imprismed - gen 1: gray
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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.