#ts4 extreme decades challenge

[dsimsdecades]

Isabel and Andrea worked diligently within their tight time constraints, successfully arranging all the details for the wedding. The ceremony took place on a stunning winter afternoon. In the presence of their family and friends, Diego and Andrea exchanged their vows. To begin, Father Soledad officiated the wedding following Catholic customs. Following this, Kasike Hatuey conducted the Caney circle ceremony.

Wrapped in the Conjugal blanket by Isabel and Diego's grandmother, the couple was presented with two small plates, one with turkey and the other with cassava. They took turns feeding each other while reciting the following heartfelt words: "By giving you this token of my love, I vow to feed you with my devotion. I vow to nourish you with the food of my soul from this day on." With these words, the Taino marriage ceremony came to a close.

A small reception followed, and the townspeople celebrated the newlyweds. Antonio delivered a heartfelt speech and raised a toast, which brought tears to Andrea's eyes. She was not only delighted to be united with Carabi but also relieved to leave behind the recent challenges and embark on her new life with her beloved husband.

Diego Carabi Serrano & Andrea Beatriz Sánchez de Serrano’s portrait-Winter 1730

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[ivyandink]

From the diary of Louise Chastain, 1721 ––

Dear diary,

I can hardly believe this is what my life has become. Truly, everything crumbled the day the illness finally took mother and father, all those years ago. As a little girl, I used to dream of falling in love with a man who looked at me like father looked at mother. I dreamt of marrying him, and growing a family with him, drowning in our adoration for each other until the day we peacefully met our gracious end.

Instead, I found myself in jail. A life on the streets, stealing to survive and selling the only physical thing you owned to pigish men, was an inevitable way to end up there, but I had no other options. 

Today, the guard let me out. I never thought I’d see the day. I thought surely I would die in that cold, damp cell, starving on their moldy bread and lumpy, rotten gruel. I felt a breeze on my skin for the first time in nearly a year, and I immediately fell to my knees and prayed. 

I fear that I haven’t made it out so easy, just yet. I am to be sent to the colonies, across the sea, with the other women from the jail. There’s over eighty of us in total. We are to be sent there to find a man to marry and have children with. 

Diary, you might be wondering– but didn’t you dream of this very thing? And I did. But not under the order of the king. Not against my own will. Not to a man whom I do not love, as I surely doubt I am capable of finding a man to love me anymore. My reputation is soiled beyond repair. 

I fear what this journey will bring me, but once again, I have no other choice.

I hope you hear from me soon. If not, may god rest my wretched soul.

Respectfully, Louise Chastain

[applesaucesims]

Height chart nobody asked for, 1930s edition.

Will be updating when Ken and Harriet are fully grown. 1920s version can be found here for comparison.

[thestressedsimmer]

September 1312

The day of the formal dance is finally here! Elizabeth has barely been able to contain herself and was busy getting ready from as early as possible.

Her brother keeps rolling his eyes at her, but he doesn't understand! As a man, he will be able to travel as much as he would like. As a woman, her chance for adventure is tied in who she marries. So a prince from a foreign land? That's the best chance she has!

She bathed with rose petals, did a facial, and spent hours in front of the mirror primping until she was perfect.

The ride to the event felt like forever. For both of them. Elizabeth because she was dying to get there and for John because his little sister would not shut up for five seconds.

It was almost as if she was trying to bore the horse into moving faster. And maybe she did, because it took an hour less than it was supposed to in order to get there, their elder sister wasn't even there yet.

When Elizabeth saw her sister, she couldn't fight the smile on her face. She knew that she was working hard to help her realize her dreams - they used to talk about it as young girls.

When she had been married in the Willow Creek Royal Family, she had begged for letters of her life in a foreign land. Joan had obliged and sent many letters - and now she was trying to get her sister the life she wanted.

Slinging her arms over both of her siblings, she tugged them close to her so she could speak quietly. The rest of the family from Willow Creek were here - but Joan had purposefully chosen to host the event in Henford on Bagley so they could refrain from inviting the Windenburgish nobles and royals without any accusations of favoritism. After all, they're at war.

"Hello, dearest brother. Dearest sister." Joan was closer to them than their actual parents. Being the eldest, she took on a lot of responsibility. "I have spent the entire trip here telling the royal family about the two of you, so if you embarrass me? I will have to poison you both to restore my honor."

Both of the siblings just laughed, Elizabeth playfully nudging her sister.

Joan proceeded to start to lecture them on everything, including how to greet their hopeful future spouses. Of course, being raised by a noble father and mother, they knew how to handle themselves around royalty. So John excused himself, going to get a drink.

Elizabeth was far too nervous and was stuck to her older sister's side. Holding her hand in a vice grip and listening to every single word as if she was speaking for the Watcher Herself. Until, over Joan's shoulder, she saw a boy. She was surprised by how attractive he was - she was fully expecting him to be... well... she never found men from Willow Creek to be overly attractive, but he took her breath away.

"J - Joan --"

Glancing over her shoulder, the older girl smirked. "Oh, that's Robert! Don't waste any more time speaking with me, get over there!"

Elizabeth was anxious, but her sister abandoned her side and this was the whole reason that she was here. So she steeled herself and walked over to Robert, curtsying without stumbling - her mother would be proud.

"Your Grace."

Robert took her hand with a smile. "Hello, my lady. What is your name?"

"Elizabeth. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Ah... Elizabeth. Your sister told me much about you, but she did not tell me that you were this beautiful."

With a sudden giggle, Elizabeth took her hand from the prince's, folding them in front of her. He was... so tall. She knows that is a silly thing to be thinking about when trying to woo a man, but she can't help it.

"Would you like to dance with me, Lady Elizabeth?"

"I would be honored, Your Grace."

[sheepyshenanigans]

All Decades Challenges Navigation! 📝

The Original Decades Challenge by ZombieCleo 

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/816128/decades-challenge/p1 

Decades Challenge Modifications by kakeru_naruse 

https://modthesims.info/t/580290 

Decades Challenge Rendition by @cutecoffeegal 

https://cutecoffeegal.com/decadeschallengerules/ 

Upgrowth Challenge by HollieBB 

https://hollie155.wixsite.com/upgrowth-challenge 

The Black History Challenge by @faerie-tempest 

https://faerie-tempest.tumblr.com/post/656732783777021952/the-black-history-challenge 

Decades Challenge (Hard Mode) by illusorythrall 

https://illusorythrall.wordpress.com/home/challenge-rules/gameplay-challenges/decades-challenge-hard-mode/ 

Extreme Decades Challenge by StephandMinnie 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T73n79Ziln7nv_ojBCTx9SLSlvhy5LtSXnr_ZYtElXw/edit 

Ultimate Decades Challenge by @morbidgamer 

https://morbidgamer.tumblr.com/post/680347931631665152/the-ultimate-decades-challenge-x-this-challenge 

The Great British Sim Challenge by @greatbritishsimchallenge 

https://greatbritishsimchallenge.tumblr.com/post/636946869862416384/play-the-great-british-sim-challenge 

The History Challenge (original beta) by Cloudseeker 

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/829714/beta-the-sims-4-history-challenge/p1 

The History Challenge (updated version) by Snowie 

https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/960939/beta-the-sims-4-history-challenge-2-0/p1 

https://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=599874 

[aviandtheseals]

The Rowntrees Ultimate Decades Challenge - 1368

Content warning for death again :)

I built a new house for the Rowntrees yay!

Regina and Finnian kept seeing each other, and their relationship blossomed. Finnian was inspired by Regina's daring spirit to try new things. Throughout the day, he was frustrated by the tedious grind of being a serf, but at night he could escape his pains through adventures with Regina. She also felt stuck in her life of etiquette and balls and wanted to explore the village. They often walked through the forest, but one day Regina wanted to do something more fun.

One night she took Finnian with her to the house of the Widow Boykin, an elderly, somewhat-blind woman. They snuck around the house, peering into the windows, and saw Mrs. Boykin was asleep in her bedroom. Regina was buzzing from the excitement of peering into the lives of others and wanted to go inside the house. Finnian wasn't sure this was a good idea. Walking around the forest at night, sure, but getting caught breaking into a home?

"Come on, stop being so scared!" Regina said. "It's just a little fun."

Finnian relented, but he still wanted to be careful. "Fine, but we have to go through this window into the empty bedroom. We can't explore the whole house."

It felt a bit strange to sit on a bed with Regina. Finnian blushed just thinking about the things they could get up to. He wanted to be a gentleman, but he and Regina couldn't resist getting closer.

Regina and Finnian spent some time together, then they heard a sound coming from the hallway of the house. It sounded like slow footsteps.

Regina giggled a little from the excitement. "Let's go! Quickly!" she whispered, pushing Finnian out the window. They parted ways after the exhilarating exploit, and Finnian returned home.

Meanwhile, back home Jacquette and Kymmie played cards. Kymmie has noticed Finnian disappearing sometimes in the last year. While she worried about him, she did want Finnian to have his own life and didn't want to completely alienate him. Kymmie knew that since her son came of age, she needed to stay on his good side. Soon he will control all their fortune, despite being much less experienced than her in running a household. So, she and Jacquette retired to bed. But in her hurry to get into bed, Jacquette dropped a candle on the wooden floors and didn't notice.

Finnian came home to see the entire second floor on fire.

While Kymmie managed to make it out, Jacquette was stuck in the quickly spreading fire. Kymmie and Finnian heard her but couldn't go back into the house because of the danger from the fire. Finnian tried only to get burned without even making it to the second floor. Jacquette died while Kymmie and Finnian sobbed outside.

"Where were you?" yelled Kymmie. "If you were here, you could have saved her!"

Finnian had nothing to say. He felt so guilty for his niece's death.

The fire happened in the summer of 1368, but it was hard to forget about. Finnian and Kymmie spent the fall working overtime to be able to repair the part of their house that was destroyed in the fire. They both missed Jacquette greatly.

Finnian was especially affected by Jacquette's death. She was his best friend, and they grew up together. The only way he thought he could right his wrongs was to work hard to build the family back. Finnian stayed away from Regina that fall, and instead worked hard to rebuild the house.

In December, more bad news arrived. A traveling merchant arrived in town and passed on rumors from London: the peace treaty between England and France was fickle, and war may start up again in the next few months.

As if the Rowntrees haven't gone through enough this decade.

[simsiesdecades]

It's the 1730s and the twins are in their pirate phase. Damien tells everyone about his future adventures on the sea as a pirate.

[starry-simming]

Today, the Beckhams sell the last harvest of the fall season. Tomorrow comes winter and the cold will probably kill most of their regular crops. Tommy gets started on another poetry book, which he hasn’t been doing lately. There’s not been much time between the children and the farm. Later on in the afternoon, Caroline brings her apple pie down for the pie contest in Finchwick. Tommy stays home with the kids. 

While there, she...meets someone. A man named Emory Galway, someone who instantly sparked something in her she hadn’t felt before. They’re both married, nothing can happen between them. They chat for some time, and Caroline returns to her husband and three children with a first-place ribbon. She goes to bed wondering...is she really happy here? 

[cyazurai]

Downloaded the free Desert Luxe kit, and am now mentally planning how to decorate the TOYL generation 2 house with it.

Probably time to start filling up the queue again soon.

[haysiesimmer]

Hey Tumbr, I am BACK! My YOUTUBE is doing so well now and I wanted to come here and do better about linking my CC and Mods, so for future stories you can find the content I am using. I will do my best to get better at using Tumblr. I and not doing a TIKTOK as of right now. I am recording and sharing my sims gameplay for myself as it is fun to go back and watch my stories. Creating extra content for TIKTOK would be too much right now.

Currently on my YOUTUBE you will find 2 LETS Plays. My EXTREME & MODIFIED version of @morbidgamer `s & @zombiecleo `s #ultimatedecadeschallege & #decadeschallege , remember mine is called the #extremeultimatedecadeschallenge or #eudc so please remember that when you watch my RULES add things I can #randomactsoflife and I am playing with the fantasy element of the SIms 4 Franchise. I am using Morbid`s rules as a baseline and the UDC timeline as an idea of event and to keep track of time passing BUT my reality is different. Think of Lord of the Rings, Games of Thrones, all the fantasy historical stories etc… that is the storytelling path I am taking and I hope you enjoy it.

My other challenge I am currently running is @draeyad `s crybaby whims challenge! #crybabywhims #sims4challenge

I hope you all gibe me a chance and check out my content!

Http://www.YouTube.com/haysiesimmer

#sim4 #sims4cc #sims4mods #sims4youtube

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[dsimsdecades]

Over in Spain...

Sofía Antonia Fernández Sánchez has bloomed into childhood, displaying a harmonious blend of her parents' best features. Her Papá's captivating emerald gaze seamlessly merges with her Mamá's timeless elegance.

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[ivyandink]

From the diary of Louise DuBois––

Dear diary,

How has a girl like me fallen on such good fortune?

When I agreed to marry Louis, I never expected it to be anything more than convenience. I thought we would take care of each other, and eventually he’d ask me to provide him a child, and that would be that. Oh how wrong I was.

Louis is just as excited as I am about this baby growing in my belly. I dare say there has even been a fondness growing between us. I have no doubt he will be a wonderful father for our children. 

He made enough money from his last trip to take several months off, and has promised that he will be here for the birth of our first child, which is the greatest blessing a woman could ask for. 

He even said he would buy me as much yarn as I desired to make anything I need to for the baby’s arrival. I never knew it was possible to feel this happy.

Sincerely, Louise

[sims-and-pixels]

The entrance hall finally got a small renovation! Ellis has been earning lots of simoleons with his farm, but after Elsie, no one was really interested in buying new furniture. Now Julia finally decided she’d buy some new things for in their house and decorated the entrance hall.

In fact, Julia finally managed to complete her first two milestones! She now needs to spend lots of money on landscaping, and hopes to own a home worth 100.000 simoleons. It’s possible, but perhaps not in the (very) near future.

[historicalsimslife]

Apologies in advance if this ask sounds extreme at any level, but I'm trying to attempt the decades challenge and since you start back in 1890 you are gonna have the same clothes till about 1910 ish... what I'm asking is if you can leave like a link dump to your absolute must have Victorian/Edwardian clothing for ts4?? I'm struggling tremulously for finding clothing on top of staying interested in the challenge

No worries. :) I’m the admin on this custom content finds blog for the history challenge and since one of the stages in it is the Victorian period (industrial age according the rules) me and a few of other simmers have collected all the time appropriate custom clothes we have found on this tag. And I think you can also find good clothing in the 1920′s tag too since Edwardian age is situated between those two. I hope this helps. 

[ivyandink]

From the diary of Louise DuBois––

Dear diary,

It has been some time since I have written. While Louis was gone on his hunting trip, I was here all alone. I kept busy with the tending our home, but there was something eerie about the stillness. The only days I could find peace were Sundays when I ventured into town for mass. I just can’t help but feel like we are not alone in this swampy, foreign land. Before he left, Louis said he left a single pistol behind for me, in case I needed it. Thankfully, I did not. I fear the day if I ever shall. 

But all that is aside, as my husband is home from his trip. I was shocked to see how beaten up he was. A bear gave him a nasty slash down his arm. Thankfully it healed up nicely and had already started to scar over by the time he returned home. I sense that the life of a fur trapper’s wife will not be one without worry.

It feels strange to worry about Louis, a man I still hardly know. We spent all of a few days together before he left for weeks. I couldn’t ignore the excitement in my belly when I heard him call out and I saw him emerge from the tree line. He was utterly unfazed by his wound, as if that sort of thing happens all the time. If it does, that would explain the scars on his face. 

I will have to be sure to pray for him extra while he is gone on his trips in the future. But for now, I am glad to have a husband to feed and bandage up and listen to stories of the woods.

Sincerely, Louise