Building Snowpals

 

It's still mid-Winter in the little town of Glimmerbrook and the day before Winterfest.  Caleb Vatore has visited Willow at her home and there is thick snow laying on the ground.

If you have Eco Lifestyle installed in your game, you won't be a stranger to the NAP Inspector.  He's the guy who comes to your house uninvited to make sure that you are in compliance with the neighbourhood rules, i.e. a recycling initiative.  If you are not in compliance then your bills will be higher.  Much like a Tax Inspector, this sim isn't liked very much.  Now, higher bills doesn't worry Willow as she has plenty of money which she is growing on trees in her garden.  However, it's the principle...

Willow decides to Chillio the NAP Inspector in which she takes great delight.  However, once thawed, the Inspector tells her she is not in compliance and quickly takes his leave.  Being stupid, he will probably be back.  Our evil witch will be waiting.

Willow then decides to take Caleb out and about to build some snowpals.

They arrive at Magnolia Blossom Park in Willow Creek and start to build snowpals together in the freezing cold.  As Caleb is basically a "living dead" sim, i.e. a vampire and Willow loves the outdoors, the temperature doesn't seem to bother them.

While they are building, a few other sims appear in the park.  As stated in my previous post, Willow doesn't have many acquaintances left as she has killed most of them so going out and about is a good way of meeting new sims.

Willow, being a supernatural sim herself, doesn't really want to make enemies with vampires or other witchy sims so she decides to give a "cheerful introduction" to those she meets at the park.  After introducing herself, she is then able to see whether or not the sim is a witch.  However, it is a little harder to find out if the sims that she meets are vampires.  In The Sims 3, they had a mark on their necks but I cannot see anything like that on sims necks in The Sims 4.  One way of finding out if the sim is a vampire is to be mean to them.  So much so that if they are a vampire, they will turn into their dark form and attack.  This isn't something that Willow wants to see or experience!

So, finding out if a sim is a vampire is impossible on first glance.

Being nice to other sims however has it's benefits as the other sim is more likely to give you a gift.  In Willow's case, she was given a "Morcubus" by Cassandra Goth.  A Morcubus is a little figurine which is found in the world by digging up rocks and which can also be used as a potion ingredient.  Although Willow has a few of these in her inventory, this was still a thoughtful gift.

As not many sims were arriving at the park, Willow decided to take Caleb to the bar in Glimmerbrook.  She met a few sims there too and one such sim by the name of Milan Orourke she found was a mean witch.  Willow added this sim to her coven, making four members of mean witches.  Another sim who she gave a cheerful introduction to gave her a Furium which is a collectible crystal/rock and which can also be used in potions.

Although in this episode Willow didn't make any enemies, she met a few very friendly sims and had quite an enjoyable outing with Caleb.

Tomorrow is Winterfest.  Time for a party...

- Minicart

House Party

 

As we all know, Willow enjoys a good house party and throwing a few spells around here and there.

Today is no exception.  It's Winter and freezing cold so Willow decides to have a house party in her garden.

To stop her guests from going inside her cosy warm home, she decides to lock the door....

Of course, there is a bonfire in her garden and also a fire pit so her guests can actually keep warm as long as they remember to keep the fire pit going by adding fresh logs.  However, Sims aren't the smartest of people so having the fire pit burn out is a common occurrence.

So, back to the party.

Willow invites a few acquaintances over but checking on the proposed guest list, there aren't many Sims to choose from as most of them are dead.  She still manages to invite around 5 Sims and plays with the Dust Bunny whilst waiting for them to arrive.

One by one they gather onto Willow's lot and make their way to the fire pit.  One particular Sim lights it (with success) and proceeds to roast marshmallows.  The others gather around, also trying to keep warm.

Willow decides to cast a couple of Chillio spells.  Now you would think that the fire pit would thaw them out but no.  Unlike the Inferniate spell, these Sims stay at the roaring fire pit, completely frozen.

As time goes on, one Sim puts a fresh log on the fire and yes, you guessed it, everything goes up in flames.  Fortunately the Sims gathered around (including the Chillioed ones who were no longer Chillioed), decide to run away to the front of the lot, waving their arms around in fear.

Now it seems to me that although the Inferniate spell does the job on home lots, the fire pit seems to be more lethal.  Even though no Sim burns to death, more do die at the fire pit than anywhere else.

To make a further point, one Sim drops down dead through freezing.  But this wasn't one of the Sims that Willow cast the Chillio spell on.  This was because of the freezing weather.

My conclusion therefore is that if you want to kill Sims in game, you really don't need an evil witch to do it.  A fire pit at any time of the year, a party in the garden in the freezing cold Winter months and in the scorching Summer months will do the trick.  Oh and let's not forget Pufferfish Nigiri.  As long as your Sim has low cooking skill, their guests will meet the Grim Reaper sooner rather than later.

Until next time...

- Minicart

Weenie Roast

 

As you may already know, Willow is no stranger to parties.  She also loves the outdoors so what better than to hold a Weenie Roast outside by the campfire and entertain a few guests.

Even though Willow is an evil witch and enjoys making lethal Pufferfish Nigiri for Sims who visit her, sometimes things happen on her home lot that are beyond her control. 

The camp fire is pretty lethal at the best of times and when a few Sims start throwing logs to add fuel, this can make matters even worse.

In this episode, again Willow invites Sims that she doesn't like to her party and as usual, they all turn up.

Gathering by the fire pit, roasting marshmallows and vomiting over the mere sight of one Sim that Willow had previously cast the Strangeify spell on at Magnolia Blossom Park, the little wooden log seats are suddenly set alight.  Now, this isn't Willow's fault.  She didn't cast an Inferniate spell, neither is she near the fire pit at the time.  Willow is completely innocent.  She even tries to put the fire out (!!??) but then decides to wait at the front of the house with the rest of her guests until it's all over.  And, it's all over when the Grim Reaper arrives...

Once the Grim Reaper has reaped the soul of the poor unsuspecting Sim, Willow, with the help of her fire extinguisher, puts the fire out.  Now the coast is clear, her guests come back to gather around the fire pit again, looking rather sad after witnessing the death of yet another Sim.

To cheer her guests up, Willow decides to prepare Pufferfish Nigiri for them.  Now, this is where we catch a glimpse of the real Willow.  The real evil witch that is buried inside.

As her guests consume the poor quality dish, two more Sims meet their fate.  One falls face first onto his plate and the other on her living room floor.  The remaining three Sims, although playing with clay, still find time to cry at the sight of these deaths.  But not Willow.  Oh no!  Willow claps and jumps up and down in glee, revelling in the misery that she has caused.

This is a true evil witch.  This is Willow Mendip.

- Minicart