After sorting through 300 pics I have the first post up for the new story. I'll be following renovacy rules for the most part, and have opted for a slightly longer lifespan than usual. At some point I'll also need to add a mod or two, but it will become obvious why & which one.
@Mmdrgntobldrgn Yay! Really looking forward to seeing this one develop. We fly back tomorrow, but quite late on (I'm in the states at the moment). Then I can play too
I went ahead and uploaded my idea for the Cooper Brother and Sister. I still wanted to leave the story open-ended but these are the ones I will be using.
Thalia Cooper (She will be married with kids in my game but I uploaded her alone to leave her family size open-ended. I could upload the sim I made as her husband if anyone wants to use him too.) https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9311743
Thalia has fond memories of visiting her aunt and just wants the house so she can raise her children in the fresh air. She hopes to reconcile with her brother at some point.
Thalia has a degree in science and medicine, 3 points in science and cooking, 4 points in fishing and 7 points in gardening. Her traits are handy, green thumb, genius, good, gatherer and loves the outdoors. Lifetime wish is The Perfect Garden. She has some samples and copies of her aunts books in her inventory. Also I should say, she discovered the Forbidden Fruit seed thing while she was analyzing plants. I left it in her inventory because it occurred while she was skilling up but I don't intend to use it in my game.
Dorian Cooper (will need to be paired with someone with the good trait, I didn't think it suited my idea for his character.) I was thinking of pairing him off with @AlphaFen 's Magda in my game but I haven't figured out how to work someone with the good trait into their household yet.
Dorian's traits and skill I've chosen were mostly to suit his backstory and would make the challenge harder depending on who he is paired with. He has 6 points in fishing, 4 points in horseback riding, and 2 points in writing and a degree in communications not many aspiration points. His traits are Snob, Sailor, Bookworm, Born Salesman, athletic and green thumb. He has the lifetime wish 'swimming in cash.'
I think of his character as being proud, entitled and suspicious of his sister's motivations for wanting the house for herself. He suspects that his aunt was hiding something from him, and spent his family fortune fighting his sister for the house in hopes that he can something more valuable.
@Jessabeans If there's something Magda loves more than money it would be conniving and stealing someone else's with a handsome morally dodgy man by her side I think they would make a good match if not necessarily a happy one (though hopefully they'd get there in the end).
As for the good trait problem maybe a faithful groundskeeper or old nanny that took care of the Cooper House while it was being fought over that Thalia lets stay on as a thank you? Wherever your story goes it looks set to be beautifully shot and as rich and complex as any period drama
To the charge of over interference: It doesn't count as back seat driving if I already moved myself to the front
I was thinking of a good butler because good help is always hard to find and because Magda might be challenged again with another man around.
It would be so interesting watching the different versions of Magda in different settings and stories. I've not even thought of where she'll end up in my game.
The quads turned to teens now. Lachlan has caught on fire once and been electrocuted a couple times. He also managed to catch the work bench on fire. You can tell who created this challenge!
@ciane Love the table in particular! And the way the family are coming on - this one's on my list of things to play, though possibly not write a story about, so I'm really enjoying seeing your stroll through it.
That kitten is so cute - I've never really done much with pets apart from horses. Memo to self: try it! Really enjoyed the read, and seeing what you did with the build. Thanks for telling it out
@ciane You have a knack of finding the most adorable animals! I loved the epilogue that showcased what you'd done to the house with all the personalized clutter and colour you added! Thank you for playing and sharing, I hope you enjoyed playing it as much as I enjoyed reading about it
Also thanks for not burning the Forge down despite clearly trying your best to
I'm really glad the gift exchange led me to this thread because between @SamelaRita atmospheric elegance, @Mmdrgntobldrgn dark drama and @Jessabeans dynastic epic yet to come its lovely to see so much Sims 3 activity and creativity
@AlphaFen provided a wonderful intro to young adult Magda, in this chapter I give a small hint of Magda's childhood. I also establish her modified reno rules, the modification is strictly on how/what she can sell.
Lastly, I've added a few extra mods, beyond my usual maintenance mods, not mentioned the prelude to the prelude: nraas careers mod & the school add on component which will allow homeschooling when the time arrives (There's a LL city hall rabbit hole tucked into a basement under the shack at the mine.); the other mod is the "No Fridge Shopping" mod https://www.nraas.net/community/No-Fridge-Shopping . Given the isolation of Fire Island I wanted Magda's food choices to be semi realistic to that isolation.
Am really enjoying reading all of these! Looking forward to playing another one as soon as Charles' story is done.
Just have to decide which one. Decisions, decisions. Ha ha
There are so many now!!!
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http://mamadragonssims.weebly.com/renovation-challenges/rossie-prelude
Enjoy, after this post the story will center on the game play and not the play on the story.
Also the important prelude to a prelude that links to everything created by others that I'm using. http://mamadragonssims.weebly.com/renovation-challenges/rossi-prelude-to-a-prelude
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Thalia Cooper (She will be married with kids in my game but I uploaded her alone to leave her family size open-ended. I could upload the sim I made as her husband if anyone wants to use him too.)
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9311743
Thalia has fond memories of visiting her aunt and just wants the house so she can raise her children in the fresh air. She hopes to reconcile with her brother at some point.
Thalia has a degree in science and medicine, 3 points in science and cooking, 4 points in fishing and 7 points in gardening. Her traits are handy, green thumb, genius, good, gatherer and loves the outdoors. Lifetime wish is The Perfect Garden. She has some samples and copies of her aunts books in her inventory. Also I should say, she discovered the Forbidden Fruit seed thing while she was analyzing plants. I left it in her inventory because it occurred while she was skilling up but I don't intend to use it in my game.
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9311767
Dorian Cooper (will need to be paired with someone with the good trait, I didn't think it suited my idea for his character.) I was thinking of pairing him off with @AlphaFen 's Magda in my game but I haven't figured out how to work someone with the good trait into their household yet.
Dorian's traits and skill I've chosen were mostly to suit his backstory and would make the challenge harder depending on who he is paired with. He has 6 points in fishing, 4 points in horseback riding, and 2 points in writing and a degree in communications not many aspiration points. His traits are Snob, Sailor, Bookworm, Born Salesman, athletic and green thumb. He has the lifetime wish 'swimming in cash.'
I think of his character as being proud, entitled and suspicious of his sister's motivations for wanting the house for herself. He suspects that his aunt was hiding something from him, and spent his family fortune fighting his sister for the house in hopes that he can something more valuable.
As for the good trait problem maybe a faithful groundskeeper or old nanny that took care of the Cooper House while it was being fought over that Thalia lets stay on as a thank you? Wherever your story goes it looks set to be beautifully shot and as rich and complex as any period drama
To the charge of over interference: It doesn't count as back seat driving if I already moved myself to the front
It would be so interesting watching the different versions of Magda in different settings and stories. I've not even thought of where she'll end up in my game.
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https://samelasstories.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-old-mill-chapter-1.html
Her gift inspired me!
This is so beautiful!
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Your writing gave the family and the home a soul, it's beautiful.
This is such fun to play - thank you so much, @Jessabeans
It makes my happy!
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Hope that conveys .....
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Have fun with the small village!
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That kitten is so cute - I've never really done much with pets apart from horses. Memo to self: try it! Really enjoyed the read, and seeing what you did with the build. Thanks for telling it out
Also thanks for not burning the Forge down despite clearly trying your best to
I'm really glad the gift exchange led me to this thread because between @SamelaRita atmospheric elegance, @Mmdrgntobldrgn dark drama and @Jessabeans dynastic epic yet to come its lovely to see so much Sims 3 activity and creativity
http://mamadragonssims.weebly.com/renovation-challenges/rossi-1
@AlphaFen provided a wonderful intro to young adult Magda, in this chapter I give a small hint of Magda's childhood. I also establish her modified reno rules, the modification is strictly on how/what she can sell.
Lastly, I've added a few extra mods, beyond my usual maintenance mods, not mentioned the prelude to the prelude: nraas careers mod & the school add on component which will allow homeschooling when the time arrives (There's a LL city hall rabbit hole tucked into a basement under the shack at the mine.); the other mod is the "No Fridge Shopping" mod https://www.nraas.net/community/No-Fridge-Shopping . Given the isolation of Fire Island I wanted Magda's food choices to be semi realistic to that isolation.
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Save Game Often
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Sims 4 Blog: Addy Plays Sims 4
Just have to decide which one. Decisions, decisions. Ha ha
There are so many now!!!
Sims 3 Blog: Have I Got A Story For You!
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There's a few nods towards adult topics, it is all ages, and it is not gentle.
http://mamadragonssims.weebly.com/renovation-challenges/rossi-2
I'll just leave these here for any who need them ... like me, this is also it for today even though I've still got over 400 pic's to work with.
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