While I await Island Living I've started to think about the upcoming GP on Realm of Magic.I think there will be at least witches included. Do you think elements of Makin Magic will be involved? Or do you picture more so Hogwarts? I'm hoping there's a new world and that it will have at least 6-10 lots.Share your thoughts and speculations below!

I think my expectations have already been colored by the thoughts others gave, but right now, the world "realm" brings a medieval style world to mind. Or a more fantastical one.I did say that I liked the whimsical style of Makin' Magic, but I'd also like it if they draw inspiration from various witchcraft lores around the world. I know that the medieval European lore is the prototypical one for witches, but maybe they could also explore other styles like the ones in Asia, Africa, or precolonial America, if any. It could be their way to shake up a theme that they've done before

I am guessing witches mainly. I know nothing about Making Magic, so I don't really have a say or an opinion on that. I hoped they are more fleshed out this time like they did with Vampires and have a choose to use good or bad magic like in Sims 2. Maybe they can cast spells without wands (for my sims that use some sort of abilities but aren't technically witches or wizards),

I definitely think itll be Witches with medieval tone world! I do hope they work Witches with Vampire style ski tree, love it. And give them plenty of new fun spells and interactions and new animations! I'd love to make old style witches, modern ones, new age, Harry Potter like, and many more. I do hope for Elemental type magic, where let's say a skill tree divides into 4 elements (earth, wind, fire, water) and you get a choice to have one or all and have unique spells to unique element. Water - summon rain, shower, water plants, drench sims, freeze, etc. You get the idea.I do want to see unique fun spells! Spells like increase flirty mood or make happy are great but so boring, we need something fun! Like turn sim into a llama, or frog like classic, or make them burp up coins, or make telekinesis type spells where furniture and TV dance and dishes clean themselves with broom dancing and sweeping the floors! Surprize me, I need this creativity to spells.World wise, yes medieval would be best. I want to make a Wizard locked in a tower, have secret bookcase door, spiral staircase, walk with lit candleholder, dusty tones with ancient spells. A broom that let's you fly around current neighborhood, like vamp speed run style or bat fly style. Unique magical pets! Gryphon? Fire salamander? How about alipaca - a unicorn pegasus alpaca (like the toy for kids) but full sized magical pet? Would be fun! Dragons, of course! I definitely miss those silly bums. Except the boi that set everything on fire and killed entire family in Sims 1. I'd love it.New cauldron potion alchemy skill, new unique spell ingredients! Sims 1 style spell creation - get mermaid scales, dragon breath, and plantsim petals to create some funky potion! So many possibilities. Can even do "steal voice" potion Disney style and the victim cannot talk to other sims and instead waves and points at throat apologetically, for like 5 hours. Or curses, like curse sim to need to pee constantly or give them snake tongue and eyes and suddenly they run to fridge to eat meat, lots of it! Or give bunny ears and teeth and they run to eat salad and carrots! So many ideas. I do hope the Sims team will thoroughly make it and release the pack complete and fun for the long waiting fans of Witches like me and so many others.

As I heard Magical Realm instantly I thought of 2 things. 1. The realm of course. I expect the world to be colourful, happy, cheerful. A forest kind of map. but 1 lot/ neighborhood is mysterious. Buildings have a medival style. Mostly stone and old wood. cute little witching houses. It will contain wierd plants and glowing things flying arround. It wont be too dark because our other occult map is dark (which makes sense for vamps) and they now want a clear cut with a diffrent athmosphere.2. My second thought was. They didnt called it Sims 4 Witches. So why is that? I dont think we will have 2 occults but I had the thought that we will be able to create a magical creature. Dunno if we can name that race or if its given. In CAS you can make this creature look like a witch, fairy, elve etc.. Or you transform in it and get random apperance.Maybe this life state is called „Magic User“People who want more magical creatures than just witches would be pleased then. We could imagine and just create.Hooowever. I personaly would like to have just Witches in this pack. I think magical beeings are different enough to not blend them into one race. Anyways those were my 2 thoughts as they announce the pack.After the announcement Simgurus tweeted about the pack using only the witch/wizard emoji. Maybe they dont want to give anything away and of course its not proof whatsoever but Im now more convinced that its going to be just witches.

1. I thought about makin magic because in that you travelled to another ''realm'' via that hole in the ground but that was also probably because I love makin' magic too much and thats all i ever want anyways regardless of if it makes sense to think they would do that or nah2. I thought oH its not called witches so ???? HMMM IS IT MOREbut also I don't think we should expect big world seeing how vampires have 5 lots I don't see witches getting more than that which tbh I am ok with if that means no house shells also I wish they focus on gameplay because there will at least be witches of some sort and if that is not done properly i will be sadbut since they made us expect magical place with that title they better do that well too regardless of what size magical place it isalso lowkey hoping for dragons but only if they have enough interactionsworld style? personally would love fantasy world or that carnival side of magic town but idk tbhI don't think they can go too wrong with small magical world that has no house shells I will love it no matter what it is(ok just do not make hollow 2.0 I can just live in hollow if I want hollow)

What comes to mind when you hear "Realm of Magic?"

NaeTheFae
6 years ago
Mostly just witches, and I'm going off the 3 hints they gave at EA Play, if it is magicians..and not witches, their will be an uproar by a lot of the community members.
LiELF
Seasoned Veteran
6 years ago
I think it's not called "Witches" because it's more than just Witches. I do think they're included, but we will be able to make a variety of Spellcasters, or just freeform create what we want. I think the CAS will have new wizardly beards and robes, Voodoo style, Druidic and Shamanistic, etc. as well as maybe a couple of "witchy" styles. I think the magic will be more expansive and we'll be able to choose the types of magic that they cast. So I'm thinking it might be similar to Vampires in selections and how it plays.

As for the world...I'm really not sure what to expect. There will probably be a small, mystical map with a few strange lots. I'm hoping that this world will have magical things going on in the environment at all times, like it's alive with magic. It would be fun if it had "portals" set up like in Jungle Adventures, but when your Sim walks into them, they end up somewhere across the map to a new strange place.
EnkiSchmidt
Hero
6 years ago
Since they put "realm" into the title I expect a new world about the size of Forgotten Hollow. Maybe an aspiration that lets sims unlock magic powers while experiencing a short storyline in that world.

Also the use of "magic", not "witches", gives me hope for something more versatile, a generic magic user base that we can customize into our own traditions.

I think we will be able to create supernatural sims in CAS and I also think it would be neat if they differentiated between sims born with a gift for magic and those initiated into it as a science. Something like sorcerers and wizards and Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (didn't play 4th or 5th, so I don't know if they kept that). For example anybody can get initiated and learn the magic skill, but there is also a trait for natural mages that gives them a few inborn powers regardless of whether they decide to train in magic or not.
AquaGamer1212
New Spectator
6 years ago
Witches and Fairies. Other than that idk ?? They could go the Harry Potter route, they could do something completely different. I didn’t play the past games so I don’t know.
LatinaBunny
New Spectator
6 years ago
In terms of first instinct, just hearing the term, I think of witches, wizards/mages/sorcerers, dragons and fairies, etc. When I hear the world realm, I think of a more fantasy-theme.
ForbiddenSecret
6 years ago
Honestly when I hear the title my brain hops to Elves/Fairies. Since it's the Sims I'm thinking Witches and maybe some Fey life state.
wildirishbanshee
Rising Novice
6 years ago
My first thought was...MAGIC TOWN! Overall, I'm just excited to have magic in my game again!
nikkiheathcote9
6 years ago
A magical hidden world, possibly similar to magic town in making magic :-)
CAITLINX354
6 years ago
Honestly the more I think about the more realm of magic makes me think of fae folk. Like fairy rings and all that. I mean we've had the Sylvan Glade since base game that had that weird circle of mushrooms so maybe it'll be more fairy esque magic than witches?

I would really rather witches but we shall wait and see.
aveniceglass
6 years ago
I hope we get something like the magic jelly bean tree again, that thing was my favorite