Self-Made Empire Legacy Challenge
Sims 4
(Still playtesting so there may be some changes)
Here's the Spicy Self-Made Empire Legacy Challenge
🎮 Required Packs for the Spicy Legacy Challenge
🛠️ Packs:
The Sims 4 Base Game
Get to Work (retail & career businesses)
City Living (food stalls, festivals)
Get Famous (celebrity & music studios)
Cottage Living (ranch, nectar making, Finchwick Fair)
Horse Ranch (horse ranch businesses & competitions)
Dream Home Decorator (art studios & galleries)
& more coming with the rest of the generations
⚙️ Optional Mods: • Basemental Drugs (illicit businesses) • Wicked Whims (romantic drama) • Life’s Drama (feuds & scandals) • Slice of Life (depth & emotional arcs)
Each generation includes: ✅ Standard Goals ✅ Optional Modded Goals ✅ Heir Goals ✅ Unique colors
🔥 Gen 1: The Ink-Stained Visionary
Color: 🧡 Burnt Sienna (#B46B3F) Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire AND Fabulously Wealthy Traits: Creative, Ambitious, Romantic Business: Painting Studio (required) + optional second business (tattoo shop recommended)
This founder sets the tone for the generations to come. They’re a bold creative carving out their own empire. With nothing but talent, drive, and romantic chaos, they start from the bottom to build a business where their art defines them. Whether it's on canvas or inked on skin, their work leaves a legacy. The founder hates cooking and baking and must avoid these skills and activities throughout Gen 1. Food and kitchen drama are left for the next generation.
🎯 Goals:
Start with §0 and only a sketchpad or easel
Dislike Cooking
Open and run a Painting-focused business using the Business & Hobbies Expansion
(Optional) Open a second business — tattoo parlor recommended
Reach Local Legend status with your painting business
Earn at least §25k from your business
Complete both aspirations: Painter Extraordinaire 🎨 and Fabulously Wealthy 💰
Max the Painting skill
Max one additional creative or relevant skill of your choice (e.g. Handiness, Photography, Wellness, etc.)
Build a creative urban lot (gallery, tattoo loft, or rooftop studio)
👶 Heir Goals:
Heir must complete at least one aspiration related to creativity or business either as a teen or child
Must cook every meal for family when old enough
🍳 Gen 2: The Food Hustler
Color: 🍅 Spicy Red (#E74C3C) Aspiration: Master Chef / Curator Traits: Foodie, Perfectionist, Cheerful Business: Bakery (Get to Work) or Food Stall (City Living)
From stolen art to baked goods, this gen turns passion into profit by whipping up mouthwatering delights. They’re the heart and soul of the community’s favorite bakery — but with a spicy flair for drama and romance in the kitchen.
🎯 Goals:
Max Cooking 🍳 and Baking 🍰 skills
Use only homegrown or purchased ingredients
Win 3 Finchwick Fair ribbons (requires Cottage Living)
Earn at least §30k selling food
💻 Optional Mod Goals:
Sell infused or “special” edibles (Basemental)
Seduce food critics and customers (Wicked Whims)
Face sabotage from a jealous rival chef (Life’s Drama)
Suffer kitchen stress or anxiety breakdowns (Slice of Life)
👶 Heir Goals:
Have twins; heir bakes autonomously
One child must be from a secret or casual affair
Heir must master at least one cultural dish per expansion pack
🎭 Gen 3: The Fame-Hungry Twins
Color: 💜 Deep Plum (#9B59B6) Aspiration: World-Famous Celebrity / Musical Genius Traits: Self-Absorbed, Creative, Gloomy Business: Streaming Studio or Music Studio (Get Famous)
This generation’s drama is larger-than-life — two twins chasing fame in opposite ways. One becomes a glittering superstar, the other a dark, underground artist. Scandals and rivalries threaten to tear the family apart, but only one heir will carry the torch.
🎯 Goals:
Max Acting 🎬 and Media Production 🎧 skills
One twin becomes a 5-star celebrity
The other twin pursues underground or niche fame
A public scandal splits the siblings, ending the non-heir’s public presence
💻 Optional Mod Goals:
Sell secrets or influencer clout (Basemental)
Romance fans, agents, or rivals (Wicked Whims)
Engage in public feuds and media meltdowns (Life’s Drama)
Experience addiction, burnout, or mental health arcs (Slice of Life)
👶 Heir Goals:
Raise both twins with contrasting fame paths
Heir is chosen based on public reputation after scandal
Non-heir must be exiled, disowned, or go into hiding
🐴 Gen 4: The Wrangler
Color: 🐎 Earth Brown (#8E735B) Aspiration: Horse Rancher Traits: Family-Oriented, Loves Animals, Loyal Business: Horse Ranch & Wedding Venue (Horse Ranch)
From city lights to wide-open fields, this generation’s heart beats with hooves and harmony. Managing horses, training riders, and hosting barn weddings, they create a rustic empire — but hidden rivalries and forbidden romances add sparks to the stable.
🎯 Goals:
Max Riding 🐎 and Nectar Making 🍯 skills
Own and care for at least 3 horses
Host at least 1 wedding event on the ranch
Win 3 equestrian competitions
💻 Optional Mod Goals:
Sell illegal crops or substances on the side (Basemental)
Secret romance with ranch staff or rivals (Wicked Whims)
Rival ranch feud or sabotage (Life’s Drama)
Experience health issues like sunstroke or exhaustion (Slice of Life)
👶 Heir Goals:
Raise 1 biological and 1 adopted child
Heir is the child who wins the first horse event
Keep forbidden love children secret and hidden
Thanks for checking out the challenge! If you try it or have questions, feel free to message me. Reblogs are appreciated.
Part 2 (Gens 6–10) will be up soon.
-Mya
