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[Games] Lindsey’s Year Game 9/17
Here's the online die roller: http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
Starting Couple:
Your choice of names, looks, ages, and housing. Roll below for location and careers.
Location: https://perchance.org/us-cityCareers:
1: Something in medicine/social services
2: Something in the military/politics/government
3: Something in agriculture, with animals, or outdoors
4: Something in education or in arts/music/performing
5: Something in the sciences/engineering
6: Something in the media/journalism
7: Something in food/culinary arts
8: Something in technology or fashion
9: Something in religion/charity work
10: Something in athletics/sports/fitness
11: Something in construction/manual labor
12: Something in business, finance, or law*********************************************************************************
Events: Instead of choosing a "category" of events, then rolling, the events are all in one big category, then broken up into smaller ones.
Roll HERE each year for your event1: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
2: Family Adds a Pet!
3: Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
4: Family moves to a new place!
5: Family affected by someone's change of career!
6: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
7: Family positively affected by a financial event
8: Something bad happens!
9: Family Adds a Pet!
10: New Addition (person) to the Family (Birth/Adoption/Other Addition)
11: Something good happens!
12: New Addition to the family (either a person or a pet)*********************************************************************************
New Addition (person): You can choose birth, adoption, or other addition, then see below:
Birth
1: boy
2: Free Choice
3: girl
4: girl
5: twins (you choose genders)
6: triplets or quadruplets (you choose genders)
7: boy
8: girl
9: boy
10: Free Choice
11: boy
12: girlLooks are up to you. See below for names.Adoption:
1: Adopt a young child locally (under age 6)
2: Adopt a young child internationally (under age 10 from a country other than the one your family is in)
3: Adopt a sibling set locally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
4: Adopt a sibling set internationally (you choose how many siblings and ages)
5: Adopt an older child locally (age 6-12)
6: Adopt an older child internationally (age 10-14)
7: Adopt twins (you choose genders and local/international)
8: Adopt triplets (you choose genders and local/international)
9: Free choice
10: Adopt a teenager locally (age 12-18)
11: Adopt a teenager internationally (age 14-18)
12: Adopt an infant (under 18 months, you chooe local/international)Looks are up to you. See below for names.Other Addition:
1: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
2: The family hires live-in help of some kind!
3: Free Choice
4: A parent's younger brother/sister comes to live with the family!
5: A family friend comes to live with the family!
6: The family adopts a niece/nephew!
7: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
8: A parent's older brother/sister comes to live with the family!
9: One of the grandparents comes to live with the family!
10: Free Choice
11: An exchange student comes (you can decide how long and where they are from)!
12: More than one person comes to live with the family (you choose whom and why)!Looks and ages are up to you. See below for names.Names (for all 3 categories) (roll once for FN, then again for MN)
1: Starts with a vowel
2: A word or place name
3: A name you consider very feminine or very masculine (depending on gender)
4: Starts with a consonant
5: An uncommon name
6: Ends with a vowel
7: Unisex
8: A popular name
9: Free choice
10: Has a double letter
11: Ends with a consonant
12: One of your favorite namesFamily Adds a Pet! (Names, genders, and varieties are your choice)
1: A dog
2: A cat
3: A livestock animal (horse, cow, goat, sheep)
4: A small mammal (hamster, gerbil, chinchilla, rabbit)
5: A reptile (lizard, snake)
6: A fish (or multiple fish)
7: A dog (name your choice)
8: A fish, frog, or turtle
9: A bird
10: A cat (name your choice)
11: Free Choice
12: A rodent (mouse, rat, ferret)Family negatively affected by an illness or natural disaster
1: The whole family gets sick! What do they have and how long does it take to recover?
2: A minor disaster hits the area.
3: Someone in the family has a minor injury.
4: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own).
5: Someone has a major illness, but recovers!
6: Someone in the family has a minor illness.
7: A major disaster hits the area.
8: Your choice of scenario (choose from those listed or make up your own)
9: Strong storms affect the area!
10: Someone in the family is hospitalized. Why and for how long?
11: Someone breaks a bone!
12: Someone in the family now has a permanent injury/illness.Family moves to a new place!
1: Someone gets a new job, forcing a move across the country!
2: The family moves to Australia or another island country. Where, and why?
3: The family moves somewhere in Central or South America. Where, and why?
4: The family moves to be closer to the extended family!
5: The family moves to somewhere in Europe. Where, and why?
6: The family moves to a new state/province/area within the country! Why?
7: The family's current residence is no longer suitable, so they decide to move! Why?
8: Free choice of location and scenario.
9: The family moves to somewhere in Asia. Where, and why?
10: The family moves somewhere in Africa. Where, and why?
11: The family moves somewhere in North America. Where, and why?
12: Someone gets a promotion, and the family moves to a larger residence!Family affected by someone's change of career!
1: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
2: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?
3: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
4: Go back to school--what does the person study and why the change?
5: Your choice of scenario.
6: Hours cut/demotion--what happened?
7: Totally new career field! Why, and which area does the person choose?
8: New job within the career field.
9: The family moves to a new location because of a change in job!
10: Job loss--why and does the person find a new job?
11: New job within the career field.
12: Promotion--what does the family do with the increase in income?Family positively affected by a financial event--what does your family do with the money?
1: Inheritance!
2: Your choice of scenario.
3: Win the lottery!
4: Cash out investments!
5: Pay raise!
6: Win something on a gameshow or television show!
7: Inheritance!
8: Your choice of scenario.
9: Win the lottery!
10: Cash out investments!
11: Pay raise!
12: Win something on a gameshow or television show!Something bad happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Someone gets sick!
2: A natural disaster occurs.
3: Someone dies.
4: Trouble in a relationship!
5: Job loss!
6: Someone is the victim of a robbery.
7: Your choice of scenario.
8: Someone gets sick!
9: Someone falls for a scam!
10: Trouble in a relationship!
11: Someone gets in trouble with the law.
12: Your choice of scenario.Something good happens! What happens and how does the family respond?
1: Your choice of scenario.
2: Unexpected promotion/pay raise!
3: Surprise pregnancy! Welcome a new baby girl OR boy to the family!
4: Someone wins a large sum of money!
5: Someone accomplishes a life goal/ambition!
6: Family vacation to an exotic or faraway location!
7: Someone learns a new skill and makes money doing it!
8: The family receives a large sum of money!
9: Your choice of scenario.
10: The family enjoys an all-expenses paid trip!
11: Someone receives an award!
12: Someone takes up a new hobby and is amazing at it!
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CA to Korea to CA with the Green Family!STARTING COUPLE – YEAR 0 (2000)
Location: Sacramento, CA
DH [25] Justin David Green – Biochemistry Technician (b. 1975)
DW [25] Shannon Teresa (Collins) Green – Costume Designing Assistant (b. 1975)
YEAR 1 (2001): Oh no! There’s an earthquake in California. It’s significant but not catastrophic. Sacramento is hit, though not as badly as San Francisco, and neither of the Greens are hurt. There was minor damage to their apartment.
YEAR 2 (2002): The family makes a big move to South Korea! Justin’s company opened a branch in Seoul and he was selected as part of the team. They decided to accept the adventure, since they don’t have kids yet it makes it easy to give it a try at least for a few years. Shannon keeps her job part-time by consulting remotely while she works on her Korean and looks for a job locally.
YEAR 3 (2003): Baby arrives! The couple had discussed their interest in adopting at some point, and decided to do so right away when they were able to adopt locally in South Korea. Yun-ah Erin is a year old, and they kept her original Korean first name and gave her a middle name special to them.
(Note: At least for this one since it was the first addition, I decided to first roll a d3 to determine Birth, Adoption, or Other, before rolling to see what they got in that category. I like chance, so I wanted to see if they would in general be an “adopting family” or not. I rolled a d2, so I then rolled to see what kind of Adoption outcome they had. )
YEAR 4 (2004): The young family gets a pet, a fluffy brown hamster they name Mocha.
YEAR 5 (2005): After moving into a house, Justin suggests they get another pet.

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Year 1: The family is moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for Mary's job. Location: Kansas City, Missouri --> Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDW [26]: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
lawyer
DH [25]: James Anthony Irving
high school history teacher ***
Year 2: Mary gets a pay raise.Location: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDW [27]: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
lawyer
DH [26]: James Anthony Irving
high school history teacher ***
Year 3: James convinces Mary to let him adopt a goat. He lets her name it and so the sheep is henceforth called Ruth.Location: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDW [28]: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
lawyer
DH [27]: James Anthony Irving
high school history teacher
Sheep [nb]: Ruth***
Year 4: They adopt a sheepdog and James names it Lucille.Location: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDW [29]: Mary Elizabeth Taylor
lawyer
DH [28]: James Anthony Irving
high school history teacher
Sheep [1]: Ruth
Sheepdog [1]: Lucille***
Year 5: The subject James teaches is changed when the school doesn't have enough English teachers. Location: Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaDW [30]: Mary Elizabeth Taylor

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