The Collins Life States (Non-HoF)

[kaylas]

Hello All!

I am back on the forum after a long hiatus. After many years of not touching the Sims series after being thoroughly disappointed by the Sims 4, quarantine drove me back into the all-consuming but loving arms of Sims 3! After a year of re-learning the game and resurrecting my favorite Legacy family, I have decided to dip my toes into the dynasty portion of this forum.

I am not the player I was when I was 12, back then, I was a very simple simmer and did not realize or understand certain aspects of the game that other older players noticed. For example, the genetics! My goodness, I was once perfectly content with the default EA "pudding face" because I thought, "as long as my Sims are pretty, why does it matter?"

Yeah...my Lake Legacy nipped that in the bud, but the Lakes are a story for another time    I am getting off topic.

After re-reading some old stories here on this forum, (a special shout-out to the works of hazelnut and Rhoxi), I decided to attempt a dynasty. I have always loved the different life states that came with Supernatural, so I was drawn to the 7 Generation Life States Dynasty. But, I know myself; I am a little too attached to testingcheatsenabled.... to my shame.

Another habit of the impatient 12 year old simmer

So I decided to compromise with myself: dynasty style play with (most) of the rules, a smaller dose of my "little helps," and a focus on learning how to fulfill requirements. I have poured my energy into learning how dynasties work and perhaps maturing as a player.

And if I can keep original townie genetics alive, then boo-yah baby!!

Settings: Life Span at 80 days for sims.
Baby: 2
Toddler: 5
Child: 10
Teen: 12
YA: 21
Adult: 28
Elder: 2

Cats and Dogs are 35 days each for adulthood. I uninstalled Seasons because I blame it for an Error 12 in a previous attempt, and I disabled ITF because of opportunities. I have all of the other expansion packs and most of the stuff packs. Lunar Phase is set to 3rd Quarter. Population Settings have the following enabled: Vampires, Werewolves, Fairies, Witches, Celebrities (household included).

Without further ado...let us meet the cast:

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Ellaria Collins really should be named Ellaria Lake. Buuuut apparently when I had her parents marry in a previous Baby Boomer Challenge, I accidentally had her father, Christopher Collins of Isla Paradiso, do most of the "asking." Hence, the children had his name instead the surname of their mother, Celestina Lake. After awhile, I decided that Ellaria Collins had a nice ring to it, and it remained. Yes, Ellaria is named after a Game of Thrones/ASOIAF character portrayed by Indira Varma, I like the name.

Ellaria:

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Ellaria is the 10th born child of my BBC, and one of the very few who was born with magical ability. She has many pretty sisters, and in fact, it was this challenge (combined with my Lake Legacy) that made me truly appreciate townie genetics. Ellaria was chosen because she was a mix of her parents, instead of being a copy of one or the other.

Celestina Lake, descendant of many, MANY Monte Vista townies:

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And Christopher Collins of Isla Paradiso. I opened that town just to save him to the Sim Bin, He was chosen for his delightful genetics:

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Since the focus of that challenge was: woohoo, fill requirements, age 'em up, kick 'em out, I do not consider Ellaria to have a "set personality" or "canon traits." Other than her magical ability, LTW, and her wardrobe.

For the purposes of this challenge, the traits are supposed to be randomized. UGH.....I cannot stand randomized traits they give me anxiety and spit in the face of my organizer/planner personality! So, I decided to break this rule for my founder. I chose her traits: Family Oriented, Supernatural Fan, Workaholic, Ambitious, Genius, and eventually Schmoozer due to a degree in Science and Medicine.

Reminder, this is not a HOF attempt, this is me learning how to fulfill dynasty requirements and strategize.

Ellaria was placed in the delightfully supernatural town of Moonlight Falls upon the 50x50 lot at 126 Wood Street. She was joined by three individuals, two of which share the same name, cause I am a silly goose 

Brida Lake is a daughter of my long-term Lake Legacy, a game that spanned 11 generations between Sunset Valley and Monte Vista. She was not my main heir, but a cousin that was raised in the family home. She had two mothers who went into the future to create her at the DNA hospital. She wound up a carbon copy of her one mother, Bridgette. But she inherited the fashion sense of her other mother, Giada. She also inherited her vampirism from her mother Bridgette.

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Bridgette + Giada = Brida. Get it?     Also another reference to a television show that was based off a book series, see if you can figure out which one!

Why include Brida? Well, she has a folder in my household library because she has mastered many skills, has several lifetime happiness awards and spare points, her LTW is complete, and her inventory includes two World Adventures chests with goodies. Now, these goodies are very small in number, necessitating the need to hunt, fish, gather, and garden. And for Ellaria to supermax alchemy and magic. Brida is supposed to be a dynasty helper, not a nuke. Her traits are: Photographer's Eye, Savvy Sculptor, Family Oriented, Ambitious, Artistic, and Dramatic (Uni Degree).

The other Brida is the kitty!

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Also the Samoyed good-boi who's eyes were recolored red....after I decided to name him Ghost. Sense a theme yet?

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Both pets have the genius and hunter traits and specialize in maintaining the alchemy supply.

Ellaria and Brida and the pets were on their empty lot for a solid 3 in-game weeks before I started pulling in new members. Endless skilling and collecting. I am the type of player who prefers to do as much career and skill "housekeeping" before inviting more sims into my care. That way, the Sims I already have are self-sufficient and their needs and manageable. Meaning, Ellaria can complete the bear's share of her requirements then marry Oberon Summerdream and produce my next heir.

Hello Oberon:

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And you can bet your bottom simoleon I gave him a new haircut. His hair color was unseen in his children, but ironically came back in the 3rd generation.

A pretty wedding at the Arboretum...

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Followed by the completion of Ellaria's requirements. I actually managed to use the telescope and complete the Celestial Explorer challenge, something I almost never do!

Name: Ellaria Collins
Traits: Family Oriented, Supernatural Fan, Workaholic, Ambitious, Genius, Schmoozer (Uni Degree)
LTW: Alchemy Artisan
Spouse: Oberon Summerdream Collins (Fairy)
Life State: Witch
Best Friend: Brida Lake
Two Career Objects: Logic Skill Certificate (and Trophy and Key to City) (game wouldn't give it so it was acquired via buydebug for museum completeness)
Three Unique Opportunities: Logic 101, A Stimulating Experiment, Searching the Galaxy
LTRs: Flying Vacuum, Magic Hands, Raised by Wolves, Speedy Cleaner
5K Wishes: Discover all Potions, Master Alchemy Skill, Create 20 Elixirs, Marry Oberon, Have First Child
Skill Challenges: Excellent Elixirs, Alchemists Anonymous, Master Alchemist, Master Chemist, Skill Professor, Celestial Explorer
Museum Pieces: 7 Vials of Bliss

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I decided to do wedding sculptures for all of my heirs. Their sculpture will be colored with their favorite colors, hence why it may not always match the room theme. Ellaria's museum is based off the merlot and black color presets for the witch themed items from Supernatural. Sculptures and paintings created by Brida the Friendly Coral Vampire.

Brida's life is not all work and no play.....

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Look at THAT face! I hope her save file never experiences an error 12 

Speaking of heirs, the active heir has a designated bedroom on the top floor of the dynasty house. Each generation, the room is remodeled to match the current heir. This is where the heir and spouse sleep after they reach young adulthood. Unfortunately, I cannot find the picture for Ellaria's room   

What about the previous heir? Where do they sleep? The go to their retirement dormitory of course!

Here is Ellaria:

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Everything the previous heir needs to autonomously fill their needs. Thank you Orange Iguana for your brilliant and inspired idea!

This concludes generation one. Generation two has already been completed and generation three is hot on their heels. Brida the Kitty and Ghost remain in the home and have received two young again potions each.

A look at the dynasty house, building is not my strong point, my artistic medium is baking 

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[Trip]

A really interesting take on the challenge! Do you mind it if I move it to the regular dynasties board though? Non-HoF challenges still deserve it, I promise. <3

[kaylas]

A really interesting take on the challenge! Do you mind it if I move it to the regular dynasties board though? Non-HoF challenges still deserve it, I promise. <3

I would be honored 

[kaylas]

I swear that from the moment she was born, Heir Two Chepi the Fairy knew she was evil......

Her traits roll at birth immediately determined the path she would take in her requirements. She landed upon Athletic and Evil. Normally, I consider these traits to be the furthest from "fairy personality," but  irony seems to be a recurring theme in this dynasty. Also, it makes her a decent Unseelie fairy. (The court of the evil fae from Celtic/Briton mythology).

Her favorite color is spiceberry, once again, not a bad color scheme for an Unseelie fairy.

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What is the story behind the name "Chepi?" When I have fairy sims, I usually name them in a "nature theme" such as "Fawn" or "Flora." My last Life States dynasty attempt named the fairy heir, Mariposa, which is Spanish for "butterfly."

I wanted to do something different this time around. In the mythology of the Narragansett tribe of Native Americans, Chepi is a spirit of the dead that is often portrayed as a ghost or fairy. Chepi speaks through dreams and offers knowledge to the tribe's shaman. They can also be called upon as an "avenging angel" to destroy enemies of the tribe.

It seems that my good luck with Chepi ended here    If this were a legit dynasty, Chepi may have been the downfall, or at least the end of my patience. As a toddler, she was often fussy and it was a struggle to complete her training. She was also seemingly nocturnal, sleeping during the day and being wide awake at night. It was mostly Brida who brought her up during this stage, and Chepi was handed to Ellaria to complete the best friend's requirements. I did not bother to include Oberon, he and the two spares were moved out quickly after Ellaria gave birth.

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The matching nursery and children's room. The penguin snowflake theme is one of my favorites! But it also makes me wish I had the snowflake mirror and seasonal decorations from Seasons 

Chepi aged of up child, and for awhile all was calm.....she got to run and play and be a naughty little Unseelie princess, and she loved her Fairy-Beary Mariposa. Her only real tasks were honor-roll and the opportunity. She completed the opp without issue, but the school refused to put her in honor roll status. I just aged her up with an "A." Dice rolls are random anyway so I did not believe it mattered very much.

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The real skilling began when she was a teenager. Nonstop athletics training and the aura of mind and body. She managed to max athletics as a teen, and after she got on the honor-roll, she was given a birthday cake. I decided to forgo the part-time job because after the BBC I am tired of them, and I just did not bother with the love interest. She managed to roll the 5K wish for mastering athletics, but that was the last "easy wish" she made for me.

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Shortly after aging up, she supermaxed the athletics skill. By now she also had the Photographer's Eye trait, and I considered trying to complete a few corresponding skill challenges. But I gave up and decided that although she may have a dark color scheme and the evil trait, by Grim Chepi would do SOMETHING fairy-like!

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So she mastered then supermaxed gardening. Unfortunately, she never rolled the 5K master gardening skill wish. So it was back to the multitab and listening to the photography talks as she gardened with Auntie Brida.

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After she completed her 6 skill challenges, she qualified for an honorary degree, and was sent into the criminal career.....again....not in my opinion a "fairy career." She worked her was up the ranks and chose the path of the master thief. She had rolled the workaholic trait and that made scaling the ladder all the more easier. Thank you for throwing me that bone, Chepi.

Did she roll the 5K wish to reach level 10 in her career? Nope.
Did she ever roll that 5K wish for 12 hours straight running? Nope.
Did she roll the 5K wish to master gardening? Nope.
Did she roll the perfect life fruit wish? Nope.
Did she roll many wishes ever? Nope nope nope!

Like I said, it was as if she was sentient and knew she was evil and in a dynasty!

Working nights, Chepi usually slept during the day. This is not an issue for me, I had other sims to keep me occupied. Then Chepi began waking up. Out of nowhere. No pets in the room. No music players or speakers or TVs being turned on. Nothing to disturb her and her energy bar was often still low. It was as if she had a hidden light sleeper trait.

I do not like that trait.

This happened during Chepi's usual sleeping during the day hours, and even on her days off when she was back on "normal daylight schedule." This fairy just would NOT stay in bed! I suddenly had to watch her along with Brida and the pets. I deleted and re-bought her bed, I reset her, I tried every trick I knew. I finally had to lock her in her bedroom just to keep her in one place. Also, she had learned the cooking skill as a teen via a field trip and kept going into the kitchen and trying to cook. Usually I leave cooking as an open skill but for the sake of dynasty requirements I made it a potential dynasty skill, so Brida (the vampire who eats exclusively plasma fruit) did all of the cooking. Knowing Chepi, if I had let her get skilled highly enough, she would have rolled the 5K wish to master cooking and I may have felt obligated to accept because she still needed those wishes.

Evil....little...fairy. Cute as a button...but evil.

This was her Heir Bedroom. I wanted to do an "evil fairy" theme, but it would up being to similar to Ellaria's room and the room of the eventual third heir. So I stuck to the classic green and cream colors with an abundance of foliage.

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Chepi's selected spouse was original townie, Dante Morganthe, vampire of the Supernatural Friend's household, and spoof of vampire character from the American version of the tv series, Being Human. Dante has some interesting features, but some of the worst traits I have ever seen on a townie sim. Also no skills or job. It is just as well, all he really must do is contribute his DNA.

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A lovely wedding at the graveyard of course!

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Chepi's face in this one cracks me up! "You have opened the doors to darkness, little man muahahahah!"

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And a sit down photo by the little lake. Happy bride! Bored Dante......as if he already knows his fate.

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When Dante moved in, I decided to have the werewolf Argus Brown come with him. I remembered from Ellaria's time working at the hospital that Argus was quite far along in his career. When he entered the Collins household, he was an Infectious Disease Researcher. He spent a few days on the logic tabcast, and with the boost of a wish enhancing serum, he completed his LTW of World-Renowned Surgeon.

I also gave him a makeover.

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Presenting my favorite sleepwear on a male sim   

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Violet Slymer, the ghost, was long gone by the time I got to her former roommates. Likely a victim of townie story progression because she was not even in either relationship panel. 

This is where Chepi remembered that she was evil....to be continued in the next post. Please enjoy this picture of Chepi, hubby, and honored friend, during Chepi's SECOND pregnancy:

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*twitch*

[kaylas]

Some footnotes from the previous posts.

Brida is technically related to Ellaria, I think they would be considered 2nd or 3rd cousins. Of course, their relationship does not show up in game they are merely roommates, but I still have the master family tree on FamilyEcho.com. If I figure it out, I'll link it to this post so viewers can understand what I mean.

Oberon Summerdream begins the game married to Titania, and possesses darkly colored wings. He ended his marriage in favor of Ellaria (she is oh so convincing....) and I recolored his wings to white because white matches everything. I thought about re-coloring Chepi's wings but decided that the white looked best.

Oberon and Ellaria had a triplet pregnancy. The children were Anne, Belle, and Cindy. I give the babies "placeholder names," before I determine who my heir will be. The chosen heir is taken to city hall and renamed in dynastic theme, Cindy eventually became Chepi, mostly because she was the only fairy child. Anne and Belle were moved out of the house with Oberon.....who was later dumped via text.

Sorry Oberon    he moved across the street and Chepi is still friends with her sisters.

My previous attempt used Branch Timbley as the father of the fairy heir. That quickly proved to be a mistake, he does not have the best features. Hence why I used Oberon this time around even if his features are a bit basic.

My last attempt also included the vampire Dayvid Musgrave. He makes unique and good looking children! But I didn't want this new attempt to be a total rehash of the last, Brida calls him often and I think they have a thing for each other. She is also good friends with the homeless townie vampire, Countess Snypes. 

[kaylas]

Continuing the Story of Chepi:

Like I said, evil! Despite her and Dante drinking procreation elixirs and having ample room in the house, Chepi's first pregnancy produced only a single fairy child. Stephenie is very pretty I'll give her that. She was aged up, I got her a job, and she moved out.

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Her second pregnancy produced twins....instead of triplets...in spite of a newly purchased fertility treatment for Chepi, another elixir for Dante, and ample room in the house! Grrrrr......whatever, at least she gave me an heir this time.

Charlaine and Sookie came into the world cute as buttons. Oberon's hair made a comeback. Having his hair and rolling better traits than her sister cemented Sookie's place as heir. Dante and Charlaine were moved out shortly after.

Charlaine:

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Sookie's favorite color is orange, but it is a bit rough with her hair. So I went the classic red and black vampire route as she got older.

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I will continue Sookie's story in the next chapter. Here is Chepi's museum and stat count:

Name: Chepi Collins
Traits: Athletic, Evil, Animal Lover, Photographer's Eye, Workaholic, Kleptomaniac (Uni Degree)  (I confess I gave her that trait)
LTW: Master Thief
Spouse: Dante Morganthe Collins (Vampire)
Life State: Fairy
Toddler Skills: Writing and painting books
Best Friends with Mother?: Yes
Childhood Honor Roll: More or less
Childhood BlackOpp: Pile of Permission Slips
Teen Honor Roll: Yes
Romance: XXX
Part Time Job: XXX
Best Friend: Fawn Goodfellow (Fairy)
Two Career Objects: Athletic Skill Certificate and Golden Fox
Three Unique Opportunities: A Bag of Produce, Just in Time Harvest, a work opportunity that I foolishly didn't write down
LTRs: Queen of the Fae, Discount Diner, Fireproof Homestead, Haggler
5K Wishes: Marry Dante, Get Married, Have a Daughter, Master Athletics, Master Photography
Skill Challenges: Fitness Nut, Body Builder, Marathon Runner, Master Farmer, Master Planter, Botanical Boss
Museum Pieces: 7 plasma bugs caught by Brida the Kitty (I do not think this is allowed by typical dynasty rules, but I included them anyway because they match the nature theme, and I do not have seasons enabled for wildflower collection)

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I just LOVE her bridal sculpture!!!

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Picture spam, I may have gone overboard with the plants    I also discovered my love of moveobjects on

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I didn't want to build on to the Dynasty house, so I made Argus an apartment above Brida's. His staircase is enclosed by a locked gate. I intent for him to be a future spouse. For now, he is still working and brings home an average of $6K simoleons every day!

Argus's Space:
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Brida's Lair and portrait studio:
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The House of the Helpers:
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[Chubling]

Townie ghosts vanish when they age up I seem to recall. So beautiful Violet only lasts until her next birthday. MF has some really great genetics. The homeless sims have some real gems too. My favorite being Hetal, but she's not everyone's jam.

[kaylas]

Millcara the Vampire

Sookie was renamed to Millcara just before she aged up to child. The name "Millcara" is a reference to the very old vampire novel, Carmilla, by Sheridan Le Fanu. This novel, in fact, predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years. In the novel, the vampire Carmilla re-arranges her name to Millcara to fool a family she had previously encountered. My previous Life-States Dynasty attempt named my vampire heir, Carmilla, now I am using the another name.

Isn't she adorable? She only became more lovely as she aged. I dressed her in red and black and gave her a vintage-esque wardrobe and hairstyle.

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It took me awhile to figure out what I would have Millcara do. Her childhood was very short and I aged her up as soon as I could. She was born with the traits heavy sleeper and virtuoso. I thought seriously about putting her through the rock star career, then remembered that there are no career rewards for it. I knew that I could at least have her max all of the musical instruments and complete the first skill challenges of learning the songs. But even doing so with all instruments would fill only 4/6 skill challenges.

Millcara was a lovely teen, and so far the only heir to have a full length teenhood:

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I allowed her to go all 12 days because it is a pain to max all of those instruments. Toward the end I said, "to heck with it," and she chugged several Potent Skill Boosters. That still didn't help me with the last 2 skill challenges.

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I looked at all of the skill challenges here on the forum and decided that although she did not really have the traits for it, Millcara would do writing and become an author. What followed was two sim weeks of boredom. Really, I spent a lot of it alt-tabbed doing other things online. My sister thinks I'm weird. Whatever sissy 

I call this one, Writing Forever.....

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I named Millcara's childhood imaginary friend Eric    have I mentioned how much it creeps me out when they do this?

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"Hey baby, what's shaking?"
"Go away, Eric."
"Awww....I tried, guess I'll marry your grandaughter or something....."
"I'll rip you to shreds!"
"Dumb diva!"

I should have fed Eric to Ghost, he made this a regular habit!

Speaking of Ghost, I am a very bad Watcher. He aged up to elder and I was so absorbed by Millcara's requirements that I forgot to give him another young again elixir 

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The deaths only continued. Two paparazzi died on the front lawn during the reign of Millcara.

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Millcara's Heir Bedroom, she did not use it very much.

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This may be one of my favorite designs yet. Very minimalist.

She may have been a bit dull, but Millcara still completed her requirements in record time. 16 sim days after reaching young adulthood. Opportunities were heard to come by, but they finally called. Her museum includes novels written by her, more than 7 because I had fun naming the titles 

My favorite titles by Millcara Collins:

Authentic Hemoglobin (Romance)
Chepi (Horror)
Dante and the Fae (Romance)
Draculaura (Masterpiece)
Dusk (Romance)
Full Moon (Romance)
Interview with Carmilla (Romance)
The Unseelie Queen (Horror)
You After Me (Romance)
The Blue Ghost (Humor)
The Spotted Kitten (Humor)
A several-book-long Anita Blake spoof

Her specialty was the trashy genre 

Her stats and museum:

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Name: Millcara Collins
Traits: Virtuoso, Heavy Sleeper, Diva, Party Animal, Born Saleswoman, Hates the Outdoors (Uni Degree) and Computer Whiz (Nerd Influence)
LTW: One Sim Band
Spouse: Antony Olivas (Genie)
Life State: Vampire
Toddler Skills: Xylophone and Painting Books
Best Friends with Mother?: Yes
Childhood Honor Roll: Yes
Childhood BlackOpp: Schoolyard Chums
Teen Honor Roll: Yes
Romance: XXX
Part Time Job: XXX
Best Friend: Eric Collins (Imaginary Friend)
Two Career Objects: Writing Skill Certificate and Author's Honor Trophy
Three Unique Opportunities: Free the Genie, Correcting Past Mistakes, a History of One
LTRs: Immortal, Acclaimed Author, Attractive, Philosopher's Stone
5K Wishes: Master Bass/Guitar/Piano/Drums, Earn 10K/week in Royalties
Skill Challenges: Master Bassist, Master Guitarist, Master Drummer, Master Pianist, Trashy Novelist, Speed Writer
Museum Pieces: 7 novels, (plus extras)

Around this time, Brida the Kitty began to really miss Ghost.....so...I decided to put Millcara's last LTR to good use with the help of the Witch-Queen of Moonlight Falls

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I decided that is was only appropriate for a Life States Dynasty full of supernaturals to have a ghost dog, so Ghost received another YA potion and remained blue:

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Little Miss Thang is very pleased with herself for having completed her requirements (featuring a photo-bombing Ghost) *snicker snicker*

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This little gem has been waiting for his moment......

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Free the genie they said, it'll be fun they said.....

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"Hello Future Husband....."

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Hello Antony Olivas!

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[kaylas]

Townie ghosts vanish when they age up I seem to recall. So beautiful Violet only lasts until her next birthday. MF has some really great genetics. The homeless sims have some real gems too. My favorite being Hetal, but she's not everyone's jam.

Such a shame about Violet, had she still been in the household I might have used her for a future spouse.   I have not done much with Hetal but I like her wiki page Good to know!

[kaylas]

My Favorite Color!

Antony and Millcara married after she popped the wish. A beautiful night-time wedding if I do say so myself:

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Procreation elixirs were passed around and Millcara went into labor in her study, with Eric the Nosey being absolutely no help!

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Guess how many babies Millcara had? One.
Just one.
I sat there waiting for at least a twin.
No.
Just one baby.

At least I got an heir 

Blue the genie was born...as blue as blue can be!

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And as she aged, I discovered that Oberon's hair has appeared yet again! I was sort of hoping for Antony's light blonde hair, but in the end it complemented her blue skin and wardrobe. Her color hex code is Midnight (Dreamweaver) 

I must confess to a bit of a brain blip. Antony is a lamp genie, meaning he has basic features, not original townie features. Yeah I really blanked on that one. I probably should have resurrected an OT and transformed them with an elixir. I have always loved genies they are one of my favorite life states, I got a bit excited.

Blue was later re-named Badiat, a genie princess from One Thousand and One Nights, which is a large collection of Middle Eastern folk tales. Antony was then sent on his way.

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Her trait roll at birth also determined her skill, challenges, and career. Badiat was destined to be an inventor. And I was determined to challenge myself and supermax the skill.

A lovely child!

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I do not have many pictures of Badiat, she was often left to her own devices at her inventing table. Millcara wrote her last masterpiece and entered retirement.

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Badiat is still quite close with Ellaria, the ancestress who is just as logically minded and brainy as she is.

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Inventing has five skill challenges, which of course necessitates a second skill and the need to track levels and challenge completion in future heirs. I decided to count a consignment skill challenge as one of Badiat's requirements. This is a mistake because if this were a legit hall of fame attempt, Badiat's future daughter would have eventually completed the same skill, nullifying Badiat's skill challenge requirements and ending the attempt. If I were to attempt this dynasty for real, I would have the "inventing heir" also do handiness.

A pretty and hardworking teen.

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Who eventually became a gorgeous adult! Her LTW was the Monster Maker. With ITF uninstalled, she received the Ultimate Invention within three days of graduation. I decided to sit on the opportunity while Badiat and I nailed down the other challenges.

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I have never completed the detonation challenge. That challenge involved many, many, many cheap dishwashers.

Case in point:

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The inventor career is a hard one and if it were not for Brida making time machines at the table next to Badiat I am not sure if she would have been able to get far enough receive her career rewards.

After my pretty genie completed all of the other inventing SCs, I had her follow the Ultimate Invention chain, and Badiat completed her LTW.

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Her stats are as follows:

Name: Badiat Collins
Traits: Lucky, Neurotic, Technophobe, Easily Impressed, Eccentric, Family Oriented (now that is a lucky roll!) Computer Whiz (Nerd Status)
LTW: Monster Maker
Spouse: Argus Brown
Life State: Genie
Toddler Skills: Peg Board and Logic Books
Best Friends with Mother?: Yes
Childhood Honor Roll: "A" only
Childhood BlackOpp: Stinky Bugs
Teen Honor Roll: Yes
Romance: XXX
Part Time Job: XXX
Best Friend: Abdul Collins (Imaginary Friend)
Two Career Objects: Inventing Skill Certificate and Hero Medal for the Time Machine
Three Unique Opportunities: The Master Invention, The Exposition on Explosion, Construction Equipment Needed
LTRs: Efficient Inventor, Jet Setter, Complimentary Entertainment, Opportunistic
5K Wishes: Build a Time Machine, Master Inventing Skill, Detonate 50 Objects, Detonate 100 Objects, Marry Argus Brown
Skill Challenges: Consignment Store Sales, Widget Wonder, Diabolical Detonator, The Scrap Collector, The Master Inventor, The Ultimate Invention
Museum Pieces: 7 Self-Made Harvesters


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That face you make when you realize that the werewolf who lives in your backyard is your intended spouse.

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She warmed up to him at La Shove Beach.

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A mutual agreement was made upon the sands of this beach, "you are blue, I am a werewolf, lets make a blue werewolf!"

[Trip]

"Fun" fact but genie elixirs actually revert any sim to having a generic face too. (there are workarounds that involve non-HoF stuff, not that it matters to you but you look far ahead with this) Hoping for the blue werewolf too!

[kaylas]

"Fun" fact but genie elixirs actually revert any sim to having a generic face too. (there are workarounds that involve non-HoF stuff, not that it matters to you but you look far ahead with this) Hoping for the blue werewolf too!

Well that's just weird    I did not realize that Trip, thank you. I'll keep that in mind in future dynasties.

[Chubling]

"Fun" fact but genie elixirs actually revert any sim to having a generic face too. (there are workarounds that involve non-HoF stuff, not that it matters to you but you look far ahead with this) Hoping for the blue werewolf too!

What? That's so rude!

Badiat looks so good in that white! It's such a great color on her skin. And get that werewolf! He's got some good genes on him.

[kaylas]

Thank you, Chubling! One of my favorite parts of designing outfits for my sims is giving everyone a unique wedding dress!





Wolf-Kissed

I was not joking about blue werewolf, meet Eivor! (the literally wolf-kissed  )

When Eivor's icon first popped onto the screen, I groaned because I thought she was a genie, thankfully she just inherited her mother's skin slider. And yes...Eivor was another singleton.

Toddler!

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Badiat did indeed supermax inventing. I am proud of her and myself for sticking it out. She even managed to reach level 10 in the inventing career, I have only done that one other time. (Also, thank you for your help, Auntie Brida)

Blue and blue!

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Eivor rolled artistic and heavy sleeper at birth, and was promptly set on the path of artistry. This is definitely a change-up of how I usually play werewolf sims, they are often athletes and jocks who go into careers that require the athletic skill.

When she aged up to child....she rolled eccentric. Seriously Eivor?

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She transformed for the first time, is she not just adorable! Look at the puppy!

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Eivor aged up into a lovely teen. I decided to have her do street art as well. She eventually maxed the rebel social group and dutifully rolled "avant garde." Street Art has to be one of the easiest supermaxes in the game.

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For a werewolf, Eivor didn't leave the house very much. She spent her days painting or spraying. When she first aged up to teen, I got the message that Argus had passed away, making him the first spouse to do so. Even Oberon is still alive and a non-elder. I did not realize how old Argus was when he married Badiat.

YA Eivor. I decided to keep her wedding dress simple. Her color scheme is black and white like the different phases of the moon and the night sky.

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Her Heir Bedroom. Notice the full dresser and the manneqins. I would think that a werewolf would have to get used to quick costume changes and frequent "freshening ups.")

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Eivor became the designated "home decorating heir."

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Her Heir Stats. She is as of yet unmarried. I am taking some time to play with her and really get to know her. I feel guilty that she has spent her life in front of an easel or piece of wall. I am also in the process of completing her LTW. Her wedding sculpture is made because I did not want to forget.

Name: Eivor Collins
Traits: Animal Lover, Artistic, Eccentric, Heavy Sleeper, Technophobe, Avant-Garde (Rebel Influence)
LTW: Leader of the Pack
Spouse: XXX
Life State: Werewolf
Toddler Skills: Painting and Writing Books
Best Friends with Mother?: Yes
Childhood Honor Roll: Yes
Childhood BlackOpp:
Teen Honor Roll: Yes
Romance: Isaac Sharma
Part Time Job: XXX
Best Friend: Janet Pok
Two Career Objects: Painting Certificate and Painter Ribbon
Three Unique Opportunities: Commissioned Street Art (only one)
LTRs: Alpha Wolf, Extra Creative, Change in Taste, Inappropriate but in a Good Way
5K Wishes: Master Painting Skill, Master Street Art Skill, Paint Something Worth 3K, Reach Level 10 in Painter Career (only four wishes)
Skill Challenges: Brushmaster, Proficient Painter, Master Painter, Always Wanted, Master Muralist, Precision Sprayer
Museum Pieces: A whole gallery!

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I gave Eivor a whole gallery to display her works. Street art lines the hallways of the Heir Museum.

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Eivor says, "happy hunting!"

[Chubling]

Eivor is stunning! She got her daddy's cheek bones! I wonder how long the blue will last! I love the formal look on her too!