The Sims Freeplay- Hobbies: Storyteller

July 19, 2015March 23, 2020 weightlessmagic39 Comments

VACATIONERS GUIDE TO THE OUTDOORS QUEST – CAMPFIRE – TEEN, ADULT AND SENIOR SIMS – PRIZES: TENTS, DEER MEADOW, CANOE AND 3LP

TIME LIMITED HOBBY – TIME: 7 DAYS – TIME LIMITED PRIZE: CAMPFIRE

Once you complete the Survivalist hobby, open the bridge and clear the area (check out my guide to the campgrounds post for more information) the 7 day time limit will then start straight away, your teen, adult or senior sim needs to complete this hobby in the time limit to unlock the campfire:

When you first begin this hobby and click on the storyteller chair you will only get one option:

Tell a comedy story- 3 hours 30 minutes

You will need to find 3 different comedy stories to unlock the romance story option, once you find all 3 romance stories you unlock the action stories to find those 3, once you have those 3 you unlock the last option which is scary stories, when you find those 3 different stories you will complete the collection:

Tell a comedy story- 3 hours 30 minutes
Tell a romance story- 4 hours 30 minutes
Tell an action story- 5 hours 30 minutes
Tell a scary story- 6 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: once you complete the collection for the first time you can find the stories in any order but you will still need to do each option to find the different stories to complete each row

TIP: only one sim can complete this hobby at a time, you can send another sim to a neighbours town to complete this hobby (if they have unlocked the storyteller chair!)

OPTION	FIND	TO UNLOCK:
COMEDY STORY	Slapstick Parody Stand Up Routine	Boy Meets Girl, Happily Ever After and Romantic Tragedy USING THE TELL A ROMANCE STORY OPTION
ROMANCE STORY	Boy Meets Girl Happily Ever After Romantic Tragedy	Kung Fu, Sci-Fi and Superhero USING THE TELL AN ACTION STORY OPTION
ACTION STORY	Kung Fu Sci-Fi Superhero	Zombie Story, Monster Story and Ghost Story USING THE TELL A SCARY STORY OPTION
SCARY STORY	Zombie Story Monster Story Ghost Story	*You can now complete the collection!*

After the time has passed come back and click the exclamation mark above your sims head to find one of the story collectibles in that row. You still level up in this hobby but the hobby level up percentage isn’t important as the story collectibles don’t unlock depending on your level, when you finish a row of story collectibles you will unlock the ability to find the next genre of stories in the next row.

The table below shows you the level up reward that your sims will receive when they level up in this hobby:

LEVEL	TITLE	1st TIME LEVEL UP REWARD
1	Spinner of Yawns	–
2	B Movie Narrator	250XP
3	Worthy Entertainer	500XP
4	Captivating Teller	S750
5	Master Tearjerker	10,000 Town Value
6	Memorable Performer	1LP

You won’t find a new collectible each time, you will get repeats, if this happens just keep going, you will find them eventually! If it is still taking too long you can use the lucky spin on the row where you cannot find the item, this will cost LPs, when you click on the LP button it will clear the row and give you a random collectible on that row so you aren’t guaranteed a new item (you will get back any other collectibles you already had in that row) Need to earn some LPs to use the lucky spin?

The completed storyteller collection is shown below, once you complete the collection you need to click ‘start a new collection’ at the top of the hobby collection screen, this clears the board so you can complete the collection again to earn more rewards (you will only get the option to restart the hobby collection when you have completed the collection):

The first time you complete a row you will unlock a new genre of stories to tell, further times you will earn XPs when you complete a row in the hobby but to complete the collection you need to find all 12 of the collectibles

If you complete this hobby in the time limit you will unlock the campfire which can be found in the outdoor decorations section and costs S20,000. You can turn it on/off, roast marshmallows for 5 minutes or warm up for 10 minutes

The rewards for completing this collection are tents, deer meadow, canoe and 3LP:

The first time you complete the collection you unlock the tents, deer meadow and canoe at the campgrounds (even if you do not manage to complete the hobby in the time limit)

Tents

Deer Meadow

Canoe

Check out my Guide to the Campgrounds post for more information on these prizes

From the second time onwards each time you complete the collection you will earn 3LP

Confused about hobbies? Read my Hobbies Frequently Asked Questions post

Find all hobby posts here

Related Hobby: Survivalist

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The Sims Freeplay- Guide to the Campgrounds

July 3, 2015January 15, 2019 weightlessmagic75 Comments

Once you have completed the Vacationers Guide to the Outdoors Quest you can then open up the picnic area:

Firstly the area needs cleaning:

Gas Bottle- 10 hours 30 minutes x2 = 21 hours
Trash- 8 hours 30 minutes x2 = 17 hours
Garbage Can- 6 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 4 hours 30 minutes x3 = 13 hours 30 minutes
Jerry Can- 4 hours 30 minutes x3 = 13 hours 30 minutes
Broken Lantern- 3 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 1 hour 30 minutes x3 = 4 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 45 minutes x6 = 4 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 15 minutes x2= 30 minutes

Total: 3 days 12 hours 30 minutes

NOTE: use as many sims as possible (max 10) to clean up quicker!

Once you have cleaned the area you can start on the Survivalist Hobby

This is a time limited hobby, you have 7 days to complete the hobby for the first time to unlock picnic baskets
Once you have completed the hobby you unlock the suspension bridge, bird feeders and lookout post
Teens, Adults and Seniors can do this hobby but only one sim can complete it at once

TIP: you can send another sim to a neighbours to complete quicker with two sims!

Click on the compass/ survival gear in the middle of the picnic area:
The only option is explore for 2 hours 30 minutes

TIP: when using LPs you can wait for half an hour to pass then you will only need to use 1LP to speed it up instead of 2!

Once you complete the survivalist hobby you unlock the suspension bridge, bird feeders and deer spring falls lookout (use the lookout to complete the goal to test the depths)

Build the suspension bridge to access the rest of the campground and storyteller hobby.

Once you have access that area it needs cleaning:

Garbage Can- 6 hours 30 minutes x2 =13 hours
Trash- 8 hours 30 minutes x5 =42 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 15 minutes
Trash- 45 minutes x3 =2 hours 15 minutes
Trash- 4 hours 30 minutes x5 =22 hours 30 minutes
Jerry Can- 4 hours 30 minutes x2 =9 hours
Gas Bottle- 10 hours 30 minutes x5 =52 hours 30 minutes
Broken Lantern- 3 hours 30 minutes x3 =10 hours 30 minutes
Oil Drum- 12 hours 30 minutes x3 =37 hours 30 minutes
Trash- 1 hour 30 minutes

NOTE: use as many sims as possible (max 10) to clean up quicker!

Once that area is clear you can start on the Storyteller Hobby

Again this is a time limited hobby, you have 7 days to complete the hobby for the first time to unlock the campfire
Once you have completed the hobby you unlock the tents, canoe and deer meadow
Teens, Adults and Seniors can do this hobby but only one sim can complete it at once

TIP: you can send another sim to a neighbours town to complete quicker with two sims!

Click on the storyteller chair next to the campfire:

There are 4 options, you need to complete one row at a time before you unlock the next option when you complete this quest for the first time

TIP: I wouldn’t use the lucky spin on this hobby, it will be cheaper to just speed up the action with LPs!

Once you complete the storyteller hobby you unlock tents, deer meadow and the canoe

At the entrance to the campgrounds there is an information board where you can:

Examine Map- 5 minutes
Read History- 1 hour 30 minutes
Plan Trip- 2 hours 30 minutes

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The Sims Freeplay- Figure Skating Event

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THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER

~~The figure skating event is now on for a limited time,~~ it started on the 5th June and will only be available for 9 days

You have to complete the collection just once in the time limit to unlock the ping pong table, basketball hoop and putting green

NOTE: You will not see this quest if you have no completed the an alien concept: weather machine quest yet

The only option for figure skating is 12 hours

Some tips for completing in time:

You don’t have to complete at the snow park but you need to build the snow park to unlock this event
You can use a swimming pool and a weather machine at a house set to snow, this then makes it possible to skate on the pool. This way you can also use as many sims as you can fit on the pool

- If you do have the snow park then 4 sims can skate on the dark circles on the hockey rink

You can also send another sim to a neighbours town if you have no more space to figure skate in your town
To complete the whole collection you need one sim to get to level 6 in the figure skating hobby, I have noticed they do level up fairly quickly but if you want them to level up even faster you may need to use some LPs as speeding up the action will still level them up, this post explains a good way to make LPs fast.

Never done this hobby before? The figure skating post may help!

Are the prizes worth it? Yes! Complete the hobby just once to unlock the basketball hoop, ping pong table and putting greens

Basketball Hoop

Where? Preteen section

Cost? First one is free, after that they cost S5,000

Who? Only preteens can use this, the option is Practice Basketball for 1 minute 30 seconds

Ping Pong Table

Where? Living Room section

Cost? First one is free, after that they cost S7,500

Who? Preteen sims and over can play ping pong. 2 sims can play together, one select practice ping pong, and the other selects play ping pong for 10 minutes

Putting Green

Where? Outdoor Furniture

Cost? First one is free, after that they cost S5,000

Who? Teen sims and over can practice putting for 2 minutes 24 seconds

Good luck!

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The Sims Freeplay- Adding Patios

May 15, 2015March 9, 2020 weightlessmagic101 Comments

Once you complete the Peaceful Patios Quest you can build patios in your gardens, this post explains how to add a patio and all the ways you can customise it!

NOTE: you will not be able to customise a patio until the quest has been completed

1.Building a patio

You do this the same way you build a room or a pool, by touching and dragging anywhere on the grass, it will be green if it can be placed there

Drag the white highlighted edged to resize

You can join patios together, the patio in the picture below is a 4×4 square with two 1×7 patios each side

What is the cheapest patio? A 2×1 will cost S30,000

2.Patio Paving

The second tab in the outdoor section is where you can select the type of tiles you want on your patio, click on the style then click on the patio

3.Railings

Railings are the third tab along, again click on the style then onto the patio and it will place them around the edge

4.Patio Gates

Last patio tab is gates, you can only add a gate to a patio with a railing, like a door you can place wherever you want to on the railings

Deleting a Patio

While on the patio tab click on the patio you wish to delete and select the red simoleon symbol to sell it.

Now you know how, its time to create beautiful patio gardens! Enjoy!

For more details you can watch my video, Building Patios, Balconies and Basements:

Want to know how to have different patio styles on the same patio? Check out this video!

Related Posts: Adding Balconies and Adding Basements and Adding Mezzanine Floors

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The Sims Freeplay- DIY HOMES: Peaceful Patios Quest

May 2, 2015July 30, 2025 weightlessmagic601 Comments

LEVEL UNLOCKS: 15 UNLOCKS: patios TIME LIMIT: 7 days PRIZE: make out couch

This quest unlocks patios to begin you need to find the woman wearing the hard hat in the park called Bree. If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock the make out couch, you can still complete this quest once the time limit is up to add patios but you won’t get the couch

You cannot complete this quest at the same time as any other discovery quest

HOW LONG DOES THIS QUEST TAKE TO COMPLETE?

Times may vary depending on the star rating the item has

Talk to Bree- 1 minute (woman in hard hat)
Ponder in a chair- 2 minutes 24 seconds
Call a friend- 4 minutes
Call a cab to the DIY home (select option on a phone)

Question Bree- 3 hours 30 minutes

Join Bree for an interview- 18 hours 30 minutes
Watch the interview at the DIY home- 4 minutes 30 seconds (TV)

Read the DIY magazine at the DIY home- 7 hours 30 minutes

Have 2 sims at the DIY home
Discuss patios with a sim- 10 minutes (select interaction between two sims)

Present ideas to Bree- 45 minutes

Measure patio space- 18 hours 30 minutes (go to a sims home and click on the x near the mailbox)

Finalise the patio plan- 6 hours 30 minutes (talk to Bree)

Source materials (phone)- 10 hours
Prepare lemonade at the DIY home- 3 hours 10 minutes (fridge)

Clean the DIY home- 1 day (cupboard)

Buy outdoor decorations (spend S5,000- you can buy items such as fire pit, bamboo lamps or garden screens that cost in total at least S5,000)
Fall asleep in a bath- 2 hours 20 minutes (can be started early)
Hang out with a sim- 1 day (select interaction with another sim)

Call Bree- 4 minutes (phone)
Build a patio (go to the home store and open the patio tab): To build a patio surface, touch and drag on the grass
like building a room, green means you can build, red means that there is something in the way, you can also resize a patio by dragging the white highlighted edges.
And like building a pool you can join patios together.

Have 3 sims at DIY home
Have 3 sims party with Bree- 8 hours 30 minutes (outdoor stereo)

Talk to Bree- 5 minutes
Have all sims leave DIY home (use the simtracker to send them home)

QUEST IS COMPLETE!

You can now add patios to your houses! Check out my Adding Patios post explaining how to add and customise your patios!

STARTING THE LOVEY DOVEY BALCONY QUEST: you need to have completed the multi story renovations quest then you will find Bree at the park 24 hours after you complete the patio quest!

Prize: Make Out Couch

Cost? First one is free after that they cost S7,500 each

Where can it be found? It can be found in the living room section, teens can snuggle (one sim chills out- 8 minutes and the other selects snuggle- 16 minutes) adults can make out (one sim waits for make out partner- 8 minutes and the other selects make out- 16 minutes)

Is it worth it? It’s nice that teens can now cuddle together but it’s a strange prize for this quest! It’s different but I wouldn’t worry too much if you don’t complete in the time limit

Even if you don’t complete the quest in the time limit you will still unlock these patio tables and chairs:

All of these items can be found in the outdoor furniture section and the chairs can also be found in the dining room section

STARTING THE BALCONY QUEST: you need to have completed the multi story renovations quest then you will find Bree at the park 24 hours after you complete the patio quest!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST

please read before asking

How do I start this discovery quest?
Find Bree (the woman in the hard hat) in the park to start this quest

Why can’t I do this discovery quest yet?
You cannot do more than one discovery quest at the same time, if you are currently on another one (the list can be found here) you will not be able to do this one until that one is completed

Can I do discovery quests at the same time as a main quest?
Yes you can

Do I have to do this quest?
If you don’t start the quest you don’t have to do it at all but if you have already started it you need to complete it before you can move on to the next quest

I haven’t started this quest yet, will it still be available when I want to do it?
Yes it will be, you can choose to start it whenever you like

How do I call a cab to the DIY house?
Using a phone

What do you mean when you say a goal can be started early?
Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it and any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work

I can’t complete the goal to buy outdoor decorations, why?
You need to buy from the outdoor decorations section only

How much does it cost to build a patio?
The cheapest is S3,000 for 2×1

I had all sims leave the DIY home but it didn’t complete the goal, why?
Try and have all your sims not doing any action, this sometimes makes the game recognise you have completed that goal

What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
The make out couch

What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the ability to build patios before you can move onto the next quest

I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests

Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit

I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one now that you have started it, if you don’t start it you don’t have to do it

Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal

Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?
This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post

I have finished this quest but I can’t start the balcony quest yet, why?
You need to wait 24 hours after completing this quest before you can start the balcony quest