Tuesday, January 7, 2014

We were - what?

Soo, I'm playing a new challenge, for Sims 3 this time. I found it a couple days ago, on Inujade's tumblr (If you don't know her, check her out. Go!) and it was just. too. tempting!


I'll quote here here real quick:

Howling Through the Streets: A Sims 3 Challenge

This is just a little challenge for those of us who adore Supernatural. Object: To survive a savage werewolf lifestyle until the end of the challenge, when the “alpha” werewolf passes away (making this a one-generation challenge). That’s it. What happens along the way is up to you!


I do adore Supernatural, but up to this point I haven't had much of an urge to play werewolves. So, perfect!




Getting Started:
  1. -Create two werewolves, an adult (alpha) and a child (beta). The adult MUST have the “Leader of the Pack” LTW (though this rule is made to be broken. “Heartbreaker” might be interesting…) and the Loves the Outdoors trait. The child can have any traits and any LTW you please. Design both to look however you wish; have fun and be creative!
  2. -The Moon Cycle MUST be on, and set to standard (what fun is a werewolf challenge without a moon cycle?). As for population, turn off werewolves. This will make it so only your characters, and sims they turn, will be werewolves (unless you are living in MoonlightFalls). The other supernatural types are optional.
  3. -Move them onto a blank lot, I recommend the outskirts of town. The idea is that they (at least the adult) are willingly homeless, so no house. They can have two park benches, but other than that nothing that will allow them to live there comfortably. No grills, fridges, bathrooms, nothing…they’ll have to venture out to fill most of their needs. You can decorate the lot to look like an abandoned park, but no ponds, as most towns have fishing areas elsewhere. Once you are done decorating, reduce your family funds to $100, either with cheats or the family inventory. Once you are done creating your home lot, you’ll never use Build Mode again.
  4. -No cheats of any kind are allowed again, unless it is to fix a glitch.
  5. -After designing the home lot, you will not use Buy Mode again, EXCEPT in one very specific instance: when it is a sim’s birthday, you may buy them ONE item from buy mode. It must be something they can carry in their personal inventory, and it must be something you can afford. The first day of the challenge will count as the child’s toddler-to-child birthday.
  6. -This challenge assumes you are playing on normal lifespan.

Living as a Werewolf:
  1. -Only part-time jobs can be taken, but if a work day ever falls on the same day as a full moon, that job MUST be quit, and they can’t ever work there again. Wild sims have trouble holding onto work!
  2. -Food is a major priority: they can either use the money they earn to buy meat (and ONLY meat), from the grocery store, or they can fish. Werewolf sims can eat such things raw, even in human form, so don’t worry about cooking it. Having one of your sims be a vegetarian would be an extra challenge, as they would have to live with nausea much of the time.
  3. -Caught fish and things acquired from hunting cannot be sold until the end of the challenge. Hunting is very profitable, so that would be too easy!
  4. -You can transform your sim whenever you like.
  5. -Twice a week per sim, you can ask to be let into a house to use their shower. You will probably be kicked out –but until that happens, feel free to use whatever is available to you in the house. Eat their food, sleep in their beds, and just be a terrible guest in general. ;)
  6. -As much as possible, try to fulfill at least one wish per sim per day.
  7. -Each sim must leave the home lot and spend time elsewhere at least once per day. Explore! They can go as a pack, if you like! Keep in mind they are also free to check out public facilities –pools, museums and gyms are fair game.
  8. -Other sims can be invited into the family (through marriage or move-in only), but they must also be werewolves. Unless you live in MoonlightFalls, this means only sims you turn. You are also free to have more children, but keep in mind that every family member will be living under challenge rules. If a non-werewolf child is born, they must still live under the rules (except, they can eat vegetables, but they must not share), and must be turned at the first opportunity.
  9. -No LTH rewards can be taken, EXCEPT “Alpha Wolf” if you can afford it.

Goals to Shoot For:
This is not precisely a scoring system, but it could very easily be made into one.
  1. -The “Leader of the Pack” LTW, obviously. Any LTW any sim happens to have (for this reason, I recommend staying away from the career related ones…they will be impossible).
  2. -Maxing out the invisible werewolf skill. There are mods that make them visible, but it’s not hard to keep track of even without. Make a family of badass werewolves!
  3. -Being able to claim the “Alpha Wolf” reward, as stated above. Extra awesome if more than one sim can claim it! (it costs 20k LTH)
  4. -Reaching the top of part-time careers. Getting good grades in school. Graduating well and so forth.
  5. -Reaching the end, when the “alpha” (AKA the original adult) dies of old age. Werewolves live 1.5 times longer than normal sims, making this a bit longer than the average One-Generation-Challenge, but still tiny compared to a legacy.

“Fails” to Track:
These are called “fails”, and might be worth penalties in a scored system, but don’t feel badly about them. They add to the drama and hilarity of play!
  1. -Every time a sim transforms due to stress.
  2. -Every time a sim passes out.
  3. -Every time a sim wets themselves.
  4. -Every failed bite attempt.
  5. -Every lost fight.


I have one additional rule I'm going to follow and that is:

- No cellphones
Under these circumstances I don't think they could afford cellphones, or even want them. Certainly the Alpha wouldn't, in my humble opinion. Though the beta might feel differently, packrules are packrules, no? ;)
Any socializing will have to be done in person. So that means, no making calls or accepting them. (Though I'm not sure about chatting on a computer yet. Technically if they use the ones in the library or are able to afford one on their own that should be okay, right? The cub at least ought to be learning in school how to use one these things. ^^)
Throwing parties of course is already out for financial reasons.

Right, so much for the background. Next I'll be posting picspam. See you there? 

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