What spells and potions are you expecting?

"simfriend1968;c-17215285" wrote:
There are 24 spells and 15 potions (that seems to be more spells and fewer potions than in TS3); it is nearly 40 so it is a good number in my opinion, especially if the spells are involved or complicated in any way.

Some spells we know of are as follows:

Inferniate — sets things on fire
Copypasto — copies things and can copy potions
Transformation spell — whereby sims can be transformed into an object or maybe a fish, but not an animal.
Conjure food
Fight other sims

Some potions that were mentioned in the blurb:

a love potion
an immortality potion
remove unwanted curses

Other features:
Various Familiars, including the possibility of selecting a family pet
4 branches of magic, including potions
Spells can fail leading to a sim acquiring one of the new curses
a spellbook in which spells and potions are recorded as they are learned
a new lifestate
Magic is not a skill but there is some form of progression with the different spells implied
broom riding as an efficient mode of transportation
Magic duels (shown in the trailer).

This all sounds great to me. I can’t wait to find out the rest. The main thing I am hoping for is magic that is costly, interesting, and has permanent effects (as well as some cool animations). A bonus would be some form of group magic which would make spells and potions stronger or less likely to fail. (It is sort of implied in the trailer, at least with potions, because there are 3 spots around the giant cauldron and they are sort of lit up).

The world with its two aspects looks wonderful to me too. I think the atmosphere of the hidden world will add a lot to the feel of the pack with familiars flying around and other NPCs casting spells. I think some of the familiars can perhaps be caught or found there as well.