It's a Phrase! Legacy Challenge
I wanted to create a legacy challenge unlike any other. As a fan of comedy and jokes, I wrote a legacy challenge based around common idioms in the English language and taking them literally. Sounds fun, right? I’ve never written a legacy challenge before, so with this one being my first, please feel free to give me constructive feedback. This legacy is like my child and I’m absolutely ecstatic to share it with y’all.
Before we begin, here are some basic guidelines :
All aspirations, skills and careers must be maxed/completed for each generation.
If you don’t like a certain rule or generation, change it! Remember, the goal is to make this as fun for you as possible.
Most cheats are not allowed (things like motherlode, FreeRealEstate on, etc.) except for debug.
You don’t have to start on the first generation, you can start with any of them, but you are encouraged to follow the generations chronologically after (trust me, it makes more sense that way).
Let loose and have fun! Happy Simming!
Generation One - “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
Traits: Gloomy, Dog Lover, Cat Lover
Aspiration: Friend of the Animals
Career: Veterinarian
Skills: Pet Training & Veterinarian
Rules:
Start as a young adult and move to an empty lot.
Build a vet clinic on another lot and buy it.
‘Live’ in the vet clinic (your house is connected to the clinic).
Marry one of your patient’s owners.
Have only one child.
Generation Two - "Break a leg!"
Traits: Self-Absorbed, Snob, Mean
Aspiration: World-Famous Celebrity
Career: Actor
Skills: Acting & Charisma
Rules:
Join Drama club as a child and leave when you become a young adult.
Move to Del Sol Valley.
Achieve five star celebrity status and have an atrocious reputation.
Receive at least two awards at the Starlight Accolades.
Divorce at least three times and have at least one child.
Generation Three - "A bad apple."
Traits: Evil, Noncommittal, Kleptomaniac
Aspiration: Public Enemy
Career: Criminal
Skills: Parenting & Cooking
Rules:
Rebel against your parent as a teen and run away.
Never achieve anything above engaged status in every relationship.
Have at least one child who is the light of your life, be mean to everyone else except them.
Cook apple pies for your family regularly, it's a staple!
Steal things from work occasionally.
Generation Four - "This is a piece of cake."
Traits: Good, Family-Oriented, Foodie
Aspiration: Friend of the World
Career: Baker
Skills: Baking & Charisma
Rules:
Run your bakery on your front yard.
Introduce yourself to every customer.
Marry a regular customer and have at least one child.
Hang out with your friends at least twice a week.
Buy the Marketable reward trait.
Generation Five - "It's like watching paint dry."
Traits: Creative, Perfectionist, Art Lover
Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire
Career: Painter/Freelance Artist
Skills: Painting & Logic
Rules:
Max the Creative aspiration as a child.
Have an entire room dedicated to your artistry.
Spend every date at a museum.
Marry anyone and have at least one child.
Donate all art pieces to a museum when you become an elder (sell them to a collector).
Generation Six - "Work smarter, not harder."
Traits: Genius, Bookworm, Overachiever
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim & Mansion Baron
Career: Politician & Business
Skills: Charisma & Logic
Rules:
Join any after-school activity.
Achieve an 'A' in high school and graduate early.
Marry four times and have at least three children.
Reach the household limit of eight.
Never retire, you work until the day you die.
Generation Seven - "Make waves."
Traits: Child of the Ocean, Loves Outdoors, Clumsy
Aspiration: Beach Life
Career: Conservationist
Skills: Logic & Fitness
Rules:
Complete the Seashells and Buried Treasure collections.
Meet your spouse at a kava party and have at least one child.
Gain fitness skill only through swimming and jogging.
Have the Volcanic Activity lot challenge.
Befriend a mermaid.
Generation Eight - "Beat around the bush."
Traits: Romantic, Dance Machine, Outgoing
Aspiration: Serial Romantic
Career: Bartender, Mixologist, Babysitter
Skills: Mixology & Dancing
Rules:
Never woohoo in a bed, always woohoo in a bush.
Cheat on every partner you have.
Have twins from accidental pregnancy, these are your only kids.
Never reach the top of any career, you bounce between a bunch of different jobs.
Host dinner parties constantly and make the best drinks for all of your friends.
Generation Nine - "Call it a day."
Traits: Lazy, Glutton, Slob
Aspiration: Grilled Cheese
Career: None, you're unemployed.
Skills: Rocket Science & Handiness
Rules:
Buy a rocket and build it with your partner's money.
Never cook anything except for Grilled Cheese for you and your kids.
Never exercise or workout.
Spend your days sitting on the couch watching television.
Get divorced by your partner for being too lazy.
Generation Ten - "The show must go on."
Traits: Goofball, Self-Assured, Ambitious
Aspiration: Joke Star
Career: Entertainer (Comedian branch)
Skills: Comedy & Charisma
Rules:
Resent your parents and move out when you become a Young Adult.
Move out with a childhood friend who is an aspiring musician and live together.
Marry them and have at least one child.
Always introduce yourself in a funny way (funny introduction).
Write a book full of all of your best jokes.
In all seriousness, this challenge was so fun to write and I hope that, if you decide to play, you'll find it fun. Thank you to everybody in the Sims community who makes it an amazing place to be a part of.
~ The Slippery Sloth
