[Games] Lindsey’s Year Game 9/20
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-city
Careers:
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
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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 event
1: 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)
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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: girl
Looks 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 names
Family 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!
Starting Couple:
Your choice of names, looks, ages, and housing. Roll below for location and careers.
Location: https://perchance.org/us-city
Careers:
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
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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 event
1: 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)
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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: girl
Looks 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 names
Family 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!
Replies
Year 1
DW: Ariana Maria Teresa de la Fuente-Adebayo (26) - bisexual, she/her - (curly brown hair, grey eyes) - ER nurse
DW: Brooklyn "Brook" Letitia de la Fuente-Adebayo (28) - lesbian, she/her - (curly black hair, hazel eyes) - indie fashion magazine editor
DParrot: Peridot
Eugene, OR
Ariana and Brook have known each other since Ariana's family moved to Eugene when she was in sixth grade. Brook was the eighth grader assigned to show Ariana around the middle school and they clicked instantly. At the time, Ariana was already an out and proud bisexual young woman whereas Brook was fighting against the notion that she was a lesbian, though that quickly changed once both girls hit high school. They started dating when Ariana was fourteen and Brook was sixteen, took a short break when Brook graduated high school, and started dating again when Ariana joined Brook at University of Oregon.
The couple didn't get married until both had finished college and started jobs and gained some sense of financial independence. Brook insisted, despite Ariana begging for years (from the time she turned twenty-one!) to just jump right in and get married.
As a wedding gift, Brook's eccentric aunt gave the young couple a beautiful parrot named Peridot. It gave them a good chuckle at first, but they have since come to love the funky bird. Peridot loves to bug them until they give her attention at which point she will spout off the one phrase she knows how to say, "Love you!" Ariana gets a kick out of it.
DW: Ariana Maria Teresa de la Fuente-Adebayo (26) - bisexual, she/her - (curly brown hair, grey eyes) - ER nurse
DW: Brooklyn "Brook" Letitia de la Fuente-Adebayo (28) - lesbian, she/her - (curly black hair, hazel eyes) - indie fashion magazine editor
DParrot: Peridot
Eugene, OR
Ariana and Brook have known each other since Ariana's family moved to Eugene when she was in sixth grade. Brook was the eighth grader assigned to show Ariana around the middle school and they clicked instantly. At the time, Ariana was already an out and proud bisexual young woman whereas Brook was fighting against the notion that she was a lesbian, though that quickly changed once both girls hit high school. They started dating when Ariana was fourteen and Brook was sixteen, took a short break when Brook graduated high school, and started dating again when Ariana joined Brook at University of Oregon.
The couple didn't get married until both had finished college and started jobs and gained some sense of financial independence. Brook insisted, despite Ariana begging for years (from the time she turned twenty-one!) to just jump right in and get married.
As a wedding gift, Brook's eccentric aunt gave the young couple a beautiful parrot named Peridot. It gave them a good chuckle at first, but they have since come to love the funky bird. Peridot loves to bug them until they give her attention at which point she will spout off the one phrase she knows how to say, "Love you!" Ariana gets a kick out of it.
I used the Random Name Generator to come up with the parents names, ages, and nationalities, and based their looks on the nationality.
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Year 1: The couple has a daughter, Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis.
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
DH [26]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [28]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [nb]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
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Year 2: The family moves to Eugene, Oregon, when Isa is sent to work on a case there. It's convenient, as it is near where Julius's sister lives. Julius is able to get a new job there.
Location: Greenville, South Carolina --> Eugene, Oregon
DH [27]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [29]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [1]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 3: Isa gets a pay raise.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [28]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [30]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [2]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 4: Julius breaks his leg on a job site and is stuck with crutches permanently, as the break was so bad that it isn't safe for him to walk on it.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [29]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [31]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [3]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 5: The couple has another daughter, Anneliese Elsa Brigitte Jarvis.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [30]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [32]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [4]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
DD [nb]: Anneliese Elsa Brigitte Jarvis
wavy blonde hair, brown eyes
***
Year 6: The couple adopts a Finnish sibset, the children of one of Julius school friends who died recently.
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Year 1: The couple has a daughter, Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis.
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
DH [26]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [28]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [nb]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 2: The family moves to Eugene, Oregon, when Isa is sent to work on a case there. It's convenient, as it is near where Julius's sister lives. Julius is able to get a new job there.
Location: Greenville, South Carolina --> Eugene, Oregon
DH [27]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [29]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [1]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 3: Isa gets a pay raise.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [28]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [30]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [2]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 4: Julius breaks his leg on a job site and is stuck with crutches permanently, as the break was so bad that it isn't safe for him to walk on it.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [29]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [31]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [3]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
***
Year 5: The couple has another daughter, Anneliese Elsa Brigitte Jarvis.
Location: Eugene, Oregon
DH [30]: Julius Jóhann Jarvis
straight blonde hair, blue eyes
contractor
DW [32]: Isa Quinn Wildgrube
wavy brown hair, brown eyes
lawyer
DD [4]: Elena Sigrid Julia Jarvis
straight brown hair, blue eyes
DD [nb]: Anneliese Elsa Brigitte Jarvis
wavy blonde hair, brown eyes
***
Year 6: The couple adopts a Finnish sibset, the children of one of Julius school friends who died recently.
This message was edited 9/20/2020, 5:59 PM