Handy

Handy is a mental trait in The Sims 3.

Handy Sims are the best tinkerers. They will never fail when repairing or upgrading a household item which makes electrical objects far less dangerous!

Attributes

• Sim will always succeed when repairing or upgrading objects.
• Sim learns the Handiness skill 25% Faster than other Sims.
• When the Sim repairs an object, it has a lower risk of breaking again.
• Handy Sims begin their lives with a handiness skill book in their inventories.
• If electrocuted, your Sim is more likely to get a second chance to live.
• Handy Sims strongly benefit from undertaking a Technology major while studying at college.

Related skill

• Handiness

Possible lifetime wishes

• The Tinkerer
• Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder
• Become an Astronaut

Trivia

• Due to the trait's effect, humans and vampires cannot be electrocuted, singed or killed by electrical objects. However, electricity traps will electrocute a human and a vampire.
• This trait renders the benefit of Tinkerer skill challenge of Handiness skill obsolete.

Examples of pre-made Handy Sims

Simis Bachelor, Fiona McIrish, Holden Wozny

See also: Category:Handy Sims