The St. James Immortal Dynasty (stats) Completed June 15!

[reggikko]

FOUNDER: Gabriel St. James
Traits: Genius, Loves Outdoors, Family Oriented



CAREER: PhD of Pollen (Botanist Level 10)
ASPIRATIONS: Freelance Botanist, Outdoor Enthusiast
SKILLS: Gardening, Herbalism, Logic
REWARDS: Super Green Thumb, Focused Potion, Quirk-B-Gone, InstaLarge
GOLD MEDAL PARTIES: Date, Dinner Party, House Party, Adult Birthday Party, Spooky Party
GOOD FRIENDS: Diego Lobo, Don Lothario, Alexander Goth, Mark Eggleston, Alice Martin. BFF: Caleb Vatore
WHIMS: Happy: Dance to stereo music; Focused: Read something; Flirty: Take a cold shower; Energized: Do pushups; Playful: Be mischievous; Inspired: Buy a bar; Confident: Admire self in a mirror
MUSEUM COLLECTION: Camping Mascots X 8 ($29,779)





SPOUSE: Leslie Holland
Traits: Goofball, Bookworm, Geek



Aspirations completed: Bestselling Author, Painter Extraordinaire, The Curator, Angling Ace, Freelance Botanist, Fabulously Wealthy, Mansion Baron, Renaissance Sim, Nerd Brain

The Dynasty House: StrangerVille Overlook
Lot traits: Good Schools, Peace and Quiet, Great Soil



Some general notes and self-imposed rules:

1. No helpers--only spouses allowed to move in. (When I get to the point that I need to move in an elder to avoid twins, they won't be controlled and will not contribute to the Dynasty in any way.)
2. Moodlet Solvers are allowed, but must be purchased with points. They cannot be cloned. The same is true for all reward potions.
3. No Book of Life for filling needs.
4. No club perks.

[reggikko]

GENERATION 2 HEIR: Emma St. James
Traits: Family Oriented, Creative, Perfectionist
Maxed all toddler skills: YES
Completed a childhood aspiration: Artistic Prodigy
Got an A grade in elementary and high school: YES
Completed Scouts: YES



CAREER: Master of the Real (Painter Level 10)
ASPIRATIONS: Painter Extraordinaire, Musical Genius
SKILLS: Painting, Piano, Violin
REWARDS: Creative Visionary, Re-traiting potion, Inspired potion, Fertile
GOLD MEDAL PARTIES: Date, Russell's Adult Birthday, Wedding, Dinner Party, Incognito Costume Party
GOOD FRIENDS: Skylar Fuchs, Yvonne Fuchs, Navya Savalani, Tyree Poindexter, Michele Lassiter, BFF: Tanvi Nair
WHIMS: Inspired-Talk about dreams, Happy-Chat with someone, Confident-Tell an unbelievable story, Sad-Write in journal, Embarrassed-Hide from everyone, Angry-Be mean to someone, Energized-Send energized text
MUSEUM COLLECTION: Paintings X 12 ($50,313)





SPOUSE: Russell Horne
Traits: Dance Machine, Bro, Neat



Aspirations completed: The Curator, Angling Ace, Freelance Botanist, Fabulously Wealthy, Mansion Baron, Nerd Brain, Renaissance Sim

[reggikko]

GENERATION 3 HEIR: Charlotte St. James
Traits: Geek, Genius, Neat
Maxed all toddler skills: YES
Completed a childhood aspiration: Whiz Kid
Got an A grade in elementary and high school: YES
Completed Scouts: YES



CAREER: Extraterrestrial Explorer (Scientist Level 10)
ASPIRATIONS: The Curator, Nerd Brain
SKILLS: Logic, Handiness, Rocket Science
REWARDS: Instant Fun, Frugal, Money Tree, Sleep Replacement
GOLD MEDAL PARTIES: Date, YA Birthday, Wedding, Dinner Party, House Party
GOOD FRIENDS: Roxanne Colbert, Justine Landrum, Houda Ferhat, Trever Lin, Akshara Acharya, BFF: Alex Moyer
WHIMS: Inspired-Talk about dreams, Embarrassed-Give self a pep talk, Confident-Tell an unbelievable story, Angry-Try to calm down in mirror, Bored-Play a computer game, Happy-Send happy text, Playful-Watch comedy on TV
MUSEUM COLLECTION: Age Away Serum X 12 ($12,600)



Geodes: Completed collection for Curator aspiration.



Spouse: Sawyer Fuchs
Traits: Goofball, Perfectionist, Loves Outdoors



Aspirations completed: Mansion Baron, Fabulously Wealthy, Painter Extraordinaire, Freelance Botanist, The Curator, Angling Ace, Nerd Brain, Soulmate

[PeregrineTook]

Wow, looks like you're really flying through this!!  Love to see the young adult versus elder shots.  Wish there was a bit more of a glimpse into their lives, but you do manage to take some great screenshots that show personality.  I mean, Leslie Holland's picture?  Spot on personality shot!!

[reggikko]

@PeregrineTook Thanks for the nice comment. If I try to do a story I tend to get overwhelmed and wind up quitting (See: previous Immortal Dynasty attempts and Sharebear Legacy). I need to go fast to keep my attention for eight generations!

BTW, this is totally unrelated and off-topic, but my new Boston Terrier puppy is named Pippin.

 

[Joria]

With catching up on IDC's, sometimes the stories are a bit overwhelming.  I loved seeing how you chose a really different, (for me), place and carried it on with great Sims and the things they did.  Loved how your spouse added to it all and ONLY using a spouse made it just that bit more challenging.  Love it!

[reggikko]

Thank you, @Joria!

I love StrangerVille. My only complaint is that I wish the world had more lots.

My only moving in spouses serves two purposes: it does make the challenge a bit harder in the beginning and it keeps the household size small. I really don't like playing big households, so I'm trying to delay that as long as possible. Of course, my gen 4 heir had twins, so I have 7 Sims in the house now anyway! LOL. The twins just became children. The Gen 4 heir is still a YA and has one more promotion and getting his friends to be done with all of his requirements.

Between maxing the toddler skills, completing a childhood aspiration, completing scouts, and getting the responsible trait, fulfilling the requirements is almost too easy. I have to hand it to players like @Playalot who did this challenge before all of these overpowered additions. I considered not maxing everything but decided to go for that for the extra museum items. I kind of wish now that I hadn't gone this route and kept it a bit harder by not letting the children get so many skill and career advantages. Don't get me wrong, it's still a challenge and getting all of those childhood achievements takes a fair bit of work, but I wish I'd had the temerity to complete one of my many past abandoned attempts.

[reggikko]

GENERATION 4 HEIR: Tristan St. James
Traits: Geek, Loves Outdoors, Bro
Maxed all toddler skills: YES
Completed a childhood aspiration: Whiz Kid
Got an A grade in elementary and high school: YES
Completed Scouts: YES



CAREER: The Oracle (Criminal Level 10)
ASPIRATIONS: Angling Ace, Chief of Mischief
SKILLS: Programming, Mischief, Fishing
REWARDS: Hardly Hungry, Shameless, Cold Acclimation, Heat Acclimation
GOLD MEDAL PARTIES: Dinner Party, House Party, YA Birthday Party, Wedding, Date
GOOD FRIENDS: Saya Murakami, Riya Datta, Seema Joyson, Izumi Nakamura, Veer Venkataraman, BFF: Rieko Ikeda
WHIMS: Happy-Chat with someone, Inspired-Play an instrument, Playful-Tell a joke, Focused-Research on the computer, Confident-Show off muscles, Sad-Play the guitar, Flirty-Kiss someone
MUSEUM COLLECTION: Sturgeon X 12: $27,628





Spouse: Lexie O'Reilly
Traits: Lazy, Materialistic, Art Lover



Aspirations completed: Mansion Baron, Fabulously Wealthy, Bestselling Author, Soulmate, Renaissance Sim, Master Chef

[PeregrineTook]

Congrats on another completed generation!  Quite amusingly, Tristan manages to look both tired and ornery in his young adult picture.
I'm guessing Lexie was the target of that "kiss someone" whim?

[reggikko]

@PeregrineTook Yes, she was. Tristan has his Dad's sleepy eyes. Tristan may turn out to be the only male heir. Right now, we are all waiting for Lexie to die (vultures!) so the Gen 5 heir can procreate. Tristan and Lexie had twins and I didn't realize how much moving in a YA for Tristan to marry was going to slow things down. I kind of moved in Gen 5's spouse when she was still a teen. That's not creepy at all! Ahem.

[Joria]

That's a LOT of sturgeon!  I love how Tristan has his dad's "sleepy eyes".

[reggikko]

Thanks, @Joria! One of the reasons I chose the Strangerville Overlook lot is that the fish pond behind it has the same fish as the pond at the back of Desert Bloom park. I could have my Sim fishing for sturgeon without having to leave the home lot. Of course, the down side is that the pond doesn't have angelfish so we've had to go off-lot for that.

My 6th generation was just born, so I'm moving along and I'm starting to see the finish line!

The only thing that's not fun about this is having all of these elders with virtually nothing to do. I've got them all working in either the Business or Science careers (Long hours YAY!), but there is still a lot of down time to occupy. They've had several vacations. I send them off to Granite Falls or Selvadorada for a few days and then switch control back to the Dynasty house. They also do a LOT of yoga!

[Joria]

@reggikko :  I did not know that about the Strangerville pond!!  Great place to catch those so expensive fish and much easier than just going on vacay to the Hermit's house, although she also had the woodworking bench which can help for those elders with nothing to do.   I like that you've given them careers with long hours!  Good idea.
     Yes, I had trouble with gardening after Seasons.  I really hated the plants getting all ugly in fall and winter and barely perking up during spring.  Here in Oregon it's pretty much green all year round.  The branches might get bare as they shade their leaves but no gloomy, sad looking plants.  The down side, as I'm experiencing in game, is a LOT of rain.  To give me what I craved in gardens I just moved them all inside, whether in a green house or my actual house.  I love hanging them looking so bright and cheerful, not to mention constant good produce.

[reggikko]

GENERATION 5 HEIR: Camille St. James
Traits: Creative, Cheerful, Family Oriented
Maxed all toddler skills: YES
Completed a childhood aspiration: Whiz Kid, Artistic Prodigy, Rambunctious Scamp
Got an A grade in elementary and high school: YES
Completed Scouts: YES



CAREER: Curator of the Finest Flavors (Food Critic Level 10)
ASPIRATIONS: Bestselling Author, Leader of the Pack
SKILLS: Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, Writing
REWARDS: Always Welcome, Speed Cleaner, Happy Potion, Stoves and Grills Master
GOLD MEDAL PARTIES: Dinner Party, YA Birthday Party, Date, Wedding, House Party
GOOD FRIENDS: Madeline Nelson, Rosalie Willett, Thiago Adame, Shingo Nakamura, Rylie Tuttle, BFF: Grim Reaper
WHIMS: Inspired-Talk about dreams, Angry-Take a cold shower, Happy-Tell a joke, Playful-Send a playful text, Energized-Do sit ups, Confident-Tell an unbelievable story, Sad-Call someone on the phone
MUSEUM COLLECTION: Ambrosia X 12: $197,792





Yibsims:



Spouse: Brendon MacDonald
Traits: Bookworm, Neat, Perfectionist



Aspirations completed: Mansion Baron, Fabulously Wealthy, Angling Ace, Soulmate, Nerd Brain, Freelance Botanist

[Joria]

Hugging Grim?!  There's a story behind that.  She's really lovely and her spouse is good looking too.  What are their nooboos like?