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8 years ago

The story behind your current household

I love giving my sims backstories as well as reading others! What is the story behind your current household or one you've always loved? Maybe even one you're planning to create? This could even be a a premade/townie you made a story for.

Sorry this is long, I'm very passionate about them lol.
My Not So Berry household is one of my favorites households I've ever had. I am currently on Generation 5, but it all started with Geniveve. She was a scientist living in small mint house in Willow Creek. She fell in love with Don Lothario, but he didn't want to commit.

One day, she met the newly widowed Geoffrey Landgraab. The two hit it off and soon they were married! She moved in with him and became pregnant with twins. One day, she ran in to Don Lothario. He wanted to finally begin dating, but she was now a married mom of two. He kept coming to the house with Geoff was at work. Not long after that, they began an occasional relationship. The twins (Olivia and Ruby) were children when Geniveve got pregnant with Don's baby. Lincoln was born and somehow Geoff never noticed. Don visited his son often, but not much more happened between the two afterwards. Geniveve had more children with Geoff- another set of twins girls and another girl.

Ruby was the Gen 2 heir. She soon moved to San Myshuno with Olivia and quicky began a political career. Ruby always had friends over and always seemed to be in a new relationship. It was not long before Ruby was pregnant with Gunther Munch's baby (a girl named Dakota). Dakota did not slow Ruby down. Olivia was more reserved but began seeing a townie named Mitchell. Ruby convinced Olivia to come with her to the Spice festival..... Where Olivia was murdered by none other than Malcolm Landgraab, their mother's step son!

Ruby turned her grief in to motivation for success in her career. She had to move to a smaller apartment because she only had one income now. As Dakota grew, she was close with her mom but spent much time alone in her room. Grades were her focus but she always made time for a townie named Omar. After graduation she landed a job as an astronaut. She married Omar and they bought the Old Salt House. Ruby was getting older, but she never forgot about Gunther. They married and became pregnant with another girl.

Dakota had 3 boys with Omar. The oldest of which, Collin and another close in age Cillian did everything together. They were very athletic and spent much time playing basketball in the court by their house. They loved the city but didn't like the fast paced life. They moved to the Landgraab house after becoming you get adults. Collin married his high school sweetheart Darlene and joined the athletic career. Cillian envied the love Collin had with Darlene. He wanted something like that for himself but never seemed to find "the one"... Or a stable job. At one point he owned a smoothie shop, a vet clinic. As time progressed he married Billie Jang and became a food critic. Collin had a daughter named Emerson, and Cillian had a daughter named Felicite. Collin had a son named Remy. Billie became pregnant with triplets, but "longed for the city life" and left Cillian. She never mentioned to Collin that she caught Cillian and Darlene having an affair. She raised the triplets on her own. Collin began catching on and confronted Darlene, giving him a heart attack. He died instantly. Darlene and Cillian married soon after and had a son together named Milo.

Emerson and Felicitie were best friends in their childhood. They decided to flee the chaos they grew up in and now live in San Myshuno.

stories

16 Replies

Madamelee
Legend
8 years ago
So because Olivia was "Reaped off" by their half-brother? If he's their "mother's stepson" it means he's half-brother to them (and they're half sisters to Lincoln) Olivia, Ruby and Malcom=same dad but different Moms. Olivia, Ruby and Lincoln=same mom, different Dad.

the household in my siggy sort of illustrates the back story told in the legacy itself
PninaSimmer
8 years ago
"MadameLee;c-16310866" wrote:
So because Olivia was "Reaped off" by their half-brother? If he's their "mother's stepson" it means he's half-brother to them (and they're half sisters to Lincoln) Olivia, Ruby and Malcom=same dad but different Moms. Olivia, Ruby and Lincoln=same mom, different Dad.

the household in my siggy sort of illustrates the back story told in the legacy itself

You're right, they are half siblings. Forgive me, I didn't have any coffee today haha.
goofhead1
8 years ago
My current family is a 100 baby challenge because I got bored with my regular legacy. My idea behind it is that the 'founder'/mother of all the kids is in love with Caleb Vatore but she has to earn the right to become a vampire and for whatever reason having 100 children is how she is earning the right. She is currently dating him and she has 11 children with 9 different fathers. She's not allowed to have children with Caleb Vatore until she becomes a vampire, or I might make it where he is the last father and they get married then.
unseenlarks
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
i love this thread and how detailed your story is, @PninaSimmer. i do the same thing, and think of every single detail. the household i play was created to... sort of give me something to look at, outside of what lives in my mind, i guess. because the characters already exist, they are from a very detailed story i never wrote. so i made them as Sims. :p

i write down everything about their back stories--even their favourite songs. so it's not just the storyline, but each character's background and personal journey from before they all met and moved in together--basically, it's about how six people meet and form a band and somehow music is what saves them.
Hermitgirl
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I just reinstalled everything and reloaded Origin in and decided to ditch all my saves... it hurt some but I had so many mods and saves it was like digging through an endless pile.

Today I've been recreating a Sims 1 and 2 world. Which I had done before but with all the new stuff... like laundry and pets it gives me incentive to play these characters yet again in Sims 4. It's also fun to build up the new world using the objects that have been coming in to add more personality to the characters. I try not to play with houses too long because in the past I kept giving up on playing because I had to complete the world first so I added in just a few favorite houses and started playing the Newbies ... of course. Gotta go old school.

Bob, Betty and Brandi Newbie live in a little one bedroom house (downloaded from the gallery). Brandi is a toddler right now but of course I want her to grow up and marry Skip and continue on that story.. but that will take awhile to get too. I've got Bob starting to write books - in the game start off the writing children's genre so he's writing books with Brandi as the lead "superhero" toddler kind of character. Last time I played this they didn't have a toddlers in the game so he started writing Betty stories, I'm having fun with the patterns I create and how these characters and their personalities are solidifying more in my head as I play. They are pretty poor but with this version they can make money fast once it starts coming in and that's okay. For now Betty is supporting them by collecting stuff to sell, she'll paint and start a garden too I'm sure. I know eventually I'll put her in the Chef career, because I always did in the past. She ends up being supermom and loves her husband a bunch even though they are like night and day... she's active and gregarious while he's more of a homebody and lazy.. they are both playful though.. it works. They share the load of raising Brandi.. if anything Bob does more childcare already which I find very endearing. I love to fall in love with my sim characters.. who doesn't?
The house I downloaded for this family has the clown picture up... which I remember from the first Sims and also remember using back then while fast forwarding their lives and umm eventually they died (in Sims 1). I know this won't happen this time around but I'm already planning on having Bob look at the picture possibly while Betty and Brandi are out or kept away. The Clown will have an impact on him .. rather like, if anyone watches old movies .. Harvey the Rabbit. The clown of course gives off a sad aura though so it will affect Bob. Other family members might see the Clown eventually.. of that I'm not sure just yet.. or I might have to plot to keep them all away so he remains only seen by Bob for awhile. Either way it's making me smile.
In the past I wrote out the Specter story.. well key points that I wanted to play out. I don't know, between doing things like that .. almost like a fanfiction and getting the houses right (and even updated to Sims 4 style) and then playing it out... it really is entertaining. I'm having a bunch of fun right now plotting, planning and playing.
minimalcanary
8 years ago
i am currently doing a Decades challenge. it is year 1900-ish. Paul comes from a large family of 9. he has 4 sisters and 2 twin brothers (he is one of the triplets). they lived in a wooden house near a forest in Brindleton Bay. his mother attended a garden and his father was a fisherman. money was just enough to live decently and to save some for the future. the house had only 2 bedrooms, so when the 4th doughter was born the parents decided to send the 2 teenage sisters to the boarding school for girls. they had enough money to pay for their tuition. the family still needed a male heir to inherit the house. after some time boy triplets were born and the house again became too small for them all. the remaining 2 girls were also sent to the boarding school to join their sisters in there. the boys grew up and started their own lives. Paul started working in a local company as an errand boy, but being a fast learner and ambitious young man he got promoted very fast to an assisstant manager. his parents were very proud of him but were a bit worried that he focused on work and money instead of starting his own family. Paul was not interested in local girls as they were too shallow for him. one day a higher manager Mr. Holloway came to him and asked if he would like to meet his daughter Rosamund. he invited Paul and his parents for a dinner. when Paul first saw Rosamund she was sitting on the front porch and was reading a book. he was very impressed with that. they talked during the evening but he was a bit shy and Rosamund felt a bit distant. they started dating and Paul fell in live with her. they did not have much time for each other as Rosamund was a violinist in a local orchestra and plays mostly evenings and weekends. Paul decided to propose to her, but she declined. after soms time he tried again but was rejected. the third time she agreed and they planned a wedding. unfortunately Rosamunds parents died and they could not share that moment with her. a few days after the wedding Pauls parents died too, therefore they decided to move into Rosamund's house. during they wedding night she became pregnant and they are expecting the baby to be born soon.

i am sorry for my potato grammar and style but i am at work on my phone :)
MasonGamerBoi
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
I like the Sound of that, the Decade Challenge, maybe the Century Challenge too, I was filing under Historical Challenge but whatever.
Had to think about the last household I played (I rotate between, 10)

House DuValé and House of Grimm.

The House DuValé is One of my current 1 of 5, Primary Households. Home to their Excellencies Governor Stephan DuValé and Madame Regina DuValé. They Were born, Raised, and married in France. In 1857, they Crossed the Atlantic to America.
the Plot goes Regina's family has a legit claim to the French Throne while Napoleon was emperor, Regina's Uncle and Stephan Made many attempts to get Regina on the Throne. Resulting them to flee to America.

Once in America, they took part as a founding Family in the establishment of my fictional City of Briarwood {Debating on Locating it in new Hampshire or Rhode Island}. Briarwood was Initially built on Aristocracy, Except those in charge appointed others to help with the reigns.
Lord Adam of House Jordan {a Creative Visionary, and the Wealthiest Man in Town} Appoints him to Be Governor, and gives him power to choose his successor, until the 1960s when that changes and the citizens get to vote.

In 1865, Their Marriage Dies, Regina Finds out about Stephan's treachery, and since then they sleep in separate Bedrooms, and Regina has many affairs, Until One of her affairs... go wrong? Or Right? I still don't know.

In 1877, Regina "Dies," to the public she committed suicide by drowning in her bathtub.
In Reality, Regina was Demonized, {Turned into a vampire} By the incubi Lucifer.

For the Next 93 years Regina travels the world, until her fate catches up with her, 1970, On the night she gives birth to their Baby, Regina is Slayed at Saint Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, by a Hunter Named Kieron Dior. He steals the Baby, Daniel DuValé and raises it as a weapon/slave and Takes Regina's remnants as a Trophy.

For the Grimm Brothers, they live in their respectable time. What I'm trying to do is have them Start an Authors Club and I'm trying to the Grimm Brothers, and a few of my other favorite authors, to write Stories, plays TV shows as books, into my game.

Basically they're writing a mix of theirs and the Disney Versions, without Walt Disney in the Equation.
- Fantasia
- Hansel and Gretel
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
- Cinderella
- The Frog Prince
- Sleeping Beauty
- The Little Mermaid
- Beauty and The Beast
- Arabian Night
- Hero of China
- Lion King
- Hercules
- Through the Looking Glass
- The Second Star
Lyrie18
Seasoned Ace
8 years ago
Great stories!

So far in my current household:

Braden and Rene are happy that their triplet daughters Named Willow, Grace, and Rose are finally children! Braden is providing for his family and keeps working on his career in education (mod). The girls are going to get their own rooms with their own personal styles. Meanwhile its hard to find Rene something to do with her life now that the triplets are grown and gone to school during the day. Turns out she rolled a wish to fix this....have another baby! But I am not so sure about that xD
Biotic_Warlock
8 years ago
Oh I recently started playing the Mashugas. I haven't done anything with them yet, but they will be very city centric.

Though this is in the same world as my other main sims (I've been playing two households at once). Matthew Simian lived as a roomie with best friend from uni, Rebecca Donnelly. Matt started dating Travis Scott, and now they are engaged and living together. Rebecca moved in with Liberty Lee and Summer Holiday.
Reddestiny921
Legend
8 years ago
I have several but since I'm taking a break from my rotation saves and what not just the one, also went about tossing out awesomes.
@buzz_infamous I like the story of Paul there, how interesting.
@PninaSimmer Had to make sure I read all of that I like to see peeps passionate about their stories, that's part of the fun Malcolm usually can't be trusted around anyone that's happy but that seemed to come out nowhere. Him going after his halfsister. Love all the drama :smiley:

I made the sim in my profile there then decided to change it so she could get others pregnant though she's a human sim, she cares about dogs and doing whatever she wants. First she met Geoffrey and like Bella he was a hard cookie wanting to be faithful to his significant other, but we broke him though she wasn't interested in being with him lucky for him he's rich. The next was a guy she met at knight knight she was only out because she was frustrated and clearly blames Geoffrey for everything, he also ended up pregnant but she did like him a bit more so she could almost check in on him. However she met a girl and she really liked her, in fact she's the one that got the ring and they have a family now but Geoff is obsessed he calls every day, wanting a date, to go out to eat I don't think he's so willing to let her go.