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Landgraab Dynasty 2.0 (Graveyard please)
« on: November 27, 2013, 12:27:10 PM »
Table of Contents

First Attempt: (Has Backstory)
Intro
Chapter 1
Chapter 2


Current Attempt:

Chapter 1: Where No Landgraab Has Gone Before
Chapter 2:  Midas Touch, House Tour, and Generation 2
Chapter 3:  Toddler Time
Chapter 4:  Lourdes' Child Makeover

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2013, 12:27:53 PM »
Immortal Information (Completed requirements in Bold)


Generation 1:  Leilani Landgraab
Traits:  Ambitious, Green Thumb, Angler, Gatherer, Hopeless Romantic
LTW:  Creature Robot Cross Breeder
Career:  Science
Supermax:  Science  Gardening
Building:  Science Center
Property:  Old Town Cemetery
3 LTR's:  No Bills Ever
6 BlackOps:  The Best Evaporating Dish is a Clean One, Outstanding Tasting Ingredients, Fresh Cookies For Sale,
6 BF's: 
Portraits:  YA
Sculptures:  YA
Photographs:  YA


Generation 2:  Lourdes Landgraab
Traits:  Athletic, Disciplined, Adventurous
LTW:
Career:  Law Enforcement
Supermax:  Martial Arts
Building:
Property:
3 LTR's:
6 BF's:
6 BlackOps:
Portraits:  T
Sculptures:  T
Photographs:  T



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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2013, 12:41:27 PM »
Good luck on your dynasty.


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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2013, 12:42:14 PM »

NOTE:  This is my first attempt...I brought it over to this thread to keep the story together.  (I made a new thread for the new story because I wanted room to put the table of contents and requirement progress).






I thought I had it all as I was growing up.  Anything I ever wanted was given to me.  I had plenty of love, friends, and toys.  But as I neared my teens, I noticed that my mother and father, both highly respected individuals of Sunset Valley, were spending A LOT of time behind closed doors in my father's office.  At first I didn't think anything of it, but after awhile I started to grow suspicious.


On my birthday, making me a young adult, I decided that I was old enough to find out what it was that they were doing.  My mom looked at my dad and said, “Well it is her birthday, and she is the one who is going to have to carry it all out.”  I didn't quite know what to make of my mom's statement, but she told me that it would become clear after they told me the whole story.


Apparently, many years ago, my family was the only high-class family in Sunset Valley.  Then one day another family moved into town, and they started getting richer and richer.  The problem was that they were getting rich off of scamming others.  The Alto Crime Family had moved in across the street, and they were up to no-good.


My parents were jealous that they were not the only rich family anymore, and they began spending time in the office and lab, experimenting with something that the Alto's would never obtain:  Immortality.


My parents told me that I was the key to achieving immortality for our family.  My brother, Malcolm was already too old, but I was the perfect age.  There were many tasks that had to be completed by both me, and seven of my descendants.  They told me that I would have it the hardest, as I would also have to obtain the ingredients for the illusive Immortality Ambrosia, as well as earn the right to eat it.


I figured “What the heck?”  I haven't even thought about a career or university yet, so I might as well do this.  Then my parents gave me the best news of all:  I couldn't do this in Sunset Valley, as the Alto's would be watching our every move.  I was going to get to do this from Isla Paradiso! 


“But there are Alto's there!  Won't they be watching me too?” I asked my mom.


“That Alto has enough on his plate, without worrying about you.  Apparently, his mistress just had a baby, and his wife is not happy about it at all.  No, I don't think you have to worry about him for awhile, but just to be sure, I have added a couple safeguards along the way to make sure.”


And with that, I headed off to pack for Isla Paradiso.

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2013, 12:45:42 PM »
NOTE:  This is my first attempt...I brought it over to this thread to keep the story together.  (I made a new thread for the new story because I wanted room to put the table of contents and requirement progress).



Chapter 1


 
Text Conversation with: Mom


 



 
Mom!!!  Where is my house?!


 
That's one of the safeguards, dear.  You won't even be a blip on the Altos' radar until you're rich.  I have given you this giant piece of land, and $1800 to get started with.


 
I wish I knew that part before I agreed to do this!  How do you expect me to be able to build a house with $1800?!


 
I suggest you go find a man to help you...choose wisely.


 



 
Oooh!!!  Look at this one! He's so big and shiny!  Talk to you later, mom...I got some stuff to take care of!


 
**End of Conversation**


 



 
I worked my Landgraab charms all over him.  His name is Harley Greenwood, and he's an avid fisherman.  I think I need a fisherman in order to get me an ingredient for Immortal Ambrosia.


 



 
Once we shared our first kiss, I knew I had landed my big fish...


 

So there was nothing left to do...except propose, and get married.


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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2013, 12:48:27 PM »
NOTE:  This is my first attempt...I brought it over to this thread to keep the story together.  (I made a new thread for the new story because I wanted room to put the table of contents and requirement progress).


Chapter 2:  More Texting


Conversation with:  Mom


Mom, I hate living in Isla Paradiso!!!!




Wow, that's the place you chose to live in...what could be so bad about a tropical paradise?


Well time stops like every 20 minutes, and we're all frozen in time...over and over and over.




Alright, honey...you're right, you can't stay there.  If this is how Isla Paradiso is after 2 days, then you'll never make it to 8 generations. Where would you like to go now?...and keep in mind that Harley can't come with you, you have to start completely over.


I'll just let you know when I get there.  Thanks, Mom...Love you

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 1 (11/27/13)
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2013, 12:51:31 PM »
Thanks, Nutella...she is a genetic CAS experiment between Nancy and Geoffrey Landgraab. 


Chapter 1:  Where No Landgraab Has Gone Before




 Dear Mother-
 I know I told you that I needed to move, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I would end up in Riverview!  I tried my hand in Appaloosa Plains, but some of those people (Juanita Blanco specifically) are not very nice.  It took me FOREVER to get her and Barrington to move into my house, and then there wasn’t enough time to get the ice sculptures done.  I know, I know, ice sculptures aren’t required…but you know what a perfectionist I am.  If I’m going to do this Immortal thingy, then I’m gonna do it right!

So, why Riverview, you ask?  This reason right here!  Billy Caspian is an artistic stud muffin, who has always given my watcher beautiful babies.  And if I’m the one who will be looking at these people for eternity, they better be beautiful!

I’ve heard from my watcher that Billy is Innapropriate, so I tried for the Heat of The Moment Kiss…hoping it would work.  It didn’t, but it ended up not mattering.

I just wooed him a little longer, and before we knew it, he was leaning in to kiss me.

I proposed to him on his patio, and he said yes!

Then he took me for a ride to my house in his Margaret Vaegster.  I didn’t have the heart to tell him that it would be his last ride.  I told him that a burglar came while he was busy sculpting.

Like so many before us, Billy and I were wed in front of my mailbox, and next to the time portal.

And here is the house that I told Billy you had built for us (instead of Maggie Vaegster).  The whole house is one level with eight small bedrooms and a community bathroom.  I will do more pictures of the interior once we can afford to get it fully furnished.  The best part of the house, in my opinion, is my new purple tractor.

 Life has fallen into a little bit of a rut.  I go to work at the science center, come home and farm, and if there’s time left, I use the science station.  I would like Science to be my supermax skill, but don’t know if I will.  Luckily, I have gardening just about done, so I can use that if I have to.
 
 Billy has been spending his time on ice sculptures…sorry I have been too busy to take pictures.  He has about 10 or 11 ice sculptures done, and so I decided to give him a reward.

 I know that Carl’s forum suggests that we wait for Billy to finish ice sculptures before we have a baby, but both Billy and I had a wish for a child, and the watcher says Billy will finish the  sculptures while I’m pregnant, and while the baby is an infant.

 That’s all for now, mother, but it would be nice to hear how you all are doing.  I promise that my next letter will have baby pictures for you.
 Love,
 
 Leilani



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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2013, 12:48:39 PM »
Chapter 2:  Midas Touch, House Tour, & Generation 2

 Dear Mother,
 So generation two is on its way.   Billy has been breaking a bunch of ice sculptures lately, so I hope I didn’t make a mistake by getting pregnant too soon.  The watcher says that I need to trust her.

Here is a picture of me getting my first baby bump.  It woke me up out of bed, and then I went and puked.

Billy maxed sculpting and decided to get a genie lamp with the points.

The genie granted Billy Fortune.  Good, because up until this point, we didn’t have enough money to buy the building and property that I needed.

It was also right at this point that I went to the elixir shop and there was a Midas Touch there!  My watcher has never used one before, but we no longer have money problems after transforming many of these plane sculptures into gold.

This money enabled us to spend a little on some decorations, and things we will need for the baby.  Here is our living room area, which is right when you open the front door.

Behind the living room area is the open floor plan dining and kitchen area.

Just to the right of our kitchen area is our sculpting, painting, computer room.

Here is an aerial view of the first floor.  Yes, I said, first floor.  We built a second story that is going to house all the museum pieces.

Here is the view of the house with two stories.  The home is quite simple according to the watcher.  She says that this is a good thing, so hopefully load times will stay short later on.

These have since moved elsewhere in the house, but we are growing lifefruit in the house, since everything outside is dormant.  The second pot from the left also has something else growing in it.   My science machine gave me a forbidden seed, and once I had my first baby bump I planted it.  The watcher has never had a forbidden seed before either.  She says that she hopes this dynasty will bring forth lots of new things that she has never done before.

My watcher apparently missed my labor pain photo op, but here is our generation 2 heiress.  Her name is Lourdes, and she will be doing Law Enforcement and Martial Arts.  Her traits are athletic and disciplined.

 Billy loves Lourdes to pieces, though I secretly think he’s trying to find out who she is going to look like.  I told him that it’s hard to tell until they are toddlers.
 Well that’s all for now mother, I hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving.  I hear you’re inviting everyone from Carl’s Forum over for dinner.   We wish them Happy Thanksgiving as well.
 Love,
 
 Leilani

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2013, 03:25:28 AM »
I just wonder what happened to your previous attempt. Don't tell me that... word.

Riverview is my favourite place anyway. There's so many people that I loved there. So, your story is totally bookmarked ;D
You're pretty good with building and decorating. My first reaction was like oh my gosh! That was so cool! I love purple ♥ Welcome to Lourdes; I hope that she could learn Sim-Fu!
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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2013, 06:27:51 AM »
If you din't mind me asking, why don't you just post your second chapter just like how you post the other chapters?
Why do you have to link us somewhere else?
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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2013, 08:59:31 AM »
Sherry, to do stories on a blog (like my current attempt), I do not have to upload photos anywhere.  I use Windows Live Writer and it works just like Microsoft Word where I insert the photo and it's there.  It's just easier to do it this way for me.  I see, however, that people don't read as much when you're not writing it right in a post, so I may have to do it the way you guys like.


Luna:  My first attempt happened in IP, and the lag there was unbelievable by the second day, so I knew I couldn't complete a whole dynasty there.

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2013, 09:03:44 AM »
IP is very buggy for a lot of people, definitely not a good place to complete a whole dynasty.

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2013, 09:16:50 AM »
Oh well, I do get some little buggy too at first, so then I save it quit, and when I open it after quitting,(knock-knock the table first to undoing the jinx, LOL) the file is just fine, and I continue my dynasty there.

It's okay. If writing the stories using Windows Live Writer is easier for you, I think it's just okay to write there. I'm just a highly curious homo sapiens anyway.

Congrats on lil' Lourdes born. And happy thanksgiving.  (though I have no idea -except for a base rough idea- what we do in that celebration) ;D
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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2013, 09:23:01 AM »
IP is very buggy for a lot of people, definitely not a good place to complete a whole dynasty.


Tell me about it...it kinda makes me mad because IP has gameplay that can only be done there.  For example, the only place to achieve the Grand Explorer LTW is IP, since that's where the secret islands are.

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Re: Landgraab Dynasty 2.0- Chapter 2 (11/28/13)
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2013, 10:53:00 AM »
Sorry to double post, but I wanted to let everyone know that I have moved everything off the blog and put into this thread.  I know that while I prefer to blog my stories, it is important to provide them in the format that the readers prefer.  So no more blog for me.