The options are: 1. Magic as a skill that everyone including vampires and mermaids can learn2. Magic as an exclusive ability of a new life state separate from humans, vampires, etc.

Skill, because too many want to try out hybrid with vampire/alien, even mermaid but very buggy and risker, so I think skill better off and safer so alien, normal sims, vampire and mermaid can learn and use it.

I kind of like the option of skills as it gives sims options. Like what if I don't want to change my Mermaid or Vampire but want them to have magical abilities?But at the same time, it would be amazing if they were like Vampires. For each perk and level up, you have pick a negative trait and can be a good or bad magic user.

I want it mainly as a Life State to naturally channel magic and build up a well of magic. Different types of magic would be skills. Like Enchantments, Illusions, Divining, Necromancy, Transformation, Curse/Bless, and Summoning to name a few. As for other Sims, they would need an enchanted item which can store magic in order to cast spells like real witches. Natural witches would have some natural abilities aside from magic Skills of their choosing.

I don’t really want them to do the whole Harry Potter thing with magic as heritage. I want anybody to be able to seek it out on their own instead of just being born with the ability.

I'm probably going to get my virtual throat slashed for this but I feel like magic is its own concept and doesn't need a particular occult associated with it. In the world of fantasy there are many different kinds of creatures that can use magic, including humans. I also prefer the idea of sims being able to learn witchcraft instead of having an actual witch occult because I just don't see the point of the latter.

ROM: Magic As Skill Or Life State

mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
"SimTrippy;c-17140196" wrote:
"jimjam1009;c-17140022" wrote:
One more thing I thought about, if it’s not a life state then u can’t have cute little things like toddlers doing small accidental magic or children doing accidental magic when angry like set surrounding area on fire and stuff.

Uch I HOPE they bring that one back ........ I'd hate it if magic was, again, entirely absent from sims until they become teens. They should really, really include this, because accidental toddler magic is just cute.

I just remembered about the kids in Harry Potter doing accidental magic when they were too young for Hogwarts. Occasional toddler magic would be a lot of fun, but at minimum, children should be allowed to do magic so we can live out our Hogwarts fantasies.
Joanne_Snow
Rising Traveler
6 years ago
"Mariefoxprice83;c-17140307" wrote:
"SimTrippy;c-17140196" wrote:
"jimjam1009;c-17140022" wrote:
One more thing I thought about, if it’s not a life state then u can’t have cute little things like toddlers doing small accidental magic or children doing accidental magic when angry like set surrounding area on fire and stuff.

Uch I HOPE they bring that one back ........ I'd hate it if magic was, again, entirely absent from sims until they become teens. They should really, really include this, because accidental toddler magic is just cute.

I just remembered about the kids in Harry Potter doing accidental magic when they were too young for Hogwarts. Occasional toddler magic would be a lot of fun, but at minimum, children should be allowed to do magic so we can live out our Hogwarts fantasies.

Totally agree!
annaliese39
Seasoned Newcomer
6 years ago
I would honestly love both options, but likely get more use out of a magic skill, particularly as I like to play vampires (and in some lore vampires are witches). I expect it will be a life state only though, which is a bit of a shame. Hopefully we'll at least get a new skill for all sims to learn like alchemy or certain types of spells. That would be a nice compromise.

I also hope that toddlers or at least child sims are able to use magic (either as fairies or witches). I'm not really a Harry Potter fan, I just want my younger sims to join in with the supernatural gameplay without having to either age up to teens or become ghosts. It would be so cute too.
GlacierSnowGhost
Seasoned Hotshot
6 years ago
I definitely want it to be a skill, because I want some of my vampires to be able to do magic. But I want it to be a detailed complicated skill, with lots of options, maybe more like the fame system.
Idontrcall
6 years ago
I want lifesate, but I’m not against others using some magic, like making elixirs or something.

Either way, I’ll probably be pleased since this is something I’ve wanted from the start.
Iyasenu
6 years ago
A skill, as it'd make it easier for inter-pack compatability.
Vampire Witches!
Alien Warlocks!
PlantSim Sorcerers!
Mermaid Sorceresses!

If it's a Life State, then unless they magically (jokes) add in Hybridization with Occults to allow other life states to be Witches/Warlocks then I won't be fully satisfied.
ForbiddenSecret
6 years ago
A skill doesn't sound fun. Maybe a whole system like Fame perks and quirks but not a skill.
Simmingal
Hero
6 years ago
Hmm I am actually puzzled over this because part of me wants sims to inherit their parents magical state
but also I'd like to turn sims into magic user with something because I already have so many sims I want to make magical
and it just seems sad to throw away my long legacy for it

I'd love if we didn't always have to wait until sims are teens to do occult things too
kid witches would be so cute :disappointed:
LatinaBunny
New Spectator
6 years ago
I’m fine either way. I just wish... all of these occults were more fleshed out and had signs in younger life stages (like some in Sims 3: toddler doing magic with toys, vampire toddlers biting necks of teddy bears, toddlers/children having scales with mermaids, etc).

I would like it if the new magical stuff have something for younger life stages.
ValiantRedKnight
New Spectator
6 years ago
"Simmingal;c-17140901" wrote:
Hmm I am actually puzzled over this because part of me wants sims to inherit their parents magical state
but also I'd like to turn sims into magic user with something because I already have so many sims I want to make magical
and it just seems sad to throw away my long legacy for it

They could always do something where magic is either a trait you earn somehow or inherit. Like a sim learns magic and any kids they have could be born with the ability to use magic without having to seek it out.