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HelpYear Game 7/25
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
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DH: Luke James Taven, computer programmer
DW: Sophie Lane Taven, newspaper writer
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Year 1: Luke and Sophie get a small cat. This is a tabby cat named Jeannie.
Year 2: Sophie begins going to school for nursing.
Year 3: Sophie becomes pregnant and gives birth to a little girl named Parker Penelope Jane Taven.
Year 4: The family adds a pet horse to their family. The horse's name is Ina.
Year 5: Something good happens! Surprise pregnancy. A baby boy named Reeve Elliott Cain Taven.
Year 6: At the end of the year, Sophie's mother, Becky passes away after a three-year battle with cancer.
Year 7: The family's grieving process is slow and long, but like a ray of sun in the worst storm, Sophie gives birth to a baby named Wilder Maverick Joel.
Year 8: Becky's passing did no good to her husband, Jimmy. Jimmy has aged even faster since Becky's passing and he moves in with the Tavens.
Year 9: The family adopts a small salamander, similar to the one Jimmy had when he was young. He names it Jaguar, like his salamander. This salamander brings back so many memories from his childhood.
Year 10: The Tavens adopt a daughter, age 7, from Kenya. Her birth name was Akinyi, but the Tavens let her pick a new name. She chooses Ava Grace.
DW: Sophie Lane Taven, newspaper writer
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Year 1: Luke and Sophie get a small cat. This is a tabby cat named Jeannie.
Year 2: Sophie begins going to school for nursing.
Year 3: Sophie becomes pregnant and gives birth to a little girl named Parker Penelope Jane Taven.
Year 4: The family adds a pet horse to their family. The horse's name is Ina.
Year 5: Something good happens! Surprise pregnancy. A baby boy named Reeve Elliott Cain Taven.
Year 6: At the end of the year, Sophie's mother, Becky passes away after a three-year battle with cancer.
Year 7: The family's grieving process is slow and long, but like a ray of sun in the worst storm, Sophie gives birth to a baby named Wilder Maverick Joel.
Year 8: Becky's passing did no good to her husband, Jimmy. Jimmy has aged even faster since Becky's passing and he moves in with the Tavens.
Year 9: The family adopts a small salamander, similar to the one Jimmy had when he was young. He names it Jaguar, like his salamander. This salamander brings back so many memories from his childhood.
Year 10: The Tavens adopt a daughter, age 7, from Kenya. Her birth name was Akinyi, but the Tavens let her pick a new name. She chooses Ava Grace.
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DW (25): Rhiannon Mairwen Cadwallader
Light skin; blue-green eyes with blue twisty glasses; short, smooth, light brown hair in a pixie cut; average height; lawyer; Welsh
DW (23): Sarah Anne Cadwallader (née Foster)
Light skin; hazel eyes; dark blonde / light brown shoulder-length hair with a fringe; quite tall; journalist for the Journal Gazette; local
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
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YEAR 1
DW (25):
DW (23):
DCanary (nb): Johnny
The family adopts a canary!
***
YEAR 2
DW (26):
DW (24):
DCanary (1):
Rhiannon goes back to school to get a PhD in law.
***
YEAR 3
DW (27):
DW (25):
ADD (7): Daphne Emma Cadwallader (née Samson)
DCanary (2):
The couple adopt a seven-year-old local girl named Daphne. She has pale skin, curly caramel hair, grey eyes, and tall stature.
***
YEAR 4
DW (28):
DW (26):
ADD (8):
DCanary (3):
The family receives a large sum of money!
***
YEAR 5
DW (29):
DW (27):
ADD (9):
DCanary (4):
Sarah has got a demotion at work because a former worker has returned to the paper and has been given Sarah's job.
***
YEAR 6
DW (30):
DW (28):
ADD (10):
DCanary (5):
The family moves to London because Sarah has been offered a job working for the Sunday Times. Rhiannon has finished her PhD and is back working full-time as a lawyer.
***
YEAR 7
DW (31):
DW (29):
ADD (11):
DCanary (6):
Sarah wins a large sum of money from a prize-draw!
***
YEAR 8
DW (32):
DW (30):
ADD (12):
DCanary (7):
DGoldfish (nb): Jago
Light skin; blue-green eyes with blue twisty glasses; short, smooth, light brown hair in a pixie cut; average height; lawyer; Welsh
DW (23): Sarah Anne Cadwallader (née Foster)
Light skin; hazel eyes; dark blonde / light brown shoulder-length hair with a fringe; quite tall; journalist for the Journal Gazette; local
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
***
YEAR 1
DW (25):
DW (23):
DCanary (nb): Johnny
The family adopts a canary!
***
YEAR 2
DW (26):
DW (24):
DCanary (1):
Rhiannon goes back to school to get a PhD in law.
***
YEAR 3
DW (27):
DW (25):
ADD (7): Daphne Emma Cadwallader (née Samson)
DCanary (2):
The couple adopt a seven-year-old local girl named Daphne. She has pale skin, curly caramel hair, grey eyes, and tall stature.
***
YEAR 4
DW (28):
DW (26):
ADD (8):
DCanary (3):
The family receives a large sum of money!
***
YEAR 5
DW (29):
DW (27):
ADD (9):
DCanary (4):
Sarah has got a demotion at work because a former worker has returned to the paper and has been given Sarah's job.
***
YEAR 6
DW (30):
DW (28):
ADD (10):
DCanary (5):
The family moves to London because Sarah has been offered a job working for the Sunday Times. Rhiannon has finished her PhD and is back working full-time as a lawyer.
***
YEAR 7
DW (31):
DW (29):
ADD (11):
DCanary (6):
Sarah wins a large sum of money from a prize-draw!
***
YEAR 8
DW (32):
DW (30):
ADD (12):
DCanary (7):
DGoldfish (nb): Jago
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