summer break!!
it is summer break in my sims save so i decided she should go on vacation to granite falls and she met the hermit!!
Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch Max the herbalism skill (2/10) Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home (3/25) Take camping trips with future child(ren) Optional: also complete the frogs collection
Playing in the fountain and a girl's night dinner!!
i literally love my sims and i did some townie makeovers
Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch Max the herbalism skill (2/10) Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home Take camping trips with future child(ren) Optional: also complete the frogs collection
I can't believe this happened but anyways!! meet Miranda gale!! She is my founder sim for the legacy challenge made by @accomplisheddoubt
I'm so excited to play with her and now I'm gonna put down the rules!!
Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds
Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration
Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch
Max the herbalism skill
Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls
Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home
Take camping trips with future child(ren) Optional: also complete the frogs collection
I’m gonna do this so new legacy coming soon!!
For TS4 created by @accomplisheddoubt (me)
The official tag for this challenge is… #And so it begins LC
And so, it begins… is a legacy style challenge that will take your family from Base Game to High School Years over several generations. That said, high school years can and will be utilized prior to the final generation just as base game can and will be used after generation one. A few generations will have a sole pack it focuses on, while others may combine two or more packs. This legacy is meant to inspire, provide structure, and most importantly, be fun. If you don’t own a specific pack, or a specific generation doesn’t interest you, change it, make the challenge work for you.
This challenge is designed to utilize every stuff, game, and expansion pack for The Sims 4 with a few exceptions.
Each generation will have specific goals and a base storyline to follow, but the rest is up to you. I suggest having ‘wants’ on and going with the flow of the game.
Aging can be set to normal, long, customized, or even short if you’d prefer the extra challenge.
If a generation doesn’t list all 3 traits (or you use the more traits in CAS mod) you may select traits you’d prefer or randomize them.
No money cheats! Money is easy enough to acquire.
Mods are allowed and encouraged to enhance gameplay.
Unless specifically stated in a generation, the amount of children each heir has is up to you. Though you could make things more interesting by rolling 1-6 to determine the amount. Same goes for who is the selected heir.
Each generation will start with money obtained by their parents, the exact amount is up to you and how much savings the previous generation has accumulated.
Though Cats and Dogs is not fully explored until generation 5, pets are allowed prior.
If you enjoy having an assigned color per generation, you can roll 1-17 for a randomized color or simply assign a color of your choosing per generation. Please note 17 colors are listed in anticipation of add-on generations.
Apricot, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Hot Pink, Lavender, Lime, Mint, Navy, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Remember, while this legacy is meant to help explore the game and provide a set of goals to do so, it is also meant to be fun. If something doesn’t fit your style of gameplay, or your particular interests, change it.
Base Game + Outdoor Retreat
You were recruited into the S.I.M.S. just out of high school, odd-right? You’ve been relocated to the quaint town of Willow Creek with instructions to blend in and keep your career a secret. You were planning on taking a year off before finding a career so you could travel. Oh well, you’ll just find time to balance work and travel now. How hard could that be?
Aspiration(s): Neighborhood Confidante + Outdoor Enthusiast
Traits: Genius, Loves the Outdoors, Good
Career: Secret Agent
World(s): Willow Creek + Granite Falls
Goals:
Move to Willow Creek with $20,000 in starting funds
Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast aspiration
Max the Secret Agent career in the Diamond Agent branch
Max the herbalism skill
Befriend the hermit in Granite Falls
Complete the insect’s collection and display them in your home
Take camping trips with future child(ren)
Optional: also complete the frogs collection
Get to Work + Spa Day
Your parents kept a collection of insects in the house, how gross! And family camping trips, ew. You would never do that to your children. But there was one thing you agreed on with your parents, taking care of yourself naturally. But instead of concocting herbalism potions, you’d prefer a more mindful and financially appeasing approach.
Aspiration(s): Self-Care Specialist
Traits: Squeamish, High Maintenance
Career: Own a Retail Business
World(s): Newcrest
Goals:
Move to Newcrest as a young adult
Complete the Self-Care Specialist aspiration
Own a 5-star retail business selling wellness items and offering spa services (may be in Newcrest or Magnolia Promenade)
Max the wellness skill
Optional: build a small yoga studio at your business and offer weekend yoga classes
Get Together
Your parents were always so zen, how boring! You never bought into the whole “wellness” thing they profited on. Though you did admire their following. Fashion has always been of interest to you so as a young adult you move to an up-and-coming town in hopes to make a name for yourself. You have a lot of friends but no best friends.
Aspiration(s): Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World
Traits: Dance Machine, Insider, Outgoing
Career: Style Influencer
World(s): Windenburg
Goals:
Move to Windenburg as a young adult
Complete the Leader of the Pack + Friend of the World aspirations
Max the Style Influencer career in the Trendsetter branch
Max the dancing and charisma skills
Have at least 2 failed marriages
Fight with partner on a regular basis, you love the drama
Optional: max DJ mixing skill
Dine Out + City Living
You admired your parent’s love for the night life, but you wanted more than Windenburg had to offer. Though they definitely skewed your perception of what love is supposed to look like. The city is full of potential partners and you aim to explore all your options. Your philosophy is to get out the second things begin to get too serious. You saw how often marriage fails, and you’ve got dreams to fulfill, who has time for that unnecessary heartbreak.
Aspiration(s): City Native + Serial Romantic
Traits: Foodie, Romantic, Noncommittal
Career: Critic and own a restaurant
World(s): San Myshuno
Goals:
Move to San Myshuno as a young adult
Complete the City Native + Serial Romantic aspirations
Max the Critic career in the Food Critic branch
Open a restaurant in the city that specializes in experimental food
Max the singing skill
Complete the Experimental Food Prints collection
Never marry; you may have a live in partner, a one-night stand that results in a pregnancy (may be a relationship that ends as partner does not want child), or adopt a baby as an adult
Never prioritize your child + only have 1 child
Optional: complete the city posters and/or snowglobes collection(s)
[if my first pet stuff is owned, use it to decorate generation 5’s room]
Cats and Dogs + My First Pet
As a child you always wanted a pet (cat or dog depending on trait), but your parent claimed it would be too much of a commitment. You resented them for always putting their career and romantic endeavors above you. A pet would never do that. So as soon as you’re of age, you move away from the city and settle down in Brindleton Bay where you open your own vet clinic. And adopt a bunch of pets. You even open your house to strays. Animals are all you need, until you finally find a person who shares your passion and respect for animals that is.
Aspiration(s): Friend of the Animals
Traits: Unflirty, Cat or Dog Lover
Career: Own a vet clinic
World(s): Brindleton Bay
Goals:
Move to Brindleton Bay as a young adult
Must have the Cat Hangout + Dog Hangout lot traits
Complete the Friend of the Animals aspiration
Own a 5-star vet clinic
Max the pet training and veterinarian skills
Complete the Feathers collection
Fall in love with the owner of a patient after becoming friends first
Be good friends with your child(ren)
Jungle Adventure
Your parents were comfortable with their routine lives in a small town, but not you. You wanted to see the world, you desired adventure. Upon graduating high school you take your first trip to Selvadorada and it’s as beautiful as you dreamed and full of adventure. From thereon you make it your life’s mission to uncover all the mysteries of the jungle.
Aspiration(s): Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer
Traits: Loner, Kleptomaniac, Self-Assured
Career: Freelancing, selling artifacts, or writing novels
World(s): Oasis Springs + Selvadorada
Goals:
Move to Oasis Springs as a young adult
Complete the Archeology Scholar + Jungle Explorer aspirations
Max the archaeology skill
Complete the Ancient Artifacts and Omiscan Treasures collections
Have child(ren) as an adult
Optional: fall in love with someone you meet in Selvadorada
Optional: also complete The Curator aspiration
Seasons + Parenthood
Your parents’ life was full of adventure. Which meant you were often left with your grandparents as they explored the wilderness of the jungle. And unlike your parent, you envied the stability of a peaceful routine life. You took up gardening as a teenager and discovered it to be your passion. And while you harbor no resentment for your parents’ way of raising you, or lack thereof, you aspire to be a super parent to your future children. You want your children to feel loved and believe they truly can become anything they want to be when they grow up.
Aspiration(s): Super Parent
Traits: Family-Oriented
Career: Gardener
World(s): any previous world of your choosing
Goals:
Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult
Complete the Super Parent aspiration
Max the Gardener career in the Flower Arranging branch
Max the flower arranging, gardening, and parenting skills
Have 2 - 4 children
Enroll your children in Scouts
Celebrate every holiday with your family
Complete the holiday cracker plushies and decorative eggs collections
Optional: complete the voidcritter cards collection
Optional: have a family member max the skating skill
Optional: move to Del Sol Valley when generation 8’s heir is a teenager
Get Famous
Your parents’ always told you that you could become anything you wanted, and well, you aspire big. And your parents are your number one fans. You began showing interest in acting as a child after participating in a school play so your parents enrolled you in a drama club after school where your love for the craft grew.
Aspiration(s): World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor
Traits: Self-Absorbed
Career: Drama club, Actor
World(s): Del Sol Valley
Goals:
Move to Del Sol Valley as a young adult (if family did not relocate to Del Sol prior)
Complete the World-Famous Celebrity + Master Actor aspirations
Max the Actor career
Max the acting, charisma, and media production skills
Have a child with a fellow famous sim
Optional: enroll child(ren) in drama club to encourage their love for the spotlight
Strangerville
Being raised in the spotlight took a toll on your sanity. As a teenager you began searching for penpals as a way to connect with someone who doesn’t know your family and the fame that follows you. You grew paranoid that no one actually cares for you as an individual but for your family’s celebrity status so you decided to move to an odd little desert town where no one knew who you were. And after the strangest welcome wagon one could imagine, you begin to discover something is not quite right in this seemingly ‘perfect’ town. You join the military to blend in and uncover its secrets.
Aspiration(s): Strangerville Mystery
Traits: Paranoid
Career: Military
World(s): Strangerville
Goals:
Move to Strangerville as a young adult
Complete the Strangerville Mystery aspiration
Max the Military career in the Covert Operator branch
Max the athletic skill
Be a strict parent as you know the world is unsafe
Enroll your child(ren) in after school activities to keep them busy and productive
Complete the postcard collection
Island Living
Having a military parent was tiresome. Who decided life had to be taken so seriously anyway? And what fun is living in such a hot climate when there is no beach around to cool off in? You very quickly fall in love with the island and seek to help improve it.
Aspiration(s): Beach Life
Traits: Loves the Outdoors
Career: Conservationist
World(s): Sulani
Goals:
Move to Sulani as a young adult
Complete the Beach Life aspiration
Max the Conservationist career in the Environmental Manager branch
Help clean up the island
Attend every island event at least once
Complete the seashells, buried treasure, and underwater photos collections
Optional: have a child with a mermaid and give that child the child of the oceans trait
Optional: have a child with an island local and give that child the child of the islands trait
Eco Lifestyle + Nifty Knitting (optional)
You admired your parents desire for a cleaner environment. But you felt it wasn’t enough. After learning of Evergreen Harbor’s environmental state, you knew it was your destiny to improve it.
Aspiration(s): Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4)
Traits: Freegan, Green Fiend, Recycle Disciple
Career: Civil Designer
World(s): Evergreen Harbor
Goals:
Move to Evergreen Harbor as a young adult
Have the off-the-grid lot trait
Complete the Eco Innovator + Master Maker (up to level 4) aspirations
Max the Civil Designer career in the Green Technician branch
Max the fabrication and juice fizzing skills
Befriend the Master Crafter
Vote on N.A.P.s and improve the neighborhood you live in
Own a meat wall, insect farm, and live in a container home
Optional: obtain at least 50% of your household items through dumpster diving, flea market festivals, and fabrication
Optional: retire from the Civil Designer career as an elder and complete the 5 freelance crafter gigs to complete the Master Maker aspiration
Optional: master lord/lady of the knits aspiration and/or knitting skill as well
Paranormal + Dream Home Decorator
Ever since you can remember you would look at a building or a room and instantly envision how it could be improved. Your parent was a Civil Designer and you always wished they had chosen the civic planner branch. You just never understood the fascination with going green. You purchase a home with tremendous potential though a bit of a fixer upper and soon discover it’s quite haunted. After years of honing your craft of designing, you switch career paths and become a dedicated paranormal investigator.
Aspiration(s): aspiration of your choosing
Traits: Creative
Career: Interior Decorator, Freelance Paranormal Investigator
World(s): any previous world of your choosing
Goals:
Move to any previous world of your choosing as a young adult
Purchase a fixer upper home with the haunted house lot assignment
Complete the aspiration of your choosing
Max the Interior Decorator career + complete at least 5 paranormal investigator gigs
Max the medium skill
Befriend Guidry
Purchase the brave reward trait after mastering the medium skill
Optional: the haunted house you purchase is in one of the occult worlds
Optional: to make this generation less boring, randomize the aspiration, traits, # of children, world to live in, # of romantic partners to be had, etc.
Cottage Living
Your parents may have enjoyed the haunted house vibes, but you certainly did not. You loved your grandparents and their simple ways of living. When they passed you vowed to honor their memory by moving to the countryside and living off the land doing your part to make the world a greener place..
Aspiration(s): Country Caretaker
Traits: Animal Enthusiast
Career: selling items from your farm at the market
World(s): Henford-on-Bagley
Goals:
Move to Henford-on-Bagley as a young adult
Have the off-the-grid and simple living lot traits
Complete the Country Caretaker aspiration
Max the gardening and cross-stitch skills
Run at least 3 errands around town
Befriend everyone you help with errands
Give generation 14 heir the lactose intolerant trait as a child
Complete the Village Fair Ribbons collection
Optional: complete the Freelance Botanist aspiration as well
Optional: have at least 3 children, each getting one of the following traits; overachiever (gen 14 heir), party animal, and socially awkward
High School Years + University + My Wedding Stories
Country life wasn’t for you. And being lactose intolerant while being raised on a farm really made life difficult. The world was such a big place and you felt trapped in the countryside eagerly waiting till you could explore what was out there. Being your family never made much money, you knew you needed scholarships and part-time work if you were ever going to make it to university.
Aspiration(s): Goal-Oriented, Academic, Soulmate
Traits: Lactose Intolerant, Overachiever, Romantic
Career: part-time career of your choosing, University student, Education
World(s): Britechester, Copperdale, Tartosa
Goals:
As a teenager max a part-time career + after school activity
Move to Britechester as a young adult while you work on your degree and move to Copperdale after graduation
Complete the Goal-Oriented, Academic, + Soulmate aspirations
In university join an organization
Obtain a distinguished degree in Economics or Psychology
Max the Education career in the Administrator branch
Max the logic + research and debate skills
Meet your future spouse in university
Plan at least 2 of the events that come with My Wedding Stories
Marry, honeymoon, and later renew vows in Tartosa
Complete the Messages in a bottle collection
Optional: take at least one family vacation with your child(ren) to Tartosa
I wanted to try to create a sims legacy challenge. Turns out, it's a bit more difficult than I expected...
Do you like learning about insects or just making sims in pretty colours? Maybe some other challenges seem stale or just not right?
Well take a look at the Insect Legacy Challenge, a ten generation legacy with a focus on colourful insects and their famous traits.
Some rules and suggestions:
Each heir should represent the insect (of course you don't have to do that but it's a fun aspect that could give you ideas)
The heirs' or their spouses' gender doesn't matter (unless stated otherwise)
Cheats can be used just not excessively (personally it makes it too easy)
You can live anywhere you'd like (unless stated otherwise)
Each generation must complete everything written in the bottom left corner. Only then can you move on to the next heir
I recommend keeping the lifespan at normal
If anyone actually tries this and wants to share their journey, you can use the #theinsectlegacy (I think no one is using that hashtag for other things)
And with the seasons, the Brownstone Family bloomed...♡
P.S. thank you to @simwithshan for the amazing pose she made for me in the last photo!
i'm not askin' for much, just your simple love <3
Use the tag #HSHLegacy so I can see your posts!!
If there are any rules that you don’t vibe with, just skip over them!
Some of the rules are centered around gameplay and some are more story-based!
You don’t have to complete aspirations or max out careers if you don’t want to, unless it’s otherwise specified in the generation’s rules!
Play with any lifespan you prefer.
Read one generation ahead to get all of the information you need!
Mods are allowed and encouraged; especially ones that make the game more realistic. I’ve linked a couple mods in some generations that can add to the gameplay!
If you have the more traits in cas mod, pick whatever extra traits you think would fit your sim!
Rules for the generations under the cut ✿
You were raised in the city by strict parents who pushed you to be the best student in school. Despite your ambitious nature you hated the fact that you had no autonomy or free time. When you became a young adult you packed up your belongings, your pet and your limited funds and you moved to the countryside. Your cottage is rundown and outdated…it’s going to take a lot of work (and money) to make it a home. You quickly realize you might not actually be cut out for this life, but you are too stubborn and proud to give up and move back in with your parents.
Traits: Squeamish, Ambitious, High Maintenance
Aspiration: Country Caretaker OR Freelance Botanist
Career: Start with a part time job and/or odd jobs until your sim ages up into an adult, then settle into a full time job of your choice. To make additional money, you can also sell harvestables from your garden or your farm animals (if you want to go down that route!)
Starting Out: Start in Henford-on-Bagley with your pet in a small, rundown cottage with 2-3 bedrooms. You can use money cheats at this point, but remember: small rundown cottage…don’t use those extra funds for nice appliances!! When your house is done, set your funds to 450.
Rules:
Your lot must have the ‘simple living’ lot trait
Reach level 5 in: Handiness, Cooking and Gardening
Befriend a few locals
Meet and fall in love with an outdoorsy sim with a large tight knit family
Spend every holiday with your partner’s family, and have a solid relationship with most (if not all) of them
Have 2 kids
Take a vacation for every sim’s birthday (if you can’t afford it, throw a birthday party on a public lot instead)
Renovate the cottage over time (get new appliances, wallpaper/flooring, etc.)
Optional Rules:
Play with the ‘off the grid’ lot trait
Max out Handiness, Cooking and/or Gardening
Make the sim’s parents and make them have a negative relationship
You grew up in a small, quiet town. After hearing about your parent’s childhood in the city, you were inspired to give it a try. You say goodbye to your loving family and set out for San Myshuno. You find an apartment and a part time job, then you get a few roommates to help with the bills. When you are faced with an accidental pregnancy, your roommates rally in support.
Traits: Loyal, Creative, Slob
Aspiration: City Native OR Painter Extraordinaire
Career: Max out the Retail part time job before quitting and selling paintings full time
Starting Out: Move into an apartment in San Myshuno with 2-3 roommates (you can use the roommate feature but I recommend actually having them in the household!)
Rules:
Max the painting skill
Have Game Night, or something similar, once a week with your roomies
Have an accidental pregnancy after a one night stand (if your sim can’t become pregnant and the other sim can, move the baby into your household when they’re born!)
Raise your kid as a single parent (with the help of your roomies)
Once your child becomes a teen, move out into your own place (it could be in San Myshuno or another world)
Marry as an elder
Optional Rules:
As an elder, marry the sim you had a one night stand with (that ultimately resulted in the birth of your child)
Become famous (because of your paintings)
Just as the expression goes, it took a village to raise you. You were a wild, rebellious child with a love for athletics. Even though you were surrounded by love as a kid (not just from your biological family, but from your parent’s roommates) you always wanted to have siblings. You end up marrying one of your childhood best friends and you settle down in a quiet neighborhood.
Traits: Family Oriented, Hot Headed, Athletic
Aspiration: Big Happy Family
Career: Athletic
Starting Out: Move into a house in a world of your choice with your partner.
Rules:
Max the parenting skill and the athletic skill
Have 4 children
Reach the summit of Mt. Komorebi at some point in your life
Be a hands-on parent: play with your kids, build them a treehouse, throw birthday parties, be as involved as possible in their lives
Go through rough patches with your spouse due to your anger issues
Eventually decide to get a divorce after trying to make it work (or if you have RPO, you can opt for separation instead)
You and your ex-spouse must live on the same lot and continue to raise your kids together
Sleep in your workout shed in the backyard
Optional Rules:
Remarry your ex-spouse
Reach level 5 of the handiness skill
Although you and your siblings were loved by your parents, the living situation after their divorce was not ideal. Because of that, you vowed to never get married. You head off to university immediately after graduation and start on your path toward success.
Traits: Ambitious, Noncommittal, Genius
Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy OR Academic
Career: Business OR Politics
Starting Out: Enroll in University and move into a dorm
Rules:
Max the research and debate skill, and the logic skill
Reach the top of your career
Get the best possible grades throughout your life
Have at least two romantic relationships at all times…you are never faithful to one sim
Have two kids with two different partners
(Hesitantly) become official with one of your flings and move in together
When your partner proposes, reject them and have them move out
Go on a post-breakup trip with your kids to Sulani
Rarely discipline your children. In fact, rarely interact with them
Optional Rules:
Never retire
Move at least three times
Growing up, your parent was pretty distant and you never had a great relationship with them. They were always working, talking about work, or spending time with their significant others. One of your favorite memories of your childhood was your trip to Sulani. You and your sibling decide to move out together and live there permanently. It’s rough living in a new place with limited funds, but the two of you have some creative solutions.
Traits: Loyal, Bro, Kleptomaniac
Aspiration: Party Animal
Career: Criminal
Starting Out: Move into a small house in Sulani with your sibling.
Rules:
Max the charisma skill
Reach the top of your career
Earn money from the criminal career, stealing and pickpocketing
Always maintain a close relationship with your sibling (who can also follow in your criminal footsteps, or work part time / odd jobs instead)
Throw parties regularly and pickpocket the whole time
Have a rivalry with another criminal that turns into love at some point
Your sibling eventually moves out…and your partner moves in!
Have one child
Have a super tacky over the top wedding
Optional Rules:
Max the mischief skill
(If you have this mod, you can pickpocket when your sim is younger! If you have Basemental you can also become a dealer to make money. If you have this mod, I recommend using the enemies to lovers interactions!)
And that’s all for now! I’m breaking this up into two parts, so the next five generations will be coming sometime (fairly) soon!
The moodboard for when your dead character shows up to save the love of his life, only for him to get orbified and used to start the sequel apocalypse.
imogen if she was still blue AND bald now
I made a youtube video!!! For a legacy im doing made by @wlscarah
I feel so sad :( im not having fun with my legacy ive been doing but i dont wanna end it because i think that will be mean but i have a sim legacy that i really want to do :(
gen 1 -blackberry
guess who got accepted into brichester!!!
im so happy for her <3
it totally didnt take her about three days
✧・゚: ✧・゚: :・゚✧:・゚✧
meet Katherine grape!!
Gen 1 - blackberry
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I decided to do this amazing legacy by @fruitysimsy ! I loved the rules for this legacy and i love making sims so I decided to do this legacy :)
legacy rules
I finally got around to updating my old lifespans in The Sims 4!
With the release of infants, it was time for a refresh! Also, after playing the game for a while, I noticed that the older lifespans were a litttttle toooo lonnngg - so these provide a great balance for your sims to enjoy life and parenthood!
As always, I use MC Command Center to update these settings - I am willing to help anyone who doesn’t know how to find these settings using MCCC. 🤎
oh my god shes so pretty!!!
im gonna reveal the legacy im doing tomorrow (when its not raining in my game)
Matilda Ransom
(aaaaa i love her so much)
i saw this legacy made my @hopebecameournightmares and i was in love with it so i decided to do it!!!
aspiration: country caretaker
traits: lactose intolerant, good, and loves outdoors
goals/rules:
start on a 30x20 lot in Henford-on Bagley ✅
build a cottage, rv, or trailer no more than 20 thousand simoleons ✅
Have the simple living and sunny aspect lot traits.This means you must grow and harvest your own food, get milk from cows, and eggs from chickens, NO MARKET. you must be completly self sufficient
all of your kids must be named after a flower, or herb of your choosing
you and your family must never go to doctor ( even for child birth)
volunteer at least once a week
must have three kids and randomly genarate for the next heir, once the next heir sim reaches teen years you must run away
and complete the aspiration