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Sami0623
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2 months ago

Lianna Luz: 100 Baby Challenge

Hello! A few years ago I posted the beginning of this story/challenge, but then life got in the way and I had no time to continue it. So now I'm starting it up again (I'm on maternity leave with my baby girl and have some more free time now!) I hope you enjoy the story and following along with Lianna while she completes the 100 Baby Challenge!

 

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    Sami0623
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    10 days ago

     

    Lianna’s Backstory: Part Seven

    Back at home in Forgotten Hollow, the Luz's went back to their normal life: Tobias and Camilla schmoozed other elitist spellcasters and practiced their magic. They were often found in the Magic Realm rubbing elbows with other powerful spellcasters in Magic Headquarters. Dante was expected to continue honing his abilities, and to socialize with young spellcasters of his age with the goal of finding a suitable match for marriage. Instead, however, he practiced magic in solitude while thinking of Kalani every single day. His parents had never asked where he was or what he did on their Sulani trip, but that vacation had changed his life and perspective entirely.

    Dante was too caught up in his daydreams about his island girl to notice that his parents had been spending a significant amount of time with one elitist family in particular: the Youngbloods. They often mentioned Ethalia, Edward and their beautiful and powerful daughter Kyera, but Dante brushed them off each time.

    One evening a few weeks after their Sulani trip, Camilla informed Dante that they would be attending a dinner at the Youngbloods' home. “Attending a dinner” was a very formal event in their world; they would be dressed to the nines, chatting up other snobby spellcasters and bragging about how rich and powerful they all were. It was exactly the type of event that Dante despised. He knew he did not have a choice in such matters, however, and begrudgingly got ready for the stuffy affair.


    The Youngbloods were gracious hosts, having an extravagant feast catered while they woo their guests. Dante had been stuck in his own head for weeks, fantasizing about going back to Sulani. He was very friendly toward the Youngbloods – as was his personality – and they seemed nice enough. Ethalia and Edward questioned him about his life plans and intentions, interests and goals, and he spouted the same nonsense he’d memorized by this point: to become a great and powerful spellcaster, to have a successful magical family, to continue his family’s legacy; all the things his parents wanted for him. He didn’t even have to try to pretend, as he’d been doing it his entire life.

    While the parents all drank and chatted for hours, their young daughter Kyera was bubbly and friendly with Dante. He didn’t know this, but she had very little experience with men and was bursting at the seams to get to talk to a handsome man one-on-one. Dante engaged in fun conversation with her, the two of them laughing and joking. He thought absolutely nothing of it, this was just his role to play in his family’s schemes. Kyera, on the other hand, was completely and utterly smitten by the gorgeous and charismatic Dante.

    After the night ended and the Luz’s were driven home in their private car, Camilla interoggated Dante on what he thought of Kyera. “Isn’t Kyera just stunning?” she pushed. “Oh, yes she is a beautiful girl,” Dante replied, barely listening. “Yes, indeed. She is also quite gifted with magic; her mother tells me she is even farther along in her training than you, Dante!” “Mhmm,” he replied, staring out the window at the dreary landscape they lived in. “Although she is not from a strong bloodline…but her raw power more than makes up for that…” Camilla continued. “She would make someone a very happy husband,” Camilla mused persistently. She then nudged her husband hard. Tobias stuttered and then quickly agreed with his calculating wife, “Oh, uh yes, Kyera would be a great match for a powerful spellcaster.” “Yes, I’m sure she would…” Dante mumbled, remembering the bright blue sky and vibrant foliage of Sulani, a perfect backdrop for his stunning Kalani.

    Meanwhile, back in Sulani…

    Kalani woke up early like she did every day, ready to tend to her garden and maybe sell some produce at the local market. Before she even made it outside, though, she felt a strong pang of nausea. Kalani ran into the bathroom, vomiting into her toilet. Had she eaten something bad? She strongly doubted it, given that her diet was made of the same island staples daily. Not thinking much of it, she continued about her day, wondering like she did every day if and when she might see the man she’d fallen in love with so quickly again.

     

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    Sami0623
    Seasoned Scout
    10 days ago

    Lianna's Backstory: Part Six

    The next morning, Kalani awoke alone in her bed. Disappointed, she dragged herself out of bed, upset with herself for having such strong feelings for a man she had just met. As she walked out into the main room of the bungalow she heard faint humming, and the scent of caramelized fruit wafted through the slits in her open-air windows.

    Kalani walked outside to find Dante setting up the table.
    As she laid eyes on Dante, Kalani couldn’t wipe the grin off of her face. He sauntered up to her and lightly kissed her cheek. “Good morning Beautiful. I made breakfast.” Caught up in the romantic moment they’d been sharing since yesterday, Kalani and Dante flirted and laughed while they ate, as light raindrops from a sun shower dappled the turquoise water around them.

    After sharing a long kiss, Dante’s face fell and his distress was evident. “What is it?” she asked. “I…have to leave soon.” Dante could barely get the words out. He explained that his parents would be waking soon and that they were heading back to Forgotten Hollow today.

    “Well, before you leave Dante, I want to show you something,” Kalani whispered mysteriously. He followed her down the beach to the water’s edge, where she stopped. Kalani turned to face him. “There’s something you should know about me…” she said cautiously. He nodded curiously.



    Kalani placed one foot into the shallow surf, then began slowly walking into the water. As she did so, water began to swirl around her legs mystically, a phenomenon Dante had never seen before. Kalani dove into the water elegantly, and as she did a bright green tail flipped out of the blue sea. He had to blink repeatedly to make sure what he was seeing was real. Kalani swam through the sea as quick and graceful as a fish.

    She was terrified to turn around and see his reaction; before she found the courage to do so, he was in the water right behind her, lightly touching her shoulder. Kalani turned around slowly, completely unsure of how Dante felt. Kalani’s hair cascaded wildly down to her shoulders, and shimmering yellow scales ran down her face. As she saw the warm, understanding smile on his face her fears melted away. “You’re so magnificent,” he spoke softly. “You aren’t afraid? Or disgusted?” she asked cautiously. Dante’s grin grew wider, and he grabbed her hand through the warm ocean water. He pulled her in for a slow kiss, wrapping his arms around this new body that was somehow still so clearly hers. He splashed her and they played in the water for a moment, before heading ashore on a small atoll just off the coast.

    Kalani magically transformed into the human-looking form he had known as she walked out of the water. Dante embraced her tightly for a long minute as grey clouds began to roll in. “I have a secret, too,” he whispered in her ear. Then he took a step back, closed his eyes and summoned his magic with a focused hand movement. As magical sparks flew around him, Kalani looked shocked. “Alakazam!” he shouted, pointing directly at her. As she jumped in surprise, Dante zapped a small bush behind her, laughing at his own prank. “You…have magic too?” Kalani asked, stunned. What were the chances that two completely different magical beings would meet and fall for one another? Dante chuckled, his free-spirited mindset not thinking much of this fact. “I’m a spellcaster. My whole family are spellcasters actually.” “I’ve never met anyone magical who wasn’t a mermaid like myself,” Kalani explained. They spent the next hour showing off their abilities and telling each other more about themselves, their true selves.

    “Oh no, its really getting late now…” Dante’s brow wrinkled with worry as he noticed the sun rising higher into the sky. “You need to go,” Kalani said somberly. They swam back to her home in silence, both deeply saddened that this moment had to end. As they walked down the beach, Dante grabbed her hand urgently. “I will be back soon. I promise.” His eyes burned with sincerity, begging her to believe him. “It’s just that…my family can’t know about you,” he said very sternly. Kalani didn’t question why, just nodding with understanding. They came from very different worlds and she knew all about how people feared things that were different. “But I will be back,” he restated. She touched his face lightly, beaming with relief and joy. “You know where to find me; I’ll be waiting right here.” This time she pulled him in for one last kiss, and they lingered that way as long as they could. As Dante hopped on his jet ski to race back to his resort, Kalani watched longingly from the sand.

     

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    Sami0623
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    10 days ago

    Lianna's Backstory: Part Five


    Kalani spotted Dante in the water, and a grin lit up her face. He swam over to the ladder on her deck and climbed up quickly, apologizing before he even reached the top. “I am so sorry that I didn’t show up for lunch…I’m here with my parents and they planned some dumb event and I didn’t have a choice…I didn’t want to tell them about this – thing – that we’re doing…lunch, I mean, although it’s far too late for lunch now…” Dante rambled on, tripping over his words as he watched her smile grow larger with each one. She began to giggle as he fumbled. When he finally gave up trying to explain, she let out a laugh and told him, “Its fine. I am not upset. We barely know each other, if you didn’t ever show up I wouldn’t have been mad.” His face fell with those last few words, so she added, “I am glad you are here now, though,” with a sweet smile.

    The hours flew by as Dante and Kalani spent the night laughing and learning about each other. Dante offered to cook her dinner to make up for being so late. As he grilled she made a citrusy island drink from fresh fruit, and they chatted and joked. Sitting together on her lounge chairs overlooking the turquoise water, the only silence was when one of them was chewing. By the time they were done eating and talking the sun had completely set and the sky was a deep purple.

    Dante was so intoxicated by this enamored feeling that he completely forgot about the outside world. She offered to teach him how to do an island dance, and sparks flew as they twirled around her deck. Dante was lost for words in a situation in which he would normally have some suave pick-up line, but he leaned in for a kiss anyway. Kalani returned the favor, kissing him right back.


    Dante reached behind his back and pulled a daisy out of nowhere, saying "I almost forgot to give you this." Her lighthearted chuckle as she playfully smelled the fragrant flower was music to his ears. After spending hours together out on the deck, Kalani pulled Dante down to the ground to show him the different star constellations that twinkled above the sea. The sky was clearer than he’d ever seen, but he could hardly focus on the stars.

    Seemingly out of nowhere, a bolt of lightning struck the ocean in front of them, and seconds later rain came pouring down. Soaking wet, the pair laughed as they ran into her home to escape the storm. Kalani asked Dante to spend the night, and it was a very romantic evening indeed.

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    Sami0623
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    11 days ago

     

    Lianna's Backstory: Part Four

    The next morning, Dante woke up with the sun, having been barely able to sleep the night before. He couldn’t stop thinking about Kalani, and wondering why he felt this way since he had never felt like this about a girl. He decided to go for an early morning swim to clear his head. When Dante arrived back at their rented villa, his parents were awake and chatting in the living room.

    “Why are you up so early?” he questioned them; his parents were not early risers unless there was something important going on that day.

    “We are hosting our fundraiser event today, Dante. Don’t tell me you forgot,” his mother sighed with a mixture of aggravation and disappointment. He absolutely had forgotten, as Dante could not stand these stuffy formal events.

    “I had plans today mother!” Camilla raised an eyebrow at her son, and he quickly realized he did not want to share his actual plans with his family. “I was supposed to go free diving in Mua Pel’am with a couple of guys,” he added. Although Dante was in his early 20’s, he was often treated like a teenager. His parents were very strict and very powerful, and this led to a family dynamic that meant he would be treated like a child until he married and moved out of their home.

    “Dante, I do not care what wild activities you had planned today. This is important. We cannot show up to a formal event missing someone from our family. How would that look?” Camilla scolded. Not wanting to put up too much of a fight for fear that his mother would catch on to what he was really doing, Dante nodded and retreated to his room to get dressed with a pit in his stomach.

    Throughout the entire event, Dante anxiously watched the clock. He hated these events, and as his father schmoozed the guests and his mother gave a long speech, he drowned his boredom at the bar. The hours seemed to crawl by, and as it got later and later his anxiety grew. He felt something with Kalani, even after only spending a couple of hours with her, and did not want her to think he had bailed on their plans.

    Finally around 5:00 the fundraiser was starting to wind down, and Dante was able to escape without anyone noticing. He ripped off his suit and threw it on the bathroom floor, revealing the swimsuit he’d been wearing underneath for hours. He hopped on his jet ski and headed straight for the address Kalani had given him, flying through the water.

    Dante arrived at Kalani’s home by jet ski, and instantly became both relieved and nervous as he spotted her on the deck of her bungalow. The sun was setting now, and he half expected her to turn and walk away as soon as she spotted him. Making a girl wait for hours on the first date is not really a great start, he thought.

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    Sami0623
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    11 days ago

     

    Lianna's Backstory: Part Three

    Dante’s family was on vacation again, this time in the tropical paradise called Sulani. When you have more money than you know what to do with, frequent vacations are compulsory. While Camilla and Tobias soaked in the sunrays on lounge chairs at the beach club, sipping fruity drinks and being waited on hand and foot, Dante saw his opportunity to escape his parents’ oppression. Dante was one for living in the moment; traveling had become one of his favorite hobbies, primarily because it meant he got some time to just be himself and enjoy life.

    Dante spent the first few days of this getaway taking part in all of the island’s activities that he could; he snorkeled, scuba dove, and rode his jet ski around to the tiny atolls that dotted the coastline.

    One afternoon as he was riding up to Sand Simolean Beach, Dante became entranced by the beautiful sound of a woman playing the guitar and singing an island ballad. As he walked up the beach to see where the music was coming from, he found the most beautiful woman he had ever seen creating this captivating music. Dante stumbled over to the woman and watched her play for at least half an hour, enchanted.

    “Kalani,” the smiling woman introduced herself after playing her sixth song. Shaking his head as he broke from the trance, he introduced himself back. By this point, he was the only person still watching her performance. The two began making small talk, and Dante quickly regained the charm that was a staple of his personality. As Kalani offered him some fresh fish she grilled earlier, their conversation deepened from chitchat to actually getting to know one another. As they engaged in witty banter and obvious flirting, the chemistry between them was palpable and they talked for so long that the sun began to set.

    Kalani told Dante that she needed to head home, and he felt despair at the thought of never seeing her again. He let her know that he would be here for another week and asked to meet her tomorrow. Kalani gave Dante her address and invited him for lunch the next day. Dante knew better than to use his magic out in public, but broke the rule anyway and materialized a rose behind his back, offering it to the island girl with a suave “see you tomorrow, then.”

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    Sami0623
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    2 months ago

    Lianna's Backstory: Part Two

    There is one more integral character to introduce, although she is not related to Lianna.
    Meet Kyera Youngblood…

    Kyera’s Story

    From the time her powers began to manifest, it was clear that Kyera was a very gifted spellcaster. As a little girl she had abilities that many Sims didn’t acquire until their teen years. While raw power was not an issue for Kyera, controlling her spellcasting did seem to prove challenging, likely stemming from the sheer power she possessed at a young age. Her parents, Ethalia and Edward Youngblood, were very proud of their gifted daughter. While they both came from average spellcasting lines, the family was extremely wealthy. They pushed Kyera to continue their legacy, while strengthening it with her powers and the gifted children she would surely have. To ensure this happened, though, that meant Kyera needed to not only marry “within her class,” but also marry a spellcaster whose power could rival her own. Kyera was raised with this ideal her entire life – she knew nothing else and believed this was her destiny.

    We will begin this story by focusing in on Kyera and learning a little bit more about this wildly powerful spellcaster.

    Kyera Youngblood confidently swirled her hand through the air, admiring the sparks and lights tracing her movements. She felt the power surging through her, releasing from her fingertips and escaping into the air. While other 18 year olds were partying with friends, weighing university decisions, or deciding what path to go down in life, Kyera stayed within the walls of her family’s ancestral home. That home just happened to be a stone mansion, equipped with all sorts of magical trinkets and devices. Here in Forgotten Hollow, the Youngbloods had risen to the top of the elite spellcaster society. Their power and wealth could be traced back several generations, back to when the foreign spellcasters and native vampires of the region battled fiercely for control. Hundreds of years later, the two groups had learned to live in relative harmony, which mostly meant they stayed out of each other’s affairs.

    As Kyera played with the tiniest fraction of her magical ability, her mother, Ethalia, stirred a sophisticated potion in their antique cauldron. Edward, Kyera’s father, was back in Glimmerbrook at the Spellcaster Headquarters, attending a meeting of some of the most powerful and elite spellcasters currently alive.

    The family frequently hosted dinner parties with their elitist chums, so Kyera knew most of the higher society spellcasters. Her closest friend though was a spellcaster who lived in Glimmerbrook, and was by no means “wealthy.” Grace Anansi was an orphan who was making her own way in the world. The two had become close at a young age, since they both attended magic lessons from one of the greatest sages Glimmerbrook had ever known: Morgyn Ember. As the sage of Untamed Magic, he was arguably the most powerful spellcaster alive. Morgyn taught only the best of the best – those who showed exceptional promise and talent from a very young age – and Kyera was firmly at the top of that list. While a little sheltered from being homeschooled her entire life, she shined brighter than anyone at her tri-weekly magic lessons.

    Kyera was also quite close with her mentor, Morgyn. They took a liking to her from an early age, and thought of her as their prized student, someone who would make them proud one day. Kyera wasn’t just gifted – she was frighteningly powerful. She learned the spell infernio – a high-level spell that allows the caster to set anything ablaze – as a young teenager, and could be found sneaking around at night turning bushes in her neighborhood to ash. Most sims gifted with magic don’t have the ability to learn such a spell until well into young adulthood. She dominated in class duels; even when she did not win, it was always because the opponent took advantage of her intense fighting style and used their mind to outwit her. In a straight power-to-power match, there was no match.

    Kyera’s raw power was off the charts. It was her control of that power that needed help. Morgyn strived to teach her to control every ounce of power that she possessed, but Untamed Magic comes from raw emotion, unlike the Alchemy her mother mastered and the Practical Magic her father was adept in. The other schools of magic were far easier to control, all stemming from intellectual ability (with the exception of Mischief Magic, which is exactly as it sounds.) But Kyera was an emotional girl. She was quick-tempered, easily angered and very excitable. Teaching someone like that to control Untamed Magic was about as impossible as one might imagine – the untamed nature of such magic is precisely why Kyera was gifted with it. Morgyn was a Virtuoso in Untamed Magic, considered the highest rank a spellcaster can achieve. They were chosen by a council of their peers to become the sage of this school, teaching others how to achieve the same level of greatness they had. But Morgyn had spent years learning the art of control. Kyera, on the other hand, was a teenage girl with no firm grasp of the weight of her intense powers. 

    Kyera had come of age, and her parents were intensely focused on finding her a suitable match. The frequency of sophisticated soirees hosted by the Youngbloods was increasing, not that Kyera minded. She was as excited about finding her "soulmate" as her parents were.

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    Sami0623
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    2 months ago

    Lianna has a unique backstory that I would love to share. She will be living in one of my favorite worlds, Sulani! 

    Lianna's Backstory: Part One

    While this story isn’t about Lianna, she is the product of it. Before getting to know Lianna Luz, let’s learn her backstory. Meet her parents…

    This handsome spellcaster is Dante Luz.

    This beautiful mermaid is Kalani Kahananui.

    And a little background info on the world:

    20 Years Earlier…
    In a world where magic exists, but is rare, spellcaster Sims live in the far corners of civilization, in mysterious, mystical places like Forgotten Hollow and Glimmerbrook.

    After the spellcaster population began to grow exponentially hundreds of years ago, these special Sims decided to create a portal to the mortal realm in an effort to expand. The dark, gloomy town of Forgotten Hollow, inhabited by wealthy vampires, was where the portal opened. Naturally, conflict ensued between the two powerful groups, but after several decades the two groups learned to live peacefully, tolerating one another.

    As time went on, the spellcaster families who first settled Forgotten Hollow grew in wealth and power. An elite society emerged, with rules and expectations similar in many ways to those of a long-past time, including marriages arranged by parents for power or wealth, keeping bloodlines “pure” and “strong,” and not marrying outside one’s class, or heaven forbid marrying a mortal.


    Dante's Story...

    Dante Luz was the son of Camilla and Tobias Luz, both powerful spellcasters and prominent members of elite society. Stunningly handsome, Dante was a ladies’ man from a young age. His parents were not shy about their expectations for his future: marry a spellcaster from the same elite society they belonged to, one who was powerful and wealthy. Camilla Luz’s strong bloodline was not going to be muddled. However, Dante was not thrilled with having his life planned out for him. He had no interest in being a stuffy aristocrat, closed off from the rest of the world in this gloomy corner of it. He dreamed of traveling all over, of experiencing all that life has to offer. Settling down with one woman was not something he was ready for or desired, especially if that woman was chosen for him by his parents out of the other elitist families in his hometown. While Tobias, Dante’s father, was more understanding, having felt similarly as a young man, his mother would not hear of it. Camilla wanted one thing from Dante: for him to continue the legacy of his family. She pushed Dante in the direction she wanted him to go, brushing off his desires and dreams as frivolous. Dante often butted heads with his family, and all throughout his teenage years he rebelled. He still felt a duty to respect his parents’ wishes, but struggled with reconciling that with his dreams.

    Kalani's Story...

    Kalani was an island girl through and through. Although she lost her parents when she was a child, the island land of Sulani and its close-knit community raised her, and she never felt alone. An outgoing and cheery woman, she was became fast friends with everyone and knew all of the happenings in Sulani. She spent her life focusing on the present, and enjoyed living in the moment. Kalani did not have any grand plans for her future, as she was content to live among the natural beauty of Sulani for the foreseeable future. She did not have much money to her name, but she didn't see a need for it. Her home on the water, her friends, and the wonderful gifts that the island gave was more than enough for her. Kalani was a mermaid, and hiding this fact never even crossed her mind. While magic and occults were certainly not common, the people of Sulani knew the "myths" were very real...mermaids had happily existed in the island land for centuries. Being a mermaid did not affect Kalani's ability to connect with her people, and if you had not seen her flipping her iridescent tail through Sulani's blue waters, you would likely have no idea that she was not a human.


    Little did these two know that their worlds would collide in a life-changing way...

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    Sami0623
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    2 months ago

     

    I'll be playing with a slightly modified version of the 100 Baby Challenge Rules by Snarky Sims: (https://snarkysims.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/the-official-100-baby-challenge/)

    My Challenge Rules

    • You must play with aging on and set to a normal lifespan.
    • Any mods or CC that give you an unfair advantage over other players are not allowed.
    • No cheats that benefit you or affect gameplay!
    • If a lot your matriarch moves into has existing lot traits, you may not edit or add to them. If your lot has no lot traits, you may pick three traits but your decision is permanent.
    • All in-game rewards from completing aspirations and social events may be used except ones that prolong your Sim’s lifespan or save them from death.
    • When children age up:
    • Babies cannot be aged up until you get a notification saying that it is their birthday.
    • Infants can be aged up once they’ve tried 3 mashed baby foods and 1 finger food AND they reach the Crawling and Pincer Grasp milestones. (Getting the “Unhappy Infant” trait is a fail for that child – they DO NOT COUNT toward the 100 babies.)
    • Toddlers can be aged up when they reach level 3 in all toddler skills.
    • Children can be aged up when they get an A in school and have high confidence.
    • Teens may not be aged up and moved out of the house until they have an A in school and at least one character value within trait range. if they receive the option to graduate high school early they may age up early. However, they must still meet all other age up requirements first.
    • All children of any age can naturally age up without hitting these milestones; this is just to age them up early to make more room in the household quicker.
    • Young adults can be moved out of the house to make room for more children but they cannot be moved back in after.
    • When your matriarch becomes an elder and can no longer bear children, her youngest daughter takes over as the next matriarch.
    • You may move out your elderly matriarch only if her youngest daughter has become a young adult.
    • You cannot make more room in the house faster by killing off underage Sims or letting babies, toddlers or children be taken by social services.
    • Your matriarch may register as self-employed or have a work from home career, but cannot have any job that requires her to go to a rabbithole destination.
    • Teenagers may hold part-time jobs to help support the family and bring in extra income.
    • Your matriarch may leave her home lot freely. She does not have to bring all her children with her whenever she leaves the lot.
    • Your matriarch may not get married while she is of child-bearing age. She may get married as an elder but she must move out of the home with her spouse. They can’t move into the active household.
    • Your matriarch may not get pregnant by the same donor twice. Once he has impregnated your Sim once, he cannot be used again for more children.
    • Donors may not contribute to the household in any way. They may not move in, help look after the children or provide any financial aid to the household. Your matriarch is responsible for supporting all her children by herself.
    • Your matriarch may not influence the gender of her children. Avoid strawberries, carrots, pop music, and alternative music to avoid influencing the gender of unborn babies.
    • Use a random trait generator to randomize your children’s traits based on their parents’ traits.
    • You may hire maids, gardeners, and repair technicians, but you may not hire a nanny. You may hire caterers and mixologists but only for parties.
    • Your matriarch may run a retail business, restaurant, or vet clinic, or any other business. Teenagers may help at these venues as an alternative to hiring employees.
    • Your matriarch may join and create clubs as long as the club activities do not violate any challenge rules (ie: No one else helping to care for your children).
    • Your matriarch may have pets but keep in mind pets take up space in the household and there are no rewards for having them.
    • You may participate in holidays and create your own holidays as long as none of the traditions violate challenge rules. Feel free to edit existing holiday traditions to comply with the rules.
    • Your matriarch may become famous and build reputation through any means that don’t involve careers.
    • Your matriarch may go on vacation but she must bring her entire household with her.
    • Your matriarch cannot be a vampire. She may use vampires as donors but any female vampire children are ineligible to take over as the next matriarch.
    • You may cure a female vampire child to make her eligible again.
    • Your matriarch may use the wishing well but she cannot wish for a child.
    • Your matriarch may hire a butler but the butler cannot look after the children. Disable child care in the butler’s menu.
    • Occults are fine and free game – your matriarch just cannot be a vampire because they do not age.
    • Your matriarch may accept any trait changes or trait swaps she is presented with. She may also allow or invite Sims as stay-over guests but must not encourage them to help out. She cannot accept a move-in offer from a stay-over guest. Baby showers, family reunions, and sleepovers are all allowed.
    • You may have your matriarch complete a bucket list as long as none of the goals violate a challenge rule. You may delete and select new goals as you please. If your matriarch dies, you can reincarnate her only if she has completed her bucket list in life. You must reincarnate her as a young adult. You may not bring her back as a playable ghost. If you choose to reincarnate her, you can continue the challenge with her instead of choosing one of her children to continue the challenge with.