Do you have a backstory for your Sims?

I don't always but I do tend to have a premade backstory for my sims before I start playing. In the current save I started most recently, the 'heir' who is the main sim I plan on following is a teen who I lives with her grandparents after her parents died. even though as soon as I started the game I killed off her parents I have an idea of who they were before the game started and how the 'heir' got to be living with her grandparents.

@jillbg Wow! I love the dedication. I'll have to give that a read when I've got some more time.

I use Plum Tree App to profile all of my townie legacies. I write their bios according to how they act in game when I meet them and the game's mechanics and embellish where I feel creative enough to do so. For example, in Sims 4 I said Summer Holiday was going through diet restriction and exercise addiction and it was only after Mortimer Goth helped her to hospital (she fainted, he woke her up, and I sent her to hospital) that she went through a rehabilitation program and went on to be a baker in my game.

@highfiveshannah I love backgroundstories, they make the characters more "real". So, becoming a baker after rehab is a success story! :)

Here is the link to the backgroundstory of my blog: Family Tree

I like writing backstories for my story characters. They're usually included in some form on my Simlits. The Adora in my story is like the Adora on both versions of the She-Ra show. She grew up in the enemy army, thinking that she was on the right side, until she discovered the truth and learned of her true destiny. Also, about Glimmer's backstory - her father was missing ever since she was young, causing Queen Angella to be overprotective of her.

@jillbg I've checked out your blog in the past, but it doesn't catch my interest. On the plus side, though, your sims look good.

No backstories for my sims. Most of them are born in-game, and I let their "stories" develop with time. The only one who has a story outside the game is Tox the Spider, who sometimes shows up in the game, but is just as active outside the game. :)

"Nikkei_Simmer;c-18197150" wrote:
@jillbg - Since your Legacy is a long one...I'm just getting into it. I'll probably read a chapter a day...(since I'm already hooked by your writing in the first chapter). ;)

Do that @Nikkei_Simmer - but don't feel obligated! Stupid of me to say, of course you won't read if you're not interested enough to keep turning the pages! :)

"jillbg;c-18197120" wrote:
Thank you so much, @highfiveshannah I hope you'll continue enjoying reading my story! I have actually written a book, but it's very expensive to have it edited, so I'm kind of looking around to maybe publish on Amazon or something...

That's amazing. Maybe a small publishing house like Parliament House Press would work for you. Just an idea. I hope whatever route you decide that it goes well for you.

Will absolutely keep reading your story and if you do publish your book I hope you will let me know so I can purchase and by that too :-)

@highfiveshannah Oh, thanks so very much. I'll absolutely check Parliament House Press out!

Cool thread. I like how involved with others households the backstories are for some in sims3 and sims2.it invites exploring. Like how Nervous Subject is Olive Specters son but in one of them, his father is implied to be the Grim Reaper.

Or in Midnight Hollow, the reference to The Nightmare before Christmas in Jack Limb wanting to rescue Sarah Holden from the clutches of evil bald dude the mad scientist. Sarah looks just a bit like Sally too.

And the Goths of course, all that.

There is far less backstory given in sims4, and sometimes I like coming up with some of my own, like imagining that Diego Lobo is actually Wolfgang Munch's father because they so resemble each other. I also thought Candy Behr looks a lot like Wolfgang in the face, but if wouldn't be surprising if they're related, both being from old Windenburg families.

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