The Lazlo Legacy--Guardian 3.5

The Lazlo Legacy—River 3.1

The Lazlo Legacy—Guardian 3.4

The Lazlo Legacy—Guardian 3.3

Welcome back to the Lazlo Legacy! Last time--

Whoa! Guardian and Leeann are cooking in the kitchen.

The Lazlo Legacy—Harmony 3.1

I admit that when it comes to playing the Sims, I can be a control freak regarding Sim marriages and babies. My favorite part of the game is seeing how the genetics play out through the generations, so I am always eager to see the nooboos. Take Guardian and Leeann for example. I picked her out when she was only a toddler and stalked the poor girl until she married Guardian. I’ve already picked out mates for Harmony, Grace, Summer, River, Leaf, Charity, Hope, and Serendipity (don’t worry Honor, Love, and Courage, I’ll find someone for you too). I’m too impatient to let the game play itself out and see who a Sim’s wishes and circumstances lead to as a mate.

This week was a brutal reminder that the best laid plans often go awry. If last week was an up close and personal experience with the Punishment System, this week was even more so with the Romantic Reputation System. Unfortunately, my Simmies weren’t the only ones who got their hearts broken.

We start the week off with Harmony aging up to young adult. She had a birthday party, but for some reason, I didn’t take any pictures.

The Lazlo Legacy—Guardian 3.2

It’s finally time to visit the lot of the Lazlo heir, Guardian. He lives in this mansion with his wife, Leeann; his parents, Fortune and Tracey; and his younger siblings, Harmony, Summer, River, and Leaf. This home is across the street from Guardian’s aunt Faith.

The Lazlo Legacy--Chance 2.1

This dingy townhouse is Chance and Nichol’s new home. They had a nice home down the street from Fortune and Faith, but the lot was glitched. After visitors excused themselves, they couldn’t leave the lot. Remember the old bug from TS1 where if a house had a fence surrounding it and a visitor excused himself and went out the back door of the house, he could not figure out how to route his way to the front?  Well, the visitors to Chance and Nichol’s house were behaving like that. Seriously, EAxis, eleven years and you still haven’t found a solution to that bug????

I tried removing the fence, but that didn’t seem to help so Chance and Nichol had to move to the seedy side of town.

The Lazlo Legacy–Faith 2.1

Welcome back to the Lazlo Legacy. I know it’s been a long time since the last real post. You’re probably wondering why this entry is titled 2.1 rather than 3.2. I have been using Twallan’s Story Progression Mod to play multiple households in the same neighborhood. The mod has an option called “Stasis” that prevents a family from progressing while it is not being played. I plan to use this option so that I can play every descendant of Justice Lazlo.

So that Faith, Mason, Chance, and Nichol don’t get short shrift, I’ve aged them back down to Young Adult using Twallan’s Master Controller mod. Of course, I could have used the Young Again lifetime reward or the chemistry table to accomplish this, but frankly I didn’t want to wait for them to earn enough happiness points or to learn the potions.

I have also moved the family to a new neighborhood, Harmony by Magic_Dancer.

I mentioned this in the comments, but I want to reiterate here that the focus of this blog has shifted from its original purpose. I had intended to do a straight Legacy Challenge, but I get so darned attached to my Simmies that I don’t want to turn them over to the Time Stream. From the beginning I have always wanted to accomplish three things: 

1) Achieve every Lifetime Wish.

2) Max every skill (including completing all of the skill challenges).

3) Get to the top of every career.

Once these three things have been accomplished, I’ll bring the Lazlos’ story to a close. But that’s a long time off because we know EA is going to release at least one more expansion pack which is sure to come with new LTWs and hopefully new careers and skills.

Ok, enough babbling. Let’s get on with the show…

Welcome to the Russells’ new home. This lot is called the “Beach Mansion.” Most of the lots you will see come with Harmony. There are a few I have added from other neighborhoods, so I will point them out as we come across them.

The Lazlo Legacy 3.1

Your eyes do not deceive you. This is Chapter 3.1, which means Guardian is taking over the Legacy reins. So without further ado, let’s get on with his Young Adult birthday.

Say goodbye to teenaged Guardian…

The Lazlo Legacy 2.8

Last time, the Lazlos celebrated birthdays galore as Fortune and Tracey’s triplets were born and aged all the way to child.

I think the Lazlos have enough cake to last them until Generation 5.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.7

Last week in the Lazlo household, Faith Lazlo-Russell gave birth to her first child, an evil darling named Grace. Faith, Grace, and Mason moved out to allow Fortune to expand his brood. Meanwhile, Guardian, the Generation 3 heir, aged up to teen.

This pretty young lady is Harmony Lazlo. She aged up to teen and added Handy to her list of traits.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.6

Last week in the Lazlo-Russell Household, Faith and Mason Russell started their family. Mason is a Family-Oriented Sim, so he generously doted on his mother-to-be.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.5

Last week in the Lazlo household, Adaeze passed away. Faith used her mom's death as an opportunity to move in and marry her boyfriend, Mason Russell. Faith and Mason quickly wed, and Faith painted his portrait. Mason's portrait is now my favorite portrait in the family. I wish the others were as clear.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.4

Last week, Adaeze Min-Lazlo reached the age of 200 and the death watch began.

Adaeze senses she is near the end, so she spends the week painting portraits of her grandchildren. She captures Guardian reading a book...

The Lazlo Legacy 2.3

Warning: This post is littered with cute toddler pic spam!

Last week (ok, it was really two weeks ago. I've been on vacation. Sue me.) our Generation 3 heir, Guardian Lazlo, aged up to toddler.

And here's the little darling now, working on his logic skill.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.2

Week 12 in the Lazlo household begins with Adaeze completing portraits of her daughters. First, she completes a portrait of her daughter, Faith.

The Lazlo Legacy 2.1

You'll notice that this Chapter is called 2.1. That's because Fortune ages to Young Adult during this round, thereby accepting the reins for the second generation of Lazlos.

But first, in advance of Fortune's birthday, Adaeze takes matters into her own hands and seeks out a mate for him at one of the community pools.

The Lazlo Legacy 1.8

It is week eight in the Lazlo household, and they finally have walls.  I was trying to be conservative with the family funds because Adaeze has the Swimming in Cash lifetime wish. After relentless teasing by my husband about my Sims living on the lawn, I caved and started building their house.

On the left, we have the master bedroom and master bath. Next door is the kitchen. Near the front of the house is the dining room. The big open area in the center is the living room. On the right are the kids' bedrooms. Faith's room is towards the front of the house, while Fortune and Chance's room is towards the back.

My favorite feature of the house is the kids' bathroom suite. Faith has her own half-bath and walk-in closet while the boys share another half-bath and walk-in closet. The two half-baths are connected by a shower/tub that the three share.
Now that you've had the tour, let's see what the family is up to.