2. In the science of light, a beam is passed through a prism and becomes all colors of the spectrum. Our story begins with a lack of color, a lack of light. Building through ten generations, our players will build color upon color, eventually leading to full light.
3. The Legacy Challenge rules, created by Pinstar and modified by many, will be used as guidelines. However, there are additional rules for the family to follow. 1. Each generation will be assigned a color: 1 - Gray 2 - Black 3 - Red 4 - Orange 5 - Yellow 6 – Green 7 - Blue 8 - Indigo 9 - Violet 10 - White
4. 2. Each generation will be required to add at least one room to the existing legacy house. Said room will be decorated in that generation’s assigned color. They may add more than one, but all must reflect their color scheme. 3. Generations may change the color of the exterior of the house to their color, but ONLY if they can afford to recolor the entire exterior.
5. 4. Clothing and hair should match the generation’s assigned color as closely as possible. It can be subtle, or glaringly obvious. 5. Each generation will have one heir only. If natural twins occur, the first born will be heir and the spare will not be played once they leave the main house. They, in effect, will become the prodigal child, or long lost relative.
6. So, without further ado, let us meet our founder, Roy Geebiv. What? You thought his name would be something different? Did you miss the whole rainbow theme? Roy is not the most attractive Sim ever created, a purposeful decision on my part. While this is by no means an Uglacy, the pretty Sims get a little boring, no?
7. Roy moved into a large lot, not the largest, but large enough that all he could afford was this little shack/room. It’s not much. Inside is his bed, a bookshelf, a phone, a toilet and a shower head. Around back is a small fridge, one counter, and the grill. The table is set up for the Sims3 computer that will be delivered momentarily, and there is a chess table and chairs to the left of the patio.
8. Roy immediately got to skill building so he could get a job and those all important promotions. Now is as good a time as any to list his stats. Roy is a Libra PoplularitySim with a LTW to have 20 best friends and a personality spread of 2/8/2/6/7. His OTH is Arts & Crafts and his turn ons/turn off are red hair/cleaning and stink. He is employed in the politics career track.
9. One of the Welcome Wagon members was Linda Barthelet. Roy flirted with her and they had no bolts. They didn’t really hit it off either, so she was added to the list of friends to be made in the effort to achieve his LTW.
10. Autumn Dallas, another member of the Welcome Wagon, was a better possibility at one bolt attraction. Being the first two women he met though, he kept his options open. There was still time.
11. Roy spent the next few days dividing his time between work and building friendships.
12. His first foray into the community led him to friendship with Sandy Bruty. They had a one bolt attraction too, but again, it was early and as a notorious Romancer, Sandy was pushed to the back of the possibility line for spouse.
13. Back home, he managed to eat a nasty sandwich which led to the inevitable prayer to the porcelain god and a lot of complaining about his comfort level.
14. A comfy lounger was added to his list of possessions. It was the highest comfort piece he could afford at the time and he took full advantage of it.
15. He also had a four-legged visitor who he was smart en0ugh to ignore.
16. Being friends with Sandy Bruty had its advantages. One night Roy was invited to join a group of her friends on an outing downtown. He jumped at the chance to go meet more people.
17. The group happened to consist of a bunch of unimportant Sims who were added to Roy’s contact list to help fulfill his LTW.
18. Roy didn’t remember many of the small details of this particular outing after he had his first drink at the bar. He was too confounded by the lovely vision who mixed and handed him the glass filled with fruity whatever it had been he ordered.
19. Uma was her name. (It’s been too long so I don’t remember her last name.) A quick scope and short conversation revealed two bolt attraction between them.
20. For Roy, it was love at first sight. He tidied up his small living space.
22. And invited Uma over. He figured she would be more comfortable in a group, so he had a few other people over at the same time. After all, he had hardly had a chance to speak with her while he was on his outing.
23. He was quickly reminded that they had done nothing more than spoken a few polite words to each other when Uma refused the hug he approached her for. Both she and the rest of his guests left shortly thereafter.
24. Not to be daunted, Roy closed his eyes, relaxed back in his favorite chair and re-thought the situation and his strategy.
25. After work that evening, he invited her over again. This time, he was much more successful at building a relationship.
28. Leading to the inevitable for both of them. Uma was invited to move in and accepted. She is an Aries PoplularitySim with a LTW to own 5 top level businesses and a personality spread of 7/6/5/0/7. Her OTH is Science and her turn ons/turn off are fat/black hair and charisma. She is employed in the business career track.
29. The funds she brought with her allowed for some expansion of the indoor living space with the bedroom and bathroom now enclosed in individual rooms and the small kitchenette inside. They were also able to add an open living room space. All in all, it was a cute little cottage and suited their current needs.
39. WAIT! A HAND-OFF?! This is not authorized! Did you not read rule number 5?! *Headdesk* *repeatedly* So, Uma prepared to deliver their second bundle of joy.
40. The first born is a little boy named Obsidian. He will be heir of the next generation whose assigned color is black. He has his fathers blond hair and mothers blue eyes.
41. The black spare, who will fade into oblivion, is a little girl named Ebony. She also has her fathers blonde hair and mothers blue eyes.
42. The days were filled with the usual diaper changes and bottle feedings, which are cute the first time, but generally become boring and routine after a short while. Uma and Roy did not throw a party for the twins birthday, but Goopy happened to be on hand after coming home from work with one of them.
43. The twins grew into adorable toddlers. Obsidian wisely grew up into clothing appropriate to his generational color. Ebony needed a quick change to be a little more reflective of it.
44. Obsidian is a 2/9/2/6/7 Libra. His only other known stat is that his OTH is Arts & Crafts.
45. Ebony is also a Libra with a personality spread similar to her brother - 2/8/2/6/7. Her OTH is also Arts & Crafts. I’ll admit I probably could find a better toddler outfit that is black, but I’m not really that worried about it since she is an unauthorized spare.
46. A new bedroom was added to the house and toddler training commenced.
48. Nor are they playing with the toys in the living room. Where are they?
49. Well, Obsidian, the nasty little bugger, has discovered the joy of the toilet and the multitude of puddles it will create if you are messy enough. Which he is.
50. Ebony is practicing her stalker skills for when she gets older and is summarily ignored by the entire family and neighborhood.
51. Our lovely couple, upon waking, do not rush to attend to their children’s needs but instead are lip-locked together until brutally forced apart by directives from above.
52. Eventually it was time for the twins birthday. Obsidian was rolling the fear of a party so we didn’t have one. Everyone else wanted one, but well, our little heir is spoiled. I’m not sure they would have paid any closer attention had there been guests. They’re both Pop sims.
53. Ebony fared no better. She grew up by herself in the nursery. Even Obsidian didn’t run in to watch.
54. *hate shudder* What the heck are you wearing? That is definitely NOT going to cut it mister.
55. Someone or something knocked over the trash can in the middle of the night while everyone was sleeping. I had Roy pick up everything first thing in the morning, but they still got roaches. You can see a small one on the stone. The rest turned into that turd looking thing on the sidewalk. Roy called the exterminator who ably took care of the problem.
56. They hadn’t called a Nanny because Uma’s work schedule was 9:00 to 3:00. I was a little worried about overlap, but Uma took things into her own hands and got herself demoted and sent home early so we didn’t have to worry at all.
57. Roy, on the other hand, got a promotion even though I missed the doo-hickey.
58. Obsidian did get a better outfit more representative of his generational color. He looks a lot like his Daddy.
60. Ebony got a new outfit as well. She’s one of the prettiest sims I’ve ever had born in game and I’m starting to regret the rule about one child. I’m not changing it in the second generation though. I’ll have to figure out something to do with her eventually.
61. Roy continues to work on his LTW. Uma helps by greeting the walk-bys while he is at work and feeding them.
62. She’s also helping Obsidian with his homework. Roy helped Ebony earlier.
63. Goopy, Goopy, Goopy. He initiated the conversation with Ebony and then stood there bored out of his mind. He’s BFF’s with Roy, so he’ll likely be a fixture for this generation at least.
64. Obsidian and Ebony get along okay. He refused her hug attempts for a short time, but there were never any fights. Of course, they weren’t inseparable either like other sets of twins.
65. Obsidian brings home friends almost every day, like Meredith Chan here. Ebony is forced to do chores while the spoilt heir has his needs and aspiration points seen to. Yeah, I’m evil like that.
66. Actually, the kids both have time for play with their new found friends. And their parent’s new found friends.
67. Oh, and Uma got demoted AGAIN. I don’t think she really wants to work. She’d rather be her own boss. I’ve never run a successful business in any of the neighborhoods I’ve played. Maybe it’s time for another attempt. I will have to contemplate it.
68. Both kids are very active and playful, so the headmaster was invited over. They need that boost to their fun meters, so fingers crossed, he took a tour, ate some burgers and schmoozed a bit with Roy who has very high charisma.
69. Both kids were admitted. / The final score was actually 120 due to the final schmooze points from this conversation, but my picture did not come out as well as I had hoped, so you get this one instead.
70. First day of Private School was no big deal. Obsidian still brought home a friend almost every day.
71. Time marched on and days were filled with school and play. Both kids are very playful so they’re not forced to skill. If they roll a want, it gets filled. Fall is nice because they’ll pick up a few. Kids need time to be kids.
76. Roy spends a lot of time writing in his diary. Hopefully good memories. He’ll probably publish as an elder.
77. He also tried to increase his skills as easily as possible. Townies don’t have a lot of skill points though. It’s okay. The animation just cracks me up.
78. The time came for the twins teen birthday and a lot of people were invited. Roy and both twins were rolling wants for a party and no one was rolling the fear, so a party it was. Note who is missing though. Pray tell, where are Roy and Uma for their offspring’s party?
80. Sandy, I’m sure that one day he will truly be impressed and amazed by your bounteous assets, but right now he’s got a date with some sparkles. Please step away from the heir.
81. Now, a lot of people are pleased with their heirs as they transition to teen. They talk about how gorgeous they are and how their outfits are not bad but will likely need to be changed to suit them better. We have a different reaction. Similar to a shudder and the realization that there’s a face only a mother could love.
82. Ebony fared much better, again making me slightly regret Rule #5. You know, I thought they both had their mother’s eyes, but now I’m not so sure. Both look rather grey, like their dad’s, now that they’re teens.
83. Their friends aged up with them as well. Ironically enough, both who were at the party chose poodle skirts. Meredith Chan is in the red. Demi Howe is in the blue. Tessa is a playable and needs to be played to age up. She’s really good friends with Obsidian though, so she probably will. At least to teen. Then we’ll see what their chemistry is like.
84. Obsidian got a makeover. He needed to for several reasons. The main one though is that he needs to reflect his generational color and the blonde hair just wasn’t cutting it. He looks better with black hair. It also increased his bolts with Demi to two, which is the strongest he has with anyone so far.
85. No matter how much I try to cut the guy a break, Checo Ramirez is creepy. He took a bath, hogging the entire bathroom, then went to sleep in Obsidian’s bed. I think Tessa is embarrassed.
86. The party was a hit. Not sure how much Roy really enjoyed it.
87. Obsidian was not pleased. He was happy about the party though. He is a child filled with contradiction. You can see Demi thought it was a great time too.
88. So did Ebony. She got to keep the blonde hair . As the unauthorized spare, it really didn’t matter much.
89. The twins took the customary trip to a community lot the next day after school. They were able to purchase the electronics they wanted and also met even more people their own age.
90. Proof that Ebony was there too. They get along better now and share a lot of friends. Both were even able to make friends with Melody Tinker, which never happens.
91. They gypsy brought a little gift by. I was relieved because I really wasn’t going to let Uma have five top level businesses.
92. But, Roy is the founder and man of the house (and I suck a the numbered LTW’s) so he got to rub the lamp first.
93. I had him wish for lifetime happiness or whatever it is that gets him perma-plat. I love how he’s really thinking about how to word it so it won’t back-fire on him.
94. Uma did eventually get her wish as well. This means there is one left and the lamp has been placed in Obsidian’s inventory for him to choose to use it or not.
95. Roy is getting closer to the top of his career. He got to go to work in the limo. Uma was able to get two promotions, which got her back to where she was when she first moved in.
96. I did go play Bluewater Village long enough to give Checo and Lisa makeovers and let Tessa age up.
97. Obsidian invited her over and the first thing they did was argue. Their chemistry is non-existent too, so they will remain friends and I don’t have to worry about him falling for a playable. Tessa might go to college. I’m not sure though. I kind of have a soft spot for her since she married a Doran in another ‘verse.
98. Recipe for disaster: Family is starving Direct someone to serve a meal Low cooking points start a fire Wonder why fire truck is not showing up as family members fire-dance Belatedly note rookie mistake of forgetting to put in smoke detector/fire alarm Panic! Thank goodness the heir is not in the room
99. Direct founder, heir and spouse to call emergency in the hope that someone will stop fire-dance long enough to do so Direct unauthorized spare to try to extinguish the blaze since she is technically expendable Notice spouse is now doing the fire-dance as well though she is hidden in the bathroom
100. With the trusty fireman there, the entire family can fire-dance together. The family that fire-dances together, survives together? Disaster is averted and the fire is put out with no loss of life nor kitchen equipment.
102. Uma offers a double tip. You can’t be too careful, and he did respond quickly and well. Roy didn’t quite agree with her as evidenced by his WTF face.
103. While this picture may seem very dull and bland, it contains one very important addition.
104. Disaster averted, Obsidian invited Demi over. He had high relationship scores with her so it was a matter of one flirt and hearts were flying in front of the shack.
105. Love shack, baby love shack… They’re cute together, and the recessive hair will stick around a little while at least. Well, if they last through college.
106. They shared their first kiss and, since he rolled the want, are now officially going steady.
107. Ebony is not without a love interest either. Though hers is just a midnight booty call.
108. She gets a good greeting out of him and a pleasant thought bubble from him before he complains about how late it is and turns back the way he came.
109. The twins are getting along better and better. Obsidian sort of ignored Ebony when they were children and while they weren’t enemies, their relationship scores were rather low. It’s nice to see that they are besties now.
110. The time soon approached for Roy’s elder transition. A party was held and all his closest friends were there.
111. Roy blew out his candles without making a pudding like mess of the cake and prepared for the sparkles.
112. I’m not sure if his guests are clapping or guffawing. I was leaning toward the guffaw. I’m pretty sure Checo was guffawing too now that he has hair and Roy doesn’t.
113. A quick trip to the mirror and wardrobe and Roy was very pleased to be back to his old self, if a little grayer with bones a little more tired.
115. Goopy is still stalking Ebony. It’s a little creepy. If they have bolts as adults it’s going to be more than a little creepy. If this was an apocalypse, it wouldn’t be quite so creepy because he would be eligible as the next spouse and she would be made heir.
116. What is it with the townie friends and the bathtub?! First Checo and now Jan Tellerman is monopolizing the bathroom.
117. Recipe for disaster #2: Perform another rookie mistake and don’t install a burglar alarm. Notice in the pop-up camera that you have enabled precisely for notification of rookie mistakes that there is a burglar sneaking toward your legacy house.
118. While said burglar chooses to kype the cheap sofa instead of the more expensive stuff you have, wake as many household members as possible so someone can call emergency services.
119. Moan when police arrive and burglar runs away and is NOT CAUGHT by said police.
120. Laugh at said police officer as he does the WTF look as the burglar disappears. Sit back in semi-amazement with the thought that the Geebiv family has met all the emergency service personnel and it’s only the first generation.
122. That same night, Ebony made the acquaintance of Boots the wolf. She hasn’t seen him since, but their relationship is started, and it’s positive, and she has knowledge as a secondary, so hopefully she’ll see him again.
123. Is…is that a helicopter I hear?! Someone topped their career!
124. It was Roy! He is now Mayor of Spectrum. Did I mention that the name of their little town is Spectrum? Well, that’s where they live and Roy is now the Mayor.
125. Goopy of course, has attached himself to Roy’s coat-tail and is now the Deputy Mayor. It looks like he is the Mayor too, but in a town as small as Spectrum, we do not need two mayors, so he is Deputy Mayor.
126. Of course, age and wisdom have not seemed to prevent Roy from making questionable food choices. I shouldn’t really blame him, as it was never necessary for him to gain any cooking skill.
127. Of course, even bad food puts on some pounds so Roy dug out the old jump rope for a little old fashioned exercise. He exercises like I do. Five minutes and we’re done. Unfortunately, that program doesn’t work all that well at maintaining fitness.
128. The twins have been working on skills so they can get a few scholarships for college. Ebony skills really fast. Obsidian has a harder time of it.
129. His hard work is part of the reason that Roy okayed his request to go out. Obsidian put together a small group of friends and headed to the gamer hobby lot. While there, he lost a competition, played Don’t Wake the Llama, and was able to see his girlfriend.
134. Much better. A little bling around the waist too. Not a bad touch.
135. Obsidian FINALLY got his aspiration into the gold by becoming friends with one of the party guets. Now he can use the energizer. He has a few more skills to build before leaving for college.
136. He moved to the putter for some more charisma skill. I’d like him to have high charisma so he makes more friends more easily at college.
137. What is it with Townies using our bathtub and beds?! Christy Toyonaga was a walk-by that Roy greeted. She stayed for the party and ended up in Obsidians bed.
138. Wait! What’s that?! BJ the Headmaster has slapped Sandy? I haven’t a clue as to why. Maybe she was a provocative student in school? And where are our lovely hosts while this mayhem ensues?
139. Well, Uma decided that her birthday party would be an excellent time to blog about games. And Roy?
140. Roy has once again left the party for the comfort of his bed. He always rolls the wants for the parties, but he just doesn’t have the stamina I guess.
141. Of course, Sandy doesn’t take a slap sitting down, but delivers her own offensive blows. That grabbed Goopy’s interest. Meh, there’s only 30 seconds or so left to the party. What could go wrong?
143. I think Goopy said it best when he told Gilbert that he didn’t think that Sandy and BJ were going to be best friends. On that note, the party finished up in “Not Bad” status and Roy and Uma got their little party doo-hickeys.
144. Although Christy didn’t even bother to get dressed again as she traipsed through the living room toward the door.
145. Sunday morning contained a few early hours of hard-core skilling for Obsidian, which paid off in $4,000 worth of scholarships.
146. Ebony had finished hers up days ago and also had $4,000 in scholarships.
147. The taxi was called and they made their way on to the next part of their lives.
148. You two crazy kids hold the fort while they’re gone. Obsidian will be back before you know it.
149. A few closing stats: I never listed Obsidian and Ebony’s LTW or TO/O: Obsidian’s is to become Education Minister and his TO/O are Jewelry and Creativity/Strength. Ebony’s is to become a Rock God and her TO/O are Glasses and Mechanical/Red Hair. Obsidian’s secondary is Popularity. I choose secondary's based on game observations and what I feel the character shows me they want.
