Made a Masonic/Moose Lodge type club
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So, I made a Masonic Lodge/Moose Lodge type club in my game, but of course I'm calling it a Bear Lodge. This is Simsonic Bear Lodge #64 (there is no 1 through 63, haha). The doors are locked to everyone but club members.
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All members wear this white suit and blue shoes. (I think this suit is pretty unrealistic, so I never use it in my game. It's perfect for the lodge, though, since it's different looking and it will only be worn by lodge members.)
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They call themselves Ursidae (the scientific/latin name for bear). Here are the Ursidae coming into the first floor of the lodge. There are objects throughout the lodge that have great meaning to them (but don't ask me what the meaning is because I'm not privy to their club secrets).
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This is the second floor of the lodge, which is partially open to the floor below. On both the first and second floors, there is empty space which I have not provided doors to yet, so I have extra space for the club to grow if I want to add more things.
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This is the antechamber leading into the inner sanctum where they have their secret ceremonies.
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The inner sanctum is divided into a section at the front of the room for the officers, 2 seating areas on either side for the members, and the floor for the podium and table. They can place various objects on the table, depending on what type of ceremony they're having.
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There are small TVs on the floor of each of the seating areas (I used the bracket cheat to reduce their size). This makes it look like they're listening to the speech since there is no "listen to speech" action.
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There are two separate clubs, Bear Lodge Members and Bear Lodge Officers. One of the club leaders is in both clubs, and both of the club leaders live in the same house so that I can control both of them and have them both call club meetings at the same time. The officers wear blue turbans. The grand poobah sits in the middle. Since there is no way to assign chairs, I usually first tell the grand poobah to sit there, and then the rest of the members will take their places without my direction. The seating areas have gates that are locked to everyone except the club that is supposed to sit there. Members have elections and take turns being officers.
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On the far wall is a picture of the Grand Poobah, or the lead officer. As more members serve as Grand Poobah, I'll add their pictures and line the walls with them. Sims who have served as Grand Poobah 10 times or more (or received some other great honor yet to be determined), will get their picture taken with a red turban. The turban is strictly ceremonial, and they'll wear their regular blue turban (or no turban if they're not currently an officer) to the club meetings, of course (because I didn't want to make a 3rd club of red turbans, but I suppose you could).
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I have an empty room that is specifically for taking photos. Originally, I had a photo studio in there, but it didn't allow for the picture to be as close up as I wanted it, so I took it out and just have them use the most expensive digital camera. To take pictures, I give the sim a regular outfit that's the same as the club outfit. Then I make sure the photographer and the person being photographed are in the same household, temporarily transferring if I need to. Then I send them to the lodge on their own to get the shot, not as part of a club meeting.
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After the ceremony, the Ursidae file out of the inner sanctum and head upstairs to the pub area for some drinking and socializing.
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So that they don't divide themselves between the two areas (sanctum and pub), I usually put up temporary walls to block one area or the other, depending on where I want them to be.
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Notice the upper portion of the bar, which is lower than the ceiling. I copied it from google images of british pubs. I placed a wall with some upper cabinets, then deleted the wall and placed columns for "support." The pub area is large, so on special occasions, I can open the doors to the public, add some tables and music, and have the Ursidae bring their families to the pub for a dance or other celebration.
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The members can also come to the club in their regular clothes when there's not a meeting and enjoy the pub. There is a dining table but no appliances for cooking. The club leaders sometimes cook something ahead of time and bring it with them (in their inventory) if they want to have food after their meetings.
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Here are the official club rules: give speech, roar at Bear Lodge Members and Bear Lodge Officers, drink bar drinks, mix bar drinks, and watch tv. Don'ts are: don't exercise and don't browse the web (to avoid those annoying and totally out-of-place autonomous actions). They're the same for both the member and the officer clubs. Since I wanted this to be an all male club, I had to make it "invite only" because there is no way to screen for male/female.
So, I made a Masonic Lodge/Moose Lodge type club in my game, but of course I'm calling it a Bear Lodge. This is Simsonic Bear Lodge #64 (there is no 1 through 63, haha). The doors are locked to everyone but club members.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_fee5756a35db4aaf977f48025306bde1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_fee5756a35db4aaf977f48025306bde1~mv2.png
All members wear this white suit and blue shoes. (I think this suit is pretty unrealistic, so I never use it in my game. It's perfect for the lodge, though, since it's different looking and it will only be worn by lodge members.)
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_fde2eef5dc43404e9c0c52c8d757aca7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_fde2eef5dc43404e9c0c52c8d757aca7~mv2.png
They call themselves Ursidae (the scientific/latin name for bear). Here are the Ursidae coming into the first floor of the lodge. There are objects throughout the lodge that have great meaning to them (but don't ask me what the meaning is because I'm not privy to their club secrets).
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_e403d9ddc6bb4ecab9570cf842264ae7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_e403d9ddc6bb4ecab9570cf842264ae7~mv2.png
This is the second floor of the lodge, which is partially open to the floor below. On both the first and second floors, there is empty space which I have not provided doors to yet, so I have extra space for the club to grow if I want to add more things.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_fea875f68ea8490ca1d434e31ba22f3c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_fea875f68ea8490ca1d434e31ba22f3c~mv2.png
This is the antechamber leading into the inner sanctum where they have their secret ceremonies.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_a2188fa58ae441c69849aebf57f8b380~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_a2188fa58ae441c69849aebf57f8b380~mv2.png
The inner sanctum is divided into a section at the front of the room for the officers, 2 seating areas on either side for the members, and the floor for the podium and table. They can place various objects on the table, depending on what type of ceremony they're having.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_9181111cc756450d81ea8296de2493d1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_9181111cc756450d81ea8296de2493d1~mv2.png
There are small TVs on the floor of each of the seating areas (I used the bracket cheat to reduce their size). This makes it look like they're listening to the speech since there is no "listen to speech" action.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_5f1d8fe34ea04b92943f0f6870543b03~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_5f1d8fe34ea04b92943f0f6870543b03~mv2.png
There are two separate clubs, Bear Lodge Members and Bear Lodge Officers. One of the club leaders is in both clubs, and both of the club leaders live in the same house so that I can control both of them and have them both call club meetings at the same time. The officers wear blue turbans. The grand poobah sits in the middle. Since there is no way to assign chairs, I usually first tell the grand poobah to sit there, and then the rest of the members will take their places without my direction. The seating areas have gates that are locked to everyone except the club that is supposed to sit there. Members have elections and take turns being officers.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_6118e1ff576148deb5d853f75558b04b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_6118e1ff576148deb5d853f75558b04b~mv2.png
On the far wall is a picture of the Grand Poobah, or the lead officer. As more members serve as Grand Poobah, I'll add their pictures and line the walls with them. Sims who have served as Grand Poobah 10 times or more (or received some other great honor yet to be determined), will get their picture taken with a red turban. The turban is strictly ceremonial, and they'll wear their regular blue turban (or no turban if they're not currently an officer) to the club meetings, of course (because I didn't want to make a 3rd club of red turbans, but I suppose you could).
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_ee980b5319194085889c4809ef2dab43~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_ee980b5319194085889c4809ef2dab43~mv2.png
I have an empty room that is specifically for taking photos. Originally, I had a photo studio in there, but it didn't allow for the picture to be as close up as I wanted it, so I took it out and just have them use the most expensive digital camera. To take pictures, I give the sim a regular outfit that's the same as the club outfit. Then I make sure the photographer and the person being photographed are in the same household, temporarily transferring if I need to. Then I send them to the lodge on their own to get the shot, not as part of a club meeting.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_efd776b7e71945f49c3d4125b2098b13~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_efd776b7e71945f49c3d4125b2098b13~mv2.png
After the ceremony, the Ursidae file out of the inner sanctum and head upstairs to the pub area for some drinking and socializing.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_d497345018d2483cbf803a4546b829de~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_d497345018d2483cbf803a4546b829de~mv2.png
So that they don't divide themselves between the two areas (sanctum and pub), I usually put up temporary walls to block one area or the other, depending on where I want them to be.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_e728ad2d236446e29651e603ade87188~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_e728ad2d236446e29651e603ade87188~mv2.png
Notice the upper portion of the bar, which is lower than the ceiling. I copied it from google images of british pubs. I placed a wall with some upper cabinets, then deleted the wall and placed columns for "support." The pub area is large, so on special occasions, I can open the doors to the public, add some tables and music, and have the Ursidae bring their families to the pub for a dance or other celebration.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_081bf5984d97484eb3f9cd85d2a8e4af~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_448,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_081bf5984d97484eb3f9cd85d2a8e4af~mv2.png
The members can also come to the club in their regular clothes when there's not a meeting and enjoy the pub. There is a dining table but no appliances for cooking. The club leaders sometimes cook something ahead of time and bring it with them (in their inventory) if they want to have food after their meetings.
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01c58f_cbca41b095dd4914aa32517de99cc8a3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_511,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/01c58f_cbca41b095dd4914aa32517de99cc8a3~mv2.png
Here are the official club rules: give speech, roar at Bear Lodge Members and Bear Lodge Officers, drink bar drinks, mix bar drinks, and watch tv. Don'ts are: don't exercise and don't browse the web (to avoid those annoying and totally out-of-place autonomous actions). They're the same for both the member and the officer clubs. Since I wanted this to be an all male club, I had to make it "invite only" because there is no way to screen for male/female.
