and the big bad evil vampire was burning as he tried to get a word in edgeways.
Eventually, he managed it - a mean word at that - and darted off home to the shadows leaving Ellie right miffed at being told off.
She might have finally lost the battle but Vlad was in no doubt he'd been in a fight
Anyone else having fun with him?
Don't feed the trolls
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I make sure all my Sims lock their doors now. It can be a pain when they want to invite friends over - I'm not great at remembering to unlock and relock - but it keeps the old ****** out.
But that vampire growling goes right through me and it goes on for ages when they can't get in.
One of my Sims is in the Science career and gleefully uses the Freeze Ray on any vampires who turn up at her lot. It's funny when they finally thaw out. They're a bit blue and shivery and say 'I've got to be going now. Thanks for hanging out with me'
This game certainly has its moments.
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
This. This is what he spawns...
A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear
Time enjoyed is never time wasted
INFJ -A/-T
I can see why you'd think that
Up to now, no woohoo for Vlad though. Bodacious or otherwise. I wonder if there are special sound effects for his creaky old bones, especially in a coffin. Perhaps a more intrepid person than me could give it a try and report back
I've got to stop this, I'm laughing too much
There's just something about a vampire in an old Gothic mansion standing around listening to circus music that I find hilarious.
If you want to enliven the old vampy hacienda, move in another Maxis made vamp set, the one with Inna Cents, the dame with the goofy walk & hair, and the guy with the top hat. I forget the name of it. The guy's a neat-freak, and happiest when he's got his spray bottle of cleaner with rag and wiping things down.
Edit: here is a picture of Alessandra Sharpe in the Gallery:
Vlad showed up to a yoga class in a suit of armor once. I about fell out of my chair.
You want to see something really scary? Here are two of his kids:
When the first one showed up, she'd walk normally, and then suddenly do this:
And then back to normal, and then that, and so on and so forth. It was terrifying.
Oh, and here's Himself, doing yoga:
I guess he's just too busy being fabulous to change into gym clothes.