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There are constantly two things on my mind and they are Taylor Swift and The Sims so here’s a fun lil thing I put together since I had no plans this weekend. (I actually started writing this a year ago)

I know some people have done similar challenges inspired by Taylor so feel free to bend the rules to your liking, each gen it’s based mostly on the ✨vibes✨ of each era.

If you do play it and want to share it here or anywhere else you can use #theeraslegacychallenge cuz I’d love to see it 

Gen 1: Debut 💚

Hold on to your horses kid, you’re about to become the new country music star from Chestnut Ridge and find your place in this world 🤠

Aspiration: Musical Genius 

Traits: Cheerful, loves outdoors, Music lover.

Career: Entertainment 

Rules:

start on an empty lot with nothing but a guitar

complete the aspiration and reach top of career

Master the guitar and singing skills 

Have a breakup before finding spouse

Celebrate every winter fest 

Live in Chestnut Ridge all your life 

• Keep your first guitar to pass on to your children 

Gen 2: Fearless 💛

Oh golden child it’s a love story just say yes! This gen starts when your sim is a teen 🫶🏼

Aspiration: serial romantic 

Traits: Romantic, family oriented and horse lover

Career: Actress (sweet sweet superstar)

Rules: 

get a (white) horse as a child 

Complete a teen aspiration 

Marry your highschool sweetheart 

Master the horse training and charisma skills 

Have at least 3 children 

Complete the serial romantic aspiration 

Keep your first gold horse competition medal to pass on to your kids 

Gen 3: Speak now 💜

Next chapter!  Time for some sparks to fly 

Aspiration: Academic 

Traits: Bookworm, cat lover, geek

Career: education 

Rules:

be a spellcaster 

Interrupt the wedding of your future spouse (since there’s no actual option to do this you can play it out however you want)

Have a cat (or 3)

Get a degree in university 

Get the dragon familiar 

Master the the writing skill

• Write a book called the story of us to pass on as an heirloom 

Gen 4: Red ❤️

It feels like a perfect Gen to dress up as hipsters and make fun of our exes 

Aspiration: Successful lineage 

Traits: Snob, romantic, hot headed 

Career: Writer  

Rules: 

Have a big break up as young adult 

Start your career after said breakup 

Name one of your books All Too Well

Master the writing and knitting skills 

Reach the top of your career 

Keep one of your knitting projects as an heirloom 

Gen 5: 1989 🩵

Welcome to San Myshuno! You came to the big city after leaving your family home to live your wildest dreams and never went out of style 

Aspiration: City Native 

Traits: ambitious, insider, dance machine 

Career: Style influencer 

Rules: 

move to San Myshuno as a young adult 

Master the photography and dancing skills 

Have a close group of friends and go out to parties often 

Decorate your room with pictures of your life 

Have only one child 

The heirloom for this Gen is a picture of your sim by the sea 

Gen 6: reputation 🖤

Ready for it? You don’t love the drama it loves you 

Aspiration: Master Vampire 

Traits: Loyal, Art lover,  high maintenance 

Career: writer - journalist branch then reaper 

Rules: 

Get turned into a vampire as a young adult 

Get fired from your writer job after reaching the journalist branch 

Wear a piece of the delicate jewelry set with your at least one outfit 

At some point get a low reputation then raise it back up 

Master the vampire lore aspiration 

Get the vampire cure after your heir has grown up

• The delicate jewelry piece is this gen’s heirloom 

Gen 7: Lover 🩷

You will be complex, you will be cool 

Aspiration: Soulmate 

Traits: Romantic, cat lover, creative 

Career: business- management branch as a young adult then romance consultant as an adult 

Rules:

live in a suburban house inspired by the lover house 

Help your parent find the vampire cure 

Have a holiday with your family every summer 

Have a cat 

Master the painting and mixology skills 

Reach the top of one of your careers and complete the aspiration 

Keep one of your painting as an heirloom 

Gen 8: Folklore 🩶

You had a marvelous time growing everything!

Aspiration: Renaissance sim 

Traits: loves outdoors, loner, bookworm

Career: Gardening - floral designer branch 

Rules:

live in a cottage in henford on bagley or brindleton bay 

Have a well kept garden 

Write books in your free time but do not sell them 

Be in a love triangle as a teen 

Master the herbalism, floral arranging and baking skills 

Craft an heirloom of your choosing

Gen 9: Evermore 🤎

Life was Willow and it bend right to your wind 

Aspiration: Spellcraft and sorcery

Traits: Bookworm, genius, clumsy 

Career: detective 

Rules:

Become a spellcaster 

Live in Glimmerbrook

Master the nectar making skill

Complete the tarot collection 

Complete you aspiration and quit your job as an adult 

After quitting become a home chef

Keep an excellent quality nectar bottle as this gens heirloom 

Gen 10: Midnights 💙

Best believe you’re still bejeweled!

And also you’re like some kind of congressman 

Aspiration: Crystal crafter 

Traits: music lover, overachiever, snob 

Career: Politician 

Rules:

Complete the crystal crafter aspiration 

Get fired from your career at some point 

After getting fired make a living from selling jewelry 

Master the gemology and piano skills 

Keep your favorite piece of jewelry as this gen’s heirloom 

Gen 11: Tortured poets 🤍

So tortured so poetic

Aspiration: bestselling author 

Traits: gloomy, bookworm, romantic 

Career: Writer 

Rules:

marry a sim in the athlete career 

Master the writing skill

Complete the aspiration and get the poetic trait 

Have a room with all the previous generations heirlooms 

Write a book for each of the 31 songs on TTPD 

See you next Era!

[nicoarangoo]

There are constantly two things on my mind and they are Taylor Swift and The Sims so here’s a fun lil thing I put together since I had no plans this weekend. (I actually started writing this a year ago)

I know some people have done similar challenges inspired by Taylor so feel free to bend the rules to your liking, each gen it’s based mostly on the ✨vibes✨ of each era.

If you do play it and want to share it here or anywhere else you can use #theeraslegacychallenge cuz I’d love to see it 

Gen 1: Debut 💚

Hold on to your horses kid, you’re about to become the new country music star from Chestnut Ridge and find your place in this world 🤠

Aspiration: Musical Genius 

Traits: Cheerful, loves outdoors, Music lover.

Career: Entertainment 

Rules:

start on an empty lot with nothing but a guitar

complete the aspiration and reach top of career

Master the guitar and singing skills 

Have a breakup before finding spouse

Celebrate every winter fest 

Live in Chestnut Ridge all your life 

• Keep your first guitar to pass on to your children 

Gen 2: Fearless 💛

Oh golden child it’s a love story just say yes! This gen starts when your sim is a teen 🫶🏼

Aspiration: serial romantic 

Traits: Romantic, family oriented and horse lover

Career: Actress (sweet sweet superstar)

Rules: 

get a (white) horse as a child 

Complete a teen aspiration 

Marry your highschool sweetheart 

Master the horse training and charisma skills 

Have at least 3 children 

Complete the serial romantic aspiration 

Keep your first gold horse competition medal to pass on to your kids 

Gen 3: Speak now 💜

Next chapter!  Time for some sparks to fly 

Aspiration: Academic 

Traits: Bookworm, cat lover, geek

Career: education 

Rules:

be a spellcaster 

Interrupt the wedding of your future spouse (since there’s no actual option to do this you can play it out however you want)

Have a cat (or 3)

Get a degree in university 

Get the dragon familiar 

Master the the writing skill

• Write a book called the story of us to pass on as an heirloom 

Gen 4: Red ❤️

It feels like a perfect Gen to dress up as hipsters and make fun of our exes 

Aspiration: Successful lineage 

Traits: Snob, romantic, hot headed 

Career: Writer  

Rules: 

Have a big break up as young adult 

Start your career after said breakup 

Name one of your books All Too Well

Master the writing and knitting skills 

Reach the top of your career 

Keep one of your knitting projects as an heirloom 

Gen 5: 1989 🩵

Welcome to San Myshuno! You came to the big city after leaving your family home to live your wildest dreams and never went out of style 

Aspiration: City Native 

Traits: ambitious, insider, dance machine 

Career: Style influencer 

Rules: 

move to San Myshuno as a young adult 

Master the photography and dancing skills 

Have a close group of friends and go out to parties often 

Decorate your room with pictures of your life 

Have only one child 

The heirloom for this Gen is a picture of your sim by the sea 

Gen 6: reputation 🖤

Ready for it? You don’t love the drama it loves you 

Aspiration: Master Vampire 

Traits: Loyal, Art lover,  high maintenance 

Career: writer - journalist branch then reaper 

Rules: 

Get turned into a vampire as a young adult 

Get fired from your writer job after reaching the journalist branch 

Wear a piece of the delicate jewelry set with your at least one outfit 

At some point get a low reputation then raise it back up 

Master the vampire lore aspiration 

Get the vampire cure after your heir has grown up

• The delicate jewelry piece is this gen’s heirloom 

Gen 7: Lover 🩷

You will be complex, you will be cool 

Aspiration: Soulmate 

Traits: Romantic, cat lover, creative 

Career: business- management branch as a young adult then romance consultant as an adult 

Rules:

live in a suburban house inspired by the lover house 

Help your parent find the vampire cure 

Have a holiday with your family every summer 

Have a cat 

Master the painting and mixology skills 

Reach the top of one of your careers and complete the aspiration 

Keep one of your painting as an heirloom 

Gen 8: Folklore 🩶

You had a marvelous time growing everything!

Aspiration: Renaissance sim 

Traits: loves outdoors, loner, bookworm

Career: Gardening - floral designer branch 

Rules:

live in a cottage in henford on bagley or brindleton bay 

Have a well kept garden 

Write books in your free time but do not sell them 

Be in a love triangle as a teen 

Master the herbalism, floral arranging and baking skills 

Craft an heirloom of your choosing

Gen 9: Evermore 🤎

Life was Willow and it bend right to your wind 

Aspiration: Spellcraft and sorcery

Traits: Bookworm, genius, clumsy 

Career: detective 

Rules:

Become a spellcaster 

Live in Glimmerbrook

Master the nectar making skill

Complete the tarot collection 

Complete you aspiration and quit your job as an adult 

After quitting become a home chef

Keep an excellent quality nectar bottle as this gens heirloom 

Gen 10: Midnights 💙

Best believe you’re still bejeweled!

And also you’re like some kind of congressman 

Aspiration: Crystal crafter 

Traits: music lover, overachiever, snob 

Career: Politician 

Rules:

Complete the crystal crafter aspiration 

Get fired from your career at some point 

After getting fired make a living from selling jewelry 

Master the gemology and piano skills 

Keep your favorite piece of jewelry as this gen’s heirloom 

Gen 11: Tortured poets 🤍

So tortured so poetic

Aspiration: bestselling author 

Traits: gloomy, bookworm, romantic 

Career: Writer 

Rules:

marry a sim in the athlete career 

Master the writing skill

Complete the aspiration and get the poetic trait 

Have a room with all the previous generations heirlooms 

Write a book for each of the 31 songs on TTPD 

See you next Era!

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Production art for Lilo & Stitch by David Wang, Geraldine Kovats, William Silvers, and Peter Moehrle ✗

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jace, baela, and rhaena couture! aka my top 3 favorite hotd characters ✨ for jace i did use the show as inspiration for a couple of his outfits then went to headcanon, while for the twins i mostly went with headcanons based off the book!

i may take a break from these for a while as i have other things to get to but eventually i want to do these for alicent's kids as well

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Rhaenys the Conqueror, baby Aenys, and his hatchling Quicksilver. Based on Leyendecker's Madonna and Child

companion-piece to my Visenya and baby Maegor

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“he praised her beauty, declaring her to be the fairest maid in all the seven kingdoms.”

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"Love Is an Open Door" visual development for Frozen (2013) by Cory Loftis

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when my heart breaks / when my world shakes

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reposting my beiguang art to tumblr. it started out as an innocent 6am doodle but then my degeneracy took over

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“Do not speak to me of sacrifice, Stephen Strange”

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A lifetime ago 🐉

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God of eternity ⚡️⚡️⚡️

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My take on the Regi trio as titans

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sailor moon 🌙✌️

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it’s still 11.11 somewhere right

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Queen Rhaenyra 🐉