Help me decide which family to steal from!--STEALIE NICKS, Klepto King (update 09/16/14) «123...Next Go

Simperatrix

I've gone and started my first official challenge! My other Sims are not Kleptomaniac Moochers and often end up with huge families, so the Klepto King Challenge offers a nice break.

For my Klepto King contender, I chose the name Stealie Nicks

You are invited to take a look at the blog, where I just posted the first entry. More are in the works.





Update: Some of the pics in this thread didn't make it through the move to the new forum. I'll try and fix them once I get a chance...]

Simperatrix

The second day is up!
Stealie Nicks

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Day 3 is up!

Blogging about the Sims has been a bit of fun so far. It's nice to practice balancing interesting storytelling with keeping accurate details of what happens in the game.

AEventyr

Excellent naming pun! Do you listen to Stevie Nicks at all, or were they chosen merely for the thief connotations?

Your writing style is entertaining. I've never heard of this challenge but it looks like fun! There's a quota on stealing?

Simperatrix

Thanks for your kind comments, AEventyr! I was pleased with the name too. Both first and last names relate to Kleptos!

Yes, I find Stevie's voice very captivating. Fleetwood Mac is one of my favorite bands, perhaps even my favorite. My additional twist for the challenge is to incorporate lyrics into the titles of the blog posts. I hope at least some of the readers "get" the references

The challenge is fun. Nice to have a very limited and defined universe--the Sims game can get a big too big for me (or the computer) to handle sometimes.

For stealing, it appears that there is a limit of 3 items per day. I don't know yet whether that's a total daily limit or whether we can do 3 from a residence and 3 from community lots on the same day. Since the goal is to get the highest value stuff, it makes sense to max out the swipes available. It's trickier than expected, what with people milling about and the time limit...

Simperatrix

We are on a roll! Here comes Day 4, "Whenever I Call You Friend."

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Good morning (or afternoon, or evening)! Up for your viewing pleasure is Day 5, Time Makes You Bolder

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Stealie swipes again!
Day 6

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Day 7 brings Sister of the Mooch

AEventyr

The music references were definitely not lost on me. My mom raised me on the good old days of music -- Fleetwood Mac, Beatles, Carol King, James Taylor, The Turtles, etc.

Been off the site for a while but I'm still reading. Nice snags at Agnes' home, Stealie.

Simperatrix

Thanks for the comments, AEventyr! There aren't that many people around me in real life who listen to the music I do, so I can never tell how obscure my music choices are.

My update today, Week 1 Reflections, includes my thoughts so far on trying the Klepto King Challenge.



The entry for Day 8 is almost done, so it should follow later this week...

MissAnsley

This challenge has me laughing at every new post, keep on going with the great work!!

MissAnsley

And now I can't stop listening to Rihannon and The Seven Wonders. 8) 8)

Simperatrix

Day 8 is here!

You Are a Magnet, and I Will Steal
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Simperatrix

MissAnsley wrote:

This challenge has me laughing at every new post, keep on going with the great work!!

MissAnsley wrote:

And now I can't stop listening to Rihannon and The Seven Wonders. 8) 8)

MissAnsley, thank you for commenting! Yes, these Sims are hilarious! Often they'll just start making faces and fooling around with no pushing from me.

I haven't gotten to use a Seven Wonders reference yet, but it's on my list of lyrics ideas so "it might work out some day...if I live to see that" (it's stuck in my head now ).

nateslice

I also like the name. I caught that both her first and last names are synonyms for thievery; very clever.

Great job on the character design, too! She really looks just like her namesake.

I'm familiar with all the musicians you and AEventyr have been discussing, as well. Yeah... Nixon was the President when I was born (I saw after posting this comment that we're not supposed to state our ages, so I hope this revision gets my point across without violating any rules).

I'm bookmarking your blog for later reading. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Edit: I wasn't planning on reading the blog right away, but I clicked on the first page and then I just couldn't stop. That is comic gold. Nice work!

Simperatrix

nateslice wrote:

I also like the name. I caught that both her first and last names are synonyms for thievery; very clever.

Great job on the character design, too! She really looks just like her namesake.

I'm familiar with all the musicians you and AEventyr have been discussing, as well. Yeah... Nixon was the President when I was born (I saw after posting this comment that we're not supposed to state our ages, so I hope this revision gets my point across without violating any rules).

I'm bookmarking your blog for later reading. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Edit: I wasn't planning on reading the blog right away, but I clicked on the first page and then I just couldn't stop. That is comic gold. Nice work!

Thanks for such enthusiastic feedback, Nateslice! I also got started in the Sims blog world because of stumbling onto some hilarious work by other fine Sims writers out there.

As for the music, the 70s happened before I was born, so I've always been slightly jealous of those who got to live through it in real time! In school, barely anyone else had even heard of the bands I liked. Good thing though that the bands from back then are still going.

Edit: Oops, I missed the rule about stating ages too. I hope we're being vague enough??

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Day 9 is up:Was Just a Wish

Now that I'm thinking back on it, that day felt like a slow day but Stealie took home some very big-ticket items.

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I've just posted Day 10: Don't Stop, in which Stealie visits the Langeraks and...well, has some fun:
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Simperatrix

And here's a little bonus post! If you're curious what a "Swipe" or "Dumpster Dive" looks like in the Sims 3, check out the video clips here.

AEventyr

What a lovely impromptu concert, Stealie! And with awesome song choices. Darn those overly-watchful teenagers.

nateslice

Still going strong! Good stuff! I especially liked the line about the kitchen being a mess.

Simperatrix

Thank you, AEventyr and nateslice! I appreciate your comments. It's very helpful to know which bits were the most memorable or appealing to you, since it's not easy to tell when writing the posts.

Simperatrix

Day 11!

Track a ghost through the fog...

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Sometimes the most beautiful things...pass us by...

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I've still got a few more days to write up. And then I can get back to actually playing the challenge. Phew!

AEventyr

Ghost interactions make no sense to me, either. At least Stealie will never be at a loss for a bathroom. I must admit to never really interacting with the Bunch family, either.

Simperatrix

Thanks for reading, AEventyr! This challenge has forced me to explore bits of the game that I would not have tried otherwise, like hanging out with ghosts or visiting random families in Sunset Valley.

This may be a bit off-topic, but the other day I commented in your thread about your rainbowcy and don't know if you saw it. I hope you'll get a chance to write up the story again