Plumbob is part of anatomy of a sim? «12...Next Go

leo3487

This is the question, and also my theory

Plumbob is really part of a sim, instead be only a visual effect to say us this is the active sim

Get to Work and other expansions let me say it
With GtW we have an illless called irritated plumbob, and at Get Together at plumbob is the icon of the club. Of course also with Vampires we have an vampire indicator (a different plumbob?) if the sim is vampire or become vampire

Then, is the plumbob part of a sim?

icmnfrsh

If it is, it's gotta be invisible, because nobody can tell my sim is an alien even with that thing on his plumbob.

Dannydanbo

The plumbob is the soul of the sim in that when you choose a sim to play, you give it a soul.

leo3487

icmnfrsh wrote: »

If it is, it's gotta be invisible, because nobody can tell my sim is an alien even with that thing on his plumbob.

Interesting
Maybe it is visible (the ribbon around plumbob) only in their dark/alien/supernatural form
As well the crown for club leaders, only visible when he/she start the gathering

Anokrah

> @Dannydanbo said:
> The plumbob is the soul of the sim in that when you choose a sim to play, you give it a soul.

Maybe we are the god of their world and that is why we can see their souls

comicsforlife

I don't think its there soul because if I remember right there's an illness called itchy plumbob
and as far as I know your soul can't itch also in the sims 2 the babies come from there plumbob
https://youtu.be/kMC3THqO3iY



https://youtu.be/NYV8vo0X_SE

Purrdalecki

comicsforlife wrote: »

I don't think its there soul because if I remember right there's an illness called itchy plumbob
and as far as I know your soul can't itch also in the sims 2 the babies come from there plumbob

If the baby comes out the plumbob - does that mean that.... Okay no I'll stop myself there lol.

comicsforlife

Purrdalecki wrote: »

comicsforlife wrote: »

I don't think its there soul because if I remember right there's an illness called itchy plumbob
and as far as I know your soul can't itch also in the sims 2 the babies come from there plumbob

If the baby comes out the plumbob - does that mean that.... Okay no I'll stop myself there lol.

that's what I was thinking to @Purrdalecki

filipomel

Maybe the plum bob is the real sim and the sims is the real plum bob

nellynx

It could be an internal organ but because we control them we can see it on the outside? Almost like X-ray vision?

icmnfrsh

Dannydanbo wrote: »

The plumbob is the soul of the sim in that when you choose a sim to play, you give it a soul.

This makes way too much sense, actually. And if you pair it with sims giving birth in TS2, you can say that children start out as a piece of their parents' soul.

So apparently there's a disease that causes their souls to itch. Interesting.

Kuroi

The plumbob is the sims' halo. The moment they've got it above their heads they are touched by God (player).

Modsey

I just got out of my philosophy class for the day and this is making my day so much better

GrijzePilion

I'm very much sure it isn't, considering none of my Sims have one.

Cebu2cool

I agree with Kuroi in part. The plumbob is an aura, similar to an Angel's halo. But definitely not as sacred.

MasonGamer

Kuroi wrote: »

The plumbob is the sims' halo. The moment they've got it above their heads they are touched by God (player).

For better or worse.

EnkiSchmidt

I never saw the plumbob as real, just like a TV camera isn't really part of a medieval battlefield scene that's being filmed.

But if I had to integrate it in the world somehow, I'd say the plumbob is the aura a sims is casting. Only a few gifted persons can see plumbobs and those gifted ones can tell exactly if a person is a vampire, alien or humand and also how that person is feeling.

Alistu

I'm going to go the boring route and say that it is simply an indicator for the player. It's not part of Sim anatomy and the fact that there is a plumbob disease is just a nod to the player for fun.
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And just as I was about to hit enter on my comment I remembered the collectable "thingamabob" fossil which is, of course, a plumbob. Although with the name it has it would indicate that Sims don't actually know what a plumbob is.

husseinandali

let us dive into the sims lore guys

this was in the ending of the sims 2 psp

filipomel

So we the simmers are the plum bob

icmnfrsh

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

We're the true heart and soul of this series

Kuroi

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

No, the plumbob shows that the sim is enlightened - by the player.

leo3487

Kuroi wrote: »

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

No, the plumbob shows that the sim is enlightened - by the player.

Do you mean if I travel to sim wotld I will no see plumbobs over each sim?

Scobre

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

Who is to say we are not the Sims themselves being controlled by someone?

leo3487

Scobre wrote: »

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

Who is to say we are not the Sims themselves being controlled by someone?

Because I no see my plumbob?

icmnfrsh

leo3487 wrote: »

Scobre wrote: »

filipomel wrote: »

So we the simmers are the plum bob

Who is to say we are not the Sims themselves being controlled by someone?

Because I no see my plumbob?

Sims don't seem to either