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Family & Generational

The Founder's Vow

The founder makes a single promise the day the family begins โ€” and that promise binds every descendant for ten generations, no matter what it costs them.

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Type
Legacy ยท Roleplay
Difficulty
Brutal
Length
10 generations
Best for
Players who love a hard self-imposed constraint

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

The founder makes a single promise the day the family begins โ€” and that promise binds every descendant for ten generations, no matter what it costs them. One unbreakable law, kept through every temptation to break it.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Complete **ten generations** bound by one unbreakable founding law.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

โœ“ Base game only

Packs recommended

None

๐Ÿก Setup

LotFounding lot
Fundsยง0
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne founder who sets the vow

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create a founder and, before you play, define **the vow** โ€” a succession rule, a marriage rule, or a lifestyle ban that will genuinely constrain the family.

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

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๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • One heir continues each generation.
  • No money cheats after setup.
  • The vow applies to every household member, no exceptions.

โœจ Specific rules

  • Define one law at the start (e.g. "the family never holds a paid job," "heirs may only marry for love, never wealth," "no member may leave the home world").
  • The vow must genuinely constrain play at least once per generation.
  • Breaking the vow even once ends the legacy.

โœ… What you can do

  • Choose one founding law (e.g., never leave the home world, never hold a job, always vegetarian).
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • No generation may ever break the founding vow.
  • The vow binds all ten generations.
  • No money cheats.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

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๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Fully base-game.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • Choose a vow that bites but doesn't soft-lock you โ€” test that ten generations can actually survive under it.
  • Roleplay the temptation: the strongest runs are the ones where keeping the vow clearly costs the family something.
  • Track the vow in an in-game note so a late-night play session doesn't accidentally break it.

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Add a **second vow** at Generation 5 that must coexist with the first.
  • Make the vow a genuine handicap (e.g. "no career income ever") and still reach Gen 10.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

Combine with the Legacy Challenge's single-lot rule and succession laws for a "vow-bound dynasty." ---

Original โ€” Plumbob. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026