Q&A: Royalty & Legacy
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Hello! Thank you for this Q&A! I'm curious about the following :
Will Simcalibur be a collectible sword Sims can actually use in duels? Does it have special perks compared to other swords and can it be made a heirloom? Can you increase your Sim's chances to pull Simcalibur from the stone or is the success rate completely random?
Will the Laurent family from Tartosa be connected to the Thebe family tree from Verdemar? Are the Laurents set as nobility or a dynasty if the EP is installed? Is there any new lore about the Laurent family?
Who was Princess Cordelia's final boyfriend/husband from whom Cordelia's V descends?
Thank you!
PREMADE UPDATES
Family Trees
Several premade families have connections that exist in lore/speculation but not officially in their family trees... Until now. The update we just had included several, but here are the ones related to the premades in this pack (as long as you have the other packs the Sims came in):
Laurent (via Thebes)
The original Cordelia (Cordelia I, aka Queen Thebe) has a family that branches into to 3 families by blood, and another 2 by marriage for a total of 5 families in the game connected to her descendant, Cordelia V, in some way:
[MWS] Laurent Family in Tartosa - Hector Laurent is the Great-great-grandson of Queen Thebe, but with her 3rd pirate boyfriend, Rodrigo de Pablo. They had a son together (Rodrigo Thebe), who later had a mystery child. That mystery child became a parent to Arnessa Thebe.
[R&L] Capp Family and Monty Family - Julliette and Tybalt are also the Great-great-grandchildren of Queen Thebe, via her Husband Etion's line, who she had a daughter called Andromache with. This is the only partner she officially married. Capps are related by blood, and the Monty's by Julliettes marriage to Romeo.
[R&L] Current Thebe Family - Current Cordelia (V), also a Great-great-grandchild of Queen Thebe, is descended via Cordelia I and her 4th pirate boyfriend, John Wilson Beard Beard. Yes, two beards (maybe he was particularly hirsute, we'll never know).
[R&L] Abrantes Family - Cordelia V's in-laws. Mother and Teen sister of her Husband, Thiago.
Thebe Family Tree from Queen Thebe's POV:
Dreamer (via Darongs)
The Darong connection to the Dreamers is shown, as well as Adekoya's Secret Child when looking at the tree from his POV.
[GF] Dirk Dreamer - Jawara's (Darong Head) Grandfather Ade Darong was the brother of Dirk's Great-grandmother Lina Darong.
Alto
[GF] Holly Alto - Her and Enzo Alto are first cousins. Holly's father, Nick Alto, was the brother of Bert Alto, Enzo's dad.
Dynasties
The Goths and the Landgraabs have their own Dynasties. These are the only families outside of pack premades that will have Dynasties in new saves. You can use the info below if you want to add Dynasties to these families in older saves, or tweak them to make them your own.
Goth Dynasty:
Skills - Charisma & Writing.
Ideals - Passionate & Mysterious.
Allie(s) - None.
Rival(s) - None.
Perks - Grade Boost 1/3, Tutor, Respected Head 1/3, Matchmaker 1/3 & Creative Affinity.
Landgraab Dynasty:
Skills - Mischief & Charisma.
Ideals - Devious & Connoisseur.
Allie(s) - Abrantes.
Rival(s) - Alto.
Perks - Nepotism 2/3, Market Manipulator, Arrange Promotion, Discrete 2/3, Gracious Host 1/3, Easier Alliances 1/3, Friends in High Places & Social Affinity.
Cool! Hm... why is Mortimer #2 while Cassandra is #1?
The numbers on their pictures are their Personal Prestige rankings within the Dynasty. Cassandra is currently being "more Goth" than her dad.
By this I mean she's doing more things aligned with the Dynasty Values, or doing less things opposed to it.
Personal Prestige adds a new way to choose a Legacy Heir, as you can pick whoever is ranked the highest if you want to do it on Merit based on adherence to your Dynasty's Values.
Thank you for this! Just to confirm, we'll get all the Thebe tree/dynasty connections in our existing saves (post Feb 3 update w/ the family trees), correct? Because they can just plug it into Arnessa's existing tree. But to get the Goths and Landgraabs we'd need new saves?
They will only be in new saves as they never adjust your existing saves in case you have your own lore/connections set up.
For the families in the new world? I can't imagine you just wouldn't have the new world Montys, Capps, and Thebe mechanics/relations without starting a new save?
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