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BissenNess
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2 years ago

Who will be Outdoor Enthusiast?

So, I've gathered the fourth gen of my Aspiration Legacy Challenge for a conference in the bedroom of Rinna, the oldest. Rinna is the one in the knitted top, knitting something while sitting in a Nifty Knitting chair. She's a Creative, Unflirty Foodie with the Happy Toddler and Creatively Gifted traits. Currently juggling the Lady of the Knits (surprise!) and Master Chef aspirations, she's on level 4 for both.
https://i.postimg.cc/vHSKZMQ7/Rinna.png

Terence is Rinna's cousin, the one in the torn clothes. He's a Paranoid Loner with the Happy Toddler trait. He's completed the Werewolf Initiate aspiration and is now working on Lone Wolf. Cammy is Terence's little sister. She's a Genius with the Happy Toddler trait, currently working on the Whiz Kid aspiration. I've already decided that she will have Nerd Brain as her first aspiration when she ages up to teen.

Here's my dilemma: the next five aspirations in the rotation are Musical Genius, Mt. Komorebi Sight Seer, Neighborhood Confidante, Nerd Brain and Outdoor enthusiast. I'm not worried about the middle three. My problem is with Musical Genius and Outdoor Enthusiast. On the one hand, Terence could start working on Musical Genius right away. There's something poetic about a Lone Wolf playing his fiddle into the void. On the other hand, Rinna could pick up Musical Genius and go for a triple crown of artistic aspriations: visual arts, culinary arts and performing arts. I would have to wait until she finishes her knitting aspiration though. Then, what do I do about Outdoor Enthusiast? On the one hand, Terence could eventually pick this up, he is part wild animal and it makes sense to me that he would want to be out in the wilderness communing with nature. On the other hand, Cammy will have an easier time building herbalism once she's Mentally Gifted. Learning about nature also ties into her scientific curiosity. She could start Nerd Brain and Outdoor Enthusiast at the same time.
https://i.postimg.cc/bwDBGMJ7/Terence-and-Cammy.png

  • I agree with you @Future , plus Terence seems like the currently least busy sim of the three. He could use some productive (and solitary) activities.

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    BissenNess
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    If you're comparing Rinna vs Terence for Musical Genius, it's pretty much even how busy they'll be. I have a rule against legacy members taking on more than two aspirations at once. So, Rinna has to finish her knitting aspiration before she can start Musical Genius. Then she would be working on becoming a master chef while practicing her music. Master Chef involves spending time in a rabbit hole, but she has a childhood gifted trait that helps with both of these aspirations. If it's Terence, he would be training for his big battle with Greg while honing his music. His time is more flexible, but he doesn't have a gifted trait that helps with either of these aspirations. So it all evens out.

    I also haven't made up my mind what, if any, career Terence will have, so that could change the calculation. He definitely doesn't want a career that requires going somewhere and working with people.
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    BissenNess
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    I went ahead and assigned the Musical Genius aspiration to Rinna. Three reasons:
    1. I needed to assign Musical Genius in order to progress with the challenge.
    2. Of the twelve people who voted, counting the two who wrote in to support Terence for both aspirations, there were eight votes for Rinna as Musical Genius, versus four votes for Terence.
    3. Since Terence leveled up to Veteran Werewolf, he now has the "Sensitive to Noise" temperament, so it no longer makes any kind of sense for him to have a music hobby. He hates musical instruments now.

    Still haven't made up my mind about Outdoor Enthusiast.