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The Rolfe Legacy, or How I Learned I am Actually Terrible at Legacy Challenges.
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Hello everyone, it's been some time since I was last on this site, good to be back. I have been busy with a fair few things, some personal, others more to do with work.
I should mention that I did have another legacy family that I was doing well with, but I wanted to restart and have a brand new legacy thing going. So the previous family did have to be deleted. It's a shame but I didn't want to bog down my computer with several saves.
For now though a brief explanation of this legacy I'm working on. It will be history based, as in starting from about 1550 until the tenth generation or until I'm satisfied. (Yeah there's a reason why I titled this thread as it is.) This means that the family can only use certain objects or appliances when historically said items became available to the public. So no, the founder will not be watching television in 1553. The ONLY items I will allow are things like fridges because, well, I can't find any pantry like objects. Also, the taxi system is kind of an interaction that cannot be altered anyway at least until they can afford a horse. This is a legacy that is still in the works so, I'm sure I'll end up breaking the rules at some point, but I'm not really doing it for points more for fun. "Welcome to 'Who's Legacy Is It Anyway?' Where we sim for points, and the points don't matter!"
I think that's everything, there's a couple of other things I'm sure but that can be explained another time. Let's get this thing going.
Meet Berwick Rolfe, a peasant farmer in Moonlight Falls, and his 'cosy' shack full of rats and ramshackle wood. He can be a Grumpy man, but he's Friendly enough. He enjoys his time out in his field tending to his crops, enjoying the Outdoors. Well, at least until some rich Lord decided to boot out his family and build a ridiculous hunting lodge on it. Now he has to start again, in a new town and grow the greatest crops the old world has ever seen.
The first thing he does is start his search for seeds, ANY seeds at all to get his dream of having 9 perfect plants going. Upon seeing wild mushrooms he jumps at the chance and starts wildly picking them.
This does however attract the attention of an old spectre who according to him "Was enjoying a nice game of chess until you so rudely started grunting with wild abandon at the mushrooms!"
"Oh, I'm very sorry, sir. I just moved in recently and I desperately need crops! I've not got much to my name..." explained Berwick. "How about I join you, Mr...errr..."
"Goth. Samuel Goth, if I am correct your 'house' isn't far off from my abode."
"How do you know where I live?"
"Are you kidding me? You are the only one in town who's lodgings are a 14th century shack, and I live right blooming next to it! Oh, you just beat me...huh. Good game."
After gaining a few seeds, an aquaintance and a logic skill, Berwick visits another park where he meets the Crumplebottom sisters and other residents of this brooding town. (I failed to snap the shots..oops.) One of the sisters casts an Instant Nemisis spell on him, that only backfired because I had never known it was a *thing* and so I had him chat with her after the casting. Needless to say I was confused when he attacked her and laughing my self silly when he actually WON. He hasn't even got *1* skill point in athletic and he beats a powerful witch. Go Berwick!
This is a short start, but I have some stuff to sort out and it's dinner time, so until next time, hope you enjoy this and see you soon for more witch fights!
I should mention that I did have another legacy family that I was doing well with, but I wanted to restart and have a brand new legacy thing going. So the previous family did have to be deleted. It's a shame but I didn't want to bog down my computer with several saves.
For now though a brief explanation of this legacy I'm working on. It will be history based, as in starting from about 1550 until the tenth generation or until I'm satisfied. (Yeah there's a reason why I titled this thread as it is.) This means that the family can only use certain objects or appliances when historically said items became available to the public. So no, the founder will not be watching television in 1553. The ONLY items I will allow are things like fridges because, well, I can't find any pantry like objects. Also, the taxi system is kind of an interaction that cannot be altered anyway at least until they can afford a horse. This is a legacy that is still in the works so, I'm sure I'll end up breaking the rules at some point, but I'm not really doing it for points more for fun. "Welcome to 'Who's Legacy Is It Anyway?' Where we sim for points, and the points don't matter!"
I think that's everything, there's a couple of other things I'm sure but that can be explained another time. Let's get this thing going.
Meet Berwick Rolfe, a peasant farmer in Moonlight Falls, and his 'cosy' shack full of rats and ramshackle wood. He can be a Grumpy man, but he's Friendly enough. He enjoys his time out in his field tending to his crops, enjoying the Outdoors. Well, at least until some rich Lord decided to boot out his family and build a ridiculous hunting lodge on it. Now he has to start again, in a new town and grow the greatest crops the old world has ever seen.
The first thing he does is start his search for seeds, ANY seeds at all to get his dream of having 9 perfect plants going. Upon seeing wild mushrooms he jumps at the chance and starts wildly picking them.
This does however attract the attention of an old spectre who according to him "Was enjoying a nice game of chess until you so rudely started grunting with wild abandon at the mushrooms!"
"Oh, I'm very sorry, sir. I just moved in recently and I desperately need crops! I've not got much to my name..." explained Berwick. "How about I join you, Mr...errr..."
"Goth. Samuel Goth, if I am correct your 'house' isn't far off from my abode."
"How do you know where I live?"
"Are you kidding me? You are the only one in town who's lodgings are a 14th century shack, and I live right blooming next to it! Oh, you just beat me...huh. Good game."
After gaining a few seeds, an aquaintance and a logic skill, Berwick visits another park where he meets the Crumplebottom sisters and other residents of this brooding town. (I failed to snap the shots..oops.) One of the sisters casts an Instant Nemisis spell on him, that only backfired because I had never known it was a *thing* and so I had him chat with her after the casting. Needless to say I was confused when he attacked her and laughing my self silly when he actually WON. He hasn't even got *1* skill point in athletic and he beats a powerful witch. Go Berwick!
This is a short start, but I have some stuff to sort out and it's dinner time, so until next time, hope you enjoy this and see you soon for more witch fights!
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Berwick meets the eldest Crumplebottom sister, Beatrice after a surprise victory over her younger sister, Belinda. He wastes no time getting some romance going between them, simply because he could become the victim of a vicious disease at any given time. 1550 is not a very forgiving time for the poor!
Berwick: "You know, Beatrice. Of all the plants and flowers in this land, you are the prettiest woman I've ever met."
Beatrice: "Aww, I....hah, hah *blushes* Thank you! You are a handsome man yourself! I love your eyes, they seem to add a mysterious glow to you!"
Berwick: "Well, there's kind of a reason for it...less a blessing, more of a ....Nevermind."
As the night draws in, a tired but pleased Berwick returns to his humble...shed? and goes to sleep, ready for a busy new day of planting and getting his legacy started proper.
1551: Berwick gets his garden underway, with the few seeds he collected determined to rebuild his shattered farm to spite the Lord that ruined it.
He receives word of a fair at the local park and heads off for some fun. Also I forgot that rollerskates where first created in 1760 or so, therefore *points deduced!*
It is while I'm looking around I come across Gabe Newell hanging out at the park. (For those who don't know....all 3 of you...Mr Newell is the main creator of the Half-Life video game series.)
Berwick goes to the Crumplebottom house to further improve his love with Bea. While there, he (and I ) learn that according to the game, she is RICH! Gaaahh! Are you kidding me? Hold on (checks online.....) They have ยฃ5000 on them, so that means if they marry she'd bring 2 or 3000 with her, plus some random junk....that's not rich! That's 'doing okay', that's probably above average! I've had none legacy sims marry way richer than that! (sigh) You know what. I said this legacy isn't for points, it's for fun. I am having fun, so...let's persue this and deduct half a point, because ยฃ5000 is not rich! (Must be going by house value and it is a pretty swank old house...cheating game....)
So, after being trolled by a video game, Berwick continues on with his romance for Beatrice. He even gets her to be his girlfriend!
Back home, he has more plants to plant after yet another rummage for seeds. It's now looking more like a small crop and less like a few random plants at the back of the hovel.
1552: Berwick meets with a potential friend...who's name eludes me, but they get along pretty well either way.
He also witnesses a strange competition involving eating copious amounts of sausages.
Astonishingly the fat fairy lost to the skinny guy. I guess maybe the fairy ate 2 pizzas before the competition.
The sight of such a waste of food made him feel very ill, so he decided to visit his girlfriend and see if....urrrgh...no, it's definatley coming up.
"Hello, Beatrice! Can I *guurrgle*....guggggh! Use your toilet..? *Ulp!!*"
"Oh...why of course! Are you ok...."
*Runs to toilet, up comes lunch.*
"Ah. I see. There's some mints in the kitchen!"
After a quick mint munching, Berwick continues on with his romance with Beatrice.
Bea stops only for a quick lunch break, so Berwick takes a tour of the house. He even ponders the cabinet for a little while, looking upon it's wooden glory.
Her stomach satisfied, he continues his work, eventually proposing to her with the cheap old ring his father gave to him on his death bed.
"Bea...my darling. I love you like a....err....duck loves bread? I love your hair and your smile, and I really need to get this legacy underway. I don't have much, not at all. But I hope I can provide enough with my love...Will you marry me?"
"I...oh my! Yes! Yes I shall marry you, Berwick! Let's get hitched right now!"
"I'd love to, but I'm worn out! It's late and I've been gardening most of the day! We'll marry tomorrow, I promise!"
1553: Berwick has heard from other peasants in town of an upcoming Wretched Horde attack. They come often, and love to eat crops and spread their curse. Berwick knows alot about curses. His family has had one for generations, and it's why he never associates with wizards. Still, he builds a shoddy fence around his growing crops, hoping it will hold out enough to save them.
Once again he visits the fair and his fiancee invites him to an eating contest. He's understandably worried, but she assures him he'll enjoy it.
And so, it begins once two faries join in. Will he win? Will he lose, or will he come a decent place and lose his lunch again?
Find out next time.
Of all the sims who won the contest, it was Beatrice who put away those hotdogs like it was going out of fashion! Berwick came a close second, and soon had the similar gut feeling he was about to view those hotdogs *very* soon.
" (Spitting, coughing and gagging...) Urrrgh....I'm never doing that again."
"GRRRRRWWLLLLLL!!! RAAArrAAAGGGHH! You spewed on shoe! What wrong with you?! Me not eat you, not know where you beeen! *disgusted growl*"
"....oh....so sorry, Wretched...Is it a full moon?....no NO NO! NOT NOw-"
"AAARR-oooooooo!!"
The Rolfe curse had struck. For 4 generations his family had to tie each other down during the night, in fear of any retribution if their dark secret broke out. He knew what scared villagers and townsfolk where capable of when armed, it was something he had hoped he could keep quiet.
Now though, his big secret was out, and all because he got distracted by a contest.
"Ugh, that went down the wrong hole! *Cough*!"
1554:
"What a night... I hope Beatrice didn't see that, I think she ran off to the toilet right after the eating contest...What a way to start my new life..."
Nevertheless, he invites over Beatrice and marries her right in front of the bills. I guess that's one way to pay them off, get married and take a bit of the dowry to pay it.
The shack is now a... slightly bigger shack, with more windows. Wow, such an improvement.
Bea is grumpy, frugal, proper, loner and a bookworm. Which is tough for her because there's no room for a bookcase.
As she want to be an Alchemy Artisan, I buy her the Alchemy set, while they're more bothered about getting some babies made.
So, after 2 tries, she is sure she heard music on the second go. Berwick thinks it was just a jester walking by.
Her alchemy skill is pretty good, about 5 or so and she's got 7 skill in cooking, so she most certainly going to be the designated cook. (She would have been anyway due to the way things where back then, but even so..)
I'll leave with this. I sent her to the salon to get her outfits and hair sorted and heard some lovin' going on so, curious I checked it out. Wasn't expecting it to be the tatoo artist and a Pilot. Plus, did you really think an alley way was a romantic spot? Perhaps the park or the diner would have been better, but nope. you chose to smooch next to a dumpster in an alley.
Beatrice goes to the fair for a little while, wanting to cast some spells on a few townsfolk, where she meets one of the ghost Goths that apparently burned in a fire.
Berwick meanwhile, wants to put on a firework show, that I can never complete. It's that darn wish called 'Put on Spectacular Firework Show' or something that I thought was to set off all the fireworks in the park, but each time I try it never works. Any tips on that?
The next day, as she's about to get back to mixing up some more brews, Bea notices a slight kick from within. She had a suspicion that she was with child, she has been rushing to the toilet lately and her cooking skills are too good to be the cause!
Eager to spread the news, she rushes to her friend's home smiling all the way.
I think he's a Goodfellow, or something like that, and has a young son.
I also thought she might as well hangout with him a little to keep him as a family friend for future parties. Also, this is his wife I believe, who's rather odd.
After telling her friend, she heads home and announces the news to the soon-to-be father. He's elated and tells her he'll be there for her all the way through.
I wish that you could alter the maternity clothes, or at least alter the everyday wear. Still, she's back at the grind the next day, baby or not, trying to get her LTW at least dented.
The crops are ready for harvest, well most of them anyway, Berwick saves a few for home and sells the little excess for the bills.
After a long hard harvest, he spends sometime feeling his little baby kick.
Later that night he is invited to a pool party (minus the pool, because that makes sense...) and goes to introduce himself to some of the other residents. He meets one of the Van Goulds and hits it off fairly well.
"Oh, Beatrice! I'm so happy for you! I can't believe I'm about to be an Aunt! Is Berwick treating you okay?"
"Yes, he's treating me wonderfully. Sure, it's a small hovel and we haven't got much but his crops are making good money."
"If you ever need me to curse him, just say so!"
Early morning the next day, Berwick turns into a werewolf due to extreme hunger and is about to run off to hunt for raw meat when Bea jumps out of bed yelling in agony. Berwick is so startled by this that he snaps out of his hunting mode. Sure enough, the baby is coming.
Meet Annis Rolfe. She's excitable and rolls virtuoso, she also inherits magical powers from her mother so we have a little witch!
This is a good a spot as any to explain a Legacy rule I left out intentionally. ONLY Werewolves will be heir. It doesn't matter about gender, so it can be a werewolf woman taking over, although that will only be (until like 1700 or so) if no male werewolf is around to take over. After 1700, it won't really matter. So, Annis is spare, not heir. Same with a male witch/wizard or other supernatural.
Beatrice, after feeding and snuggling her new baby, goes straight back to work, collecting bugs for her concoctions.
She's unlocked a few basic brews and some around the 5 skill range, so she's done well. Pretty soon she'll be able to do multiple bottles of the same brew.
Berwick is getting on well with his small farm, getting closer to a promotion in his self-employed gardening job.
1556, and Berwick is back at the fair, bobbing for apples with Gabe Newell and some random woman.
Once a scientist joins in, the race is on. Berwick doesn't win but he does get some tickets for his attempt.
Gabe does win, and has a little flirty time with the scientist.
Time to age up Annis because babies don't do anything worth mentioning except crying for food!
Hooray, now we can get her learning a few things and she's got more interactions! Now maybe her parents can have a good night's sleep.
AH HA HA HA HA HAH! Yeah, right! Welcome to looking after a toddler, Beatrice!
Berwick decides to look after Annis today, letting Beatrice get back to her work. The hovel is now big enough to have her brew station inside, however it is in the bedroom, so the room ends up stinking in no time at all.
Annis starts learning how to walk and use the potty, spending some time with her hard working dad.
Beatrice has a wish to cast spells on 10 sims. So far she had got up to 3, so she goes to the park to get the rest done. She also might as well make a new friend while at it.
As it's not a great idea to curse a potential friend, she casts Good Luck on her target and introduces herself.
She then joins in with her sisters and, as it turns out, her new brother in law, with a game of Apple Bobbing.
While there I can't help but notice this robber in the background. I think she's recently stolen 2 melons, just a guess.
Of course, as Bea says hello to her brother in law, it turns out the find each other attractive. Too late buddy, plus you're taken with Bianca anyway.
Berwick now has a flourishing crop of plants, helped along by Bea conjouring 2 apples for him to plant. Also, I only just noticed that ice-cream van ruining the shot. Oh, yeah they had ice-cream vans in 1556, so this is totally authentic and historically correct!
Berwick visits his friend and plays a little with him, but stops when his pal complains about being hungry.
Early in the morning Beatrice manages to feed, change and sooth Annis before she yells the house down. Afterwards, she is taught how to talk.
Berwick, meanwhile, is busy swiping some honey from the local apothecary store. Astoundingly he doesn't get stung!
Then he swaps roles for a bit to get to know his young daughter more.
Once she is pretty close to learning to walk, Bea returns from her brewing and Berwick visits his pal once again.
After a long day of busying about they decide to add another kid to the family. Thing is I didn't realise that Annis would have to leave the room. She was playing with the one toy they could afford for her, and Berwick shooed her out. That said, I should have known, but the shack is so small, she had to go to the kitchen.
The next day, and she is taught how to say 'Latte'. I guess because her parents had to try 3 times last night he wanted to teach her the various types of coffee, even though he's never tried them!
Berwick is happy that he's got a small crop going. He's selling enough crops for a dirt poor but managable existence and can keep some for his family too.
Once again, they try for a fourth time, and when I don't hear the chime I worry that she's not able to do it anymore.
Right as they finish the full moon strikes and Berwick turns in front of his wife. She is so shocked....let's just say she turned the bedroom into a small bathroom.
The call of the wild takes over once again and for the rest of the night, Berwick is again under the moon's spell. He prowls in search for meat and bugs, finding little but enough to satisfy him.
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Bea was outside collecting bugs, when she saw the transformation, so of course she passes out right into some mud.
Of course it wouldn't be a proper full moon if there weren't zombies to run screaming from. This one is slightly fussy about the quality of it's meat, and complains that Bea has mud on her.
Berwick is still on the prowl and sniffs out a decent whiff of something promising.
He digs up a small space rock and a common bug. He needs to improve his hunting but he can at least sell the rock for small change.
The fussy zombie decides that because she can't get any brains in her belly, she'll protest and use Bea's work station.
1557, and it turns out Bea is knocked up after all! Good, because I'm not having them try another 8 million times again. Well, that's a lie, they will be trying again, but still it took them long enough!
It's also time for Annis to grow up and become more independant!
I can't remember what she rolled as it's been a while since I last played the family. Still, she's now ready to go to school! The school of the streets that is! Also check out her new bed, I altered it later on, but as she was tired out I left it like this for a little while.
I heard some really creepy music I had never heard before and went to check it out. This is the first time I'd ever had an Evil Mr Gnome pop up in game! I'd had 2 standard Mr Gnomes, plenty of Rabbit Gnomes, Dog Gnomes, Baby Gnomes and 3 Witch Gnomes but never this evil dude. Oh, I also have had many of the Showtime Gnomes too but I always sell the lounge one because he keeps turning on the telly and annoying me.
I'll leave you with this, Annis using the kid's broom stick. I didn't even buy her one because they haven't the room for it or the broom stand.
Berwick goes to visit his friend once again.
Annis meanwhile, gets to go to the festival and wants to eat her weight in pie. Considering that she is constantly fed autumn salads due to being too poor to afford a cooker, I don't blame her!
It's also a good way to meet new people and make friends with the town's kids, but mostly it's good for a free meal!
During the contest I happen to witness Victoria Goth fail to be romantic with some guy.
I played more last night and found out her new trait she rolled was Cat Person. This has little to do with the picture here, but whatever.
She didn't win but got third place at least, however she doesn't enjoy her meal for too long before...it makes a reappearence.
With Bea in the early days of pregnancy, she is pretty hungry most of the time. Good thing they have half a cake left in the larder.
That night Berwick encounters a strange light show in the sky. He is compelled to investigate this bizarre phenomenon, despite the cold night air.
He had heard of this thing before, but always thought that the people talking about it where crazy.
During all this light, a big...THING... appeared from the clouds heading right for Berwick, then suddenly stopping and hovering above. It had an odd hum to it, so out of his experiences he thought he had died of a quick illness and the angels had arrived to take him to sit beside the Watcher.
He was taken up, but they weren't angels. He wasn't sure what they were or where they came from. They were however very interested in his backside.
After, what felt like days aboard the Thing From The Sky, he was dumped back home, sore and confused. He hoped that whatever these things were, he'd never see them again.
The next da-
"AAAARRRGGGggghhh!! OW! Ow! Ooofff! Berwick! Berwick where are you?"
Annis is out once again making friends, this time with one of the Goodefellow kids.
Berwick, who Bea is screaming down the house for, is busy picking mushrooms, oblivious to the drama back home.
Say hello to Barric, who rolled excitable and eccentric, and as he was born a werewolf, he will be in line to be heir unless there is another werewolf born. If that happens there will be a poll to choose.
So, again I've been busy as usual, however a piece of work I am doing is going much quicker than usual so I may have more time to update this legacy! I think I mentioned in a different thread that I animate stuff, which takes quite a while depending on what the project requires. This one is pretty simple so I'm whizzing through it.
Back to the story!
Annis is still learning on the streets* so has enough time to enjoy the winter time, making snowmen and new friends. Much like her father she isn't wearing winter clothes because she's a dumb sim. It's -1 out there, do you WANT to catch pneumonia?!?
Barric is growing up because the baby age is dull. Sure it's a good time to get relationships going between the family and the baby but still, babies do nothing, onto the toddler years!
Uhhh....why does he have very blonde hair? Bea, have you been smooching with another sim? Serioucsy though, this came out of nowhere.
1558: Annis grabs her shoddily made broomstick and whooshes off to the festival.
Bea is still a long way from her LTW and also wants to make new friends, so why not kill 2 birds with one stone? Well, more like one bottle actually, and uses a vial of friendship on the wife of Berwick's best friend.
Might as well have a snowball fight while she's at it.
Berwick is looking after his son, and manages to teach him how to talk.
Kind of breaking the story, but after selling a few crops and one of Bea's bottles, they can afford a slightly bigger shack and a separate baby room. Annis however, still has to deal with a basic cover for her bed in the main room.
Interesting place to teach your kid to walk, not like he can catch a nasty virus or hypothermia. Totally healthy!
Berwick:" Oh boy, another autumn salad...I never would have guessed. It's not like we've eaten this for like 6 years or anything..."
Dude, you're poor and can't afford even the shoddiest oven yet, deal with what you have!
Barric learns how to use the potty, and it's right in the main room too, so they get a good whiff of it while having dinner. Lovely(!)
Thankfully Berwick knows not to expose his young son to the elements while teaching him to walk. Nice to know at least one sim here has smarts.
"(sniff, sniff) Urgh! Is that the cauldron, myself or the potty? (sniff....) Hmm, I think it's a combination of all 3. Yuck!"
* She is going to school, but back in the 1500's only the rich and the elite could go to school, so for the story at least she 'isn't ' going. (Her grades are like a B at this point, she's doing well.)
Next time: Snowballs, weird babies and Bea goes on a rampage!
"Hey, miss...uhh..I think your kid is pretty cold there. I'll give him a nice warm tea for free if you want...you might want to do it soon, unless you want him to become a human icicle."
Annis has made a new friend with one of the Goodfellow kids, who looks like a kid version of Spock.
After a little while she joins her dad in a snowball fight, along with another town kid.
She even slams him in the face with one of her snowballs, good shot kiddo!
Barric is about to grow up the next day, so it's time to get more buns in the oven! They'll stop once they have 4 kids, because it'd be mad to try and handle any more!
After testing out the bedsprings, Bea goes on a potion rampage, throwing bottled bees at random folk to make more of a dent in her LTW.
Bee afraid, Moonlight Falls, Bee very afraid......(of my awful, awful puns that is!)
The Moon's curse strikes once again, and Berwick once again finds himself hairy, scary and able to sing like Mariah Carey...okay maybe not the last thing, but still. He wants to hunt, for anything he can grab.
In the early hours of 1559, Bea once again is crouched over the bowl, feeling like her stomach is having a riot.
Annis spends time with her little brother, getting to be his best friend in no time at all!
Barric ages up and rolls Daredevil.
Beatrice tells Berwick the news that he's heard 3 times now that she is, once again, brewing up a baby. At this point it's kind of like her telling him the sky is blue and birds tweet.
Barric tucks into his birthday cake in his new clothes...I mean rags.
The next day, in the early days of Spring, Bea joins her husband in building a snowman...please don't start singing that song Berwick...oh wait, you have no idea which one I'm talking about. Nevermind!
The new baby is developing well, although a little more wriggly than his/ her siblings.
As the snow melts away, Berwick's plants bloom back into business, ready for a new crop to sell.
Barrick and Annis are still best buddies, fooling around and playing games.
"The town minstrel got that plague thingy last week and died during the night. I'm going to miss his music, he had some great melodies."
"Mm, I liked the song about how the King is a great fighter, and the other one about how the King has a golden horse he rides in battle."
"Yeah, now they replaced him with the town drunk until a new one wanders over here. He's okay but his singing is sloppier than the mud around our toilet."
Speaking of toilets (that's one heck of a segue..) Beatrice goes into labour while using it! I guess she pushed a bit too hard, oof!
"It's not quite as painful as before, but still OWW!"
Berwick meanwhile suddenly realises he now has another mouth to feed. Sure he's excited and knew what to expect but it still only hits him now about the realities of bringing up 3 kids as a peasant.
Say hello to Chilton Rolfe, a little wizard, so like Annis, he will not be heir. I can't remember what he rolled, but I will inform you in the next update.
Berwick takes over looking after Chilton, so Bea can go to the Spring Festival. She needs more honey and honey combs for her potions, so she goes off collecting her materials.
She also throws a few potions of friendship at some random sims too while she's at it.
After a busy day they gather at the table and discuss their day.
Annis braves the rain to splash about for a while as there is nothing in the house to entertain herself.
1560: Berwick wakes up to the sound of his new baby screaming down the shack, which is pretty easy to do considering the wood isn't the best quality.
The plants are in full bloom too, so there is alot to tend to and harvest for sale or personal consumption. At this point his gardening skill is enough to grow rare seeds and close to using special seeds.
Once again, Bea is collecting honey.
She also decides to go egg collecting and finds this little guy while on the search.
After the long day of collecting she joins Annis in a quick game of rock, paper, scissors.
Speaking of Annis, it's amazing how quick time flies. She's now becoming a teenager, and will be able to take over looking after her little brothers when she's not in school not helping sell the crops. She's having a joint birthday party with Chilton.
First up is the little boy himself, who takes after his dad in looks.
And now for Annis!
She rolls Over-emotional and is now ready to start looking for a boyfriend.
It's a shame that this is the closest set of rags I could get her that fit the theme. There isn't much for teens to wear that are old fashioned like the rest of the Supernatural set.
Next time, potty training, dancing in the rain and a possible lover for Annis!
Chilton's traits are disciplined and Slob, so he could become a great fighter who can't be bothered to clean up after himself, but all I know is that right now he is learning to use the potty.
Bea is still on her rampage across the town, lobbing bees at unexpecting victims.
Barric meets and makes a new friend who is enjoying the Spring fest.
Bea manages to hit level 9 in Potion Brewing and has almost learned all possible concoctions.
She makes some more friendship potions to boost her lagging relationship with at least one of her sisters, who has adopted like 7 dogs! Seriously she has replaced her married off sis with a small troop of dogs and the one cat you see here.
Barric sees his first wild deer, and he pauses as it bounces off into the distance mostly because there isn't much to do in the house.
Berwick has been getting a few oppertunities and jobs regarding his crops.
1561: Chilton's bawling wakes up Annis who, after grumbling about her parents being too tired to get up and deal with it, gets up and sees to the annoying brat.
The family has saved up enough from the crops and potions to buy a music box, the only bit of entertainment they can afford!
It's Bea's birthday but I don't bother with buying a cake or throwing a party for her because she'll look the same and not gain a trait.
See? Just more wrinkles and a step closer to the grave.
The next day Annis goes to her friend's trailer to hang out. Turns out she things Lex Luthor here is pretty hot. ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ, she works quickly!
After letting him eat she asks him if he's available and his sign. They are compatible as it turns out.
Plus, he's single too! Right as she starts flirting with him she hears that there's a dance at the town hall coming up and it'๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ good way to meet potential lovers. She's already got hers right here!
Soon enough, she gets her first kiss and a boyfriend to take her to the dance. So that's her paired up, now for her brothers.
Bea is invited to a party on a full moon, and right as she's suffering from eating too many herbs. I wonder if she'd have listened to some 16th century version of Bob Marley during that....ahem!
As soon as she arrives, she runs to the toilet to....'check for spiders.'
Barric has his first transformation, and he believes he's come down with some odd, unknown disease that will kill him. Don't worry kid, it's pretty normal for a werewolf your age.
Bea has to contend with the party host becoming a zombie out of nowhere.
Werewolf: "Uhh,....I think I'll avoid the fish thanks...something tells me it's gone off."
Host: "Wish I'd heard that 3 minutes ago...URRRRRGGHHH!!"