#offgrid!ghost

[simons-simp]

My mind has been buzzing with the idea of an Off Grid!Ghost, a rugged lonely man, who after his discharge from the military found the most remote place in the mountains that he could, built himself a cabin, and spends his time developing and maintaining completely self-sufficient systems. That is, until he found you far from the trail, a lost little rabbit. What kind of man would he be if he didn’t offer you food and shelter, and protect you from all those predators out there?

Here’s a little drabble. I want to finish this but wanted to post what I have so far…

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You look at him as he hovers over the stove, his mass covering it from your view entirely. He has to crane his body down to stir the sauce in the old pan with a black bottom, and even you have to admit, it smells good.

You look around the rest of the cabin, taking opportunity that he is distracted to have a better look. It’s small, is the first assessment you make, especially considering his size. The walls inside are the same as the outside - rough logs with the bark still there in some places. There’s a little stove in the corner, crackling quietly and warming up the room well. Next to the stove, a little counter and sink, and you notice a bucket underneath the sink, catching the water that comes down the drain. It's rustic but warm.

You bring your feet closer to you, tucking them under you as watch the back of his head, his blond hair buzzed down. You can see a gnarly scar running up his neck, just under his hair.

“Whatcha starin’ for pet?” He asks, his gravelly voice taking you out of the slumber you didn’t even notice you were starting to slip into. You avert your eyes. How did he even know? The pet name is unexpected and you want to show some sign of being indignant to it but you can’t help but squeeze your legs together, feeling heat spreading down to your core, which you ignore.

“I’m not a pet…” you say, your voice coming out a bit weak, and you clear your throat. “And I wasn’t staring.” You tack on, hoping that adds some bite.

”Ok. Whatever you say, pet.” He chuckles, and you feel the tip of your ears warm up.

”What’s that scar on your neck?” You suddenly blurt out and as soon as the words have left your mouth you’re already regretting them. Why are you asking him about scars now? He stays quiet as he continues to mix the food on the stove.

”Long time ago. I was in the forces.” He says. You sit there, feeling uncomfortable, and you’re not sure if its because you were prying, or because this new piece of information only makes the difference between you feel even more vast. He’s not just twice your height and three times your mass; he’s trained in how to use his body, and you don't doubt that, if he wanted to, it wouldn’t take him very long to pin you to the ground in a few seconds. Do they do martial arts in the army?

It’s been quiet for a few minutes now and you can feel the uncomfortableness creep in again.

”How long were you in the army for?” You squeak out, realising that if you dont want silence, you have no choice but to pry.

”Don’t know.” He almost grumbles out. His answer surprises you. How much of his life has he given away? His short answers only make you want to pry more, digging your slender fingers into the nape of his neck and prying it open to look into his brain.

”Why’d you leave?” You try again. It feels like a natural follow up question. Silence again.

”My knees were fucked.” he says, matter of factly. You can’t tell if he’s pissed at you or not, and you’re unsure if you should keep going, but before you can get another question out of your mouth, he picks up the large pot of boiling water on the corner of the stove, and starts to dump it down the drain into an old plastic colander, the hot water quickly rushing down the drain and into the bucket underneath the sink. You watch as the steam rises up, and you can already see the windows getting foggy from the heat. Deftly, he flips over the colander into the pan he was staring, and your feel your stomach grumbling. When was the last time that you ate?

[neverlookatexplosions]

I just realized something. if someone abandoned an offgrid solar powered house it would still have power for at least a couple of years or even a decade after abandonment. depending on the condition of the house. I'm just gonna call this potential abandoned house a ghost house. a house that still runs all of its machinery despite nobody living inside of it.

[fishingforsims]

The Suffering Challenge

Have you ever wistfully remembered the days of your youth when you terrorized your sims without the baggage of being emotionally attached to them? Do you miss the days where you could evilly cackle as you watched sims suffer by your hand without guilt? Are you longing for a return to the simple, basic, horrifying core of The Sims franchise? Then, boy oh boy! Do I have a challenge for you!

The Basics:

No cheats that would give you an unfair advantage (this is all about suffering, after all). Things like “resetsim” or “money 0” as needed by the challenge rules are perfectly fine. You can play vanilla, banilla, berry sweet, or a mix of all three! There are no “story” guidelines but feel free to make your own! Some rules/aspects are pack specific, but if you don’t have those packs, you can still play through the challenge. Feel free to substitute or leave out as needed. Although this is called the Suffering Challenge, it is all made in good fun. If you find yourself dreading opening your save or something isn’t quite working for you, feel free to change it! It’s your game, at the end of the day, and we’re all here to have fun.

Founder:

-Any gender, must be able to become pregnant.

-Any aspiration, and any occult (some may be more difficult than others).

-Either YA or Adult.

-Must have three of the following traits:

Gloomy

Hot-Headed

Unflirty

Clumsy

Glutton

Insane

Slob

Snob

Squeamish

Evil

Hates Children

Jealous

Loner

Mean

Non-committal

Lot: 

-Empty lot in any world of any size (keep in mind the number of children you’ll have to expand for).

-Lot must have three of the following traits:

Volcano

Gremlins

Offgrid

Cursed

Creepy Crawlies

Filthy

Grody

Haunted

Mean Vibe

Ley Line 

HARD MODE: Dark Ley Line

Quake Zone

-Must begin game with two gravestones/urns with ghosts (this can be cheated to kill two random sims). These and any following gravestones/urns must be kept on display and “active.”

-Set money to zero after placing founder.

Furnishings: 

-Cheapest furniture for everything in the house.

-Mouse hole, if you have city living.

-Only three books in the house (may be rotated), but NO skill books.

-Only three skill items in the house (does not include mirrors or fridges), only one can be a “money maker” (i.e. painting, computer).

-No high chairs; the tots have to snag a meal when it’s laid out!

-Always be one bed short; someone always spends the night on the couch. Or the floor.

-Outdoor trashcan only.

-Washtub and clothesline only (no washer and dryer machines but you can have more than one clothesline), one hamper. HARD MODE: no hampers.

-Only one bathroom. 

-Always one toy short for kids (i.e. three children, two toys in the toy box). No skill building toys.

Household:

-Founder may not have a job: children at home (not at school) must go with them on “foraging” forays (finding plants, frogs, rocks, fishing, etc.). Island Living Odd Jobs are acceptable. HARD MODE: kids cannot help make money with plants, frogs, etc.

-Founder may not have partners or spouses, only romantic interests, but can have as many as they like. None can move in. No other adults or teens may move in as helpers.

-May visit public lots to use computers, read other books, or anything else unavailable at home so long as the whole household goes together.

-Must have three sets of five children, or fifteen total. Founder may adopt but remember adoption is expensive (1,000 simoleons)!

-Can have same romantic interest for all children or different ones. HARD MODE: no romantic interests, all children adopted.

-Pets are allowed, but toys and scratching items are not. Food bowls and litter boxes are fine. Pets can always be fed treats or scraps from their humans’ plates.

-Try to avoid leveling the Parenting Skill. 

-All children’s traits must be randomized, but aspirations can be whatever you like.

-Older children cannot directly help care for younger children.

-Teens cannot have jobs and must move out the moment they grow into YA.

-Cannot hire services for any reason.

-Must have all babies at home.

World:

-Make three “mean” holidays on the calendar. HARD MODE: remove all “nice” holidays.

-When your sims are in the most dire of circumstances and desperate for simoleons, you may take out a loan from the bank. However, you may only do so once a week on Mondays. If you do not repay your balance by the next Monday (if you added 1,000 to the household funds, you must remove 1,000 before Monday), you will be charged interest of an additional 100 simoleons for each day you are late. For each day you are overdrawn, you must delete something important from your home/habitat such as one of your three books, a skill item, your fridge. Things like doors, walls, windows, roofs, and decor are not eligible. Again, loans are not necessary, only an option!

Miscellaneous:

-If you cannot finish the child requirement in one generation, have no fear. Simply continue with the next generation of horror. 

-Children taken by social services do not count toward your total fifteen. If you had five, and they were taken away, you have to begin again.

-Sims may be edited with cheats in order to make them eligible to impregnate your founder.

-You may use any CC you like, so long as it’s nothing “functional” that will seriously impact gameplay. 

-If you’d like to combine this challenge with any others (100 baby challenge, breed out the ugly, etc.) feel free! I’d love to see your spin on it.

-Please give me a tag in your initial post of this challenge! I’d love to keep up with all these trash families.

Bonus Hard Modes:

-Begin game in winter, no fireplaces and no temperature control.

-No stoves or microwaves. Only quick meals, bonfires, or campfires.

-Take a loan every Monday, whether you need it (or are able to pay it back) or not.

-Give all children negative traits.

-End romances after your sim is pregnant; use a different lover for each pregnancy.

Have fun! Feel free to shoot me a DM with any questions or problems you find!

[phantasmal-derangement-comic]

[PHANTASMAL DERANGEMENT]

The Island of Poveglia, Spagonia, has had quite a history, from the Forgotten wars to the numerous devastating plagues which had decimerated millions of lives, it is expected for such a place to be deemed Mobius’ most haunted island.

Its latest use was as an offgrid asylum seventy years ago, back when mental illnesses were growing branches in the tree of psychology. If anyone remembers it at all, it is thanks to a doctor who took the liberty of performing experiments on the patients. His death came in mysterious circumstances ranging from ghosts to poison, but it signified one thing: the main project was left uncompleted.

When unexplainable events take place on the cursed island, Knuckles takes it upon himself to put an end to it, and to liberate its prisoners. — This has been in the works for a year, but it’s slowly coming to fruition!

Ask box/submissions are open!

Cover art: @cauletous-recadency Cover colors: @fini-mun

[accidentalsnowbirds]

Hiking with friends, we explored a ghost town and over all, we enjoyed writing about it. Have you checked out our blog yet? . . When you’re on our site, don’t forget to checkout our other blogs as well. . . Have you been to a ghost town? Where was it and how did you like it? . . #lifestyleblog #blogging #bloggers #rvlife #rv #linkinbio #storytelling #storytime #travelstories #travel #gorving #blog #travelworld #welltraveled #coupleswhotravel #travelblogger #travelguide #travelgram #exploring #bloggerlife #blogpromotions #boondocking #offgrid #offgridliving #travelusa #homewhereyouparkit #roadtrip #friendships #ghosttown #hiking https://www.instagram.com/p/B19E5l-BNpU/?igshid=q2martgu81uw

[roaddude]

#DesertRat . I always park my van and trailer in the shade of this building when I’m in Study Butte. That’s in between Big Bend NP and Big Bend Ranch SP and on the way in towards Terlingua Ghost Town. . Interesting that most people who visit Terlingua call it that when talking about it, and that many of the folks who live and do business there year ‘round usually call it “ghost town.” . It’s a fascinating little town; once a thriving quicksilver mining area on the Mexican border, now a funky no-holds-barred, close as you can come to being an expat and still be in America type town. . All part of living in the Borderlands and all part of why I love this place so much. . It’s a close second to just wandering and roaming. . . #terlingua #studybutte #travelersnotebook #texas #brewstercounty #bigbend #rooftoptentlife #rooftoptentliving #rtt #trailerlife #rooftoptent #xventurefamily #igerstexas #desert #chihuahuandesert #adventure #adventurerig #homeonwheels #vanlife #overland #expedition #nomad #nomadlife #akubra #overlandgear #offroadtrailer #offroadlife #offgrid #offgridlife (at Study Butte-Terlingua, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8tZ6ABrLl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tqyr444759id

[runnervision-blog]

offGrid; Okay, I’m back...kinda.

As always the vast majority of my replies are being stuck in a queue, but I’m going to start gradually moving towards doing these on mobile. Yeah, I know it’s a bit of a pain in the ass and long-winded, but my laptop’s slowly but surely giving up the ghost and I’ll actually be without it for an extended period of time in a couple of months as well, so I’d like to try and start mobile threading now just to get the hang of it by the time that period comes.

There’s still a few things on my mind at the moment so I’m not going to be as active as I’d hoped to be, but I also now have a discord which is available to mutuals upon request, just drop me a message if you want it!

[accidentalsnowbirds]

People don’t tend to camp with ghosts, but we did and it was... well interesting Haha!! . . #lifestyleblog #blogging #bloggers #rvlife #rv #linkinprofile #storytelling #storytime #travelstories #travel #rving #blog #writersofinstagram #travelworld #welltraveled #coupleswhotravel #travelblogger #travelguide #travelgram #exploring #rvadventures #rvlifestyle #bloggerlife #blogpromotions #boondocking #offgrid #offgridliving #travelusa #homewhereyouparkit #roadtrip https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gXf77hm92/?igshid=1a2bwn6auos5x