Hello and welcome to my first attempt at an ISBI challenge! After reading my friend Roxanne/Taube's The Atlas ISBI I knew I had to start one.
The goal of the challenge is to go ten generations (like in a legacy) while only controlling one sim at a time (your torchholder.) You can find a link to the rules, and more information about the challenge, to the right on the sidebar.
Let's do some basic set up here.
I decided to NOT do the erratic trait rule and I'm not doing hard mode either, I like clicking and dragging too much. I also may not follow the skill requirement rule for immortalizing and instead modify it to say that it must be maximum quality. Other than that I'll be following the regular rules. As you can tell our founding torch-holder has taken up residence in Sulani. This is because this is going to be an ocean/nautical/aquatic themed ISBI. Heirs will be voted on via heir poll on here and on BoolProp. Let's meet our founding torch-holder, shall we?
This is Caspian Deepwater, our founding torch-holder.
Caspian is named after the Caspian Sea, which is the world's largest inland body of water. Some classify it as the world's largest lake and others as a full-fledged sea. It is located between Europe and Asia. His last name is courtesy of Roxanne because I was really struggling to come up with a good one, and she suggested this one and I loved it. I thought it was fitting because it's going to feel like we're in deep water sometimes during this challenge. I tried to give him some traits that I thought would be fitting for our oceanic theme.
Here we have a quick look at his tiny beach home. I really do wish there were less stilts on the stilt foundation, but for now we will have to deal. Building is not my strongest area, so be patient with me and the house.
I had Caspian start his morning off by looking for seashells on the beach. I was hoping to get some treasure that was worth a lot so that we could sell them. I'd like to have money so that there are more fun things for the non torch-holders (or NTHs) to get into.
Taking a page out of Roxanne's book, Caspian is starting off in the writing career so that he can get the free computer once he gets promoted.
All of the people that came to greet him for his welcoming party were married. So that was kind of a bust.
He headed to a karaoke lot where he met Miko Ojo. Which, is the founding torch-holder's spouse in my friend's ISBI. I had him introduce himself and keep her on the back burner for now. She was fairly annoying in my friend's ISBI, but she's very cute so I do plan to use her at some point.
I downloaded a mod that gives her a trait to prevent her from aging so I can have aging turned on. I also have my marriage and pregnancy modules disabled in MCCC for the time being.
While waiting to see if more women would show up, Caspian sang some karaoke.
Nobody ever showed up, but I have always thought Venessa Jeong from Del Sol Valley was really pretty, so I had Caspian
She invited him in and accepted his attempted introduction, but because she's a celebrity the pie menu was pretty limited to what options I had available.
Caspian: So, I think you're like really pretty.
Venessa: Me too. Caspian: So you agree, you think you're pretty? Venessa: No. I mean yes. I mean, I think you're pretty cute too.
In hopes that maybe some extra fame would help Caspian have more interactions available with Venessa he went home and started working on painting to try to raise his fame level.
Caspian: Hmm. This salad is missing something, it's not quite waxy enough.
Don't you dare. I thought you were a neat sim!
Caspian: Ah, yes. Some ear wax should certainly do the trick. Let's just dig a big piece out of here and add into the salad.
Ew. That's gross.
Well, the pie menu didn't open up any more with him being the same star level as her (one star) but it did seem to make his socialization attempts more successful, so that's definitely a plus.
Caspian: Did you sit in a pile of sugar? Cause you have a pretty sweet a.....
Venessa: Let me just stop you right there. That is the worst pick-up line I've ever heard. He had the option to try a naughty pick-up line, which I guess is to do with celebrities only. So, I felt that I really had to caption this appropriately. I even googled naughty pick up lines. Let me just say, I really hope guys don't use these because they were really bad.
After a few successful interactions after the failed naughty pick-up line, Caspian tries for his first kiss and is denied.
However, after a few more positive interactions (and one more failed first kiss attempt) we finally open up the full pie menu with Venessa!
Caspian celebrates this by finally getting his first kiss with Venessa.
He was even able to ask Venessa to move in with him afterward.
Here she is post-make over. I was having some doubts about this hair, but I actually really like it. I had originally made her eyebrows blue like her hair, but ended up liking how this looked better.
She's neat, ambitious, and cheerful, all of which are good for a sim who is never going to be controlled. Her aspiration, unfortunately, will not be happening unless she gets fame based chance cards for her job. I did have her quit her acting career and switch to the painter career path because I figured my sims usually paint autonomously so that should help level her painting up quite a bit. And since it's one of my free actions, I figured I'd use it!
I kept the shoes and tights she had on with her previous outfit, and just added a dress to it.
It was at this point that I realized I ended up making her aesthetic look a lot like my friend IRL. But hey, it works for her.
Caspian and Venessa headed to the waterfall in Sulani where Caspian proposed to her. Unfortunately, she rejected his proposal. Which honestly worked out because this isn't the best proposal photo.
However, they then shared their first woohoo together in the waterfall. I absolutely adore this picture.
Then, for some reason, they changed back into their hot weather clothes instead of wearing their swimsuit.
I had Caspian change into his swimwear and then request to see her swimwear outfit.
Then, at the last possible second, Venessa changed back into her everyday outfit.
Caspian: Venessa, we've had a rough start to our relationship, but I love you and I want to spend every day with you. You'll never have to do anything you don't want in our marriage, you'll have full autonomy to do what your heart desires. Venessa: Yes! I'll marry you!
Then, in true ISBI form, she comes home and takes a nap on the couch instead of sleeping in the bed.
After her nap, she does some push ups outside the bathroom door. Blocking anyone from entering. Thankfully, Caspian didn't need to pee.
I sent them off to San Myshuno to get married on the lot they have there. The arch with the flowers made for a really pretty wedding.
I kept Venessa in her formal outfit that Maxis gave her by default.
I didn't get a photograph of their first kiss somehow, because I was trying to get the fireworks in the picture too. but you can see them watching the fireworks together.
Back at home and Venessa finds out that she's pregnant!
Venessa: Caspian, I'm pregnant! You're going to be a father!
Caspian: But Venessa, we barely have anything in the house, and we're both still low in our careers, are you sure this is the best time? Venessa: Well, no. But I'm already pregnant so there's no going back now.
At this point in the game, if you're familiar, Vlad comes to suck the blood of your sim around their first Wednesday night in the game. So that's the point we're at now. So I have to say, I had a productive first four days.
Vlad does not seem the least bit concerned by Venessa's presence as he enters their house.
He then mesmerizes Caspian awake and drinks from his neck.
Of course, this causes him to pass out. This means we lose five points. Which, I don't think this one should count because he had full energy but a rule is a rule.
Edit: Thanks to ciyrose for telling me this actually does NOT count against me. So I'll be giving myself my five points back.
Venessa has contracted some sort of illness.
Venessa: Instead of documenting it, do you think you could just, I don't know, get me some medicine? I could, but I wouldn't be able to direct you to drink it so at that point it's just a waste of money. Sorry but you're going to have to suffer through this one.
Apparently being sick has knocked some sense into her and she sleeps in the bed for the first time. These two are quite the pair right now what with Venessa's weird spots and Caspian's fang marks in his neck.
Later on, Caspian throws the Kava party he needs for his aspiration. As you can see, Miko is present. She has not left the family alone. She calls and texts every. single. day.
Caspian ended up passing out after his party was over, mainly because we were so close to gold when I noticed he was getting tired. The bright side is he did get gold on the party.
Now that Caspian has sunbathed (in the nude at that) the only thing left of the first tier of his aspiration is to eat a coconut, which shouldn't be too hard. I just keep forgetting to have him do it.
Venessa should be giving birth any moment now, and I can tell pregnancy is getting the best of her. She looks so miserable here.
I was right, a few short hours later and it's time to head to the hospital.
I'm going to try to go to the hospital for the births just so I can get the birth certificates. I may change my mind on this later, however.
Venessa handled being in labor very well and sat in the waiting room patiently until it was time for her to go back.
During delivery, Venessa learned that her doctor was only an intern which I don't know about you would make me super nervous!
But despite the doctor's rank, Venessa and Caspian's son was delivered successfully giving us five points!
Meet baby boy Triton! He does not seem too thrilled about being out of the womb, or maybe he doesn't like his Mom, who knows.
Triton was a Greek God of the sea, born to Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Caspian is a decent Dad and is pretty attentive to Triton.
Having two neat sims in the house has its perks, messes don't last very long around here that's for sure.
Venessa: There, there Triton. Momma's here.
Venessa, what are you doing? Venessa: I heard that rocking them fixes everything. But he has a dirty diaper, maybe you should try changing that and he'll stop crying. She actually did change his diaper right after she realized rocking him wasn't the solution to his screaming.
Upon arriving home from work, Caspian passes out. Causing me to lose another five points.
It's funny how the sim I actually CAN control is the one giving me all the trouble.
As you know if you've read any of my legacies before, whenever the flea market is happening I go buy all the snowglobes because you get $500 for finishing the collection.
Unfortunately, two were missing this time so I'll have to keep looking for the last two.
I have to say, Venessa is a really good Mom. She definitely did the majority of the parenting - and all on autonomy too. This challenge isn't so bad after all!
I can't believe it's already time for Triton to grow up!
Ah! Look how adorable he is! I bet he'll be even cuter after a makeover!
Oh my gosh! I just love him! He's so freaking precious with his nose and his eyes! I think he has his mother's mouth, but I can't be sure yet.
Just look at that face when he smiles!
That's where we'll leave this chapter! I should have another chapter out very soon because I'm really enjoying playing this family, especially during this quarantine.
In the meantime, check in with me over at BoolProp or on my Twitch Stream! I'm working on getting a schedule for my streaming again soon, things have been busy adapting to online teaching so it's been difficult. Score
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AboutThe Deepwater ISBI is my first attempt at completing an "I'm Surrounded by Idiots" challenge.
Started: April 28, 2020 RulesThe goal of the challenge is to go ten generations (like in a legacy) while only controlling one sim at a time (your torchholder.)
You can find all of the rules and more information about what an ISBI is here. Current Score1075
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