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Villain & Dark Roleplay

The Manipulator

Your Sim doesn't have friends โ€” they have pieces on a board.

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Type
Villain ยท Roleplay
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Multi-session
Best for
Players who love social-puppet-master drama

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

Your Sim doesn't have friends โ€” they have pieces on a board. Behind a warm smile, they turn allies against each other, pull every string in a tight social circle, and make sure that whatever happens, they always come out on top.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Take total social control of a friend group of at least **six Sims**, turning them against one another while keeping your own hands clean.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

โœ“ Base game only

Packs recommended

Get TogetherGet Famous

๐Ÿก Setup

LotA social hub home
Fundsยง2,000
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne manipulator

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create a charismatic schemer and establish a friend group (a Get Together club is perfect).

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

testingcheats truemoney 2000

๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • Influence the group through social interactions, not force.
  • Stay the trusted "friend" while engineering conflict.
  • Keep yourself blameless.

โœจ Specific rules

  • Befriend at least six Sims, then engineer fallings-out *between* them.
  • Use gossip, flattery and mean interactions strategically.
  • End as the only Sim everyone still trusts.

โœ… What you can do

  • Use social influence โ€” gossip, mean and mischief socials, befriending then turning Sims.
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • Keep your own hands clean โ€” no public fights or being the obvious villain.
  • No money cheats.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

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๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Fully base-game.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • Build **Charisma** to keep everyone liking you even as you sow discord.
  • Use mean/mischief interactions *between* the others while you stay friendly to each โ€” pit them in pairs.
  • A club gives you a built-in group and tools (you can set members against type for chaos).

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Cause two former best friends to become **enemies** while both still consider *you* their closest friend.
  • Control a group of ten instead of six.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

A "high-school clique" version using teens, or a corporate version inside an active career. ---

Original โ€” Plumbob, built around the social and Charisma systems. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026