A New Sharebear

[fanofaband]

I got rid of my old computer that had my Sharebear legacy on it, sorry guys, so I figured I'd start over finally and see what I could do.  Maybe I'll actually finish as well...

Succession Laws
Gender - Equality
Bloodline - Strict Traditional
Heir - Democracy/Random

Family Tree

Scoring
Extreme Start - 1/1
Family - 3/10
Creative - 4/10 (3 Portraits) (10th point is earned by having a single Sim complete two out of the three creative aspirations in their lifetime)
Fortune - 3/10 (260k)
Love - 3/10 ([Hot-Headed, Snob, Bookworm], [Paranoid, Self Assured, Dog Lover], [Foodie, Loves Outdoors, Materialistic])
Knowledge - 9/10 ([Potty, Communication, Movement], [Creative, Motor, Social], [Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, Mixology], [Logic, Fishing, Mischief], [Painting, Singing, Rocket Science], [Violin, Handiness, Dancing], [Video Gaming, Guitar, Imagination], [Charisma, Writing, Thinking], [Piano, DJ Mixing, Fitness], [Comedy, )
Athletic - 5/10 ([Artistic Prodigy, Rambunctious Scamp, Chief of Mischief, Renaissance Sim], [Computer Whiz, Nerd Brain, Angling Ace, Spellcraft and Sorcery], [The Curator, Purveyor of Potions, Master Chef, Master Mixologist], [Freelance Botanist, Bodybuilder, Social Butterfly, Whiz Kid], [Musical Genius, Leader of the Pack, Serial Romantic, Soulmate], [Fabulously Wealthy, )
Nature - 4/10 (Collect every single emotional painting type, [Chef, Mixologist] [Food Critic, ] [Champion Gamer, ] [The Oracle, The Boss], 4 Collections Completed, Collect and store on the family lot every single consumable aspiration reward)
Food - 8/10 (Have a Sim get fat from your family’s cooking, Have a single Sim max the cooking, baking, gourmet cooking, and mixology skills, Have a Sim make a highest quality version of Baked Alaska, Have at least six Sims (family members or guests) all sitting at the table eating at the same time, Serve a max-quality party-sized meal and mix a max-quality drink and serve both during a single party, Have Sims complete both food aspirations in a single generation, Reach the top of both food career branches, Purchase the most expensive fridge and stove and fully upgrade both of them
Popularity - 4/10 (14 Gold)
Deviance - 10/10 (20 Potions of Youth)
=49/101

[fanofaband]

I'm still not the best storyteller, so please bear with me <3



Egypt is a sweet woman, a Genius, Family-Oriented woman who Loves the Outdoors.


She loves fishing...


and hunting for frogs


I opted for the Extreme start, so a 64x64 lot in Windenburg and $0.  So, Egypt was forced to live at the park for awhile as she slowly gained some money with her Cooking career and her collecting.


Once she got a little money, she set up her home, just a small closet for her bathroom, a bed outside, and a few plants she could sell from.


After marrying her husband, Darrel Charm, they managed to build a little better.  No design challenge here, I'm terrible at building!  lol


They managed to save up enough to expand the house again to include two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen, and Egypt soon enough got pregnant!  I'm not sure how I want to see how many children each generation, I might roll for it or I might ask for suggestions.  Any ideas?


Little Italy was born!  A bouncing baby girl.


Who grew up to be an adorable, Silly little toddler!

[elliana]

Love the names!

Side note - how do you get your pictures to look so good in your stories? I feel like I lose so much quality when I upload mine.

[oshizu]

@fanofaband

Good luck with your new Sharebear legacy!  Looks like your off to a fantastic start!
Looks like Egypt joined the culinary career? I love that Italy is a redhead, too!

As for number of children, it's up to you except in the case of that legacy project of having one sim birthing/adopting 10 kids in one generation.

In my Sharebear legacy, I tried to have 3 kids from Gen2 onward, but only because I chose heir selection by reader poll.
Since all members of the legacy household can earn points (except townie kids born outside the house), having more kids means you could earn legacy points faster.
A bigger household demands more micro-managing, though, so it all depends on how you like to play.

If you're not big on building, you could always download an unfurnished house from the Gallery. 
Unfurnished because that's cheaper and you can upgrade your furnishings as the household wealth grows.

Have fun! Looking forward to what your family gets up to!

[fanofaband]

@elliana

Thanks!  It turns out I was using the wrong format to do my pictures with, oops.  They're fixed now though!

@oshizu

Oh those are great ideas!  Yeah, Egypt joined Culinary, and I might have them have a couple more kids before Egypt is an Elder, but we'll see how that goes... haha


So not much is happening in game right now, I always forget to take pictures of the more interesting things that happen.  Small update coming soon!

[fanofaband]

They're on their way to having all the mood paintings already.  Having a hot-headed spouse definitely helps out.


Italy worked on her creative aspiration first and then motor afterwards.  She didn't quite make the mental one before growing to teenager, she just needed 2 more levels in the mental skill but couldn't do it in time.


Egypt maxed out Cooking and Gourmet Cooking!  Hoping to get her the other two in time for a point in Food.


Italy grew up into a Hot-Headed teenager who Loves the Outdoors.  She's also a spellcaster!  That may or may not get explored in this legacy, I haven't quite decided.  I do have someone in mind for her spouse though, someone she met as a child, so we'll see how that turns out as well.  I'm really just winging this whole thing!


Mixology maxed!  Now on to Baking, which is taking, really, forever...

[oshizu]

Congratz to Egypt on maxing Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, and Mixology so quickly.

It wasn't until you shared that Italy is a spellcaster that I remembered where I heard Darrel Charm's name before.
Ooooh, that Darrell! Was he hard to seduce away from his now-ex-fiancee Emilia? Mwahahaha.

Looking forward to finding out how your legacy plays out with spellcasters in the house.

[Auranaris]

Ack you’re making me want to start a sharebear legacy. welp, I guess I know what I’m doing after my 100 Baby challenge is done

[fanofaband]

@oshizu

Haha!  No, it was actually really easy, and they've been soulmates the whole time.  I know I haven't shared images of it, but they're constantly together it would seem, if I didn't chain Darrell to the chessboard at least.  If I turn around for a moment, they're together, it's really sweet.  Emilia calls constantly though, it's really annoying.

@Auranaris

This is my 2nd attempt and it's a lot more fun now that I know a few tricks to the game.  Definitely not as knowledgeable about Sims 4 just yet...  I highly recommend it!

[fanofaband]

Baking, maxed!  She now has Cooking, Gourmet Cooking, Mixology, and Baking maxed, go Egypt!


To celebrate, there's a nooboo on the way


Egypt finally got to the right level of painting and captured Darrell in a painting.  Hopefully I can remember to get portraits of all the spouses in the legacy.


Finally it's nooboo time!  With Italy being a teenager, she's not too thrilled, but she'll have practice for her own children.


Germany is born, a little boy this time.


A brown haired, Fussy toddler.  Great...


I'm very stressed out, Egypt is now an Elder and still needs to max her career.  She's 1 promotion away, but it's going to be difficult to say goodbye to her when it's time.


After a couple of notices from the Reaper, Darrell finally finds his way.


For the first time since the park benches, Egypt sleeps alone...


Italy becomes a Young Adult and gets married to Pierce Delgato.  The house gets a little upgrade to try and cheer people up, but it didn't seem to work.


And another nooboo on the way!  haha Italy aged up with the head covering and I just didn't take it off of anything but her everyday outfit cause I'm lazy.

[oshizu]

Awww, it's always sad to watch our sims age and pass away!
Egypt got huuuge during her 2nd pregnancy--I was sure she'd have twins!  Hello, Germany!

I'm curious--did you have Darrel craft some Potions of Rejuvenation so you could save your Potions of Youth for the Deviant point?
Or have you decided not to have your sims take advantage of Pinstar's allotment of one age-down per sim?

I like to have posed portraits--you can always take a photo while the heir/spouse is a young adult, then paint their portrait later using the photo to Paint from Reference.
Egyp got a lot done during her time as the active Sharebear!
Looking forward to see what Italy's generation will do!

[fanofaband]

@oshizu

Yeah, I'll never get over my founders dying I think   I honestly forgot I could age down my sims!  I'm not sure I want to take advantage of it yet, I'm a terrible micromanager and having a ton of Sims in my house at the same time drives me nuts.

[fanofaband]

Monaco has been born!


And... Liechtenstein, apparently...  Both are Spellcasters, I think I'll have to live with the fact that it's not going away lol


Monaco ages into a Clingy, black haired toddler.  I was hoping for him to be heir, but at the same time I'd love to see the red hair continue as long as I can.  I'll leave that up to you guys though!


There's my red head!  With... no pants...


Germany aged up to a child who Loves the Outdoors.  He's also plagued by the monster under his bed and nightmares though.  I've never had a more problem child in game I think.


Generation 2 spouse portrait is done!


There have been a few warnings about Egypt so far, so I decided to try for at least one more child from Italy, especially since the twins are due to age up any day.  I've never dealt with toddler twins in game, I really don't like toddlers, they're super fiddly, so I'm pleased I'm pushing myself through it!


My only moments of peace.  And I expect it'll just get worse as the generations continue.


Egypt decided to take a nap one day and woke up with a terrible headache.


Noooo!  You're only 105!  You have lots of life left!


Reunited with the love of their life, Darrel and Egypt are put to rest side by side in the family museum.

[oshizu]

For the Gen3 spouse, you have the choice of Elektra or Jaxton Faust.
So I would vote for whoever would be the best match with the Faust twins in terms of traits & aspiration.
It's hard to have an opinion without knowing the traits & aspiration.

I smiled when you mentioned Italy would be trying for another baby, not long after you mentioned not liking to manage a large household.
Great job on raising twin toddlers! 
Rest in peace, Egypt! You and Darrel laid a solid foundation for your legacy.

[fanofaband]

@oshizu

That's a fair thing to think of!  Like I said, I'm just winging this whole thing, I have no plans lol.

I have to admit, if that made you smile, the next small update will probably make you laugh.