Magic gnome

Mysterious Mr. Gnome is a special item found in The Sims 3.

Description
The Mysterious Mr. Gnomes are nameable, and can be stored in the inventory of a Sim. The Mysterious Mr.Gnome is kickable, like any gnome, but unlike a regular garden gnome he cannot be cloned with the eyedropper tool, and has a habit of sneaking around the house. The player will never see the gnome sneaking around, (unless you have the ambitions pack, then occasionally you will see him move, orange smoke pops up and he is gone for about 1 ingame minute and reappears somewhere else) but he pops up in all sorts of places that he was never put in. If really, really lucky he can be seen popping from one position to another.He changes place on the lot at about 1:00 a.m.. If kicked, he falls in odd positions that are unexpected from a gnome and sometimes ends up with a plaster across the bridge of his nose, and when picked up, is known to float on air, do hand stands and assume other theatrical positions. You could try order your Sim to sleep and then order your Sim to view the Gnome at the same time. When he dissapears and your Sim wakes up, your Sim will automatically walk to the location of the Gnome. Magic gnomes bought by the buydebug cheat don't seem to pop around the lot. Even if walls are built without a door around him, The Mysterious Mr. Gnome will still pop up anywhere outside. A Sim at level 10 in the Science career can perform experiments on these gnomes. All Mysterious Mr. Gnomes sell for §1,000. It is possible that having more than one gnome could cause all of them to disappear.

Varieties
There are different methods for acquiring different varieties of Mysterious Mr. Gnome. Differing varieties also have thematic poses, such as Sultan Sam's egyptian walk.

Mysterious Mr. Gnome

The base game version of Mysterious Mr. Gnome looks just like a garden gnome, with an orange hat with a yellow star shaped flower on it with a brown center, a long gray beard, blue button down shirt and red pants and shoes of an odd brown-tan color. This unique garden gnome can be found when a Sim chooses to "Explore The Catacombs" at the graveyard, by activating the irreversible transfiguration on Carter's Display Case - XL Edition, as a random event while fishing, within ore or gems when they mail them to their respective refiners, or as an 'acquisition' from being promoted in the criminal career or as a reward for a case in the Investigator Profession.

Sultan Sam

This gnome from The Sims 3: World Adventures is found primarily in Al Simhara, Egypt. Sultan Sam will often adopt poses that harken to Egyptian wall motifs. He can be found when a Sim chooses to "Explore The Catacombs" in the Egyptian mausoleum, as a random event while fishing in Egypt, or by refining metals using the base camp mailbox in Egypt.

Little Leon

This gnome from The Sims 3: World Adventures is found primarily in Champs Les Sims, France. He can be found when a Sim chooses to "Explore The Catacombs" in the French mausoleum, as a random event while fishing in Champs Les Sims, or by refining metals using the base camp mailbox.

Master Manchu

This gnome from The Sims 3: World Adventures is found primarily in Shang Simla, China. Master Manchu's poses include martial arts kicks, and meditation. He can be found when a Sim chooses to "Explore The Catacombs" in the Chinese mausoleum, as a random event while fishing in China, or by refining metals using the base camp mailbox.

Magic Gnome of Invention

This gnome from The Sims 3: Ambitions is found primarily while using the "Invent" interaction at the Scraptastic™ Workbench. He can only be invented by accident. It can also be found using the miner. This gnome resembles a robot, and adopts poses similar to the Robot Dance.

Magic Gnome of Sculpting

This gnome from The Sims 3: Ambitions is found primarily while using the "Sculpt" interaction at the Pedestrian Sculpting Station. He can only be sculpted by accident. It can also be found using the miner. This gnome's texture varies according to the sculpting medium he is sculpted in. He regularly adopts poses that mimic famous sculptures such as The Thinker.

Laundry Gnome

This gnome from The Sims 3: Ambitions is found only by using the most expensive dryer available. Sometimes, while collecting laundry, a Sim will discover a Laundry Gnome.

Troglodyte

This gnome from The Sims 3: Ambitions is usually found during travels in the time machine. He looks like a caveman, and often adopts stereotypical cartoon caveman poses with his club.

Antics
The Mysterious Mr. Gnome has been spotted doing the following things:


 * Flushing Toilet
 * Stereo turning on
 * Watching T.V. ( Could also possibly break the T.V.)
 * Sleeping under a shade tree
 * Inside the Fridge
 * Pointing at death plant with look of fear on it's face
 * Sitting on bar (probably getting drunk and enjoying the view)
 * Dancing in front of money trees (stereotypical Russian dance pose)
 * Sitting on a fountain bench
 * Leaning over in front of a barbeque grill
 * Appearing beside a bed that a Sim is asleep in
 * Sunbathing on an island in the middle of a pool
 * Kissing another gnome
 * Making silly faces at a fish in a fish bowl
 * He appears on pictures taken with a camera in World Adventures
 * If two are acquired, they will frequently appear at the front door pointing and looking at something in fear
 * Laying and looking at a large space rock (enstatite chondrite)
 * Sleeping in front of water sprinkler
 * Browsing nectar racks
 * Seeking to the grave (must place Gnome on the Graveyard)
 * Seeking in side a bush (must place Gnome on Junkyard)