Added Chinese translation (Thank you Mieli and Orchard Team!)
Added Polish translation (Thank you Krzydkowy!)
I have been working on this for several weeks and I can finally release my new mod, "Houses of Witchcraft" (HOW).
Version 1.0 includes:
4 different Houses of Witchcraft that your sims and NPC spellcasters can join. Each House has different strengths and weaknesses, different bonuses and modifiers. Rogue spellcasters that have not been sorted into one of the Houses have a very hard time learning magic. To join or leave a House talk with one of the Sages (a new menu with new interactions is included inside the "Magic" menu). You can also join a House if you buy the reward trait.
Add NPC spellcasters to a House or make them leave with the included cheats menu (shift+click on any NPC spellcaster).
Rebalance in Witchcraft XP and Charge for more interesting gameplay.
Familiars provide now different bonuses to skills and buffs to spellcasters sorted into different Houses.
A new Skill with 15 levels, "Witchcraft Studies". By studying your textbooks you will learn a lot about the Magic World. Certain levels unlock new interactions and recipes. A higher level in this subject will give your sims a better chance for positive results and rewards during events and rabbit hole interactions.
A LOT of lore about the Magic World, creatures, famous spellcasters, gossip and much more. Your sims will learn about it when talking with other spellcasters, going into rabbit holes and adventures, and reading Witchcraft Studies textbooks.
New activities for spellcasters, from attending a Quidditch match to visiting shops or exploring dangerous places, where you can get rewards, meet other spellcasters, or sometimes being bitten by a book… Victory or Defeat will depend on your skills, knowledge of spells and potions, and of course a little bit of luck. You can find the activities in a new menu in your phone.
New custom potions, including the mysterious "Potion of WaterBreathing", that you will discover during your adventures and studies.
New advanced ingredients for potions, that you can obtain from other common things such as Motes or Seashells.
You can brew herbalism remedies in your cauldron now.
A new lot trait, "Harnocks School of Witchcraft". You can add this trait wherever you want, it will provide bonuses to learning and practicing any kind of magic and alchemy, and make the lot more "magical".
More than 10 new social interactions exclusive for spellcasters. You can tell jokes about Muggles, argue about your favorite Quidditch team, share your knowledge about the Magic World, enthuse about your new broom and many more! All the new interactions are in a new menu, "Talk about Magic" inside the "Magic" menu.
And much much much more that I have on the works and I will be adding to the mod very soon, so stay tuned!
Also, you can expect new spells soon 😊
Special thanks to mlyssimblr for allowing me to use her "Pufferhead" custom content for the names and art for the Houses. Go check her awesome content in her page!: Pufferhead
Special thank also to Icemunmun, MizoreYukii, Frankk, Lot51, Kuttoe, Waffle, Pankake, Lumpinou and everybody in "creator musings", "Deaderpool" and "Sims after Dark" discords for always being so nice and helpful when i ask silly questions, and for the suggestions on how to improve some of the feature in this mod. Thank you Crashdown117 for the testing and feedback on the mod. Thank you also to Scarlet, Luth, Holodeck, meg and the other Mod Heralds and Mod Hunters for always posting and reblogging my mods, even when they are very small.
And a very big 💜 THANK YOU 💜 for reading this and using my mods.
If you have suggestions for how to improve the mod or if you find issues please contact me here or on Discord (@LittleRedSonja). You can leave a comment if you open the Dashboard or send me a message if you click on “ask” (lateral menu). You can also give it a “like” if you enjoy the mod 💜
German (by Crashdown117 💜)
Chinese (by Mieli and Orchard Team 💜) Link
New translations are always welcome! If you would like to translate the mod please contact me and let me know, don’t be shy 😘.
This mod will conflict with mods that remove or change the buffs from familiars because my mod already does this in a much more extensive way, and will expand this even further in the near future. Other than that, it should be compatible with everything else.
Packs: Realm of Magic. The features included in the "Potion of WaterBreathing" require "Island Living" to work. Herbalism requires "Outdoor Retreat".
XML Injector: It is used by A LOT of other mods, so it is very possible that you already have it installed. If not, the only thing you need to do is download it, unzip the zip file, and put both the .ts4script and the .package files right inside your mods folder. That is it. If you already have it you do not need to download it again.
Download the mod and add the file to your mods folder. If you are updating remove the old file and put the new one in your mods folder.
LittleRedSonja_ROM_Houses_Of_Witchcraft_(HOW)
XML Injector
