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Because I need a place other than reddit to compile my gameplay and photoshoots.

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I've been doing some light cc recoloring

Well, I'm sorry to say but my plans to start a regular simblr don't seem to have worked out. I got tired of the game, as expected, and by the time I returned I was no longer into my previous storylines. Speaking of...

As I'm getting more comfortable with s4s. I found these little dolls and changed their texture to match a homemade peg doll on a picture I made of my DnD bard Jadwiga when she was a child. Now this little dhampir girl growing up in a church-orphanage has someone to play with. :')

I started the recolor by editing Ameyasims's Sari doll, but the hair loops weren't working for me so instead of editing the mesh myself I switched to the Ida Bean doll part-way through as the two had the same UV maps.

Doll mesh credits: Addy's "Ida Bean" doll by historicalfictionsims // Sari, Kirstens' doll by Ameyasims'

Will provide my recolor if anyone's interesed, 'till then I consider it to be an edit for personal use.

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Daily life with a fourth child in the changeling household 2

After discussing the topic of moving together over on Love Day I sent Lo, Lo's warlock bae and the kids on an extended vacation into Selva Dorada. All proceeds from the spelunking will go towards moving to a new place and furnishing.

After a few days of looting temples and setting up a proper camp so everyone wouldnt be miserable in the jungle for once (it didnt work) the bills arrived. Alas they were exorbitant due to coming in before we'd had time to sell the treasures.

Tfw a rainstorm hits Selva Dorada but it's your last day of stay, so you're all packed up and sleeping snuggly in a real bed. Hopefully you didn't leave anything important at the digsite. :D

Pictured Lo getting home from his adventure, seeing his sister again and she's like "I'm glad you're home and being proactive about getting your shit together, but you aren't going anywhere until the bills are paid."

A big pile of archeological treasures to appease your cranky sibling with. And the new house, which the warlock ended up buying. I'll fill it up slowly as more things get authenticated.

Since I moved them right next to both Lo's sisters' house & the household where Lo's party lives there were a lot of familiar faces at the welcome wagon. The house is bare, dark and depressing on the inside at the moment, but I think they'll do great if given a bit of time to make it their own.

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Daily life with a fourth child in the changeling household

I used to make some posts about a washed-up DnD-style changeling (i.e. alien with CC) spellcaster who took on raising his & his apprentice's abduction-kids whilst seeking their shared mother. Small update on what they've been up to, because I'm attached to them and wanted to share.

(secretly my reason for getting back into that save was probably because I really wanted to play around with infants and he was the perfect subject for that, due to having a history of taking in any "changelings" in need)

Over in Henford-on-Bagley a medieval peasant family just had their second child. However, much to their shock the baby looks…off. Information travels down the pipeline, reaching the changeling network and through them Lo, who arrives to have a chat with the family.

Despite their newborns' nature being explained to them the couple do not want to take care of an unhuman child and Lo graciously promises to raise her.

I plan on having her birth family reconnect once she grows older and they've had time get used to the idea. The baby, called WHAT-TF-S-THIS, gets renamed to Isayla after one of Lo's late siblings.

Showing her off to her new step-siblings and step-aunt. If I had to live through the nightmare fuel of an alien newborns on low graphic settings then so do you. :)

With the addition of a fourth child to the family the lot was getting far too small. This realization seems to have been the final push Lo needed to finally move out of his sisters' house and take the impromptu orphanage with himself. In particular, to move in with his party's warlock that he's had a thing for for a while.

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Well I seem to have been missing for quite a few months. Recently got back into the game.

Last time the twins got birthday presents from their missing mother, Senior Pollination Technician #3. This time you can see Lo's attempt to bribe the mailman into getting more information on where he'd picked up that particular parcel from.

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hey! i was curious about the cc for your (presumably) dragonborn sim—do you have a link? no worries if not :•)

Sure thing! Do note that it's from LoversLab (a site for NSFW mods, though the lizard itself is SFW unless you download particular...attachments): https://www.loverslab.com/topic/163173-lizardman-mod-by-saurianthrope/ I'm also using Zaneida's lizard tail: https://zaneida-and-sims4.tumblr.com/post/176948527543/tail-of-a-lizard-download particularily the one that's a tattoo with no texture (since it matches the skin tone and doesn't come off in the shower).

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The search for the wayward alien changeling continues

Concurrently with other events Lo's been seeking the shared parent of his three kids. Considering the secretive nature of changelings, with only one personal sighting and a second-hand description to go off of, it seemed that the most obvious place to seek information from was others of his own kind. Luckily it was rumored that the local changelings would gather in a particular bar on Tuesday nights.

Some coded questions and a secret handshake (+ obligatory visits to CAS for the randomly generated townies) are enough to find your own people and gather upstairs for cards and gossip. Alas, none of them knew where to find SPT#3, but they promised to keep their eyes peeled.

Lo made visiting Alien Night the Tuesday gatherings a weekly part of his schedule, sitting down with any new faces for a chat. Although his regular visitations and increased contact with other changelings didn't net him any immediately obvious leads it did make him and the kids a known part of the community.

Much to everyone's surprise, when the Twins age up they each receive a gift in the mail from their absent mother. Lo takes this to mean that SPT#3 is not only aware of her kids, but been keeping tabs on the household whilst not making herself known. Perhaps she's heard of them from gossip among other changelings? Or tracked them down herself? Either way, a solid clue.

The relationship between the twins and their half-brother has improved considerably. They've all matured to a more compatible age-range, with Wechsler still young enough to goof around and the twins finally old enough to act as viable playmates instead of dollhouse-wrecking nuisances.

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Not long after getting back home from Selva Dorada Ithil had a nightmare and, upon waking up, autonomously ran to Wechsler for comfort. Though Wechsler is initially annoyed over being awoken, he has a moment of self-reflection upon remembering himself doing the same with his own dad as a toddler.

"Try being nicer to them," he faintly recalls Lo having once said, regarding the twins, "You might even find you like them if you give them a chance..."

Alright, little gremlin. Let's get you back to bed. (hey that...wasn't so bad actually)

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Ever since the twins arrived Lo's been busy taking care of them. His older son, who previously received the man's undivided attention, is starting to feel left to the wayside as a result, growing more solemn and lashing out at the twins whenever they play with his toys.

Lo takes Wechsler aside, asks him to stop fighting and try being nicer to his brothers. "Who knows, you might find you like them if you give them a chance". Wechsler remains unconvinced.

Lo, realizing that Wechsler feels pushed aside, takes him questing with his party for some quality bonding time. Kid's old enough to be shown the ropes and although the weather's depressing a little rain's never hurt anyone.

An entire day is spent marching through the pouring rain. Night's fallen by the time they find treasure of any kind. At least the sleep upon returning to their lodgings is the sweetest Wechsler's ever had.

On the final day, with everyone well-rested and the weather cleared up, Lo indeed skipped the customary post-spelunking bar crawl and finally makes good on his initial plans to generate some quality time. He can no longer afford Wechsler the undivided attention that the kid used to enjoy. And anyhow, Wechsler will soon be old enough to start seeking independance instead of attention. But at least they have these outings together.

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A mirror infused with the True Seeing spell, a mirror that "shows one's true form".

Just casually waiting for the rest of his party to notice.

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Put a pair of rocking horses in front of the garden wagon so I can make believe they can make believe that they're taking their toys and step-dad on an epic adventure

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The many illegitimate children of a wayward changeling

A summary of what's been happening on one of the frontiers of my save file.

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New blog!

Heyo! Been an irregular member of this site for ten years, but finally found a niche I’d like to try out.

I’m a seasonal (and seasoned :P) player of SIMS 4 who usually makes households and vague storylines inspired by pre-existing OCs and roleplays. I currently have two main storylines, one involving fantasy D&D sims tracking down Pollination Technician #3 and the other being about the lives and tribulations of a cast of disfunctional sci-fi characters.

I’ll likely be posting often at first, to try and get all my backlog onto this site, but after a while the updates will be slowing down.