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Author: Warfreak
Version: 1.4
Date Started: 1/5/07
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Table of Contents
[1] Introduction, Read it Punk
[1.01] Introduction
[1.02] Version History
[1.03] Riverblossom Hills
[2] The Seasons, The Name of the Game
[2.01] The Concept
[2.02] Summer
[2.03] Autumn
[2.04] winter
[2.05] Spring
[3] The Careers, There are 5 + 1 of them
[3.01] Gamer
[3.02] Education
[3.03] Law
[3.04] Journalism
[3.05] Music
[3.06] Adventurer
[3.07] Job Analysis
[3.08] Update from Uni
[3.09] Teen Gamer
[3.10] Teen Education
[3.11] Teen Law
[3.12] Teen Journalism
[3.13] Teen Music
[3.14] Teen Adventurer
[3.15] Teen Job Analysis
[4] Career Rewards, Pay for your Work
[4.01] Books First for Learning: A Bookshelf of Education
[4.02] The Rock Hammer
[4.03] The Gootentaugen Award for Excellence in Journalism
[4.04] "I Object" Litigator Podium
[4.05] Golden Skull of Jumbok IV
[4.06] Tribal Flame a la Coconut Pinball
[5] Chance Cards, Russian Roulette Style
[5.01] Gamer
[5.02] Education
[5.03] Law
[5.04] Journalism
[5.05] Music
[5.06] Adventurer
[5.07] Teen Gamer
[5.08] Teen Education
[5.09] Teen Law
[5.10] Teen Journalism
[5.11] Teen Music
[5.12] Teen Adventurer
[6] Food and Drink, Lifeblood of SimCity's Economy
[6.01] Bass with Squash
[6.02] Blackened Catfish
[6.03] Stuffed Rainbow Trout
[6.04] Stuffed Golden Trout
[6.05] Apple Juice
[6.06] Beauty Cocktail
[6.07] Eggplant Juice
[6.08] Lemonade
[6.09] Orange Juice
[6.10] Orangeaid
[6.11] Pepper Punch
[6.12] Pureed Boot
[6.13] Strawberry Juice
[6.14] Strawberry Lemonade
[6.15] Tomato Juice
[6.16] Vegetable Cocktail
[7] Fishing, Overrated says Fluffy the Cat
[7.01] Starters
[7.02] Bait
[7.03] Percentages
[7.04] Catch
[8] Growing Produce, 100% Organic
[8.01] Starters
[8.02] Bronze
[8.03] Silver
[8.04] Gold
[8.05] Greenhouse
[8.06] Trees
[8.07] When to Grow
[8.08] Harvested
[9] PlantSims, Tax Reduction in SimCity Tax Claims
[9.01] PlantSim 101
[9.02] Mutation
[9.03] The Effects
[9.04] The Pros and Cons
[9.05] Cure
[10] Aspirations, Up in the Sky
[10.01] Weathernaught 57X
[11] Gardening Club, Not too Exclusive
[11.01] What is it?
[11.02] Joining
[11.03] Point Scoring
[11.04] Rewards
[11.05] The Wishing Well
[12] Composting, Do the Right Thing
[12.01] Composting
[12.02] Things to Shove In
[13] The Weather and the Temperature, Now With 50% More Accurate Forecasts
[13.01] The Weather
[13.02] Temperature
[13.03] Weather Forecasts
[14] Shopping, Open for Business Only
[14.01] Selling Food
[15] Leftovers, Not Ditched
[15.01] Leftovers
[16] Gift Giving, Merry Christmas
[16.01] Gifts
[A] Contact Information
[B] Webmaster Information
[C] Credits
[D] Sites FAQ is on
[E] Copyright
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[1.01] Introduction
"Bristling winter cold, crisp fall mornings, rainy spring afternoons, and hot
summer nights are now all a part of your neighbourhoods! Bundle your Sims up
in warm outerwear clothing or have them drink a cool, refreshing beverage to
ward off the heat. Now that the weather is changing, you never know what
quite to expect!
Send your Sims outdoors, grow fruit and vegetables in a new garden, spend the
afternoon in the pool, or heave a snowball at your neighbour! There's plenty
to do in the great outdoors!
Welcome to Seasons!"
Welcome to my, what it seems to be lucky 13th guide. This is about the game
The Sims 2 expansion pack, Seasons. It seems that EA has split Unleashed into
two, one is Pets and the Other is Seasons. It seems that FAQing is the rage at
the moment. As of writing this, I have 5 guides in progress.
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[1.02] Version History
Version 0.0 [1/5/07]
The second time I've used this version number. This is basically the version
with the template on it.
Version 0.0a [2/5/07]
Adjusted Template
Version 0.1 [10/5/07]
Finally, an actual, proper start.
Version 0.2 [20/5/07]
Another update.
Version 0.3 [27/5/07]
Update, nuff said.
Version 0.4 [15/9/07]
Updated the Education Career and the Job Analysis there. Might seperate that
into another In-Depth Guide. Update bits on the seasons itself, another job
reward and the templete for the guide is complete. The topics are final for
now.
Version 0.5 [16/9/07]
Chapter 7 is updated with some more info, Chapter 8 is complete. Chapter 4 is
fully complete. Chapter 10 is now complete as well.
Version 0.6 [17/9/07]
Chapter 11 is now complete. Chapter 12 complete. Finally, Chapter 13 is also
complete.
Version 0.7 [11/12/07]
Chapter 14 done.
Version 0.8 [13/12/07]
Chapter 15 and 16 are complete.
Version 0.9 [15/1/08]
Chapter 8 updated.
Version 1.0 [20/1/08]
Chapter 3 is complete. Only the remaining chance cards remain to be finished.
Version 1.1 [31/1/08]
Doing the Chance Cards.
Version 1.2 [14/2/08]
Only 3 More Career Chances cards to do.
Version 1.3 [15/2/08]
One more set of Chance cards to do, next update should be the last and this
will finally complete, in my eyes anyway.
Version 1.4 [16/2/08]
The final version. All is complete, so read till your hearts content!
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[1.03] Riverblossom Hills
A new neighbourhood has opened out for you to muck around. The new neighbour-
hood, in addition to Pleasantview, Strangetown and Veronaville is Riverblossom
Hills. Of course, you can just pack everyone up and send them to your own
custom neighbourhood, like me.
"Many Sims have relocated to the quiet, comfortable countryside, in the hopes
that life and family can firmly plant their roots in the middle of nowhere.
Fresh crops aren�t the only thing growing in the farming community of
Riverblossom Hills � love is in the air and many a relationship is on the
verge of blossoming. Unfortunately, problems are bound to sprout in a town
this small. Things are looking up, but hearts can always turn cold with the
onset of winter."
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[2.01] The Concept
Seasons is the main point of having Seasons. Let me rephrase. The 4 seasons of
the year is the main point of The Sims 2 : Seasons. Every single neighbourhood
can have a season and what kind of Sim game would you be playing if you don't
get to control what season you get to muck around with. There are reasons to
mess around with seasons. Think of how you can change the view of the
neighbourhood of you get to change the season around. You like snow? Well you
can have it. And also, each season has its advantages and its disadvantages.
Season will change over time and you have to adjust to each one do that you
don't get left behind. After all, since when was winter summer? This can lead
to some warm weather in winter and cold weather in summer. Anything is
possible, anything.
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[2.02] Summer
The first of the seasons. In this season, the sun shines for your Sims, and
by shine, replace with burns. In the season of scorching heat, you don't want
to be caught outside when it is burning. Because of the great activities that
you can do in summer, like muck around in the pool for hours on end, not only
do the body points become automatically acquired, but it is a great time for
you to catch up with friends.
In Summer, you get an extra relationship boost to all positive interactions
towards people living outside your family. It is nice to have a nice boost to
keep up to date with friends, especially if you have many friends, thank you
Open for Business. Also, it is Summer so be aware that you will heat up faster
in the sun and exercising. Your temperature will reach the red far faster
rather than other seasons, so you might need to drink some fresh juice to calm
you down. Also, during the night time, you can look out for fireflies. These
little critters can be collected by clicking the square they are on and by
catching them. They will be a miniature source of light that you can use but
after a while, the glow will be gone.
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[2.03] Autumn
Autumn is the beginning of decay. Leaves start to fall and the Sun slowly
turns off the gas. It isn't too warm in this season and it prone to sudden
changes in weather. Of course, with the season of fall, the leaves will fall
of any trees that aren't related to producing food, quite quickly which will
soon turn to be a chore. Of course, you can rake up the leaves, giving access
to cleaning points by simply raking it. After that, you can simply dispose of
them, which is rather dull. Of course, you can compost them to give an extra
boost to your garden or you can burn them. Yes, BURN!!! Being the pyromaniac
that I am, I love burning them, but don't burn them near something that can
easily go up in flames, it isn't too much fun to have your house burn down to
your pyromaniac urges.
The main bonus of the season of Autumn is the boost to the rate that your Sims
learn their skills. You can witness this when you see them training their
skills and see the leaves flowing around the progress bar. This is extremely
handy, since it can nearly halve the time needed to learn a skill. This is
even more handy when you use it with some of the juices and learn the final
skill point to max out a skill.
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[2.04] winter
Ah, the Season of Wintery Death. Winter is basically what it is, the freezing
cold. You will notice the most unique feature of Winter. The floor will
become white due to the snow. And this will be due to the weather. And since
it will, WILL, be cold in Winter, you must buy some outerwear for your Sims
to wear. This way, it will prevent them getting cold too quickly outside. Just
like Summer on the way it rapidly increased the temperature guage, Winter does
the exact opposite. Luckily, since all trees will be dormant for the winter,
you can purchase a hot chocolate maker. Just a cup of this glorious stuff will
warm your Sim up from the blue to the green.
The next thing is the snow and the chill. You will need a roof over the green
house to ensure that your plants will grow, and a roof over the head of your
own Sims. Why? Well, would you like to sleep in the snow while being tucked
in, nice and cozy, in your bed? Don't think so. Of course, it will snow and
this will make everything outside covered in snow. Of course, everything will
still work, its rather more decoration than anything else. And then there is
the opportunity to make snow angels and snowmen, if you don't have the Holiday
Pack. The look of the snowman, according to the Maxoids is depending on
whether your Sim is nice or evil. Nice will have a friendly looking snowman
while evil Sims will have a nasty looking snowman.
With the snow that will pour down in the winter season, there will be the
opportunity to have snow angels. It is literally an angel, where your Sim gets
down on the snow and spreads their limbs. The snow can be seen through when
you clikck with your cursor, however, the grass will be snow. This is why you
should invest in a greenhouse.
Another feature of the Winter Season is the penguin. This little fellow will
come along and will act as a semi-pet. You can shoo him, pet him, but can't
form a relationship with him. If you have a snowman, the penguin can go and
communicate with him, somehow. Of course, he can come along in the other
seasons and if you leave some fish for him, he'll eat it.
With the fish, along comes another point. Your pool will be heated, this is
probably why my Sims go for a dip in the pool while walking from A to B, until
I did some reconstruction. Its obviously warmer than walking if the pool is
heated. Ponds will be frozen over unless it is covered by something, meaning
that there won't be fresh fish for a season.
Of course, since there is ice, you can have ice skating. Its basically the
roller rink being run into a ice skating rink. It basically the same except
for the interactions that you can perform with friends and family. You can
try to spin and jump while working up those body points. Wow, Seasons make
body points more fun to achieve. Although your interactions with the other
Sims is rather limited, it will provide large relationship boosts to your
totals. And on the note of family, this is the best time for your Sims and
their family to get together. While friends will yield a slightly lower
amount of relationship points, it will be different for your family. This is
the time to renew and build up those family bonds.
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[2.05] Spring
All your gardening will be back to life, with fruit tree at the sickly level.
Do not dispair, for it will be back to normal sooner or later, after the
necessary amount of pruning. This is also the time to start some planting of
crops will be in Spring. It also allows you access to your pond again, when
the weather decides to pick up again. Of course, with spring, the Season of
life, there will be some butterflies to catch. You can do it as you would do
with fireflies, you click on the square they are located on, and then catch
them. Of course, they just add to the decor of the place, but if you have Open
for Business, it looks cool to have some jars of insects on the shelves, even
if you can't sell them.
Spring is the Season for Love. All romantic interactions will yield more
relationship points and is perfect to catch up with the flames which are the
boyfriends and the girlfriends or level up with a spark that you think will
provide eternal happiness. Of course, marriage is for the life of the Sim,
since the SimCity Marriage Council does not believe in divorce. Damn old,
conservative council, though it does limit the ability of Sims to become
gold diggers.
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[3.01] Gamer
******
*Noob*
******
Description
"You've been accepted into one of the most elite gaming circles on the net.
You need to think fast, be creative, and always up for a challenge if you
intend to win.
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 4pm
Salary: �123
Requirements for Level 2: None
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Friday
***************
*Button Masher*
***************
Description
"The controller naturally fits in your hand and your fingers fly over the
buttons, but you'll need to be a little more creative with your strategies if
you plan to move up."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �147
Bonus for Promotion: �294
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Creativity Point
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Wednesday, Saturady
**************
*Trash Talker*
**************
Description
"You have a favorite server and everyone knows your name, probably because you
let them know who's best. Keep winning at the game and you'll go far."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 9pm
Salary: �225
Bonus for Promotion: �550
Requirements for Level 4: 1 Mechanical Point
1 Logic Point
1 Creativity Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Tuesday
*************
*Gold Farmer*
*************
Description
"Having enongh gold to buy the best equipment is the reason you play the game.
However, it's one thing to have the best gear and another entirely to use it
properly."
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �296
Bonus for Promotion: �592
Requirements for Level 5: 2 Mechanical Points
2 Logic Points
2 Creativity Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Tuesday, Saturday
***************
*Flag Capturer*
***************
Description
"Whether it belongs to the red team or blue team, if it's a flag it'll be
captured. Rocket jumping and circle strafing demand a great deal of
mechanical skill and creativity - stay focused!"
Job Level: 5 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 7pm
Salary: �325
Bonus for Promotion: �650
Requirements for Level 6: 4 Mechanical Points
3 Logic Points
2 Creativity Points
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Tuesday, Saturday
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*Platform Jumper*
*****************
Description
"Few can jump quite like you, but that is what comes with the dedication.
Enjoy the pay raise and old-school gameplay, but keep those fingers nimble!"
Job Level: 6
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 8pm
Salary: �453
Bonus for Promotion: �906
Requirements for Level 7: 5 Mechanical Points
4 Logic Points
3 Mechanical Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
***************
*Power Leveler*
***************
Description
"An expert at mindless repetition, you can gain levels faster than anybody
else, but you've got to keep your eye on the prize and avoid distraction to
stay in the game"
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 6pm
Salary: �763
Bonus for Promotion: �1,526
Requirements for Level 8: 6 Mechanical Points
6 Logic Points
4 Creativity Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday
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*Real Time Strategizer*
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Description
"Huge ditigal armies are under your control, ready to mine for gold and
capture cities at your command. Failure is not an option."
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �950
Bonus for Promotion: �1,900
Requirements for Level 9: 7 Mechanical Points
7 Logic Points
6 Mechanical Points
7 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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*Guild Leader*
**************
Description
"Lead your guild to glory by battling through the deepest dungeons in search
of loot. You'll need to keep everybody happy while maintaining a firm hand to
become the top guild on the server."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 9pm
Salary: �1,250
Bonus for Promotion: �2,500
Requirements for Level 10: 8 Mechanical Points
10 Logic Points
7 Creativity Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Thursday, Friday
***************
*Game Designer*
***************
Description
"It is time for you to design the greatest game ever. Are you up to the task?
It's critical you surround yourself with the brightest and the most creative
people while honing your own creative juices!
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 6pm
Salary: �1,950
Bonus for Promotion: �3,900
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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[3.02] Education
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*Playground Monitor*
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Description
"Before you rule the classroom, you'll have to rule the playground. Nosebleeds
and ouchies are par for the course. Enthusiasm and care will win the day."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �215
Requirements for Level 2: None
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
***************
*Teachers Aide*
***************
Description
"Teaching is a stressful job that requires a lot of grunt work, and you're
just the grunt to do it. Clean erasers and filled glue bottles will take
you right to the top."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �316
Bonus for Promotion: �632
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Charisma Point
1 Cleaning Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*Substitute Teacher*
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Description
"Writing your name in chalk and dodging spitballs with ease are two skills at
the top of your resume. Patience will determine how well you do."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �452
Bonus for Promotion: �904
Requirements for Level 4: 2 Charisma Points
2 Cleaning Points
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*Elementary School Teacher*
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Description
"From art and crafts to mathematics, you fill your students' heads with
worldly knowledge. Just make sure they don't fill their ears with glue.
Interesting job..."
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �642
Bonus for Promotion: �1,284
Requirements for Level 5: 3 Charisma Points
2 Logic Points
3 Cleaning Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*High School Teacher*
*********************
Description
"You're that cool teacher that all the students seem to like, but your
popularity alone won't prepare them for college. Their success is your
success, so keep them inspired."
Job Level: 5 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 3pm
Salary: �754
Bonus for Promotion: �1,508
Requirements for Level 6: 4 Cleaning Points
4 Logic Points
4 Charisma Points
7 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*University Guest Lecturer*
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Description
"You can condense a lifetime of study into an hour-long lecture, but that
won't mean anything if they fall asleep. You'll need to be witty and
charismatic to succeed,
Job Level: 6
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 5pm
Salary: �1,560
Bonus for Promotion: �3,120
Requirements for Level 7: 5 Cleaning Points
5 Charisma Points
5 Logic Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
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*High School Principal*
***********************
Description
"The school's success depends on your administrative skills. Keep the faculty
and students happy and you'll climb the ranks."
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �1,640
Bonus for Promotion: �3.280
Requirements for Level 8: 5 Charisma Points
6 Logic Points
7 Cleaning Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*College Senior Professor*
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Description
"Your position gives you the kind of credentials you need to tell people that
you're smart. Stay on top of your research but don't forget about your
classes."
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �1,982
Bonus for Promotion: �3,964
Requirements for Level 9: 7 Charisma Points
8 Logic Points
8 Cleaning Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*College Dean of Students*
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Description
"Every catastrophe on campus comes your way, but that's what makes the job
exciting. You'll need to hone your problem solving skills to keep everything
in order."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �2,430
Bonus for Promotion: �4,860
Requirements for Level 10: 8 Charisma Points
9 Logic Points
10 Cleaning Points
13 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Free Days: Wednesday, Saturday
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*Education Minister*
********************
Description
"You finally have the power to make changes to the educational system. Choose
wisely and work toward a better educated society."
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 4pm
Salary: �3,450
Bonus for Promotion: �6,900
Job Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
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[3.03] Law
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*File Clerk*
************
Description
"It's time to clean up society. But first, you'll need to clean up the files.
You'll need to have good reasoning, organisation, and people skills to get to
the top of this industry."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 4pm
Salary: �148
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*Law Firm Receptionist*
***********************
Description
"Clients are instantly put at ease by your calm and professional demeanor as
you effortlessly juggle telephone calls. Don't lose your cool."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 4pm
Salary: �215
Bonus for Promotion: �430
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Cleaning Point
1 Logic Point
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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*Legal Secretary*
*****************
Description
"Your skill in writing shorthand is so good you could fit a novel on a single
grain of rice. Rapid multitasking under pressure is a necessity."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �365
Bonus for Promotion: �730
Requirements for Level 4: 1 Charisma Points
2 Cleaning Points
2 Logic Points
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
**************
*Legal Biller*
**************
Description
"No business expense nor hour of work billed shall go unnoticed when you're on
the job. Meticulous bookkeeping will keep both the firm and clients happy."
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �422
Bonus for Promotion: �844
Requirements for Level 5: 2 Charisma Points
3 Logic Points
3 Cleaning Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
***********
*Paralegal*
***********
Description
"Working on important cases behind the scenes, you work with the efficiency
and speed of a law ninja. Making smart surgical strikes is the path to
glory."
Job Level: 5
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �488
Bonus for Promotion: �976
Requirements for Level 6: 4 Charisma Points
3 Logic Points
4 Cleaning Points
6 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Free Days: Wednesday, Saturday
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*Personal Injury Attorney*
**************************
Description
"Citizens injured on the job need a champion, and so you live to win the most
difficult cases. Powers of persuasion will get you ahead."
Job Level: 6 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �725
Bonus for Promotion: �1,450
Requirements for Level 7: 5 Charisma Points
5 Cleaning Points
4 Logic Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*********************
*Family Law Attorney*
*********************
Description
"Dealing with sensitive family matters take the kind of tack and
professionalism that few have. Luckily, you're one of those few, but you'll
need to tread lightly to stay successful."
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �865
Bonus for Promotion: �1,730
Requirements for Level 8: 6 Charisma Points
6 Cleaning Points
6 Logic Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
********************************
*International Corporate Lawyer*
********************************
Description
"You travel the world with a fine leather briefcase that lets people know
you mean business. The largest companies in the world are relying on you to
protect them from bankruptcy."
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 5pm
Salary: �1,175
Bonus for Promotion: �2,350
Requirements for Level 9: 8 Charisma Points
7 Cleaning Points
6 Logic Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Free Days: Wednesday, Friday
************************
*Entertainment Attorney*
************************
Description
"You represent and protect the hottest and hippest celebrities, but don't let
the glamour go to your head. You'll need to work hard to protect your clients
from the most vicious scandals."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �1,572
Bonus for Promotion: �3,144
Requirements for Level 10: 10 Charisma Points
8 Cleaning Points
7 Logic Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*********
*The Law*
*********
Description
"You are the law! Criminals tremble in your presence. Dispense judgement
with a firm but fair hand."
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �1,912
Bonus for Promotion: �3,824
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Free Days: Wednesday, Saturday
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[3.04] Journalism
**************************
*Yearbook Club Supervisor*
**************************
Description
"Pictures need to be in the right place and names properly aligned. It's a lot
of busy work, but every journalist starts somewhere."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 3pm
Salary: �115
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*************
*Blog Writer*
*************
Description
"The internet is a vast place just screaming for writers to come forth and
write about everything on their minds. With a little creativity you can go
far."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 6pm
Salary: �228
Bonus for Promotion: �456
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Charisma Point
1 Creativity Point
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday
***********************
*Internet Movie Critic*
***********************
Description
"Perks like free movie passes and buttered popcorn make the business of
reviewing films -- both good and bad ones -- a nice gig."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 8pm
Salary: �287
Bonus for Promotion: �574
Requirements for Level 4: 2 Cooking Points
2 Charisma Points
1 Creativity Point
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
**************
*Fact Checker*
**************
Description
"Every detail and fact needs to be checked and double checked. In a world
filled with lawsuits and libel, you're the paper's last line of factual
defence!"
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �385
Bonus for Promotion: �770
Requirements for Level 5: 3 Cooking Points
3 Charisma Points
2 Creativity Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*****************
*Obituary Writer*
*****************
Description
"In time every Sim must part with the world and it's your job to honour
them ... or at least write something interesting. Work on your Creativity
to move onto bigger beats."
Job Level: 5
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 5pm
Salary: �457
Bonus for Promotion: �914
Requirements for Level 6: 4 Cooking Points
4 Charisma Points
4 Creativity Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Tuesday
******************
*Horoscope Writer*
******************
Description
"Sims around the city read your column every day to see what their future
holds. What will the day bring according to you?"
Job Level: 6 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 3pm
Salary: �668
Bonus for Promotion: �1,336
Requirements for Level 7: 4 Cooking Points
6 Charisma Points
5 Creativity Points
7 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
******************
*Sports Columnist*
******************
Description
"The city is full of great teams and readers want to know your take on them.
Stay Charismatic and cook up a few more stories to stay on top."
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 7pm
Salary: �874
Bonus for Promotion: �1,748
Requirements for Level 8: 5 Cooking Points
8 Charisma Points
6 Creativity Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Wednesday, Friday
**************************
*Investigatory Journalist*
**************************
Description
"You're on the case and nothing bad will cross your desk without
investigation. Blow the whistle and keep your readers informed!"
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 11am
Work Hours: 12pm to 7pm
Salary: �1,168
Bonus for Promotion: �2,336
Requirements for Level 9: 5 Cooking Points
9 Charisma Points
7 Creativity Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Friday
*****************
*Magazine Editor*
*****************
Description
"You're the editor in charge of the hottest magazine on the market -- if it's
stylish, interesting, or worth reading about, your staff is on it."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �1,460
Bonus for Promotion: �2,920
Requirements for Level 10: 6 Cooking Points
10 Charisma Points
9 Creativity Points
13 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Thursday
***************
*Media Magnate*
***************
Description
"It isn't easy being the owner of countless media outlets, but the power and
wealth that accompanies the responsibility is more than enough compensation."
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 6pm
Salary: �2,350
Bonus for Promotion: �4,700
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Saturday
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[3.05] Music
********************
*Record Store Clerk*
********************
Description
"It's your job to promote good music and harass customers for their poor
musical tastes. Every musical genius must start somewhere."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �135
Requirements for Level 2: None
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
*************
*Piano Tuner*
*************
Description
"A finely tuned piano is music to your ears. Keep honing your Mechanical
skills -- they'll pay off in the long run for your musical career."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 5pm
Salary: �186
Bonus for Promotion: �372
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Mechanical Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
****************************
*Coffee Shop Sound Engineer*
****************************
Description
"Customers sipping hot java need great tunes to soothe their souls -- it's
your job to engineer the music so that it plays just perfectly."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 12pm
Work Hours: 1pm to 8pm
Salary: �223
Bonus for Promotion: �446
Requirements for Level 4: 2 Mechanical Points
1 Charisma Point
1 Creativity Point
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
***************************
*Summer Camp Music Teacher*
***************************
Description
"A lover of campfire tunes and camaraderie, you are the leader of the
campground's music class. Keep your Charisma and Creativity high to maintain
a strong level of camp memories!"
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �335
Bonus for Promotion: �670
Requirements for Level 5: 3 Mechanical Points
2 Charisma Points
2 Creativity Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
***************************
*Battle of the Bands Judge*
***************************
Description
"Musicians come from near and far to show off their stuff, and it's you who
decides who goes on to record greatness, and who goes back to the garage."
Job Level: 5
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 8pm
Salary: �452
Bonus for Promotion: �904
Requirements for Level 6: 5 Mechanical Points
3 Charisma Points
2 Creativity Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
********
*Roadie*
********
Description
"As good as the band is, they wouldn't be anywhere without a dedicated group
of Roadies. Practice your Creativity a bit more and that could be you on
stage."
Job Level: 6 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 7am
Work Hours: 8am to 3pm
Salary: �535
Bonus for Promotion: �1,070
Requirements for Level 7: 6 Mechanical Points
4 Charisma Points
4 Creativity Points
7 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Wednesday
*****************
*Studio Musician*
*****************
Description
"Recording artists come and go, but you're here to redefine the face of
music. It's no small task and you have your work cut out for you."
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 3pm
Salary: �1,030
Bonus for Promotion: �2,060
Requirements for Level 8: 7 Mechanical Points
5 Charisma Points
5 Creativity Points
8 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Thursday
*****************
*Concert Pianist*
*****************
Description
"Audiences flock to see your fingers fly over the ivory keys of the grand
piano. Woo them and refine your craft to reach the next step."
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 10am
Work Hours: 11am to 6pm
Salary: �1,950
Bonus for Promotion: �3,900
Requirements for Level 9: 7 Mechanical Points
6 Charisma Points
7 Creativity Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
********************
*Symphony Conductor*
********************
Description
"With a furious flash of the conductor's baton your symphonies delight and
astound. Your passion for music shows that perhaps you are destined for
something more."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 9pm
Salary: �2,100
Bonus for Promotion: �4,200
Requirements for Level 10: 7 Mechanical Points
8 Charisma Points
9 Creativity Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
**********
*Rock God*
**********
Description
"Nobody before has rocked as hard, played as many solos, or dived into crowds
of adoring fans quite like you. You rock in everything you do. You are the
music."
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 4pm
Work Hours: 5pm to 11pm
Salary: �2,830
Bonus for Promotion: �5,660
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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[3.06] Adventurer
*********************
*Ambassador's Intern*
*********************
Description
"Your life of adventure has begun! You'll need to head to the gym if you want
to move out of the office for some real adventure!"
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �172
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Body Point
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Thursday
***********
*Spelunker*
***********
Description
"You are fearless as you explore the deepest caves throughout the world. Your
co-workers hold their breath every time you attempt another dangerous
expedition."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 9pm
Salary: �225
Bonus for Promotion: �450
Requirements for Level 3: 2 Charisma Points
2 Body Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday
************************************
*Multiregional Sim of Some Question*
************************************
Description
"People are asking questions about your adventures though there's always rrom
for more. Work on your Charisma and Mechanical skills to get out of tricky
situations."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 8pm
Salary: �375
Bonus for Promotion: �750
Requirements for Level 4: 1 Mechanical Points
2 Charisma Points
4 Body Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
********************
*Deep Sea Excavator*
********************
Description
"There is no depth too deep or sea creature too scary for you. The adventuring
is picking up and your fame is spreading."
Job Level: 4
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 3pm
Salary: �415
Bonus for Promotion: �830
Requirements for Level 5: 2 Mechanical Points
2 Charisma Points
5 Body Points
3 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Wednesday
*****************
*Relic Liberator*
*****************
Description
"If there's a priceless relic that isn't captured, it will be soon. Your nimble
fingers and ridiculous acrobatic skills have foiled many an ancient tomb."
Job Level: 5 [JOB REWARD]
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 7pm
Salary: �580
Bonus for Promotion: �1,160
Requirements for Level 6: 3 Mechanical Points
3 Charisma Points
6 Body Points
4 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Wednesday
**************
*Dread Pirate*
**************
Description
"Arrr! The Seven Seas belong to your fleet of terror -- no merchant ship
crosses the ocean without the fear of conquest and piracy!"
Job Level: 6
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 4pm
Salary: �870
Bonus for Promotion: �1,740
Requirements for Level 7: 6 Mechanical Points
3 Charisma Points
7 Body Points
5 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Tuesday
******************
*Warhead Disarmer*
******************
Description
"Few adventurers risk their lives for the good of others like you. Your
Mechanical prowess guarantees no warheads will go off on your watch."
Job Level: 7
Carpool Arrival: 9am
Work Hours: 10am to 4pm
Salary: �1,050
Bonus for Promotion: �2,100
Requirements for Level 8: 7 Mechanical Points
5 Charisma Points
7 Body Points
7 Family Points
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Friday
********************
*Hostage Negotiator*
********************
Description
"When it comes time to talk the bad guys out of doing something stupid, you're
the Sim they call. Keep working on your Charisma to handle these situations."
Job Level: 8
Carpool Arrival: 8am
Work Hours: 9am to 3pm
Salary: �1,560
Bonus for Promotion: �3,120
Requirements for Level 9: 8 Mechanical Points
7 Charisma Points
8 Body Points
9 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
******************************
*International Sim of Mystery*
******************************
Description
"The unanswered questions surrounding your person has crossed borders --
you're now international. You'll need to be in top shape for your next
assignment."
Job Level: 9
Carpool Arrival: 1pm
Work Hours: 2pm to 10pm
Salary: �1,910
Bonus for Promotion: �3,820
Requirements for Level 10: 8 Mechanical Points
8 Charisma Points
9 Body Points
11 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
**************
*Space Pirate*
**************
Description
"You're the galaxy's most feared, and noble, pirate. You know every wormhole
to use and moon to hide on -- adventuring like this has never been seen on
the galactic level."
Job Level: 10
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 8pm
Salary: �2,730
Bonus for Promotion: �5,460
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Friday
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[3.07] Job Analysis
This section is built to analyse all the jobs in the game. As you expect,
there will be comparsion now to the University and Base game jobs, taken off
my FAQ of course, since I did right them. Warning, this will be a long section
to view.
BASE GAME JOBS
**********
*Politics*
**********
Campaign Worker - �34.22 per hour
�1540 per week
Intern - �70 per hour
�2100 per week
Lobbyist - �84 per hour
�2520 per week
Campaign Manager - �68.89 per hour
�3010 per week
City Council Member - �113.16 per hour
�3395 per week
State Assemblyperson - �108 per hour
�3780 per week
Congressperson - �140 per hour
�4200 per week
Judge - �284.5 per hour
�4552 per week
Senator - �136.11 per hour
�4900 per week
Mayor - �219.67 per hour
�5260 per week
**********
*Medicine*
**********
Emergency Medicial Technician - �46.67 per hour
�1400 per week
Paramedic - �64.16 per hour
�1925 per week
Intern - �68 per hour
�2380 per week
Nurse - �63.78 per hour
�2870 per week
Resident - �96 per hour
�3360 per week
General Practitioner - �96.25 per hour
�3850 per week
Specialist - �145.33 per hour
�4375 per week
Surgeon - �163.33 per hour
�4900 per week
Medicial Researcher - �193.72 per hour
�5424 per week
Chief of Staff - �214.14 per hour
�5996 per week
**********
*Business*
**********
Mailroom Technician - �28 per hour
�840 per week
Executive Assistant - �36 per hour
�1260 per week
Field Sales Representative - �50 per hour
�1750 per week
Junior Executive - �64 per hour
�2240 per week
Executive - �93.33 per hour
�2800 per week
Senior Manager - �80.89 per hour
�3640 per week
Vice President - �115.5 per hour
�4620 per week
President - �175 per hour
�5600 per week
CEO - �237.86 per hour
�6660 per week
Business Tycoon - �350 per hour
�8400 per week
**********
*Athletic*
**********
Team Mascot - �25.66 per hour
�770 per week
Minor Leaguer - �39.66 per hour
�1190 per week
Rookie - �53.66 per hour
�1610 per week
Starter - �70 per hour
- �2100 per week
All Star - �89.83 per hour
�2695 per week
MVP - �148.83 per hour
�3572 per week
Superstar - �170 per hour
- �4760 per week
Assistant Coach - �297.6 per hour
�5952 per week
Coach - �291.66 per hour
�7000 per week
Hall of Famer - �505.5 per hour
�9099 per week
**********
*Criminal*
**********
Pickpocket - �32.67 per hour
�980 per week
Bagman - �40 per hour
�1400 per week
Bookie - �55 per hour
�1925 per week
Con Artist - �81.67 per hour
�2450 per week
Getaway Driver - �74.375 per hour
�2975 per week
Bank Robber - �92.75 per hour
�3710 per week
Cat Burglar - �149.33 per hour
�4480 per week
Counterfeiter - �177.33 per hour
�5320 per week
Smuggler - �262.2 per hour
�6300 per week
Criminal Mastermind - �320.83 per hour
�7700 per week
**********
*Military*
**********
Recruit - �58.33 per hour
�1700 per week
Elite Forces - �75.83 per hour
�2275 per week
Drill Instructor - �93.33 per hour
�2800 per week
Junior Officer - �105 per hour
�3150 per week
Counter Intelligence - �116.66 per hour
- �3500 per week
Flight Officer - �128.33 per hour
�3850 per week
Senior Officer - �135.33 per hour
�4060 per week
Commander - �140 per hour
�4200 per week
Astronaut - �182.33 per hour
�4376 per week
General - �189.66 per hour
�4552 per week
*********
*Slacker*
*********
Golf Caddy - �25.2 per hour
�630 per week
Gas Station Attendant - �25.67 per hour
�770 per week
Convenience Store Clerk - �35 per hour
�1050 per week
Record Store Clerk - �42 per hour
�1260 per week
Party DJ - �77 per hour
�1540 per week
Projectionist - �78.4 per hour
�1960 per week
Home Video Editor - �102.67 per hour
�2452 per week
Freelance Photographer - �157.6 per hour
�3152 per week
Freelance Web Designer - �186.6 per hour
�3732 per week
Professional Party Guest - �350 per hour
�4200 per week
*****************
*Law Enforcement*
*****************
Security Guard - �56 per hour
�1680 per week
Cadet - �74.67 per hour
�2240 per week
Patrol Officer - �69 per hour
�2760 per week
Desk Sergeant - �102.67 per hour
�3080 per week
Vice Squad - �114.33 per hour
�3430 per week
Detective - �126 per hour
�3780 per week
Lieutenant - �137.67 per hour
�4130 per week
SWAT Team Leader - �125 per hour
�4375 per week
Police Chief - �113.75 per hour
�4550 per week
Captain Hero - �204.16 per hour
�4900 per week
**********
*Culinary*
**********
Dish Wisher - �15.75 per hour
�630 per week
Drive Through Clerk - �42 per hour
�840 per week
Fast Food Shift Manager - �36.4 per hour
�910 per week
Host - �40.33 per hour
�1210 per week
Waiter - �61.6 per hour
�1540 per week
Prep Cook - �78.16 per hour
�2345 per week
Sous Chef - �116 per hour
�4060 per week
Executive Chef - �201 per hour
�4824 per week
Restauranteur - �166.25 per hour
�5320 per week
Celebrity Chef - �434 per hour
�6510 per week
*********
*Science*
*********
Test Subject - �36.16 per hour
- �1085 per week
Lab Assistant - �53.66 per hour
- �1610 per week
Field Researcher - �74.66 per hour
�2240 per week
Science Teacher - �75 per hour
�2625 per week
Project Leader - �90 per hour
�3150 per week
Inventor - �84 per hour
�3780 per week
Scholar - �179.2 per hour
�4480 per week
Top Secret Researcher - �148 per hour
�5180 per week
Theorist - �380.5 per hour
�6088 per week
Mad Scientist - �583.25 per hour
�6999 per week
UNIVERSITY JOBS
************
*Paranormal*
************
Psychic Phone Pal - �36 per hour
�1260 per week
Conspiracy Theorist - �53.57 per hour
�1875 per week
Tarot Card Reader - �75 per hour
�2625 per week
Hypnotist - �96 per hour
�3360 per week
Medium - �120 per hour
�4200 per week
Douser - �156 per hour
�5460 per week
Police Psychic - �231 per hour
�6930 per week
UFO Investigator - �300 per hour
�8400 per week
Exorcist - �415.67 per hour
�7482 per week
Cult Leader - �675 per hour
�9450 per week
***************
*Show Business*
***************
Screen Test Stand-In - �60 per hour
�2100 per week
Body Double - �82.43 per hour
�2885 per week
Bit Player - �102 per hour
�3570 per week
Commerical Actor - �95.67 per hour
�4305 per week
Cartoon Voice - �144 per hour
�5040 per week
Supporting Player - �165 per hour
�5775 per week
Broadway Star - �187.43 per hour
�6560 per week
Leading Man - �367.5 per hour
�6615 per week
Blockbuster Director - �435.86 per hour
�9153 per week
Icon - �1255.5 per hour
�15066 per week
********
*Artist*
********
Canvas Stretcher - �33 per hour
�1155 per week
Street Caricaturist - �51 per hour
- �1785 per week
Souvenir Whittler - �62.57 per hour
�2190 per week
Comic Book Penciller - �90 per hour
�3150 per week
Wedding Photographer - �115.43 per hour
�4040 per week
Art Forger - �191.29 per hour
�5356 per week
Fashion Photographer - �255 per hour
�7140 per week
Acclaimed Muralist - �318.86 per hour
�6696 per week
Conceptual Artist - �375 per hour
�7875 per week
Visionary - �909.8 per hour
�13647 per week
*****************
*Natural Science*
*****************
Ratkeeper - �46.43 per hour
�1625 per week
Algae Hunter - �69 per hour
�2415 per week
Clam Wrangler - �96 per hour
�3360 per week
Scatmaster - �112.43 per hour
�3935 per week
Soil Identifier - �135 per hour
�4725 per week
Rogue Botanist - �162 per hour
�5670 per week
Animal Linguist - �192 per hour
�6720 per week
Unnatural Crossbreeder - �222 per hour
�7770 per week
Dinosaur Cloner - �326.14 per hour
�9132 per week
Ecological Guru - �499.86 per hour
�10497 per week
SEASONS JOBS
*******
*Gamer*
*******
Noob - �20.5 per hour
�615 per week
Button Masher - �21 per hour
�735 per week
Trash Talker - �37.5 per hour
�1125 per week
Gold Farmer - �42.28 per hour
�1480 per week
Flag Capturer - �54.17 per hour
�1625 per week
Platform Jumper - �75.5 per hour
�2265 per week
Power Leveler - �95.38 per hour
�3052 per week
Real Time Strategizer - �135.71 per hour
�4750 per week
Guild Leader - �178.57 per hour
�5000 per week
Game Designer - �243.75 per hour
�9750 per week
***********
*Education*
***********
Playground Monitor - �30.71 per hour
�1075 per week
Teacher's Aide - �45.14 per hour
�1580 per week
Substitute Teacher - �64.57 per hour
�2260 per week
Elementary School Teacher - �91.71 per hour
�3210 per week
High School Teacher - �125.67 per hour
�3770 per week
University Guest Lecturer - �260 per hour
�6240 per week
High School Principal - �234.28 per hour
�8200 per week
College Senior Professor - �283.14 per hour
�9910 per week
College Dean of Students - �347.14 per hour
�12150 per week
Education Minister - �575 per hour
�13800 per week
*****
*Law*
*****
File Clerk - �24.67 per hour
�740 per week
Law Firm Receptionist - �26.88 per hour
�1075 per week
Legal Secretary - �52.14 per hour
�1825 per week
Legal Biller - �60.29 per hour
�2110 per week
Paralegal - �69.71 per hour
�2440 per week
Personal Injury Attorney - �103.57 per hour
�3625 per week
Family Law Attorney - �123.57 per hour
�4325 per week
International Corporate Lawyer - �146.88 per hour
�5875 per week
Entertainment Attorney - �224.57 per hour
�7860 per week
The Law - �273.14 per hour
�9560 per week
************
*Journalism*
************
Yearbook Club Supervisor - �19.17 per hour
�575 per week
Blog Writer - �45.6 per hour
�1140 per week
Internet Movie Critic - �47.83 per hour
�1435 per week
Fact Checker - �55 per hour
�1925 per week
Obituary Writer - �76.17 per hour
�2285 per week
Horoscope Writer - �133.6 per hour
�3340 per week
Sports Columnist - �145.67 per hour
�4370 per week
Investigatory Journalist - �166.86 per hour
�5840 per hour
Magazine Editor - �208.57 per hour
�7300 per hour
Media Magnate - �293.75 per hour
�11750 per week
*******
*Music*
*******
Record Store Clerk - �19.29 per hour
�675 per week
Piano Tuner - �26.57 per hour
�930 per week
Coffee Shop Sound Engineer - �31.86 per hour
�1115 per week
Summer Camp Music Teacher - �47.86 per hour
�1675 per week
Battle of the Bands Judge - �75.33 per hour
�1808 per week
Roadie - �76.43 per hour
�2675 per week
Studio Musician - �171.67 per hour
�5150 per week
Concert Pianist - �278.57 per hour
�5850 per week
Symphony Conductor - �350 per hour
�8400 per week
Rock God - �471.67 per hour
�11320 per week
***********
*Adventure*
***********
Ambassador's Intern - �24.57 per hour
�860 per week
Spelunker - �37.5 per hour
�1125 per week
Multiregional Sim of Some Question - �62.5 per hour
�1875 per week
Deep Sea Excavator - �69.17 per hour
�2075 per week
Relic Liberator - �116 per hour
�2900 per week
Dread Pirate - �124.29 per hour
�4350 per week
Warhead Disarmer - �175 per hour
�5250 per week
Hostage Negotiator - �260 per hour
�7800 per week
International Sim of Mystery - �238.75 per hour
�7640 per week
Space Pirate - �546 per hour
�13650 per week
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[3.08] Update from Uni
For those with the University expansion pack, jobs were linked with the majors
that one can undertake from University. As such, I have linked up the 6 new
career paths with the majors that it is linked with as well as the skills that
are prominent in the career path.
--==Gamer==--
Skills: Logic, Mechanical, Creativity
Majors: Mathematics, Physics
--==Adventurer==--
Skills: Body, Mechanical, Charisma
Majors: Drama, Literature
--==Music==--
Skills: Mechanical, Charisma, Creativity
Majors: Drama, Literature
--==Law==--
Skills: Charisma, Cleaning, Logic
Majors: History, Political Science, Psychology
--==Journalism==--
Skills: Charisma, Creativity, Cooking
Majors: Art, Philosophy
--==Education==--
Skills: Cleaning, Logic, Charisma
Majors: Biology, Psychology
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[3.09] Teen Gamer
******
*Noob*
******
Description
"You've been accepted into one of the most elite gaming circles on the net.
You need to think fast, be creative, and always up for a challenge if you
intend to win.
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �45
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Creativity Point
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Friday
***************
*Button Masher*
***************
Description
"The controller naturally fits in your hand and your fingers fly over the
buttons, but you'll need to be a little more creative with your strategies if
you plan to move up."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �74
Bonus for Promotion: �148
Requirements for Level 3: 2 Creativity Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Wednesday, Saturady
**************
*Trash Talker*
**************
Description
"You have a favorite server and everyone knows your name, probably because you
let them know who's best. Keep winning at the game and you'll go far."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �107
Bonus for Promotion: �214
Job Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday
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[3.10] Teen Education
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*Playground Monitor*
********************
Description
"Before you rule the classroom, you'll have to rule the playground. Nosebleeds
and ouchies are par for the course. Enthusiasm and care will win the day."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �64
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Cleaning Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
***************
*Teachers Aide*
***************
Description
"Teaching is a stressful job that requires a lot of grunt work, and you're
just the grunt to do it. Clean erasers and filled glue bottles will take
you right to the top."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 7pm
Salary: �86
Bonus for Promotion: �172
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Charisma Point
2 Cleaning Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
********************
*Substitute Teacher*
********************
Description
"Writing your name in chalk and dodging spitballs with ease are two skills at
the top of your resume. Patience will determine how well you do."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �116
Bonus for Promotion: �232
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
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[3.11] Teen Law
************
*File Clerk*
************
Description
"It's time to clean up society. But first, you'll need to clean up the files.
You'll need to have good reasoning, organisation, and people skills to get to
the top of this industry."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �74
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Logic Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
***********************
*Law Firm Receptionist*
***********************
Description
"Clients are instantly put at ease by your calm and professional demeanor as
you effortlessly juggle telephone calls. Don't lose your cool."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 7pm
Salary: �98
Bonus for Promotion: �196
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Cleaning Point
2 Logic Points
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*****************
*Legal Secretary*
*****************
Description
"Your skill in writing shorthand is so good you could fit a novel on a single
grain of rice. Rapid multitasking under pressure is a necessity."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 7pm
Salary: �145
Bonus for Promotion: �290
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
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[3.12] Teen Journalism
**************************
*Yearbook Club Supervisor*
**************************
Description
"Pictures need to be in the right place and names properly aligned. It's a lot
of busy work, but every journalist starts somewhere."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �57
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Creativity Point
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Saturday, Sunday
*************
*Blog Writer*
*************
Description
"The internet is a vast place just screaming for writers to come forth and
write about everything on their minds. With a little creativity you can go
far."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �84
Bonus for Promotion: �168
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Charisma Point
1 Creativity Point
2 Family Friends
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday
***********************
*Internet Movie Critic*
***********************
Description
"Perks like free movie passes and buttered popcorn make the business of
reviewing films -- both good and bad ones -- a nice gig."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �115
Bonus for Promotion: �230
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
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[3.13] Teen Music
********************
*Record Store Clerk*
********************
Description
"It's your job to promote good music and harass customers for their poor
musical tastes. Every musical genius must start somewhere."
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �52
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Creativity Point
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday
*************
*Piano Tuner*
*************
Description
"A finely tuned piano is music to your ears. Keep honing your Mechanical
skills -- they'll pay off in the long run for your musical career."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �75
Bonus for Promotion: �150
Requirements for Level 3: 1 Mechanical Point
2 Creativity Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Tuesday, Thursday
****************************
*Coffee Shop Sound Engineer*
****************************
Description
"Customers sipping hot java need great tunes to soothe their souls -- it's
your job to engineer the music so that it plays just perfectly."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 3pm
Work Hours: 4pm to 7pm
Salary: �98
Bonus for Promotion: �196
Job Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Monday
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[3.14] Teen Adventurer
*********************
*Ambassador's Intern*
*********************
Description
"Your life of adventure has begun! You'll need to head to the gym if you want
to move out of the office for some real adventure!"
Job Level: 1
Carpool Arrival: 2pm
Work Hours: 3pm to 6pm
Salary: �72
Requirements for Level 2: 1 Body Point
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Sunday, Thursday
***********
*Spelunker*
***********
Description
"You are fearless as you explore the deepest caves throughout the world. Your
co-workers hold their breath every time you attempt another dangerous
expedition."
Job Level: 2
Carpool Arrival: 4pm
Work Hours: 5pm to 9pm
Salary: �95
Bonus for Promotion: �190
Requirements for Level 3: 2 Charisma Points
2 Body Points
1 Family Friend
Job Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Free Days: Monday, Wednesday
************************************
*Multiregional Sim of Some Question*
************************************
Description
"People are asking questions about your adventures though there's always rrom
for more. Work on your Charisma and Mechanical skills to get out of tricky
situations."
Job Level: 3
Carpool Arrival: 4pm
Work Hours: 5pm to 9pm
Salary: �125
Bonus for Promotion: �250
Job Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Free Days: Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday
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[3.15] Teen Job Analysis
This section is an analysis of all the teen jobs in the game, and compare
those added in Seasons.
**********
*Politics*
**********
Door to Door Poller - �17.67 per hour
�265 per week
Campaign Worker - �24 per hour
�360 per week
Intern - �37.33 per hour
�560 per week
**********
*Medicine*
**********
Nursing Home Attendant - �21.67 per hour
�325 per week
Orderly - �29 per hour
�435 per week
Emergency Medicial Technician - �41.67 per hour
�625 per week
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*Business*
**********
Gofer - �17.33 per hour
�260 per week
Mailroom Technician - �25.33 per hour
�380 per week
Executive Assistant - �24.5 per hour
�490 per week
**********
*Athletic*
**********
Waterperson - �32.33 per hour
�485 per week
Locker Room Attendant - �36.67 per hour
�550 per week
Team Mascot - �41.67 per hour
�625 per week
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*Criminal*
**********
Street Hawker - �16.67 per hour
�250 per week
Numbers Runner - �20.66 per hour
�310 per week
Pickpocket - �35 per week
�525 per week
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*Military*
**********
Paintball Attendant - �19 per hour
�285 per week
Recruit Training Corps - �19.25 per hour
�385 per week
Recruit - �33.33 per hour
�500 per week
*********
*Slacker*
*********
Golf Caddy - �15 per hour
�225 per week
Gas Station Attendant - �23.67 per hour
�355 per week
Convenience Store Clerk - �32 per hour
�480 per week
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*Law Enforcement*
*****************
School Crossing Guard - �15 per hour
�225 per week
Parking Lot Attendant - �25 per hour
�375 per week
Security Guard - �31.25 per hour
�625 per week
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*Culinary*
**********
Dish Wisher - �21 per hour
�315 per week
Drive Through Clerk - �21 per hour
�420 per week
Fast Food Shift Manager - �18.2 per hour
�455 per week
*********
*Science*
*********
Lab Glass Scrubber - �21.33 per hour
�320 per week
Test Subject - �35 per hour
�525 per week
Lab Assistant - �38.33 per hour
�575 per week
SEASON JOBS
*******
*Gamer*
*******
Noob - �15 per hour
�225 per week
Button Masher - �24.67 per hour
�370 per week
Trash Talker - �35.67 per hour
�535 per week
***********
*Education*
***********
Playground Monitor - �21.33 per hour
�320 per week
Teachers Aide - �21.5 per hour
�430 per week
Substitute Teacher - �38.67 per hour
�580 per week
*****
*Law*
*****
File Clerk - �24.67 per hour
�370 per week
Law Firm Receptionist - �24.5 per hour
�490 per week
Legal Secretary - �36.25 per hour
�725 per week
************
*Journalism*
************
Yearbook Club Supervisor - �19 per hour
�285 per week
Blog Writer - �28 per hour
�420 per week
Internet Movie Critic - �38.33 per hour
�575 per week
*******
*Music*
*******
Record Store Clerk - �17.33 per hour
�260 per week
Piano Tuner - �25 per hour
�375 per week
Coffee Shop Sound Engineer - �32.67 per hour
�490 per week
***********
*Adventure*
***********
Ambassador's Intern - �24 per hour
�360 per week
Spelunker - �23.75 per hour
�475 per week
Multiregional Sim of Some Question - �31.25 per hour
�500 per week
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[4.01] Books First for Learning: A Bookshelf of Education
"Books First, the revolutionary new education system sweeping the community
is now ready to enter the homes of working educators with A Bookshelf of
Education. Knowledge can be obtained for any discipline via the Golden Book
of Cornelius von Schtoop. Taking the first step to a life of learning is
like the first step in a candy store - delicious."
Books First for Learning: A Bookshelf of Education
Job Level: High School Teacher [Level 5]
Increase Skill: Charisma, Logic, Cleaning, Cooking, Mechanical, Creativity,
Body
Increase Motive: None
Bonus: Increases Skills Faster
This is the best reward ever. It allows you to increase any skill you want,
even ones that normally cannot be researched by the bookcase, such as body
and charisma. This means you can learn anything from this wonderful reward.
With the Season elements, in the Fall, you can learn any skill with ease
while the decay of your needs will fall as if you were researching skills from
a normal bookcase. This makes it invaluable for future success.
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[4.02] The Rock Hammer
"The guitar that defined the music of a generation is now yours to thrash,
own, and rip up on stage. Every musician dreams to touch, nigh, smell the
catgut strings of this blessed weapon of rock. You are lucky to be chosen for
the Rock Hammer - do not defy the rock, lest you find yourself jamming to
country."
The Rock Hammer
Job Level: Roadie [Level 6]
Increase Skill: Creativity
Increase Motive: Fun - 5
Bonus: Performs for Tips
This is a super cool version of the University guitar and looks much better.
It is currently unknown if there are any differences between the two, but I
would hazard a guess that it will increase creativity faster than a normal
musical instrument. You can also perform the three styles as well as perform
for tips. It is quite nifty and cool looking really, with a massive
loudspeaker in the background.
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[4.03] The Gootentaugen Award for Excellence in Journalism
"The Gootentaugen Award is reserved for those who demonstrate an excellent
gift with the written word, or for those who show great potential for
greatness. The finest writers, as they lay dying on their death beds, can
point to a shelf full of Gontentaugens, and say, "I have written great
things." Then their pen drops, and only the Gootentaugens remain. Stand in
the presence of this fantastic award and watch your mood improve!"
The Gootentaugen Award for Excellence in Journalism
Job Level: Horoscope Writer [Level 6]
Increase Skill: None
Increase Motive: None
Bonus: Burst of Comfort, Energy. Social, Fun and Hygiene
This award for excellence is available for those who excel with the pen. It
is a tiny trophy, which you must place on a table of some sort for best
usage. It is best placed on a desk where kids do their homework as this will
give bursts of comfort, energy, social, fun and hygiene every now and then.
It has a small radius and you have to be in near it in order to gain its
effect. Imagine it as the weaker version of a Snapdragon that can boost
energy as well.
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[4.04] "I Object" Litigator Podium
"The ruthless and justice-filled oak from which this podium was built has
served three generations of brillant lawyers. Passed down over the years, this
podium is regarded by many as both sacred and lawful - a powerful combination.
Few lawyers who've had to privilege to speak from this podium find themselves
on the losing side of a jury's decision. As far as Charisma building goes,
"nobody can object to the "I Object" Litigator Podium.
"I Object" Litigator Podium
Job Level: Personal Injury Attorney [Level 6]
Increase Skill: Charisma
Increase Motive: Fun - 6
Bonus: +�5 Simoleons
This is similar to the existing podium that you will receive from the
Politics career track. However, there is a good side to this reward though.
You will gain fun from this reward, which is an added benefit to learning
Charisma from the machine as well as gain 5 Simoleons every few seconds while
making progress to your Charisma. It is a double benefit, therefore, this
will have some uses. Have some fun practicing some cases.
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[4.05] Golden Skull of Jumbok IV
"The Golden Skull of Jumbok IV was liberated from the ancient ruins discovered
just outside Riverblossom Hills. Jumbok IV, conqueror of the ancient ruins
Pleasantview and Veronaville, was known as a cruel, loud and smelly ruler.
Nevertheless, his skull, which has been coated in gold and enlarged to enhance
its aesthic beauty, is fitting for any home and inspiring to all. It can
definitely be said that standing next to Jumbok's golden skull is better for
you than standing next to the conquering Jumbok of old!"
Golden Skull of Jumbok IV
Job Level: Relic Liberator [Level 5]
Increase Skill: None
Increase Motive: None
Bonus: Burst of Comfort, Energy, Social, Fun and Hygiene
Don't worry, the ruins of Jumbok will return in The Sims 2: Vacation. Anyway,
this is the same as the Award for Excellence in Journalism where it will
raise the skills over a period of time. Whereas the award for excellence is
small and on a table, this Skull is a massive object and has to be on the
floor. If what we see here is the skull, I want to see how big this Jumbok
really is.
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[4.06] Tribal Flame a la Coconut Pinball
"Boom! The flames lick skyward as the metallic ball races for points and
ultimately, the high score! Ding! Ping! Clang! Be careful, as your may anger
the Tiki spirits! They demand the ultimate high score. That volcano will ooze
the lava of your demise. Hiss. Sizzle. Crackle. Enjoy, have fun and earn some
Simoleons!"
Tribal Flame a la Coconut Pinball
Job Level: Flag Capturer [Level 5]
Increase Skill: None
Increase Motive: Fun - 10
Bonus: +�5 Simoleons
This is the Pinball machine that I would want. The fun rating of 10 is nothing
really special, several items that you can buy have a fun rating of 10. The
reason why I want this machine is that you get paid to play pinball. Every
2 Sim Minutes, you will get �5 for playing it. That is why everyone would want
it. Paid to play. Well, thats the Gamer profession for you, paid to have fun.
Sigh, I bet a lot of people wish it was real. The �5 Boost is automatically
added to your household funds, however, your computer might lag a bit when the
Simoleons are being added.
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[5.01] Gamer
******
*Noob*
******
"____ is the newest member of the Online Puzzle Gamers Club, the fastest
growing casual gamer community. She is enjoying a game of Destroy Blue Blocks
with More Blue Blocks! when CrzyPzl3r, the Club's chairwoman, challenges her.
Challenge is the way of the club, as guideline #1 dictates "Strength Decides
Leadership". Is ____ ready to challenge the best, or should she spend more
time in practice mode?
"Challenge CrzyPzl3r" 85% Chance
____ steadies her hands and enters "Let's go" in the Chat channel. Blue
blocks begin filling the screen and ____ clicks furiously to destroy them
with other blue blocks. Things aren't looking too good, until ____ completes
a Super Blue combo, awarding her the Omega Blue Block. ____ hurls the block
at CrzyPzl3r's screen which causes an instant Game Over. CrzyPzl3r quickly
logs off before she can be teased -- ____ is promoted to Button Masher!
"Challenge CrzyPzl3r" 15% Chance
____ is better at Red Circle Madness, but she is pretty sure she can beat
CrzyPzl3r, The game begins with a furious avalanche of blocks. Neither player
makes any mistakes and the outcome is in the air. Just before finishing a
huge game winning combo, ____ is distracted by the words "Watch Out!" in the
Chat channel. One of CrzyPzl3r's lackey's, BluBl0k3r, is spamming the chat
window and it distracts ____ enough to give CrzyPzl3r enough time to win.
CrzyPzl3r enters the words "Game Over" into the chat channel -- ____ has been
fired!
"More Practice" 15% Chance
____ is honoured that CrzyPzl3r would challenge her, but she isn't stupid.
"Maybe later, LOL!" she enters into the chat channel. CrzyPzl3r does not like
to be refused and she demands ____ accept the challenge. ____ agrees, but
only if they can play a game of her choosing - Red Circle Madness. CrzyPzl3r
agrees with remembering ____ is the club's de facto Red Circle Madness guru.
The match is no contest and CrzyPzl3r flees the server in shame. The rest of
the club emails a flood of compliments to ____, but one message in particular
is the best -- ____ is promoted to Button Masher!
"More Practice" 85% Chance
____ is terrified of facing CrzyPzl3r, but luckily, emoticons can hide her
fear. With a smiley face, she messages CrzyPzl3r that she has to log off for
dinner - a lie. CrzyPzl3r is no fool -- she logs on with another screen name
and asks ____ to a game. ____, believing it is someone else, accepts.
CrzyPzl3r then announces herself, her quarry caught. ____ doesn't have an
excuse and she is subsequently ejected from the Club -- ____ has been
fired!
***************
*Button Masher*
***************
"____ is about to enter the final round of the Martial Arts Fighting 2
Tournament and she is worried. Her opponent, Grigor Mason, is a cold,
calculating, combo mashing video game ninja, whereas ____ worries that she
is merely a button masher. There are two fighting characters that suit ____'s
unique style of keypad flailing: Bobby Kitaki, the bamboo wielding sushi
chef, or Johnny O'Shea, the charismatic musical theatre star turned fighter
out for revenge. ____ mashes with both characters equally well - who should
she bring into the fight?"
"Bobby Kitaki" 45% Chance
____ has always perferred the long reach of Bobby Kitaki's bamboo weapon and
it seems to be paying off. Grigor Mason can't get close enough to pull off
any of his devastating combos and the game is getting close - both players
know desperation brings about brilliance and spontaneity. ____, hoping to
pre-empt Grigor Mason, begins mashing buttons furiously, unleashing a stream
of deadly combos she didn't even know existed. Grigor Mason throws up his
hands in defeat as the video game announcer says "Unscathed Victory!" ____
feels something she has never felt before - the urge to talk trash! ____ is
promoted to Trash Talker!
"Bobby Kitaki" 55% Chance
____ knows Grigor Mason can control his character to a finer degree than she
could ever hope, so she opts for long range superiority of Bobby Kitaki and
his bamboo weapon. Unfortunately, Grigor Mason's is relentless and without
mercy, his hand movements faster than all of Brandi's fingers mashing the
keypad at once. Grigor Mason showcases every move possible, belittling
____'s very existence. The end of the second round arrives with ____ not
landing a single hit. Grigor Mason begins talking trash, but it's the last
phrase - you're fired - that stings the most.
"Johnny O'Shea" 55% Chance
Johnny O'Shea has a few wickedly simple moves, most notably the Understudy
Crunch and the Take Two Jab, so ____'s decision is pretty simple. ____
begins mashing furiously once the match begins and she lands so many combos
that the game announces she is in Super Star mode. ____ takes full advantage
and begins spamming the simple two button combo that deals Grigor Mason more
Take Two Jabs than he can stand. The judges' panel is quite impressed with
____'s simple elegance behind the keypad! ____ earns a Creativity Skill
Point."
"Johnny O'Shea" 45% Chance
____ has never lost with Johnny O'Shea, plus, she has always liked the story
that comes at the end of the game when you beat it with Johnny. Grigor Mason
takes an early lead, but is quickly beaten back with a few of Johnny's
classic moves, such as the Blockbuster Roundhouse and the Rodeo Chop. The
final seconds are ticking down and Grigor Mason orders his character to
perform a devastating uppercut. ____ reacts, but her clumsy fingers
accidently mash the jump button instead of block and Johnny takes a fist to
the face. It's all over, as is ____'s short career as a Button Masher. She
is demoted to Noob.
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*Trash Talker*
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"____ puts down her headset after finishing another round of her favourite
game, Interstellar Cyborg Marine - but not before talking trash to the
defeated. One opponent, Dem0nGurl, isn't so quick to accept defeat and she
issues a challenge: if ____ can beat her 1 vs 1, she can have the server
bragging rights for a month. If not, ____ must change her gamer tag to
"Loser". Should ____ play Dem0nGurl in a round of the nets hottest game,
IC Marine Tag, or Stomp the Alien - a game at which ____ excels?"
"IC Marine Tag" 25% Chance
____ picks her lucky green laser suit and starts a round of Interstellar
Cyborg Marine Tag. Dem0nGurl is definitely quick, but ____ is far quicker.
She tags Dem0nGurl, then runs past the waterfall entrance to find the
invisibility shield. Dem0nGurl never sees her again and she quickly racks
up the tags, with the round culminating in the announcer yelling
"Obliterating!" The server administraters are extremely impressed with
____'s usage of the map's enhancements and upgrades. ____ earns a
Mechanical Skill Point.
"IC Marine Tag" 75% Chance
Interstellar Cyborg Marine Tag is the hottest game on the net right now
and ____ wants to be the best of the best. The match begins at a normal
pace with ____ and Dem0nGurl racking up a few tags each, but the real
damage begins with Dem0nGurl gets the speed boost - a hidden suit
enhancement known only to the most elite online players. She starts
moving too quickly even for ____ and she soon has more than enough tags
to end the match. Dem0nGurl cuts ____ off before she can ask for a
rematch and everyone knows it's over - ____ is demoted to Button Masher.
"Stomp the Alien" 75% Chance
____ likes the head to head competition of Interstellar Cyborg Marine Tag,
but she truly excels when it comes to stomping aliens. Early in the match,
____ runs to her favourite spawn point and squishes a few aliens instantly,
knocking Dem0nGurl to second place. Dem0nGurl starts to comfort herself by
talking a little trash, but ____ turns on her trash talking on full and
Dem0nGurl never recovers. The match ends with ____ the clear victor and
before the server closes down, the administrator asks ____ to join his
online guild -- ____ has been promoted to Gold Farmer!
"Stomp the Alien" 25% Chance
Stomp the Alien seems like the obvious choice, as it's a crowd favourite and
a mode ____ is extremely good at. Things are going well and the two
competitors are neck and neck, when suddenly ____'s framerate begins to
drop -- drastically. With such terrible lag, ____ is unable to stomp a single
alien and Dem0nGurl quickly pulls ahead. When all is said and done, ____
announces her new gamer tag is Loser, but the server administrater tells her
not to even bother -- ____ has been fired!
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*Gold Farmer*
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"____ and her group are gathering gold and ridiculously cool loot on one of
their favourite hills when a group from the ogre faction shows up. The ogres
begin taunting ____'s group, because they outnumber her group and they simply
aren't nice people. ____ can order her group off the hill, or they can stand
and fight for the loot they've rightfully earned. Should they run, or is it
time to stand and fight?"
"Flee" 15% Chance
____ is a Gold Farmer, not a raid leader, so she orders her group to stand
down and retreat from the hill. The ogres immediately move up to taunt ____ -
which doesn't go over too well. ____ orders half of her group to stand down
and taunt them, while she and the rest of them move around the hill. With
the ogres distracted, ____ orders a charge and the ogres fall to a classic
flanking maneuver. ____'s guild leader happens to be online watching the chat
and he is really impressed, enough so, that he promotes ____ to Flag
Capturer!
"Flee" 85% Chance
Guild reinforcements will be in the region before too long, so ____ orders her
party back and they retreat from the hill. The ogres begins dancing and
taunting, but ____'s party begins gathering gold and loot from their new spot.
In fact, they are so busy ignoring the ogres that they fail to notice their
own guild mates trying to retake the hill and therefore are unable to assist
them in the attack. The ogres beat back the attack and the guild leader
begins searching for a scapegoat. ____ is forced by the guild leader to pay
�650 Simoleons in monthly subscription fees.
"Stand and Fight" 85% Chance
____ hates it when others profit from her favourite looting spots, so she
orders her group to stand their ground. The heavy warriors begin moving to
the front and the spellcasters move to the back. Then, they sit back and wait
for the ogre charge. The ogres charge without any thought devoted to tactics
and ____'s group quickly beats them back, but not after taking all of the
loot the ogres themselves carried. It's a brillant victory for ____! ____
earns a Logic Skill Point!
"Stand and Fight" 15% Chance
____ isn't quite sure her group can repel the attackers, but they have to
try - it's their gold not the ogres'! ____ organises her group so that the
members with the best gear are in the front and the weaker ones in the back
to act as a reserve. The ogres, anticipating ____'s lack of experience, put
their weaker members in the front to deceive her, giving the stronger ogres
breathing room to do some real damage. The ogre plan works marvelously and
____ is forced to retreat from the hill in shame. Her guild leader just so
happens to be watching the event, and he furiously informs ____ that she
has been fired!
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*Flag Capturer*
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"The minutes are quickly counting down in one of the most intense Capture
the Flag matches of ____'s gaming career. Her red team is playing a really
solid game, but they are still 1 flag down from beating the blues. ____ has
only one more spawn before the time will be up, so she must pick the right
class and pick it fast. Should she play as the Rocket Launchito and blast
her way to the flag, or as a Reconnoiterer and run past everyone to capture
the flag? The seconds are ticking down and ____ must choose!"
"Rocket Launchito" 45% Chance
____ figures brute force always trumps finesse, especially when she has a
few tricks up her sleeve. She quickly moves through the blue base, only to
be stopped in the final flag room. To avoid the two blue players and guard
bots, ____ rocket jumps to the top of the room, then drops down behind them,
captures the flag, the rocket jumps back out before they even figure out what
hit them. With mere seconds left, ____ returns the flag and wins the match.
Even better, her high flying skills have earned her a promotion to Platform
Jumper!
"Rocket Launchito" 55% Chance
There's little room for finesse and speed - what the reds need is a Rocket
Launchito on their side! ____ begins blasting her way into the blue base,
but meets stiff resistance just before the flag room. The blues, expecting
a massive rocket assault, fill the room with guard bots too fast for the
Rocket Launchito to outrun. ____ confidently bursts into the room, only to
be stunned and taken out of the game instantly. The final seconds tick
away and the blues win the match. Unimpressed, the red team leader kicks
____ off her team and demotes her back to Gold Farmer.
"Reconnoiterer" 55% Chance
Speed has always been a friend of ____, so she suits up as a Reconnoiterer.
With blazing speed, ____ runs through the blue base, using sleeping darts
on every blue team member she encounters. Before long, every member of the
blue team is snoozing around the map and ____ grabs the blue flag and returns
it to base unopposed. The red team leader is beyond impressed at ____'s map
knowledge and gamer skill - a solid reputation is everything! ____ gains a
Mechanical Skill Point!"
"Reconnoiterer" 45% Chance
____ could blast her way into the blue base, but she much rather prefers
taking the flag from right out under their noses. After suiting up as a
Reconnoiterer, she bursts into the blue base and sprints for the blue flag
as quickly as she can. Unfortunately, red teammate D4rgM0nster reaches the
flag first using rocket jumping, stealing the glory from ____. The whole
team rallies around D4rgM0nster after the victory, leaving ____ nothing more
than the �950 Simoleon server fee.
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*Platform Jumper*
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"The all time point record for Platypus Jumper is about to be broken by ____,
who's just 5,000 points from the perfect game. There are only two ways left
to get 5,000 points in the level: ____ can collect the Platinum Squash by
jumping to the top of the hill, or she could jump on 8 platypi before time
runs out. How should ____ gather 5,000 points?"
"Collect the Platinum Squash" 65% Chance
____ like squash, especially Platinum Squash that award her 5,000 points, so
she rushes up the hill, jumping from one floating platform to the next to
reach the squash. Just before the Platinum Squash is reached, a mini-boss,
the Platypus Emperor's Evil Step Cousin Twice Removed appears. Using
lightning fast reflexes honed through hours of gaming, ____ jumps on top of
the mini-boss which bounces her to the Platinum Squash to earn the 5,000
points. ____ earns a Mechanical Skill Point!
"Collect the Platinum Squash" 35% Chance
The hill to the Platinum Squash is pretty large, but jumping on 8 platypi
leaves room for too many timing mistakes. ____ makes her character run and
jump like never before, carefully avoiding every hole, spike and lava pit
lining the hill. Just before the final pit, ____ decides to check out a
secret cave, only to find it is filled with water spitting platypi! The
platypi quickly knock ____ down the hill with no time to grab the Platinum
Squash. The Game Screen says Game Over, which is exactly what ____'s boss
says - she is demoted!
"Jump on 8 Platypi" 35% Chance
If she gets the timing down just right, ____ can squash 8 Platypi just in
time, netting her 5,000 points. Her character slides down the hill and bops
the first platypus, landing directly on a vine, then swinging to a second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh platypi. The 8th platypus is walking
down the hill and ____, with perfect timing, jumps off the elastic spider
web, rockets herself into the air, and lands squarely on top of the 8th
platypus to earn 5,000 points for the coveted perfect score. Sirens begin
screaming in the arcade and employees rush forth with ___'s award - she
has won �2500 Simoleons.
"Jump on 8 Platypi" 65% Chance
____ has been practicing the timing and she thinks she can hit the 8 platypi.
____ starts running just as the first platypus crosses over the top of the
hill and she nails the first jump. Unfortunately, 2-8 don't go nearly as
well, as an unaccounted ice spot throws off her rhythm and sends her into a
spin. The last platypus crawls away as ____ slowly jumps up off the ground.
The people watching ____ sign and groan in disappointment and begin filing
out of the arcade. ____'s boss strolls up and explains that Simoleons are
tight, and that ____ will need to cover her own expenses for the day at a
cost of �1235 Simoleons!
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*Power Leveler*
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"____ has been grinding through the levels at an astounding rate at work
recently. In fact, she has been leveling so quickly, the game administrators
are forcing her to stay out of the game world for a few hours to allow the
rest of the players to catch up. ____ can spend her day studying botany in
the office, or she can head to the park to observe the flight patterns of
kites. What's it going to be?"
"Study Botany" 15% Chance
____ prefers to staying inside studying plants. After a few dull hours
studying chlorophyll and other basic plant things, ____ realises that the
material is perfect for researching the upcoming new strategy game Plant
Wars: The Mulch Campaign. She learns so much about plant battle tactics
that the Plant Wars Competition team ask ____ to join their squad - she
has been promoted to Real Time Strategist!"
"Study Botany" 85% Chance
Studying plants seem like an easy enouch way to pass time outside the game
world, so ____ dives right in to the pages of chlorophyll and roots. ____
becomes so interested in plants that she puts down the book to play the
educational botany game, Plants are Fun! All is well until ____'s boss
enter the office to find his star Power Leveler learning about plants on
company computers, long after the game administrators lifted ____'s ban.
____'s boss is furious and he demotes her to Platform Jumper!
"Observe Kites" 85% Chance
____ thinks it'll be good to go outside for some sun and kite watching, so
she heads to the local park. Strangely enough, her biggest rivals from the
game world is in the park flying a kite. Sensing an opportunity, the rival
challenges ____ to a kite flying contest and she quickly accepts. The
competition is fierce, especially with the fantastic wind, but ultimately
____ rises to the top to beat her rival in the real world. Hand-eye
coordination earned in the real world is great for video games! ____ earns
a Mechanical Skill Point!
"Observe Kites" 15% Chance
____ knows it's probably best to give her wrists a break from video games,
so she heads to the park to fly kites instead. The gentle motion of the
kite floating in the wind is soothing for ____'s sore muscles, but bad for
____'s reputation - her online rival just so happens to be at the park and
he's quick to head back online to spread ____'s new nickname, Kite Geek.
____'s company is too busy laughing at the Kite Geek moniker to offer any
help, and she is forced to pay �3000 Simoleons to transfer her character
to a different server.
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*Real Time Strategizer*
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"____ orders her digital star fleet to blockade her opponent's planet,
Orgnath XI. Orgnath XI's unique planetary orbit allows ____ two choices
for her invasion: she can attempt the stealthy approach by navigating the
treacherous asteroid belt, or the overt approach of classic planetary
assault. ____ has a large collection of resources and units and the time
for action is now - how should she advance?"
"Through the Asteroids" 75% Chance
____ believes she has numerical superiority, but her fleet doesn't have
as many capital ships as she would like, so stealth via asteroids it is.
A few scout ships are lost in transit, but an overwhelming majority of her
fleet emerges at the rear of the planet unscathed and her assault begins
in earnest. Her opponent never expected ____ to be bold enough to sneak
through the asteroids and the enemy base is quickly overrun. ____ took a
calculated risk that impresses her supervisors greatly! ____ earns a logic
skill point.
"Through the Asteroids" 25% Chance
All great star fleet commanders are risk takers, so ____ decides to up the
ante by approaching the planet via the asteroid belt. Not all risks pan
out according to plan as ____ soon discovers, and before long her fleet is
diminished to 50% fighting status and she is forced to halt her advance.
Unfortunately, this leaves ____ stuck in the middle of the asteroid belt,
unable to advance, and she is forced to yield the battle. ____'s online
battle group hasn't been performing too well lately and they need to cut
some members to bring in some fresh commanders -- ____ is demoted to
Power Leveler!
"Planetary Assault" 25% Chance
____ hates deceitful assault tactics and instead orders her fleet directly
into the maw of the planetary defences. Her lead ships take a pretty stout
beating, but the determination of her assault repels the defenders'
counter-attack and sets them on the run. Hailed as the greatest star fleet
commander her online battle group has ever seen, ____ is promoted to Guild
Leader!
"Planetary Assault" 75% Chance
There's nothing wrong like bursting through the atmosphere with pulse cannons
blazing, so ____ orders her fleet to approach the planet directly, with
shields raised. Her opponent offers light resistance at first, until she
launches a massive group of fights at ____'s fleet. ____ initially laughs
at the hundreds of tiny, armoured gnats approaching his great capital ships,
but then realises her fighter support pales in comparsion and capital ships
aren't very good at destroying fighters! The battle concludes swiftly with
the defenders losing only a few strike fighters and ____ forced to withdraw
in shame, at a cost of �11000 Simoleons for tournament fees.
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*Guild Leader*
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"____ has amassed a great deal of popularity as the new Guild Leader,
especially after her sting of victories that place the guild at the top of
the net's rankings. The year's biggest tournament, Super Gamecon, is fast
approaching and the guild must pick a game in which to compete. Two games
quickly come to mind: Laser Fiesta, the guild's favourite game, and Knights
with Swords, the game the guild is undeniably best at. Should they play the
game they love, or the one they are best at?"
"Laser Fiesta" 15% Chance
____ quickly decides to field a Laser Fiesta team, because even if they lose,
the guild will have a lot of fun. Fortunately, the ideal situation occurs
and the guild's Laser Fiesta team blast their way into first place,
earning the guild top honours amongst all gaming guilds for the year. ____
is enjoying the festivities, when a company approaches her with a new job
offer -- ____ has been promoted to Game Designer!
"Laser Fiesta" 85% Chance
It's a tough decision, but ultimately games are about having fun -- ____
would hate to be the guild leader that made decisions purely based on the
chances of winning or losing. The guild's Laser Fiesta team crumbles under
the pressure of actual competition and they approach ____, furious that she
would hurt their love for their favourite game by making them play it in a
competition. ____ is completely taken aback and the guild agrees she should
learn a bit more about morale and strategy as a Real Time Strategist.
"Knights with Swords" 85% Chance
The guild is out to win and ____ knows it makes the most sense to go with
their best competitive game, Knights with Swords. The first few teams they
encounter provide no challenge, though later teams ultimately make the guild
work a bit harder for their inevitable victory. After bring crowned Gamer
Champions, the guild splits a large reward check, �17000 Simoleons of that
going directly to ____.
"Knights with Swords" 15% Chance
Even though ____ stacked the odds in the team's favour by ordering the guild
to play Knights with Swords, she couldn't predict the maps the judges would
use in the offical tournament. The map named Stinky Swamp just so happens to
be the guild's least favourite map, which shows in their tournament
performance. After sitting comfortable in first place for the entire year,
the guild must accept the sub-optimal fourth place. Morale plummets and
____ is forced to buy everyone a game of their choice, at the cost of
�12000 Simoleons.
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*Game Designer*
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"____ has a brillant idea for a video game about running the lives of people
in their homes, but she is having a difficult time finishing up the storyline
for one group of characters. One couple needs to be broken up, but ____
doesn't know how to do so in a creative way. Should ____ write a story so
that aliens take the wife away while looking at the stars, or something
else?"
"Aliens" 55% Chance
Alien abductions fascinate ____, plus they leave a suitable large gap for
fans to guess "what if". She writes the abduction into the offical
neighbourhood storylind and sends the game off to her publisher - they love
it! The game is made and goes on to be one of the most popular games ever.
For designing the game, ____ is paid �65000 Simoleons!
"Aliens" 45% Chance
____ thinks aliens will add a bit of mystery to the game, so she writes them
in and sends the final design off to the publisher. The publisher likes it,
but the fans don't, and ____ is slammed on the community message boards.
Conspiracy theories begin to pop up left and right, and all of them range
from the positively absurd to a bit too realistic. The publisher isn't happy
with the negative publicity and they order ____ to pay �45000 Simoleons from
her pocket to cover the cost of the public relations repair campaign.
"Something Else" 45% Chance
The appeal of aliens is huge, but ____ thinks it's a little too easy to use
aliens to explain the disappearance. Instead, ____ merely sets the story
and leaves it up to the players to decide the outcome. The publisher loves
her creative direction and releases the game to mass appeal. Sure enough,
theories begin filling the community message boards and the game does
extremely well. Pleased beyond measure, the publisher rewards ____ with
�53000 Simoleons!
"Something Else" 55% Chance
____ is tempted to just stick with aliens, but she worries that is too much
if an easy escape, so she works to find another story ending. However, an
obvious answer fails to appear, so she scribbles a random ending and sends
it off to the publisher. Things go decently and the game sells well enough,
but it never dominates the sales charts. The publisher, fed up with the
sluggish sales, tell ____ she must pay �47000 Simoleons to cover future
advertising for the game.
^ Guess what game their talking about.
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[5.02] Education
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*Playground Monitor*
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"It's an uneventful day on the playground for ____, when suddenly the
unmistakable scent of trouble makes its presence known. The Big Kids enter
the playground just after their lunch with a sweet tooth for bullying. ____
knows the younger kids don't stand a chance, as there aren't enough slides
and tunnels in which to hide! She must act quickly with the tools at her
disposal. Should ____ offer The Big Kids a delicious tray of fresh orange
wedges to distract them from the younger kids, or should she stand up to them
with detention slips at the ready?"
"Offer Them Orange Wedges" 75% Chance
____ steps up to The Big Kids with a tray full of oranges, and not a moment
too soon, as their eyes have just begun to wander the playground for peers to
pummel. With the choice between the instant satification of ripe, delicately
sliced fruit, and the labourous toil of playground bullying, The Big Kids
form a line with outstretched hands eager for oranges. The rest of the
children immediately spot their opportunity and rush back to the safety of
the classrooms. ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Offer Them Orange Wedges" 25% Chance
____ cautiously approaches The Big Kids with the fruit tray held warily
before the seething throng of bullies. Sensing weakness, the leader of
The Big Kids, Mikey McMicken, grabs a handful of oranges with one hand and
tips the tray over with the other. "Wedgies for all, boys!" he yells to The
Big Kids. Helpless to stop the scene before her, and sticky from the orange
pieces scattered on her outfit, ____ flees to the teacher's lounge in search
of help. For failure to stop The Great Wedgification (as it grew to be
known), ____ is Fired!
"Threaten Them with Detention" 25% Chance
____ notices the slience has befallen the playground and sees the look of
utter dread on the younger children's faces - she knows the time for action
is now. ____ reaches into her fanny pack and grabs a thick wad of detention
slips, more than enough for every Big Kid to spend the next month in
detention. ____ and the leader of the Big Kids stare each other down until
____ wiggles her fingers and pulls forth a pen from her back - The Big Kids
know she means business and they back down. Word spreads quickly of the deed
and before the end of the day ____ is notified that she has been promoted to
Teacher's Aide!
"Threaten Them with Detention" 75% Chance
____ has little tolerance for bullies and playground disturbances, so she
quickly launches a pre-emptive salvo and sends the leaders of The Big Kids
straight to detention. Madder than mad, The Big Kids take it upon themselves
to coat the detention room with a fine layer of spit wads and gum, making it
unhabitable for quite some time. The principal finds herself standing in
front of ____'s desk at the end of her search for a scapegoat, and ____ is
politely informed that she has been fired!
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*Teacher's Aide*
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"____ is taking the role sheets to the front office just after the morning
announcements, when a frantic mother bursts through the front door with her
son trailing behind her. "Stop right there!" the mother yells at ____.
"You cannot turn in that role sheet!" Taken aback, ____ informs the woman
that, yes, she can turn in the role sheet. Flustered, the mother reveals
that if her child is tardy once more, he'll have to repeat the third grade
and it just isn't right, because it's her fault he's always late.
With the pleading mother on her knees before her, ____ is faced with the
choice of turning in the role sheet as is, or fudging it a bit to give the
young boy just one more chance."
"Turn in the Role Sheet" 20% Chance
____ is of the opinion that she is the ethical steward of the children in
the school, and as such, the modification of the sacred role sheet is simply
unacceptable. She politely informs the mother of her decision and deposits
the role sheet in the plastic red bucket on the secretary's desk. Inspired
to right her tardy ways, the mother speaks with the principal, who she tells
all about ____. Impressed with ____'s dedication to accurate role sheets,
the principal tells her that she would like to see ____ on a Substitute
Teacher's position -- ____ has been promoted!
"Turn in the Role Sheet" 80% Chance
Still insulted by the mother's overly forward demands, ____ brandmishes a
smirk and smartly drops the role sheet into the secretary's basket. Flustered
beyond comprehension, the mother takes matters into her own hands and begins
falsifying the document. ____ moves to stop her and a brief scuffle ensues,
after which the role sheet lies ripped on the floor. The principal, who has
watched the entire scene, storms in furiously and grabs both ____ and the
mother by the ears. A lecture follows, and ____ is told she is to be demoted
so that she can return to the playground to learn proper crisis management
with children.
"Alter the Role Sheet" 80% Chance
____ has no desire to see children suffer because their parents don't use a
watch, so she decides to challenge the child for a chance to get back into
class. Using the names of the children on the role sheet, ____ designs
an algorithmic word problem that must be deciphered using basic fractions,
long division, and spelling. The student takes a minute analysing the facts
then takes another few minutes to jot down his answer. ____ is delighted
to see that he has answered the question perfectly, but even more delighted
when she realises the principal saw her teaching skills in action. For
handling the situation like a true educator, the principal promotes ____ to
Substitute Teacher!
"Alter the Role Sheet" 20% Chance
____ thinks back to her days in school and admits to herself that she wasn't
always on time, either. With a shrug of her shoulders, ____ whips out a
pencil and begins to erase the child's absence from the role sheet.
Unfortunately, the school librarian, a stickler for the rules who will do
anything for a promotion, observes the incident and quickly runs to the
superintendent to tattle on ____. Caught between a rock and a militant
librarian, the superintendent is forced to take action - the child is forced
to repeat the grade, and ____ is shown the door. ____ has been fired!
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*Substitute Teacher*
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"____ is called to substitute for Ms. Moorington, who has won the Teacher of
the Year Award for the past 3 years. A bit intimidated, ____ takes a deep
breath and arrives in the classroom to find its inhibitants have gone insane!
She pulls a child down from the ceiling and demands to know what is going on.
It appears that Ms. Moorington never actually taught, she just bribed the
children with candy and falsified their report cards. Ms. Moorington has a
lot of power with the school board, making it risky for ____ to reveal the
conspiracy. Desperate times call for desperate measures -- what should ____
do to get the classroom under control?"
"Report Ms. Moorington's Scheme" 75% Chance
The children are out of control and there's nothing in ____'s training to
prepare her for such a disaster. ____ grabs her desk phone and calls in
backup. Instantly, hall monitors and the gym coach burst into the classroom
with the principal bringing up the rear. "This is what your teacher of the
year has created!" shout ____ from underneath her desk. The small army of
educators get the situation in hand before too long, and ____ is able to
spill the beans. Though some have a hard time grasping the truth, the
principal is quick to recognise ____'s efforts and she promotes her to
Elementary School Teacher to replace the disgraced Ms. Moorington.
"Report Ms. Moorington's Scheme" 25% Chance
____ rolls her eyes - they simply don't pay her enough to deal with the
situation on her own. ____ jogs to the principal's office, only to find the
principal drinking tea with who else, but Ms. Moorington. ____ informs the
principal of the situation and points an accusatory finger at Ms.
Moorington. No spring chicken to deception and saving one's skin, Ms.
Moorington quickly spins the truth and redirects the blame squarely on the
shoulders of ____. Clearly out-foxed, ____ is left with nothing to say when
the principal tells her that it's probably best she find another job. ____
is fired!
"Eat Lots of Candy!" 25% Chance
One must fight fire with fire, or a sugar rush with another sugar rush. After
one final warning, ____ begins shoving candy down her throat and is instantly
energised. With hyper fast reflexes and sugary responses, ____ bounces around
the room, the entire time putting a stop to the mayhem and mischief
surrounding her. The kids are caught completely unaware - they've never seen
an authority figure move with such blindingly sweet speed! Other teachers are
drawn to the commotion and it isn't long before word gets around that ____ is
a no-nonsense educator that will do whatever it takes to teach the children,
____ earns a Creativity Skill Point!
"Eat Lots of Candy!" 75% Chance
Desperate to fix the situation, ____ convinces herself that the best way to
take control of the sugar-powered chaos is to become a sugar powered
teacher. However, not everyone is built for massive quantities of candy, and
____ soon finds herself bouncing off the walls uncontrollably, with a bit of
a tummy-ache to boot. Shocked by their substitute teacher's actions, the
students calm down and watch as ____ becomes one Sim wrecking crew. When
____ jumps atop her desk and declares "pop quiz", the students run terrified
from the room to warn the others. The school officals lock ____ in the room
until she calms down enough to receive the news that she has been fired.
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*Elementary School Teacher*
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"____ really wants to impress the administration with her students, and the
school district science fair looks like the perfect opportunity. Two of her
students' projects really stand out: Harry Monroe's model that hypothesizes
the result of hot cocoa brewed in a volcano, and Sally O'Minky's holographic
gelatin projector. Both are top notch and cutting edge for the elementary
scientific community, but ___ can only send one student. Who should she send?
"Harry Monroe" 45% Chance
Everyone loves gelatin, especially the holographic kind, which makes ____'s
decision to go with Harry Monroe's volcano cocoa model that much more
difficult. Nonetheless, it was the best choice and ____ sends Harry to the
science fair with her full support. Such shrewd decision making pays off, as
two of the three judges are not only cocoa fanatics, but volcano enthusiasts
as well. With magma brewed cocoa exploding into well-placed cups, the judges
are not only satified, but impressed beyond measure. Harry Monroe walks away
from the competition with the Grand Prize, and ____, as his sponsor, happily
drives home with a bonus of �970 Simoleons.
"Harry Monroe" 55% Chance
____ decides to send Harry Monroe to the competition, convinced that no
judge could resist cocoa brewed within simulated piping hot magma chambers.
Assumptions have little place in science, however, and Harry and ____'s
spirits plummet when they are informed that, oddly enough, all three judges
have a strong dislike for all things chocolate. Despite ____'s demand for
an alternate opinion from a second judges panel, Monroe's Volcanic Cocoa
theory is pronounced deal on arrived. For such a poor showing in the district
science fair, the school decides to not reimburse ____ for money spent
sponsoring Harry, and she is forced to pay �475 Simoleons out of her own
pocket.
"Sally O'Minky" 55% Chance
As much as ____ loves cocoa, especially the volcanic kind, she knows her
best bet is with Sally O'Minky's holographic gelatin projector. After mere
minutes at the show, Sally has a huge crowd surrounding her booth, salivating
over the prospect of fresh, delicious gelatin. Corporate representatives are
also at the show, and it isn't long before the Pleasentview Gelatin Company
offers O'Minky a healthy incentive of Simoleons to sell the device to them,
to be used in advertising in grocery stores. O'Minky agrees to sell, and as
her sponsor, ____ is entitled to a cut. ____ receives a bonus of �760
Simoleons.
"Sally O'Minky" 45% Chance
____ thinks long and hard, but she decides that holographic gelatin is a
safer bet than volcanic cocoa. Things are progressing well, until Jerome
Greaves, a student from the competing school district, unveils his
holographic hamburger projector. With a choice between projected
gelatin and beef, the judges decided unanimously for the latter, and soon
leave for hamburgers at a local restaurant. For failure to inspire her
students beyond holographic gelatin, ____ is demoted to Substitute
Teacher!
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*High School Teacher*
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"Spirit day for the high school is approaching and everyone is expected to
participate - even teachers. However, things aren't so simple for ____,
who is up for evaluation before the school board on the same day. It's
one thing to be spirited on a normal day with face paint and a crazy
outfit, and another thing when paint and a crazy outfit may cost a teacher
dearly for not taking evaluations seriously. ____ doesn't want to be
criticized for a lack of school spirit, but she would also like to keep
progressing as an educator. What should she do?
"Dress for Spirit Day" 75% Chance
____ has never missed a spirit day, and she won't start now! Wearing her
favourite war paint with her ultimate spirit uniform -- the disco clown
costome -- ____ treads the halls with spirit fingers flying in the best
of moods. Already a popular teacher, ____'s commitment to spirit and
self-expression is a big hit with her co-workers, who've openly discussed
making spirit day mandatory for faculty and staff. With much bravado, ____
sashays into the room full of waiting board members, who are delighted to
see someone who approaches their job with so much spirit. It doesn't take
long before a unamimous decision is passed down to send ____ off to the
local university as a Guest Lecturer -- ____ has been promoted!
"Dress for Spirit Day" 25% Chance
____ is almost late for work because she can't decide between her football
player on stilts or robotic cheerleader costumes. Evertually, robotic
cheerleader wins out and ____ heads to work. With spirits high, ____
bursts into the school, only to find she is the only one in costume. A
student walks up to ____ and tells her that spirit day was canceled at the
last minute, and to check the memo in her email inbox. Humiliated, ____
trudges into the evaluation to face a stone-faced wall of professionally
dressed board members, all of whom received the memo. Luckily for ____'s
pride, the board members cannot see the look on her face through the
robotic cheerleader mask when she is told she has been demoted to
Elementary School Teacher.
"Wear Normal Clothes" 25% Chance
____ debates the issue all night in her mind, but falls asleep knowing
the safest course is to dress normally. Little does ____ know that this
year's theme for Spirit Day is the uneventful, but ironically convenient
"Dress Like You Always Would for Spirit!" Wearing her typical duds,
____ wins favour with both camps - the spiritists and the school board -
which results in her winning the costume of the day award from the former
and a raise from the latter. ____ heads home with �1200 Simoleons.
"Wear Normal Clothes" 75% Chance
____ hates backing out of a Spirit Day, but the career must come first!
The principal immediately notices the distraught look on ____'s face,
and comforts her by telling that she made the right choice by wearing
normal clothes. Both, however, were quite wrong. The chairman of the
board, Edgar Louie, is devoted to Spirit Day in a rather fanatical way
and he refuses to see ____ for her evaluation when he notices her
that she isn't in costume. Confused and a bit angry, ____ is sent home
for the day with a fine of �960 for not showing enough spirit.
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*University Guest Lecturer*
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"____ is requested by Sim State University's meteorology and sociology
departments to lecture on the growing complexity of weather control
devices, and the ethical and moral consequences of using the machines
for its "When Lightning and Ethics Collide!" lecture series. The
presentation moves along at a fine pace, with facts and opinions from
both sides of the argument being presented. At the conclusion, ____
opens the floor to questions, when a rather smarmy looking graduate
student in the front row asks "What do you think?" Should ____ say
she is pro-control or pro-natural weather?"
"Pro-Control" 75% Chance
____ knows that she can't please everyone, so she just picks a side.
"Personally, I hate waiting for my plants to grow, especially when I'm
in climates with far less rain," explains ____. "With weather control, I
have fruit much faster! Don't you like delicious fruit?" The student
who asked the question follows up with the accusation that ____ is mad to
think she can control the elements, but the crowd, too busy imagining
delicious fruit faster, laughs at the student's paranoia. ____'s old
high school, impressed with her ability to stand firm on controversial
issues, invites her to come back to serve as the Principal -- ____ has
been promoted!
"Pro-Control" 25% Chance
____ begins sweating profusely, because she honestly doesn't have an
answer. she never thought to form an opinion, as she was always too
busy studying both sides of the argument. ____ blurts out a hesitant
"pro-control" and the crowd erupts with furious questions and accusations
that ____ is a mad scientist bent on world domination. ____ quickly flees
the scene to avoid further verbal abuse heaved forth from the angry mob.
For causing a ruckus within the Sim State University crowd, ____ is asked
never to return and is demoted to High School Teacher.
"Pro-Natural" 25% Chance
To a reception of mixed groans and nods of approval, ____ announces she
is pro-natural weather. When asked "Why?" ____ calmly explains that her
fear about how, in the wrong hands, the weather control device could be a
devastating force from which the world may never recover. With acceptance
from the majority of the crowd and even respect from the Pro-Control
opposition, ____ leaves the podium to a standing ovation. The University
calls ____ on her way home and requests she return - she is the best
speaker they've had in years! With several more speaking engagements
arranged, ____ returns home with an unexpected bonus of �2460 Simoleons.
"Pro-Natural" 75% Chance
Without replying directly, ____ begins describing a utopia in which the
weather is naturally perfect, plants grow on time, and winter storms
never leaves Sims frozen in the back yard. People begin cheering, thinking
____ is pro-control, but stop abruptly when she pulls a 180 and says "I think
the unexpected is more fun!" Not enamored with her "let it be" attitude, the
crowd begins shouting at to "get off the stage before the unexpected
happens." Not willing to wait around, ____ flees, more than willing to accept
the �1800 Simoleon fine levied against her by the University for failing to
complete her lecture.
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*High School Principal*
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"____ is becoming increasingly worried about students falling asleep in class.
Teachers can bearly teach the students anything and morale is at an all time
low. ____ brings in a group of consultants and they offer two solutions to
the problem. The first is to use Ombutronic Generators to cool the school to
near freezing temperatures, making it impossible to fall asleep. The
alternative is arming every teacher, aide, and gym coach with a personal
bullhorn to wake drowsy students. Both choices are rather extreme, though
desperate times call for desperate measures. What plan should ____
implement?"
"Chill the School" 65% Chance
____ pulls the speech, turning the school into a veritable cave of ice.
Though certain changes had to be endured, like increasing the size of lockers
to accommodate parkas and hooking up hot cocoa to flow from the water
fountains, the renewed alertness of the students makes everyone forget the
sacrifices being made. ____ completes the transformation by changing the
school's mascot to the mammoth and is in the crowd when the Mammoths defeat
the Fightin' Llamas in the high school ice hockey tournament. ____ earns
a Logic Skill Point.
"Chill the School" 35% Chance
Convinced a limited version of the ice age is the only solution, ____ pulls
the switch to begin the Ombutronic Generator's cold reign. The experiment
is successful initially, but it isn't long before the generator creates an
internal blizzard and the inhabitants of the school are trapped inside.
____ quickly organises the school into survival teams to gather around fires
of term papers, which keeps everyone alive until help arrives. However, the
damage is done, and the administration is quick to inform ____ that she has
been demoted to University Guest Lecturer.
"Bullhorns for All" 35% Chance
____ decides it will be noise or nothing to keep the students awake. The
teachers love the idea and ____ is quick to encourage creativity. It isn't
before long before the teachers cast aside their bullhorns in favour of
steel drums, trombones, grandfather clocks on wheels, and remote control
cars with horns that play "La Cucaracha." The students, not wanting to miss
out on the fun, quickly form several musical groups. Surprisingly, the
school becomes known as the best music school in the district and ____ is
invited by the local college to join their staff as a Senior Professor.
____ has been promoted!
"Bullhorns for All" 65% Chance
____ think it's best if the teachers use bullhorns to keep the students
awake. It isn't a big surprise when students stay awake for lectures after
one or two bullhorns are unleashed, though the teachers feel a bit foolish
when the majority of the students suffer temporary hearing loss. Unable to
teach students who cannot hear, ____ is forced to admit failure, and the
classrooms are once again filled with snoring students who for the time
being also cannot hear. To help recover the cost of the bullhorns and for
ear treatment for the students, ____ is forced to pay �2340 Simoleons!
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*College Senior Professor*
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"____ could really use the grant money offered with the London Scholarship
for Immense Brains, but she hasn't published a paper in quite some time.
There are a few topics of interest about which to write, most notably The
Effect of Vegetables on the Sim Physique and Frostbite: A World Without
Toes. Both subjects are quite compelling and will make excellent papers,
so it isn't an easy decision. What subject should ____ write about to win
the London Scholarship?"
"The Effect of Vegetables" 50% Chance
The current health crazy revolves squarely around vegetables and healthy
eating, so it's a no-brainer that ____ choose to write about Tge Effect
of Vegetables on the Sim Physique. Most of ____'s research reveals nothing
terribly noteworthy, until she stumbles across a startling fact - the rare
combination of pesticides and just a pinch of luck can turn a Sim into a
living, breathing, chlorophyll loving creature of nature! The paper hits
the London Scholarship commitee like a blizzard in Strangetown and ____ is
awarded the grant of �4000 Simoleons.
"The Effect of Vegetables" 50% Chance
Eating healthy and Sim well-aging are huge topics throughout the community,
which makes The Effect of Vegetables on the Sim Physique the obvious choice
of ____'s paper. After hours of detailed research, ____ feels she has
enough material to present a fantastic paper. Unfortunately, Donald
Somersby, another talented professor vying for the grant, presents his
paper - Celery and You: How Peanut Butter Will Change Your Life - to
greater acclaim. ____ never had a chance against the deliciousness of celery
combined with peanut butter. Worse, she has been demoted to High School
Principal for failing to win the grant.
"Frostbite" 50% Chance
Because of the threat of winter storms, Sims everywhere are clamouring
for more information on the subject of frostbite, make ____'s decision to
publish her paper - Frostbite: A World Without Toes - an easy decision.
____'s paper is filled with an in-depth analysis on the causes of
frostbite, preventive measures, and how to look stylish while wearing snow
boots. ____'s unprecidented work on the subject is honoured by the committee,
but it doesn't receive top honours. Fortunately, virtually everyone who reads
the paper rushes out to buy new snow boots and Snowzen Bootzen, the world's
largest manufacturer of Snow Boots, compensates ____ with �6000 Simoleons
for promoting their product so effectively!
"Frostbite" 50% Chance
____ thinks long and hard about her choices, but ultimately, Frostbite: A
World Without Toes is what she decides is her best option. After all, people
love keeping their toes! ____ spends an entire afternoon researching, but she
fails to come up with anything conclusive, other than the common sense notion
of wearing warm clothing when it's very cold. Without a decisive thesis, ____
has no chance to win the London Scholarship and she withdraws from the
competition. The university is not happy with ____ and she is ordered to pay
them �4000 Simoleons to cover the cost of research.
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*College Dean of Students*
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"Dean ____ is having trouble with a particular fraternity on campus, the Zigga
Bugga Goos. The young men have a tendancy to conduct pranks on facility
members, throw obnoxious parties, and crash the homecoming parade every year
with unnecessary fireworks and gaudy rock music. ____ has had enough! There
are only two ways to deal with a fraternity this misbehaved: Kick the charter
off campus, or pay a sorority to sabotage their social status. ____ is pretty
sure both methods will work, but she isn't sure which one is best. What
should ____ do?"
"Kick them off Campus" 55% Chance
____ is so confident in her decision that she drafts the Zigga Bugga Goos
expulsion notice immediately. After a short lunch, ____ returns to her office
to find the leaders of the fraternity gathered around her desk. All of them
being begging ____ in the hopes she will reduce their punishment. ____,
sensing an opportunity, agrees to reduce their punishment to probation if
every member of the fraternity agrees to a semester of community service,
to which they agree. For diplomatically resolving such a troubling situation,
____ is promoted to Education Minister!
"Kick them off Campus" 45% Chance
Dean ____ is so frustrated by the Zigga Bugga Goos that she decides the best
course of action is immediate expulsion. ____ quickly drafts the expulsion
notice without consulting any of her advisors and sends the letter off to the
fraternity. Unbeknownst to ____, the fraternity just held a conference with
campus press, renouncing their devilish ways and promising a student life
dedicated to community service. ____'s letter arrives at the end of the
conference and the student paper instantly publishes an editorial titled
"Dean ____ Closes the Door on Charitable Fraternity". The administration
is broadsided by student protests and finds that the easiest thing to do is
to fire Dean ____.
"Hire the Sorority" 45% Chance
____ needs to put a stop to the Zigga Bugga Goos' reign of juvenile
destruction, but she wants to keep her hands clean. Therefore, the best
sorority on campus is recruited to destroy the fraternity's social status
with better parties, cooler t-shirts, and the best bonfire the campus has
ever seen. The Zigga Bugga Goos try to mount a counter-offensive of social
events, but ultimately fails. Defeated, the fraternity begs for a cease
fire. By stopping them, Dean ____ becomes the first dean in history to tame
the Zigga Bugga Goos. For such a momentous triumph, Dean ____ is promoted
to Education Minister.
"Hire the Sorority" 55% Chance
____ hires the sorority and tells them to do whatever it takes to destroy the
Zigga Bugga Goos. Unfortunately, the Ziggas have already infiltrated every
other house on campus, so they know about Dean ____'s Plan A before she could
even imagine a Plan B. The plan backfires completely when the Ziggas release
copies of the contract and recordings between the Dean and the sorority to
the school newspapers. What becomes knowns as Zigga Gate ultimately ends in
the downfall of ____, as the board of regents is left with little choice but
to demote her to Senior Professor.
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*Education Minister*
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"The country is not happy with test scores for children in neighbourhoods
throughout the country. Polls indicate that the children just aren't
learning, and drastic, unorthodox measures should be taken to put the
nation's youth back on the right track. Secretary ____ proposes to the
government a new curriculum of educational video games. Ideally, she
proposes, children can learn and have fun at the same time. Two games really
stand out: Bixby Rabbit and the Great Spelling Carrot, and Hunting and
Fishing: Scavenging for Algebra! The budget only allows for one of the two
games. Which one should ____ choose?
"Bixby Rabbit" 75% Chance
Maybe it had something to do with the delicious carrot she was eating, or
perhaps it was the compelling story of Bixby saving the rabbit community
through good spelling that led ____ to choose Bixby Rabit and the Great
Spelling Carrot. Nonetheless, schools across the country are soon filled
with the compelling Edugame and grades begin to skyrocket. ____ is praised
by the Government, her peers, and educators everywhere for picking such a
compelling spelling experience that is so effective spelling bees are no
longer held - they are just too easy! For saving the education of Sims
everywhere, ____ is awarded a bonus of �45000 Simoleons by the Government!
"Bixby Rabbit" 25% Chance
____ considers the two games for quite some time, but ultimately settles
on Bixby Rabbit, believing cute bunnies who spell are more effective
than algebra games. ____ is almost correct, except for one tiny detail -
earlier the same day, the president decided to approve a law, making New
Simlish the offical language. Unfortunately, Bixby Rabbit teaches what is
now known as Old Simlish and children across the country are instructed
in a dead language. For setting children back years in their education,
____ is demoted to Dean of Students.
"Scavenging for Algebra" 25% Chance
____ always loved the idea of algebra in the great outdoors amongst a
running brook or deer trail, so she approves a copy of Hunting and Fishing:
Scavenging for Algebra for every child. ____ made the right choice,
because not only are algebra scores at an all time low, but the country's
desire to fish is at an all time high. Scavenging for Algebra hits the spot
so perfectly that ____ goes ahead and orders the developer's second title,
Trapping Some Fractions. The adminstration is awed by ____'s brillant
handling of the situation and decides to reward her with a bonus of �5000
Simoleons!
"Scavenging for Algebra" 75% Chance
Sim everywhere won't stop talking about fishing, so ____ thinks it's only
right to combine that love with the dire need to improve algebra scores.
Unfortunately, the fishing craze dies down as quickly as it starts and
children everywhere begin to talk incessantly of carrots. With a small
mountain of Scavenging for Algebra unopened and unwanted, ____ is forced
to sell them back at a loss, resulting in a hit of �37000 Simoleons on
her personal bank account!
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[5.03] Law
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*File Clerk*
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"____ quickly gathers the files for Mr. Vanderseaux's big case. He will be
arguing before the Grand Court of Sim City and his paperwork must be all
ready in perfect order, else he may lose the case. Just before ____ plans to
turn in the files, she realises that Mr. vanderseaux will only accept his
files if they are ordered in a particular way. But how? There's the obvious
choice, alphabetical order, but ____ also seems to remember something about
Mr. Vanderseaux perferring his files to be ordered by colour. How should
____ organise the files?"
"Alphabetical Order" 15% Chance
____'s alphabetising skills may be a bit rusty, but her common sense isn't.
Alphabetical order is obviously the way Mr. Vanderseaux wants his files,
because he's always yelling at his employees to "keep it simple!" ____
delivers the files just as Vanderseaux is leaving - perfect timing! He
takes one quick look at the files, lets forth a satisfied grunt, and
utters a "good job." ____ earns a logic skill point!
"Alphabetical Order" 85% Chance
Mr. Vanderseaux receptionist phones ____ and demands the files immediately.
____ is still busy to figure out the best way to organise the files, but
time is running out and she decides alphabetisation seems to be the
simplist, most obvious fit. In her haste ____ made the wrong decision. The
receptionist, furious at the improperly organised files, throws them back
in ____'s face and tells her it may be best if she works elsewhere. ____
is fired!
"Order by Colour" 85% Chance
____ was always a visual person, so she decides colours would be the best
way of organising the files. When she arrives in Mr. Vanderseaux office with
the files, he takes one look at the files and excitedly exits his chair to
greet her. He wasn't used to receiving files organised by colour, but his
recent memo indicated he wanted File Clerks to being doing just that -
apparently, ____ was the only one to read the memo. Mr. Vanderseaux is so
pleased with ____ that he decides to promote her to Law Firm Receptionist.
"Order by Colour" 15% Chance
____ hates to see multi-coloured papers scattered about, so she organises
the files by colour, hoping Mr. Vanderseaux approves. He doesn't, which ____
quickly discovers after delivering the file stack to him. Apparently, a
concentration of colour makes his head hurt quite a bit. ____'s mistake keeps
him from working for the rest of the day and he loses his case before the
Grand Court of Sim City! Vanderseaux aims to appeal the courts decision,
but for the meantime, he fines ____ �125 Simoleons to purchase headache
medicine.
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*Law Firm Receptionist*
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"____ picks up the phone, only to hear Allison Bersowitz on the other line.
She's been calling for weeks asking for legal representation, but ____'s
boss, Mr. Vanderseaux, has no interest in representing her. ____ is sick with
dealing with the lady every day, so she thinks of two possible ways to handle
the situation. She can convince Mr. Vanderseaux to represent her, though he
may not be happy about it. Or, ____ can find Bersowitz another lawyer, though
Vanderseaux may not appreciate her helping his competition. How should
____ get Allison Bersowitz out of her hair?
"Convince Vanderseaux" 75% Chance
Mr. Vanderseaux is extremely busy, but ____ would hate to see him pass up a
potentially good case like Allison Bersowitz. After a bit of convincing,
Vanderseaux agrees to take on Bersowitz v. Sim City, only to find that he
may have the biggest case of his career before him! It appears Bersowitz is
the victim of an elaborate repoman scam where the civil servents would remove
household items, even though she had been paying her bills. Vanderseaux
presents her case and wins, earning the law firm a healthy portion of the
settlement. Vanderseaux feels obligated to reward ____ and he gives her a
check for �320 Simoleons.
"Convince Vanderseaux" 25% Chance
____ figures the law firm may be able to earn some money from the Bersowitz
case, so she convinces Vanderseaux to finally take it. After a brief
consultation, the law firm realises that it won't earn anything from
Bersowitz, as she is suing the snow for killing her garden. Greatly peeved
at the waste of an afternoon, Vanderseaux summons ____ into his office to
yell at her, after which he tells her to head back to the file room, ____
has been demoted!
"Recommend Another Lawyer" 25% Chance
____ has been listening to Allison Bersowitz for weeks, and frankly, she
just wants to be rid of her. ____ grabs the phone books, flips to the
Lawyers section, and randomly chooses an attorney named Sam Hogan. Bersowitz,
thrilled somebody finally spent a minute to help her, thanks ____ and hangs
up the phone. Later in the day, the phone begins ringing off the hook,
apparently, Bersowitz recommended the Vanderseaux office to all of her
friends in need of legal representation. Vanderseaux is delighted to have
the new business and he promotes ____ to Legal Secretary to deal with all
of his new clients.
"Recommend Another Lawyer" 75% Chance
____ is so tired of Allison Bersowitz that she opens the phone book and
gives her the number of the first lawyer she finds. Bersowitz thanks her
and hangs up the phone. Later during break, ____ and Mr. Vanderseaux see
Bersowitz and her new lawyer on television, announcing their victory in a
landmark court case. The settlement is huge, which means big money and
prestige for the law firm. Vanderseaux is so angry with ____ that he fires
her without even asking for an explanation.
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*Legal Secretary*
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"The day is proceeding quietly and smoothly until ____ receives a phone call
from her boss's wife - Mrs. Vanderseaux. The woman has zero patience for
others and demands her husband be put on the phone immediately. ____ is
about to comply, until she remembers Mr. Vanderseaux is currently meeting
with a very important client and he doesn't need the stress from talking to
his wife. Should ____ patch Mrs. Vanderseaux through, or keep her on the
line until her husband is finished?"
"Patch Her Through" 25% Chance
____ knows Mr. Vanderseaux won't be happy to hear from his wife, but she
also knows angering her boss is the lesser of two evils. She patches the
woman through and hears the expected sounds of grief emanating from Mr.
Vanderseaux's office, followed by a call for her to enter his office.
He explains to ____ that she has made the right choice, as much as it
pains him to speak with his wife, and that she is doing an excellent job.
____ earns a Charisma Skill Point!
"Patch Her Through" 75% Chance
____ quickly patches Mrs. Vanderseaux through to her husband, because she
has no desire to speak with the woman. Mr. Vanderseaux is none to happy
to hear from his wife and he immediately forwards her back to ____. The
passing game continues for the remainder of the morning, tying up the
phone systems and ultimately causing the computers to crash. Mr. Vanderseaux
is furious with ____'s behaviour and he charges her �410 Simoleons to repair
the phone system.
"Keep Her on the Line" 75% Chance
____ decides to take one for the team and distract Mrs. Vanderseaux long
enough to let her boss do his job. The evil wife wastes no time in being mean
to ____, but she expected as much and easily pushes the comments to the back
of her mind. Mr. Vanderseaux finishes his meeting just in time to rescue
____ from the onslaught and he immediately picks up the line. At the end of
the day, Mr. Vanderseaux apologises to ____ for having to deal with his
wife, and to make up for it, guarantees she will never have to speak to the
woman again, because ____ is now a Legal Biller!
"Keep Her on the Line" 25% Chance
Mrs. Vanderseaux calls to yell at her husband daily, so ____ figures it won't
hurt to stall her a bit and give her boss a chance to finish his meeting.
Meanwhile, Mr. Vanderseaux is patiently stalling his client, because he's
eagering awaiting his wife's phone call - she has important information for
him regarding the case! After quite some time, the client leaves the meeting
frustrated and Mr. Vanderseaux leaves his office to find ____ stalling his
wife on the phone. Needless to say, he's furious that ____ would tamper with
his business and personal life and he fires her immediately!
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*Legal Biller*
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"____ is busy collecting money her boss earned in various legal settlements
when the oddity on one billing statement catches her eye. It appears her
boss, Mr. Vanderseaux, was never compensated for his work on the Landgrabb v.
Sim City case. Vanderseaux is entitled with 25% of the settlement, but a bit
of time has passed and that money is most definately worth more. ____ can
give the Landgrabbs a call to demand the 25%, or take the risk and sue them
for more. What's her move?"
"Ask for 25%" 35% Chance
____ is sure the Landgrabbs merely overlooked the fees in their case, so she
gives them the benefit of the doubt and leaves them with a friendly message
that they owe the firm. The Landgrabb's personal assistant immediately calls
back, clearly embarrassed for forgetting about the fee. He does have good
news - the money was set aside in an investment fund and the amount has grown
quite a bit more than the original 25%. He explains to ____ that the
Landgrabbs feel obligated to make amends, so they transfer the entire fund
over to the firm. Mr. Vanderseaux, feeling extra belevolent and giving,
rewards ____ with �560 Simoleons!
"Ask for 25%" 65% Chance
____ places a call to the Landgrabb office and is placed on hold. Meanwhile,
Mr. Vanderseaux pages her and asks about the 25% the Landgrabbs owe him.
Not wanting to admit she overlooked the billing, ____ lies to him with a
cover story. However, he senses that something fishy is up and he heads down
to talk to ____ in person, only to find her discussing the 25% fee with the
Landgrabbs. Before she can explain. Vanderseaux accuses her of stealing from
him and he orders her out of his office -- ____ has been fired!
"Sue for More" 65% Chance
It isn't right that the Landgrabbs "forgot" to pay Mr. Vanderseaux, so
____ files a claim with the court. The Landgrabbs immediately counter-sue
but the judge, who is trying to leave for vacation, settles in ____'s
favour because it's the first argument that landed on his desk. Vanderseaux,
impressed with ____'s incredible luck decides it's best if she works more
closely with him and promotes ____ to Paralegal!
"Sue for More" 35% Chance
____ has wanted to flex her admittedly limited legal muscle and the Landgrabb
issue is the perfect case. She carefully files all the paperwork and drops
off the claim with the court. Upon her return to the office, ____ is greeted
by a very angry Mr. Vanderseaux who demands to know why ____ would sue his
business partner. Apparently, Vanderseaux asked the Landgrabbs to hold onto
his 25% fee for taxation purposes and ____'s lawsuit will trigger an
investigation into the whole matter. Vanderseaux appreciates ____'s
cuttroat initiative, but ultimately think it's best if she is demoted to
Legal Secretary.
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*Paralegal*
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"____ is reviewing the statements obtained in a series of witness interviews,
but one of them seems to be a bit strange. The witness, Carmen Eggers,
refused to answer many of the questions asked to her. In fact, based on her
reported location at the time of the crime, some of the answers may fill in
some of the gaps in the case. Of course, she might also not know anything.
Should ____ subpoena her for additional questioning, or look elsewhere for
answers?"
"Subpoena Carmen" 80% Chance
Facts and instincts are two good things a paralegal should never ignore, so
____ grabs her telephone, obtains a court order, and brings Carmen Eggers
back into the office for questioning. Though a bit standoffish at first,
Carmen soon warms up and provides ____ with all the answers she was seeking.
All the gaps in the case aren't filled, but they are getting that way,
thanks to ____'s instincts and the ability to clean up the evidence. ____
earns a Cleaning Skill Point.
"Subpoena Carmen" 20% Chance
____ is convinced Carmen Eggers is hiding something, so she places a call
to the court and orders the woman back to the office. Eggers isn't pleased
with her treatment and she refuses to offer any new material. ____ refuses
to back off and the two end up in a fairly rowdy shouting match. Eggers
leaves the office, only to return later with a lawsuit in her hands --
____ is being sued for "Undue stress and personal frustration" and she is
forced to settle out of court for �750 Simoleons!
"Look Elsewhere" 20% Chance
____ thinks about placing a call to Eggers, but thinks better of it and
digs deeper into the evidence before her. No further clues emerge, until
____'s eye focus on a comment made by another witness - there were
security cameras observing the whole crime scene! ____ make the phone calls
and has the camera tapes on her desk within hours, effectively answering
all the unanswered questions with the case. The firm is quite impressed
with ____'s analysis of the evidence - things are looking up! ____ earns
a Logic Skill Point!
"Look Elsewhere" 80% Chance
The idea of calling Carmen Eggers for another interview crosses ____'s
mind, but she casts the thought aside in favour of looking into the other
pieces of evidence first. Hours pass by with nothing new popping up and
____ is ultimately awaken by a phone call. It's the police - Carmen Eggers
has fled the country! ____ can't believed she misjudged the situation so
badly, and apparently, neither can her boss. ____ is demoted back to Legal
Biller.
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*Personal Injury Attorney*
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"____'s latest client has a particularly nasty injury - his foot is stuck to
his head after messing with some industrial glue at work. ____ can settle for
the cost of her client's medical expenses, or sue her client's employers for
the medical expenses plus compensatory damages. ____'s client is mostly at
fault for the accident, so the evidence is shaky at best. Then again, it is
quite a lot of Simoleons. Which settlement should ____ pursue?
"Medical Costs" 80% Chance
____'s client is a clumsy fool and she would hate to punish the company for
her client's mistake. The company is more than willing to settle for the
medical costs, and just to be good sports, they offer to cover ____'s legal
expenses as well. ____ is delighted and she is quick to exchange business
cards and keeps up contacts with the company. ____ earns a Charisma Skill
Point.
"Medical Costs" 20% Chance
The client is mostly at fault for the glue accident and ____ isn't interested
in pursuing compensatory damages. However, ____ probably should have put up
a more threatening claim, like the defence was expecting. The company's
lawyers sense weakness in ____'s case due to her bare minimum demands and
they counter-attack with full force. ____ finds herself ill-prepared to
present what she assumed was an open/shut case and the defence rolls over her
case. ____'s client isn't amused - he demends ____ can pay �1125 Simoleons to
cover his medical expenses!
"Compensatory Damages" 20% Chance
____ can smell a large pile of Simoleons to be earned by winning the case, so
she files a claim demanding compensatory damages. The company lawyers weren't
expecting such an aggressive case from their injured employee and they
quickly seek a settlement. Though ____ doesn't receive quite as many
Simoleons as she initially demanded, the amount offered in the compromise
is more than enough for all the recipents' "needs". Satisfied, ____ heads
home for the day with a bonus of �1350 Simoleons.
"Compensatory Damages" 80% Chance
____ is overcome temporarily by the thought of the increased legal fee she
would receive if compensatory damages were awarded and she files the claim.
The company's lawyers are not amused by ____'s bold demands and they quietly
forward a videotape to her office showing ____'s client completely and
utterly at fault. ____ realises she has no case and she rescinds the lawsuit.
Word soon spreads around town that ____ doesn't know what she is doing and,
unable to obtain new clients, is summarily fired!
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*Family Law Attorney*
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"____ scratches her head in confusion, unable to decide the course of action
to take. Greg McPear is suing his mother, ____'s client, for not raising him
properly, even though he is a multi-millionaire businessman. ____'s client
simply wants the issue to go away and she has given ____ free reign to
resolve the issue. ____ can settle with Greg, or counter-sue for slandering
the mother. It's a difficult decision and McPear has more than enough money
to hire a stellar legal team.
"Settle out of Court" 25% Chance
The easiest way to get the case out of the way is to settle quickly and out
of the public eye. ____ calls Greg McPear and invites him to her office to
see if they can come to an agreement. Greg arrives with his mother, both of
them sporting huge grins. Unbeknownst to ____, the McPear's pull a prank on
one of their lawyers every year and it just so happens to be ____'s turn.
____ doesn't exactly find it amusing, until Greg McPear invites her to start
working on his international cases -- ____ has been promoted!
"Settle out of Court" 75% Chance
____ decides to settle the case with Greg McPear outside of court and she
gives McPear a call. Her client's son promptly arrives and immediately
demands his mother to come at once to apologise to her. ____ calls her
client, but she refuses to apologise to her "sniveling son" and ____ is
left alone. After a few hours of pleading with Greg unsuccessfully the son
stomps his feet on the floor and leaves the office. What a terrible waste
of an entire day! ____ loses a Charisma Skill Point.
"Counter-Sue for Slander" 75% Chance
____ has little patience for those who sue her clients so she quickly files
a counter-suit. Greg McPear's office is quite stunned at first, because Greg
and his mother have been fighting for years and Mrs. McPear has never had a
lawyer that fought back so decisively. Greg McPears rescinds his lawsuit
and calls his mother to ask for an emotional settlement instead. Mrs. McPear,
glad to be finally rid of the foolish quabble, rewards ____ with the �3000
Simoleons she would have earned had she finished the case in court.
"Counter-Sue for Slander" 25% Chance
____ has little interest in listening to Greg McPear whine about his mother,
so she counter-sues, hoping that scares him enough to close the issue.
Unfortunately, the opposite occurs and Greg ups the ante by offering evidence
that his mother conducted illicit business dealings when he was but a boy,
"corrupting his ethics permanently". Unaware of her client's business
dealings, ____ has little choice but to back down in the face of superior
evidence. Mrs. McPear is less than pleased with ____'s ineffectiveness
and she informs her that she can find a new client -- ____ has been fired!
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*International Corporate Lawyer*
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"While visiting the country of Hartson on business, ____ meets a young
couple - the Mazovs - who tell her that their hotel just stole their luggage
and is holding it to ransom. They plead with ____, an international
corporate lawyer of great renown, to help them in their time of need. ____ is
familar with the laws of Hartson and could lend a legal hand, but then
again, she also has work to do for her clients back in Sim City. Should
____ help the Mazovs?
"Help the Mazovs" 65% Chance
____ has little tolerance for those who tamper with the law of any country
and she immediately agrees to help the Mazovs. An investigation reveals the
Mazovs were indeed robbed and the hotel, thinking it is invincible from
foreign tourists, openly admits to the theft. ____ places a call to the local
magistrate and reminds her of the business her clients will bring to Hartson,
the asks the magistrate to correct the current situation. The police sweep
in, rescue the luggage, and return it to the Mazovs, who turn out to be movie
stars by the names of Natalia Crenshaw and Nigel Seamus. They are looking for
a new lawyer -- ____ is promoted to Entertainment Attorney.
"Help the Mazovs" 35% Chance
____ jumps into the legal fray and orders the local police chief take action
against the hotel. The police chief, a member of the luggage theft ring,
ignores the Mazovs and ____ and calls the magistrate to have them evicted
from the country. This is unfortunate for ____, as she is removed from
Hartson before she can complete her business. The firm back in Sim City is
not pleased to hear the news and they refuse to cover the cost of the trip --
____ must pay �8000 Simoleons out of her own pocket.
"Get Back to Work" 35% Chance
____ feels bad about leaving the Mazovs without legal counsel, but she
really needs to focus on her client's case instead. Some time later, a co-
worker cracks a joke about tourist con-artists, which grabs ____'s attention.
Apparently, the Mazovs are really locals who try to deceive foreign
businessmen with an elaborate scam about luggage. Relieved, ____ heads home
with all her work completed, as well as the satisfaction of not being sucked
into an elaborate luggage scam. ____ earns one Logic Skill Point.
"Get Back to Work" 65% Chance
____ fights with her conscience for some time and ultimately decides she must
focus on her work ahead. The Mazovs leave, furious, and return some time
later with the ambassador at their side. The old diplomat is amazed at ____'s
selfishness and phones ____'s clients back in Sim City - who just happens to
be old friends with the ambassador. They are also displeased, so much that
they immediately recall ____ and order her off the case. ____ is demoted to
Family Law Attorney.
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*Entertainment Attorney*
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"____'s client, the world famous actress Natalia Crenshaw, was recently caught
smooching her long rumoured boyfriend, Nigel Seamus. ____ received a tip
that the tabloid that caught them, The Weekend Star, has doctored the
photographs so that it looks like Natalia is slapping Nigel, not kissing him.
After all, scandal sells more papers than love! Natalia asks ____ to fix the
situation and punish The Weekend Star before they can publish the photos,
which she can do quietly by talking to the editors at their office, or by
suing them publicly for libel."
"Speak with the Editors" 35% Chance
____ opens her rolodex and places a call to the editors of The Weekend Star
to plan a business lunch. The two parties meet at the cafe and enjoy their
sandwiches before getting down to business. The editors claim they won't
publish the false pictures if Natalia announces her relationship with Nigel.
____ doesn't like anyone making threats, especially at her client's expense,
so she threatens to leak information to The Weekend Star's competitor if
they do not remove the images and story from their paper. The editors agree,
after which ____ goes back to work, leaving the editors with the bill. ____
receives two Charisma Skill Points!
"Speak with the Editors" 65% Chance
____ figures an intimate meeting with The Weekend Star's Editors is better
than a public trial where anything can go wrong, and a lunch meeting is
arranged. The editors arrive armed with all sorts of tidbits about Natalia
Crenshaw's personal life, little of which ____ can deny. The editors soon
realise they have ____ backed into a corner and they force their hand --
____ will give them exclusive publishing rights to Natalia's life and they
agree to be "nice" to her in the future. ____ has little choice and she
leaves the meeting humbled. ____ loses two Charisma Skill Points!
"Sue for Libel" 65% Chance
Plenty can go wrong in a public trial, but ____ also knows it's the best
way to bring The Weekend Star to their knees once and for all. ____ pulls
off all sorts of favours and assembles a pile of evidence the editors at
the Star have no choice of countering. The judge is far more impressed
with Natalia and the trial is largely a breeze for ____. At the end, The
Weekend Star agrees to no longer publish any articles about Natalia
Crenshaw. Furthermore, they pay Natalia a settlement for damages done to
her good name. As her lawyer, ____ receives a fee of �37000 Simoleons
for her victory in the case!
"Sue for Libel" 35% Chance
____ decides to let a court handle the case, as the editors of The Weekend
Star are out of control. The initial proceedings go well, though the judge
sides with portions of both sides' arguments. Just before ____ presents
decisive evidence, the judge passes his ruling in favour of The Weekend
Star - the crooks over at the Star bought their victory from the judge!
____ should have known the crooked editors would do anything to win the
case and Natalia, publicly humiliated, has no choice but to seek alternative
legal counsel. ____ is fired!
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*The Law*
*********
"____ is walking the city streets to make sure every citizen fully understands
the laws, when the clouds darken overhead and a cry for help rings out. ____
quickly moves into action and is beside the citizens within minutes. People
are naturally terrified of the storm clouds - rightfully so! - as they are
not natural, but created with a weather control device. Some citizens are
demanding the weather control devices be declared illegal, while others wish
for them to be declared lawful. Only The Law -- ____ - can decide!"
"Make them Illegal" 15% Chance
____ thinks long and hard - it isn't every day that The Law is changed.
Finally, she announces her decision to make the weather control devices
illegal for the common Sim to use. Stating that they pose dangers to society
that no mere mortal can face alone. ____ offers the crown protection of The
Law. Everyone cheers, even those opposed to her decision initially and a
great celebration breaks out in the rain. The city, grateful for ____'s
decision, pays her �46000 Simoleons as a consultation fee for amending the
law!
"Make them Illegal" 85% Chance
____ ponders the implications of her decision, and ultimately decides weather
control devices should not be legal for people to use. One furious gardener
steps forth and explains to ____ how the weather control device saved his
crop, and therefore, his entire family. More gardeners and orchard owners
come forth with similar stories, followed by those who own winter resorts.
Simoleons sometimes overpower the judgement of The Law and ____ is forced
to back down for the public's financial well-being. ____ loses 2 Logic
Skill Points.
"Make them Legal" 85% Chance
Power is used responsibly at best, so ____, putting utter faith in the
civilians around her, announces the weather control devices will be legal.
The crown rejoices and celebrates by eating vegetables freshly grown by the
rain storm. Perhaps because they are filled with delicious fresh fruits,
the citizens march on city hall and demand they reward ____ for putting
people first in her adminstration of The Law. City hall, also familar with
common sense, write ____ a check to thank her amounting to �43000 Simoleons.
"Make them Legal" 15% Chance
____ doesn't like to use The Law to restrict others, so she decrees weather
control devices can be used by anyone at anytime. The crowd reacts well,
until a few pranksters turn the rain into snow, causing several in the crowd
to freeze over. ____ tries to address the situation by reciting pages of The
Law, but the crowd isn't interested and begins burning the pages for warmth.
Chaos ensues and ____ is forced to flee the scene. The city isn't pleased
and they inform ____ that she should seek other means of employment -- ____
is fired!
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[5.04] Journalism
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*Yearbook Club Supervisor*
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"____ is just about to sign off this year's yearbook for final printing when
one of the editors makes a startling discovery - somebody replaced the
principal's picture with an image of a toilet. The joke could cost ____ her
job and all the students could face serious detention time. On the other
hand, the yearbook is already over budget and the principal may find it
funny, especially in light of the money that would be saved. Should ____
recall the yearbook to edit the image, or let it remain and hope for the
best?"
"Recall the Yearbook" 25% Chance
____ isn't about to face the principal's wrath, so she picks up the phone
and recalls the yearbook from the publisher. While waiting for the publisher
to email the files over, ____ looks over her versions of the yearbook and
notices something odd, the principal's picture is normal, not replaced with
the toilet. ____ calls the publisher and they admit swapping out the photos
as a joke. ____ brings the school district's legal advisors into the fray
and within minutes the publisher agrees to pay for the entire yearbook
printing, which leaves enough money in the school budget for the principal
to award ____ a bonus of �175 Simoleons!
"Recall the Yearbook" 75% Chance
____ places a call to the publisher and recalls the yearbook, then proceeds
to phone the principal to ask for a bit more money from the school district's
budget. After explaining the situation, the principal is livid - he doesn't
care about the picture, because in his words he's "not some silly child".
The money spent to recall and re-edit the yearbook will cost the district
a bit too much and some jobs will need to be eliminated. ____ is fired!
"Leave it in" 75% Chance
____ knows the school district cannot afford a yearbook recall, so she takes
a chance and tells the publisher to move ahead with the printing. Knowing
it's probably best not to leave things to chance, ____ also calls the
principal and tells him about the unfortunate error. The principal is a bit
annoyed at first, but he ultimately comes around when ____ makes a normally
lame joke about toilets and flushing. Before the phone call ends, the
principal thanks ____ for making the difficult decision to save the school
district money, even at the chance of losing her job. ____ earns a Charisma
Skill Point.
"Leave it in" 25% Chance
____ assumes that the principal would rather the school stay within budget
than have his picture appear correctly in the yearbook, so she calls the
publisher and tells them to proceed with the printing. The publisher, not
eager to be blamed for the picture swap, calls the principal up as well
and explains the situation from their perspective. The principal isn't
pleased at all. He calls ____ into his office and orders her to recall
the yearbook at her own personal expense. ____ pays �185 Simoleons for the
yearbook reprint!
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*Blog Writer*
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"____'s Blog is starting to get a decent amount of website traffic, which
means site maintenance costs are going up. There are two ways to cover
the cost: ____ can begin using banner ads on the site, or she can begin
selling t-shirts. Both options have proven to be successful, though banner
ads may anger the readers, and t-shirt sales can be a bit of a hassle.
What should ____ do to cover the website costs?"
"Host Banner Ads" 15% Chance
____ isn't sure what to do, until one of her favourite companies, the Lazy
Beans Bean Bag Company - sends her an email asking for ad space. ____ has
written numerous articles about the importance of a good bean bag, so she
knows having ads for Lazy Beans is completely appropriate. Readers totally
agree - the ads start bringing in a great deal of money and the message
boards contain very few complaints. Banner ads are a great win! ____ earns
a Creativity Skill Point!
"Host Banner Ads" 85% Chance
____ figures banner ads will bring in the most money for the least effort,
so she posts a link on the site asking for potential advertisers. No
businesses email the Blog, but complaints from readers start flooding in.
In fact, readers are not only complaining, but they are offering
alternatives, most notably, T-Shirt sales. The owners of the blogging
service aren't too pleased with ____'s controversial decision and the staff
decide it would be best if she went elsewhere -- ____ is fired!
"Sell T-Shirts" 85% Chance
____ has a few great T-Shirt ideas floating around in her head and she makes
the call to begin selling T-Shirts. The readers react more than favourably
and the initial number offered on the site sell out before ____ can even
order them from the manufacturer. In fact, ____ believes t-shirt sales will
continue so well, that she may be able to get her own website. A consortium
of online writers agree and they ask ____ to join them -- ____ is promoted
to Internet Movie Critic!
"Sell T-Shirts" 15% Chance
____ proposes T-Shirt sales as the way to cover the cost of site maintenance,
but the idea isn't too popular. Apparently, one of the other bloggers already
sells t-shirts on her own website and she isn't too keen on the idea of a new
competitor. Furthermore, the hassles of T-Shirt sales go well above and
beyond the time ____ was willing to spend. Until ____ is able to come up
with a better option, the blogging service firmly requests ____ pay �254
Simoleons to cover the cost of the blog's hosting.
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*Internet Movie Critic*
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"____ has just seen one of the worst films in years and it's time to write the
review. Unfortunately, the advertising company that gives her the free press
movie tickets doesn't look to favourably upon those who write scathing
reviews. If ____ writes an honest review, the tickets may stop coming.
Then again, if she writes an extremely positive review, her readers may
stop coming. What should ____ do?"
"Write an Honest Review" 85% Chance
____ loves free movie passes, but the continued success of the site,
bolstered by honest reviews, is what she values most. As soon as the review
is posted the advertising company calls to demand the removal of the review
from the website. ____ refuses to back down and they threaten to stop
sending movie passes. The advertising firm realises that ____ is serious,
and they rescind their threat - they need ____ to keep writing reviews for
her readers, even at the risk of the occasional bad one. It's a big win for
____! ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Write an Honest Review" 15% Chance
____ posts her negative review and, surprisingly enough, complaints begin
filing in from the readers. Many of them saw the movie as well and they
think ____ is not only being entirely too harsh, but is probably just
writing the negative review to be negative for once. Unable to persuade
the readers otherwise on the message boards, ____ is left with nothing to
do but sit back and sulk at her desk. ____ loses a Creativity Skill Point.
"Write a Positive Review" 15% Chance
____ figures it's best to keep the advertising firm happy, and besides,
it isn't like a positive review for a bad movie will end the world. Quite
the opposite happens, in fact. The movie has record breaking day one sales -
it's the bad movie turned blockbuster hit of the summer - and ____ wrote
one of the only positive reviews. Readers flock to her site to read the
review and website traffic increases exponentially. The increase in site
traffic causes ad revenue to increase as well and ____ heads home with a
bonus of �325 Simoleons!
"Write a Positive Review" 85% Chance
____ posts the positive review of the movie and her worst fears come to
life. 99% of film reviewers panned the film. To make matter worst, the
advertising firm that gave ____ the tickets publically apologised for
promoting the film, cancelled their television ads and warned citizens
not to watch the movie. Unfortunately, this leaves ____ in a very, very
small minority and she is discredited as a worthy film critic --- ____
is fired!
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*Fact Checker*
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"____ is finishing the final pass of the newspaper before it heads to the
printers when she finds an error that may not actually be an error. The
article in questions says that Hector Reely finished making his first
movie when he was 12, but ____ could have sworn that she read on the
internet that Reely was really 15 when the movie was made. There's only
enough time to comfirm this fact, or read through the rest of the
newspaper - is this fact worth checking?"
"Check the Fact" 35% Chance
____ think it's best if the facts concerning Reely, a somewhat famous
actor, are correct. It turns out that the internet site ____ read about
Reely was actually correct - who would have known? ____ swaps out the
information so that it's accurate and sends in the manuscript with her
comments. The editors in charge are quite impressed with ____'s
machine-like attention to detail detail and faces and they decide to
promote her to Obituary Writer!
"Check the Fact" 65% Chance
____ has to know if her memory is correct so she dives headfirst into
the fact sheets regarding Hector Reely. After an hour or two of
searching, ____ finds nothing to contradict what's stated in the
article - the internet was wrong! During that time, ____ also forgot
about her deadline and the newspaper won't be delivered to the
printers on time. The editors unaminously decide ____ isn't quite
simply for the newspaper and she is demoted to Blog Writer.
"Finish Reading" 65% Chance
____ is torn about the one fact, but she knows from experience that
there are surely more egregious mistakes in the rest of the article.
Sure enough, an entire page of facts pertaining to individuals more
famous than Reely glare at ____ from the paper. These are corrected, and the
paper is sent off to the printers just in time to hit the deadline. ____'s
boss, who has been observing her work the enture time, steps forward to
praise ____ for ignoring the trivial facts and heading straight to the
important facts - something he looks for in writers. ____ is promoted
to Obituary Writer!
"Finish Reading" 35% Chance
____ decides to ignore the fact in question to move on to the rest of the
paper. ____ quickly breezes through the reminder of the paper without finding
any errors, and without thinking, sends it to the printer before double
checking the original fact. Ignoring these spare minutes is quite costly
for ____, because the obnoxiously arrogant Reely is furious when he reads
the error in the preview final draft. Reely begins to throw a tantrum,
so to diffuse the situation, ____'s boss informs her that she is fired!
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*Obituary Writer*
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"The city endures two unexpected deaths in the same day. World renowned
astrophysicist Greg Orachi was killed by a falling satellite. Later that
day, the sleazy yet beloved actor James "The Coach" MacGruder finally
succumbed to old age. Unfortunately for ____, there's only enough room in
the paper for one obituary, and the family and fans of both Orachi and
MacGruder are demanding their respective death to be honoured in print.
Who should ____ write about?"
"Greg Orachi" 85% Chance
____ feels wholeheartedly that the much respected Greg Orachi deserves to
have an obituary before MacGruder, a man whose scandal filled life is better
detailed in a tabloid. The words in the obituary come naturally to ____, and
by the time the article is finished, both families are so wowed by the power
of her words that silence fills the office. ____'s editors are equally wowed,
so much that they decide to pay her a bonus of �450 Simoleons.
"Greg Orachi" 15% Chance
____ was never a fan of MacGruder, mostly because the man wasn't that great
of an actor. The obituary writeup for MacGruder proceeds smoothly, until one
of the senior editors walks in and tells ____ to write about MacGruder
instead. There isn't enough time to write about MacGruder, and now, there
isn't enough to finish Orachi's obituary, leaving both families unhappy.
The paper looks bad and to make amends, ____ is forced to spend �300
Simoleons of her personal money to pay a competing paper to write both
obituaries.
"James MacGruder" 15% Chance
Although Orachi led a more distinguished and respectable life, MacGruder has
led a more interesting life. ____ knows quite well that interesting sells
newspapers. The newspaper does a rush print job to get MacGruders's
obituary on newsstands and papers fly off the shelves faster than they can
be stocked. The editors of the staff are extremely pleased with the sales
figures and reader reception, all thanks to ____'s judgement and sound
writing ability. ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"James MacGruder" 85% Chance
____ thinks it will be fun to cover the life of the shady James MacGruder,
so she begins researching the actor's life. The results of the research are
not as spectular as ____ hoped - it turns out that MacGruder wasn't really
shady at all, he just made himself look that way to sell movie tickets.
The obituary ends up bring rather unspectaular and uninteresting. In fact,
many of ____'s editors even said that she should have made up a few things
just to keep it from being so boring. ____ loses a Creativity Skill Point.
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*Horoscope Writer*
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"____ is roughly woken from a daydream at work with a startling prediction
for her next horoscope - it appears that a once in a lifetime occurrence
of the stars being perfectly aligned means everyone should propose marrige
today. ____ doesn't begin writing, because horoscope writing isn't an exact
science, and if she is wrong, thousands of readers could propose before it's
the right time! Should ____ instruct her readers to propose, or should she
make up another horoscope to play it safe?"
"Tell Them to Propose" 75% Chance
____ wants romance to flourish, so she writes for everyone to propose to
their loved ones, best friends - anyone they can find! Though a mass love
epidemic does not sweep the town, a few stories and comments make their way
to the newspaper office - all of them fantastic! ____ is heralded as the
city's cupid and is now one of the city's predominant writers. ____ earns a
Charisma Skill Point.
"Tell Them to Propose" 25% Chance
Love is bold and exciting, so ____ instructs her trusting readers to propose
and take their relationship to the next step, or for some, immediately up
the next three or four. Much to the city's dismay, love and excitement have
nothing to do with alignment of the planets, and a massive pile of written
compliants being to flood into the office. ____'s boss, the senior editorm
orders the mess to be cleaned up and every letter answered with an apology.
____ sits down and begins drafting the apologies, and in the meantime, is
forced to spend �850 Simoleons to hire a maid to clean up the pile of
letters.
"Make Up Something" 25% Chance
The idea of the whole city proposing too soon is a bit frightening for
____, so she decides to make up another horoscope instead, without actual
scientific evidence to back it. ____ words the horoscope so that, much like
a fortune cookie, doesn't actually provide any real information or life
direction. Strangely enough, the readers love it and the horoscope column is
one of the best received ever. ____ earns two Creativity Skill Points.
"Make Up Something" 75% Chance
____ decides to branch out from the scientific evidence to write a horoscope
that isn't necessarily accurate. ____ writes for a random chance for a
promotion even throws in a few details about everyone's favourite sports team
winning big. Unfortunately, readers don't look too kindly on so many random
promises that don't quite add up - they want horoscopes backed by scientific
evidence like planetary alignments! The editors aren't happy when they learn
about ____'s decision, and the unanimously agree it's best she be demoted to
Internet Movie Critic.
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*Sports Columnist*
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"An inside source tells ____ the Slamball Championship being held in downtown
Sim City is going to be fixed by the favoured team - the Demon Llamas. ____
could break the story at the risk of exposing her sources, or she could throw
down a few Simoleons down to be on an outcome. Granted, ____'s source may not
be correct at all and the Demon Llamas will play the game to win. It's a
tough decision for any Sports Columnist to make!"
"Break the Story" 85% Chance
____ figures breaking the story is the honourable thing to do, so she rushes
her column through the editing process and gets it on the street. The public
is shocked to read the new and accusations begin flying left and right.,
Interestingly enough, the Demon Llamas are also shocked. It turns out the
team manager intended to bribe the referees to be overly harsh on the Llamas,
causing them to lose. The whole conspiracy unravels and ____ is recognised by
the papers's editors as one heck of a journalist sleuth, -- ____ is promoted
to Investigatory Journalist.
"Break the Story" 15% Chance
____ breaks the story and it hits stands. The public outcry is vicious and
swift, but as it turns out, all for naught. The Demon Llamas manager is
quick to speak with the press and dispels all rumours and the fans watch
as the team not only competes normally in the championship game, but wins
outright. ____ is called a journalist hack by the public at large and
her editors criticise her harshly for publishing such an unfounded rumour.
Before they are finished, ____ is told that she is fired!
"Bet on the Outcome" 15% Chance
____ is not about to risk the anomymity of her sources - especially not
when there's a large amount of Simoleons to be made. ____ places a fairly
large bet against the Demon Llamas and sits back to watch the game. Sure
enough, the Llamas play poorly and they end up losing 45-4. The fans are
saddened, but ____ and a few lucky others walk away from the game with
�4000 Simoleons in winnings!
"Bet on the Outcome" 85% Chance
____ places a bet against the Demon Llamas and sits back to watch the game.
The game begins, and ____ watches as the Demon Llamas play ridiculously
well. The clock winds down to just a few minutes and the Demon Llamas take
the lead. Frantic, ____ calls her source, only to discover the whole thing
was a joke. The game ends with a Demon Llamas victory and ____ faces a
bill of �2000 Simoleons!
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*Investigatory Journalist*
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"____ is tasked by her editors to investigate the economic advantages and
disadvantages for families to hire a nanny. ____'s initial research yields
interesting results, most notably the conclusion that nannies are a bit less
effective in child raising and more expensive in the long run. Before
publishing the article, a representive of the Nanny's Union meets with ____
and threatens dire consequences if the article hits news stands. ____ is
faced with a bit of a dilemma - should she publish the article, or withdraw
it?"
"Publish the Article" 75% Chance
____ stands by her article and informs the Nanny's Union representive it will
be published. Flustered, the nanny proceeds to argue some more with ____
before being escorted out by security. The editors are even pleased with
____'s refusal to back down, even in the light of controversy, and they think
it's time for a new assignment. ____ is going to be a magazine editor!
"Publish the Article" 25% Chance
____ doesn't like threats, so she decides to publish the article to spite the
nanny representive. The article has the opposite reaction both ____ and the
nannies expected - families all over the city hate somebody telling them
their current living practices are wrong and costly! Complaints begin
flooding the office and nanny contracts around the city actually increase.
____'s editors are convinced she could have conveyed the information in a
more appealing manner and they feel punishment is in order - ____ is demoted
to Obituary Writer!
"Withdraw the Article" 25% Chance
____'s intent wasn't to anger the noble workers about the city, so she agrees
to rescind the article. Instead, both parties agree to develop an in-depth
interview feature series aimed at promoting cooperation between parents,
nannies, and the city to improve everyone's life. ____'s editors are thrilled
with the new development and they allocate a large portion of the budget to
support the endeavour -- �27000 Simoleons of which goes directly to ____'s
pocket!
"Withdraw the Article" 75% Chance
____ withdraws her article to not offend the Nanny's Union, and the
representive quietly leaves. Later that day, a competing newspaper publishes
an article similar to the one ____ withheld, and the paper is praised for its
in-depth, hard hitting and honest reporting on behalf of the citizens of the
city. The editors come down hard on ____ for backing down when faced with
controversy. Unfortunately for ____, they decide there isn't a place at the
paper for someone who does such a thing -- ____ is fired!
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*Magazine Editor*
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"One of ____'s columnists, Sally O'Neill, submits a story that has a lot of
potential, but is full of errors and the deadline is now. This isn't the
first time Sally has presented a sloppy column, but it's difficult to scold
her - she's the publisher's niece. Should ____ rewrite the column completely,
or call Sally into the office to fix her own work?"
"Rewrite the Column" 25% Chance
____ grabs her red pen and starts writing. After some time, the column has
been properly re-worked enough to type it back up and send it off to design
for formatting. The publisher happens to be in the office for a surprise
inspection and he reads over the column, only to discover it wasn't his
niece's writing style. He storms over to his niece's office and lectures her
for letting others to do her work, then praises ____ for another fantastic
piece. To sweeten the deal even more, he pays ____ �34000 Simoleons -- the
money his niece would have earned for writing the column!
"Rewrite the Column" 75% Chance
____ starts rewriting Sally's column and adter a few hours ends up with
something she is satisified with. Shortly after ____ sends the piece off to
the design department for formatting, Herbert O'Neill, the publisher, gives
her a call. Apparently, he read ____'s rewritten column while doing a
walkthrough tour of the design department and he isn't pleased. Though he
loves ____'s revisions, he informs her that he pays her to be a Magazine
Editor, not his spoiled niece's grammar servent. He's decided to wash his
hands of the whole affair, which means both Sally O'Neill and ____ are
out of a job!
"Call Sally" 75% Chance
____ is tired of correcting Sally's screw ups, because such poor writing has
no place at the magazine. Sally threatens ____ with her uncle's wrath, but
____ stands firm and orders the girl in to edit her piece. It is soon clear
that Sally doesn't know what she's doing and ____ is forced to pull the
piece from the issue and fire Sally. Sally's uncle is briefly saddened,
but delighted to hear the issue has been resolved and he pays ____ �37000
Simoleons as a bonus to compensate for frustrations involving his niece.
"Call Sally" 25% Chance
____ order Sally O'Neill back into the office to clean up her column. The
girl is not happy that her typical day at the pool was interruped and
she quickly calls her uncle. Herbert O'Neill does not like to see his
niece unhappy, but he really doesn't like to see his editors forcing
writers, even bad writers, to edit their own work. Herbert decides that
it's best ____ is sent back into the field, because she isn't working out
as an editor. ____ is demoted to Investigatory Journalist!
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*Media Magnate*
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"____ spins in her chair to start at a map covering the wall, with each of her
media companies denoted by a red sticker. It's decision time for ____,
because the investors are demanding ____ acquire more newspapers and
television stations to increase profits. However, members of ____'s staff
disagree with this - they want fewer newspapers so they can focus on
individual communities and improve profits via quality. ____ needs to make
a business recommendation to the board members - what should she advise?"
"Acquire More Companies" 25% Chance
____ favours the bold strategy of acquisition, so she proposes a list of five
great new media outlets to be purchased immediately. The board agrees, and
the staff, though upset ____ didn't side with them, do like the idea of
working alongside these new partners. Negotiations begin immediately and
____'s stock starts climbing as press outlets ____ own leak the news to the
press. ____ receives a stock dividend of �63000 Simoleons!
"Acquire More Companies" 75% Chance
____ is so scared of the notion of downsizing, so she asks the board for
funds to proceed with a string of new acquisitions. The board finances the
money, but ____'s staff begin demanding higher salaries in protest of the
decision. ____ finds herself caught between a very expensive decision
and after stalling for too long, the board removes her from her position --
____ has been fired!
"Revert to Fewer Companies" 75% Chance
Several of ____'s staff members propose a large list of feature stories to
start writing if given the chance to focus on fewer communities. ____,
impressed by the great deal of effort and fantastic ideas, gives her staff
the go-ahead and she advises the board of her decision. The board isn't
100% in agreement, but they like what they see and give ____ their approval.
Local communities immediately feel the warm embrace of ____'s media companies
and raings begin to soar across the board. This, of course, translates to
profits for ____ to the tune of �48000 Simoleons!
"Revert to Fewer Companies" 25% Chance
____ wants to look out for the little Sim, so she gives her staff the go
ahead on for more local level stories and features. The staff let forth a
whoop of excitement, but it's cut short by the arrival of several board
members. None of them look too happy, which is soon explained by the document
in their hands that shows what investors think of the new downsizing
initiative. Stock prices are plummeting now that ____'s company is shrinking,
not growing, and the board is not ready to accept the figures. They inform
____ that she is to immediately step down as head of the company -- ____ is
demoted to Investigatory Journalist.
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[5.05] Music
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*Record Store Clerk*
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"____ is daydreaming while lazing organising the country music section of the
store when a man walks in and ask to buy a copy of "Love, Forever, Now and
Then", a critically panned album that sold well amongst the masses. ____
really doesn't want to sell the album to anyone, but then again, the store
owner would be furious if she let her opinion ruin a sale. All eyes are on
____ - she could dig up a copy of "Love, Forever, Now and Then" or recommend
something else?"
"Sell the Album" 75% Chance
It isn't ____'s problem that somebody else has terrible taste in music, so
she points the customer towards the Good Lovin' Feelings aisle and goes back
to reorganising the country music section. After some time the bell at the
register rings and ____ looks up to see the customer waiting with a small
mountain of albums. It appears the customer is a Good Lovin' Feelings fanatic
and has bought up the entire inventory. ____ earns a pretty hefty commission
of �185 Simoleons for her lack of effort!
"Sell the Album" 25% Chance
____ is more concerned with keeping her job than helping people listen to
quality music, so she points to the Good Lovin' Feelings aisle and goes
back to reorganising the country music section. ____'s boss watches the
whole thing transpire and storms up to ____ furiously. "How can you let that
customer buy that terrible album!" he shouts. ____ doesn't really have an
answer and she is lectured to on the importance of only selling good music
to customers. Unfortunately for ____ the lecture ends with her being fired.
"Recommend Something Else" 25% Chance
The success of "Love, Forver, Now and Then" is mind-boggling to ____, an
aspiring musician, and she instantly seeks to steer the customer clear of
the record. Though the customer stubbornly refuses to consider another
album at first, he soon sets his sights on "Distorted Love," a heavy metal
version of "Love, Forver, Now and Then" that ____ loves. The customer leaves
completely satisified and ____, her rock essence appeased, settles back into
reorganising the country music section. ____ earns a Charisma Skill Point.
"Recommend Something Else" 75% Chance
____'s musical conscience is screaming for justice! She leaves the country
music section and begins to show the customer a great variety of music that
is better, much better, than "Love, Forever, Now and Then" album. However,
the customer only becomes increasingly annoyed as ____ shows him yet another
album that isn't "Love, Forever, Now and Then" and finally he demands to
speak to a manager. ____'s boss isn't too happy to hear the customer
complaint and she is fired for harassing customers.
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*Piano Tuner*
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"____ finishes tuning a piano to perfection when her cell phone rings - the
Sim City concert hall is in need of an expert piano tuner to tweak their
class grand piano for the concert of the world renowned tenor, Arito
Mippaloti. As always, special considerations must be taken into account.
Mippaloti demands the piano be improperly tuned to make his voice sound
better in comparison. The task is simple enough for ____, but could
damage her reputation in the long run. Should ____ tune away or is it time
to say arrivederci?"
"Tune the Piano" 25% Chance
____ takes pride in her work, but she also enjoys the fame and respect
that comes with working alongside Mippaloti's specifications quickly
enough and ____ is allowed to sit back and watch the show. Unexpectedly,
the chord emanating from the piano are strangely beautiful -- ____'s tuning
has revolutionarily changed the sound of the piano into something great, not
bad at all! Mippaloti knows a good thing when he hears it, even if it wasn't
what he expected, and he asks ____ to work at his coffee shop -- ____ is
promoted to Coffee Shop Sound Engineer!
"Tune the Piano" 75% Chance
The threat of a ruined reputation is overshadowed by the thought of
working alongside Arito Mippaloti, so ____ gets to work tuning the piano.
The concert comes and goes with the crowd showing little interest
due to the sub par sounds emanating from the stage. Mippaloti, quick to
save his career, convinces one reviewer after the show that the piano
wasn't tuned properly and places the blame squarely on the shoulders of
____. The reviews aren't kind and ____'s career suffers from Mippaloti's
treachery - she is fired!
"Decline the Job" 75% Chance
Tuning the piano for the Arita Mippaloti concert is a huge deal, but being
paid to do it improperly just doesn't sit well with ____. Mippaloti is
furious to see his request denied, but he has great respect for ____'s
integrity and agrees to let her tune his piano properly. The ensuing
concert is fantastic and the fans are once again stunned by Mippaloti's
brillant performance. Meanwhile, ____'s name is being passed around the
musicial circles as someone whose integrity and skill is without question!
____ earns a Logic skill point.
"Decline the Job" 25% Chance
____ is confident her integrity will take her further than a quick job with
Mippaloti, so she declines the job and returns to her daily tuning duties.
Mippaloti does not like having his offer refused and he sends his cronies
off at once to make short work of ____'s reputation. By the afternoon, ____
cannot find a job anywhere and nobody will let her near their piano.
____'s boss isn't pleased and she demotes her back to Record Store Clerk
until Mippaloti cools off.
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*Coffee Shop Sound Engineer*
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"____ lets some of her co-workers borrow the Coffee Shop's sound equipment
for their rock concert at a local club. Unfortunately, they blew out one of
the more expensive amplifiers and don't have the money to replace it. The
amplifier is ____'s responsibility and there are only a few options. ____
could simply replace the amp on her own, or put it in storage and hope
nobody notices."
"Buy a New Amp" 85% Chance
____ knows she messed up by letting others borrow the amplifier, so she heads
to the local music store and buys an amp to replace the broken one.
Things get a little complicated when the coffee shop owner pulls up behind
____ in line - she knows ____ isn't paid enough to afford an amp for herself
and she demands an explanation. ____ comes clean and her boss, impressed with
her honesty, decides to cover the cost of the amp and invites ____ to apply
her honesty as a Summer Camp Music Teacher -- ____ is promoted!
"Buy a New Amp" 15% Chance
____ heads to the local music store to buy a new amp for the coffee shop.
Later that afternoon with the new amp safely in place in the storage room,
____'s boss, thinking the amp is still the old amp, throws it away and
replaces it with yet another amp. A victim of unfortunate timing and taking
care of things herself, ____ is forced to pay �850 Simoleons to cover the
cost of the new amp sitting in the garbage.
"Look the Other way" 15% Chance
____ feels bad about not buying a new amplifier for the coffee shop, but
she doesn't make enough money to replace it. A few hours passes without
incident until the coffee shop owner enters the storage room and finds the
broken amp. ____ braces for anger and accusations, but the supervisor
merely shrugs, takes the amp out to the garbage, and orders a new one on
the phone. ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Look the Other Way" 85% Chance
____ cycles through the mental list of options and ultimately decides to
just put the broken amp in the storage room and hope for the best. Most
of the day passes without incident until the coffee shop owner announces
a surprise inventory assessment to appease the company accountants. ____
has little choice but to explain the broken amp when the inspection comes
across it. ____'s boss is furious with her for not telling anyone about the
busted amp and she fires her for dishonesty!"
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*Summer Camp Music Teacher*
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"One of the camp sessions is drawing to a close, which mean it's time for the
traditional camper music showcase performed for the parents. Most of the
program is filled up, but there's still one more hole in the schedule
that needs to be plugged with something. ____ really likes the campfire
classic "Don't Step on my Smore", but the camp director is dropping not so
subtle hints that she would like to hear something a bit more comtemporary
like "Bunks are for Spunks". The program fliers need to head to the printers
and ____ must make a decision!"
"Don't Step on my Smore" 20% Chance
The camp director runs the show, but ____ is the music teacher on the ground
floor and she wants her campers to sing "Don't Step on my Smore". As it
turns out, the song is not only remembered by parents, it's a beloved part
of their childhood. Just as the camp director leaves her seat to stop the
song, the entire audience stands to join in with the campers. It's a very
powerful moment and even the bitter camp director is inclined to stand back
and enjoy the memories. ____ earns a Charisma Skill Point!
"Don't Step on my Smore" 80% Chance
____ doesn't like to rock the boat, but the parents expect their children
to sing "Don't Step on my Smore" at the camper music showcase. The camp
directly is clearly displeased when the children starting singing the song,
but not as displeased as the parents who've grown to hate the song after
hearing it every summer of their life. Parents start booing their children
and the campground erupts into a heart wrenching, emotional scene. The camp
directly pulls ____ aside at the end of the showcase and tells her she will
not tolerate people ignoring her wishes -- ____ is fired!
"Bunks are for Spunks" 80% Chance
____ isn't about to go against the wishes of the camp director, even if she
rather play "Don't Step on my Smore". As much as she hates to admit it, the
camp director is right about "Bunks are for Spunks." The parents love the new
song and it becomes an instant campground classic. At the end of the
showcase, the camp director approaches ____ and thanks her for singing the
new song. She also tells ____ that she has some contacts in the industry
looking for individuals with sound judgement -- ____ is promoted to Battle
of the Bands Judge!
"Bunks are for Spunks" 20% Chance
____ feels "Don't Step on my Smore" is a better song than "Bunks are for
Spunks", but she isn't about to argue with the camp director. The showcase
goes well until the last song. The parents expected to hear "Don't Step on
my Smore", but ____ played "Bunks are for Spinks" instead. Parents begin
demanding a full refund, because their children didn't learn to sing "Don't
Step on my Smore". ____ tries to explain the situation, but the camp
director cuts her off and tells the crowd that ____ didn't want to sing
"Don't Step on my Smore". The crowd is shocked and they demand ____ be
removed -- ____ is fired!
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*Battle of the Bands Judge*
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"____ has just finished watching the final band's performance and the time
to vote has arrived. Two bands stand out as the best choices for ____,
though assigning her vote to one of them isn't so simple. The Green Rhinos,
a popular local band, have ridiculously good stage persence but virtually
zero talent. The Macho Rockers, a little known band from the next town
over, aren't quite as popular but they're extremely talented musicians.
Who should receive ____'s vote?
"The Green Rhinos" 25% Chance
____ can't stop smiling to the Green Rhinos' stage antics and if she hums
it just right, their hit single actually sounds pretty good. The other
judges agree with ____ and the Green Rhinos sweep the rest of the
competition. The crowd go wild and the Rhinos take the stage once more
for a killer encore. At the end of the show. the venue owners pull ____
aside and thank her for picking the Rhinos - the encore caused people
to stay at the show longer than expected and the concession stand sales
went through the roof. The owners decide to show their appreciation
with a check for �2000 Simoleons.
"The Green Rhinos" 75% Chance
Talent is important, but the love of the crowd outweighs it every time.
____ votes for the Green Rhinos, much to the dismay of the other judges
on the panel. ____ tries to convince the other judges by pointing out
the adoring fans, but they shoot her down and say talent should override
everything. Unable to convince the other judges to vote for the Rhinos,
____ is forced to vote for the Macho Rockers and the crowd is furious!
It won't be easy for ____ to get out of here! ____ loses a Charisma
Skill Point!
"The Macho Rockers" 75% Chance
Not only do The Macho Rockers have a killer sound, but they have an awesome
band name that ____ really digs. Though the crowd really favours The Green
Rhinos, ____ wants to reward talent and the other judges feel the same.
Thankfully, the crowd is okay with the ruling. Just before heading home,
one of the judges pull ____ aside and praises her for her knack for
spotting great talent. The judge puts a word in with a friend of his and
____ is promoted to Roadie!
"The Macho Rockers" 25% Chance
____ decides to side with talent over popularity, a crucial mistake in the
music business. A few of the other judges disagree with ____, but not enough
to overturn a vote in favour of The Macho Rockers. The crowd is really
unhappy with the ruling and the local record company, unhappy that they must
sign a deal with The Macho Rockers instead of the Green Rhinos, cancels all
future Battle of the Bands competitions -- ____ is fired!
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*Roadie*
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"While the band performs on stage, ____ and her coworkers take a break back
stage after the exhausting work of stage set up. Suddenly a frantic voice
chimes in on the walkie talkies -- one of the speakers hanging above the
stage is about to break loose. To make matters worse, the lead guitarist
has just begun his solo and he's standing underneath the speaker. ____
can risk her life and try to re-fasten the chains holding onto the
speaker, or she can interrupt the band and warn them off the stage. Time
is running out!
"Climb into the Rafters" 75% Chance
____ climbs into the rafters above the stage to re-fasten the dangling
speaker. She moves closer to the speaker but it's just out of reach.
Suddenly, the band hits a killer note and the soundwaves push the speaker
just one step closer to snapping. With time running out, ____ jumps from
the rafters, grabs the chain, swings to the other side of the rafters
and re-attaches the chain. The crowd sees the whole thing and goes nuts,
because they think it's all a part of the show. The band promises to
write a song in ____'s honour after they learn about her lifesaving
antics from the show. ____ earns a Mechanical Skill Point!
"Climb into the Rafters" 25% Chance
Though the others urge ____ to just interrupt the concert, she refuses
and says "you can't stop the rock" before climbing into the rafters.
While working on re-fastening on the chain connected to the speaker, the
lead guitarist enters the best part of his solo and districts ____ enough
that she yanks on the chain. The speaker falls to the stage, luckily missing
the lead guitarist and crushing his amp instead. Silence rips through the
auditorium and all eyes are on ____. When ____ climbs down from the
rafters, the band's manager meets her with some harsh and unfortunate
words -- ____ has been demoted!
"Interrupt the Concert" 25% Chance
It's bad form to interrupt an awesome rock concert in progress, but ____
knows this is the time to do it. ____ runs to the sound board to kill the
sound, then gets on the microphone system just in time to warn the band
off the stage. The crowd is temporarily terrified, but after the roadie
crew double checks the remaining equipment, the concert resumes and all
is well. The guitarist is extremely relieved and he rewards ____ with a
bonus of �8600 Simoleons to show his thanks!
"Interrupt the Concert" 75% Chance
____ hates the idea of killing the music, but she thinks it's the only
way to prevent disaster. ____ kills the sound and warns the band, but
unfortunately is too late and the speaker falls on top of the guitarist's
boot. The band is furious at the roadie crew for not stopping the speaker
in time and blames ____ in particular for shoddy workmanship on installing
the speaker. Luckily, ____ is able to keep her job, though the guitarist
does inform her that she must pay the �6500 Simoleons doctor's bill.
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*Studio Musician*
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"____ is asked by Fierce Cars, a multiple platinum selling band, to play
piano on a few tracks on their upcoming album. Unfortunately, ____ already
agreed to work with the less popular but equally talented band Gato's
Fury on their upcoming album. ____ only has room on her schedule to play
for one of the bands - either choice could make or break her career. Who
should ____ play piano for?"
"Fierce Cars" 20% Chance
____ hates to break her agreement with Gato's Fury, but she really can't
pass up a recording deal with Fierce Cars. The recording sessions go
incredibly well and ___ is really proud of her work on the song. Fierce
Cats agree and wants ____ to open for them on tour. The offer is extended
and once again, ____ cannot refuse! ____ is promoted to Concert Pianist!
"Fierce Cars" 80% Chance
____'s recording sessions with Fierce Cars is going quite well and the
band agrees. Everyone is pretty sure the Fierce Cars have another colossial
hit on their hands, until the first reviews start coming in - the album is
a critical flop! To make things worse, ____'s piano contributions are
singled out in some of the reviews as some of the worst parts of the new
album. Things aren't looking so good for ____'s future career! ____ loses
two Creativity Skill Points.
"Gato's Fury" 80% Chance
As much as ____ loves the music of Fierce Cars, she agreed to play with
Gato's Fury and she would rather not go back on her promise. A few of the
tracks on the album are a bit rough at first, but ____ is able to experiment
a bit and she and Gato's Fury manage to produce one of the most creative,
inventive records of the decades. Fan and critics both agree that the album
is the de facto breakout record for the band and ____ is paid �15000
Simoleons from the band for a job well done!
"Gato's Fury" 20% Chance
____ is a big fan of Gato's Fury and she doesn't want to cancel her
contract, so she declines the offer from Fierce Cars and starts working on
the new album. Things don't go so well, as the producers and band members
can't agree on the sound for the album and ____ is unfortunately caught
in the middle. The album release to little critical fanfare and ____ is
credited on the album as the one that led to the breakup of Gato's Fury.
____ loses 2 Logic Skill Points.
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*Concert Pianist*
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"____ is playing a concert with her long time piano rival, Francesca Luchesi.
Francesca wants to perform several duets onstage with ____, and ____ sees
this as an opportunity to get even. ____ could make subtle changes to her
performance to offset the pace and mess up Francesca, or she can play along
as planned and let her rival leave the concert unscathed. How will the
concert proceed?"
"Alter the Music" 45% Chance
____ decides to change the music just a bit to throw Lichesi off. Remarkably,
Luchesi keeps pace with her and never misses a single beat. ____ improvises
more and more, but Luchesi never fails to hit the right note, though she is
playing a bit more frantically than usual. At the end of the concert, both
Luchesi and ____ rise to a standing ovation the likes of which the concert
hall has never seen. The improvisation of the two artists simply amazes the
crowd and shows the rivals that they might be able to work together, after
all. ____ earns two Creativity Skill Points.
"Alter the Music" 55% Chance
____ decides to be a bit mischievous and starts altering the musical piece.
Luchesi is caught completely unaware and the piano diva immediately stops
playing. The crowd demands an explanation and Luchesi points a finger and
calls fowl play on ____. The crowd is furious, but it's the critics who
are the most merciless. ____ is written up in the paper as a self-serving
hack and a failure as an artist. It'll be difficult booking shows in the
future! ____ loses two Charisma Skill Points!
"Play Nice" 55% Chance
____ isn't about to be a crummy musician, so she plays the piece as it was
meant to be played. The performance is flawless and Luchesi and ____ really
begin playing together. The audience is so in love with the duet that they
demand an encore - before long, promoters from all over the country are
asking for Luchesi and ____ to perform in their concert halls. ____ soon
begins passing hand and ____ isn't left out in the cold -- ____ receives
a cash bonus of �32000 Simoleons!
"Play Nice" 45% Chance
____ decides to look past the rivalry that has plauged her and Luchesi's
career for so long and plays the piece correctly. Unfortunately, Luchesi
hasn't matured quite as much and she begins to sabotage the duet to make
____ look incompetent. The crowd soon begins booing and Luchesi points an
accusatory finger at ____ - everyone in the concert hall buys the lie and
____ is forced to flee in shame. The concert promoters are not too happy
with ____'s performance and they fire her immediately.
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*Symphony Conductor*
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"____ isn't sure how to proceed with her final concert piece. The piece, A
Bombastic Overture in D Major, has an ending that must be carried out
flawlessly, or not at all! ____ is confident there are only two ways to
conduct the symphony leading to the final note. The obvious first choice is
use a slight crescendo to gently lead the symphony into the fantastic final
note. ____ could also conduct a strong fortissimo entrance - begin loud and
finish that way. ____ must wow the audience - will it be with a crescendo
or fortissimo?"
"Crescendo" 55% Chance
____ values a delicate entrance over bombastic fortissimo, so she gently
swirls her arms to indicate a crescendo. The symphone complies marvelously
and the crowd's breath is taken away as the final note rings true over the
perfect harmonics of the concert hall. As the last instrument is lowered,
____ turns about to face a standing audience throwing roses upon the
director's podium - what a marvelous evening! ____ receives two Creativity
Skill Points!
"Crescendo" 45% Chance
____ waves her hands to signal a crescendo and the symphony immediately
complies. Sadly, they start the crescendo a bit too low and the sound level
is dropped below levels recognisable by human ears. The crowd begins to
leave, thinking the concert is at an end. The concert promoters are not to
happy when complaints start rolling in and somebody needs to face the
consequences. ____ is demoted to Studio Musician to "better learn the
execution of the crescendo".
"Fortissimo" 45% Chance
____ led the orchestra to begin strong, so she thinks it's only best to
finish strong. With an epic surge in upper body movement, the symphony is
conducted into a Fortissimo ending. The crowd, not expecting such a vibrant
surge of energy, immediately stand to cheer before the music even finishes.
The International Panel of Musical Performance convenes to analyse ____'s
performance and the only results that she should be a Rock God -- ____ is
promoted!
"Fortissimo" 55% Chance
____ wants to wow the crowd, so she conducts the symphony into the fortissimo
ending. Much to the crowd's dismay, ____ was never told that the sound levels
of the concert hall were tweaked to allow for maximum volume. The fortissimo
ending causes ear damage for the majority of the crowd and the first law suits
hit the stage before the final note is played. Luckily, ____ has a good lawyer
and she is only forced to pay a �18000 Simoleon fine.
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*Rock God*
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"____ is using her incredible musical power to rock harder than ever before
when the crowd demands a stage dive from their favourite Rock God. ____ would
love to perform the stage dives, but she has heard some pretty bad things
about Rock Gods that leapt off the stage, never to be heard from again.
Should ____ leap off the stage into the loving embrace of the crowd, or
appease them from the stage with another killer solo?"
"Stage Dive" 35% Chance
____ is a Rock God - she fears no adoring fan. ____ starts back at the drum
set to get a full running start and rockets at full speed into the crowd.
The fans catch her and begin pushing her atop their arms all over the
stadium in what soon turns into the greatest crowd surfing ever seen on the
planet. Every rock magazine heralds ____ as the beginning and end of rock
and concert promoters immediately start paying serious cash to reserve a
____ concert -- ____ receives �48000 Simoleons!
"Stage Dive" 65% Chance
____ belives there is nothing to fear from the crowd, so she gets a running
start and rockets full tilt into the cloud. However, the crowd wasn't
actually yelling stage dive and nobody manages to catch ____. On her way to
the emergency clinic behind the stage, ____ is informed that the crowd was
actually yelling the name Dave Mide - the bass player for ____'s band. Less
popular than the bass player, the band's manager decides that ____ should
take a step back and practice a bit more - ____ has been demoted to Studio
Musician!
"Killer Solo" 65% Chance
____ is a bit worried about the uncertainties of a stage dive, so she instead
rips into an incredible new guitar solo the likes of which the crowd has
never seen. Everyone in the audience soon forgets about the stage dive
request. Indeed, nobody has ever really experienced the full, raw power of a
____ solo and the words "stage dive" are now known as the international call
for a ____ solo. Many rock bands around the world want to learn the power
____ wields and her manager hands ____ �36000 Simoleons in rock solo
consultation fees!
"Killer Solo" 35% Chance
____ decide to kick it into high gear with yet another ridiculously awesome
solo, but the crowd, apparently soloed out, doesn't accept the new jams with
glee. Instead, people begin filing out of the auditorium chanting the words
"____ is a coward". Word soon gets around that ____ the Rock God is afraid
to stage dive and venues around the world immediately begin canceling show
dates. ____ tries to smooth things over with an encore, but ____'s manager
meets her at the end of the show to inform her she is fired.
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[5.06] Adventurer
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*Ambassador's Intern*
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"____ is following her standard morning routine take care of things for the
ambassador, who is out of town, when trouble strikes the embassy. The local
population is most displeased with the ambassador's dietary habits -
apparently, grilled cheese is not an acceptable food for many people in the
country, for reasons unknown. ____ must make a decision to fix the situation.
Should she remove grilled cheese from the menu to appease the local
population, or is it her duty to keep grilled cheese for the ambassador at
all costs?"
"No More Grilled Cheese" 65% Chance
When caught between the appetite of the ambassador, who isn't present, and
the angry crowd outside her window, ____ readily chooeses to remove grilled
cheese from the embassy menu. To take full advantage of the crowd's passion
and emotions, ____ ceremoniously steps on a grilled cheese sandwich atop the
embassy roof to great applause. The ambassador returns shortly to find he
may no longer indulge in his beloved grilled cheese, but he appreciates
____'s dedication to piece at all costs. The ambassador pulls some strings
with a few peers in the Ministry of Adventure and has ____ promoted to
Spelunker!
"No More Grilled Cheese" 35% Chance
The public is thrilled when ____ announces there will never be another
grilled cheese sandwich eaten in the embassy. This makes the reality that
much harder to grasp when the ambassador returns to paint a clear picture
for ____. By agreeing to the demands of the Anti-Cheesists, a minority
dringe political party, ____ has forced their agenda before the entire
government . Not pleased with the redistribution of political power, or
the possibility of no more grilled cheese, the local government demands the
ambassador to make amends. He accomplishes just that by firing ____.
"Grilled Cheese Forever!" 35% Chance
____ knows the political situation could erupt at any moment, but the
embassy stands on sovereign ground and she is not willing to discard
the ambassador's right to delicious grilled cheese. ____ addresses the
crowd outside and tells them exacly what she is thinking, which initially
takes them by surprise. Soon, the crowd dissipates, and only the
Anti-Cheesists rabble rousers are left. The local government and the
ambassador are delighted with ____ for standing up to the Anti-Cheesists,
and both dips into their budget to reward ____ with �350 Simoleons!
"Grilled Cheese Forever!" 65% Chance
____ refuses to bow to the threats of the crowds - at least, not at the
expense of the ambassador's right to consume delicious grilled cheese.
The crowd does not take kindly to ____'s announcement and they begin
heaving large quantities of melted cheese at the embassy. Before long,
the building is covered in cheese and the smell is not too pleasent.
The ambassador returns to discover his embassy covered in cheese that is
not-too-fragrant and his appetite for grilled cheese quickly disappearing.
The ambassador is able to arrange a cease fire when he announces that ____
will be finded �350 Simoleons to cover the cost of damages and emotion
turmoil amongst the locals.
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*Spelunker*
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"____ stops atop a large hill looking into a vast cave, and perhaps the
greatest discovery find by an adventurer in the last century. She is
eager to begin spelunking, but unfortunately, a small group of
environmentalists are not too happy about her foray into the cave, as they
believe is contains a rare species of worm that may become extinct if their
habitat is disturbed. ____ doesn't want to hurt any worms, but she also
doesn't want to miss out on what could be on of the last unexplored caves.
What should ____ do?"
"Enter the Cave" 50% Chance
____ has sprelunked for too long and too hard to pass up this opportunity -
even if some worms are endangered. After a quick check of her rapelling
equipment, ____ leaps into the abyss of the cave. What she finds is nothing
short of incredible - waterfalls, ruby encrusted stalagmites, and best of
all, a huge thriving colony of two headed glowing worms. ____ carefully
takes a few photographs and a sample of the rock within the cave without
disturbing the worms. She then returns to the surface a hero of the
environmental, science, and spelunking communities - essentially, a de
facto Multiregional Sim of Some Question. ____ is promoted!
"Enter the Cave" 50% Chance
____ isn't going to miss the chance to do some sprelunking - worms or no
worms! ____ is descending into the cave, the environmentalists untie her
rope, causing her to fall to the bottom of the cave. As that wasn't
painful enough, ____ comes face to face with one of the worms, a huge,
7 foot, stinky worm. ____ lets out a yelp and barely scrambles out of
the cave with her life, much to the amusement of the environmentalists.
____ stops by the hospital on her way home, at the cost of �275 Simoleons!
"Abandon the Expedition" 50% Chance
____ is incredibly torn, but she knows that spelunking purely for the
sake of spelunking, especially at the expense of worms, is bad form. ____
tells the environmentalists that she's abandoning the expedition in favour
of preserving the worms. Cheers erupt from the crowd and ____ reluctantly
accepts her status as the Champion of Worms. On her way home, ____ receives
a call from her boss telling her she will be compensated with �350 Simoleons
for saving the worms - not bad after all!
"Abandon the Expedition" 50% Chance
____ doesn't like the look in the eyes of the environmentalists - she is a
spelunker and tells the environmentalists they may have their worms.
Frustrated to the point of carelessness, ____ yanks on her rope, accidently
pulling it loose. A gigantic boulder rolls into the cave, which causes a
massive cave in. Not only has ____ ruined the cave for future spelunking,
she may or may not have killed the worms that may or may not even exist!
____'s employers at the Ministry of Adventure receive so many complaints
that they are forced to fire her!
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*Multiregional Sim of Some Question*
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"Around the turn of the century, Gregory Landgrabb, a humble school teacher.
suddenly came into a great deal of money and became one of the wealthest
landowners around. This was never explains, though many theories suggest foul
play and the Ministry of Adventure has tasked ____ with solving the case,
once and for all. After a great deal of research, ____ believes one of two
people will have the answers she needs: Spencer Oswald, the Landgrabb's
accountant, or the local fortune teller, the gypsy. Who should ____ bring
in for questioning?"
"Spencer Oswald" 85% Chance
____ belives its best to head straight to the source, and you can't dig any
deeper than an accountant. Spencer agrees to meet her at his office for
lunch. "The Landgrabbs are honest now, though it wasn't always so," explains
Spencer. He props up his feet on his desk and begins a tale of love,
intrigue, and illegal land dealings. Spencer reveals all -- confident the
statute of limitations is long expired on the issue. ____ thanks him for his
time and drafts her report to the Ministry of Adventure, who are delighted.
____ receives a Logic Skill Point!
"Spencer Oswald" 15% Chance
____ places a phone call to Spencer Oswald to set up an interview, with no
luck. After several hours, Spencer's secretary answers the phone and she
politely informs ____ that Spencer has no interest in speaking with her.
Believing this is a sign of guilt, ____ infiltrates the Oswald home to search
for clues, only to find Spencer celebrating his birthday amongst close
friends. Spencer furiously explains he knows nothing about his ancestor and
promptly throws ____ out, after which he calls the Ministry of Adventure to
lodge an complaint. To save face, the Ministry orders ____ back to the caves
and demotes her to Spelunker.
"The Gypsy" 15% Chance
It is sometimes best to question the mysterious for facts, something a
Multiregional Sim of Some Question knows all too well. ____ arrives at her
appointment with the gypsy to find her gazing deeply into a crystal ball.
Suddenly, the gypsy's house begins to shake wildly and a scene depicting
Gregory Landgrabb and some shady figures appear in mists above the table.
____ catches the entire story, pays the gypsy, and heads home to draft her
report. The Ministry is impressed with ____'s willingness to venture into
the unknown and promotes her to Deep Sea Excavator!
"The Gypsy" 85% Chance
____ has worked with the gypsy in the past, so she is confident she can help
her solve the Landgrabb Conspiracy. ____ arrives at the gypsy's house to
find her searching the crystal ball for answers. Hours drag by and answers
fail to materialise. To pass the time, ____ shoots a quick phone call to
Spencer Oswald. Apparently, Oswald has left town for "business!" Too little,
too late, ____ calls the Ministry to issue her report. Displeased, but
understanding, the Ministry lets ____ off easy with a demotion to Spelunker!
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*Deep Sea Excavator*
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"Deep Sea Excavator Pierre Le Foog, discoverer of several sunken ships filled
with gold and delicious sea-saly based pastries, disappeared around the turn
of the century. The Ministry of Adventure wants him found. Le Foog
supposedly disappeared in dangerous waters and ____ will need some help. The
Ministry will only finance one team member, should ____ hire a sonar or
diving expert!"
"Sonar Expert" 75% Chance
The waters above Le Foog's final resting place are quite vast, so ____
decides its best to use advanced sonar techniques to locate Le Foog. The
sonar expert soon notifies her that he has found something unusual underneath
the water - something that's moving. ____ dives into the water and, guided by
the sonar expert, comes face to face with Le Foog in a submersible! ____
signals to Le Foog to to to the surface, where the two discuss Le Foog's
underwater life and further developments in sea salt based foods. ____'s
report is so good that the Sim Broadcasting Channel options the right to make
a movie from it, netting ____ �375 Simoleons!
"Sonar Expert" 25% Chance
____ is confident that sonar will find Le Foog more quickly than a dive team,
so she navigates her ship towards Le Foog's last known position and orders
the sonar expert to work. After a few hours, the expert excitedly calls
____ over to point out a promising blip on his display screen. ____ suits up
and dives down to find that the blip is unfortunately a small pack of sharks.
____ frantically tries to escape, but the sharks are too fast. Later, bruised
and battered aboard the ship, ____ radios a situation report to the Ministry
and they inform her that she can pay �265 Simoleons to cover the cost of the
expedition!
"Diving Expert" 25% Chance
____ thinks it best if she searches with Le Foog in person, so with her
diving assistant, ____ dives into the water and begins her descent. Near the
bottom they see a strange class dome, and as they swim closer, a Sim wearing
old-fashioned diving equipment swims out - it's Le Foog! The old excavator
tells them about his underwater life and the life lengthing plant he calls
the Kelp of Life. When ____ returns topside with the new, the Ministry
reassigns her to dry land - she has been promoted to Relic Liberator!
"Diving Expert" 75% Chance
____ heads to the dive location, convinces she can find Le Foog in the water.
The initial phase goes well, until ____ entangles herself and dive partner
in the air hose. Both begin flailing wildly, when suddenly, a long lost Le
Foog emerges from the depth to free the two adventurers and leads them to
the surface. The news networks completely forget about the salvage dive and
begin interviewing the hero, Le Foog. Embarrassed, the Ministry of Adventure
recommends a new career for ____, because she has been fired.
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*Relic Liberator*
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"____ gracefully leaps from rock outcropping to conveniently placed rope to
navigate her latest discovered tomb. The path ahead looks dangerous and is
surely filled with traps - perhaps even with spinning blades or poison darts!
____ sees a large stone she can push onto what appears to be a pressure
plate. She could also pull the lever inconspicuously hidden behind the one
discoloured monkey statue. What's the best way to proceed?"
"Push the Block" 15% Chance
Pushing blocks onto pressure plates has always resulted in revealed secret
areas or unlocked doors in ____'s experience with relic liberation, so she
pushes the large block onto the plate. The walls around her groan and steam
hisses through the cracks of the stone. ____ is ready to make a run for it,
when a stone dais is lowered from the ceiling, upon which the fabled Skull
of Aka Moon rests. ____ grabs it and donates it to the local museum to be
cherished for centuries. ____ receives a Logic Skill Point!
"Push the Block" 85% Chance
Her trainers at the Ministry of Adventure told ____ she could do no wrong
by pushing a large block onto a pressure plate. Confident in the wisdom of
her trainers, ____ labourously pushes the block, only to release a salvo
of poison darts - many of which his her body. ____ manages to stumble out
of the tomb to radio for help and the Ministry quickly dispatches a rescue
force. Though the Ministry is not ready to admit fault for improperly
training ____, they are nonetheless displeased. ____ loses a Body Skill
Point!
"Pull the Lever" 85% Chance
____ considers her options and ultimately decides to lever is the safest
bet. Safe is not exactly the result - the floor caves away once the lever
is pulled and ____ is forced to use her grappling hook to swing across the
gaping hole. ____ dusts herself off and notices a sparkle in the corner of
her eye, which turns out to be a room full of ancient gold. Luckily for
____, the ancient must not have thought anyone would survive the trap and
she escapes the tomb with several bags full of gold. The Ministry gladly
rewards ____ with �500 Simoleons!
"Pull the Lever" 15% Chance
The worst thing ____ has even seen after pulling a level was a gigantic
boulder, which she avoided by running away very quickly. So, ____ pulls
the lever. Instead of the expected opening doorway, a great deal of lava
begins filling the tomb. Thinking back to her spelunking days, ____
jumps into the nearest hole and hopes the lava flows in the other direction.
It doesn't. A wiser, cripser ____ emerges from the tomb, but must pay
�360 Simoleons for medical expenses, because the Ministry refuses to cover
foolish lever pulling.
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*Dread Pirate*
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"____ stands on the deck of her ship, the S.S. Serpent, and surveys the sea
before her. Off the port bow is a lovely cruise liner, surely filled with
fabulous foods and wealthy tourists. Off to starboard is a cargo freighter
that may contain an even richer bounty, though ____ won't know until she
can investigate the crates. There's only time to overtake and capture one
of the ships - what order should ____ give?"
"Hard to Port!" 85% Chance
____'s crew hasn't eaten in days and the thought of jewels plucked easily
from the rich is too delightful to pass up. "Arrr, hard to port!" she yells
and the crew immediately complies. The skull and crossbones are run up
the main mast as the ship pulls alongside the cruise liner, which quickly
surrenders. ____'s crew heads straight away to the galley to fill themselves
with food, after which they liberate the jewels from the passengers, to be
donated to the poor and needy. The public loves ____ for her charitable
piracy and she is awarded �1200 Simoleons!
"Hard to Port!" 15% Chance
"Hard to Port!" yells ____. "Arr, I be likin's the cut of that ship's jib."
____'s first mate tries to tell her that the liner doesn't actually have
a jib, but ____ is too caught up in her pirate act that she refuses to listen
to reason. The crew, highly amused by ____'s foolishness, fails to properly
intercept the cruise liner, which soon escapes over the horizon. ____'s
ensuing report places the blame squarely on "insufferable land lubbers'.
However, the Ministry, fed up with ____'s antics, decides to demote her back
to Relic Liberator.
"Hard to Starboard!" 15% Chance
____ dramatically waves her sword in the direction of the cargo freighter,
inspiring the crew to action. Soon though, ____ receives an unexpected
message from the freighter requesting her assistance. Apparently, the
freighter is a military vessel transporting warheads - one of which has
unexpectedly activated! ____ rushes aboard and without a second to spare,
makes the correct assumption that it is the blue wire that she must cut
with her sword. Saviour of the ship, ____ is informed by the Ministry of
Adventure that she is to report to her new position as a Warhead
Disarmer!
"Hard to Starboard!" 85% Chance
Although the high value of the cruise liner's goods are assured, ____
decides to take a chance by boarding the cargo freighter. With a
gambler's swagger, ____ boards the freighter and orders her crew to begin
searching the cargo hold. Some time later, a sombre crew member arrives
with a lamp shade in his hand to inform ____ that the ship is full of
nothing but lamp shades. Disgusted, ____ searches the seas for the cruise
liner, only to find it has long vanished over the horizon. ____ sells the
lamp shades to cover the cost of her expedition, but still must pay �800
Simoleons out of her own pocket.
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*Warhead Disarmer*
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"____'s team takes a fieldtrip to the local ballpark to watch a game -- a
well deserved rest after a full weak of warhead disarming. Suddenly, a panic
ensues as the announcer warns the crowd of an imminent explosion -- somehow
the wires for the gigantic television screen in the stadium became crossed
with the wires for the nacho cheese distirbution machine. The whole stadium
is going to blow sky high! The seconds are ticking down as ____ assesses
the situation - it looks grim. ____ can order an evacuation, or try to
dismantle the wiring. What's the call?"
"Order the Evacuation" 15% Chance
____ thinks she can dismantle the device, but there's no time and too many
lives are at stake. She stays back to attempt to delay the inevitable
explosion by using a set of small, timed explosives. ____ destroys the
wiring and sends the charge in the opposite direction, which she hopes will
buy the crowd precious minutes as the device recharges. This doesn't go
exactly to plan, but the result is nonetheless spectacular. Instead of the
television exploding, ____ ignites a firework display. The crowd is calmed
and the crisis averted. For her quick thinking abilities, the Ministry
promotes ____ to Hostage Negotiator!
"Order the Evacuation" 85% Chance
____ doesn't like to look of things and she orders an evacuation. Panic
ensues when the Warhead Disarmer gives up and the crowd morphs into a
Sim stampede. However, order, or in this case, cheese, occasionally emerges
from the chaos. The crowd accidently destroy the nacho cheese stand,
cancelling the explosion and saving the day. However, the explosion of
fire was merely replaced by an explosion of cheese and a large portion of the
stadium is "cheesed over". The Ministry isn't too happy with ____'s panic
causing methods and she is fired!
"Dismantle the Wiring" 85% Chance
____ knows deep down that she can save the day. She calls for some breathing
room and order her team to work on calming the crowd. Once ____ takes a look
at the nacho-television warhead, she notices that the power generated by
the device can be contained. ____ quickly builds a containment device with
chewing gum, a seat from the stadium, and generous portions of duct tape,
eliminating the threat. The city is delighted to discover the energy
contained within the unit is enough to power the city for the month! ____
receives a Mechanical Skill Point.
"Dismantle the Wiring" 15% Chance
The situation is one ____ has encountered numerous times and she quickly gets
to work disarming the nacho-television warhead. Elsewhere, a stadium employee
kills the power, effectively halting the countdown sequence. Unfortunately,
____ orders the power turned back on so that she can work, beside
considering the consequences of her order. The sudden surge in power triggers
the explosion ahead of schedule, which launches the screen into the middle
of the field. No Sims are injured by the explosion, but the pristine playing
field is now ruined! ____ is ordered to pay �4000 Simoleons to begin repairs.
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*Hostage Negotiator*
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"____ is leaning on the squad car enjoying a sandwich when the chief calls her
on the radio - apparently, the criminals inside have calmed down and are
ready to negotiate. ____ qipes the mustards from her lips and calmly strolls
inside with her hands up. After a few minutes of talking, the criminals'
demands are explained - they want helicopters to fly them out of town, packed
lunches for every member of the group, and 1 million Simoleons. ____ isn't
sure whether to use reverse psychology or condescension to talk them out of
it - how should she proceed?"
"Reverse Psychology" 75% Chance
It's almost too simple for ____ to manipulate the criminals. "I don't think
1 Million Simoleons is enough money," she says. "Of course it is!" the
criminals reply. "If it's that easy, then why not only demand half a
million?" ____ responds. "Why not an even nothing?" they reply. ____ then
pokes them verbally by saying they don't have the guts to walk out with
nothing. Determined to prove her wrong, the criminals confidently march
outside, directly into the hands of the waiting SWAT team. The Ministry
has never seen a negotiator so effective manipulate criminals - to take
better advantage of her skills, they promote ____ to International Sim of
Mystery!
"Reverse Psychology" 25% Chance
____ begins using reverse psychology on the criminals to foil their plot.
Unfortunately, ____ never really learned what reverse psychology is and
it doesn't take long for the criminals to figure out they're dealing with a
fool. Soon, they are using reverse psychology on ____, who ultimately flees
the building with the firm belief her hair is on fire. The Ministry of
Adventure is humiliated and they have no time to do anything other than
agree to the criminals' demands and afterwards, demote ____ to Warhead
Disarmer.
"Condescension" 25% Chance
After quite some time working for the Ministry of Adventure, ____ has
come to greatly value the power of condescension. She immediately begins
belittling the criminals by calling them petty thieves, purse snatches,
and whining malcontents. The criminals defend themselves initially, but
it isn't long before all of them feel crummy with bruised egos. After
they begin crying, ____ offers all of them tissues that are saturated in
chloroform. The criminals pass out one by one and ____ issues the all clear.
____ receives a Logic Skill Point!
"Condescension" 75% Chance
____ believes wholeheartedly that there isn't a criminal on the planet that
can't be broken down with some good old-fashioned condescension. She lets
loose with her best salvo of belittling remarks to no effect. Time after
time, ____ attempts to whittle away at the impenetrable egos of the
criminals until she finally collapses from exhaustion. The criminals throw
____ outside, which forces the Ministry to send in another negotiator, who
ultimately succeeds in out-negotiating the criminals. The Ministry orders
____ to pay �7000 Simoleons to cover the cost of the extra negotiator.
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*International Sim of Mystery*
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"____, the finest International Sim of Mystery alive, is ordered to the frigid
country of Kaltumbra to investigate their rumoured galactic weapons research
facility. By using disguises and her expert knowledge of the Kaltumbran
language, ____ is able to infiltrate the facility. It is here that she makes
a startling discovery - the Kaltumbrans are going to launch a team at any
moment to man their Orbital Pulsatronic Weapons Platform on the Moon. ____
can either steal their shuttle, or use a computer virus to cripple their
computers managing the launch sequence - time is of the essence!"
"Steal the Shuttle" 15% Chance
____ smiles, because there is no vessel that she cannot steal! ____ opens
the launch bay doors then quickly maneuvers into the shuttle. A few guards
question her along the way, but she is able to convince them that she is
none other than the actual pilot. ____ ignites the engines and rockets
skywards, radioing the Ministry of Adventure to inform them of her success.
Cheers erupt from the Ministry mission control room and they tell ____ can
familiarise herself with space - she is being promoted to Space Pirate!
"Steal the Shuttle" 85% Chance
The obvious course of action for ____ to take is shuttle theft - she
always wanted to visit outer space. Her infiltration of the shuttle launch
platform proceeds smoothly and ____ even convinces the guards she is the
pilot. However, guard dogs are not so easily fooled. One of the larger males
catches the scent of ____' s trademark International Sim of Mystery fragance
and the chase is on! She is able to escape, but the moment is bitter sweet
as she turns to see the Kaltumbran shuttle lifting skyward. The Ministry
has little patience for failure and they demote _____ to Hostage Negotiator!
"Use the Virus" 85% Chance
____ pulls a disk from her pocket and begins installing the virus when a
guard enters the room. ____ manages to attach herself to the ceiling using
her magnetic climbing paddles, but she sees no way to escape the room.
After some time, a guard lieutenant enters the room and immediately notices
the unwanted program running on the machine. He accuses the other guard of
treason, which erupts in a brawl that destroys every computer and cancels
the launch. ____ escapes the carnage to phone the results to the Ministry,
who reply she may enjoy the rest of her day with her bonus of �15000
Simoleons!
"Use the Virus" 15% Chance
____ is confident Agent P with the Ministry R&D team made a foolproof virus.
Agent P did, in fact, craft a fantastic computer virus, but ____ failed to
bring the correct disk. Instead of installing a crippling virus, ____
installs virus protection software, effectively eliminating her chances of
stopping the launch with a virus. To makes matters worse, the Help Desk
notifies the guards that unauthorised activity is occurring and they quickly
arrive to apprehend ____. Forced to watch the launch from a prison cell,
____ is later released to hear the Ministry no longer values her services -
she has been fired!
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*Space Pirate*
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"____ slowly paces the desk of her solar dreadnought when suddenly, without
warning, the ship's klaxons begin to sound and the crew members run for their
battle stations. "Situation report Mr. Wu!" yells ____. "Two ship Madame,"
Wu replies. "One appears to be fleeing, the other is another pirate vessel."
____ faces a tough decision - does she attempt to capture the fleeing ship
before competing pirates, or should she act as the valient saviour and attack
the pirates to protect the fleeing vessel?"
"Capture the Vessel" 85% Chance
Pirates should know better than to encroach on ____'s territory! ____ orders
her crew to capture the fleeing ship out from under them to teach them a
lesson. Her crew triggers the orbital afterburner and they swoop in abreast
of their target, quite a ways ahead of the other pirates. The pirates order
____ and her crew to stand down, but ____'s crew merely laugh as they take
control of the ship and escape before the opposition can bring their weapon
systems online. ____ reports her exploits to the Ministry of Adventure,
who rewards her �25000 Simoleons for capturing the ship!
"Capture the Vessel" 15% Chance
____ hates to see other pirates profiting in her territory, so she orders her
crew to advance on the fleeing vessel. With thrusters all ahead full, ____'s
dreadnaught begins to pull ahead of the pirates when they begin firing.
Typically, the dreadnaught's shields would easily stop most weapons. However,
with all power diverted to the engine room shields are down and every shop
penetrates the hull. ____ is forced to retreat and watch the pirates
humiliate her by capturing the vessel in her territory. The Ministry isn't
happy with the damages and they fine ____ �25000 Simoleons for repairs!
"Attack the Pirates" 15% Chance
There are always ships to capture, but what ____ cannot abide is another
pirate trying to capture ships in her territory. ____ immediately orders
the weapon systems online and opens fire on the intruding pirate vessel.
Before long, the ship is disabled and ____ and her boarding party raid the
ship. The pirates -- cowards, every one of them -- surrender their ship
and claim to the other vessel. ____ informs the Ministry of Adventure that
they now have two space pirate vessels. Delighted, the Ministry awards
her a bonus of �32000 Simoleons!
"Attack the Pirates" 85% Chance
Wealth and fame, ____ already has. It's a fight she wants. "Bring our solar
cannons to bear on their hull Mr. Wu!" ____ yells. "Broadside!" The
dreadnaught lurches as bursts of solar energy hurtle towards the pirate
vessel. Suddenly, the vessel vanishes and the shots coninue harmlessly
into space. "It's a trap!" shouts Wu. The fleeing vessel is the real
pirate and the ship they believed to be the pirate was a hologram!
Caught completely unaware, the enemy vessel outflanks ____'s dreadnaught
and demands her surrender. To spare the lives of her crew, ____ is forced
to comply in shame. Afterwards, the Ministry decides ____ isn't ready
for a space command and demotes her to Hostage Negotiator.
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[5.07] Teen Gamer
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*Noob*
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"____ is the newest member of the Online Puzzle Gamers Club, the fastest
growing casual gamer community. She is enjoying a game of Destroy Blue Blocks
with More Blue Blocks! when CrzyPzl3r, the Club's chairwoman, challenges her.
Challenge is the way of the club, as guideline #1 dictates "Strength Decides
Leadership". Is ____ ready to challenge the best, or should she spend more
time in practice mode?
"Challenge CrzyPzl3r" 85% Chance
____ steadies her hands and enters "Let's go" in the Chat channel. Blue
blocks begin filling the screen and ____ clicks furiously to destroy them
with other blue blocks. Things aren't looking too good, until ____ completes
a Super Blue combo, awarding her the Omega Blue Block. ____ hurls the block
at CrzyPzl3r's screen which causes an instant Game Over. CrzyPzl3r quickly
logs off before she can be teased -- ____ is promoted to Button Masher!
"Challenge CrzyPzl3r" 15% Chance
____ is better at Red Circle Madness, but she is pretty sure she can beat
CrzyPzl3r, The game begins with a furious avalanche of blocks. Neither player
makes any mistakes and the outcome is in the air. Just before finishing a
huge game winning combo, ____ is distracted by the words "Watch Out!" in the
Chat channel. One of CrzyPzl3r's lackey's, BluBl0k3r, is spamming the chat
window and it distracts ____ enough to give CrzyPzl3r enough time to win.
CrzyPzl3r enters the words "Game Over" into the chat channel -- ____ has been
fired!
"More Practice" 15% Chance
____ is honoured that CrzyPzl3r would challenge her, but she isn't stupid.
"Maybe later, LOL!" she enters into the chat channel. CrzyPzl3r does not like
to be refused and she demands ____ accept the challenge. ____ agrees, but
only if they can play a game of her choosing - Red Circle Madness. CrzyPzl3r
agrees with remembering ____ is the club's de facto Red Circle Madness guru.
The match is no contest and CrzyPzl3r flees the server in shame. The rest of
the club emails a flood of compliments to ____, but one message in particular
is the best -- ____ is promoted to Button Masher!
"More Practice" 85% Chance
____ is terrified of facing CrzyPzl3r, but luckily, emoticons can hide her
fear. With a smiley face, she messages CrzyPzl3r that she has to log off for
dinner - a lie. CrzyPzl3r is no fool -- she logs on with another screen name
and asks ____ to a game. ____, believing it is someone else, accepts.
CrzyPzl3r then announces herself, her quarry caught. ____ doesn't have an
excuse and she is subsequently ejected from the Club -- ____ has been
fired!
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*Button Masher*
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"____ is about to enter the final round of the Martial Arts Fighting 2
Tournament and she is worried. Her opponent, Grigor Mason, is a cold,
calculating, combo mashing video game ninja, whereas ____ worries that she
is merely a button masher. There are two fighting characters that suit ____'s
unique style of keypad flailing: Bobby Kitaki, the bamboo wielding sushi
chef, or Johnny O'Shea, the charismatic musical theatre star turned fighter
out for revenge. ____ mashes with both characters equally well - who should
she bring into the fight?"
"Bobby Kitaki" 45% Chance
____ has always perferred the long reach of Bobby Kitaki's bamboo weapon and
it seems to be paying off. Grigor Mason can't get close enough to pull off
any of his devastating combos and the game is getting close - both players
know desperation brings about brilliance and spontaneity. ____, hoping to
pre-empt Grigor Mason, begins mashing buttons furiously, unleashing a stream
of deadly combos she didn't even know existed. Grigor Mason throws up his
hands in defeat as the video game announcer says "Unscathed Victory!" ____
feels something she has never felt before - the urge to talk trash! ____ is
promoted to Trash Talker!
"Bobby Kitaki" 55% Chance
____ knows Grigor Mason can control his character to a finer degree than she
could ever hope, so she opts for long range superiority of Bobby Kitaki and
his bamboo weapon. Unfortunately, Grigor Mason's is relentless and without
mercy, his hand movements faster than all of ____'s fingers mashing the
keypad at once. Grigor Mason showcases every move possible, belittling
____'s very existence. The end of the second round arrives with ____ not
landing a single hit. Grigor Mason begins talking trash, but it's the last
phrase - you're fired - that stings the most.
"Johnny O'Shea" 55% Chance
Johnny O'Shea has a few wickedly simple moves, most notably the Understudy
Crunch and the Take Two Jab, so ____'s decision is pretty simple. ____
begins mashing furiously once the match begins and she lands so many combos
that the game announces she is in Super Star mode. ____ takes full advantage
and begins spamming the simple two button combo that deals Grigor Mason more
Take Two Jabs than he can stand. The judges' panel is quite impressed with
____'s simple elegance behind the keypad! ____ earns a Creativity Skill
Point."
"Johnny O'Shea" 45% Chance
____ has never lost with Johnny O'Shea, plus, she has always liked the story
that comes at the end of the game when you beat it with Johnny. Grigor Mason
takes an early lead, but is quickly beaten back with a few of Johnny's
classic moves, such as the Blockbuster Roundhouse and the Rodeo Chop. The
final seconds are ticking down and Grigor Mason orders his character to
perform a devastating uppercut. ____ reacts, but her clumsy fingers
accidently mash the jump button instead of block and Johnny takes a fist to
the face. It's all over, as is ____'s short career as a Button Masher. She
is demoted to Noob.
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*Trash Talker*
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"____ puts down her headset after finishing another round of her favourite
game, Interstellar Cyborg Marine - but not before talking trash to the
defeated. One opponent, Dem0nGurl, isn't so quick to accept defeat and she
issues a challenge: if ____ can beat her 1 vs 1, she can have the server
bragging rights for a month. If not, ____ must change her gamer tag to
"Loser". Should ____ play Dem0nGurl in a round of the nets hottest game,
IC Marine Tag, or Stomp the Alien - a game at which ____ excels?"
"IC Marine Tag" 25% Chance
____ picks her lucky green laser suit and starts a round of Interstellar
Cyborg Marine Tag. Dem0nGurl is definitely quick, but ____ is far quicker.
She tags Dem0nGurl, then runs past the waterfall entrance to find the
invisibility shield. Dem0nGurl never sees her again and she quickly racks
up the tags, with the round culminating in the announcer yelling
"Obliterating!" The server administraters are extremely impressed with
____'s usage of the map's enhancements and upgrades. ____ earns a
Mechanical Skill Point.
"IC Marine Tag" 75% Chance
Interstellar Cyborg Marine Tag is the hottest game on the net right now
and ____ wants to be the best of the best. The match begins at a normal
pace with ____ and Dem0nGurl racking up a few tags each, but the real
damage begins with Dem0nGurl gets the speed boost - a hidden suit
enhancement known only to the most elite online players. She starts
moving too quickly even for ____ and she soon has more than enough tags
to end the match. Dem0nGurl cuts ____ off before she can ask for a
rematch and everyone knows it's over - ____ is demoted to Button Masher.
"Stomp the Alien" 75% Chance
____ likes the head to head competition of Interstellar Cyborg Marine Tag,
but she truly excels when it comes to stomping aliens. Early in the match,
____ runs to her favourite spawn point and squishes a few aliens instantly,
knocking Dem0nGurl to second place. Dem0nGurl starts to comfort herself by
talking a little trash, but ____ turns on her trash talking on full and
Dem0nGurl never recovers. The match ends with ____ the clear victor and
before the server closes down, the administrator asks ____ to join his
online guild and sends �200 as a signing bonus.
"Stomp the Alien" 25% Chance
Stomp the Alien seems like the obvious choice, as it's a crowd favourite and
a mode ____ is extremely good at. Things are going well and the two
competitors are neck and neck, when suddenly ____'s framerate begins to
drop -- drastically. With such terrible lag, ____ is unable to stomp a single
alien and Dem0nGurl quickly pulls ahead. When all is said and done, ____
announces her new gamer tag is Loser, but the server administrater tells her
not to even bother -- ____ has been fired!
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[5.08] Teen Education
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*Playground Monitor*
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"It's an uneventful day on the playground for ____, when suddenly the
unmistakable scent of trouble makes its presence known. The Big Kids enter
the playground just after their lunch with a sweet tooth for bullying. ____
knows the younger kids don't stand a chance, as there aren't enough slides
and tunnels in which to hide! She must act quickly with the tools at her
disposal. Should ____ offer The Big Kids a delicious tray of fresh orange
wedges to distract them from the younger kids, or should she stand up to them
with detention slips at the ready?"
"Offer Them Orange Wedges" 75% Chance
____ steps up to The Big Kids with a tray full of oranges, and not a moment
too soon, as their eyes have just begun to wander the playground for peers to
pummel. With the choice between the instant satification of ripe, delicately
sliced fruit, and the labourous toil of playground bullying, The Big Kids
form a line with outstretched hands eager for oranges. The rest of the
children immediately spot their opportunity and rush back to the safety of
the classrooms. ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Offer Them Orange Wedges" 25% Chance
____ cautiously approaches The Big Kids with the fruit tray held warily
before the seething throng of bullies. Sensing weakness, the leader of
The Big Kids, Mikey McMicken, grabs a handful of oranges with one hand and
tips the tray over with the other. "Wedgies for all, boys!" he yells to The
Big Kids. Helpless to stop the scene before her, and sticky from the orange
pieces scattered on her outfit, ____ flees to the teacher's lounge in search
of help. For failure to stop The Great Wedgification (as it grew to be
known), ____ is Fired!
"Threaten Them with Detention" 25% Chance
____ notices the slience has befallen the playground and sees the look of
utter dread on the younger children's faces - she knows the time for action
is now. ____ reaches into her fanny pack and grabs a thick wad of detention
slips, more than enough for every Big Kid to spend the next month in
detention. ____ and the leader of the Big Kids stare each other down until
____ wiggles her fingers and pulls forth a pen from her back - The Big Kids
know she means business and they back down. Word spreads quickly of the deed
and before the end of the day ____ is notified that she has been promoted to
Teacher's Aide!
"Threaten Them with Detention" 75% Chance
____ has little tolerance for bullies and playground disturbances, so she
quickly launches a pre-emptive salvo and sends the leaders of The Big Kids
straight to detention. Madder than mad, The Big Kids take it upon themselves
to coat the detention room with a fine layer of spit wads and gum, making it
unhabitable for quite some time. The principal finds herself standing in
front of ____'s desk at the end of her search for a scapegoat, and ____ is
politely informed that she has been fired!
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*Teacher's Aide*
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"____ is taking the role sheets to the front office just after the morning
announcements, when a frantic mother bursts through the front door with her
son trailing behind her. "Stop right there!" the mother yells at ____.
"You cannot turn in that role sheet!" Taken aback, ____ informs the woman
that, yes, she can turn in the role sheet. Flustered, the mother reveals
that if her child is tardy once more, he'll have to repeat the third grade
and it just isn't right, because it's her fault he's always late.
With the pleading mother on her knees before her, ____ is faced with the
choice of turning in the role sheet as is, or fudging it a bit to give the
young boy just one more chance."
"Turn in the Role Sheet" 20% Chance
____ is of the opinion that she is the ethical steward of the children in
the school, and as such, the modification of the sacred role sheet is simply
unacceptable. She politely informs the mother of her decision and deposits
the role sheet in the plastic red bucket on the secretary's desk. Inspired
to right her tardy ways, the mother speaks with the principal, who she tells
all about ____. Impressed with ____'s dedication to accurate role sheets,
the principal tells her that she would like to see ____ on a Substitute
Teacher's position -- ____ has been promoted!
"Turn in the Role Sheet" 80% Chance
Still insulted by the mother's overly forward demands, ____ brandmishes a
smirk and smartly drops the role sheet into the secretary's basket. Flustered
beyond comprehension, the mother takes matters into her own hands and begins
falsifying the document. ____ moves to stop her and a brief scuffle ensues,
after which the role sheet lies ripped on the floor. The principal, who has
watched the entire scene, storms in furiously and grabs both ____ and the
mother by the ears. A lecture follows, and ____ is told she is to be demoted
so that she can return to the playground to learn proper crisis management
with children.
"Alter the Role Sheet" 80% Chance
____ has no desire to see children suffer because their parents don't use a
watch, so she decides to challenge the child for a chance to get back into
class. Using the names of the children on the role sheet, ____ designs
an algorithmic word problem that must be deciphered using basic fractions,
long division, and spelling. The student takes a minute analysing the facts
then takes another few minutes to jot down his answer. ____ is delighted
to see that he has answered the question perfectly, but even more delighted
when she realises the principal saw her teaching skills in action. For
handling the situation like a true educator, the principal promotes ____ to
Substitute Teacher!
"Alter the Role Sheet" 20% Chance
____ thinks back to her days in school and admits to herself that she wasn't
always on time, either. With a shrug of her shoulders, ____ whips out a
pencil and begins to erase the child's absence from the role sheet.
Unfortunately, the school librarian, a stickler for the rules who will do
anything for a promotion, observes the incident and quickly runs to the
superintendent to tattle on ____. Caught between a rock and a militant
librarian, the superintendent is forced to take action - the child is forced
to repeat the grade, and ____ is shown the door. ____ has been fired!
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*Substitute Teacher*
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"____ is called to substitute for Ms. Moorington, who has won the Teacher of
the Year Award for the past 3 years. A bit intimidated, ____ takes a deep
breath and arrives in the classroom to find its inhibitants have gone insane!
She pulls a child down from the ceiling and demands to know what is going on.
It appears that Ms. Moorington never actually taught, she just bribed the
children with candy and falsified their report cards. Ms. Moorington has a
lot of power with the school board, making it risky for ____ to reveal the
conspiracy. Desperate times call for desperate measures -- what should ____
do to get the classroom under control?"
"Report Ms. Moorington's Scheme" 75% Chance
The children are out of control and there's nothing in ____'s training to
prepare her for such a disaster. ____ grabs her desk phone and calls in
backup. Instantly, hall monitors and the gym coach burst into the classroom
with the principal bringing up the rear. "This is what your teacher of the
year has created!" shout ____ from underneath her desk. The small army of
educators get the situation in hand before too long, and ____ is able to
spill the beans. Though some have a hard time grasping the truth, the
principal is quick to recognise ____'s efforts and she awards her �320 as
a bonus!
"Report Ms. Moorington's Scheme" 25% Chance
____ rolls her eyes - they simply don't pay her enough to deal with the
situation on her own. ____ jogs to the principal's office, only to find the
principal drinking tea with who else, but Ms. Moorington. ____ informs the
principal of the situation and points an accusatory finger at Ms.
Moorington. No spring chicken to deception and saving one's skin, Ms.
Moorington quickly spins the truth and redirects the blame squarely on the
shoulders of ____. Clearly out-foxed, ____ is left with nothing to say when
the principal tells her that it's probably best she find another job. ____
is fired!
"Eat Lots of Candy!" 25% Chance
One must fight fire with fire, or a sugar rush with another sugar rush. After
one final warning, ____ begins shoving candy down her throat and is instantly
energised. With hyper fast reflexes and sugary responses, ____ bounces around
the room, the entire time putting a stop to the mayhem and mischief
surrounding her. The kids are caught completely unaware - they've never seen
an authority figure move with such blindingly sweet speed! Other teachers are
drawn to the commotion and it isn't long before word gets around that ____ is
a no-nonsense educator that will do whatever it takes to teach the children,
____ earns a Creativity Skill Point!
"Eat Lots of Candy!" 75% Chance
Desperate to fix the situation, ____ convinces herself that the best way to
take control of the sugar-powered chaos is to become a sugar powered
teacher. However, not everyone is built for massive quantities of candy, and
____ soon finds herself bouncing off the walls uncontrollably, with a bit of
a tummy-ache to boot. Shocked by their substitute teacher's actions, the
students calm down and watch as ____ becomes one Sim wrecking crew. When
____ jumps atop her desk and declares "pop quiz", the students run terrified
from the room to warn the others. The school officals lock ____ in the room
until she calms down enough to receive the news that she has been fired.
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[5.09] Teen Law
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*File Clerk*
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"____ quickly gathers the files for Mr. Vanderseaux's big case. He will be
arguing before the Grand Court of Sim City and his paperwork must be all
ready in perfect order, else he may lose the case. Just before ____ plans to
turn in the files, she realises that Mr. vanderseaux will only accept his
files if they are ordered in a particular way. But how? There's the obvious
choice, alphabetical order, but ____ also seems to remember something about
Mr. Vanderseaux perferring his files to be ordered by colour. How should
____ organise the files?"
"Alphabetical Order" 15% Chance
____'s alphabetising skills may be a bit rusty, but her common sense isn't.
Alphabetical order is obviously the way Mr. Vanderseaux wants his files,
because he's always yelling at his employees to "keep it simple!" ____
delivers the files just as Vanderseaux is leaving - perfect timing! He
takes one quick look at the files, lets forth a satisfied grunt, and
utters a "good job." ____ earns a logic skill point!
"Alphabetical Order" 85% Chance
Mr. Vanderseaux receptionist phones ____ and demands the files immediately.
____ is still busy to figure out the best way to organise the files, but
time is running out and she decides alphabetisation seems to be the
simplist, most obvious fit. In her haste ____ made the wrong decision. The
receptionist, furious at the improperly organised files, throws them back
in ____'s face and tells her it may be best if she works elsewhere. ____
is fired!
"Order by Colour" 85% Chance
____ was always a visual person, so she decides colours would be the best
way of organising the files. When she arrives in Mr. Vanderseaux office with
the files, he takes one look at the files and excitedly exits his chair to
greet her. He wasn't used to receiving files organised by colour, but his
recent memo indicated he wanted File Clerks to being doing just that -
apparently, ____ was the only one to read the memo. Mr. Vanderseaux is so
pleased with ____ that he decides to promote her to Law Firm Receptionist.
"Order by Colour" 15% Chance
____ hates to see multi-coloured papers scattered about, so she organises
the files by colour, hoping Mr. Vanderseaux approves. He doesn't, which ____
quickly discovers after delivering the file stack to him. Apparently, a
concentration of colour makes his head hurt quite a bit. ____'s mistake keeps
him from working for the rest of the day and he loses his case before the
Grand Court of Sim City! Vanderseaux aims to appeal the courts decision,
but for the meantime, he fines ____ �125 Simoleons to purchase headache
medicine.
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*Law Firm Receptionist*
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"____ picks up the phone, only to hear Allison Bersowitz on the other line.
She's been calling for weeks asking for legal representation, but ____'s
boss, Mr. Vanderseaux, has no interest in representing her. ____ is sick with
dealing with the lady every day, so she thinks of two possible ways to handle
the situation. She can convince Mr. Vanderseaux to represent her, though he
may not be happy about it. Or, ____ can find Bersowitz another lawyer, though
Vanderseaux may not appreciate her helping his competition. How should
____ get Allison Bersowitz out of her hair?
"Convince Vanderseaux" 75% Chance
Mr. Vanderseaux is extremely busy, but ____ would hate to see him pass up a
potentially good case like Allison Bersowitz. After a bit of convincing,
Vanderseaux agrees to take on Bersowitz v. Sim City, only to find that he
may have the biggest case of his career before him! It appears Bersowitz is
the victim of an elaborate repoman scam where the civil servents would remove
household items, even though she had been paying her bills. Vanderseaux
presents her case and wins, earning the law firm a healthy portion of the
settlement. Vanderseaux feels obligated to reward ____ and he gives her a
check for �320 Simoleons.
"Convince Vanderseaux" 25% Chance
____ figures the law firm may be able to earn some money from the Bersowitz
case, so she convinces Vanderseaux to finally take it. After a brief
consultation, the law firm realises that it won't earn anything from
Bersowitz, as she is suing the snow for killing her garden. Greatly peeved
at the waste of an afternoon, Vanderseaux summons ____ into his office to
yell at her, after which he tells her to head back to the file room, ____
has been demoted!
"Recommend Another Lawyer" 25% Chance
____ has been listening to Allison Bersowitz for weeks, and frankly, she
just wants to be rid of her. ____ grabs the phone books, flips to the
Lawyers section, and randomly chooses an attorney named Sam Hogan. Bersowitz,
thrilled somebody finally spent a minute to help her, thanks ____ and hangs
up the phone. Later in the day, the phone begins ringing off the hook,
apparently, Bersowitz recommended the Vanderseaux office to all of her
friends in need of legal representation. Vanderseaux is delighted to have
the new business and he promotes ____ to Legal Secretary to deal with all
of his new clients.
"Recommend Another Lawyer" 75% Chance
____ is so tired of Allison Bersowitz that she opens the phone book and
gives her the number of the first lawyer she finds. Bersowitz thanks her
and hangs up the phone. Later during break, ____ and Mr. Vanderseaux see
Bersowitz and her new lawyer on television, announcing their victory in a
landmark court case. The settlement is huge, which means big money and
prestige for the law firm. Vanderseaux is so angry with ____ that he fires
her without even asking for an explanation.
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*Legal Secretary*
*****************
"The day is proceeding quietly and smoothly until ____ receives a phone call
from her boss's wife - Mrs. Vanderseaux. The woman has zero patience for
others and demands her husband be put on the phone immediately. ____ is
about to comply, until she remembers Mr. Vanderseaux is currently meeting
with a very important client and he doesn't need the stress from talking to
his wife. Should ____ patch Mrs. Vanderseaux through, or keep her on the
line until her husband is finished?"
"Patch Her Through" 25% Chance
____ knows Mr. Vanderseaux won't be happy to hear from his wife, but she
also knows angering her boss is the lesser of two evils. She patches the
woman through and hears the expected sounds of grief emanating from Mr.
Vanderseaux's office, followed by a call for her to enter his office.
He explains to ____ that she has made the right choice, as much as it
pains him to speak with his wife, and that she is doing an excellent job.
____ earns a Charisma Skill Point!
"Patch Her Through" 75% Chance
____ quickly patches Mrs. Vanderseaux through to her husband, because she
has no desire to speak with the woman. Mr. Vanderseaux is none to happy
to hear from his wife and he immediately forwards her back to ____. The
passing game continues for the remainder of the morning, tying up the
phone systems and ultimately causing the computers to crash. Mr. Vanderseaux
is furious with ____'s behaviour and he charges her �410 Simoleons to repair
the phone system.
"Keep Her on the Line" 75% Chance
____ decides to take one for the team and distract Mrs. Vanderseaux long
enough to let her boss do his job. The evil wife wastes no time in being mean
to ____, but she expected as much and easily pushes the comments to the back
of her mind. Mr. Vanderseaux finishes his meeting just in time to rescue
____ from the onslaught and he immediately picks up the line. At the end of
the day, Mr. Vanderseaux apologises to ____ for having to deal with his
wife, and to make up for it, he gives ____ a bonus of �300 Simoleons.
"Keep Her on the Line" 25% Chance
Mrs. Vanderseaux calls to yell at her husband daily, so ____ figures it won't
hurt to stall her a bit and give her boss a chance to finish his meeting.
Meanwhile, Mr. Vanderseaux is patiently stalling his client, because he's
eagering awaiting his wife's phone call - she has important information for
him regarding the case! After quite some time, the client leaves the meeting
frustrated and Mr. Vanderseaux leaves his office to find ____ stalling his
wife on the phone. Needless to say, he's furious that ____ would tamper with
his business and personal life and he fires her immediately!
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[5.10] Teen Journalism
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*Yearbook Club Supervisor*
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"____ is just about to sign off this year's yearbook for final printing when
one of the editors makes a startling discovery - somebody replaced the
principal's picture with an image of a toilet. The joke could cost ____ her
job and all the students could face serious detention time. On the other
hand, the yearbook is already over budget and the principal may find it
funny, especially in light of the money that would be saved. Should ____
recall the yearbook to edit the image, or let it remain and hope for the
best?"
"Recall the Yearbook" 25% Chance
____ isn't about to face the principal's wrath, so she picks up the phone
and recalls the yearbook from the publisher. While waiting for the publisher
to email the files over, ____ looks over her versions of the yearbook and
notices something odd, the principal's picture is normal, not replaced with
the toilet. ____ calls the publisher and they admit swapping out the photos
as a joke. ____ brings the school district's legal advisors into the fray
and within minutes the publisher agrees to pay for the entire yearbook
printing, which leaves enough money in the school budget for the principal
to award ____ a bonus of �175 Simoleons!
"Recall the Yearbook" 75% Chance
____ places a call to the publisher and recalls the yearbook, then proceeds
to phone the principal to ask for a bit more money from the school district's
budget. After explaining the situation, the principal is livid - he doesn't
care about the picture, because in his words he's "not some silly child".
The money spent to recall and re-edit the yearbook will cost the district
a bit too much and some jobs will need to be eliminated. ____ is fired!
"Leave it in" 75% Chance
____ knows the school district cannot afford a yearbook recall, so she takes
a chance and tells the publisher to move ahead with the printing. Knowing
it's probably best not to leave things to chance, ____ also calls the
principal and tells him about the unfortunate error. The principal is a bit
annoyed at first, but he ultimately comes around when ____ makes a normally
lame joke about toilets and flushing. Before the phone call ends, the
principal thanks ____ for making the difficult decision to save the school
district money, even at the chance of losing her job. ____ earns a Charisma
Skill Point.
"Leave it in" 25% Chance
____ assumes that the principal would rather the school stay within budget
than have his picture appear correctly in the yearbook, so she calls the
publisher and tells them to proceed with the printing. The publisher, not
eager to be blamed for the picture swap, calls the principal up as well
and explains the situation from their perspective. The principal isn't
pleased at all. He calls ____ into his office and orders her to recall
the yearbook at her own personal expense. ____ pays �185 Simoleons for the
yearbook reprint!
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*Blog Writer*
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"____'s Blog is starting to get a decent amount of website traffic, which
means site maintenance costs are going up. There are two ways to cover
the cost: ____ can begin using banner ads on the site, or she can begin
selling t-shirts. Both options have proven to be successful, though banner
ads may anger the readers, and t-shirt sales can be a bit of a hassle.
What should ____ do to cover the website costs?"
"Host Banner Ads" 15% Chance
____ isn't sure what to do, until one of her favourite companies, the Lazy
Beans Bean Bag Company - sends her an email asking for ad space. ____ has
written numerous articles about the importance of a good bean bag, so she
knows having ads for Lazy Beans is completely appropriate. Readers totally
agree - the ads start bringing in a great deal of money and the message
boards contain very few complaints. Banner ads are a great win! ____ earns
a Creativity Skill Point!
"Host Banner Ads" 85% Chance
____ figures banner ads will bring in the most money for the least effort,
so she posts a link on the site asking for potential advertisers. No
businesses email the Blog, but complaints from readers start flooding in.
In fact, readers are not only complaining, but they are offering
alternatives, most notably, T-Shirt sales. The owners of the blogging
service aren't too pleased with ____'s controversial decision and the staff
decide it would be best if she went elsewhere -- ____ is fired!
"Sell T-Shirts" 85% Chance
____ has a few great T-Shirt ideas floating around in her head and she makes
the call to begin selling T-Shirts. The readers react more than favourably
and the initial number offered on the site sell out before ____ can even
order them from the manufacturer. In fact, ____ believes t-shirt sales will
continue so well, that she may be able to get her own website. A consortium
of online writers agree and they ask ____ to join them -- ____ is promoted
to Internet Movie Critic!
"Sell T-Shirts" 15% Chance
____ proposes T-Shirt sales as the way to cover the cost of site maintenance,
but the idea isn't too popular. Apparently, one of the other bloggers already
sells t-shirts on her own website and she isn't too keen on the idea of a new
competitor. Furthermore, the hassles of T-Shirt sales go well above and
beyond the time ____ was willing to spend. Until ____ is able to come up
with a better option, the blogging service firmly requests ____ pay �254
Simoleons to cover the cost of the blog's hosting.
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*Internet Movie Critic*
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"____ has just seen one of the worst films in years and it's time to write the
review. Unfortunately, the advertising company that gives her the free press
movie tickets doesn't look to favourably upon those who write scathing
reviews. If ____ writes an honest review, the tickets may stop coming.
Then again, if she writes an extremely positive review, her readers may
stop coming. What should ____ do?"
"Write an Honest Review" 85% Chance
____ loves free movie passes, but the continued success of the site,
bolstered by honest reviews, is what she values most. As soon as the review
is posted the advertising company calls to demand the removal of the review
from the website. ____ refuses to back down and they threaten to stop
sending movie passes. The advertising firm realises that ____ is serious,
and they rescind their threat - they need ____ to keep writing reviews for
her readers, even at the risk of the occasional bad one. It's a big win for
____! ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Write an Honest Review" 15% Chance
____ posts her negative review and, surprisingly enough, complaints begin
filing in from the readers. Many of them saw the movie as well and they
think ____ is not only being entirely too harsh, but is probably just
writing the negative review to be negative for once. Unable to persuade
the readers otherwise on the message boards, ____ is left with nothing to
do but sit back and sulk at her desk. ____ loses a Creativity Skill Point.
"Write a Positive Review" 15% Chance
____ figures it's best to keep the advertising firm happy, and besides,
it isn't like a positive review for a bad movie will end the world. Quite
the opposite happens, in fact. The movie has record breaking day one sales -
it's the bad movie turned blockbuster hit of the summer - and ____ wrote
one of the only positive reviews. Readers flock to her site to read the
review and website traffic increases exponentially. The increase in site
traffic causes ad revenue to increase as well and ____ heads home with a
bonus of �325 Simoleons!
"Write a Positive Review" 85% Chance
____ posts the positive review of the movie and her worst fears come to
life. 99% of film reviewers panned the film. To make matter worst, the
advertising firm that gave ____ the tickets publically apologised for
promoting the film, cancelled their television ads and warned citizens
not to watch the movie. Unfortunately, this leaves ____ in a very, very
small minority and she is discredited as a worthy film critic --- ____
is fired!
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[5.11] Teen Music
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*Record Store Clerk*
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"____ is daydreaming while lazing organising the country music section of the
store when a man walks in and ask to buy a copy of "Love, Forever, Now and
Then", a critically panned album that sold well amongst the masses. ____
really doesn't want to sell the album to anyone, but then again, the store
owner would be furious if she let her opinion ruin a sale. All eyes are on
____ - she could dig up a copy of "Love, Forever, Now and Then" or recommend
something else?"
"Sell the Album" 75% Chance
It isn't ____'s problem that somebody else has terrible taste in music, so
she points the customer towards the Good Lovin' Feelings aisle and goes back
to reorganising the country music section. After some time the bell at the
register rings and ____ looks up to see the customer waiting with a small
mountain of albums. It appears the customer is a Good Lovin' Feelings fanatic
and has bought up the entire inventory. ____ earns a pretty hefty commission
of �60 Simoleons for her lack of effort!
"Sell the Album" 25% Chance
____ is more concerned with keeping her job than helping people listen to
quality music, so she points to the Good Lovin' Feelings aisle and goes
back to reorganising the country music section. ____'s boss watches the
whole thing transpire and storms up to ____ furiously. "How can you let that
customer buy that terrible album!" he shouts. ____ doesn't really have an
answer and she is lectured to on the importance of only selling good music
to customers. Unfortunately for ____ the lecture ends with her being fired.
"Recommend Something Else" 25% Chance
The success of "Love, Forver, Now and Then" is mind-boggling to ____, an
aspiring musician, and she instantly seeks to steer the customer clear of
the record. Though the customer stubbornly refuses to consider another
album at first, he soon sets his sights on "Distorted Love," a heavy metal
version of "Love, Forver, Now and Then" that ____ loves. The customer leaves
completely satisified and ____, her rock essence appeased, settles back into
reorganising the country music section. ____ earns a Charisma Skill Point.
"Recommend Something Else" 75% Chance
____'s musical conscience is screaming for justice! She leaves the country
music section and begins to show the customer a great variety of music that
is better, much better, than "Love, Forever, Now and Then" album. However,
the customer only becomes increasingly annoyed as ____ shows him yet another
album that isn't "Love, Forever, Now and Then" and finally he demands to
speak to a manager. ____'s boss isn't too happy to hear the customer
complaint and she is fired for harassing customers.
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*Piano Tuner*
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"____ finishes tuning a piano to perfection when her cell phone rings - the
Sim City concert hall is in need of an expert piano tuner to tweak their
class grand piano for the concert of the world renowned tenor, Arito
Mippaloti. As always, special considerations must be taken into account.
Mippaloti demands the piano be improperly tuned to make his voice sound
better in comparison. The task is simple enough for ____, but could
damage her reputation in the long run. Should ____ tune away or is it time
to say arrivederci?"
"Tune the Piano" 25% Chance
____ takes pride in her work, but she also enjoys the fame and respect
that comes with working alongside Mippaloti's specifications quickly
enough and ____ is allowed to sit back and watch the show. Unexpectedly,
the chord emanating from the piano are strangely beautiful -- ____'s tuning
has revolutionarily changed the sound of the piano into something great, not
bad at all! Mippaloti knows a good thing when he hears it, even if it wasn't
what he expected, and he asks ____ to work at his coffee shop -- ____ is
promoted to Coffee Shop Sound Engineer!
"Tune the Piano" 75% Chance
The threat of a ruined reputation is overshadowed by the thought of
working alongside Arito Mippaloti, so ____ gets to work tuning the piano.
The concert comes and goes with the crowd showing little interest
due to the sub par sounds emanating from the stage. Mippaloti, quick to
save his career, convinces one reviewer after the show that the piano
wasn't tuned properly and places the blame squarely on the shoulders of
____. The reviews aren't kind and ____'s career suffers from Mippaloti's
treachery - she is fired!
"Decline the Job" 75% Chance
Tuning the piano for the Arita Mippaloti concert is a huge deal, but being
paid to do it improperly just doesn't sit well with ____. Mippaloti is
furious to see his request denied, but he has great respect for ____'s
integrity and agrees to let her tune his piano properly. The ensuing
concert is fantastic and the fans are once again stunned by Mippaloti's
brillant performance. Meanwhile, ____'s name is being passed around the
musicial circles as someone whose integrity and skill is without question!
____ earns a Logic skill point.
"Decline the Job" 25% Chance
____ is confident her integrity will take her further than a quick job with
Mippaloti, so she declines the job and returns to her daily tuning duties.
Mippaloti does not like having his offer refused and he sends his cronies
off at once to make short work of ____'s reputation. By the afternoon, ____
cannot find a job anywhere and nobody will let her near their piano.
____'s boss isn't pleased and she demotes her back to Record Store Clerk
until Mippaloti cools off.
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*Coffee Shop Sound Engineer*
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"____ lets some of her co-workers borrow the Coffee Shop's sound equipment
for their rock concert at a local club. Unfortunately, they blew out one of
the more expensive amplifiers and don't have the money to replace it. The
amplifier is ____'s responsibility and there are only a few options. ____
could simply replace the amp on her own, or put it in storage and hope
nobody notices."
"Buy a New Amp" 85% Chance
____ knows she messed up by letting others borrow the amplifier, so she heads
to the local music store and buys an amp to replace the broken one.
Things get a little complicated when the coffee shop owner pulls up behind
____ in line - she knows ____ isn't paid enough to afford an amp for herself
and she demands an explanation. ____ comes clean and her boss, impressed with
her honesty, decides to cover the cost of the amp and gives ____ an
additional �115.
"Buy a New Amp" 15% Chance
____ heads to the local music store to buy a new amp for the coffee shop.
Later that afternoon with the new amp safely in place in the storage room,
____'s boss, thinking the amp is still the old amp, throws it away and
replaces it with yet another amp. A victim of unfortunate timing and taking
care of things herself, ____ is forced to pay �850 Simoleons to cover the
cost of the new amp sitting in the garbage.
"Look the Other way" 15% Chance
____ feels bad about not buying a new amplifier for the coffee shop, but
she doesn't make enough money to replace it. A few hours passes without
incident until the coffee shop owner enters the storage room and finds the
broken amp. ____ braces for anger and accusations, but the supervisor
merely shrugs, takes the amp out to the garbage, and orders a new one on
the phone. ____ earns a Creativity Skill Point.
"Look the Other Way" 85% Chance
____ cycles through the mental list of options and ultimately decides to
just put the broken amp in the storage room and hope for the best. Most
of the day passes without incident until the coffee shop owner announces
a surprise inventory assessment to appease the company accountants. ____
has little choice but to explain the broken amp when the inspection comes
across it. ____'s boss is furious with her for not telling anyone about the
busted amp and she fires her for dishonesty!"
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[5.12] Teen Adventurer
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*Ambassador's Intern*
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"____ is following her standard morning routine take care of things for the
ambassador, who is out of town, when trouble strikes the embassy. The local
population is most displeased with the ambassador's dietary habits -
apparently, grilled cheese is not an acceptable food for many people in the
country, for reasons unknown. ____ must make a decision to fix the situation.
Should she remove grilled cheese from the menu to appease the local
population, or is it her duty to keep grilled cheese for the ambassador at
all costs?"
"No More Grilled Cheese" 65% Chance
When caught between the appetite of the ambassador, who isn't present, and
the angry crowd outside her window, ____ readily chooeses to remove grilled
cheese from the embassy menu. To take full advantage of the crowd's passion
and emotions, ____ ceremoniously steps on a grilled cheese sandwich atop the
embassy roof to great applause. The ambassador returns shortly to find he
may no longer indulge in his beloved grilled cheese, but he appreciates
____'s dedication to piece at all costs. The ambassador pulls some strings
with a few peers in the Ministry of Adventure and has ____ promoted to
Spelunker!
"No More Grilled Cheese" 35% Chance
The public is thrilled when ____ announces there will never be another
grilled cheese sandwich eaten in the embassy. This makes the reality that
much harder to grasp when the ambassador returns to paint a clear picture
for ____. By agreeing to the demands of the Anti-Cheesists, a minority
dringe political party, ____ has forced their agenda before the entire
government . Not pleased with the redistribution of political power, or
the possibility of no more grilled cheese, the local government demands the
ambassador to make amends. He accomplishes just that by firing ____.
"Grilled Cheese Forever!" 35% Chance
____ knows the political situation could erupt at any moment, but the
embassy stands on sovereign ground and she is not willing to discard
the ambassador's right to delicious grilled cheese. ____ addresses the
crowd outside and tells them exacly what she is thinking, which initially
takes them by surprise. Soon, the crowd dissipates, and only the
Anti-Cheesists rabble rousers are left. The local government and the
ambassador are delighted with ____ for standing up to the Anti-Cheesists,
and both dips into their budget to reward ____ with �350 Simoleons!
"Grilled Cheese Forever!" 65% Chance
____ refuses to bow to the threats of the crowds - at least, not at the
expense of the ambassador's right to consume delicious grilled cheese.
The crowd does not take kindly to ____'s announcement and they begin
heaving large quantities of melted cheese at the embassy. Before long,
the building is covered in cheese and the smell is not too pleasent.
The ambassador returns to discover his embassy covered in cheese that is
not-too-fragrant and his appetite for grilled cheese quickly disappearing.
The ambassador is able to arrange a cease fire when he announces that ____
will be finded �350 Simoleons to cover the cost of damages and emotion
turmoil amongst the locals.
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*Spelunker*
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"____ stops atop a large hill looking into a vast cave, and perhaps the
greatest discovery find by an adventurer in the last century. She is
eager to begin spelunking, but unfortunately, a small group of
environmentalists are not too happy about her foray into the cave, as they
believe is contains a rare species of worm that may become extinct if their
habitat is disturbed. ____ doesn't want to hurt any worms, but she also
doesn't want to miss out on what could be on of the last unexplored caves.
What should ____ do?"
"Enter the Cave" 50% Chance
____ has sprelunked for too long and too hard to pass up this opportunity -
even if some worms are endangered. After a quick check of her rapelling
equipment, ____ leaps into the abyss of the cave. What she finds is nothing
short of incredible - waterfalls, ruby encrusted stalagmites, and best of
all, a huge thriving colony of two headed glowing worms. ____ carefully
takes a few photographs and a sample of the rock within the cave without
disturbing the worms. She then returns to the surface a hero of the
environmental, science, and spelunking communities - essentially, a de
facto Multiregional Sim of Some Question. ____ is promoted!
"Enter the Cave" 50% Chance
____ isn't going to miss the chance to do some sprelunking - worms or no
worms! ____ is descending into the cave, the environmentalists untie her
rope, causing her to fall to the bottom of the cave. As that wasn't
painful enough, ____ comes face to face with one of the worms, a huge,
7 foot, stinky worm. ____ lets out a yelp and barely scrambles out of
the cave with her life, much to the amusement of the environmentalists.
____ stops by the hospital on her way home, at the cost of �275 Simoleons!
"Abandon the Expedition" 50% Chance
____ is incredibly torn, but she knows that spelunking purely for the
sake of spelunking, especially at the expense of worms, is bad form. ____
tells the environmentalists that she's abandoning the expedition in favour
of preserving the worms. Cheers erupt from the crowd and ____ reluctantly
accepts her status as the Champion of Worms. On her way home, ____ receives
a call from her boss telling her she will be compensated with �350 Simoleons
for saving the worms - not bad after all!
"Abandon the Expedition" 50% Chance
____ doesn't like the look in the eyes of the environmentalists - she is a
spelunker and tells the environmentalists they may have their worms.
Frustrated to the point of carelessness, ____ yanks on her rope, accidently
pulling it loose. A gigantic boulder rolls into the cave, which causes a
massive cave in. Not only has ____ ruined the cave for future spelunking,
she may or may not have killed the worms that may or may not even exist!
____'s employers at the Ministry of Adventure receive so many complaints
that they are forced to fire her!
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*Multiregional Sim of Some Question*
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"Around the turn of the century, Gregory Landgrabb, a humble school teacher.
suddenly came into a great deal of money and became one of the wealthest
landowners around. This was never explains, though many theories suggest foul
play and the Ministry of Adventure has tasked ____ with solving the case,
once and for all. After a great deal of research, ____ believes one of two
people will have the answers she needs: Spencer Oswald, the Landgrabb's
accountant, or the local fortune teller, the gypsy. Who should ____ bring
in for questioning?"
"Spencer Oswald" 85% Chance
____ belives its best to head straight to the source, and you can't dig any
deeper than an accountant. Spencer agrees to meet her at his office for
lunch. "The Landgrabbs are honest now, though it wasn't always so," explains
Spencer. He props up his feet on his desk and begins a tale of love,
intrigue, and illegal land dealings. Spencer reveals all -- confident the
statute of limitations is long expired on the issue. ____ thanks him for his
time and drafts her report to the Ministry of Adventure, who are delighted.
____ receives a Logic Skill Point!
"Spencer Oswald" 15% Chance
____ places a phone call to Spencer Oswald to set up an interview, with no
luck. After several hours, Spencer's secretary answers the phone and she
politely informs ____ that Spencer has no interest in speaking with her.
Believing this is a sign of guilt, ____ infiltrates the Oswald home to search
for clues, only to find Spencer celebrating his birthday amongst close
friends. Spencer furiously explains he knows nothing about his ancestor and
promptly throws ____ out, after which he calls the Ministry of Adventure to
lodge an complaint. To save face, the Ministry orders ____ back to the caves
and demotes her to Spelunker.
"The Gypsy" 15% Chance
It is sometimes best to question the mysterious for facts, something a
Multiregional Sim of Some Question knows all too well. ____ arrives at her
appointment with the gypsy to find her gazing deeply into a crystal ball.
Suddenly, the gypsy's house begins to shake wildly and a scene depicting
Gregory Landgrabb and some shady figures appear in mists above the table.
____ catches the entire story, pays the gypsy, and heads home to draft her
report. The Ministry is impressed with ____'s willingness to venture into
the unknown and award her with �300!
"The Gypsy" 85% Chance
____ has worked with the gypsy in the past, so she is confident she can help
her solve the Landgrabb Conspiracy. ____ arrives at the gypsy's house to
find her searching the crystal ball for answers. Hours drag by and answers
fail to materialise. To pass the time, ____ shoots a quick phone call to
Spencer Oswald. Apparently, Oswald has left town for "business!" Too little,
too late, ____ calls the Ministry to issue her report. Displeased, but
understanding, the Ministry lets ____ off easy with a demotion to Spelunker!
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[6.01] Bass with Squash
Ingredients = Bass Fish
Cooking Skill = Not Required
Time = Anytime
The basic fish dish you can cook. You need a bass fish either in your
inventory or stocked in your fridge to cook this dish. It is not as filling
but a single fish can make a single plate or a group meal.
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[6.02] Blackened Catfish
Ingreditents = Catfish Fish
Cooking Skill = 2 Cooking Points
Time = Anytime
The second fish dish. It is slightly more filling than the bass and requires
a catfish in your inventory or stocked. This is made into a group or single
dish but there is one useful trait for this dish. It is the most filling
dish that can be made anytime, with the second being the bass dish.
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[6.03] Stuffed Rainbow Trout
Ingredients = Rainbow Trout Fish
Cooking Skill = 4 Cooking Points
Time = Dinner
The third fish dish and can only be made in dinner. This is filling and can be
made into a single dish or group meal depending on your choice. The usual
either in your inventory (nearly wrote infantry) or stocked in fridge applies
of course.
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[6.04] Stuffed Golden Trout
Ingredients = Golden Trout Fish
Cooking Skill = 6 Cooking Points
Time = Dinner
The final fish dish that you can cook and is only available for dinner. This
is filling but I don't like it that much, since it is more valuable to sell
and other dishes are more filling. The usual inventory or stock applies here
as well.
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[6.05] Apple Juice
Ingredients = 3 Apples
Apple juice is made using the blender. What happens to the core, I have no
idea what happens. Anyway, having a child drink some apple juice will make
them do their homework fast. The higher quality apple it is, the stronger the
effect is. Just stock 3 apples in the blender and blend.
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[6.06] Beauty Cocktail
Ingredients = 2 Oranges, 2 Cucumbers
This beauty cocktail is a love potion. Drinking it will enhance all the
romantic interactions between you and other people. The higher quality the
oranges and cucumbers are, the more that power is enhanced. Put 2 orange and
2 cucumbers through stock in the Blender and blend.
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[6.07] Eggplant Juice
Ingredients = 2 Eggplants
Mmmmm, Eggplants, I like them. Anyway, the eggplant juice, due to powers
unknown will grant you a random skill point. Note that it is random, but if
you know computers, its another RNG based thing. Stock 2 eggplants into the
blender and blend.
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[6.08] Lemonade
Ingredients = 6 Lemons
The summer drink that you should have. Drinking Lemonade will cool your Sims
down, so when their temperature is red, drink this and be on your way.
Although it seems like a lot of lemons, the tree produces a fair amount. Just
stock 6 lemons in to the blender and blend.
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[6.09] Orange Juice
Ingredients = 6 Oranges
Whenever you are in the cold for too long, your Sim will develop a cold. This
is more common in Winter and Spring. A notice will say you've got a cold and
hope you've got some oranges because Orange Juice cures colds. Just stock 6
oranges into the blender and blend.
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[6.10] Orangeaid
Ingredients = 4 Oranges, 2 Lemons
Orangeaid will aid you in your quest to get some badge points. I believe that
it also works on the OFB badges since there are only 2 badges in Seasons.
You know the drill, just stuff 4 oranges and 2 lemons into the blender and
blend away.
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[6.11] Pepper Punch
Ingredients = 2 Peppers, 1 Pole Bean, 1 Apple
Pepper will certainly keep you awake, making this punch a boost in your
Energy bar, nice if you are about to fall asleep. Just shove the ingredients
into the blender and blend away.
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[6.12] Pureed Boot
Ingredients = 1 Boot
I have no idea why anyone would drink a pureed boot. Anyway, drink this and
suffer an adverse reaction from your Sim, freaking them out. If you really
want to see, puree the boot and drink.
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[6.13] Strawberry Juice
Ingredients = 3 Strawberries
This drink will clear your Sim's furious meters a bit. When you are furious
with a Sim, this drink will remove some of the time on the counter a bit.
Nice if your Sim wants to kiss and make up. Shove 3 Strawberries into the
blender, blend and drink.
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[6.14] Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients = 2 Lemons, 2 Strawberries
This drink is necessary if you want to use an aspiration reward. This will
give you the coveted Platinum Mood, allowing you to use aspiration rewards
without failure. Stock the ingredients, blend and drink.
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[6.15] Tomato Juice
Ingredients = 6 Tomatoes
In my opinion, this drink is rather pointless. It warms up your Sim but you
have hot chocolate for that. Although it could have mysterious effects as
tomatoes are rich in something or another. Anyway, add 6 tomatoes and blend.
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[6.16] Vegetable Cocktail
Ingredients = 1 Tomato, 1 Cucumber, 1 Pepper, 1 Pole Bean
Despite being a pain in the rear end to grow the plants, this drink will help
you build your skills faster. Not really worth it since you have to get 4
different plants. Anyway, just blend and drink.
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[7.01] Starters
Fishing is a new addition to Seasons. It was not mentioned in a large manner
before the release, and when I read the manual, it was a surprise, albeit a
pleasant one. Anyway, to start fishing, you need to know a few basics.
1) You will need a pond to fish in. This is a natural pond and not a damn pool
ok? You can do this under the landscaping in build mode. The pool needs to
be the size of the second option, larger than 5 by 5 squares to fish.
2) There is a fishing badge. The higher the badge, the better bait you can use
to catch your fish.
3) You cannot fish in winter as the pond will freeze over and won't be able to
fish until the weather warms up a fair amount. That means that it is not
guaranteed that you can fish back in Spring.
When you have these items, you can get ready to fish. Generally speaking, you
can join people when you fish, nor do you need a boat. When you join people
while they are fishing, you will talk to them, developing a relationship with
them while catching the fish. Every fish that you catch will be sent to the
inventory, which now allows stacking.
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[7.02] Bait
There are 4 different forms of bait that you can use to catch fish. The level
of the bait will increase your chances of catching rarer fish. The bait you
can use depends on your Badge skill.
No Badge = Worm. There is no increased chance of catching anything.
Bronze Badge = Riverblossom Minnow. Increased chance of catching large mouth
bass.
Silver Badge = Stink Ball Bait. Increases the chance of catching the blue
catfish.
Gold Badge = Sparkle Spinner. Increases the chance of catching the rainbow
trout.
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[7.03] Percentages
The fish available for catch are available below as well as the change of
catching them using the respective bait from the badge levels. Use the bait
section above if you aren't sure which bait is which.
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Fish | None% | Bronze% | Silver% | Gold% |
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Nothing | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% |
Boot (Size 15) | 20% | 10% | 5% | 2% |
Largemouth Bass | 15% | 10% | 10% | 5% |
Blue Catfish | 10% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
Jumbo Largemouth Bass | 5% | 10% | 15% | 15% |
Rainbow Trout | 0% | 10% | 10% | 15% |
Jumbo Blue Catfish | 0% | 5% | 10% | 15% |
Jumbo Rainbow Trout | 0% | 0% | 9% | 15% |
Golden Trout | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% |
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Total Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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This is the percentage of catching said fish. All the % add up to 100, I
double checked.
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[7.04] Catch
Now that you know how often you can catch the fish, you should know what they
sell for and do. When you catch a fish, it will be sent directly to your
inventory, how the Sims manage carrying raw fish in their pockets I don't
know. You can sell the fish directly, or mount it on the wall if they are
proud of the catch. You can also stock it in the fridge. Note, if you mount
it on the wall, you can't use it to cook it. If you stock it in the fridge,
you cannot take it out of the fridge again. Just so you know. Below is the
table on the fish you can catch, the amount they sell for and the value of it
when it is mounted on the wall. When you mount the fish, you can just move the
fish to the wall and face it like a painting. The game will mount it for you,
free of charge.
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Fish | When Sold for � | When Mounted on the Wall � |
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Boot (Size 15) | �15 | �20 |
Largemouth Bass | �33 | �34 |
Blue Catfish | �49 | �65 |
Jumbo Largemouth Bass | �61 | �81 |
Rainbow Trout | �87 | �116 |
Jumbo Blue Catfish | �124 | �165 |
Jumbo Rainbow Trout | �221 | �295 |
Golden Trout | �518 | �691 |
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This is why I don't suggest you cook the golden trout for the meal, it is
worth far more than you think.
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[8.01] Starters
Gardening is one of the main features of Seasons. This brings back the
memories of the first Sims, and although they may not be the same produce,
one thing is for sure, there are no unique dishes that require this.
Anyway, to start a garden, you will either need some fruit trees or the
vegetable patch. Trees will be dealt with later, so we now go on about the
vegetable patch. To start, you need to go into the build mode. Notice how the
gardening section has been transformed a lot? Well, thats where we will
start. Greenhouses will be dealt with later as well, so I won't go there as of
yet.
Now, select the dirt patch. You will notice that it is sort of like building
a pool, drag the size of the patch that you want and that will be how big it
is. You can have a massive plot, or have it in stripes or rows for that
matter. It really doesn't matter how you plot the patch, you need to know of
a few things.
When you crow crops, or trees for that matter, you will need the ladybug
post to stop the bugs from infesting your crops. In a 5 by 5 plot, the post
in the centre will do just fine. If you don't want the lady bug loft, you can
always manually spray pesticide on the plants to kill the lady bugs. As a
note, if you continue this action, you many mutate just a little.
Now, you can plant some crops. At the start, you can only plant some tomatoes
which cost about �8 for a seed. You can plant one which plants the seed in
that tile or plant many and your Sim will continue to plant seeds until they
are too tired to plant anymore, you have no more money left, you cancel the
command or the entire patch is filled up.
Now that you have some seeds, you might be aware that you can fertilise the
soil. This makes the plant happier and will be a boost from the normal state
that is normally is in. You can use compost to fertilise the soil or you can
purchase it at about �10 a pop. While we are on the issue of compost, you
can purchase the compost bin. It can hold about 30 items that can be composted
and will decompose these items slowly and over time, it will turn into compost
that you can spread over your garden. The items that I have discovered that
can be composted includes the NEWSPAPER, KITTY LITTER (from Pets), TRASH from
the trash compactor when dropped and LEAVES from trees in autumn. More on that
later.
You have to look out for weeds while your plants are growing. These will be
shown as a little yellow-green growth at the base of the plant. You need to
weed out these little critters to keep your plant healthy. Also, like in real
life, the plants will need water. You can use the Hydrobot from Open for
Business to water it, manually water it or purchase some sprinklers. These
will automatically water plants that are within the radius or dome that is
shown when you purchase the sprinkler. It will be found under the build
section where you purchase the vegetable patch.
Plants will take time to grow. If you have your patch outside, it will be
exposed to the elements, the weather. If it rains, that means that the rain
will water your plants. However, too much water is about as good as too little
water. Therefore, if their is too much water, your plant's health will decline
and you will see water pouring off their leaves. Snow and hail are not good
for your plants either, damaging them pretty badly. It would either destroy
or maim the plants, the effect unsure as I have a greenhouse.
When the time is right, you will be able to harvest your produce, and like
the previous actions, you can harvest one or harvest many. Of course, by
harvesting many, you will continue till something makes it stop. You can
harvest it into your inventory or harvest and sell immediately. This will make
good money depending on the value of the crop. There are three levels, bland,
tasty and mouthwatering. The last one is what you aim for. Of course, the
level of the plant will determine how it will turn out. If it yellow, as in
the face, it will be tasty, dark yellow to orange will be bland while green
will be mouthwatering. With the produce in your inventory, you can now just
it in cooking, stock it into the fridge, which you cannot remove from if you
do so, or juice it. More on this later.
If you have the Pets expansion pack, keep your animals well away from the
plants if you want them to survive. Also, if you wait for weeding a plant, it
will drain the health of the plant. This goes the same for plants that require
a drink. Also, water many all the time when you have 2 or more plants. This
will prevent yourself from overwatering your plants. And remember, build the
lady bug loft, otherwise, you will sooner or later mutate into a PlantSim.
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[8.02] Bronze
Once you get the hang of gardening, you will sooner or later, get the talent
badge. For those with Open for Business, you can ignore this, but those
without, talent badges are like skill points. Instead, there are 4 ranks.
The first rank is what you start with, nothing. Then, you move to bronze,
silver and finally, gold. Each talent badge will move you to another level,
allowing you to do some more nifty stuff, but you will need more experience
to get the next level. This talent badge is for gardening. Anyway, when you
have tended, weeded, planted, harvest enough, you will get this.
With this new badge, you are now able to plant strawberries and cucumbers in
your garden for the cost of �12 per seed for each of them. These can both be
planted on the vegetable patch.
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[8.03] Silver
Once you have the bronze talent badge, you can build up your skills to become
a better gardener. Of course, this will help you to getting the silver talent
badge for you. This is the third rank and may take some time to get and might
involve a lot of planting. Anyway, this will allow you to plant Pole Beans
and Peppers for �16 per seed for each of them and both can be planted on the
vegetable patch.
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[8.04] Gold
Gold is the ultimate in gardening. You will really need to build up your
skills to be able to get this rank. Unlike the promotion to bronze and silver,
you will only be able to plant one extra crop, the eggplant for about �20 for
a seed. However, you will be able to get a new option. You can now talk to
your plants now. What is this?
Well, talking to plants allows you to, literally, talk to the. As well as
boosting your social level slowly, there is another effect to your plants.
Their happiness will rise, which in essence, is their health or the colour of
their face. You might have a really sickly plant, really red in the face and
by talking to them, you will be able to make them healthier and happier. This
is best done near harvest time and you need to have some mouthwatering
produce while the plants are not looking too good.
There is however, a better exploit to this. You can keep your plants alive
till harvest time. They can be at any level, but while you could harvest
them, don't. Why? Because if you talk to your plants, their happiness will
go up and so will the end produce. Therefore, you could have some bland
looking produce on the vine but by talking to them, you can make them
mouthwatering. Excellent, but there is a downside. Talking to your plants
will take a long time and there are mods, which you can download at your own
peril, that will decrease the amount of time it will take to talk to your
plants, as well as raking leaves. Really interesting.
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[8.05] Greenhouse
Alrighty, you want to have plants and crops to grow, but don't trust the
weather to hold while you grow your crops. You also want to be able to grow in
winter. What should you do? Build a greenhouse. It is relatively simple to
build a greenhouse, it is just the amount of ��� that is required to build
one that will stop people from doing so.
To build a greenhouse, you can do so by two methods, having the vegetable
patch already mapped out or building the greenhouse first, then inserting the
patch. The first method involves the patch already being there. You will need
to have the greenhouse walls around the patch, completely around it. This can
be found in build mode. Then, you have to decide where you want the door. The
door will require that the space behind and in front of it will be clear. A
demonstration is that you have a 5 by 5 patch. Wherever you want the door, you
will have to remove that patch. Another visual below.
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|XXXXX| |XXXXX|
|XXXXX| |XXXXX|
|XXXXX| -> D XXXX|
|XXXXX| |XXXXX|
|XXXXX| |XXXXX|
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Suppose the D is the door and the X is the patch. You will need it like that
so there is no patch blocking the entrance. I can't believe how frustrated I
was when I couldn't figure this out.
Anyway, you can now place your sprinklers inside as well as removing a spot
for the lady bug loft. You can also build some lights inside the greenhouse,
I am still unsure the purpose of it. Anyway, if you plan on deconstructing
your greenhouse, remove the lights first.
You will need a roof on the greenhouse now. Note that you will have to go up
a floor first and enable roof mode. You can select the greenhouse roof and
cover the greenhouse by placing it on the tiles. Its sort of like building
another floor to your home. The roof is for free if you are wondering. For
some reason, all the different roofs in the game are for free. Anyway, build
it and your plants are now protected against all the elements known to
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[8.06] Trees
If you dislike watering the plants every day, then trees are the way to go.
Fruit Trees yield produce for you to harvest and there are three types of
such trees, Lemon, Orange and Apple trees. You purchases them off the build
mode catalog but I warn you, they aren't too cheap. However, they do yield a
fair amount of produce for you and don't require much maintenance.
However, you will need the lady bug lofts. I find them most effective when
they are right next to one, or, one for each tree, but this will be costly
in the end. Also, you will have to tend to them. You can recognise the need
to tend to them when you see their leaves and branches all out of shape.
Unlike the counterparts, there trees do not need to have their leaves picked
up for you. Also, when it comes the time to harvest the trees, you will be
able to use the harvest many function, however, it will only harvest trees
that are the same as the tree that you are harvesting.
The last thing is, in Winter, since the trees will be outside, the trees will
be dormant, ie, sleeping, and will not be able to bear any produce for you
to grow or to tend to. If you have as many crops to attend to as I do, you
will find this a nice break. In fact, if you have enough start up capital, you
can become a farmer, planting the seeds and tending to them full time, and
selling the produce off when the time is right. You can make a lot of money
for it, but you will need people to help as you will need a lot of plants to
make some decent money. Trees are a better option, however, you will be
running an orchard.
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[8.07] When to Grow
As Professor Oak says, there is a time and place for everything. Indeed, there
is a time to plant your seeds that will maximse the health and the happiness
of your plants. I will list them below, as well as the amount of time it will
take for the plant to grow from the seed to the end product.
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| Crop | Time to Grow | Season to Plant | Season to Harvest |
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| Apples | 4 days | All Year Round | Fall |
| Lemons | 4 days | All Year Round | Summer |
| Orange | 3 days | All Year Round | Summer |
| Tomato | 5 days, 6 hr | Summer | Fall |
| Strawberries | 5 days, 6 hr | Spring | Summer |
| Cucumbers | 4 days, 9 hr | Summer | Fall |
| Pole Bean | 4 days, 9 hr | Summer | Fall |
| Peppers | 6 days, 3 hr | Spring | Summer |
| Eggplants | 6 days, 3 hr | Spring | Summer |
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There is no real season to plant trees, they will bloom immediately after
being defrosted from winter or immediately after a harvest.
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[8.08] Harvested
Once you have harvested the food, you have the opportunity to store the
produce that you harvested and place it into the fridge. Why would you do
that you may ask? Well, I'll tell you way.
First of all, the produce will produce sparkly food, which is not toxic if you
are wondering. Sparkly food is basically the normal dish, however, it will
relieve more hunger when eaten. Therefore, a sparkly dish is more filling than
a non-sparkly dish.
All to make it sparkly is to have some produce stocked, via the stock option.
Any produce will be able to make it sparkly, regardless. For example, stock
some oranges and it will be able to make sparkly some lobster, regardless. It
works best with fruit because the produce comes in large numbers.
However, if you do not use the produce stocked in the fridge after a while,
it will rot and disappear. You can check the stock level of fresh produce
with the check food function on the fridge.
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[9.01] PlantSim 101
Welcome to PlantSim 101. Well what it is? Well, if you haven't noticed, a
PlantSim is what happens when Sim DNA is mixed up with pesticides, creating a
human/plant organism. Their appearance will be changed forever. Their skin
will distinctly be grass green and their eyes will also be green. I swear, if
the Tiberium universe was discovered in the Sim, it would explain, a lot.
Anyway, their hair will be replaced by a bush of green leaves while their skin
will have the consistancy of vines. Their clothes will be entirely be made of
leaves while their shoes appear to be made of bark. Also, their needs will
completely change, but more on that later. I've heard of being green to help
the environment but this is going a bit too far. Anyway, that is the basic
defination of a PlantSim. Next, how to become one.
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[9.02] Mutation
How do you turn into a PlantSim? Well, unlike Vampirism and Lycantropy, it
cannot be given to another person through an ability. You must contract it,
just like being a zombie. It is contracted with you use too much of the
pesticide or insecticide when you are spraying the plants.
How does this occur? Well, have a garden without any lady bug lofts around to
protect the crops from the bugs. Well, you must wait for the lady bugs to
appear first of all. After you have planted the crops, you would have to wait
for about 2 to 3 days on end for the insects to appear. If you don't want to
use crops, you can always use the trees to attract some insects for you to
spray as well. Insects will peak in Summer where plants will thrive while
there is a moderate number of insects in Spring and Fall, and hardly, if any,
insects in Winter.
Well, when the insects do appear, you will have the opportunity to spray them.
For you to become a PlantSim, you will need about 15 plants with insects to
spray. When there are about 15 insected infested plants, use the spray many
option to spray all of them. Once you reach about 15, give or take a few, the
side effect of the pesticide will kick in and you will become a Plant Sim.
If you cannot do this, build a bigger garden with more plants and trees and
wait for more insects to appear and start spraying. However, the problem will
lay with whether the crops can be saved from doom or not. Anyway, the mutation
will be complete and your Sim is now a Plant Sim.
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[9.03] The Effects
There are effects to becoming a PlantSim, both good and bad. First of all,
ALL, and I repeat, ALL of your needs are replaced with 3 needs, Sunlight,
Water and Love. Lets go through all the needs first, in alphabetical order.
--==Love==--
Well, love is the new social need. Why? Well, plants need love of their owners
to survive and as an owner, you must be loved in order to survive. Talking
to other Sims, normal or not normal, will replenish your Social, a.k.a Love
bar quite easily.
--==Sunlight==--
Plants need sunlight to photosynthesis and make energy for them to survive.
This is compared with the normal Sim's energy bar and the Servo's power bar.
In fact, it is a mix of the two. Sunlight is gained from being outside in the
sun during the day. This will slowly recharge the Sunlight need bar, just like
Servo who is charged by Solar Energy in the Sunlight. However, at night, where
the sun runs and hides, your Sunlight bar will slowly deplete and will run
out. When it does, your Plant Sim will run outside and collapse. Unlike
Servo who can power down, your PlantSim cannot power down and will collapse.
Therefore, PlantSims should spend the day where they belong, outside. No
matter how many windows that you place on the house, the whole wall could be
windows, there will be no Sunlight gained there. Take note of that they gain
Sunlight standing directly below the Solar Light whilst indoors.
There are ways to circumvent this. You can purchase the sunlight from the
Garden Catalog in the Build Mode section and that will keep your PlantSim's
sunlight bar replenished while they are standing under it. Therefore, buy
some of these and place them into the Greenhouse and you can regain your
Sunlight at night by doing some gardening. In fact, you can have the light
from the Garden Centre and place it anywhere in the home and this will allow
you to gain Sunlight while doing whatever they please. This Sunlight is handy
as you can do anything whenever they like and don't need to sleep.
--==Water==--
The final need is Water. Plants need water as an essential to survive. Unlike
their normal Sim counterparts, they don't need food exactly, they need water.
I seriously don't know how Sims survive without water, but PlantSims need it.
Water can be obtained from many, many sources. Lets give a list of the many
methods. There are two main methods, soaking in water, or drinking it.
* Soak in Water. This includes bathes, showers, in hot tubs and in pools.
* Standing in the rain while it is raining of course.
* Drinking watery produces, such as Lemonade, Juices, Espresso, Coffee, Cocoa,
Drinks from the Bar and any other watery product.
* Drinking directly from the tap
* Drinking from the wishing well
PlantSims can also reproduce by themselves. Just like plants in real life,
they are asexual creatures, meaning they pollenate themselves and create new
plants, or in this case, offspring. Also, the offspring will be the result
of their parent, they too will be PlantSims. They can also try for baby with
a member of the opposite sex as well, just like formal Sims. However, they
will be a combination of the physical appearances of their parents before
one, or both, of their parents were PlantSims. PlantSim children will have
the same personality and skills of their parents as well as obtaining a Gold
Talent Badge upon adulthood.
They can also have an interaction called "Spores of Happiness". This new
interaction allows them, while they are in a good mood, to give a boost the
the needs of Nearby Sims. This either gives an actual boost rather than
slowing down the decay rate of the needs.
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[9.04] The Pros and Cons
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages of being a PlantSim. Lets
roll with the advantages.
* The PlantSims only have 3 different needs to refill at any given time. This
makes it easier to control and to furfill their happiness.
* Without an environment bar, PlantSims can make excellent cleaners. When I
was playing, a room has the worst environment, with a really wet floor, and
the only method was to clean using children, who don't have an environment
bar. Therefore, PlantSims can be cleaners as they do not have any say on
the matter.
* PlantSims, as their name suggests, are far better with plants and trees than
normal Sims are, making them excellent at farming and gardening. They can be
your first full time farm assistants!
* These Sims have no need to have food. They only have a Water bar which only
requires water and in actuality, doesn't cost you anything whereas normal
Sims need food to survive. This makes it easier to maintain them.
* Without the need for food, the only fitness level for PlantSim will be
normal. They can get to fit quite easily and it will be hard for them to be
fat since they don't need to eat. And if they do, they should only eat
salads, since they are plants after all.
* Upon adulthood, they automatically obtain a Golden Gardening Badge. This is
really handy as a Golden Gardening Badge can take a fairly long time to
obtain. This is quite useful and use it to your advantage.
* They actually enjoy the rain. Unlike the normal Sims and their hatred of
rain, they quite like it.
However, with the good, there are the bad and as such, there are disadvantages
to becoming a PlantSim.
* These Sims have a short life span. Like plants in real life with a short
life span, these Sims only have 3 stages in their lives. They start at the
Infant, or baby stage, then suddenly advance to the adult stage, bypassing
the Toddler, Child, Teenager and Young Adult for those with University.
After that, it is an advance straight to Elder. This is quite a blow.
* PlantSim as such, cannot attend University because of their life span as
Young Adult is skipped. This will disable them from obtain 4 extra career
paths as well as 2 more want slots.
* These Sims cannot handle the cold very well and as such, their temperature
in the cold will drop pretty quickly. Therefore, in the late end of the
Fall, Winter and early Spring, their temperature will drop faster than
normal Sim, while makes them more susceptable to colds.
* As they cannot take the cold, it will be hard for them to survive in
Winter, because, even if there is sunlight for them to feed upon, they
will be cold and makes them easier to become sick, which will be a problem.
* Their Sunlight bar depletes relatively quickly at night and this will be
a problem as they will collapse outside.
* The only alternative means of obtaining sunlight is from the lamp in the
Garden Centre and this does not provide a lot of light to the Plant Sim,
leading to a problem in itself.
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[9.05] Cure
The cure is relatively simple. A person must go to a member of the Garden
Club or the Gypsy Matchmaker from Nightlife, or Deluxe if you have it, and
purchasing a potion called Plantophic-C off them and giving it to the
effected Sim. This is the only way to cure Plant Sim. It is up to you
whether you want to use it or not.
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[10.01] Weathernaught 57X
Along with the new wants and fears that come along with Seasons, there is a
new Aspiration reward now. It is the Weathernaught 57X and it comes at a cost
of 7000 Aspiration Points.
"Real, ultimate power at your fingertips! Summon storms, chill the landscape,
or boil the neighbours -- accidentally of course -- with a mere flick of the
switch! Ancient tribesmen had to dance, chant, and sacrifice delicious
animals to wield this kind of power. But you, modern Sim, may harness the
gift of sacrifice! With the Weathernaught 57X, your world will never be the
same."
Well, with this machine, you can change the season that you are currently in
to any other season that you wish, and lengthen the current season that you
are in as well. You can lengthen it one day, three days or keep it forever.
Also, the weather in the name allows you to change the weather that you are
currently in, from rainy, sunny to snow and hail. There are 5 charges to this
machine and as mentioned before, costs only 7000 Aspiration Points. Having a
aspiration mood lower than gold will result in a meteor shower, and that would
be quite nasty for one's health.
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[11.01] What is it?
What is the Garden Club? Well, it is a group of people who love going around
showing off their wonderful gardens. When you start Seasons, or move into a
new lot, a representive of the Garden Club will come of straight away and
talk to you. There are several rewards from the Garden Club, including
discounted seeds and other goodies, as well as a wonderful new object. To
join the garden club, you will need a large garden, about 10 blocks or more
of vegetable patches. Use the telephone and request for Garden Club membership
to call up the representive. If you meet the requirements, you will be
assessed.
When they start up first, they will advise you to do some landscaping, ie,
make your plot neater. This advise should be heeded.
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[11.02] Joining
Well, you can call for membership whenever you want and they can come along
for an inspection. After you have join, you can request an inspection every
few days or so since they state that your garden will need some time to
recoup itself.
Anyway, when they come, they will talk to your Sim and start an inspection of
your yard. They will come along with about 3 people and start an through
search through your yard, examining nearly every tree and plant and looking
out for undesirables.
To ensure that most of the examiners are happy, look at your backyard. If it
is the fall season or winter, make sure that all the leaves from the trees
are raked up and burnt, composted or thrown out. Any puddles of urine or
water should be mopped up, any pet material should be taken care of and any
left over food should be cleaned up. Basically, just make sure that the
environment bar is as high as possible given the conditions.
Then, look at your trees and plants. Make sure that they all don't have bugs
in them, so either use some pesticide or place some lady bug lofts next to
them. Make sure they are watered so they don't have a thirst for water. Try
to ensure that the happiness is as high as possible, therefore, if you have
the gold gardening talent badge, talk to them to about the thriving level
at least. And finally, make sure they are all tended and there are no weeds
that grow around the plant.
If you have done all that, you should be able to pass. If not, place some
garden decorations to heighten the score of environment just to give that
little edge. They like a well kept garden, a large nice garden as well as
wonderful landscaping. If you have done that and they accept you, they will
give you a Simoleon bonus to you as well as membership. Now, onto the
rewards of the membership.
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[11.03] Point Scoring
Well, there are ways to score points and to lose points from the Garden
Club. These points, though you don't see it, will determine your end reward.
Below, I will list down what exactly will give you points and what will lose
you points.
For Points
* Watered Plants
* Plants are Bug Free
* Plants are Tended
* Yard is Clean
* Good Landscaping in your Garden
* High environment score
* Plants are happy
Losing Points
* Leaves on the Ground
* Weeds growing
* Plants require Water
* Plants are unhappy
* Backyard is littered with trash
* Low Environment Score
* Landscaping is poor
If my theory is correct, the amount of points scored is based on the Simoleon
reward that is given to you in the end. Therefore, a bonus of 1,500 will be a
score of 1,500 points.
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[11.04] Rewards
There are many benefits of joining the Garden Club. The first and foremost
bonus is that the seeds that you plant will be cheaper, 25% cheaper in fact.
This makes Tomatoes costing only �6 per seed, �9 for Strawberries and
Cucumbers, �12 for Pole Beans and Peppers and �15 for Eggplants. This will be
a cost saving over time.
Also, fertilizer will only cost you about �10 to spread it onto your plants.
This will give a boost to the starting happiness of the plants, which is
always good.
The final reward, for a score of over 700, will be a Wishing Well. You can
get as many as you want, but you will need a score over 700 to do so. More
on the Wishing Well later as there will be a section on it.
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[11.05] The Wishing Well
Well, the main reason for the Garden Club is the Wishing Well. For scoring
over 700, you will get the Wishing Well in the inventory of the Sim who
requested inspection. The Garden Club is the only way to obtain the Wishing
Well, there is no other way, except for cheating of course.
Well, first of all, there are two main functions of the Wishing Well. The
first and the most minor of the two, is to drink water out of the well. This
is only necessary for the PlantSims, who need water. This will fill about 20%
of the Water Need Bar, so it is handy for a quick fix.
The second and most important function of the Well is to wish of course.
Unlike the ones in town squares that do absolutely nothing, the Wishing Well
here will grant your requests. As a note, there are two results for whatever
you wish for. The bad result occurs when you wish more than once in a period
of 24 hours. Thats right, if you wish more than once a day, you have a chance
of failure. The more you do so, the higher the chance against your Sims. This
goes for anyone in the household.
There are three things you can wish for, money, friends and romance. Lets go
through each of them.
--==Money==--
For those of you out there that love money, this wish, after the little blue
glow has occured in the well, will drop a sack of �1,000 and land right in
front of your Sim. Who said money didn't fall from the sky? Well, you can't
really do anything with it except redeem it for money. However, the flip
side, or the event of what happens if you wish more than once is that a bag
of �50 will drop from the sky, land directly on the Sim's head, and has a
chance of killing them. Ouch.
--==Friends==--
This is extremely handy if you have a high friend turnover rate. Anyway, this
will materialize three Sims out of no where next to your Sim, having a high
Daily and Lifetime relationship with your Sim. Extremely handy if you need
that promotion. Again, there is a bad side to this, where if you wish it
wrong, it will materialize 3 Sims who will immediately pick fights with your
Sim. Again, Ouch. As a note, all three Sims are around the same age as your
Sim.
--==Romance==--
This will be useful if you want someone to love. This will drop a Sim of the
right age and the perferred gender of your Sim, male or female, right next
to your Sim and will immediately give your Sim their first kiss, straight
away becoming a Love since they have a high daily and relationship score.
The flip side, and dare I say, more amusing side of love, is that Mrs
Crumplebottom will drop from the sky and beat you up with her purse. It is
quite a sight to behold. As the Garden Club says, they are not responsible
for what you wish for.
Just for those who are curious, the Wishing Well, or the "Toss 'n Wish
Drinking Well by Gaelic Gardens" can sell for �2,500. Quite a good price
but after 3 days of wishing for money, it isn't worth it.
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[12.01] Composting
Why do we need to compost. Well, if you want good plants, you should compost
and fertilise the garden as it will give a boost continiously to the plant
while it is growing. This is extremely useful for obtain some mouthwatering
goods. Anyway, we need to compost. First of all, you will need the compost
bin from the Garden Centre to get started. Each Compost Bin can contain
exactly 30 pieces of compost and they will take some time to decompose.
All you need to do to compost is to get some materials that you can compost,
which will be displayed later in the next section, and wait. Then, you can
fertilise by clicking on the tile that you wish to compost and you can do it
once or many. Its a dirty job, but will save you money in the long run as
fertiliser will cost money.
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[12.02] Things to Shove In
What can we shove into the Compost Bin? Well there are many items that one
can shove in. Although dirty, it is good none the less.
* Leaves from the trees. Once they are raked up, you can click on them to
compost. Since there is a large amount of leaves dropped in Autumn, there is
a lot of free compost lying around.
* The Newspaper. Yep, the daily newspaper is available for you to shove into
the compost bin.
* Unwanted Plants. If you don't want any plants, just compost them and they
will decompose for you for future use.
* Trash. Any daily trash that you can obtain from the trash compactor or the
bin can be composed for you. Although the maid does not do it for you, you
can manually do it yourself. Now, anything can be composted.
* Kitty Litter. For those of you with the Pets Expansion pack, you can get the
Kitty Litter and cancel the action, resulting in some trash on the floor
which you can compose. Or you could just have it in the compactor and
compost that as well. Doesn't matter, either way will work.
Note that the value of some compost is worth more than others. The biggest
variable is trash. The more trash that you have in the compactor, the more
compost that it will add to the compost bin.
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[13.01] The Weather
Another main addition for Season is the weather. Yep, there is now rain and
hail. Anyway, lets go into the many cycles of weather.
--==Clear==--
This basically means that life will continue as it is. Imagine Sims 2 without
the Season pack where it was sunny all the time. That is it. Nothing special
except that the PlantSims will need the sunlight in order to recharge their
little meters.
--==Rainy==--
The next type of weather is rainy weather. This is nice for your plants which
give them some water, saving you from watering it, but it isn't too good if
they are exposed for it too long. It also will create some puddles for you
on the ground that you will have to mop up later on, or wait for the sunny
weather to dry it up.
--==Snowy==--
This will create a snowstorm for you, instead of raining, it will be snowing
and this will help as some Sims have a want for this. It could even snow in
the middle of Summer with the necessary tweaking. Anyway, this will allow you
to make snowmen and snow angels while rapidly dropping the temperature. You
will be forced to go outside in some warm clothes.
--==Hail==--
Hail is basically frozen ice. This isn't nice as it will hit your Sims if you
aren't careful. It will also attack and hurt your plants as well, that isn't
that nice. Also, some Sims will have a fear of hail so think of it as the
evil version of snow.
--==Thunderstorms==--
This isn't exactly what you want to be outside for. Thunder will accompany
rain and will attack things it deems necessary. It will target trees and will,
if you are unlucky, zap and fry your Sim. The only way to prevent this is to
use a lightning rod that will almost definitely take the fall for you instead
of your Sim. Think of it as being electrocuted, except more painful.
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[13.02] Temperature
You may have noticed that your Sim now has a temperature gauge now. There are
several levels of it. There are three on blue, one on green and three on red.
This will tell you how hot or cold your Sim it. Lets get into it.
Blue means your Sim is too cold. This is influenced by the weather and will
normally appear in late fall, throughout winter and early spring when the
weather is still cold. There are two levels on blue. The first level is when
you have a little of blue above the minimum. This means you better keep an
eye on yourself because any more will freeze you. If you have temperature
where there is blue in a circle, then you must quickly get warm soon. This is
best done drinking some hot chocolate that is made with the machine or one
of the juices, Tomato Juice. You must make sure you are careful as you might
need some outerwear to ensure that you have adequate protection against the
cold. If you are in the lowest level for a period of time, you're Sim will
develop a cold that will develop into something deadly if left untreated. Read
my base game guide if you want more info that what that little snippet
provides you.
Green means your Sim is ok. You can get colder or warmer. This is the optimal
temperature that your Sim should be at.
Red means your Sim is far too warm for their liking. This is done when they
are outside in the sun for too long as well as working out on the exercise
machines. Any job that involves the working out for periods of time will heat
them up. If it gets to the point where the temperature gauge is flashing
red, you should cool them down. This is done by drinking lemonade. The level
where it is just below boiling point means that you must be careful and seek
to cool down. Too long in the sun will give your Sim heat stroke and this
will force them out of the sun for the time being. Reminder, the worst
offender is the hot tub, that will make you warm extremely quickly. There
are 7 levels in total, I'll go into it below.
Boiling - Highest Red, EXTREME DANGER
Hot - Red, Danger Sign
Warm - Just Red, Starting to Heat Up
Okay - Green, Okay
Cool - Blue, Starting to Cool Down
Cold - Blue, Danger Sign
Freezing - Lowest Blue, EXTREME DANGER
Also, if the children are too cold or hot for that matter, the social worker
will come along and take the children, so be careful.
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[13.03] Weather Forecasts
What to know the weather before it falls? Well, you can use the weather
forecast to help you plan what you want to do on the day. There are two
methods, discounting the computer, on getting a weather forecast, the
newspaper and the television.
The newspaper forecast is given with you click on the newspaper and you can
read the forecast there when you see the option. The second method involves
you using the television and going to the weather channel which will also
tell you what weather it will be for today. They are normally right unless
you decide to pull out that little Aspiration Reward that you can buy.
These forecast will present itself in a little dialogue box and tell you
the forecast for the day. You should use it as a planner but sometimes, it
can be wrong.
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[14.01] Selling Food
Selling Food is one of the new functions that is available for you if you
have the Open for Business expansion pack. You can harvest the produce that
you grow and sell it. You can also sell some fish that you catch from the
pond in the back of your house.
Growing the produce might take a long time, however, there is a benefit to
it. When you harvest the produce, you don't just get one eggplant, or one
pole bean, you get many of them. This is important as if you plant 10
strawberry seeds, you will end up with over 100 strawberries that you can
sell. Selling lemons off a tree is no different, you can harvest about 20
citrus fruits or apples off one tree during the harvest.
Fish, unlike produce, does not require you to wait for a while. All you
need to do is to cast a lure out and wait for the fish to bite. The fish
automatically go into your inventory.
To sell your produce, it is relatively simple. You will need the display
case for food from Open for Business. This is the little refrigeration
display case. Remember, there are two levels for this.
Depending on what you are trying to sell, it will take up varying amounts
of space. Because there are two levels, the maximum amount will be double
of what is listed. 6 items of produce can be stored on one level. 2 Small
fish can be stored on a level while you can only store a single Jumbo
fish on the level.
You can also sell food made from the produce and fish. Because all meals
made from fresh produce and fish will sparkle will shimmery stars, these
will relieve the hunger bar faster and therefore, you should set to sell
for a higher amount. Likewise, you should set mountwatering produce to
sell at a higher price than the regular bland produce.
Seasons really does bring the life back to running a grocery store, and
makes it much for challenging since good produce will sell quick, and you
will need to master how many plants you should cultivate and fish to
catch. Therefore, you will need staff to come in. You will need some to
tend to your greenhouse, and others to fish for you. Otherwise, you will
never be able to meet demand, unless you have 7 servos working for you.
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[15.01] Leftovers
Leftovers is a long awaited implement for those stingy Sims who cannot bear
the thought of wasting food. So, what is it?
The Leftover system is that you can place excess food that you cannot finish
into the fridge and save it for later. How does it work? Well, all you have
to do is to click on the plate with food on it, that is currently not in the
process of being eaten, and selecting the option to place the leftovers into
the fridge.
When you want to remove the leftovers from the fridge, click on the fridge
the leftovers were stored in and select the option to get leftovers from it.
Select the dish that you want, and eat, without the need for a microwave.
Any dish can be placed into the fridge as leftover, excluding empty dishes.
Dishes that you have eaten but not finished can be placed. Pizza and Chinese
takeaway can be placed into the fridge. Group dishes that haven't been
finished can be shoved as leftovers as well as the dishes that have been
served from the Group dishes but not eaten.
Why is the Leftover system better? There are two main reasons. It prevents
perfectly good food from becoming a rancid fly haunt. This basically increases
the life of food indefinitely. Also, when you are nearly the end of the
hunger bar, this can provide a quick relief to the hunger bar until you have
the opportunity to refill the hunger bar.
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[16.01] Gifts
You can now give gifts to people you love. Basically, this is choosing an
item from your inventory and giving it to the other Sims. Everyone loves a
little gift, even if you don't want it. But in all honesty, this is rather
pointless, since there is no advantage to giving gifts over not giving gifts.
You can't even have an effective Christmas party.
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