Of course, employing such powerful witchcraft can be tricky, and spells that are not performed carefully and correctly may backfire on their casters. Each spell in the game can backfire in a different way, bringing such maladies as lightning strikes or plagues of toads to the neighborhood. For their best shot at getting a spell right, Sims may want to visit the new Magic Town area, where they can shop for equipment, learn new spell recipes, and demonstrate their powers in competition against special NPC opponents.

Magically-gifted Sims can prove their skills against new Questing NPCs, and earn MagiCoins if they can best these characters in duels, which offer access to spell components.