
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 a handy 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.[TS3:UL]
Associated skill
Possible lifetime wishes
- The Tinkerer
- Become a Creature-Robot Cross-Breeder
- Become an Astronaut
- Firefighter Super Hero[TS3:A]
- More than a Machine[TS3:ITF]
Trivia
- Due to this trait's effect, humans and vampires cannot be electrocuted, singed, or killed by electrical objects. However, electricity traps will still electrocute a human and a vampire.
- This trait renders the benefit of the Tinkerer skill challenge obsolete.