Tell me about Kleptos

So @kathykins - there is no way to get the stolen stuff back from a klepto? That would be a nice addition to the game.

@simstr0ng Not that I know. If the townie is a "not in world" sim, they have no household inventory such items can go into, and you can't check their personal inventory without having them move into a house either.

In my case she WAS actually a paparazzi, which I didn't know initially. My sim met her while she was off duty. And every paparazzi I've checked later has the Klepto trait just like kalaksed said. I've avoided them like the plague since.

@Kathykins - yes I noticed that about the paparazzi. Don't know what to look for on Sulani and I enjoy all the islanders coming to visit and to parties.

After reading this thread I feel like something must've caused the kleptomaniacs in my game to be nerfed down, because I haven't encountered that many burglaries. Or maybe I did but turned blind. hmm.

One thing though, I did catch a vampire sim who was breaking in stealing my sims' decorative (forgot what it was) during an invasion... have any of you had that? I thought it was impossible but then it did. :(

@PlainConey - I haven't had a klepto in a long while but I had been careful in asking news Sims about themselves...until I got to the island and now I enjoy strangers coming into the house. No klepto yet...but it occurs to me it will happen. Is there anything they won't steal? Like is furniture ok?

"simstr0ng;c-17190820" wrote:
So @kathykins - there is no way to get the stolen stuff back from a klepto? That would be a nice addition to the game.

I never thought of that, but I really like the idea. If a Sim witnesses a Klepto stealing something from their home, they should be able to start a fight. If they won, they should get the item(s) back. I would love that!

@simstr0ng most furnitures are fine I think, unless the kleptos are high level mischief masters or the house is filled with electronics (which are very susceptible to being stolen). I do remember seeing a klepto steal a portable keyboard when my sim was asleep and not being able to do anything about it because she wouldn't wake up. Meh. Que sera, sera, I guess.

"Netzspannung;c-17191931" wrote:

"simstr0ng;c-17190820" wrote:
So @kathykins - there is no way to get the stolen stuff back from a klepto? That would be a nice addition to the game.

I never thought of that, but I really like the idea. If a Sim witnesses a Klepto stealing something from their home, they should be able to start a fight. If they won, they should get the item(s) back. I would love that!

Ooohh that IS a great idea! And seeing most of my sims have max fitness..which should make the fight go in their favour...

And CAN they actually steal things that can't go into their personal inventory? Are they like burglars from earlier times, that had a bottomless bag they could stuff any kind of object into?

I'll still keep anything I don't want to lose safely tucked away beneath the earth. Unless the dingdongs can teleport down there, I'll be good.

@MaggieMarley - Great story!

I had a townie steal my toddler's night light. Reminded me of the burglars that were obsessed with stealing my wall lights in previous games.