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simtopi
In the new and growing metropolis of SimTopi, there are three family trees; that of the Merchant, the Minstrel and the King. The founders have laid their roots and the scions have begun to spread. But the earth they've thrived on, the city itself, is tainted with an old secret.
Genre: Urban fantasy
Summary: A young witch trying to get through college despite the fact that there are supernatural forces at work doing their best to make life difficult for her and her friends.
Notes: This story was started from my own personal Sims 2 legacy/prosperity challenge, which simply involved me playing 3 families and posting their stories. By the time Generation 3 came around, I decided to create a more complex plot for the new heirs and this is how this story emerged. Unless you're interested in the families' backgrounds, it is not important to get caught up with the previous generations to follow Generation 3.
About the world: This story takes place in the Sims universe. The characters are Sims, they speak simlish, the main currency is the Simoleon ยง, and neighbourhoods such as Pleasantview, Belladonna Cove, and Bluewater Village exist here along with their pre-made citizens. The only element that does not stay canon is life stages being measured in days.
Parental advisory: Do expect the usual for PG +13 or "Teen" rating. This includes coarse and mature language, sexual situations, non-explicit nudity, violence (including depictions of blood and gore), and other horror elements. Nothing should ever be too gratuitous though.
Family Trees: [ The Baird Tree ] [ The Marlen Tree ] [ The Markelly Tree ]
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*Please note, the "summary" does summarize the entire chapter. There will be spoilers.
prologue [ summary ]
Young Willow Marlen disappears from home but is returned safely by a benevolent stranger
chapter 1: happy endings [ summary ]
Wesley has an unfortunate and fatal accident and in his sorrow he makes a pact with Clara. Cecilia Baird prepares to leave for college.
chapter 2: old friends [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Adrian, Gabriel and Cecilia settle into a new year at college. Rowan crashes a Tri-Var party.
chapter 3: waking up [ summary ]
Jasmine gets a phone call from her mother, and gets to know Adrian a little better.
chapter 4: the invitation [ summary ]
Jasmine and Willow are unexpectedly accosted at school by their cousins Wren and Raven Marlen.
chapter 5: prelude [ summary ]
Denise reminisces about her break-up with Clive.
chapter 6: tonight [ summary ]
Miss Cordial comes home late and finds an unexpected visitor, Wesley, in her condo.
chapter 7: villains [ summary ]
Denise tries to forbid Cecilia from talking to Malcolm Landgraab the IV. Wesley confronts Miss Cordial. Gabriel and Willow end their date.
chapter 8: family ties [ summary ]
Detectives Duarte and Gavigan investigate the latest murder. Jasmine and Willow attend Adrian's soccer match. Rowan drops by to give Willow some news, and Jasmine meets Adrian's family. Meanwhile the Mayor of Simtopi meets “Miss Cordial”.
chapter 9: flashback [ summary ]
Willow reminisces with Adrian about her highschool years and a problem she had with some kids. She doesn't mention exactly how that problem is solved.
chapter 10: out of place [ summary ]
Jasmine, Adrian and Willow attend an art class. Willow meets someone from the Secret Society. Something strange happens at the Tri-Var mansion and Jasmine and Cecilia meet their father’s new girlfriend.
chapter 11: history [ summary ]
Gabriel confides to Rowan about his feelings for Willow. Willow is abducted by the Secret Society.
chapter 12: dark and light [ summary ]
Rowan reunites with an old girlfriend. Jasmine rescues Willow from the Secret Society.
chapter 13: after hours [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine encounters the undead, and Wesley sets out on his mission to kill the Heir for Clara.
chapter 14: unrequited [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine both wake up safely in seperate places. Jasmine, at the hospital and Willow in the haven of a vampire named Sibyll.
chapter 15: closer [ summary ]
Clara has an important conversation with the Head Warlock of their Coven. Jasmine recovers from the previous evenings misadventures. Willow finds out something important about Clive.
chapter 16: revisited [ summary ]
Wren and Raven investigate a junk yard. Denise and Jasmine has a conversation. Gabriel and Willow also have a conversation.
chapter 17: shadows [ summary ]
Wesley remembers his first meeting with someone who would change his life. Willow tells Jasmine her secret. Cecilia meets a ghost.
chapter 18: distractions [ summary ]
Wesley acquires a very important item. Willow offers to help an old friend. Jasmine fixes her truck and Cecilia confides in Jasmine about her paranormal problems.
chapter 19: night life [ summary ]
Malcolm Landgraab IV opens a new club. Clive visits an old club. Sibyll and Wesley goes on the hunt and Rowan gets in a fight.
chapter 20: innocence [ summary ]
Willow and Adrian have a chance encounter which leads to something both may regret.
chapter 21: odds and ends [ summary ]
Rowan is reunited with his brother. Jasmine visits somewhere strange while waiting for her truck to get fixed.
chapter 22: to die for [ summary ]
Samantha attempts to bring Wesley to justice. Willow decides to defend her friend.
chapter 23: unwelcome [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Rowan and Linden find themselves unexpectedly at Sibyll's door. Cecilia learns more about the ghost.
chapter 24: devotion [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Rowan and Linden return home from the night's adventures. Willow gets a phone call that changes her plans.
chapter 25: regrets [ summary ]
Malcolm remembers his path to success. Jasmine receives a favour from an old friend.
chapter 26: snowfall [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine contemplate their respective romantic situations. Adrian tells Jasmine something she doesn't want to hear.
chapter 27: mortality [ summary ]
Wesley recovers from his injuries. Willow and Gabriel grow closer. Jasmine learns how to deal with Adrian.
chapter 28: the mission [ summary ]
Willow and Cecilia convinces Gabriel to bring them to the Secret Society Mansion. Jasmine and Adrian are accosted by zombies.
interlude i
chapter 29: invocation / part 1 [ summary ]
chapter 29: invocation / part 2 [ summary ]
chapter 30: daybreak [ summary ]
chapter 31: guardians [ summary ]
chapter 32: familiar places [ summary ]
chapter 33: lullaby [ summary ]
chapter 34: sorceress [ summary ]
chapter 35: strangers [ summary ]
chapter 36: comfort [ summary ]
chapter 37: face to face [ summary ]
chapter 38: sisterhood / part 1 [ summary ]
chapter 38: sisterhood / part 2 [ summary ]
chapter 39: all that's left
chapter 40: disconnected
chapter 41: trouble
chapter 42: distance
chapter 43: expectations
chapter 44: harbinger
chapter 45: home
chapter 46: in the dark
interlude ii
chapter 47: in too deep
chapter 48: Ingenue / part 1
chapter 48: Ingenue / part 2
chapter 49: First Light
chapter 50: The Storyteller
chapter 51: Obscurity
interlude iii: Sibyll
chapter 52: Outcast
chapter 53: The Calm Before
chapter 54: Victims
chapter 55: Shifting / Part 1
chapter 55: Shifting / Part 2
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A few notes to remember, I've been playing this neighbourhood legacy since early this year as a personal challenge. Basically the only challenge for me was to play the families without cheating and trying to fullfill their LTWs. The Markelly family is the only family I've started off with a "motherlode" because they would be my OFB founders, and I wanted them to own some businesses.
The early pictures are awful. Yes they are. I hadn't been keen on storytelling back then, I was playing on a lower end system, hadn't downloaded any CC, and just wanted to share what was going on in my game. I'm leaving them as is, because it's history and it'd be unfair to alter it.
Talula and Garret have simple Sim stories. They moved into a starter suburb from rural Sim State. However, as young couples go, they were married too soon and had their first baby too fast.
The Marlens
Desmond Marlen lived his youth in the communes on the outskirts of SimTopi. He decided to leave to pursue his dreams in the city and brought his younger brother, Nate, along with him. In Simtopi, he met LinLin who shared his ideals. He would eventually marry her and together they'd have three beautiful children.
The Markelly Family - Part 1
A few years after the death of his first wife, Brandon Markelly brought their twin daughters, Denise and Lydia to Simtopi. Brandon works hard to remain one of the richest men in town so he can give his daughters a decent life but the girls need a mother.
The Markelly Family - Part 2
After the failure of his second marriage, Brandon is reaquainted with an old friend.
Notes: All my founders for this neighbourhood was made in CAS. Because of my crappy graphics, I didn't exactly put a lot of attention into their features, but in the end I do think they and their progeny were pretty interesting.
Clive Baird, the oldest of Talula and Garret's four children, moves off to college with his highschool sweetheart, Elf Marlen, the eldest of the Marlen kids. College is a new experience for them both, and neither are sure if their relationship can survive it.
Prologue
Part 1
Part 2
Epilogue
2) Tyler Markelly and Family(a picture album)
3) Elf
What happens to Elf Marlen after college
4) Garret Baird's Inauguration
Simtopi finally has a new mayor
4.5) More of the Bairds
Summary: A young witch trying to get through college despite the fact that there are supernatural forces at work doing their best to make life difficult for her and her friends.
Notes: This story was started from my own personal Sims 2 legacy/prosperity challenge, which simply involved me playing 3 families and posting their stories. By the time Generation 3 came around, I decided to create a more complex plot for the new heirs and this is how this story emerged. Unless you're interested in the families' backgrounds, it is not important to get caught up with the previous generations to follow Generation 3.
About the world: This story takes place in the Sims universe. The characters are Sims, they speak simlish, the main currency is the Simoleon ยง, and neighbourhoods such as Pleasantview, Belladonna Cove, and Bluewater Village exist here along with their pre-made citizens. The only element that does not stay canon is life stages being measured in days.
Parental advisory: Do expect the usual for PG +13 or "Teen" rating. This includes coarse and mature language, sexual situations, non-explicit nudity, violence (including depictions of blood and gore), and other horror elements. Nothing should ever be too gratuitous though.
Family Trees: [ The Baird Tree ] [ The Marlen Tree ] [ The Markelly Tree ]
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SimTopi: Generation 3 (in progress)
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*Please note, the "summary" does summarize the entire chapter. There will be spoilers.
prologue [ summary ]
Young Willow Marlen disappears from home but is returned safely by a benevolent stranger
chapter 1: happy endings [ summary ]
Wesley has an unfortunate and fatal accident and in his sorrow he makes a pact with Clara. Cecilia Baird prepares to leave for college.
chapter 2: old friends [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Adrian, Gabriel and Cecilia settle into a new year at college. Rowan crashes a Tri-Var party.
chapter 3: waking up [ summary ]
Jasmine gets a phone call from her mother, and gets to know Adrian a little better.
chapter 4: the invitation [ summary ]
Jasmine and Willow are unexpectedly accosted at school by their cousins Wren and Raven Marlen.
chapter 5: prelude [ summary ]
Denise reminisces about her break-up with Clive.
chapter 6: tonight [ summary ]
Miss Cordial comes home late and finds an unexpected visitor, Wesley, in her condo.
chapter 7: villains [ summary ]
Denise tries to forbid Cecilia from talking to Malcolm Landgraab the IV. Wesley confronts Miss Cordial. Gabriel and Willow end their date.
chapter 8: family ties [ summary ]
Detectives Duarte and Gavigan investigate the latest murder. Jasmine and Willow attend Adrian's soccer match. Rowan drops by to give Willow some news, and Jasmine meets Adrian's family. Meanwhile the Mayor of Simtopi meets “Miss Cordial”.
chapter 9: flashback [ summary ]
Willow reminisces with Adrian about her highschool years and a problem she had with some kids. She doesn't mention exactly how that problem is solved.
chapter 10: out of place [ summary ]
Jasmine, Adrian and Willow attend an art class. Willow meets someone from the Secret Society. Something strange happens at the Tri-Var mansion and Jasmine and Cecilia meet their father’s new girlfriend.
chapter 11: history [ summary ]
Gabriel confides to Rowan about his feelings for Willow. Willow is abducted by the Secret Society.
chapter 12: dark and light [ summary ]
Rowan reunites with an old girlfriend. Jasmine rescues Willow from the Secret Society.
chapter 13: after hours [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine encounters the undead, and Wesley sets out on his mission to kill the Heir for Clara.
chapter 14: unrequited [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine both wake up safely in seperate places. Jasmine, at the hospital and Willow in the haven of a vampire named Sibyll.
chapter 15: closer [ summary ]
Clara has an important conversation with the Head Warlock of their Coven. Jasmine recovers from the previous evenings misadventures. Willow finds out something important about Clive.
chapter 16: revisited [ summary ]
Wren and Raven investigate a junk yard. Denise and Jasmine has a conversation. Gabriel and Willow also have a conversation.
chapter 17: shadows [ summary ]
Wesley remembers his first meeting with someone who would change his life. Willow tells Jasmine her secret. Cecilia meets a ghost.
chapter 18: distractions [ summary ]
Wesley acquires a very important item. Willow offers to help an old friend. Jasmine fixes her truck and Cecilia confides in Jasmine about her paranormal problems.
chapter 19: night life [ summary ]
Malcolm Landgraab IV opens a new club. Clive visits an old club. Sibyll and Wesley goes on the hunt and Rowan gets in a fight.
chapter 20: innocence [ summary ]
Willow and Adrian have a chance encounter which leads to something both may regret.
chapter 21: odds and ends [ summary ]
Rowan is reunited with his brother. Jasmine visits somewhere strange while waiting for her truck to get fixed.
chapter 22: to die for [ summary ]
Samantha attempts to bring Wesley to justice. Willow decides to defend her friend.
chapter 23: unwelcome [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Rowan and Linden find themselves unexpectedly at Sibyll's door. Cecilia learns more about the ghost.
chapter 24: devotion [ summary ]
Willow, Jasmine, Rowan and Linden return home from the night's adventures. Willow gets a phone call that changes her plans.
chapter 25: regrets [ summary ]
Malcolm remembers his path to success. Jasmine receives a favour from an old friend.
chapter 26: snowfall [ summary ]
Willow and Jasmine contemplate their respective romantic situations. Adrian tells Jasmine something she doesn't want to hear.
chapter 27: mortality [ summary ]
Wesley recovers from his injuries. Willow and Gabriel grow closer. Jasmine learns how to deal with Adrian.
chapter 28: the mission [ summary ]
Willow and Cecilia convinces Gabriel to bring them to the Secret Society Mansion. Jasmine and Adrian are accosted by zombies.
interlude i
chapter 29: invocation / part 1 [ summary ]
chapter 29: invocation / part 2 [ summary ]
chapter 30: daybreak [ summary ]
chapter 31: guardians [ summary ]
chapter 32: familiar places [ summary ]
chapter 33: lullaby [ summary ]
chapter 34: sorceress [ summary ]
chapter 35: strangers [ summary ]
chapter 36: comfort [ summary ]
chapter 37: face to face [ summary ]
chapter 38: sisterhood / part 1 [ summary ]
chapter 38: sisterhood / part 2 [ summary ]
chapter 39: all that's left
chapter 40: disconnected
chapter 41: trouble
chapter 42: distance
chapter 43: expectations
chapter 44: harbinger
chapter 45: home
chapter 46: in the dark
interlude ii
chapter 47: in too deep
chapter 48: Ingenue / part 1
chapter 48: Ingenue / part 2
chapter 49: First Light
chapter 50: The Storyteller
chapter 51: Obscurity
interlude iii: Sibyll
chapter 52: Outcast
chapter 53: The Calm Before
chapter 54: Victims
chapter 55: Shifting / Part 1
chapter 55: Shifting / Part 2
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The Older Generations
----------A few notes to remember, I've been playing this neighbourhood legacy since early this year as a personal challenge. Basically the only challenge for me was to play the families without cheating and trying to fullfill their LTWs. The Markelly family is the only family I've started off with a "motherlode" because they would be my OFB founders, and I wanted them to own some businesses.
The early pictures are awful. Yes they are. I hadn't been keen on storytelling back then, I was playing on a lower end system, hadn't downloaded any CC, and just wanted to share what was going on in my game. I'm leaving them as is, because it's history and it'd be unfair to alter it.
SimTopi Founders (Generation 1)
The BairdsTalula and Garret have simple Sim stories. They moved into a starter suburb from rural Sim State. However, as young couples go, they were married too soon and had their first baby too fast.
The Marlens
Desmond Marlen lived his youth in the communes on the outskirts of SimTopi. He decided to leave to pursue his dreams in the city and brought his younger brother, Nate, along with him. In Simtopi, he met LinLin who shared his ideals. He would eventually marry her and together they'd have three beautiful children.
The Markelly Family - Part 1
A few years after the death of his first wife, Brandon Markelly brought their twin daughters, Denise and Lydia to Simtopi. Brandon works hard to remain one of the richest men in town so he can give his daughters a decent life but the girls need a mother.
The Markelly Family - Part 2
After the failure of his second marriage, Brandon is reaquainted with an old friend.
Notes: All my founders for this neighbourhood was made in CAS. Because of my crappy graphics, I didn't exactly put a lot of attention into their features, but in the end I do think they and their progeny were pretty interesting.
Generation 2
1)The Story of Elf and CliveClive Baird, the oldest of Talula and Garret's four children, moves off to college with his highschool sweetheart, Elf Marlen, the eldest of the Marlen kids. College is a new experience for them both, and neither are sure if their relationship can survive it.
Prologue
Part 1
Part 2
Epilogue
2) Tyler Markelly and Family(a picture album)
3) Elf
What happens to Elf Marlen after college
4) Garret Baird's Inauguration
Simtopi finally has a new mayor
4.5) More of the Bairds
5) The Markelly Twins in College - Part 1
The Markelly twins, Denise and Lydia have grown up and moved to college.
Clive heads back to college to attend his sister Jessie's graduation party at the Tri-Var mansion
Denise and Lydia find themselves in different relationships with men who would change their lives
The first of the Generation 2 Bairds get married!
The youngest of the Bairds, Jodie, finally moves off to college
Jodie continues to try to deal with her own issues. She gets a little help from Jaiden and Craig.
Lydia moves out to raise Gabriel on her own (with plenty of help from her family), Clive and Denise start their family, and Jodie graduates from college.
The Markelly twins, Denise and Lydia have grown up and moved to college.
Clive heads back to college to attend his sister Jessie's graduation party at the Tri-Var mansion
Denise and Lydia find themselves in different relationships with men who would change their lives
The first of the Generation 2 Bairds get married!
Generation 2.5
This is a story arc featuring the "spares", the other generation 2 kids. Their adventures begin in college (as usual).
Craig Baird, his best friend Peregrin and Peregrin's twin brother Kestrel move into an old house on campus.This is a story arc featuring the "spares", the other generation 2 kids. Their adventures begin in college (as usual).
The youngest of the Bairds, Jodie, finally moves off to college
Jodie continues to try to deal with her own issues. She gets a little help from Jaiden and Craig.
Lydia moves out to raise Gabriel on her own (with plenty of help from her family), Clive and Denise start their family, and Jodie graduates from college.
