In the science of light, a

beam is passed through

a prism and becomes all

colors of the spectrum.

Our story begins with a

lack of color, a lack of

light.

Building through ten

generations, our players

will build color upon

color, eventually leading

to full light.

The Legacy Challenge

rules, created by Pinstar

and modified by many,

will be used as

guidelines. However,

there are additional

rules for the family to

follow.

1. Each generation will

be assigned a color:

1 - Gray

2 - Black

3 - Red

4 - Orange

5 - Yellow

6 – Green

7 - Blue

8 - Indigo

9 - Violet

10 - White

2. Each generation will

be required to add at

least one room to the

existing legacy house.

Said room will be

decorated in that

generation’s assigned

color. They may add

more than one, but all

must reflect their color

scheme.

3. Generations may

change the color of the

exterior of the house to

their color, but ONLY if

they can afford to

recolor the entire

exterior.

4. Clothing and hair

should match the

generation’s assigned

color as closely as

possible. It can be

subtle, or glaringly

obvious.

5. Each generation will

have one heir only. If

natural twins occur, the

first born will be heir

and the spare will not be

played once they leave

the main house. They,

in effect, will become

the prodigal child, or

long lost relative.

So, without further ado,

let us meet our founder,

Roy Geebiv.

What? You thought his

name would be

something different?

Did you miss the whole

rainbow theme?

Roy is not the most

attractive Sim ever

created, a purposeful

decision on my part.

While this is by no

means an Uglacy, the

pretty Sims get a little

boring, no?

Roy moved into a large lot,

not the largest, but large

enough that all he could

afford was this little

shack/room.

It’s not much. Inside is

his bed, a bookshelf, a

phone, a toilet and a

shower head.

Around back is a small

fridge, one counter, and

the grill.

The table is set up for the

Sims3 computer that will

be delivered momentarily,

and there is a chess table

and chairs to the left of

the patio.

Roy immediately got to

skill building so he

could get a job and those

all important

promotions.

Now is as good a time as

any to list his stats.

Roy is a Libra Poplularity

Sim with a LTW to have

20 best friends and a

personality spread of

2/8/2/6/7. His OTH is

Arts & Crafts and his

turn ons/turn off are red

hair/cleaning and stink.

He is employed in the

politics career track.

One of the Welcome

Wagon members was

Linda Barthelet. Roy

flirted with her and they

had no bolts. They

didn’t really hit it off

either, so she was added

to the list of friends to be

made in the effort to

achieve his LTW.

Autumn Dallas, another

member of the Welcome

Wagon, was a better

possibility at one bolt

attraction. Being the

first two women he met

though, he kept his

options open. There was

still time.

Roy spent the next few

days dividing his time

between work and

building friendships.

His first foray into the

community led him to

friendship with Sandy

Bruty. They had a one

bolt attraction too, but

again, it was early and as

a notorious Romancer,

Sandy was pushed to the

back of the possibility

line for spouse.

Back home, he managed

to eat a nasty sandwich

which led to the

inevitable prayer to the

porcelain god and a lot

of complaining about his

comfort level.

A comfy lounger was

added to his list of

possessions. It was the

highest comfort piece he

could afford at the time

and he took full

advantage of it.

He also had a four-

legged visitor who he

was smart en0ugh to

ignore.

Being friends with Sandy

Bruty had its

advantages. One night

Roy was invited to join a

group of her friends on

an outing downtown.

He jumped at the chance

to go meet more people.

The group happened to

consist of a bunch of

unimportant Sims who

were added to Roy’s

contact list to help fulfill

his LTW.

Roy didn’t remember

many of the small details

of this particular outing

after he had his first

drink at the bar. He was

too confounded by the

lovely vision who mixed

and handed him the

glass filled with fruity

whatever it had been he

ordered.

Uma was her name.

(It’s been too long so I

don’t remember her last

name.)

A quick scope and short

conversation revealed

two bolt attraction

between them.

For Roy, it was love at

first sight. He tidied up

his small living space.

Made some necessary

repairs.

And invited Uma over.

He figured she would be

more comfortable in a

group, so he had a few

other people over at the

same time. After all, he

had hardly had a chance

to speak with her while

he was on his outing.

He was quickly

reminded that they had

done nothing more than

spoken a few polite

words to each other

when Uma refused the

hug he approached her

for.

Both she and the rest of

his guests left shortly

thereafter.

Not to be daunted, Roy

closed his eyes, relaxed

back in his favorite chair

and re-thought the

situation and his

strategy.

After work that evening,

he invited her over

again. This time, he was

much more successful at

building a relationship.

Eventually pink hearts

floated above their

heads.

And before Roy got too

bored, red hearts

followed.

Leading to the inevitable

for both of them. Uma

was invited to move in

and accepted.

She is an Aries

Poplularity Sim with a

LTW to own 5 top level

businesses and a

personality spread of

7/6/5/0/7. Her OTH is

Science and her turn

ons/turn off are

fat/black hair and

charisma.

She is employed in the

business career track.

The funds she brought

with her allowed for

some expansion of the

indoor living space with

the bedroom and

bathroom now enclosed

in individual rooms and

the small kitchenette

inside. They were also

able to add an open

living room space. All in

all, it was a cute little

cottage and suited their

current needs.

An engagement quickly

followed once Roy wasn’t

rolling the fear of one.

Vows were exchanged

within minutes for much

the same reason.

Life settled into a

routine for the couple. A

mixture of skilling for

promotions, work, and

trying to get the next

generation started.

After several tries,

finally, success.

One of the couple’s

favorite activities was to

cuddle on the lawn and

study the stars.

Uma would frequently

practice her singing

skills, serenading Roy

whenever she had a

chance.

She was definitely the

more flirtatious of the

two.

At last the day came

when their little bundle

of joy made its way into

the world.

Roy thought his wife

never looked better.

Then we had the hand-

off to the proud papa.

WAIT! A HAND-OFF?!

This is not authorized!

Did you not read rule

number 5?! *Headdesk*

*repeatedly*

So, Uma prepared to

deliver their second

bundle of joy.

The first born is a little

boy named Obsidian.

He will be heir of the

next generation whose

assigned color is black.

He has his fathers blond

hair and mothers blue

eyes.

The black spare, who

will fade into oblivion, is

a little girl named

Ebony. She also has her

fathers blonde hair and

mothers blue eyes.

The days were filled with

the usual diaper changes

and bottle feedings,

which are cute the first

time, but generally

become boring and

routine after a short

while.

Uma and Roy did not

throw a party for the

twins birthday, but

Goopy happened to be

on hand after coming

home from work with

one of them.

The twins grew into

adorable toddlers.

Obsidian wisely grew up

into clothing

appropriate to his

generational color.

Ebony needed a quick

change to be a little

more reflective of it.

Obsidian is a 2/9/2/6/7

Libra. His only other

known stat is that his

OTH is Arts & Crafts.

Ebony is also a Libra

with a personality

spread similar to her

brother - 2/8/2/6/7. Her

OTH is also Arts &

Crafts.

I’ll admit I probably

could find a better

toddler outfit that is

black, but I’m not really

that worried about it

since she is an

unauthorized spare.

A new bedroom was

added to the house and

toddler training

commenced.

Early morning quiet and

the children are not in

their room.

Nor are they playing

with the toys in the

living room.

Where are they?

Well, Obsidian, the

nasty little bugger, has

discovered the joy of the

toilet and the multitude

of puddles it will create

if you are messy enough.

Which he is.

Ebony is practicing her

stalker skills for when

she gets older and is

summarily ignored by

the entire family and

neighborhood.

Our lovely couple, upon

waking, do not rush to

attend to their children’s

needs but instead are

lip-locked together until

brutally forced apart by

directives from above.

Eventually it was time

for the twins birthday.

Obsidian was rolling the

fear of a party so we

didn’t have one.

Everyone else wanted

one, but well, our little

heir is spoiled.

I’m not sure they would

have paid any closer

attention had there been

guests. They’re both

Pop sims.

Ebony fared no better.

She grew up by herself

in the nursery. Even

Obsidian didn’t run in to

watch.

*hate shudder* What

the heck are you

wearing? That is

definitely NOT going to

cut it mister.

Someone or something

knocked over the trash

can in the middle of the

night while everyone was

sleeping. I had Roy pick

up everything first thing

in the morning, but they

still got roaches. You

can see a small one on

the stone. The rest

turned into that turd

looking thing on the

sidewalk. Roy called the

exterminator who ably

took care of the

problem.

They hadn’t called a

Nanny because Uma’s

work schedule was 9:00

to 3:00. I was a little

worried about overlap,

but Uma took things

into her own hands and

got herself demoted and

sent home early so we

didn’t have to worry at

all.

Roy, on the other hand,

got a promotion even

though I missed the

doo-hickey.

Obsidian did get a better

outfit more

representative of his

generational color. He

looks a lot like his

Daddy.

He brought Tessa

Ramirez home from

school.

Ebony got a new outfit as

well. She’s one of the

prettiest sims I’ve ever

had born in game and

I’m starting to regret the

rule about one child. I’m

not changing it in the

second generation

though. I’ll have to

figure out something to

do with her eventually.

Roy continues to work

on his LTW. Uma helps

by greeting the walk-bys

while he is at work and

feeding them.

She’s also helping

Obsidian with his

homework. Roy helped

Ebony earlier.

Goopy, Goopy, Goopy.

He initiated the

conversation with Ebony

and then stood there

bored out of his mind.

He’s BFF’s with Roy, so

he’ll likely be a fixture

for this generation at

least.

Obsidian and Ebony get

along okay. He refused

her hug attempts for a

short time, but there

were never any fights.

Of course, they weren’t

inseparable either like

other sets of twins.

Obsidian brings home

friends almost every day,

like Meredith Chan here.

Ebony is forced to do

chores while the spoilt

heir has his needs and

aspiration points seen

to.

Yeah, I’m evil like that.

Actually, the kids both

have time for play with

their new found friends.

And their parent’s new

found friends.

Oh, and Uma got

demoted AGAIN. I don’t

think she really wants to

work. She’d rather be

her own boss.

I’ve never run a

successful business in

any of the

neighborhoods I’ve

played. Maybe it’s time

for another attempt. I

will have to contemplate

it.

Both kids are very active

and playful, so the

headmaster was invited

over. They need that

boost to their fun

meters, so fingers

crossed, he took a tour,

ate some burgers and

schmoozed a bit with

Roy who has very high

charisma.

Both kids were admitted.

\o/

The final score was

actually 120 due to the

final schmooze points

from this conversation,

but my picture did not

come out as well as I had

hoped, so you get this

one instead.

First day of Private

School was no big deal.

Obsidian still brought

home a friend almost

every day.

Time marched on and

days were filled with

school and play. Both

kids are very playful so

they’re not forced to

skill. If they roll a want,

it gets filled. Fall is nice

because they’ll pick up a

few. Kids need time to

be kids.

Ebony rolls the skill

wants far more often

than Obsidian.

Roy’s portrait is done.

Uma is working on hers

now. She’s got the

highest creativity, so she

was the one who got to

paint them.

Here’s hers, finished.

Roy spends a lot of time

writing in his diary.

Hopefully good

memories. He’ll

probably publish as an

elder.

He also tried to increase

his skills as easily as

possible. Townies don’t

have a lot of skill points

though. It’s okay. The

animation just cracks

me up.

The time came for the

twins teen birthday and

a lot of people were

invited. Roy and both

twins were rolling wants

for a party and no one

was rolling the fear, so a

party it was.

Note who is missing

though. Pray tell, where

are Roy and Uma for

their offspring’s party?

Gettin’ jiggety.

*shakes head*

Sandy, I’m sure that one

day he will truly be

impressed and amazed

by your bounteous

assets, but right now he’s

got a date with some

sparkles. Please step

away from the heir.

Now, a lot of people are

pleased with their heirs

as they transition to

teen. They talk about

how gorgeous they are

and how their outfits are

not bad but will likely

need to be changed to

suit them better.

We have a different

reaction. Similar to a

shudder and the

realization that there’s a

face only a mother could

love.

Ebony fared much

better, again making me

slightly regret Rule #5.

You know, I thought

they both had their

mother’s eyes, but now

I’m not so sure. Both

look rather grey, like

their dad’s, now that

they’re teens.

Their friends aged up

with them as well.

Ironically enough, both

who were at the party

chose poodle skirts.

Meredith Chan is in the

red. Demi Howe is in

the blue.

Tessa is a playable and

needs to be played to age

up. She’s really good

friends with Obsidian

though, so she probably

will. At least to teen.

Then we’ll see what their

chemistry is like.

Obsidian got a

makeover. He needed to

for several reasons. The

main one though is that

he needs to reflect his

generational color and

the blonde hair just

wasn’t cutting it. He

looks better with black

hair.

It also increased his

bolts with Demi to two,

which is the strongest he

has with anyone so far.

No matter how much I

try to cut the guy a

break, Checo Ramirez is

creepy. He took a bath,

hogging the entire

bathroom, then went to

sleep in Obsidian’s bed.

I think Tessa is

embarrassed.

The party was a hit. Not

sure how much Roy

really enjoyed it.

Obsidian was not

pleased. He was happy

about the party though.

He is a child filled with

contradiction.

You can see Demi

thought it was a great

time too.

So did Ebony. She got to

keep the blonde hair .

As the unauthorized

spare, it really didn’t

matter much.

The twins took the

customary trip to a

community lot the next

day after school.

They were able to

purchase the electronics

they wanted and also

met even more people

their own age.

Proof that Ebony was

there too. They get

along better now and

share a lot of friends.

Both were even able to

make friends with

Melody Tinker, which

never happens.

They gypsy brought a

little gift by. I was

relieved because I really

wasn’t going to let Uma

have five top level

businesses.

But, Roy is the founder

and man of the house

(and I suck a the

numbered LTW’s) so he

got to rub the lamp first.

I had him wish for

lifetime happiness or

whatever it is that gets

him perma-plat. I love

how he’s really thinking

about how to word it so

it won’t back-fire on

him.

Uma did eventually get

her wish as well.

This means there is one

left and the lamp has

been placed in

Obsidian’s inventory for

him to choose to use it

or not.

Roy is getting closer to

the top of his career. He

got to go to work in the

limo.

Uma was able to get two

promotions, which got

her back to where she

was when she first

moved in.

I did go play Bluewater

Village long enough to

give Checo and Lisa

makeovers and let Tessa

age up.

Obsidian invited her

over and the first thing

they did was argue.

Their chemistry is non-

existent too, so they will

remain friends and I

don’t have to worry

about him falling for a

playable.

Tessa might go to

college. I’m not sure

though. I kind of have a

soft spot for her since

she married a Doran in

another ‘verse.

Recipe for disaster:

1. Family is starving

2. Direct someone to

serve a meal

3. Low cooking points

start a fire

4. Wonder why fire

truck is not showing

up as family

members fire-dance

5. Belatedly note

rookie mistake of

forgetting to put in

smoke detector/fire

alarm

6. Panic!

7. Thank goodness the

heir is not in the

room

8. Direct founder, heir and spouse to call emergency in the hope that someone will stop fire-dance long enough to do so

9. Direct unauthorized spare to try to extinguish the blaze since she is technically expendable

10. Notice spouse is now doing the fire-dance as well though she is hidden in the bathroom

With the trusty fireman

there, the entire family

can fire-dance together.

The family that fire-

dances together, survives

together?

Disaster is averted and

the fire is put out with

no loss of life nor

kitchen equipment.

Roy tips the fireman for

a job well done.

Uma offers a double tip.

You can’t be too careful,

and he did respond

quickly and well. Roy

didn’t quite agree with

her as evidenced by his

WTF face.

While this picture may

seem very dull and

bland, it contains one

very important addition.

Disaster averted,

Obsidian invited Demi

over. He had high

relationship scores with

her so it was a matter of

one flirt and hearts were

flying in front of the

shack.

Love shack, baby love

shack…

They’re cute together,

and the recessive hair

will stick around a little

while at least. Well, if

they last through

college.

They shared their first

kiss and, since he rolled

the want, are now

officially going steady.

Ebony is not without a

love interest either.

Though hers is just a

midnight booty call.

She gets a good greeting

out of him and a

pleasant thought bubble

from him before he

complains about how

late it is and turns back

the way he came.

The twins are getting

along better and better.

Obsidian sort of ignored

Ebony when they were

children and while they

weren’t enemies, their

relationship scores were

rather low. It’s nice to

see that they are besties

now.

The time soon

approached for Roy’s

elder transition. A party

was held and all his

closest friends were

there.

Roy blew out his candles

without making a

pudding like mess of the

cake and prepared for

the sparkles.

I’m not sure if his guests

are clapping or

guffawing. I was leaning

toward the guffaw. I’m

pretty sure Checo was

guffawing too now that

he has hair and Roy

doesn’t.

A quick trip to the

mirror and wardrobe

and Roy was very

pleased to be back to his

old self, if a little grayer

with bones a little more

tired.

Uma thought he looked

great too.

Goopy is still stalking

Ebony. It’s a little

creepy. If they have

bolts as adults it’s going

to be more than a little

creepy. If this was an

apocalypse, it wouldn’t

be quite so creepy

because he would be

eligible as the next

spouse and she would be

made heir.

What is it with the

townie friends and the

bathtub?! First Checo

and now Jan Tellerman

is monopolizing the

bathroom.

Recipe for disaster #2:

1. Perform another

rookie mistake and

don’t install a

burglar alarm.

2. Notice in the pop-up

camera that you

have enabled

precisely for

notification of

rookie mistakes that

there is a burglar

sneaking toward

your legacy house.

3. While said burglar

chooses to kype the

cheap sofa instead of

the more expensive

stuff you have, wake

as many household

members as possible

so someone can call

emergency services.

4. Moan when police

arrive and burglar

runs away and is

NOT CAUGHT by

said police.

5. Laugh at said police

officer as he does the

WTF look as the

burglar disappears.

6. Sit back in semi-

amazement with the

thought that the

Geebiv family has

met all the

emergency service

personnel and it’s

only the first

generation.

Another boring photo,

but with one very

important addition.

That same night, Ebony

made the acquaintance

of Boots the wolf.

She hasn’t seen him

since, but their

relationship is started,

and it’s positive, and she

has knowledge as a

secondary, so hopefully

she’ll see him again.

Is…is that a helicopter I

hear?!

Someone topped their

career!

It was Roy! He is now

Mayor of Spectrum. Did

I mention that the name

of their little town is

Spectrum? Well, that’s

where they live and Roy

is now the Mayor.

Goopy of course, has

attached himself to

Roy’s coat-tail and is

now the Deputy Mayor.

It looks like he is the

Mayor too, but in a town

as small as Spectrum, we

do not need two mayors,

so he is Deputy Mayor.

Of course, age and

wisdom have not

seemed to prevent Roy

from making

questionable food

choices. I shouldn’t

really blame him, as it

was never necessary for

him to gain any cooking

skill.

Of course, even bad food

puts on some pounds so

Roy dug out the old

jump rope for a little old

fashioned exercise.

He exercises like I do.

Five minutes and we’re

done. Unfortunately,

that program doesn’t

work all that well at

maintaining fitness.

The twins have been

working on skills so they

can get a few

scholarships for college.

Ebony skills really fast.

Obsidian has a harder

time of it.

His hard work is part of

the reason that Roy

okayed his request to go

out.

Obsidian put together a

small group of friends

and headed to the gamer

hobby lot. While there,

he lost a competition,

played Don’t Wake the

Llama, and was able to

see his girlfriend.

Then it was back to

more skilling.

Uma was a few days

younger than Roy, so her

birthday rolled around

on the weekend.

Friends were invited and

a cake was bought.

She looked a little sad to

be leaving her youth

behind.

Maybe she knew

something.

To the wardrobe. Now.

Much better. A little

bling around the waist

too. Not a bad touch.

Obsidian FINALLY got

his aspiration into the

gold by becoming

friends with one of the

party guets. Now he can

use the energizer. He

has a few more skills to

build before leaving for

college.

He moved to the putter

for some more charisma

skill. I’d like him to have

high charisma so he

makes more friends

more easily at college.

What is it with Townies

using our bathtub and

beds?! Christy Toyonaga

was a walk-by that Roy

greeted. She stayed for

the party and ended up

in Obsidians bed.

Wait! What’s that?! BJ

the Headmaster has

slapped Sandy?

I haven’t a clue as to why.

Maybe she was a

provocative student in

school?

And where are our lovely

hosts while this mayhem

ensues?

Well, Uma decided that

her birthday party would

be an excellent time to

blog about games.

And Roy?

Roy has once again left

the party for the comfort

of his bed.

He always rolls the wants

for the parties, but he

just doesn’t have the

stamina I guess.

Of course, Sandy doesn’t

take a slap sitting down,

but delivers her own

offensive blows.

That grabbed Goopy’s

interest.

Meh, there’s only 30

seconds or so left to the

party. What could go

wrong?

Uhm, forget that last

sentence.

I think Goopy said it

best when he told

Gilbert that he didn’t

think that Sandy and BJ

were going to be best

friends.

On that note, the party

finished up in “Not Bad”

status and Roy and Uma

got their little party doo-

hickeys.

Although Christy didn’t

even bother to get

dressed again as she

traipsed through the

living room toward the

door.

Sunday morning

contained a few early

hours of hard-core

skilling for Obsidian,

which paid off in $4,000

worth of scholarships.

Ebony had finished hers

up days ago and also had

$4,000 in scholarships.

The taxi was called and

they made their way on

to the next part of their

lives.

You two crazy kids hold

the fort while they’re

gone. Obsidian will be

back before you know it.

A few closing stats:

I never listed Obsidian

and Ebony’s LTW or

TO/O:

Obsidian’s is to become

Education Minister and

his TO/O are Jewelry

and Creativity/Strength.

Ebony’s is to become a

Rock God and her TO/O

are Glasses and

Mechanical/Red Hair.

Obsidian’s secondary is

Popularity. I choose

secondary's based on

game observations and

what I feel the character

shows me they want.