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6 years ago

Silver Screen Sims Legacy Challenge - Classic Films

Howdy everybody!

When Get Famous came out, I wanted to play a legacy challenge that incorporated some of the new things that came with the pack. I didn't see any right away so I decided it was time to create my own.

Spending some time considering a direction, it felt like Get Famous naturally followed to a cinema themed legacy. Hence, the Silver Screen Sims Legacy Challenge.

Actually, I developed two different versions of this challenge. This one that is inspired by Classic/Golden Era of Hollywood films and another which uses 80's movies. I put that in its own thread. You can find that HERE

I worked hard to make sure there is very little overlap of career, aspirations or other tasks between the two. So, you could easily decide to play just one, play both or even have this be one big massive 20 generation legacy if you wanted and not have much repeat itself.

The challenges use something from every pack from the Base Game on up to Get Famous. You could probably play around a couple things if you don't have a pack but it is going to be difficult if you have large gaps in the collection.


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Silver Screen Sims Legacy Challenge - Classic Films

Each generation of this legacy is inspired by a classic Hollywood film.

Basic Rules:

Start with a Young Adult Sim. Either one you created especially for this or one you previously made. They should be, for reasons that will play out in the challenge, human. Gender and any other appearance elements don't matter.

Don't cheat unless you are told to in the rules. What's the point of that? There is no point scoring here, just the reward of the fun telling the story of your Silver Screen Sims Legacy.

Using creative content is up to you as long as it isn't a cheat or it replaces an object required to complete a generation. I don't use any but that's just a personal choice.

Unless otherwise stated in the rules for a generation, you can live anywhere you want.

Similarly, color outside the lines all you want as long as you hit the action rules for each generation.

Let's get started......



Generation One: Grapes of Wrath

After your family lost their farm as a result of a great economic disaster, you decided it was time to move west and start again. You have nothing but your knowledge of how to work the land and a sense of right and wrong. You’ll do your best to make sure neither let you down.

Traits: Hot-Headed, Good, Art Lover
Aspiration: Freelance Botanist
Career: Gardner - Botanist

Rules:

1. Move into the lot of your choice in Oasis Springs. It should either already be vacant or you can bulldoze it before moving in. Buy a tent and then use the Money cheat to bring your funds down to zero. You don’t have to wait to get a job but you will be building from the dirt up.
2. Give lot three traits. One must be great soil (you’ll thank yourself later). The other two are up to you.
3. Take a selfie on your new property. Hang it on the wall of your home when you finally build it. This should hang in every home throughout your legacy.
4. Master gardener career and freelance botanist aspiration
5. Always do your laundry with the washtub and clothesline
6. Don’t get married until you have mastered the gardening skill.
7. Ask for a large loan at least once in your life.


Generation Two: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

You spent your childhood watching your parent struggle against the system. Now you are on a mission to take that system down. Organizing for charity and writing books to expose corruption is how you will keep your parent’s legacy alive.

Traits: Ambitious, Dance Machine,Vegetarian
Aspiration: Best Selling Author
Career: Politician - Charity

Rules:

1. Join the after school Scouting club and collect all the badges.
2. Complete the Politician (Charity) career and Best Selling Author aspiration.
3. Win a Dance Battle
4. Marry somebody you met at a protest rally
5. Obtain the Giving Back and Rally Fame Perks
6. Collect all the festival bubble blower bottles


Generation Three: Wizard Of Oz

Your parents are so proud of everything they and your grandparents have built for the family in the new land. Of course you understand but, if you are really honest, you are bored of living in the same place and doing the same things. You want to explore, meet new people and do new things.

Traits: Dog Lover, Clumsy, Music Lover
Aspiration: Friend of The World
Career: Astronaut - Space Ranger

Rules:

1. Get a dog & become companions.
2. Complete Astronaut (Space Ranger) Career and Friend of the World aspiration
3. Go on Vacation to both Granite Falls and Salvadorada at least once.
4. Master dog training and cooking skills.
5. Cook Pet food recipe at least once a week
6. Become friends with Patchy, The Living Statue and somebody in a animal outfit


Generation Four: Singin’ In the Rain

There was a great deal to learn from a parent that spent so much time time exploring. That was when you actually got to see them. So much time spent alone led to lots of time playing make believe, putting on puppet shows and just acting into the mirror. Anything to feel less lonely. Now all of that is going be pay off as you take your acting to the silver screen. The world WILL know your name.

Traits: Perfectionist, Jealous, Goofball
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim
Career: Acting

Rules:

1. Join after school drama club
2. Master singing skill
3. Declare rain to be your favorite weather.
4. Complete Acting career and Renaissance aspiration.
5. Be on the winning Jokester team at the Hijinks Festival
6. Have several jobs before you decide to get serious about acting. Keep practicing though. Dreams shouldn’t get stale.
7. Fall in love with somebody that is already married, get them to break up with their partner & then marry them.
8. Have at least two children.


Generation Five: Some Like It Hot

Growing up, your home was obsessed with showbiz. So it is no wonder you got bit by the entertainer bug too. Only one problem. Everybody knows your famous acting parent and doesn’t want to take you seriously. Maybe if you go undercover with a bit of a gender bending look it might help you get a fair shake?

Traits: Creative, Romantic, Hates Children
Aspiration: Musical Genius
Career: Entertainer - Musician

Rules:

1. Complete Entertainer (Musician) career and Musical Genius aspiration
2. Declare hot weather your favorite weather
3. Master Media Production & Rock Climbing skills
4. Have a haircut and at least one outfit originally intended for the opposite gender.
5. Always have one of your siblings living in the same home as you
6. Wait until you are halfway through your adult age to have kids.


Generation Six: The Day The Earth Stood Still

Maybe they never said it outright but you always felt like you were an afterthought for your parents. Did they even really want you? You’re not going to let that get you down though. You’ll build your own big happy family and make sure they always know how much they are wanted.

Traits: Family Oriented,Outgoing,Slob
Aspiration: Big Happy Family
Career: Scientist

Rules:

1. Master Gourmet Cooking, Handiness and Skating skills
2. Complete Big Happy Family aspiration and Scientist career
3. Marry teenage sweetheart
4. Become best friends with an alien
5. Take photos with all of your teenage children and hang on the wall.
6. Win the Curry contest at the Spice Festival


Generation Seven: Mildred Pierce

Face it. Your parents did an amazing job. Love was all around you growing up and they raised you to have real belief in yourself. You know you can do anything. Even if that means eating baked goods all the time. Also, now that you think of it, did getting that much love all the time setup impossible standards for your future romantic partners to try to meet?

Traits: Foodie, Bro, Self-Assured
Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy
Career: Business - Management

Rules:

1. Master baking, charisma and flower arranging skills
2. Complete Business (Management) career and Fabulously Wealthy aspiration
3. When at home, eat nothing but baked goods you prepared yourself & honey from your bee box.
4. Get married and divorced twice. Have a child with each spouse.
5. Start a club with just your siblings as members. Meet at least weekly.


Generation Eight: Arsenic and Old Lace

Why is family alway so up in your grill? Surely they can recognize your genius? Then why won’t they just get out of your way and let your plans unfold? Still, keep your enemies close, as they say.

Traits: Genius,Self-Absorbed,Mean
Aspiration: Public Enemy
Career: Criminal - Boss

Rules:

1. Master herbalism, mischief and bowling skills
2. Complete Criminal (Boss) career and Public Enemy aspiration
3. Have two of your Aunts or Uncles move in with you, if they are still alive.
4. Buy Dr. June's Weather Control Device
5. Be enemies with a sibling
6. Get married on Halloween
7. Obtain the Play the Villain fame perk.


Generation Nine: On The Town

Enough with this small town life. Like your your great, great, great, great grandparent, you want to see and do EVERYTHING. So why haven’t you moved to the big city yet? Now is your time! Paint the town red and make the city yours!

Traits: Cheerful, Glutton, Bookworm
Aspiration: City Native
Career: Critic - Food

Rules:

1. Skip school at least once
2. Move to San Myshuno
3. Master Athletic and Comedy skills
4. Complete the Critic (Food) career and City Native aspiration
5. Always take the Work From Home option
6. Have a pet of some variety.
7. Marry somebody who works as a food or souvenir stall vendor.


Generation Ten: High Society

Wow. Your ancestor that first moved to that dusty lot in Oasis Springs couldn’t even have imagined where your family is now. You don’t want for much. The world is at your fingertip. Newspapers report on your love-life. Yet, you have a way of sabotaging your own happiness. When will you ever learn what...or who...is truly good for you?

Traits: Insider, Materialistic, Childish
Aspiration: Soulmate
Career: Social Media - Internet Personality

Rules:

1. Complete Social Media (Internet Personality) career and Soulmate aspiration.
2. Master DJ Mixing trait
3. Marry your soulmate, divorce them, date somebody else and then remarry your soulmate
4. Take a yoga class & get a message at a spa
5. Hire a butler
6. Have a lifestyle brand


Have fun! I can't wait to see what stories plat out. Share as much as possible!

Use #SilverScreenSims in the Gallery and on social media so we can follow each other's progress there too. I plan on streaming a lot of my legacy play on Twitch.

I'm Sims4Sarah everywhere.