MODERN GODS: A MINI LEGACY CHALLENGE BASED AND INSPIRED BY GREEK MYTHOLOGY FOR THE SIMS 3
One night i suddenly had the idea of making a legacy challenge based on greek mythology (i am just a little bit obsessed). I've been working on this for a few days now and i am a little scared that i made it either too hard or too boring or maybe not challenging at all i honestly have no idea.
The reason this is called a mini legacy is because it only takes 5 generations. BUT there are 3 different 'routes' to take. The reason i went with this format was because 1. I am horrible at playing for 10 generations 2. I wanted something with less time investment. I chose the order for the generations in the routes in specific vibes and feels according to the modern characterizations (and my own a little).
TAGS -> If you do decide to give this challenge a try, please use the #moderngodschallenge tag! and i would be happy if you tagged me in your posts so i can see them :)
Rules for this challenge is very minimal. The main goal is to complete a LTW while completing the objectives that are given. Try to complete the objectives and the LTW before your heir turns YA, but you are free to continue to the next gen whenever you want. And of course, don't cheat unless its for a bug. That's it :) !
*Please do change whatever you want if you try this challenge. You can play any generation in any order you want, you can either do all objectives or choose whichever you want to do etc., just focus on having fun!
Required EPs: University, Seasons, Ambitions, Showtime (only for traits), Generations, World Adventures, Late Night, ITF (only for a single optional objective, not a must.)
You are/named after Zeus, the god of thunders and king of all Olympians. You have a strong sense of leadership and an urge to rule over people. You believe you were born to own everything your town has to offer. You love to control others and tell them what they should do with their lives. You donβt trust people easily and donβt let them get close to you. You have a hungry heart, and you donβt care about boundaries. You do as you please and live like a king.
Traits: Flirty, Schmoozer, Slob, Snob, Mean-SpiritedΒ
LTW: Leader of the free world or CEO of a Mega-CorporationΒ
Career: Politics or BusinessΒ
Get married super early onΒ
Never be faithful to your spouseΒ
Have five children with your spouse and five more from other people who is not your spouse.Β
Reach top of your careerΒ
Buy the whole town (or as much as you can)Β
Buy the most expensive car (no cc)Β
You are/named after the Goddess of Wisdom and War, Athena. You are your parentβs special little one. There is a lot of to be excepted from you, and you thrive to be the perfect possible version of yourself. You donβt have time for romance and friendships or social groups. You follow the rules and always go along with the status-quo. You dream of being something bigger than yourself, alongside with your parentβs fame.
Traits: Genius, Perfectionist, Workaholic, Socially Awkward, Un-FlirtyΒ
LTW: Perfect Student or Scientific SpecialistΒ
Career: Self-employed Inventor or ScienceΒ
Finish 1 degree with perfect GPAΒ
Either master the inventing skill or the science skillΒ
Reach top of your careerΒ
Never woohoo and have a romantic relationship with another simΒ Β
Don't get along with female sims, donβt have any female friends.Β
Engineer a baby or clone a baby (heir)Β
If you master the inventing skill either create a SimBot or a Time Machine (or both)Β
If you master the science skill do the group science project (all three activated)Β
Optional: Create a PlumBot and give it sentienceΒ
You are/named after the God of War, Ares. You are quick to anger and always seem to be looking for a fight. You always live your life to the extreme. You donβt possess your parentβs calm and collected side. People around you seem to think you are the black swan of your legacy, the pea-brained only understands brute force type of person. But you have a strong sense of family, and you dream of having a family you can protect of your own.
Traits: Hot-Headed, Dare Devil, Family Oriented, Hopeless Romantic, Absent-MindedΒ
LTW: Become an Astronaut or Firefighter SuperheroΒ
Career: Military or Firefighter
Fight with someone everydayΒ
Have a romance with a sim who is already in a relationship. Break them up and marry with this sim.Β
Have a good relationship with your child/childrenΒ
Master martial arts skillΒ
Complete the Grand Master challengeΒ
You are/named after the God of music, arts and protection, Apollo. You shine like the sun, and you know you are destined to be a star. You have family that loves you and encourages you to be an artist. You seem to be loved and love being loved. You just have so much love to give to everyone that you canβt seem to keep track of most of them. You give people around you a sense of warmth even though sometimes you donβt know what happens to half of them as it seems they suddenly disappear out of nowhere. You strive to be a people's person and serve your art to the public.
Traits: Virtuoso, Artistic, Loves the Heat, Star-Quality, IrresistibleΒ
LTW: Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers, Master of the Arts, Rock Star or Superstar ActorΒ
Career: Teacher, Actor or Music
Master at least 2 different musical instrumentsΒ
At least be level 5 in your career but donβt master itΒ
Dance at the spring festival and be spring kingΒ
Have multiple lovers at the same time (maybe some of them die mysteriously and tragically?)Β
Go to the summer festival at least 4 times (take your lovers with you)Β
Optional: If you have NRAAS Woohooer, use risky woohoo with your lovers every time.Β
You are/named after the God of Mischief, roads, boundaries and messengers, Hermes. Since you were born you loved to cause chaos and mischief wherever you go. You dream of traveling the world and meeting new people, but also you can't stop the craving of being just a little bit rebellious. You have a habit of taking stuff from people and not giving them back. You have a long way to go before you achieve your dreams so get set, ready, and go!
Traits: Petty Thief (kleptomaniac), Rebellious, Athletic, Charismatic, FriendlyΒ
LTW: Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law, Become a Master Thief or Seasoned TravelerΒ
Career: Criminal or Journalism
Complete the Marathon Runner challengeΒ
Befriend people to get into their homes and steal their stuffΒ
Start stealing 1 item a day and slowly steal more and more (Every 2 days or so)Β
Visit all WA worlds at least 1 time (steal from these worlds too)Β
Have a 5-star blog and ask for donations dailyΒ
Requires EPs: Island Paradise, Pets, Supernatural, Ambitions, University (trait), Generations, Late Night (LTW)
You are/named after the Sea God, Poseidon. You came to the islands one day in search of a certain feeling. You always felt like there was more to see beneath the sea, more to discover. You dream of creating your own empire beneath and underneath, claiming your throne as the king of the seas.
Traits: Ambitious, Angler, Equestrian, Loves to swim, SailorΒ
LTW: Resort Empire or Deep Sea DiverΒ
Career: Angler or Scuba Diver
Live as closely to the seaΒ
Meet and befriend MermaidsΒ
Become a mermaid and marry a mermaidΒ
Have a best friend and have them as a mentor for your heir when they are growing up. (Walking, talking, homework etc.)Β
Optional: Buy/Breed the best horse possible and win competitions. (IDK if this would work on Isla Paradiso but the reason I wanted to add this is because Poseidon is also associated with horses.)
You are/named after the Greek Hero, Achilles. You started life early with consant training and lessons from your mentor. There are high expectations for you from all around you. You are a protector and a lover, you protect those you love. You care for the weak and uplift them in their troubles. But sometimes you can get childish, and not see what is in front of you.
Stay in Isla Paradiso or move to Sunlit Tides
Traits: Athletic, Brave, Brooding, Good, CharismaticΒ
LTW: Seaside Savior, Renaissance Sim or Perfect Mind, Perfect BodyΒ
Meet your soulmate and marry them.Β
Master the Athletic SkillΒ
Reach top of the lifeguard careerΒ
Have a close relationship with your mentor and be well liked by the townsfolkΒ
Have only 1 child. (You can only have your child by means other than Try for Baby. So, no baby by birth.) (This also doesnβt have to be by in game features. You can come up with a story idea and just say that's how the baby appeared! Itβs up to you.)Β
Optional: Die while doing something Heroic.
Optional: Lose your soulmate tragically.
If you did the optional Horse one in Gen 1: Continue to take care of your fatherβs horse.Β
You are/named after the Goddess of love, lust and passion, Aphrodite. You are beautiful inside and out and everyone around you seems to agree. You are wanted and lusted after others, and you like to give them what they want, if there is something to enjoyable for you too. You are sometimes reckless and tend to go straight into danger, but you are also quite clever when you need to be. People might think you are only made of looks, but certainly there is a more dangerous and forgotten side of you too.
Stay in Isla Paradiso or Sunlit TidesΒ
Traits: Flirty, Charismatic, Schmoozer, Great Kisser, IrresistibleΒ
LTW: Heartbreaker or Master RomancerΒ Β
Career: Politics, Stylist or Fortune Teller (Scam Artist)Β
Marry in your YA days, never be faithful and have several lovers. Then divorce in your adulthood and marry the lover you actually love.Β
Reach top of your careerΒ
Have woohoo every 2 days.Β
Master the Charisma skillΒ
Purchase the Attractive LTRΒ
If you see/know a couple, break them up and flirting with one of them.Β Β
Have at least 1 enemy. Start fights.Β
If you have the NRAAS Woohooer KamaSimtra mod: Master the KamaSimtra skill and register as a professional.
You are/named after the Goddess of the moon and hunting, Artemis. While your parent was popular and was surrounded by people, you chose to be alone. You never felt at home at the sea, the forests were calling your name. In your loneliness you found yourself people that understood you. You became a leader to them, and you prefer to travel with your devoted pack. You are caring and a protector.
Move to Moonlight Falls or Hidden SpringsΒ
Traits: Loner, Nurturing, Animal Lover, Gatherer, DramaticΒ
LTW: Leader of the Pack or The Animal RescuerΒ
Career: Daycare or Teacher
Never marry and woohoo with another simΒ
Live as close to the forest/mountains as possibleΒ
Become a werewolf and have a faithful packΒ
Hunt with your pack every week (or whenever you want honestly)Β
Purchase the Alpha Wolf LTRΒ
Adopt several strays and have strong relationships with themΒ
Master the Collecting skillΒ
Optional: Try to complete as many collecting challenges as you can.Β
Optional: Practice Archery (store item)Β
Generation 5: ECHO, echo, echo...
You are/named after the Oread Nymph, Echo. You lived in the forests all your life with your little pack and was always fascinated with people outside of it. You love attention and seek it constantly. Even with hardships it is hard to make you feel defensless. You don't take no for an answer and are always hopefull for the future.
Moonlight Falls or Hidden SpringsΒ
Traits: Green thumb, Unlucky, Hopeless Romantic, Easily Impressed, GoodΒ
LTW: Fairytale Finder, The Zoologist or Greener GardensΒ
Career: Self-employed Sculptor or Gardener
Live as close to the mountains as possibleΒ
After becoming a fairy, you are ββcursedββ. You cannot socialize with other sims.Β
Be In love obsessed with one (1) sim and stalk pursue them. (This is the only sim you can interact with, but try to only use your fairy abilities.)Β
Level up as a fairy and try each new ability on your love. Especially the traps. (How else are you supposed to gain their attention?)Β
Make an ice sculpture of your loveΒ
Have a garden that mostly consists of trees and mushroomsΒ
Complete the mushroom collecting challengeΒ
Get rejected by your love, never to be seen again.Β
You are free from your curse once you max your fairy level, find someone who will actually love you back.Β
Required EPs: Late Night, Ambitions, Supernatural, Pets, World Adventures, Showtime, University (traits)
You are/named after the King of the Underworld, Hades. People around you seems to be scared of you, even afraid to utter your name. You own and control a important part of your town and enjoy your work. You get angry when things don't go as planned and you don't take no for an answer. You achieve the things you put in your mind. Because of your dark aura people seems to not get close to you, but you prefer your solitude anyways.
World: Bridgeport (for gen 1 and 2)Β
Traits: Grumpy, Evil, Dog person, Hot-Headed, DramaticΒ
Career: Crime (Evil branch)
Reach top of your careerΒ
Own 3 dogs that are very similar to each other in looksΒ
Find your queen love and invite them to your home lot. Donβt let them leave the lot until you get engaged.Β
Learn piano skill (you donβt have to master it)
You are/named after the God of wine and festivity, Dionysus. You love partying, drinking and having a good ol' time. You have such a charisma to you it seems to attract people to you like moths to a flame. When you are with people, having fun, you create a safe space for those who cannot have it. You are not always all party and fun but you live your life to enjoy it.
Traits: Party Animal, Unconventional (insane), Irresistible, Snob, CharismaticΒ
LTW: Bottomless Nectar Cellar, Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous or Master MixologistΒ
Career: Self-employed Nectar Maker
Master nectar making skillΒ
Complete the master mixologist challengeΒ
Produce perfect quality nectarsΒ
Go to parties and bars almost every day (try to gain access to popular clubs)Β
Become a 5-star celebrityΒ
Optional: If you have NRAAS Woohooer always use risky woohoo with your loversΒ
You are/named after the Ocean Nymph and Sorceress, Circe. You don't let anybody tell you what to do. You carve your own path and learn to adapt to your surroundings. You are powerful and if you sense danger you are not afraid to use your powers. People are afraid of you but you don't mind to them, you live your own truth.
Recommended world: Hidden Springs or TwinbrookΒ
Traits: Rebellious, Bookworm, Commitment Issues, Eccentric, GeniusΒ
LTW: Alchemy Artisan, Master of Mystiscm, Mystic Healer or Zombie MasterΒ
Career: Fortune Teller (Mystic Branch)Β
Live as closely to the forest as possible and live as away from the public as possibleΒ
Bring chaos to the public with your magical powers every time you level upΒ
Create the Midas Touch elixir but save it for your next generationΒ
Turn at least 6 male sims into a zombie and a toadΒ
Use the conjure apple and conversion ritual spells for side money makingΒ
Have 1 enemy and use the hunting curse on themΒ
Try dating 2-3 times but break up with each of them. Have a child with one of them, donβt get married.Β
Optional: Turn someone into the Tragic ClownΒ
You are/named after one of the three Gorgons, Medusa. You feel as your life was taken from you before you were even born. Your parent is a recluse and you don't understand much of the general public and they don't understand you. You have a strong kinship with snakes, almost as if they are the only creatures that actually understands you. You keep the elixir your parent gave to you very carefully, in case you might need it.
Traits: Savvy Sculptor, Shy, Over-Emotional, Animal Lover, GrumpyΒ
LTW: Turn the town or Descendant of Da VinciΒ
Turn 5 sims into vampiresΒ
Use the midas touch elixir on a sim you hateΒ
Have every single pet snake (8)Β
Have a child from a one-night stand, donβt get marriedΒ
Donβt have a good relationship with your child
You are/named after the legendary musician and prophet, Orpheus. You spend most of your time studying, learning and practicing music. It is truly your first love. From a young age you realize you are truly gifted and you pursue this in your adulthood. The only thing you ever want to do in your life is sing and play. But you also in search of love, and you will do anything for the one you love. This passion shows its self in your music. Your music reaches so many people that it creates a cult following. You will feel grateful for your fans for the rest of your life.
Traits: Inappropriate, Natural Born Performer, Virtuoso, Hopeless Romantic, Socially AwkwardΒ
LTW: One Sim Band or Vocal LegendΒ
Career: Singer, Band or MusicΒ
Reach top of your careerΒ
Master every single musical instrument availableΒ
Only ever fall in love once, ask their parents' permission to marryΒ
After getting engaged, lose your lover tragicallyΒ
Donβt fall in love againΒ
Be friends with other musicians and jam togetherΒ
Have a dedicated fan-base
Thank you so much for reading through this challenge! Hopefully there is at least one thing for someone to enjoy here. I did love making this and enjoyed it a lot. Please if you have any thoughts do share them with me! I will be posting my own playthrough of this challenge soon enough.
All used artworks: Pallas Athena - Rembrandt, Rene Antoine Houasse - Minerva and the Triumph of Jupiter, Pallas and the Centaur - Sandro Botticelli, Minerva Fighting Mars - Jacques-Louis David, Pompeo Batoni - Allegory of Peace and War, Charles Meynier - Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy, Mercury and Argos β Abraham Hondius, Adolf HirΓ©my-Hirschl - Souls on the Banks of the Acheron, John Singleton Copley - The Return of Neptune, Gavin Hamilton - Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, Chiron and Achilles - John Singer Sargent, The birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli, Guillaume Seignac - Diana the Huntress, Alexandre Cabanel - Echo, Charles-Joseph Natoire - Psyche Obtaining the Elixir of Beauty from Proserpine, Corrado Giaquinto - Autumn, Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses - John William Waterhouse, Robin Isely - Medusa, Ferenczy, KΓ‘roly - Orpheus
