ROM: Magic As Skill Or Life State

I never understood why people like occults so much. Technically Makin' Magic didn't have any life states, but the pack was far more magical than the boring, cookie-cutter witches we got in TS2 and TS3.

"QueenMercy;c-17139892" wrote:

"jimjam1009;c-17139864" wrote:
I think it should be a life state. It’s just makes it seem more natural and contained. It also means that they can really flesh it out more than just a skill to learn. It’s can have a tree and branches of magic to learn. I just personally prefer it.

Being a celebrity isn’t a lifestate, but it still has a tree with branches. I don’t see why they couldn’t do something like that for magic.

Being a celebrity isn’t a skill though that’s the difference. I personally just don’t think it would work well as a skill. Nor do I really want it to. But that’s just my opinion and you’re entitled to your own.

I am going to go with both.

I think we need life state, magical beings. Witches, of course, but also other magical beings to really flesh out the magical realm. As I have said before, the skill tree already exists so there is no excuse that it will cost money and eat into the budget for the pack in a huge way, it just needs to be amended for the pack.

I also think other sims, whatever type they are, ordinary or other occult, should be able to learn spells and even begin their own magical groups if they want. However I don't think they should be able to readily be as strong as a magical being - unless they go through some long training process.

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.

Really really want a life state. I would love them to have a magical form and a human form as well as a tree like vampires. I want my sim to be magical not sit through endless grinding like you do with skills in this game.

I do want witches, but I want Sims to become a witch by learning magic, rather than by birth. I would like to see a trait (including a new one for toddlers) that would simulate the idea of the hereditary witch: those who have the trait learn magic more readily and can do more powerful magic. Others can dabble, and maybe do some interesting things as they skill up, but only those with the 'magic' trait would become true witches.

However, if witches are a life state, I'd be okay with that, too.

I want magic to be a thing that runs in the family, a blood thing. Not everyone can just be a witch. I don't mind them being able to learn some potions maybe or even skill up, but they should in my opinion never have all the options, magical strength and spells available to them that witches have.

"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.

"QueenMercy;c-17139892" wrote:


Being a celebrity isn’t a lifestate, but it still has a tree with branches. I don’t see why they couldn’t do something like that for magic.

So you're saying neither a skill or a life state, but more like the celebrity system where you can opt in or out?

I could see them doing this, and maybe it would be a good compromise. It would be more detailed than just making it a skill, but would still allow anyone to use magic.

I’m so torn between these choices, but considering that the previous witches have been life states I’d say were probably getting the same thing. So long as they manage to make witches as good as vampires though I’d happily take either.