imprismed - gen 1: gray

IMPRISMED

A TEN GENERATION LEGACY

Part 1: Generation Gray

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

Poplularity Sim 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.

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.

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.

Roy spent the next

few days dividing his

time between work

and building

friendships.

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.

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.

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.

He also had a four-

legged visitor who

he was smart

en0ugh to ignore.

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.

The group happened

to consist of a bunch

of unimportant Sims

who were added to

Roy’s contact list to

help fulfill his LTW.

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.

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.

For Roy, it was love

at first sight. He

tidied up his small

living space.

Made some

necessary repairs.

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.

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.

Not to be daunted,

Roy closed his eyes,

relaxed back in his

favorite chair and

re-thought the

situation and his

strategy.

After work that

evening, he invited

her over again. This

time, he was much

more successful at

building a

relationship.

Eventually pink

hearts floated above

their heads.

And before Roy got

too bored, red hearts

followed.

Leading to the

inevitable for both of

them. Uma was

invited to move in

and accepted.

She is an Aries

Poplularity Sim 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.

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.

An engagement

quickly followed

once Roy wasn’t

rolling the fear of

one.

Vows were

exchanged within

minutes for much

the same reason.

Life settled into a

routine for the

couple. A mixture of

skilling for

promotions, work,

and trying to get the

next generation

started.

After several tries,

finally, success.

One of the couple’s

favorite activities

was to cuddle on the

lawn and study the

stars.

Uma would

frequently practice

her singing skills,

serenading Roy

whenever she had a

chance.

She was definitely

the more flirtatious

of the two.

At last the day came

when their little

bundle of joy made

its way into the

world.

Roy thought his wife

never looked better.

Then we had the

hand-off to the

proud papa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Obsidian is a

2/9/2/6/7 Libra. His

only other known

stat is that his OTH

is Arts & Crafts.

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.

A new bedroom was

added to the house

and toddler training

commenced.

Early morning quiet

and the children are

not in their room.

Nor are they playing

with the toys in the

living room.

Where are they?

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.

Ebony is practicing

her stalker skills for

when she gets older

and is summarily

ignored by the entire

family and

neighborhood.

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.

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.

Ebony fared no

better. She grew up

by herself in the

nursery. Even

Obsidian didn’t run

in to watch.

*hate shudder* What

the heck are you

wearing? That is

definitely NOT going

to cut it mister.

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.

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.

Roy, on the other

hand, got a

promotion even

though I missed the

doo-hickey.

Obsidian did get a

better outfit more

representative of his

generational color.

He looks a lot like

his Daddy.

He brought Tessa

Ramirez home from

school.

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.

Roy continues to

work on his LTW.

Uma helps by

greeting the walk-

bys while he is at

work and feeding

them.

She’s also helping

Obsidian with his

homework. Roy

helped Ebony

earlier.

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.

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.

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.

Actually, the kids

both have time for

play with their new

found friends. And

their parent’s new

found friends.

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.

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.

Both kids were

admitted. \o/

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.

First day of Private

School was no big

deal. Obsidian still

brought home a

friend almost every

day.

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.

Ebony rolls the skill

wants far more often

than Obsidian.

Roy’s portrait is

done.

Uma is working on

hers now. She’s got

the highest

creativity, so she was

the one who got to

paint them.

Here’s hers,

finished.

Roy spends a lot of

time writing in his

diary. Hopefully

good memories.

He’ll probably

publish as an elder.

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.

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?

Gettin’ jiggety.

*shakes head*

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The party was a hit.

Not sure how much

Roy really enjoyed it.

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.

So did Ebony. She

got to keep the

blonde hair . As the

unauthorized spare,

it really didn’t

matter much.

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.

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.

They gypsy brought

a little gift by. I was

relieved because I

really wasn’t going

to let Uma have five

top level businesses.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I did go play

Bluewater Village

long enough to give

Checo and Lisa

makeovers and let

Tessa age up.

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.

Recipe for disaster:

1. Family is starving2. Direct someone to

serve a meal3. Low cooking

points start a fire4. Wonder why fire

truck is not showing up as family members fire-dance

5. Belatedly note rookie mistake of forgetting to put in smoke detector/fire alarm

6. Panic!7. Thank goodness

the heir is not in the room

8. Direct founder, heir and spouse to call emergency in the hope that someone will stop fire-dance long enough to do so

9. Direct unauthorized spare to try to extinguish the blaze since she is technically expendable

10. Notice spouse is now doing the fire-dance as well though she is hidden in the bathroom

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.

Roy tips the fireman

for a job well done.

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.

While this picture

may seem very dull

and bland, it

contains one very

important addition.

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.

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.

They shared their

first kiss and, since

he rolled the want,

are now officially

going steady.

Ebony is not without

a love interest

either. Though hers

is just a midnight

booty call.

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.

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.

The time soon

approached for

Roy’s elder

transition. A party

was held and all his

closest friends were

there.

Roy blew out his

candles without

making a pudding

like mess of the cake

and prepared for the

sparkles.

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.

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.

Uma thought he

looked great too.

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.

What is it with the

townie friends and

the bathtub?! First

Checo and now Jan

Tellerman is

monopolizing the

bathroom.

Recipe for disaster

#2:

1. Perform another

rookie mistake

and don’t install

a burglar alarm.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Moan when

police arrive and

burglar runs

away and is NOT

CAUGHT by said

police.

5. Laugh at said

police officer as

he does the WTF

look as the

burglar

disappears.

6. 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.

Another boring

photo, but with one

very important

addition.

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.

Is…is that a

helicopter I hear?!

Someone topped

their career!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Then it was back to

more skilling.

Uma was a few days

younger than Roy, so

her birthday rolled

around on the

weekend.

Friends were invited

and a cake was

bought.

She looked a little

sad to be leaving her

youth behind.

Maybe she knew

something.

To the wardrobe.

Now.

Much better. A little

bling around the

waist too. Not a bad

touch.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Well, Uma decided

that her birthday

party would be an

excellent time to

blog about games.

And Roy?

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.

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?

Uhm, forget that last

sentence.

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.

Although Christy

didn’t even bother to

get dressed again as

she traipsed through

the living room

toward the door.

Sunday morning

contained a few

early hours of hard-

core skilling for

Obsidian, which paid

off in $4,000 worth

of scholarships.

Ebony had finished

hers up days ago

and also had $4,000

in scholarships.

The taxi was called

and they made their

way on to the next

part of their lives.

You two crazy kids

hold the fort while

they’re gone.

Obsidian will be

back before you

know it.

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.