This is the place to put casual info on the packs1.Pet Crows will be in the pack.2.Graveyards will be a lot trait in this pack. .

I'll make the first re-cap post on the first info.Trailer:Crow perch. Unclear if sims can have crows for pets or if it is a festival thing.Crows can attack sims.Tarot card readings.Sims can die in their sleep. Funeral event. It includes a funeral coffin and portrait picture of the deceased sim. Activities also include lighting candles, giving speeches etc.Wills and inheritance system it seems.Ghost cowplants?Soul's journey tab, it seems like sims discover their bucket list tasks. Completing bucket list tasks fills up the progress bar. There are 9 rewards (first is satisfaction points, last is rebirth). There's also locked 7th reward. My guess is that further progress requires the sim to become a ghost.Well of Longing and Regret: sims can toss a coin in and something happens, like a ghost coming to scare your sim. Like with Wishing Wells in Romantic Garden stuff.New kissing animation...New swimming lake, which can turn your sim into a ghost.New ghost scare interactions.Grim Reaper career. It seems to be an active career... It includes a portal of sorts... And reaping dead sims.Sims can take a peek at what's under Grim Reaper's hood.New graveyard lots. Sims can tend the graves there.Sims can have different gravestones now.Grim Reaper actually speaks here. That is so strange... Anyway, it seems like that ghostly powers can be mastered or sims can finish their unfinished business.The first blog:New world: RavenwoodIt contains 3 neighborhoods:Crow’s CrossingAn eerie haunted village.Includes the Mysterious Merchant (selling curios and collectibles), grave makers, and Try Before You Die casket sale.Includes a graveyard.Two festivals can happen there: Ravenwood Family Day and Crow's Crossing Celebration of LifeHaunted houses and ghostly guarded wishing well.Whispering GlenIncludes a crypt and Tarot Tome Shrine.Moon Revelry festival can happen there.Includes a swimmable lake. Something special happens when swimming during a full moon.MourningvaleGhosts can be found there often.Grim Reaper tends to wander there too.Sims can swim in Baleful Bog and become a ghost or transition into rebirth.Thinned Festiveil and Afterlife Anonymous meetups take place there.Soul's JourneyHelps sims to achieve rewards as they complete Wants and Aspirations.The ultimate reward is the ability to be reborn as a sim with special Burning Soul trait. This unlocks past Childhood Development Skills, Traits, and Infant Milestones, and may also find special ties to sims from their past life.When sims reborn, they can choose the age they come back as.Bucket listsSims can acquire new goals randomly depending on their traits.Sims can also use a computer or a journal to add either a random goal, a goal from a category, or a specific goal.Completing the goals will get your sim powerful rewards.Ghosts can also complete their Soul's Journey to get that ultimate rebirth.Ghost... Improvements?Ghosts can linger on as playable household members (I'm guessing they can join the household immediately, as you can already ask them to join the household)New interactions to wreak havoc or lend a helping hand.New spectral WooHoo, done by possessing objects.Playable ghost sims can be customized in CAS (Can't they already be? This needs more info!).Ghost powers that can be built.Fear and Goodwill essences that can make you money.New careers:Reaper profession (active career)Sims become Grimterns and work their way up to Reaper.Workplace: Netherworld Department of Death and 'the field' Tasks include:Reaper training with training dummy named Kenny.Maintaining scythes.Determine causes of death for reaped souls.Higher level sims can also determine which souls they reap and which they'll return to life.Souls can then be placed in the Netherworld Portal to meet the soul quota.Sims who meet the soul quota can become the Employee of the Month.Undertaker career (rabbit hole career)Sims do things like grave digging and embalming.They can also do interactions like Discussing End of Life services or Contemplating Existence.They can earn rewards like Plague Masks, a Murphy Membrane Bust, or a Corpus Commendation Plaque.Two branches: Mortician and Funeral Director.New aspiration: Ghost HistorianNew reward trait: Ghost WhispererNew book genre: Horror novelNew lot trait: Hallowed Grounds.Three new traits:MacabeChased by DeathSkepticNew skill: ThanatologyNew death: Death by Murder of CrowsWills:Sims can create wills through the new world's Town Hall, a computer, or at the Family Day Festival.Wills can be updated at any time.Sims can leave heirlooms, personal notes, funeral planning requests, and designate sims to care for their pets and/or children.Sims can also specify how they want their remains to be handled and the reactions of the sims reading the will.If the entire household passes away, they can donate the money to a charity or another household.Grief:Four grief types:DenialHolding it TogetherAngerBluesThe type depends on sim's traits and the relationship.Grief can happen by death, ending a friendship, divorce/break up, losing a job, or having a child or pet taken away.Grief takes effect after the mourning period.Sims in grief can reach out for help from other sims or attend Grief Counseling.Other sims can also help sims overcome their grief.Funerals:A customizable event where you can set the dress code and color and pick activities (14 in total)Activities include:Giving a EulogyLighting CandlesPlanting somethingServing FoodGhost of the deceased can also appear in their own funeral.Memorial Displays can be set up with the portrait of the deceased sim.Sims can select the urn or tombstone for the sim, decorate the gravesite, or leave them a message on a special memorial statue. Urns can also be placed in Crypts.Another early purchase reward.

The gameplay trailer is out! For those interested, see here for the previous week's recap.Ok! Life and Death gameplay trailer!A new notebook to make a Bucket List (and which can be turned into a Heirloom). You can do the following:Write GoalWrite Goal From CategoryWrite the Perfect GoalScrap Bucket ListSims seem to be able to have up to 4 Bucket List goals at one time.Inheritance Lawyer can be found in a festival to make a will. You can do the following:Ask about FuneralsAsk about HeirloomsAsk about WillsStart WillThe trailer shows the following options on the will:Heirlooms...Sim Remains...SimoleonsLeave Personal NoteWith this one, you can choose the emotion and input a message yourself. Some emotions include:AngryBoredEmbarrassedFlirtyHappyInspiredPlayfulSadTenseGravestone appearance can be changed with "Display as..." interaction. You can choose to display it as a gravestone or as an urn and there are 7 new gravestone appearances shown in the trailer.When a sim dies, a special message pops up giving you three options: to Become a Playable Ghost (join household immediately after death), Become a Freeroaming Ghost (I guess what system we have now), or Rebirth.The text for those interested:Begin a new chapter of Life by becoming a Ghost! Exciting Ghostly Powers await in the Afterlife. Perhaps [Sim Name] has some Unfinished Business to attend to? You can also choose to relinquish control of [Sim Last Name?] and allow him/her/them to stick around se[sic] a Freeroaming Ghost.Rebirth into a new life with faded memories of those you once knew. You will be taken to Manage Worlds to select a household to Rebirth your new Sim into. If you've earned the Burning Soul Trait, your soul will be able to manifest pieces of past personality traits along with certain others. If you choose to Rebirth as a younger Sim, you will have certain developmental skills immediately unlocked giving you a head start in your new journey.Sim can Move On To The Great Beyond. I'm guessing it's a replacement to the Return to Netherworld interaction ghosts can do on their gravestone (leave the household and be deleted from the game).Soul's Journey can continue beyond the locked point after the sim becomes a ghost. The goals now become Unfinished Business.The ghost power tree has 24 different powers to unlock: 9 in Evil Branch, 9 in Good Branch, and 6 in Neutral Branch. Two powers also have levels like some Vampire powers have (one Neutral power has 2 levels while one Good power has 3 levels).Some powers showcased:Expert Maintenance (3 level Good power): repair broken objects more easily.Transcend Living Needs (2 level Neutral power): Lock certain needs, like Bladder, Hunger, and Hygiene (which has been renamed, see the next point).Levitator (1 level Evil power): Scare sims by levitating them and steal their money.Needs for ghosts have been renamed:Bladder -> Goo WasteHunger -> Ethereal SustenanceEnergy -> Otherworldly SlumberFun -> Spooky DiversionsSocial -> Ethereal BondingHygiene -> Apparition CleansingOnce the Soul's Journey is complete, they'll acquire Burning Soul trait, which for ghosts means that their ghostly powers won't be burned out.When sims are about to be reborn, you'll get a confirmation dialogue.Again, the text for those interested:Is your soul ready to embrace the next chapter?By choosing to Rebirth, you will set forth on a new journey as a new Sim, leaving your current life behind with no chance of return. You will be taken to Manage Worlds to select the household where your new life will unfold and will have the opportunity to fully customize your reborn self in Create a Sim. While funds, relationships, and achievements from this life will be lost, if you have already unlocked the coveted Burning Soul trait, you'll be able to retain one personality trait with the Recall Past Life self-interaction, along with certain others using the Peer Into Soul interaction available on mirrors. If you choose to Rebirth as a younger Sim, certain developmental skills will be immediately unlocked!Now the threads of fate lie before you. The choice to weave a new destiny can be made when you are ready. Will you choose to Rebirth now?New world is briefly shown.The Reaper career location can be accessed by anyone, just like the High School.1 bar, 1 night club, 1 graveyard.14 lots in total.When you choose your sim to be reborn:First you choose the household, you'll be asked if you like to rebirth in that household,Any age, traits, and personality can be chosen. Unclear about occult status though...Then your sim falls out of the sky. For infants, they gently float down. Older sims won't have that luxury however...You can Try for Baby with Grim Reaper now?This section could also be a reference to The Sims 2, where Olive Specter had a child with the Grim Reaper.And that's it! Very interesting I have to say. I do have some questions, mainly what's the extra question mark in the CAS in the traits panel (top left on the aspiration) and can we choose Reborn sim's occult status?

Lists & Texts spottedTraits:Chased by DeathChased by Death Sims know that death follows their every move. While risky and dangerous behaviors may have deadly consequences, frequent near-death experiences give these Sims a desire to live each day to the fullest and progress along their soul's journey faster. Keenly aware of their own mortality, these Sims feel best when they are achieving something meaningful with their limited time left.MacabreEmbrace your inner darkness - and your occasional intrusions of light. Macabre Sims are all about being their best, unique Sim self while still reveling in all that life (and the afterlife) has to offer.SkepticalNot entirely trusting of the majority of things you see or hear? Skeptical Sims like to challenge the universe to provide concrete proof that something is indeed as it might appear.GrimbornThe offspring of the Grim Reaper carry an air of mystique. A scythe-shaped birthmark on their neck serves as a haunting reminder of their otherworldly lineage and their inevitable connection to the cycle of life and death.Lot trait:On Hallowed GroundsThis lot adds an exciting punch of terror to the otherwise daily mundane. Be it possessed TVs, netherworld treasures, or lowered bills - living or dead, there's something here for everybody!Soul's Journey Rewards by Order of Obtaining Them:?Making Headway[Sim Name] is gaining momentum! With this reward tier unlocked, enjoy extra skill gain bonuses to help her through life!Finding Purpose[Sim Name]'s hard work pays off! [Sim Name] will receive bonus gains to his/her/their career performance, extra discounts on any computer purchases, as well as access to the Share Soul's Journey social interaction!No RegretsThanks to [Sim Name]'s satisfaction, he/she/they will enjoy an extended life as a living Sim. As a ghost, he/she/they will also gain the ability to use the Move Onto the Great Beyond interaction on urns or gravestones when decided that it's time to permanently leave this world and embrace the next journey with peace and fulfillment.Quite a JourneyWhat a ride it's been! [Sim Name] can now leave his/her/their lasting mark on the world by gaining the Pass Down social interaction, as well as the ability to create additional Heirloom objects.Dreams Fulfilled[Sim Name] has accomplished so much, but what else is out there to do? The sense of yearning emboldens his/her/their spirit with the power to Rebirth. As a ghost, he/she/they can choose to Rebirth at anytime by visiting Baleful Bog in the Mourningvale neighborhood in Ravenwood, or as a living Sim he/she/they will be given the option to Rebirth at the moment of death!The next ones require your sim to be a ghost.Newfound PurposeDeath certainly offers a fresh perspective! [Sim Name] now gains extra Ghost Mastery experience points!The Big PictureWith an unimaginable clarity of life, death, and everything between, [Sim Name] now has enhanced stamina when performing Ghost Mastery![Sim Name] also acquired the coveted Burning Soul trait! With this trait [Sim Name] can retain one personality trait from the previous life through the Recall Pas Life self-interaction in his/her/their next life.Additionally, he/she/they will also have access to the Peer into Soul interaction available on mirrors to inherit as many reward traits gained. If [Sim Name] chooses to be reborn as a younger Sim, certain developmental skills will be instantly unlocked.Bucket List Categories:I Wanna Get BusyI Wanna PartyI Want AdventureI Want SuccessI Want a Great FamilyI Want to CreateI Want to TravelI Want... Something Else?Aspiration & Reward Trait:Ghost Historian 4-milestone aspirationThis Sim wants to learn everything about ghosts and use the findings to write spooky horror novels!Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperers have access to special interactions to discuss their eerie findings and published works. They have a much easier time making friends (and more) with Ghosts. They will also get particularly excited while encountering ghosts of all kinds, Grim, and even Crows!Well of Longing and Regret Wishes:A Long LifeCareer SuccessCourage to Face EdithEasier to Manage NeedsLuck in LoveRemoval of Otherworldly CurseSkill GainsUntold RichesMysterious Merchandise interactions:Purchase Authentic Premade WillHaggleAsk about Mysterious ItemsPurchase WarezSell Fear and Goodwill EssenceTake a Chance on Mysterious Item (§750)Investigate the Cause of Death interactions:Check PocketsCheck Position of BodyCheck Position of LimbsCheck PulseCheck TemperatureCheck for BruisesCheck for Lightning MarksCheck for Rigor MortisCheck for StainsReaping Styles:Attempt to Collect Soul like GrimCollect SoulCollect Soul CarefullyCollect Soul FlamboyantlyCollect Soul LazilyFuneral Activities:Mourn DeceasedServe FoodGive EulogyListen to MusicPlant SomethingMoment of SilenceLight CandlesGive ToastsDancingUse Ghost Mastery for GoodUse Ghost Mastery for EvilPlay InstrumentGive Lighthearted EulogyGive Mournful EulogyThe Order of Lenore description:Formed long ago, this society remains bound under the sacred mission to reunite what was once whole - Lady Ravendancer Goth's Tarot Deck. Lost to the winds and scattered by crows, these fragments lay hidden amongst the realm. Guided by ancient whispers, members have sought to protect these cards before their final convergence can be made.Acting as a vessel for favors, perform society member tasks to receive a piece of the puzzle. Go to Ravenwood Festivals and find the helpers for Order of Lenore to learn about the tasks.This is just the beginning. Across Ravenwood, one may use their Intuition and exploration to complete the Order's efforts and locate the lost Tarot cards.For hints to each card's location, view the Household Collections window by selecting the icon in the Inventory Panel.Members:Widowed Father - Ekade AetherGhost Host - Esther GomesDeath Obsessed - Zelmira GomesGrim Enthusiast - Nyon SpecterGhost Mastery Powers:EvilOtherworldly Curse (The Ultimate Curse!)Requires a Ghost Mastery of Transcendent Wraith to use. Perform Evil Abilities to fill the meter to unlock this!Unleash vengeance upon unsuspecting living Sims by casting a malevolent curse upon them. Things just tend to go wrong and everyday tasks become a burder for Sims who are inflicted with the Ultimate Curse. As a haunting bonus, this ability unlocks the 'Mark of Evil', a tattoo available exclusively for the most malicious ghosts.The Mark of Evil tattoo is available in Create a Sim or can be applied directly as a self-interaction.Performing the interaction grants Fear Essence.Devourer (Manipulate the needs and lifespan of living Sims!)Torment the living by absorbing or draining their needs, with an extra boost when targeting scared Sims. [Sim Name] can also fully embrace the darkness within, drawing souls closer to the inevitable Afterlife by siphoning a Sim's life essence, shortening their lifespan.Performing the interaction grants Fear Essence.Dream Corruptor (Give a nightmare to living Sims while they are asleep!)Venture into the dreams of living Sims, weaving dark visions that disturb their sleep. As they awaken from this dream, terrified, they ponder... Was it just a nightmare, or a sinister visit from beyond?Performing the interaction grants Fear Essence.NeutralSpectral Slumber (Nap inside objects to restore Stamina faster!)Beds for ghosts? Not for [Sim Name]. Snooze out in any possessable object to restore Energy and Ghost Stamina. Just beware: comfort matters - sleeping in cramped or gross places could leave [Sim Name] feeling restless!Fear the Night (Evoke heightened fear at night for extra Fear Essence!)When darkness falls, living Sims automatically become more vulnerable to [Sim Name]'s scares, eliciting more extreme reactions and granting bonus Fear Essence. Rumor has it there's a mysterious merchant in Ravenwood, driven by a thirst for forbidden knowledge and ghostly powers, that will pay top Simoleon for Essence which can become quite lucrative for [Sim Name].Suppress Living Needs (Slows down hunger, bladder, and hygiene needs.)Ascend beyond the living realm as [Sim Name]'s connections to worldly needs begin to fade. No more rushing to the toilet, eating, or stressing about cleanliness as often as he/she/they used to!Ghostly Traverse (Teleport anywhere and enter homes uninvited!)Transcend physical limitations and traverse the world as a ghost. Uninvited? No obstacle! Use Spectral Unlock to effortlessly enter any residential abode and uncover its mysteries.Traverse is available as a terrain interaction.Spectral Unlock is available on residential front doors.Transcendent WooHoo (Turn living Sims into a temporary ghost for an ethereal WooHoo.)Possess an everyday object with a living Sim for a WooHoo that defies the laws of life and death. After all, who said love couldn't transcend the afterlife?GoodBenevolent Blessing (The Ultimate Blessing!)Requires a Ghost Mastery of Transcendent Wraith to use. Perform Good Abilities to fill the meter to unlock this!Bestow upon living Sims the gift of boundless fortune. Watch as everything falls perfectly into place for those blessed, making tasks effortless and swift. As a ethereal bonus, this ability unlock the 'Mark of Good', a prestigious tattoo reserved solely for the most benevolent ghosts.The Mark of Good tattoo is available in Create a Sim or can be applied directly as a self-interaction.Performing the interaction grants Goodwill Essence.Afterlife Quality Ensurer (Instantly improve the quality of items!)Even in the Afterlife, there's a knack for keeping things top-notch! With an otherworldly prowess, [Sim Name] can tap into the extraordinary ability of instantly improving the quality of crafted items, nurturing plants, as well as restoring freshness to most spoiled food!Performing the interaction grants Goodwill Essence.Dream Weaver (Give a good dream to living Sims to restore their Energy faster.)[Sim Name] could very well be the kindest ghost in town, watching over his/her/their loved ones even as they are asleep. With this ability, [Sim Name] can weave good dreams - so delightful they restore Sim's Energy faster than they realize.Performing the interaction grants Goodwill Essence.Grim's Ride-or-Die (Save a Sim from getting reaped by exchanging a dap with Grim!)Now [Sim Name] has stepped up his otherworldly game - straight chilling with Grim Reaper himself. Just fist bump your bro Grim and bam; life saved, no biggie!Performing the interaction grants Goodwill Essence.Novice Maintenance (Chance to clean, repair, and upgrade instantly!)[Sim Name] can now instantly maintain and upgrade objects with ghostly prowess, transcending the Handiness Skill barrier. At this Novice level, the effectiveness of these actions are just beginning to take shape. This ability has 3 tiers, each enhancing [Sim Name]'s success rate in maintaining and upgrading objects.Performing the interaction grants Goodwill Essence.Ravenwood's Description:Things always get a little spooky in Ravenwood. The Whispering Glen with its nightly Moon Revelry festivities is perhaps the most "normal" part of the area, where locals have settled down for a slice of quiet, country life. Crow's Crossing village, however, is clearly quite haunted - swings swaying by themselves, that Merchant fellow down by the Crypt, scary little Edith guarding the Well of Longing and Regret... but despite the hauntings, the living have certainly made it their home as well with a variety of festivals and places to explore. Mounrningvale is where things get extra ethereal! It's well known as a home for Ghosts and those seeking them. Sometimes Grim even stops by!Ravenwood's Neighborhood DescriptionsCrow's CrossingCrow's Crossing is a village founded by Moppy the Goat and rumored to be frequented by Ghosts and regular hauntings. Visit the Mysterious Merchant in the old Specter graveyard, investigate the Tarot Tome Shrine on the edge of town, explore an abandoned house, or grant a wish at the Well of Longing and Regret. Just watch out for Edith!Crow's Crossing hosts a variety of Festivals:Try Before You Die Casket SaleCrow's Crossing Celebration of LifeRavenwood Family DayBe sure to check out the Town Hall for more information.Whispering GlenNestled in the rolling hills of Ravenwood's countryside, Whispering Glen offers a quiet, rural locale for those hoping to take a step away from all the local hauntings and into a slow-paced lifestyle. Steeped in ruins and rumors, it's a paradise for collectors and historians alike. Explore the local Crypt, investigate the Tarot Tome Shrine at the base of the ruins, garden in the shared community plots, or just round out a Collection.Whispering Glen also hosts a nightly festival beside the Ancestor face cliff:The Moon Revelry (Clothing Optional during the Full Moon)MourningvaleThere's something otherworldly about Mourningvale. Maybe it's the way the wind howls through the moss-draped trees, the eerie clang from the Bell Tower at odd hours, or the sentient plants. No matter the reason, many Ghosts choose to call this place home. The Grim Reaper has even been known to wander through now and then! Sims can find the Baleful Bog here, investigate the Tarot Tome Shrine by the Bell Tower, or listen to the whispers of the Guardian Tree and Alice.Mourningvale hosts a variety of Festivals:Afterlife AnonymousThinned FestiveilBe sure to check out the Town Hall for more information.Ravenhood Interestpoints:Crow's CrossingEdith & The Well of Longing and RegretRavenwood Family DayThe Crow's Crossing Celebration of LifeThe Mysterious Merchant & the CryptThe Oldies Abandoned HousesThe Tarot Tome ShrineTry Before You Die Casket SaleWhispering GlenMoon RevelryThe AncestorThe Tarot Tome ShrineMourningvaleAfterlife AnonymousAlice & The Guardian TreeThe Baleful BogThe Tarot Tome ShrineThinned FestiveilAnd that's it... mostly. Now to sleep: I need to wake up early tomorrow.

Week 1 recap. Apologies for it being late: I participated in a GameJam.I'll try not to repeat info that was revealed in the trailer and blog, they have their own recaps. Without further ado, let's see what has been revealed!Revealed in the listing:Bucket List goals that appear randomly can be accepted or rejected.Some Bucket List goals include:Declaring a crafted masterpiece your life's workWooHooing in a certain location while the relationship is at maxSpending a day in a specific worldInstead of being reborn, ghosts can also Move On. I'm guessing that means that they'll just be removed from the game.Ghosts don't have to move on or be reborn.Ghost that enter Baleful Bog to be reborn will be taken to CAS. In there you can customize their age and appearance and choose which household they will join.Reapers' job is also to stop active hauntings.Ghost Historian Aspiration seeks to study the departed. Some goals include:Exploring a CryptBefriending GhostsWriting down their findingsThey can also write Horror books.Info on the 3 new traits:MacabreAre happy in darknessMarvel at the morbidChased by DeathThey have 'Seize the day' attitudeHave higher chance of failing risky situations (which can cause deaths)SkepticalThey do not believe in Ghosts, even if they encounter one.Pet crows:Befriending one will have it bring gifts from time to time.You can teach it to speak too.Being rude may make it attack your sim, sometimes bringing more crows to cause a death.Tarot cards:New collectable!Can be found around Ravenwood or purchased in Build/Buy mode.With a full deck or cards, sims can perform readings on themselves or others.Children and older sims can designate certain items as heirlooms, which can be passed down to other sims.Heirloom options include craftable items and some Build/Buy mode items.Hovering over one shows to which sim it belonged to.Ghosts have a new skill tree!The skill tree splits into three tracks: Good lane (5-tier), Evil lane (5-tier), and Neutral track (4-tier)The ultimate ability for the Good lane is Benevolent BlessingThe ultimate ability for the Evil lane is Otherworldly CurseGhosts have a stamina gauge: the lower it is, the more see-though they become.Crypts can hold the urns of up to 20 Sims.In Crypts, sims can mourn, nap, WooHoo, or join the Mortician career.Crypts can also be explored for treasure and thrills (like Mausoleums in The Sims 3!).Cemetery lot type:Can be created and placed in any world.Ghosts can often be encountered there.At night, you may encounter the grave keeper.Cemeteries are a common site for grieving rituals.Sims that are close to death can also be reborn (I don't know how that's determined).Ravenwood additions:From Alice's dead tree, you can get a quest from the ghost mother.Edith can be encountered in the village.Revealed by SimGuru TwitterX posts:Build mode objects that can be made into a heirloom have a "Heirloom Eligible" tag in the info tags under the descriptions.The world was mostly based on Romania.Outfits have some Victorian inspiration on them. It also has a lot of live and research and symbolism. SimGuruBat likes to call it 'death-shroud core'.Midlife Crisis from Growing Together will also feed into Soul's Journey.SimGuruNova wrote a lot of descriptions.The Gameplay Trailer will be revealed in October 17th. That's the Thursday next week. Be ready then!

First view recap:GameplayChased by Death is a challenge trait that skips the warning and makes death more possible.Macarbe sims don't fear death.Skeptical are skeptical towards every occult and will demand proof when seeing an occult (ghosts, vampires etc).Grimborn sims (Grim Reaper's childre) have special trait, which gives the birthmark and extended trait. Their children get the trait that give none of those.Macabre sims can discuss nefarious plans with crows.Sims can give gifts and receive gifts from crows.On Hallowed Grounds give more spooky events to houses that do things that plays TV static, cause otherworldly rifts etc.Sims react to will reading differently depending on the relationship with the deceased sims and traits.A lot of objects have been made Heirloom Elightable. This can be turned off through the options. Custom story can be put there. Sims can also reminisce about the owner, potentially summon their ghost, and pawn it.When something is made into a heirloom, you can put a custom message, increase its value, and choose to which sim it will be passed to (can't be passed on to children).Soul's Journey is located in the aspiration panel and encapsulates sim's whole life.Bucket List is different for each sim unlike aspirations.New Journal will have Parenthood interactions too.Random goals are based on sim's traits.Goals can be also be chosen randomly from a category.Bucket lists can also be scrapped. This will remove every goal.Writing the Perfect Goals will come up with goals depending on the recent events. You first choose the category and then you'll get a list of goals. Goals need to be unlocked. Sims that are Chased by Death have every goal unlocked.Wills Lawyer can also be hired.Thanatology skill unlocks Speak Dead Languages and make a new soup.Unlocking the ability to be reborn will prevent your sim from getting new Bucket Lists.You can choose how many percentage of household funds go where.With Wills, you can also choose which activities would be great and which gravestone/urn should they have.Even though you can set the reactions, sims with different traits still react differently.After initial mourning, sims may go into a grief.Many ways to overcome grief: counselling, positive hobbies...Ghost Historian aspiration itself unlocks the ability to write a Horror novel.Well of Longing and Regret will have better result if you befriend Edith, the ghost child. She can make your sim so scared that they pass out and may not always respond well.New active career:Each level will have different type of gameplay.Sims can scry for assignment and to travel from the crying fountain.They sometimes need to close portals too.Sims in the job first have to investigate the sim and determine the cause of death.The goal is to prepare for the perfect reaping.Played sims can appear too, but you can spare them. There are also randomly generated dead sims who can't be spared.After determining the cause of death, you then have to collect souls. You can reap in different ways.Sometimes you have to console sims and keep the urns.After having a soul in the inventory, sims can release them into the portal.Office job part has sims for example analyse death trends to try to change how sims tend to die and affect the relationship with the Grim Reaper. Chance card options are given.Sims can also scry for souls and get the chance card options there too.Funeral events can also be planned through the gravestone/urn.You can hire a mourner too.Activities that were requested from a will are highlighted in the activity choice.Funerals are more of a Wakes rather than funerals.Memorial Displays where you can put additional objects and update the picture of the sim remembered. It can slot photos or generate alive-photos of the deceased sim. You can leave messages with specific objects.Urns can also be put into caskets. Caskets can then be customized afterwards.Sims do their own things, but specific interactions will gather them together. Like all the podium interactions.Graveplots that can be customized.Nervous Subject's real name is Nyon Specter. He's a teen here. Sims can get quests from him.New quests to earn more Tarot cards. There are Tarot tomes where you can see who can give your sims quests.Tarot cards can also be found, but each will have unique ways to find them. The Collections tab give you hints on how to find them.Basic Tarot Deck can be purchased from the Build Mode to do basic readings, but the collections deck will have special events.Tarot readings give you a card and a hint on how you can have it affect the gameplay.You can now add a ghost into your household through a gravestone/urn without needing cheats.Elders can die in their sleep.Chased by Death sims get a pop-up when they survive. When they become a ghost, the trait becomes Embraced by Death.Being mean to crows can sometimes make it fly away.Ghost powers are in the Simology panel.Transcend can make living sims into a ghost temporarily.Grim can be challenged to spare the life of a dying sims. Options available are chess, hopscotch, basketball and more.When sims die, sims can take a day off from work or school.You can set the ghost color. You can disable mood-based color too.Sims that have too much out of body experiences can die.Satisfaction Points can get you your own ghostly cowplant.You can either play with sim's genetics or keep the previous sim's genetics.Adult sims can either gently fall on the ground or faceplant into the ground. Younger sims always float to the ground gently.CASNew ghost full body outfit category, which is only available for ghosts. Includes no legs and bony hands, sometimes even skeleton showing.Build modeRoof holes, which can be put on roofs like solar panels. Can also be put on floorsTwo swingsGreenhouse windows have intact and broken versions.So many skulls that some were even sneaked in.Tarot cards also get some design from The Sims Medieval.No ghosts sign that prevents ghosts from appearing to your lot.Gravestones are available for purchase in build mode.WorldThere are specters in the town area (like in Paranormal stuff) and swings can swing on their own.In the town hall, you can start a will, focus the camera on a different area, use amenities etc.New haunted house rabbit hole where ghosts can party in and non-ghosts can cleanse and explore these.There's a crypt where you can put urns and gravestone inventory, WooHoo in, explore it, nap in, WooHoo in etc.Mysterious Ghost Merchant from whom you can purchase pre-made wills, buy mysterious curio, buy souls from the Reaper career, and sell ghost essences.Ghosts also appear at night in the town.The world is separated into three neighborhood: the neighborhood for living sims, the afterlife, and the one where afterlife crosses with the living world.Mourningvale is the afterlife, in which the sky and time is different.Town hall can be used to move to specific locations.Alice the weeping mother has her own ghost.The world is inspired by Romania.The countryside is focused solely on the living to showcase the beautiful landscape of Romania. There's a sign to focus the camera on specific locations.The countryside's face statue will cry if it's not full moon.Collectible sign will have some sim come there to sell collection items to.

Sims 4 life and death Casual Infothread

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Miataplay
Legend
6 months ago
I'm glad we can customize age. I don't want them all coming back as infants...toddlers and kids are my starting point.
Simmerville
Legend
6 months ago
It's cool that tarot cards is the new collection. But having a RL deck right here with me, I wonder how many cards a sim will need to collect to actually be able to use the cards. I hope the TS4 deck won't be as massive as my RL deck... I knows we can buy the deck from B/B, but it would be even more fun collecting those cards.
simsimsere
Seasoned Ace
6 months ago
I'm hoping for 22 cards. It would make sense as the major arcana, but fearing it might be less...
Simmerville
Legend
6 months ago
Seeing this, items can probably be "Heirloom Eligible" or not. It must mean that not all deco items can be passed on as heirlooms, as I first thought. I wonder if only items restricted to this EP can be passed on in a will. Hopefully crafted stuff as well, but there might be a risk that the item must be crafted after his pack was installed. Hoping I'm wrong as I was planning even for CC items to be such heirlooms.
MVWdeZT
Seasoned Ace
6 months ago
Possible Heirlooms include both craftable items and items available in Build Mode, like quilts and music boxes.
I just checked my Build/Buy -- we currently have one quilt to hang on the wall and no music boxes. So our Sims are going to be able to buy quilts and music boxes. I wonder what else that merchant will have?
iatioussimming85
Seasoned Hotshot
6 months ago
Well, I've been talking to Chat GPT...
https://chatgpt.com/share/670164ed-b618-800d-9dc5-a953a5be8fee
NoahLGP
Seasoned Ace
6 months ago
Ghost powers ? Vampire-Ghost, Spellcaster-Ghost, Werewolf-Ghost...
Does it mean the game will support Hybrid occults (multiple Power UI) ?
Miataplay
Legend
6 months ago
YOU ROCK!!!!
Miataplay
Legend
6 months ago
Hold your head down and prey on the sims..... that are not blessed with the Hybrid gene. They the first to go...😪😬🤥😉
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
6 months ago
Week 1 recap. Apologies for it being late: I participated in a GameJam.
I'll try not to repeat info that was revealed in the trailer and blog, they have their own recaps. Without further ado, let's see what has been revealed!
Revealed in the listing:
Bucket List goals that appear randomly can be accepted or rejected.
Some Bucket List goals include:
Declaring a crafted masterpiece your life's work
WooHooing in a certain location while the relationship is at max
Spending a day in a specific world
Instead of being reborn, ghosts can also Move On. I'm guessing that means that they'll just be removed from the game.
Ghosts don't have to move on or be reborn.
Ghost that enter Baleful Bog to be reborn will be taken to CAS. In there you can customize their age and appearance and choose which household they will join.
Reapers' job is also to stop active hauntings.
Ghost Historian Aspiration seeks to study the departed. Some goals include:
Exploring a Crypt
Befriending Ghosts
Writing down their findings
They can also write Horror books.
Info on the 3 new traits:
Macabre
Are happy in darkness
Marvel at the morbid
Chased by Death
They have 'Seize the day' attitude
Have higher chance of failing risky situations (which can cause deaths)
Skeptical
They do not believe in Ghosts, even if they encounter one.
Pet crows:
Befriending one will have it bring gifts from time to time.
You can teach it to speak too.
Being rude may make it attack your sim, sometimes bringing more crows to cause a death.
Tarot cards:
New collectable!
Can be found around Ravenwood or purchased in Build/Buy mode.
With a full deck or cards, sims can perform readings on themselves or others.
Children and older sims can designate certain items as heirlooms, which can be passed down to other sims.
Heirloom options include craftable items and some Build/Buy mode items.
Hovering over one shows to which sim it belonged to.
Ghosts have a new skill tree!
The skill tree splits into three tracks: Good lane (5-tier), Evil lane (5-tier), and Neutral track (4-tier)
The ultimate ability for the Good lane is Benevolent Blessing
The ultimate ability for the Evil lane is Otherworldly Curse
Ghosts have a stamina gauge: the lower it is, the more see-though they become.
Crypts can hold the urns of up to 20 Sims.
In Crypts, sims can mourn, nap, WooHoo, or join the Mortician career.
Crypts can also be explored for treasure and thrills (like Mausoleums in The Sims 3!).
Cemetery lot type:
Can be created and placed in any world.
Ghosts can often be encountered there.
At night, you may encounter the grave keeper.
Cemeteries are a common site for grieving rituals.
Sims that are close to death can also be reborn (I don't know how that's determined).
Ravenwood additions:
From Alice's dead tree, you can get a quest from the ghost mother.
Edith can be encountered in the village.
Revealed by SimGuru TwitterX posts:
Build mode objects that can be made into a heirloom have a "Heirloom Eligible" tag in the info tags under the descriptions.
The world was mostly based on Romania.
Outfits have some Victorian inspiration on them. It also has a lot of live and research and symbolism. SimGuruBat likes to call it 'death-shroud core'.
Midlife Crisis from Growing Together will also feed into Soul's Journey.
SimGuruNova wrote a lot of descriptions.
The Gameplay Trailer will be revealed in October 17th. That's the Thursday next week. Be ready then!

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