#ISBI challenge

[cyazurai]

Anonymously Autonomous: an Autonomy Based Legacy Challenge

For The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4

Have you ever played an ISBI (I'm Surrounded by Idiots) legacy, or an asylum challenge? Was it something you enjoyed, but felt a little ick about the name, and the premise being that the sims you don't control are "insane," "crazy," "erratic," or just in some way just stupid? Well, you're not alone! The autonomy in these games isn't great, but can make for some really chaotic situations that you'd never get if you controlled every single sim most of the time, so it's fun to occasionally play a game where your sims are allowed to just be their little chaotic selves. And I want to help facilitate the chaos because maybe I'm a little bit of a Watcher of Mischief myself. If you're interested, keep reading!

Basic Concept

If you know the ISBI and Asylum challenges, you know the main premise: you can only control one sim in your household. In the ISBI Legacy, your founder will eventually "pass the torch" on to their heir, who will become the next sim you can control, and you will no longer be able to control your previous sim. It's very simple. There are other rules, and some versions even include the addition of points, but that's the basic idea.

For AAL (Anonymously Autonomous Legacy), at the bare bones, it's the same exact concept: one single sim you can control. But I decided to do something a little different with this, as well, because I didn't want this to be just a renaming of the ISBI. I want it to be its own thing. And what that thing is is:

Randomization.

The sim you can control will not necessarily be your founder or heir at all times. When you only control one sim, it will always be that sim you control, but once you have multiple sims in your household, after a set period of time you have to Spin a Wheel with all of your household's eligible sims on it to pick what sim you will control during the next set period of time. Sometimes, you will get the same sim multiple times in a row. Sometimes you might never even get to control your heir. It will all depend on the wheel (or dice roller, or number randomizer, whatever you wish).

Interested? Good!

General Rules (for Sims 2, 3, and 4)

Create a YA sim of your choice. If you are playing TS2, you may start either as a YA in university, or you may start as an adult to start their life right away. They can have any personality, likes/dislikes, turn ons/offs, whatever you want.

If you want to start off with randomization from the very beginning, give them a spouse, and spin the wheel to decide who you play as from the beginning.

Use whatever age span you want to for this. However, short might make this even more difficult that it already will be, so only use short if you want an extra challenge.

You may not use money cheats.

Move into a lot using whatever money your family has. You may not give them more money to build them a nice house.

Optional: Move them into the biggest lot in the game (whichever iteration you're playing), and do some lawn living. If they still have a lot of money, reduce their money in a way you see fit - remove it through cheats, or purchase a really expensive item that serves no practical purpose.

Next generation begins when the heir becomes a YA.

Non-heir children may stay in the family home however long you want.

Autonomy Randomization Rules

Once you have more than one sim in your household, you must decide on a specific timeframe in which to randomize who you will be allowed to control and how long you can control them.

An example of what I mean by this is if you have four sims in your household. Let's call them Matthew, Frankie, Shawn, and Sky. Matthew is the founder, Frankie his wife, Shawn a child, and Sky a toddler. You input their names in the wheel, and spin it. The wheel lands on Shawn's name, so for that entire week, he is the only one you are allowed to play.

When you have a sim chosen to be the only one you can control, that is the only sim you may select. You may not select other sims to check their inventory, to check their needs, etc. Their needs and everything are a mystery to you. If they genuinely seem to be stuck, you may reset them however your particular iteration allows you to do so.

You may use your own timeframe for selecting a random sim, but I have come up with my own in case you want to use one of mine.

Weekly Randomization: On Sunday at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment until the next Sunday at 8 am, you will control only that sim.

Seasonal Randomization: This is similar to the previous one, but if you play TS4 and play with 14 day or 28 day seasons or have some kind of mod or cheats to modify the length of your seasons. On the first day of the season at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment until the first day of the next season, you will control only that sim.

Yearly Randomization: If you want more time with a single sim, this one is for you. On the first day of Spring at 8 am, spin the wheel. From that moment through all of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, you will control only that sim. On the first day of the next Spring at 8 am, you will spin the wheel again.

Age Span Randomization: The next time your current sim ages up, spin the wheel. So if your founder starts as a YA, spin the wheel when they age up to adult. If the next sim is a child, you play them until they age up to teen, and so forth.

No Randomization: This is an option. If you only want to control your torch holders, you don't have to randomize who you control at all, you can just control your founder then heirs, as long as you only ever control one sim at a time.

Random Randomization: This one would be rather difficult to keep track of, but if you want to, you can use either a number randomizer, or a dicer roller, or some way, to pick how many days you will control your current sim. When you first start controlling a sim, you will roll to find out how many days you may control that sim. Once you move onto the next sim, roll once again to find out how long you will control that sim.

This is all of the timeframes I can come up with right now, but if you have any ideas feel free to message them to me!

Another rule about the randomization is that you may roll the same sim multiple times in a row. You may not remove your current sim from the wheel - whatever sim you get is the one you play.

The sim you control doesn't need to be related to your family. If they are a controllable sim in your household, you must put them on the wheel. If you move in your best friend? You may end up controlling them more often than your own sim.

Optional: If you are going to be posting your legacy on Simblr, or somewhere else, and want to really follow the "anonymous" part of this challenge, keep the sim you are controlling a secret from your viewers! See if they can guess which sim is being controlled, maybe have a poll every time before the next switch just for fun.

General and Iteration-Specific Rules

The first thing I'm going to talk about is what sims are eligible to be put on the wheel, depending on which game you are playing.

The Sims 2: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: toddlers, children, teens, young adults (if you send them to university), adults, and elders. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household. If you use cheats to control babies or pets, you may also add them to the wheel.

The Sims 3: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: babies, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, adults, elders, cats, dogs, and horses. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household.

The Sims 4: The sims eligible for being the controllable sim are as follows: infants, toddlers, children, teens, young adults, adults, and elders. All occults/supernatural beings are also eligible, if they are in your household. Also, if you use the mod that allows you to play pets, you may add them to the wheel as well.

You may play however you would normally play, except that you are only allowed to play one sim at a time.

Mods and CC are allowed. You may even use mods that improve autonomy if you so wish.

For any of the games, you may set things up to make life easier for you. For example, I suggest using the baby monitor in TS3 if you end up having to play as a baby - that way, you can use it to call attention to yourself if you are in need. For TS4, I suggest using MCCC to make more things autonomous, like gardening and repairing items. Things like that.

When controlling a sim, you may use their reward points to purchase things. Even if they are rewards that will help you greatly, nothing is off limits. Use whatever advantage you are given.

Nothing in the build/buy modes are off limits either. If you want sim death, feel free to build the horrors. If you want to keep as far away from death as you want, you don't even need an oven. It's up to your discretion.

Also, how do you choose an heir? You can choose an heir any way you choose. Whether you choose the one you like the most, have an heir poll, or use one of the Succession Laws from the official legacy challenge, any way you prefer is fine.

What is the Goal?

Your goal is to get to the 10th generation, and will end when the 10th generation's youngest child ages up to YA. You may play further than this if you please, but that is the main goal.

However, this is not as simple as you might thing, and that is why it is your only required goal.

Because you will (probably) be randomizing which sim you can control, it's not always going to easy to keep your heirs alive, or even find your heir a spouse/significant other to have children with. After all, if you can't control the heir, how can you find them someone to love?

You will have to use whatever sim you are allowed to play to your advantage. If you can't play your heir, use the sim you can play to bring eligible sims to the household to meet your heir.

Another reason that the goal is simple is because sims are not the brightest bulbs in the box, or the sharpest tool in the shed (I had to say it). Some of your unplayable sims might very well die to something silly, like eating too many jelly beans (TS3) or starving to death. Some babies, infants, toddlers, or children may be taken away by social services. Some pets might be taken away as well.

Optional: If you want a little extra challenge, you can add the generational goal that you have to try to complete your heir's LTW/aspiration before they die.

"What is the fail condition for this challenge?" You may be asking. There is exactly one fail condition: every sim related to your family in the household dies/is taken away. So, realistically, this challenge is very difficult to fail. If you only have one related sim left in the household but there are relatives out in the world and you want some insurance, feel free to bring the family back into the home. Whatever you can do to not fail? Do it.

And that's all I have for now! I haven't put together points or anything, or a score card, because I know people don't really play challenges for points anymore. But, if enough people want to play for points, I will add a scoresheet/scoring section.

If you have any questions, please message them to me or comment on this post, and I will answer your questions to the best of my ability!

If you decide to play this challenge, please tag it with #SimsAALC so that I can see it!

@ts4challengehub

[storiesbyjes2g]

3.250 Invasion

No sooner than I drifted off, a prickling feeling, like a spider crawling on my skin, shook me out of my sleep. A tangible presence filled the room, like the suffocating humidity of Willow Creek summers. At first I thought someone was in the house, but they would have set off the alarm. Still, I couldn't shake the unsettling feeling of intrusion. I tiptoed carefully around the house, peering into all the rooms. A mixed whiff of lavender and vanilla greeted me in Desi's room, offering a moment of comfort. The floor boards squeaked under my weight, surely signaling to the intruder I was looking for them. Thankfully, everything was as it should be, so I went to the backyard. I half expected some shady, dark figure lurking in the treeline, watching us, trying to find our vulnerabilities. Instead, I found strange lights pulsating an unnatural green glow, dancing around the steps, emitting an eery high-pitched whine. I crept closer. As I neared, a blinding white shaft of light enveloped me like a spotlight catching an escapee. The light pinned me down, eclipsing my vision for a moment. I looked up, and my heart pounded so hard I could hear it over the whirring above me. A spaceship hovered over the house!! Its door hissed open, and an invisible force sucked me up and whisked me away to only Watcher knows where. The chilling whoosh of air stole my breath. I couldn't even cry out to Sophia.

Three hours later, they returned me with no memory of where I had been or what they had done to me. And, believe me, my brain nearly exploded trying to force a memory. My head was foggy, and I felt numb, like they drugged me or something. I couldn't do much in that state, so I crawled back into bed. With any luck, Sophia never realized I left and I could keep this little rendezvous to myself. Heh, who am I kidding? I got struck by lightning and told everyone. But this felt different. Someone violated me, even though I didn't know what they had done. Even if all they did was admire my fetching good looks, they still came to my home and took me! I couldn't burden Sophia with that and risk her feeling unsafe.

In the morning, I stirred, opening my eyes slowly as if to check all my systems one by one and make sure I was good. I felt relatively normal. The jitters and the grogginess subsided, but as I looked over at my wife, who slept so peacefully, I debated on telling her. I felt troubled and needed to confide in someone, but at what cost? If keeping this a secret meant I'd be looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life, so be it. But I never want her to feel that way. So, I swallowed my anxiety and went downstairs to eat. Shortly after, Sophia came down, and I put on a brave face, hoping she wouldn't notice anything off, all the while knowing she would.

"Good morning." Everything about her was so sunny and cheerful, from her tone to her smile to the way she put down her plate. I couldn't disrupt her peace today. "You alright?"

Just as I was about to give her a fresh-baked chocolate chip lie, something inside me shifted. Like, literally shifted! It was the oddest sensation I ever felt. A painful cramp followed the shift. It doubled me over, forcing a groan from my mouth and my hands to clench my stomach.

But before I knew it, whatever had happened was over, and I felt 100% myself. So strange!

"Luca! What's wrong?"

"Nothing! Yeah, I, uhh...I think I'm just really hungry."

She eyed me suspiciously as I grabbed another serving of scramble. She said nothing, but I heard the wheels in her head turning. If I could keep smiling, maybe I could convince her to forget what she saw. She had to go to work anyway, so she finished her food and headed upstairs to get dressed. Desi left for camp, and an hour later, Sophia left for work. I wouldn't say I was afraid, but the idea of being alone didn't sound so good, so I grabbed Rosie and went for a jog.

I tried to focus on the scenery and everything I loved about this neighborhood, but my mind kept going back to last night and my weird pain from this morning. What did they do to me? I remembered feeling drugged when I got back, so maybe whatever anesthesia they used had worn off. But I had no visible cuts or scars on me, so how did they do whatever they did? And why the stomach?? At some point, my jog turned into a walk because I was so tired and my back was killing me. Getting older really sucked, but this was different. After my adult birthday, I started experiencing knee pain and struggled with endurance, but this was more than that. It was barely 9:30, and I felt like I needed to go back to bed, not only to nap but also to rest my aching back. What is going on with me??

[magiccruumbs]

The many faces of Moni

[marmiteprinter]

After dinner, everyone got into their PJs (or just stayed in their underwear, in Bunty's case). Annabelle and Melvin made up quite sweetly in the kitchen and Bunty reacted exactly how any teenager would if they saw their parents kissing.

"Urgh, gross! Do you guys have to do that in front of me?!"

Annabelle chuckled. "We're allowed to kiss, Bun. You'll feel differently when you have someone of your own."

Bunty rolled her eyes. "Yeah, whatever. Parents making out will always be disgusting. Get a room or something."

The adults locked eyes and grinned. "Okay," Melvin said, and they headed into their bedroom.

"GROSS!"

Bunty went over to the TV and set the volume to maximum. Then, even though there was no couch and she had been tired earlier, she stood there watching the TV until about 3am. Great job, Bunty.

[echoweaver]

After that, I was pretty tired, but there was so much I wanted to do while the house was quiet. So I tried this bottle of stuff that I got in the mail. I think it was a free sample of something.

I felt great! Now I don't need to sleep! Time to upgrade the dishwasher.

[legaciesandothernonsense]

ISBI - June 1.1

 I restarted since I was unhappy with my previous attempt.

So here's June Bliss

She's neat, Family orientated, Can't stand art, Foodie and Proper

This is her lot in Newcrest

Being poor sucked so June got a job

She's in the culinary career

June seemed rather proud of herself after showering in front of children, as Alexander Goth chose that moment to walk by

The most important task was to complete the treehouse.

June didn't want to die due to the elements

June headed out on the town to meet some people

She met Akira but they didn't vibe

There's nothing like eating chips in the dark since you can't afford a stove

Are you fabulous if you don't go to sleep in your sunglasses?

June and Joaquin, however, did vibe

They had a great time at the karaoke bar

June's only option for food glitched out in the rain

June and Joaquin continued to see each other

June still couldn't afford a kitchen so it was soup in a can for her

Since she didn't have a proper kitchen, June headed over to one of the parks to complete her career goals

June finished the treehouse

"Finally, I don't have to sleep on the ground anymore"

She did get a rad tan though

Joaquin and June's favourite date was karaoke

Joaquin asked if she'd be his girlfriend

She said yes

They're so cute honestly

The couple went on a date to the festival and got a little bubble drunk

Joaquin may have been a little more drunk than June

June has a kitchen now

Then this happened

Be free Bob, be free

[oxjennxo]

Chapter 3.2

Last time, the last kids for the generation were born, Charlie passed on, and Umber harassed Fudge and vice versa. Fudge is still mourning Charlie and Umber still has two days left on his cheater moodlet.  Star Dust, Cotton Candy, and Apple Blossom have 5 days to YA.  The quads have 3 days to teen.  Fudge’s life bar is maxed.  Umber and Peach are 2 days from Adult.  They are both level 7 in their…

[simminnikas]

After dinner shenanigans.

The twins go outside and decide to burn off some calories/work on their motor skill.

Game Stats:-

Torch Holders: 2

Single Births: 2

Self-Wettings: 2 (TH)

Pass-Outs: 5 (TH-3, NTH-2)

Multiple Births/Triplets: 1, Twins: 1

Failing School: 1

Skills Maxed: 3 (TH-0, NTH-3)

Unused Satisfaction Reward Points: 3

Accidental Deaths: 1 (TH-0, NTH-1)

[beanstalk-sims]

An ISBI and a 5x5 tower? What could go wrong? 🤔😂

[mackieblr]

what if i,,, started an uberhood as a little treat

[novapark]

Izan's ISBIBC

So I'm still kinda in setup/build hell but I'm getting itchy to play so I thought I might do a little bachelor challenge to get my fix while I continue to build. To start let's get the general details out of the way first so you can know if this is for you or not:

This is a GAMEPLAY oriented BC. Posing will be limited to fun story things for introductions and exits.

I will play this ISBI style, meaning I ONLY control Izan. I can do group commands like "call to meal" but that's it.

I will do rounds of eliminations based on Izan's relationship with the contestants. I think it'll be every 3 days so they have some time to make their moves and maybe do an off lot activity.

I will take a maximum of seven contestants, any and all cc is fine.

It is first come, first serve and your entry isn't counted until I have the sim's files in hand.

So with the basics out of the way, let me tell you a little about Izan.

He's 23

He has three very young children.

He's a witch

He has adhd

His main traits are Adventurous, Socially Awkward, and Self-Assured

He is the youngest of six.

He is one of my main sims of my current generation so he plays a main role in most of my saves and stories. He is a prince of one of my countries in the royal sims universe, he's a townie in Rio's save in ts3, and he's Atlas' best friend in NSB. So there will be a lot of opportunity to see your sim build a life with him.

Now for what he is looking for:

Izan is pan so any gender is fine.

Occults are fine

Gotta be okay with being a step-parent.

No one perfect. Please give them at least one negative trait.

If you want to make a post to introduce them, feel free but otherwise you can just send me a message with a bit about them. I mostly need to know their gender identity so I make sure they are set right with my mods, and if possible two talents and two weaknesses I can set them up with.

Anyway, I think that's finally it. The tag for this is IzansISBIBC. Let me know if you have any questions.

[cyazurai]

Thinking about making an updated version of the "I'm Surrounded by Idiots", ISBI, challenge that works for either TS2, TS3, or TS4 (all of them I mean). It would work for all of them, and it wouldn't seem like it was making fun of those with mental disabilities like some people feel the ISBI does.

I would call it the Anonymously Autonomous Legacy and I'd change the rules up so it couldn't be called "just an ISBI with a different name."

I already know the main gimmick of the challenge too. Will I post it? Maybe. Doubt anyone but me is interested, but it would be fun to write it up.

[storiesbyjes2g]

3.253 Beg your pardon

With Desi off to camp and food in Sophia's stomach, we headed to the hospital. Luckily for us, the doctor's morning was open, so we didn't wait long after I checked in. Walking down that long hallway felt like a funeral march. I didn't think I was going to die, but I had no idea what would meet me in that room. The doctor awaited us and invited me to change into a gown and sit on the bed. So far, so good. I'd done that before the last time I was here. Just like last time, the doctor asked what brought me in, and I told him everything, beginning with the vacation and cleaning up the beach to the abduction and stomach pain. His pen scratched across his notebook so fast I thought I should slow down, but he needed all the facts to make an informed decision. I left nothing out. After my brain dump, he drew blood to run tests and told me to sit tight.

He left us alone for several minutes with nothing but the annoying ticking clock to keep us company. Sophia hopped up on the bed with me and rested her hand on my knee. We hadn't said much to each other since he left with my blood. We just sat there, worried, waiting for the results. I tried to think of other reasons for my predicament, as if one scenario were better than the other. If the abduction was not a coincidence, maybe they implanted a device in me some kind of way. A tracker? But how?? I had no scars. After what felt like an eternity, the doctor barged in. He stopped in front of me, reading papers from his clipboard. When he was done, he nodded, as if to confirm to the papers he read and understood the information. Sophia squeezed my shoulder and whispered into my ear, "Whatever this is, we'll handle it together."

The doctor stowed the results and got back to business.

"Okay, folks, the good news is you're not poisoned or dying. You're pregnant! The bad news is obstetrics is not my area, so I'll have to refer you to someone else. Congrats, though."

I blinked.

Pregnant?

I blinked again.

Pregnant?!

"I'm sorry—what?" Sophia asked.

I appreciated the calmness in her voice, but she was just as confused as I was. That blasted clock ticked louder than any sound I'd ever heard. I stared at his lips, waiting—begging—for him to say, "Happy Prank Day!" But he just stood there, waiting for me to say something, but I couldn't speak. I honestly would have preferred some rare disease or something. At least then, if I lost a bunch of weight or hair, I could explain it and everyone would understand. But being pregnant?? Who's gonna understand that?! No one knew anyone abducted by aliens, let alone impregnated by them!

"Let's get you over to obstetrics," the doctor said. "They'll be able to give you more information than I can."

Sophia looked at me, stunned, then back at the doctor.

"Is this a joke?"

He parted his lips as if to tread lightly, like he didn't anticipate our reaction or something.

"I understand how shocking this is. I assure you, this is not a joke. If it's any consolation, these things happen way more than you think."

Sophia went pale, but her hand never left me.

"No," I said when I finally found my voice. "No, that's not right. It's impossible! I'm a dude, doc! I don't even have the...the parts for that! Run more tests. It can't be that!"

I wanted to cry, throw up, and punch something all at the same time. A baby? In my belly?? I didn't believe it and looked down to check it out for myself. Sure enough, I had put on a few pounds in the middle. I'd been so concerned about the pain and hiding my experience from Sophia, I never even noticed. But I was still stuck on how the baby got there in the first place.

"But ... There's no scars! They didn't cut me!"

"Alien tech is Lightyears ahead of ours," doc said. "They probably used some really advanced nanotech small enough to insert through one of your pores."

"But, I—I thought I was just getting old or something!"

The hitch in my voice threatened to crumble my entire system. Sophia squeezed me even tighter.

"It's not your fault, babe," she said with glassy eyes.

The doctor cleared his throat.

"I know this is a lot to process, so I'm gonna go update your chart. When you're ready, head down to room 3. Dr. McKnight will be able to answer all of your questions."

He nodded politely and exited as quickly as he came.

I couldn't let go of my belly.

"There's something alive in there??"

I looked over at Sophia, who was trying to hide tears, and temporarily set aside my problems.

"Sophia, are you-"

She waved me away.

"Don't. I'm here for you right now," she said, sniffing and wiping tears. "We can talk about me later."

I shook my head in amazement.

"How do you do that?"

She put her hand on the small of my back, signaling it was time to leave.

"It's part of the job. Are you ready to go?"

"I don't think I have a choice."

[magiccruumbs]

Fall in Riverview 🍁

[marmiteprinter]

That night, it was already time for Darwin's first birthday! Bunty had missed almost his entire first year of life while she was at work but she wasn't going to miss this. She picked him up out of his crib and spun him in the air - happy birthday Darwin!

He seems to take more after Nick than Bunty at the moment, but that may change as he grows into his features.

And that was the end of two rounds in the ISBI challenge. Next time, we'll have an uncontrollable toddler to deal with - haven't had that for a while, but at least it's only one this time!

[echoweaver]

Branden began a structured morning with coffee and his homework.

Then he took some personal time to call up Lacey, the girl he danced with at prom.