Now for the world! But I have to start off by saying, i think this expansion pack will be one of the rare ones where you'll NEED the occult packs to get the full experience. I don't think it should come with the other occults because I don't want that to take up space. I think the Sims 4 should make a super sale with all the occult packs at this pack's release. Like, all the occult packs are like 90% off. Or BOGO or something. But I want this pack to have all the room it needs to fully flesh out these ideas and not waste space by having to add all the occults in it.
There can be a world that is woodsy and kind of like the Dragon DLC from Sims 3. And it has a beach. And near the beach there is a portal to the mermaid world. Like the spellcaster world. It looks underwater and it's super mermaid core. And any new mermaid you make after the packs' release will have the equivalent of the transport stone that spellcasters have. This one can have pearls or something nautical. But once more, near the closest lot at the beach, there is a still a portal all mermaids can enter.
The mermaid grotto will have a royal mermaid on a throne and everything. All the ways that y'all want to expand on Mermaids, this is the easiest and most communal place for mermaids to do it. From the windows, you can sometimes see little shadows of fish and sea life zipping by. There can be mermaid books that expand on the lore on how mermaids and land dwellers interacted in the past. And how mermaids even got the ability to walk on land. You can unlock a legendary mermaid item that does something. But also looks really cool. And maybe there are other cool things you can unlock that are cool trinkets like golden figurines and amulets and such that serve a purpose and look awesome in a library. Stuff like items from Jungle Adventure and Sims 3 World Adventures. OOh,, and maybe that ultimate legendary item can allow you to challenge the mermaid monarch and if you win, you get to be the new mermaid monarch and rule over the mermaids and y'all can do mermaid activities like hunt. Sink ships and cause mayhem with land dwellers. And that affects how sims interact with mermaids in game, too. Are they scared, defensive, or friendly? Depends on what type of ruler you are. Y'all keep fleshing this part out. And regular sims have to wear scuba gear to go to the Grotto. And they might get harassed by mermaids. So they better know how to fight. Especially if they try to take a mermaid treasure. But they can turn into a mermaid monarch if they complete the challenge, They'll also turn into a mermaid, too. And maybe mermaids can finally get a familiar like a dolphin or octopus or crab or seahorse or something. And needless to say, the grotto is underwater, so the mermaids are in mermaid form down there. And you can choose your monarch crown. It will function like crafted jewelry. You can take it off or leave it on and store it out to be displayed. There can be like, 4 variants.
So there is the Grotto, and the Space ship(only sims in the alien scientist career can access the spaceship).
Now, as far the world itself, like I said, it looks like Dragons DLC. Forest, With a hint of elven art deco/noveau. There is the fairy section of town, the spellcaster side of town, and the vampire side of town, and the beach which is the entrance into the grotto, but it's also the neutral side of town. There can be a few residential lots. But it's mostly bars and hangouts. The fairy hangout has a section where elves and other sims can learn archery. Which they can use to defend themselves against occult attacks. Randomized occult attacks are more likely to happen in this world. I liked how in Sims 3, there was a danger of getting attacked by the Mummy in World Adventures. So, sometimes, I want my sims attacked by an unfriendly occult townie and they get to fight them Or, there can be an underground Mortal Kombat ring like an Spellcaster Magic Duel, thing. Nothing mortal. Just a place to challenge people to a variety of duels. That would be fun. You can duel someone from your occult or someone not in your occult. And y'all can duel for tips and get paid. And it builds your skill. And just like Spellcaster duels, you can duel anywhere.
There should be an evil Pixie that causes mayhem like Agnes Crumplebotton and she has a candy house and if you steal candy from her, she'll curse you. You'll want to eat so much and then your sims turns overweight in a Sim week and if you haven't cured the curse in a week, she'll come and find you and EAT you! LMAO! You COULD get a pixie to cure you if the pixie has a high enough skill. But, if not, you have to go through these steps to cure the curse yourself. I think the animation when she comes and eats you is a boiling cauldron with carrots and potatoes appears and your sims is sitting in and sinks as it boils and the evil pixie just grabs the contents like cauldron mac and cheese and eats the soup. And while she's slurping unbothered, Deth does his thing. But the evil Pixie does a lot of things. Ruins your garden. Steals things from your house. When she does that, you can fight her off. And it shouldn't be constant. It should be rare. And I guess she is only bound to her world.
I think the vampire should have a moody underground dance club. Like, the top looks like a standard restroom or something, but the party is downstairs. Dance cages, strobe lights, rave bar type shii.
The spellcaster neighborhood can have a cool apothecary shop. Maybe that cool fortune teller wagon again. Maybe that can be other career in this pack. It can even come with its own tarot deck. But it will be a rabbithole career.
I think all occults should have a legendary item. The spellcasters can have a fortune teller wagon like that food sale tables. The spellcaster can use tarot deck or medium career actions with their wagon. You set it up like the food sale table or whatever. And it should look cool. The werewolves can have whatever. Maybe a map that helps them find all the other legendary items. The elves can have this awesome bow or staff that doesn't miss. The pixies can have this super seed that grows a special legendary plant with legendary properties. We know the mermaids have the triton or whatever that allows them to be the mermaid monarch. The aliens can have a spaceship like on Sims 3. Maybe the vampires can have this vampiric sunscreen. But it only has 4-6 servings. Or better yet, there is a magic mirror that gives them their reflection. And it can transport them to Forgotten Hallow or something. Maybe they can spy on Vlad and it just gives these pop-ups saying something silly or juicy vlad is doing. You could probably blackmail him for it later. Maybe they can even make a wish. And other sims can make a wish with the magic mirror, too. Or it gives advice or something. Anyway, all of these legendary items are scattered and hidden around the world and you have to do these quests to obtain them. Maybe an aspiration can be to obtain all of the Legendary Items. And you can display them, so they need to look awesome.
Now for the CAS and BB. I actually have no vision for this. I want witch hats back, obviously. Maybe now is the time that the Sims 4 decides to follow CC creators and gives us tiaras and flower head wreaths under hats. That would be nice. And some kilts. And an eyepatch. And more eyelashes. All new EPs should come with lashes at this point. And some cool occult-specific tattoos.
But as far as what the overall aesthetic is, IDK. If it's not bands or Victorian or 90s pack, I Don't care. If they want to put an out of place 80s/90s theme here, I wouldn't mind. More curtain bangs. More sweaters and tucked in sweatshirts. Long hair with a big bow in the back. So much floral and puffy sleeves. That Johnny Depp from 21 Jumpstreet hair. When its loose and then when it's styled back. Also, Afro-curly hair with bangs in 3 styles, down; half up; and high pony with a scarf or headband. Like Lisa Turtle or something. It can be a girl's natural hair OR straight haired sim's perm. Also, Phoebe from Friends style. More of those embroidered vests and Agnes hair from Wandavision. Big round or octagonal glasses. Better 80s90s cuffed jeans that look good with that black turtleneck from Cats and Dogs. A crew-neck t-shirt with a simple open vest and the t-shirt tucks in. Just all the good looks from 1986-1994. That was my favorite fashion. And this pack doesn't need that look. I just like that look. We could just go with coquette, cottage core, high fantasy, or cyberpunk or something.
BB style is another thing I don't have a vision for. Unless they went storybook and victorian/edwardian. Giving us all the things I want like hurricane lamps and more tasseled lamps in better colors. And sconces and that victorian loveseat from sims 1-3 making a comeback! More stained glass windows. A new vanity. Just because we want variety. But the must have items ARE dragon eggs, dragon babies, an arboretum, pixie houses, a tall old fashioned radio. A new tea set. The archery set.
So, yeah. I think the world should be more Edwardian/Victorian. But, light Victorian. Not moody Victorian like Spellcasters and Vampires. That's why I say more Edwardian. Lead-glass Southern cottage windows. Stained glass windows. Those lamps and the loveseat I said I wanted. Armoires. More classical nightstands, but also some wicker nightstand. Over stuffed sofas and chairs. More of those Vampire toilets in more neutral swatches. And we can get two kits that are themed to give us more victorian/edwardian goodies like more swatches shingle siding. And gingerbread eves and all that.
And hey, I know y'all are thinking this doesn't match the 80s90s CAS I described. But an appreciation for that time period was popular at that time since it was 100 years ago for them, anyway. So. Hey. Lol, y'all might have a better idea of CAS and BB. But I just want the other game play features I suggested, But I do want there to be glittery pastel skin and new eye colors like from Sims 3 elves.
Another idea can be a boho theme. I used o love giving all of my fairies in Sims 3 the outfits and hairstyles from the Boho DLC from the store. That long, shaggy, face obscuring moptop had my male fairies in a chokehold. Same with that super layered shirt. IDK why when I see fairy, I think hippy.