Charisma (The Sims 3)

Charisma is a skill in The Sims 3. It affects how easily social interactions will produce positive results. Certain interactions and rewards increase starting relationships, such as a Celebrity using a Charming Introduction will instantly have a new friend. Charisma skill-building requires friends and relationships to progress.

Charismatic Sims learn the skill faster.

Challenges

 * Celebrity
 * Celebrities are acquaintances with at least 25 local Sims. Celebrities are able to build relationships more quickly due to a hefty starting relationship bonus.


 * Personable
 * Personable Sims have learned at least 50 Traits of their friends and neighbors. They are able to learn traits more quickly when conversing with new people.


 * Super Friendly
 * Super Friendly Sims can honestly say they have at least 20 Friends. It seems like an impossibly large number of relationships to juggle, but for Super Friendly Sims, friendships never decay.


 * Everybody's Best Friend
 * To be Everybody's Best Friend, have at least 10 best friends. Your Friends skip Good Friend and jump immediately to Best Friends.


 * Comedian
 * Comedians have successfully told 100 jokes, which amounts to quite a few laughs. Jokes told by comedians rarely fall flat.

Opportunities

 * Charismatic Cash
 * Received: Random
 * Goal: Gain a skill point in Charisma
 * Reward: Money
 * Text: A local politician that's been keeping an eye on you thinks you should put in the effort to improve your Charisma skill. To make this worth your effort, you'll be paid to improve your Charisma skill by just one level. Seems like a good deal!


 * Smooth, Like Verbal Butter
 * Received: Reach Level 5
 * Goal: Use "Smooth Recovery"
 * Reward: Monetary
 * Text: Sims like you tend to get into a lot of conversations. Unfortunately, not every comment will land favorably upon the ears of its recipient, so you'll need to learn how to get out of sticky situations. Use Smooth Recovery to fix a social faux pas and you'll earn a little cash for your efforts.