★ this is a very unserious story. i don’t follow any specific rules. i just play, write, & take lots of pics!
Founder: Baelia Ashlace
Young Adult Grey Faerie
Traits: Unlucky, Brooding, Animal Lover, Unstable, Loner
LTW: Adopt a Unicorn
All story updates here: Ashlace Legacy 🧚🏻♀️
View them in chronological order: Ashlace Legacy Chrono 🧚🏻♀️
Read (the beginning of) (the intro to) her tragic backstory (the prologue) below! 🤍
Contently isolated from the outside world, Baelia spent many of her years tucked away in a faerie house - way too many years. Very occasionally, curiosity led her to cautiously approach the tiny windows of her home. Only during daylight, of course. She'd often wither or shriek at the sight of something as mundane as a raindrop.
Every few dozen years, Baelia would find herself feeling particularly broody. She'd steal full glances through the windows, gathering in what little she could of her surroundings. No Sims built homes nearby - that was always a relief. There were always green bushes and fish splashing in a pond, though these days the sight made her head spin like a maelstrom. The trees were neverendingly enormous, and she wondered if they'd seem less impressive in her Sim form.
Baelia was young when she discovered this hideaway in Moonlight Falls. It was a restless and foggy night, and she'd gotten lost trying to find the arboretum. Magic depleted and desperate to avoid the monsters brought out by the full moon's glow, she fled into a nearby garden. It was overgrown and lush with greenery, and deep within the foliage was the little glowing faerie house. It wasn't until she was already inside that she felt something off about the garden. It gave her the creeps.
Born a Grey faerie, Baelia was cursed with terribly bad luck. It caused her to overreact to feelings of unease, rendering her fully convinced that something awful was certain to occur. From the moment she settled into the little dwelling, she found herself overwhelmed with worry about the things that could go wrong if she ventured back out on her own two feet - literally. The creepy feeling never went away, and so Baelia's fear grew, trapping her in fae form for over several Sim-generations.
In time, she came to realize the solitude didn't bother her. Instead, she felt it suited her. She looked outside less and less often, accepting her quiet life and hoping in vain that the fear would fade away. She had everything she needed to live comfortably right where she was. She would be just fine living here for the rest of her very, very long life if not for the unending, nagging sense of ominous dread that seemed to hang in the air.
Maybe Baelia needed to take a good, long look at herself in the mirror, and then out the window.
The rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. Easy! The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!
I was tagged by @stargazer-sims - thanks for the tag! Technically I only have one character to show off, so here's Baelia.
Baelia Ashlace 🤍✨
I chose descriptors for her current situation at the beginning of the story, so some of these things will change pretty early on. Also I added a couple extra options, hope that's okay! ^^
[ PERSONAL]
$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty
✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable
✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other
✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other
✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed
[ FAMILY]
◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children
◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / close with some sibling(s) but not with other(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased
◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable / ran away from home
Meriscordia Rupps lost her husband a year ago. She didn't suffer too long. Doctor Rupps' widow lost her old home, old town and old life. She decided to go to Midnight Hollow with your little son, Athanasius.
Meriscordia never wanted to be mother. She didn't like even her own child, who desired to be loved by mother. Meriscordia wanted to see young Athanasius as wonderful alchemist. Then — and only then — she could be really proud of him.
Strict, cruel Mrs. Rupps didn't allow her son to play with friends and visit his classmates after school.
"Alchemy, my little silly friend. One day you'll become an excellent specialist in alchemy, and be sure — you'll thank me after many, many years", — Meriscordia spoke these words with cold smile.
Athanasius always felt that his mother didn't love him. When he was a child he wanted to deserve her tenderness. But one day he understood: he could destroy this cruel woman, slowly destroying his soul through many years.
"Oh, mother... I will become an excellent alchemist. You won't be proud of me. You will be afraid. You will regret that you made me like this", — thought seventeen year old Athanasius Rupps.
🎶✨ When you get this, you have to write down 5 songs you actually listen to and post them. Then send this (ask or tag) to 10 cool people✨🎶
I was tagged by @papermint-airplane ! 🤍 I love sharing music but I'm typically switching up what I listen to every other day. My spotify is no help either bc I've been using it for lofi only recently. :') That being said, I know these are in my current rotation:
Knockoff - Poppy
dui - estelle allen
Dragula - Rob Zombie
Paint the Town Red - Doja Cat
Haunted - Laura Les
And a bonus song I found recently and just really want to share bc it's so fun:
Overflow - Een Glish, Tfyty
I'm tagging @ares-in-a-jar @cozygirlsimmer @tragicpixel @faeriefrolic @simspaghetti @bool-prop @spaceapples98 @angelapleasant @echoweaver @lemontreesims Obviously feel free to ignore if you don't want to do it. ^^
Barnaby is a smart, charismatic man who got an education and got a job in the Estate administration. His dream is to have a big family with five children. He knows he will have to work hard to achieve this, but he is ambitious and he knows he will achieve his dreams.
Elisabeth Pope
Elisabeth is Barnaby's mother. She is a proud woman who was raised to feel above her station. She loves her cat above anything else because she hates everything else! She hates that her son, Barnaby, is getting too close to their servant Sheryl.
If you want a mini-challenge that centers on romance, story, and gameplay, then this might be the perfect challenge for you! I introduce to you, the Seasons of Love Challenge! Pair up or create four pairs and be the matchmaker and the writer of their destiny. Get indulged with their story and help them find love by the end of the season!
For each season, we have different couple that may or may not fall in love before the season ends. I recommend that you edit the in-game season length, it can be up to 7, 12, 21 or 25 days per season, depending to you. This challenge can either be rotational or generational, it’s completely up to you.
Feel free to remove and add some more activities to the following. These are not really rules, but more like guides or checklist that you can do so that you won’t run out of ideas to do for each round, and hopefully, help progress the relationship of the each pair.
For those who prefer slow-burn romance (like me!) there’s a Slowburn Romance Edition by the end with some set of rules, be sure to check that out! This is supposedly a personal challenge for my game, but I thought it would be nice to share it with the community. If you do this challenge, please don't forget to add the hashtag #TS3SeasonsofLove and mention me, I would love to see other simmers enjoy this little challenge that I've created 💖
SUMMER
trope: enemies to lovers
backstory:
- sim A is demoted from her work because of her hotheaded nature, and was assigned in this town where her grandparents live. She absolutely hates that, she wants to go up the ladder and build her name, but how can she do that now that she's demoted and stuck in this town?
- sim B is carefree and enigmatic, living his life to the fullest. He used to get sick a lot when he was a child and now that he's a teen and rarely gets sick anymore, he wants to break free from those restrictions and do the things he hasn't done in his childhood.
how things started:
~ Just few days before his birthday, sim B is feeling rebellious and wants to spend the best of his teenage days, even if that means breaking the curfew. So, he stayed out late with his friends to party and even went to the beach and lit some fireworks just before he go home. But, on his way home, the police patrol saw him! He knew he's so screwed, but what can he do? He plead with the cop, which happens to be Sim A, but she don't take any of his bullshit. Which eventually leads to some misunderstand, fight and disliking each other. Guess the last of his teenage day is remarkable afterall, especially if you're being escorted back to your house in police patrol.
~ If things aren't already worst as they are, he, unfortunately, bumped with the same cop again when she joined the surfing/scuba diving club. Oh well, guess they have to see each other a lot now. Will this be the perfect summer as he imagined, or will it be totally ruined because of that one hot-headed cop?
traits:
childish, athletic, loves the sea
grumpy, natural cook, snob
skills:
Athletics, martial arts, logic
Diving/surfing/swimming, fishing, charming
jobs:
Police
Lifeguard/Scuba diver
misc:
pull booty traps and bicker
prank each other
activities:
scuba dive/surf together
play water balloon fight and pillow fight
throw a pool party and receive positive moodlets. you may do the following:
* Perform Fireworks Extravaganza (Having three large fireworks i.e. Golden Dragon/Facemelter) during party
* Play in the sand
* play and swim in the water together
* skinny dip together
Try water balloon arena
Spend the summer festival together, join these activities and win Summer Festival Ticket:
* get holiday greeting card in photobooth
* buy a snow cone
* Get Face Painted
* Skate together
* Soccer Shootout
* HotDog eating contest
* Water Balloon Fights
date idea:
Beach date, skinny dip, windsurf, and go boating together, take pictures!
Compete in a bowling alley
Watch a live show performance
Watch a band performance
Recommended Mods:
Social Club Mod by @phoebejaysims
Surf's Up Sun & Fun Wave store content
SPRING
trope: distant childhood friends to lovers
backstory:
~ Sim A and Sim B where inseparable when they're kids. They spend afternoons playing video games, playing with their toys and painting together. But things changed when they entered High School. Sim B moved to a different part of part and became more distant as she found new circle of friends, and eventually, had a boyfriend. She thought it was forever! Only to find out that she's pregnant with someone who totally, totally dislikes children. So, she runaway from home and finding herself to the small apartment where she was raised, back to where sim A lives just next door.
~ Sim A was surprise to see Sim B again. He always wanted to make up and be friends with her again, but he always felt shy and small when he sees her with her new set of friend and popular boyfriend. Now that she's back, will he finally have the courage to talk to her again?
~ Moreover, can Sim B raised this child alone? And will she find comfort again with the boy next door?
traits:
artistic, dramatic, friendly
socially awkward, artistic, handy
skills:
handiness, inventing, video game
painting
activities:
play video games together
go to karaoke and have a duet
play hopscotch together
compete in darts
visit each other's house and chat
Attend Spring Festival/Love Day together and do the following activities:
* send love letters
* Slow Dance during Spring Festival
* Spring Dance Queen and Spring Dance King (optional)
* Hunt eggs
* Try kissing booths!
* Try the Love tester machine
* roller skate together
* Play horseshoes together
sim A must make a portrait of the other
sim B must make a toy for sim A's child
misc:
they must be distant friends at start
let Sim A go to parenting classes
let sim B know about the pregnancy before they start dating
Date idea:
~ Park date, cook the dishes that you will bring, and watch the sunset/sunrise
~ Go to greenhouses and take pictures together in flower fields
~ Amusement park date
AUTUMN
trope: Second chance romance
backstory:
~ Sim A and Sim B are highschool sweethearts. They dreamed of living together and building their family when they were teens. They thought it was forever. But things take a drastic change when Sim B suddenly disappeared when his father died, leaving him to live with his mother in France, leaving sim B behind. Sim B never expected this, she never expected to bear a child with Sim A as well. She can't seem to find him anymore, but still, she decided that she will raise this child.
~ Years later, Sim B discovered that their child was sick and only had a few months left. Pile with grief, the kid is constantly looking for his/her father as well. Sim B doesn't want to let her child rest without seeing his/her father. So, again, she tried to look for him. And she found him! Turns out that he's now a rockstar in France, with a name and career. After knowing all of this, he quickly booked the ticket back to their town.
~ Will him coming back after years of disappearance mend their broken hearts and finally build the family they've dreamed? Or will they stay together just for the sake of their dying child?
traits:
green-thumb, nurturing, coward
virtuoso, charismatic, materialistic
skill:
Guitar, drums, bass, charming
Cooking, canning, gardening
job:
Music career: Rockstar
Gardener
activities:
take care and grow a plant together
catch butterflies and fireflies on the cottage
play in the pile of leaves
Attend Fall Festival together (with their child). Join in activities and actually have fun!
* Apple Bobbing contest
* Pie Eating contest
* Enter Haunted House
- Throw a costume or feast party during or before Spooky Time Holiday. You may do the following for the party:
* Plant and grow pumpkins
~ make Jack-o-lanterns, or;
~ bake pumpkin pies (or both)
* wear costumes for the party
* cook and bake the dishes for the party
* Let their child do trick-or-treat
must spend time as a family every weekend together and go out of town
must teach the child and help with his/her homework
must accomplish every child's wish
must be a good parent to the child
Both must be best friends with their child
must not argue or fight in front of the child
the child may or may not die
misc:
sell harvestable or jams in the market
Sim B must play for tips on the park
optional woohoo spot:
woohoo in pile of leaves
date idea:
~ Coffee Date with just the two of you wearing couple outfits, take pictures!
~ Watch a horror movie together
~ Watch in theater
~ Go to a dive bar or lounge
recommended store content:
Canning Station (store content)
Produce Stand Mod
WINTER
trope: force cohabitation
backstory:
~ After getting tired of the big city, Sim A decides to travel, and he happens to land in this very town and rent in Sim B’s place. He’s a successful author, but he’s very shy and introverted and all the socialization and parties of the big city aren’t for him. He find this new town peaceful and gives him more inspiration to write. Perhaps, he can spend the winter holiday here, or will he decide to settle down in this quiet little town?
~ The death of her mother brings Sim B so much grief. Now that she’s just living on her own, she decides to open again their old bakery and let travelers rent her place. She’s a loner, more now that her mother, her only bestfriend died. Now she just spends her time baking and selling and knitting to ease her mind, will this new traveler who stays with her bring some color in her dull life?
traits:
shy, brooding, bookworm
loner, perfectionist, unlucky
skills:
Knitting, baking
Writing
job:
Author
Bakery Owner
misc:
- Hang Holiday Lights
- Buy a mistletoe
activities:
- must give gifts to each other
- Attend Winter Festival Together
~ Snowflake Day is held last Thursday of Winter
~ don't do any work. make sure to have positive moodlets and enjoy the festival.
* Take greeting card photos
* snowboard together
* ice skate together
attend (or hold) a gift-giving party
* give gift to each other
~ gift idea: a book written by him, and a cloth knitted by her
make snowmen together
build an igloo together, sleep there
Make snow angels
Have snowball fights
Swim in cold water
kiss under the mistletoe before the season ends
optional:
the author can sell his book in the bakery itself, or make a mini library space (You can use this mod from nraas)
Sim B can sell the knitted products she did in the bakery
they must work together while the other is writing and the other is knitting
the author must finish at least 3 novels before winter ends
sim B must make at least 2000 simoleons from selling bake goodies
optional woohoo location:
woohoo in igloo
woohoo in sauna
date ideas:
~ go ice skating together, have some cup of cold choco, make snowmen and snow angels, take pictures!
~ have a sauna date!
~ watch a musical performance
~ Library date!
~ Spend sometime outside by the fire at night
recommended mods:
Knitting Mod
Savvier Seller Mod (for the bakery), or
SimState Business Mod, or;
The Merchant Mod by @anitmb
Baking Station (Store Content)
A useful thread on setting up a home bakery
notes:
i know that setting up a home business can be a bit complicated, so you can have 2 alternative options, 1) you can just purchase another community lot near your house and have the bakery there; or, 2) just drop the bakery all at once and you may find a different job for sim B.
ADD-ONS
Of course, this challenge wouldn't be as fun if you didn't share your gameplay and screenshots with the community! So, here are additional things that you can do for all rounds:
Take a screenshot of every activity that you did.
Pick your favorite memories and you may edit them as Polaroid pictures.
Make them do couple poses and take amazing photos of them together!
For each round/season that you finish, edit the photos that you had like a scrapbook, photo album or whatever creative idea you can think of.
Upload them and don't forget to put the hashtag #TS3SeasonsofLove and mention me so I can reblog it!
SLOWBURN ROMANCE EDITION
Now, if you’re like me who likes to take things slow, this rules are for you! You may or may not apply them, just an extra challenge for those who wants slower romance to this challenge.
You must only force up to only 10 romance interactions, the rest will be up to the sims autonomy and wishes
You can not force them to kiss and woohoo, it will only depend on the sims wish and/or autonomy
You can only force atleast 3 dates, the rest will be up to the sims autonomy/wish
This challenge is made by ann-ndsims. If you like to modify it, convert it or have some suggestions and/or mod recommendations, feel free to send me a message! Don’t forget to mention me if you do this challenge and use the hashtag #TS3SeasonsofLove, I would love to see other simmers enjoy this little challenge that I made. Enjoy and happy simming!
