I pre plan and plot them all out like a novel. Though not too far in the future just scene by scene.
All my sims are main characters, side characters and supporting characters.
I constantly move them in and out of households according to which characters I need at a certain location so I have full control of all of them. Autonomy always off. That household favorites and rotation feature is literally the best they could have added for a story teller.
It's actually surprising how how much time I spend just setting up one scene and getting all of the poses right. Probably boring for most But it's fun.
Pose player is my best friend. Really helps bring stories to life.
I'm not to strict about it though. Everything is stress free and fun and most of the time the story tends to write itself.
These pics if they show up, are a few shots I got yesterday after a long journey through caves,camping out in woods, and other adventures. My side character mermaid sim has finally found his sister with the help of the main character.





