#ts2 archetypes

TS2 Family Archetypes

Family + Romance

1. Hopeless Romantic: This sim believes every partner is "the one". They're too quick to jump into (and between) relationships as a result.

2. Wandering Eye: This sim strongly wants a happy marriage and family, but will gladly entertain an affair so long as nobody else finds out. What they don't know won't hurt them.

3. Rolling Stone: This sim thinks the highest form of connection two sims can have is sharing a child. Anyone they're in love with, they'd like to have a child with. No worries if it doesn't work out. There are plenty of fish in the sea.

4. Villager: This sim is polyamorous and would like to live in a home with all their partners and however many children are born from the polycule. They say it takes a village, right?

5. Serial Monogamist: This sim doesn't so much believe in a "right person" but rather the "person right now". While in a relationship, they are faithful until they find the next person who catches their eye. They then end the current relationship and move onto the next ad nauseam.

6. Waiting on a Ring: This sim believes some things are worth waiting for. They will only woohoo with a sim they are married to. 7. Bubeleh: This sim doesn't need everyone's attention, they only need the love of their partner. This sim is a romantic who can only be satisfied by their partner. All romantic desires are directed toward their person. No one else will do. 8. Fairytale Fanatic: This sim interpreted all those fairytales as gospel. They believe they'll know the person is right for them when they get all the grand gestures, romantic excursions, and firework quality chemistry that they've seen depicted in storybooks and films. Of course, they're also prone to performing those grand gestures themselves. 9. Lover: This sim wants to marry for love and won't settle for less. They also feel very strongly that their children shouldn't, either. They want more than anything a happily ever after for themselves and every single one of their children.

Family + Knowledge

1. Tiger Parent: Chess club, swim lessons, and piano. And no TV time until your homework is done! This sim believes that the best way to raise a child is with discipline and a full schedule of extracurricular activities. They're not at all concerned with things like friendships or free time for their kids -- they want the very best for them, you see.

2. Legacy Laureate: This sim dreams of a wing of the university bearing their family name and portraits of their descendants lining the halls. They want their children to attend their alma mater and dominate academically. And their children's children. And so on.

3. Pedagogue: This sim has dedicated themselves to serving the community by teaching the next generation. Their ideal is that their children will follow in their footsteps. And their children's children. And their children's children's children...

4. Homeschool Hero: This sim is certain anything their child's school can teach, they can teach better. They must be present to help with every homework assignment, and instruct their child in any life skills they can teach them while at home. Any other skills their kid can build while engaging with their parent aren't just plusses, they're musts.

5. Prodigal Progenitor: This sim is revolted by the stupid masses surrounding them. They believe the best hope for the population is to find an equally intelligent sim and multiply, therefore blessing the gene pool with their superior progeny.

6. Homesteader: This sim wants to use their knowledge to build something that will last. Their dream is to have property of their own on which they can grow everything they need to thrive. A large house with sustainable power, a field of crops, a pond to fish in -- a homestead to call their own. 7. Genealogist: This sim is fascinated by lineage and family history. They have curiosity and reverence for their own family history and are eager to make their mark (for better or worse) on the family line. These are the sims who commission expensive portraits, maintain the family burial grounds, and keep photo albums that tell the story of their family's history.

8. Mentor: This sim seeks someone to take someone under their wing and nurture them with the knowledge they've gained in their lifetime. Their apprentice need not even be related to them -- they're smart enough to know that family is far more than just a genetic bond -- only willing to learn and follow in their footsteps.

Family + Fortune

1. Family Business Owner: This sim thinks the best thing they can provide their family is a business that will stand the test of time and provide income, employment, and stability for generations to come. They dream of running a business, their children working at it, and eventually inheriting it to do the same with their children.

2. Traditionalist: This sim believes very strongly that every family member has their role-- one breadwinner, one homemaker, and children. They want to uphold this tradition in their own household.

3. Dowrist: When it comes to family, the greatest expression of love this sim can give is a good match with a well to do family that will leave their children set for life. They want their kids to marry into wealth and prominence, uplifting the family name in the process.

5. Nepotist: Family and fortune aren't competing interests to this sim, they're one and the same. They work hard to provide generational wealth for their children to enjoy, and pave the way for their kids to achieve success easily through name recognition. It's not who you know, it's who your parents are.

6. The Spoiler: This sim loves their family so much, they wouldn't dream of denying them a single thing. So they don't! In fact, they shower their families with lavish gifts any and every opportunity they get. It brings them great pride and joy to be the ultimate provider of any little thing their family wants.

7. Dynastic: If marriage were all about love, then the law wouldn't get involved. This sim thinks of marriage and family as business decisions. Their partner should come from money or at least have sizeable assets of their own. Their name should carry weight -- merging two powerful families is good for business, after all. And the matter of children is really just to ensure the money stays in the family. Marriage and family is a business, and this sim is determined to make sure business is good. 8. Mommy Marketer: Feel however you feel about marriage and children, but there's a lot of money to be made by catering to the needs of families. This sim is maybe a parent themselves or just someone who appreciates all the work (and product) that goes into homemaking. They dream of making it rich by selling toys, games, baby supplies, kids clothes, lifestyle books -- anything a parent could be seeking. They give new meaning to family business.

9. Working Parent: Life introduces a lot of conflicts and choices and this sim knows the conflict between work and family best of all. They want a successful family and a successful career in equal measure, which means sometimes missing their kid's soccer game to go drinking with their boss. This sim spends a fortune on staffing their home with cleaners, babysitters, and gardeners to enjoy perfection both at work AND at home. If you can't leave work to raise your kid, hired help is perfectly fine. Right?

Family + Pleasure

1. One of the Kids: Always in touch with their inner child, this sim indulges with the youngest members of the family by watching cartoons, playing with toys, eating too much pizza, and generally being a big kid. They have a very hard time setting boundaries and disciplining.

2. Family Finder: This sim doesn't care much about the trappings of traditional families. Instead, their family is comprised of close friends, beloved pets, and maaaybe a blood relative or two. A family can be any collection of folks just getting along together under one roof.

3. The Cool One: Loud music, late nights, underage drinking, and mixed gender sleepovers. This sim's family philosophy is to just be cool. They'd never chastise the young people in their life or make them do anything they don't want to. The cool one's household runs on vibes.

4. Parentifier: This sim thinks children are something you have to ensure someone will alwwys take care of you, even in old age. They're content to leave the chores and general household upkeep to the kids in their life. It's what they're there for, right?

5. Late Bloomer: Perhaps too comfortable thinking of themselves as the child well into adulthood, this sim prefers the comforts of home and being doted on by their parents and other loved ones. They have no desire to leave the family home whatsoever.

6. Best Friend Family Member: Whether they're the cool aunt or the parent who feels more like a best friend, this sim is dedicated to fostering close ties and open, nonjudgmental communication with their family members. Of course, this means boundaries are muddled and sometimes younger members of the family can find themselves without an authority figure or voice of reason, but hey -- at least they have the best friend family member. 7. Free Spirit: No bedtimes, no curfews, no expectations, no rules, no worries. This sim believes that no one can tell anyone which path to walk or how to walk it, so they don't. They're extremely laissez-faire in their style of child rearing which can sometimes result in extremely creative and accomplished young people and other times in directionless or listless ones. One sim's "neglect" is another sim's freedom.

Family + Popularity

1. Neighborhood Captain: The first to greet new neighbors and a friend to everyone else in the neighborhood, this sim wants their family to be a pillar of the community. They spend their time getting to know neighbors, sharing meals, hosting PTA and scout meetings, and generally being a major fixture in the community.

2. Vicarious Parent: This sim is all too excited to have their child accomplish all the things they never got to in their own childhood. They want their kids to be the soccer star, the homecoming royal, the star student -- anything great. They're just happy to bask in their kids' shine a little.

3. Reunioner: Few things are more important to this sim than togetherness. They express that togetherness through daily family meals, and at least once per week hosting a large get together with extended family to keep those bonds close.

4. Hangout Household: This sim wants their household to be the de facto hangout spot for their family and their family friends. It's sports watch parties on the weekend with parents and their friends, study group during the week with the kids, pool parties in summer -- they want to have the hangout house.

5. Full House Haver: This sim loves being surrounded by people so much that they can't be happy unless their house is full, too. They want to have as many children as possible to keep their household a lively place to be.

6. Idealist: This sim believes wants to create a better world for their family. They strive to treat others well and make choices they can be proud of. They are giving, compassionate, and a true friend to all who cross their path. They believe so hard in the good in others that it can be really crushing when people make poor or disappointing choices around and to them. Their well-meaning nature also tends to make them susceptible to manipulation by others. 7. Stepford Spouse: This sim is obsessed with domestic perfection. They want the pristine white picket fence, the perfect partner, two kids, a dog, and a hot, delicious meal on the table to show off to family and friends. Nevermind that maintaining all that perfection is exhausting and unrealistic -- what this sim wants, they will make happen.

Romance | Knowledge | Fortune | Family | Popularity | Pleasure | Grilled Cheese

As a Sims 2 player, I know how easy it is to fall into the trap of repetitive storylines and play styles. So, I've put together this list of aspiration combinations and potential character archetypes that can spring from them. You can choose from them as you like or use dice rollers to incorporate them randomly. I personally like to roll a random die when selecting my sims' primary aspiration, and then personally select a secondary that suits their general personality and demeanor.

Romance Archetypes

Romance + Family

1. Hopeless Romantic: This sim believes every partner is "the one". They're too quick to jump into relationships (and marriage/family) as a result. They tend to get swept up in the passion of it all and end up cheating on their current partners.

2. Wandering Eye: This sim strongly wants a happy marriage and family, but will gladly entertain an affair so long as nobody else finds out. What they don't know won't hurt them.

3. Rolling Stone: This sim thinks the highest form of connection two sims can have is sharing a child. Anyone they're in love with, they'd like to have a child with. And if it doesn't work out? Onto the next.

4. One Big Happy Family: This sim is polyamorous and would like to live in a home with all their partners and however many children are born from the polycule.

5. Serial Monogamist: They just love love. While in a relationship, they are faithful until they find the next person who catches their eye. They end the current relationship and move onto the next ad nauseam.

6. Waiting on a Ring: This sim believes some things are worth waiting for. They will only woohoo with a sim they are married to.

7. Bubeleh: This sim doesn't need everyone's attention, they only need the love of their partner. This sim is a romantic who can only be satisfied by their partner. All romantic desires are directed toward their person. No one else will do.

8. Fairytale Fanatic: This sim interpreted all those fairytales as gospel. They believe they'll know the person is right for them when they get all the grand gestures, romantic excursions, and firework quality chemistry that they've seen depicted in storybooks and films. Of course, they're also prone to performing those grand gestures themselves.

9. Lover: This sim wants to marry for love and won't settle for less. They also feel very strongly that their children shouldn't, either. They want more than anything a happily ever after for themselves and every single one of their children.

Romance + Knowledge

1. Hot for Teacher: This sim has a thing for educators. They'd date their college professor, their tutor, and anybody in the education field.

2. Muse: This sim is most attracted to those who are experts in their fields (the arts, especially). They like the idea of being a genius's inspiration.

3. Sexologist: This sim finds romantic relationships, attraction, and sexuality fascinating. They explore relationships as field studies and exercises in "chemistry".

4. Sapiosexual: This sim is only attracted to sims that stimulate or challenge them intellectually.

5. Tortured Genius: Rather than being the muse, this sim sees themself as the savant. And every savant needs a string of muse-like admirers, of course.

6. Chaser: This sim loves the occult so much that it's their personal goal to woohoo every kind of occult sim. Aliens, witches, vampires, werewolves, plantsims, servos -- even (perhaps especially) the elusive Bigfoot. The freakier, the better. 7. School Sweetheart: This sim romanticizes the idea of ending up with their first love -- the sim they met in school. They will do everything they can to end up with that person.

8. Cynic: What other sims call "love" is really just a bunch of biochemical incentives designed to fulfil a biological imperative. This sim has no illusions about "love" and "romance". They date and woohoo for a release of pleasant chemicals, and anyone who claims otherwise is just fooling themselves.

Romance + Fortune

1. Power Player: This sim aspires to have it all, and to them, "it all" is a lot of money and a lot of sexual partners.

2. Gold Digger: This sim thinks the only size that really matters is their partner's wallet. They're seeking to bag the sim with the biggest bag that they can get.

3. HR Nightmare: This sim sees their workplace as their own personal dating pool.

4. Paid Partner: This sim expects to be spoiled rotten by their romantic partners. They expect gifts, expensive vacations, and meals at the nicest restaurants in town. They are a luxury few can afford.

5. Sugar Parent: This sim wants the hottest young sim on their arm at any cost. No really, what's the price? They'll pay it.

6. Passport Paramore: This sim is disillusioned by the riffraff in their typical environment. They'd rather travel abroad and meet someone more interesting, more "exotic" with whom to share their time. Sure, traveling this frequently is expensive, but can you really put a price on love? 7. Project Manager: Who doesn't love a rags to riches story? This sim is actively seeking someone much poorer than them to engage in a romantic relationship with. Sure, the ethics are pretty fuzzy of trying to mold someone with less resources into the person you want them to be, but every relationship has its quirks.

8. Power Partner: This sim is looking for the other half of their power couple puzzle. They're gainfully employed, responsible, and put together all on their own, but they just can't see a future without a partner just as accomplished by their side. They seek a partner to build an empire with, just so long as they meet their rigorous standards.

Romance + Pleasure

1. Commitmentphobe: This sim is terrified of being tied down to any one person. They are not seeking a relationship of any kind, just a good time. Repeat dates are fine, but the minute the "what are we?" question arises, they bolt.

2. Hedonistic Hero: This sim loves having fun and woohooing is a LOT of fun. They're seeking to sleep with as many sims as they possibly can, whenever they can.

3. One Night Only: This sim is only interested in one night stands. Variety is the spice of life!

4. Exhibitionist: This sim REALLY likes to woohoo in public. It's a must have for their every intimate relationship.

5. Risky Woohooer: This sim loves to give love, but hates the feel of protection. Every woohoo is a "try for baby" woohoo.

6. Pickup Artist: This silver tongued sim believes they're only ever a few words away from spending the night with anyone they want. To test this theory, they try to take someone home every time they go out.

7. Hobosexual: Listen, housing is expensive and woohooing is free. This sim ensures they have a comfortable place to live by wooing other sims into relationships. They're not so much into the other person as they are into having a place to crash for a while. But hey, you can't beat woohooing and free rent.

8. Trophy Partner: Some sims love the thrill of the chase; this sim loves being chased. It's hard work looking as good as they do, and they love nothing more than being appreciated for that hard work. Trophy Partners love being wooed, wined, and dined. Whether or not they commit to any one person doesn't matter half as much to them as the fact that they're being lusted after and put on a pedestal. It's where trophies belong, after all.

Romance + Popularity

1. Romantic Ideal: This sim isn't satisfied with simply woohooing and dating, they want to be the very best any sim has ever had. They want every date to be a dream date, every woohoo to be the very best, and every relationship they enter to be of the highest quality.

2. Changeling: This sim is willing to change anything about themselves to be the most compatible with whomever they're dating. Job, hair color, makeup, clothing, friendship, even supernatural state -- they're willing to be whatever their partner wants.

3. Matchmaker: This sim is so adept at love and romance themselves that they seek to pair up all their friends and loved ones with their perfect matches. They throw a lot of parties and group outings to get singles in their network together.

4. Casanova: This sim is so good at romancing, it would be rude to restrain it to just one relationship. Their goal is to maintain as many loving relationships as they can at once. It only counts as cheating if they're caught!

5. Polyamorous: This sim has a lot of love to give. Their happily ever after isn't with "the one", it's with many! They'd like to have more than one romantic partner simultaneously to be truly happy.

6. Starfucker: This sim is easily enamored by celebrity. They'd love more than anything to be a famous person's date to an event or even just someone they wake up to after a wild night. 7. Superficial: This sim cares deeply about appearances and social perceptions. When it comes to love and romance, sure, they'll date the person they have undeniable chemistry with, but they'll only marry a sim who completes the picture perfectly. The ideal marriage candidate is in the right income bracket, has a good job, comes from a good family, and won't make waves. Passion thrives in private. Social capital, like diamonds, is forever.

TS2 Knowledge Archetypes

Knowledge + Popularity

1. Socratic: This sim's love language is education. They are passionate about sharing what they know with the people around them, and are glad to take any opportunity to teach an impromptu class or one on one instruction.

2. Master Manipulator: This sim utilizes their brilliant mind to influence others to do their bidding. They're always surrounded by peons--uhh, they mean friends.

3. Ivy Leaguer: This sim has the highest respect for those of equal or greater intelligence. Associating with anyone less is a waste of time, so they are rude towards sims with five skill points or fewer in any given area. They seek to surround themselves with savants and experts, only friendly towards those at five or above skill points in any given area.

4. Freak and/or Geek: This sim identifies as a nerd, which comes with great intellect but also very little social capital. They prefer to surround themselves with fellow outcasts of any kind -- fellow nerds, goths, freaks, and weirdos.

5. Valedictorian: This sim believes that in order to win hearts, one must have the strongest mind. Their goal is to maximize all skill points, badges, and academic performances while making friends with their peers along the way.

6. Cult Leader: This sim has cottoned on to the fact that they know something others don't and has decided to exploit it for all that's worth. They want to amass as many followers as they can to satisfy their needs, desires, and delusions of grandeur. Do they really practice what they preach, or is it all a facade? Depends on the sim. 7. Great Debater: This sim, like any intellectual, recognizes that knowledge is best shared than hoarded. Fortunately (or unfortunately), this sim enjoys disseminating and gaining knowledge by debating with others. They argue frequently not to anger or annoy, but to debate in a public forum of their peers. They love challenging ideas, arguing, and refining their knowledge with others -- it's just not everyone appreciates that.

8. Visionary: This sim's impressive intellect allows them to see beyond what is into what could be. They're a free thinker with lofty goals and the know-how to get them done. Naturally, their big ideas and successes attract other people to them -- all the better. More hands make short work.

Knowledge + Family

1. Tiger Parent: Chess club, swim lessons, and piano. And no TV time until your homework is done! This sim believes that the best way to raise a child is with discipline and a full schedule of extracurricular activities. They're not at all concerned with things like friendships or free time for their kids -- they want the very best for them, you see.

2. Legacy Laureate: This sim dreams of a Greek House bearing their family name and portraits of their descendants lining the halls. They want their children to attend their alma mater and dominate academically. And their children's children. And so on.

3. Pedagogue: This sim has dedicated themselves to serving the community by teaching the next generation. Their ideal is that their children will follow in their footsteps. And their children's children. And their children's children's children...

4. Homeschool Hero: This sim is certain anything their child's school can teach, they can teach better. They must be present to help with every homework assignment, and instruct their child in any life skills they can teach them while at home. Any other skills their kid can build while engaging with their parent aren't just plusses, they're musts.

5. Prodigal Children: This sim is revolted by the stupid masses surrounding them. They believe the best hope for the population is to find an equally intelligent sim and multiply, therefore blessing the gene pool with their high intellect progeny. 

6. Homesteader: This sim wants to use their knowledge to build something that will last. Their dream is to have property of their own on which they can grow everything they need to thrive. A large house with sustainable power, a field of crops, a pond to fish in -- a homestead to call their own. 7. Genealogist: This sim is fascinated by lineage and family history. They have curiosity and reverence for their own family history and are eager to make their mark (for better or worse) on the family line. These are the sims who commission expensive portraits, maintain the family burial grounds, and keep photo albums that tell the story of their family's history.

8. Mentor: This sim seeks someone to take someone under their wing and nurture them with the knowledge they've gained in their lifetime. Their apprentice need not even be related to them -- they're smart enough to know that family is far more than just a genetic bond -- only willing to learn and follow in their footsteps.

Knowledge + Pleasure

1. Armchair Philosopher: This sim loves to discuss profound topics with others over drinks or a bubble blower.

2. Hobbyist: This sim focuses their brilliance through their special interest. They seek to maximize their hobby knowledge.

3. Gourmand: This sim is fascinated by the science of food and drink. They like to study the art of cooking, watch cooking shows, and most of all indulge in well made meals. They like to go out to eat as much as possible, as often as possible.

4. Groupie: This sim is most fascinated by live music. They seek out opportunities to perform and see live music as much as possible.

5. Platonic: Like the classical thinkers of old, this sim believes that it is not enough to have the biggest brain, they must also have the biggest muscles. They believe peak performance is achieved with a sharp mind and rock hard abs. They are as concerned with having a beautiful mind as they are with having a beautiful body.

6. Occult Aficionado: This sim loves anything odd, spooky, or strange. In fact, they're so wooed by weirdness that they simply can't be fulfilled unless they become something weird, themselves. A typical occult aficionado dreams of giving birth to an alien baby, getting bitten by a werewolf and/or vampire, photosynthesizing through their skin, and/or mastering magic. Y'know. Normal stuff. 7. Tinkerer: This sim may not be the best with people or necessarily the most ambitious, but they've always had a knack for doing things with their hands. They're happiest when they're creating, fixing, or breaking things, be them cars, gadgets, toys, or anything else they can get their hands on.

8. Master of None: This sim loves nothing more than to learn something new, not even for an application or purpose. They love knowledge for knowledge's sake. Their ideal evening might be curling up with a how-to book or binge watching a baking show. The goal isn't to be the best, but to learn more and do more. They know a little about a lot, but are the master of none.

Knowledge + Fortune

1. Card Counter: This sim realized they could use their intellect to make a simoleon or two by gambling. Turns out they have a knack for it. (They may also be addicted).

2. Tech Bro: This sim is certain that the easiest way to riches is through technology. They want to know everything there is to know about computers and televisions and achieve the highest possible level in tech careers (gaming). 

3. Starving Artist: This sim in convinced that their brilliance will bring them wealth beyond their wildest dreams. They won't work a traditional job, but instead paint, write, or perform music for a living.

4. Upwardly Mobile: This sim believes the path to success is paved with academic achievements. Their goal above all is to be the very best student at the very best schools so they can become the most skilled employee with the best performance at the very best jobs.

5. Wolf of Wall Street: This sim lives by the adage "work smarter, not harder". Economics just makes sense to them, so they make the majority of their money through investing and financial advising. Their ideal career path would be in business.

6. Expert: This sim believes that mastery breeds success, so they want to sharpen their skills like a knife. Be it art, music, astronomy, engineering -- any field at all. They want to be the very best at what they do and reap the financial rewards they so deserve for that achievement. 7. Confidence Man: This sim has sales down to a science. They could sell water to a mermaid with the right pitch. They thrive in people-facing business settings. Sure, some might call them a swindler, but that's just perspective. And perspective, like any good salesperson knows, can be manipulated. 8. Capitalist: Talk is cheap and time is money. This sim has the goal of building not just one success, but a network of successful ventures to earn money and meet people's needs. Some sims make a bakery and are content. The capitalist would build a bakery, a grocery store to cut supply costs, and a wedding venue to hock more baked goods at the public to drum up more business. Everything is connected in capitalism, and this sim has cracked the code.

Knowledge + Romance

1. Hot for Teacher: This sim has a thing for educators. They'd date their college professor, their tutor, and anybody in the education field.

2. Muse: This sim is most attracted to those who are experts in their fields (the arts, especially). They like the idea of being a genius's inspiration.

3. Sexologist: This sim finds romantic relationships, attraction, and sexuality fascinating. They explore relationships as field studies and exercises in "chemistry".

4. Sapiosexual: This sim is only attracted to sims that stimulate or challenge them intellectually.

5. Tortured Genius: Rather than being the muse, this sim sees themself as the savant. And every savant needs a string of muse-like admirers, of course.

6. Chaser: This sim loves the occult so much that it's their personal goal to woohoo every kind of occult sim. Aliens, witches, vampires, werewolves, plantsims, servos -- even (perhaps especially) the elusive Bigfoot. The freakier, the better. 7. School Sweetheart: This sim romanticizes the idea of ending up with their first love -- the sim they met in school. They will do everything they can to end up with that person.