Disabilites and Supernaturals
This thread could be considered as an spin-off of: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948274/disabilities-for-sims-4-tea-leaves-are-leaning-to-yes#latest As I no want go off-topic at such...
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"stilljustme2;c-16751098" wrote:"katrinasforest;c-16750838" wrote:
I don't see how having a disability would have any effect on a Sim's ability to use supernatural powers. My Deaf character I mentioned in the other thread is a vampire, and if anyone offered to "cure" her, she'd be super mad at them. She likes herself the way she is. (She was also a plant Sim at one point, but that's a whole different story.)
Advanced technology doesn't automatically mean disability doesn't exist. (I recently read a science fiction anthology called Accessing the Future, which solely featured disabled protagonists and not a single "cure" story.)
A mental or learning disability could make it more difficult to develop powers (takes longer, maybe because it's harder to focus), but I don't like limiting a player by making it impossible to develop powers. Being able to travel in bat or mist form might actually be freeing for a vampire in a wheelchair or who uses a cane, for starters. (We won't get into issues regarding vampiric spar for the physically disabled vampires.)
A guy in a wheelchair has a real disadvantage when he gets in a fight, but just because he can't move his legs doesn't mean his arms are useless. So if a guy in a wheelchair and a healthy guy get in a fight, the guy in the wheelchair is more likely to be beaten up, but depending on fitness or other factors, the wheelchair guy might win. A real disadvantage doesn't mean guaranteed defeat. That could be the same with vampire spar. There would be a need for new animations, of course.
