Questions:
1. How about donating 7 perfect fish or 7 perfect fruits/veggies? Seeing as this involves skill to get perfect, I think it's a viable option, but I understand if it's not okay as well.
2. Also, the Daycare career has a daycare van, and I believe that would count as an item from a profession/career, similar to a police car counting...
3. I know life state turning potions are banned, however, can I move a sim in and have them get bitten to create a vampire in order to have them help create the next heir?
4. Similar question as the last, but this is just in regards to spares, if I am strictly having someone in the household as a spare (they will not be bringing in future generations) can I have them get bitten and become a vampire simply because I'd like them alive in my household longer? I guess it's the same as asking if I can use things like ambrosia or young again potion, just to keep them alive and in my household longer to help out making money and such?
1. When Teresa and I were talking about possible items for the 7 items, she included fish and plants in her list and I agreed to it. I would suggest mounting the fish though since they go bad.
2. That's fine. Remember you'll still need a second one and daycare doesn't actually require a skill so you couldn't really use one as the second item, so you'd need a second job to get another reward.
3. You can move in the future spouse/partner to bring in the next generation whenever you want. They do not need to be the life state you want them to be when you move them in. Remember that the next heir can't be tried for until the current one finishes the 7 tasks.
4. This is covered in the rules under Extending Life.
Question re 7 items:
Can a witch choose to put stuff in from the Conversion Ritual? Like converting 7 fish into 7 insects or 7 seeds?
And while I haven't played with werewolves yet, I understand that they can dig things up like dogs - if yes, could a werewolf choose to display stuff they dug up (like metals or gems)?
Werewolves can hunt for items and dig them up. However, their hunting ability and a witch's ability to convert things do not fall under items that can be produced to cover the 7 items needed.
For the 7 items, we're talking about an actual skill in the skill journal with 10 levels that can produce something to be placed in the mausoleum. When Metro wakes up his opinion may differ but as far as I can tell the items are only supposed to come from actual skills. That's why we don't allow items from collecting.
Is it allowed to play this challenge all the way to the conclusion without writing a story about your SIMS, and still get into the Dynasty Hall of Fame? I've never been able to fully complete a Dynasty (or a legacy, either, come to that) and thought that I would like to play one 'privately' and, if I completed it, start another and then create a story to go with my second attempt.
A story is not a requirement for HoF status. You can see examples of this on the Dynasty Hall of Fame where some players just posted a thread where they put each immortal (for the immortal dynasty) and all their requirements but never actually told any type of storyline beyond just the base information needed. We believe in the honor system so since you're not showing a story when you tell us you've completed it and sent Metro the PM, we'll believe that you did everything by the book.
Good luck with your attempt and the four babies!
