Pinstar1161 wrote:
jeremysipes wrote:
Traits random, LTW not random, is how I read the rules. and I read over them several times and printed them out before starting...
LTWs are not 'random' per say.
They are tied to a sim's traits. Because a sim's traits are random, in a way they are random too.
I'm not even sure they're that random... I've noticed a lot of LTWs seem to come up based on what the Sim does (which may partly be based on traits of course), rather than inherent traits. I've had Sims that have been raising a lot of skills evenly get the "Renaissance Sim" LTW pop up, and a couple have the "Be an Astronaut" LTW pop up after discovering a star. I had a pair of twins both get the "Perfect Aquarium" (IIRC) LTW show up after they were both fishing a lot, and only one of them had the Angler trait. I've had another Sim teen have the level 9 Science career LTW pop up twice (and no others so far) after he was doing a lot of gardening, but doesn't have either the Angler or Green Thumb traits.
So yeah, I think the LTWs are based on actions more than Traits, "in the field." (Obviously, they've got to be based on SOMETHING though for CAS, in which case it's Traits).