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What does the Chased by Death trait do in The Sims 4?

Chased by Death trait

Chased by Death is a personality trait from Life & Death, for Teen to Elder Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is This Is Your Final Warning... (Inspired +4, 3 days). Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_ChasedByDeath.

Chased by Death is a Personality trait in the Life & Death pack for The Sims 4. It applies to human Sims who are Teens, Young Adults, Adults, or Elders.

The trait has 11 moodlets and 4 interactions whose tests check for it. You can pick it in Create a Sim, get it from an interaction, or add it with a cheat.

  • PersonalityLife & Death
  • Teen to ElderAges
  • 11Moodlets of its own
  • 1Traits it conflicts with

Chased by Death moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
This Is Your Final Warning...Inspired43 days
This Is Your Final Warning...Scared43 days
New ExperiencesInspired24 hours
Improving While I Still CanConfident23 hours
Nice Try, Death—If That's Your Real NameConfident14 hours
Learned Something NewEnergized13 hours
Life Is ShortTense12 hours
This Is Nice While It LastsHappy12 hours
Time Is Fleeting!Tense12 hours
Why Have You Given Me This?Uncomfortable12 hours
Death Prevails!Tense1No timer

See every moodlet with its weight and length in the Sims 4 moodlets list.

What the Chased by Death trait unlocks

4 interactions test for this trait, among them: Cryptic Handshake, Discuss Near-Death Experiences, Listen to Grave Warning, Unimpressed by Death.

Interactions that can give the trait: Ask to Look at Grim's Slablet of Souls.

Traits that conflict with Chased by Death

A Sim can't have Chased by Death together with these traits:

Chased by Death cheat

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C and type the line. It works without testingcheats. It gives the trait to the Sim you control (how traits.equip_trait works).

  • traits.equip_trait trait_ChasedByDeath
  • traits.remove_trait trait_ChasedByDeath

Moodlets and interactions for Chased by Death

This trait gives your Sim 11 specific moodlets. Two versions of This Is Your Final Warning... add a weight of 4 toward Inspired or Scared for 3 days.

Other moodlets add a weight of 1 or 2 toward Confident, Energized, Happy, Tense, or Uncomfortable. These shorter moodlets last 2 hours, 3 hours, or 4 hours, while one Tense moodlet has no timer.

The trait includes no hidden multipliers, career pay bonuses, or moodlet replacements. Also, 4 interactions check for this trait, including Cryptic Handshake and Discuss Near-Death Experiences.

How to get or remove the trait

Human Sims from the Teen age up can have this trait. It conflicts with the Mystical trait, so a Sim cannot have both at the same time.

You can pick the trait in Create a Sim. In play, a Sim can get it through the Ask to Look at Grim's Slablet of Souls interaction.

You can also use the cheat console in Live mode without turning on testing cheats. Type traits.equip_trait trait_ChasedByDeath to add it, or traits.remove_trait trait_ChasedByDeath to remove it.

Questions

What pack has the Chased by Death trait in The Sims 4?

The Chased by Death trait is in the Life & Death pack.

What is the cheat for the Chased by Death trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_ChasedByDeath. You do not need to enable testing cheats first.

Which traits conflict with Chased by Death?

Chased by Death conflicts with the Mystical trait.

Can children have the Chased by Death trait?

No, only human Teens, Young Adults, Adults, and Elders can have this trait.

Can a Sim earn the Chased by Death trait during gameplay?

Yes, the Ask to Look at Grim's Slablet of Souls interaction gives this trait to a Sim.

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