Vault of Antiquity

The Vault of Antiquity is a rabbit hole in The Sims 3: Supernatural. Sims can tour archive inside this rabbit hole and attend Alchemy class for §100, that lasts for an hour and a half. The skill class for Alchemy in the Vault of Antiquity is cheaper than most skill classes, as others generally cost §400 or more. There's one pre-placed Vault of Antiquity behind the Library of Lore & Vault of Antiquity, the library in Moonlight Falls.
Sims who have enough money can invest their money to become a partner or buy out the property to earn more money. The cost of partnership is §2,000, while the cost of ownership is §20,000. Sims can collect money from the vault for §1,000 (partnered) or §1,500 (owner) every week. While the price of partnership is considerably cheap, the price of ownership is very expensive, costing tenfold more than partnership. On the other hand, the return of investment is very low. Owning the Vault of Antiquity is practically not beneficial.
Aside from the regular rabbit hole activities, Sims can also enter a trivia contest and research the supernatural in the Vault of Antiquity.
==Trivia Contest==
Rank 	Prize
1 	§2,000
2 	§1,500
3 	§1,000
4 	§750
5 	§500
6 	§250
7 	§100
8 	§50
9 - 12	§0
Sims can enter a trivia contest inside the Vault of Antiquity. The contest begins at 6 PM to 7 PM, and lasts until the contest ends. Virtually, up to 12 contestants compete in the contest. Multiple Sims in the active household can enter the contest together. Fake contestants will be generated by the game only to fill the empty slots to simulate competition rankings.
The contest score is determined by the number of skill level Sims have in Logic, Charisma, and Writing skills, as well as the number of books read and written. The more skills Sims have or books Sims read and write, the higher the chance of winning. Sims will be awarded money if they earn the 1st to 8th place. Additionally, the 1st-place winner will be rewarded The Perma-Palm decorative plant in their family inventory. To the right is the list of prize depending on the ranking.
==Research The Supernatural==
Researching the supernatural is basically a text-based adventures. While Sims are inside the vault, the players will be prompted some chance cards to decide the action Sims will take. This is similar to exploring the catacombs in mausoleums.
When Sims finish researching with success, they will be rewarded with either elixirs, novel books, positive moodlets (e.g. Wow, A Fairy!), teddy bears, or magic gnomes, depending on the decisions the players make on the chance cards, on how many skill points the Sim has in the skills that correspond to the chance card option they choose (e.g. gardening, fishing, cooking, dancing, painting, charisma, writing), luck algorithms, and possibly the Sim's mood.
A failed research on the 1st question usually results in the Magical Rubbish or Terrified moodlets, while a research that failed on the 2nd question will usually result in the Lunacy and Soulpeace moodlets (which'll also distract the Sim from doing any further research for 12 hours).
The chance card topics are based on specific pre-Seasons occults: ghost, vampire, werewolf, fairy, and witch. The RabbitHoleTextAdventure file in GameplayData.package indicate that many more quests were created, including gnome, mummy, SimBot, imaginary friend, unicorn, and genie topics, but they are not accessible without mods. A mod to enable them does exist.
Rewards below have a 20% chance each to be given, unless otherwise specified.
Research Results
Subject 	Answer to question 1 	Answer to question 2 	Possible results (if successful)
Because Fairies are so obsessed with other beings' behavior, very little is understood about their private culture. (…) 	Fairy Dancing 	Dancing Book 	• Bottled Blessing of the Fae elixir.• The Roots of Fairy Dance book (worth §777).• Scary Bearys: Fairy.• Wow! A Fairy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Because Fairies are so obsessed with other beings' behavior, very little is understood about their private culture. (…) 	Fairy Dancing 	Gardening Book 	• Bottled Blessing of the Fae elixir.• The Roots of Fairy Dance book (worth §777).• Scary Bearys: Fairy.• Wow! A Fairy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Because Fairies are so obsessed with other beings' behavior, very little is understood about their private culture. (…) 	Fairy Gardens 	Dancing Book 	• Bottled Blessing of the Fae elixir.• The Roots of Fairy Dance book (worth §777).• Scary Bearys: Fairy.• Wow! A Fairy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Because Fairies are so obsessed with other beings' behavior, very little is understood about their private culture. (…) 	Fairy Gardens 	Gardening Book 	• Bottled Blessing of the Fae elixir.• The Roots of Fairy Dance book (worth §777).• Scary Bearys: Fairy.• Wow! A Fairy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Werewolves are natural survivors. (…) 	Physical Stamina 	Physical Stamina 	• Bottled Curse of the Lycan elixir.• Werewolf book.• Scary Bearys: Werewolf.• Wow! A Werewolf! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Werewolves are natural survivors. (…) 	Physical Stamina 	Food Gathering 	• Bottled Curse of the Lycan elixir.• Werewolf book.• Scary Bearys: Werewolf.• Wow! A Werewolf! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Werewolves are natural survivors. (…) 	Food Gathering 	Physical Stamina 	• Bottled Curse of the Lycan elixir.• Werewolf book.• Scary Bearys: Werewolf.• Wow! A Werewolf! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Werewolves are natural survivors. (…) 	Food Gathering 	Food Gathering 	• Bottled Curse of the Lycan elixir.• Werewolf book.• Scary Bearys: Werewolf.• Wow! A Werewolf! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Witches tell a legend of a caustic Elixir that is so Powerful it can eat through anything. (…) 	Mix It Right 	Mix It Right 	• Bottled Witches' Brew elixir.• Witch-themed book.• Scary Bearys: Witch.• Wow! A Witch! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Witches tell a legend of a caustic Elixir that is so Powerful it can eat through anything. (…) 	Mix It Right 	Right Ingredients 	• Bottled Witches' Brew elixir.• Witch-themed book.• Scary Bearys: Witch.• Wow! A Witch! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Witches tell a legend of a caustic Elixir that is so Powerful it can eat through anything. (…) 	Right Ingredients 	Mix It Right 	• Bottled Witches' Brew elixir.• Witch-themed book.• Scary Bearys: Witch.• Wow! A Witch! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Witches tell a legend of a caustic Elixir that is so Powerful it can eat through anything. (…) 	Right Ingredients 	Right Ingredients 	• Bottled Witches' Brew elixir.• Witch-themed book.• Scary Bearys: Witch.• Wow! A Witch! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Hours of research finally yield some interesting results that could change the way people think about Ghost Studies! (…)	Examine the Illustrations 	Compare the Illustrations 	• How to Cook for Forty Ghosts book (worth §500).• Gnome of the Darned gnome.• Wow! A Ghost! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Clone Drone elixir (5%).• Zombification elixir (5%).• Potent Zombification elixir (5%)• Melancholy Serum elixir (5%).
Hours of research finally yield some interesting results that could change the way people think about Ghost Studies! (…)	Examine the Illustrations 	Compare the Recipes 	• How to Cook for Forty Ghosts book (worth §500).• Gnome of the Darned gnome.• Wow! A Ghost! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Clone Drone elixir (5%).• Zombification elixir (5%).• Potent Zombification elixir (5%)• Melancholy Serum elixir (5%).
Hours of research finally yield some interesting results that could change the way people think about Ghost Studies! (…)	Decipher the Recipes 	Compare the Illustrations 	• How to Cook for Forty Ghosts book (worth §500).• Gnome of the Darned gnome.• Wow! A Ghost! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Clone Drone elixir (5%).• Zombification elixir (5%).• Potent Zombification elixir (5%)• Melancholy Serum elixir (5%).
Hours of research finally yield some interesting results that could change the way people think about Ghost Studies! (…)	Decipher the Recipes 	Compare the Recipes 	• How to Cook for Forty Ghosts book (worth §500).• Gnome of the Darned gnome.• Wow! A Ghost! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Clone Drone elixir (5%).• Zombification elixir (5%).• Potent Zombification elixir (5%)• Melancholy Serum elixir (5%).
(Sim Name) has the opportunity to answer two long-standing questions about Vampires. (…) 	Why Darkness? 	Why Darkness? 	• Bottled Vampire's Bite elixir.• Vampire book.• Scary Bearys: Vampire.• Wow! A Vampire! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
(Sim Name) has the opportunity to answer two long-standing questions about Vampires. (…) 	Why Darkness? 	Snappy Dressers 	• Bottled Vampire's Bite elixir.• Vampire book.• Scary Bearys: Vampire.• Wow! A Vampire! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
(Sim Name) has the opportunity to answer two long-standing questions about Vampires. (…) 	Snazzy Clothes? 	Why Darkness? 	• Bottled Vampire's Bite elixir.• Vampire book.• Scary Bearys: Vampire.• Wow! A Vampire! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
(Sim Name) has the opportunity to answer two long-standing questions about Vampires. (…) 	Snazzy Clothes? 	Snappy Dressers 	• Bottled Vampire's Bite elixir.• Vampire book.• Scary Bearys: Vampire.• Wow! A Vampire! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
Genies are cloaked in mystery and (Sim Name) is itching to learn of their ways. (…) 	Life of the Party DO NOT TRANSLATE 	Popular Genies DO NOT TRANSLATE 	• Vial of Bottled Genie elixir.• Scary Bearys: Genie.• Wow! A Genie! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
Genies are cloaked in mystery and (Sim Name) is itching to learn of their ways. (…) 	Life of the Party DO NOT TRANSLATE 	The Genie Touch to Cooking DO NOT TRANSLATE 	• Vial of Bottled Genie elixir.• Scary Bearys: Genie.• Wow! A Genie! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
Genies are cloaked in mystery and (Sim Name) is itching to learn of their ways. (…) 	Confined Cooking DO NOT TRANSLATE 	Popular Genies DO NOT TRANSLATE 	• Vial of Bottled Genie elixir.• Scary Bearys: Genie.• Wow! A Genie! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
Genies are cloaked in mystery and (Sim Name) is itching to learn of their ways. (…) 	Confined Cooking DO NOT TRANSLATE 	The Genie Touch to Cooking DO NOT TRANSLATE 	• Vial of Bottled Genie elixir.• Scary Bearys: Genie.• Wow! A Genie! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
placeholder MummyLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceLogic1 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceLogic2 	• Bottled Mummy Curse elixir.• Scary Bearys: Mummy.• Wow! A Mummy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
placeholder MummyLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceLogic1 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceWriting2 	• Bottled Mummy Curse elixir.• Scary Bearys: Mummy.• Wow! A Mummy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
placeholder MummyLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceWriting1 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceLogic2 	• Bottled Mummy Curse elixir.• Scary Bearys: Mummy.• Wow! A Mummy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
placeholder MummyLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceWriting1 	placeholder MummyLoreChoiceWriting2 	• Bottled Mummy Curse elixir.• Scary Bearys: Mummy.• Wow! A Mummy! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).
placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCooking1 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCooking2 	• Scary Bearys: Imaginary Friend.• Wow! An Imaginary Friend! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Origin of the Tragic Clown elixir (6.67%).• Fountain of Youth Elixir (6.67%).• Age of Instant elixir (6.67%).
placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCooking1 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCharisma2	• Scary Bearys: Imaginary Friend.• Wow! An Imaginary Friend! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Origin of the Tragic Clown elixir (6.67%).• Fountain of Youth Elixir (6.67%).• Age of Instant elixir (6.67%).
placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCharisma1	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCooking2 	• Scary Bearys: Imaginary Friend.• Wow! An Imaginary Friend! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Origin of the Tragic Clown elixir (6.67%).• Fountain of Youth Elixir (6.67%).• Age of Instant elixir (6.67%).
placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCharisma1	placeholder ImaginaryFriendLoreChoiceCharisma2	• Scary Bearys: Imaginary Friend.• Wow! An Imaginary Friend! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Origin of the Tragic Clown elixir (6.67%).• Fountain of Youth Elixir (6.67%).• Age of Instant elixir (6.67%).
placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoicePainting1 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoicePainting2 	• Mysterious Mr. Gnome.• Impressed moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Midas Touch elixir (6.67%).• Flask of Sleep (6.67%).• Flask of Potent Sleep moodlet (6.67%).
placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoicePainting1 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceGardening2 	• Mysterious Mr. Gnome.• Impressed moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Midas Touch elixir (6.67%).• Flask of Sleep (6.67%).• Flask of Potent Sleep moodlet (6.67%).
placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceGardening1 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoicePainting2 	• Mysterious Mr. Gnome.• Impressed moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Midas Touch elixir (6.67%).• Flask of Sleep (6.67%).• Flask of Potent Sleep moodlet (6.67%).
placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceGardening1 	placeholder GnomeLoreChoiceGardening2 	• Mysterious Mr. Gnome.• Impressed moodlet.• Historian moodlet.• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Midas Touch elixir (6.67%).• Flask of Sleep (6.67%).• Flask of Potent Sleep moodlet (6.67%).
placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceLogic1 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceLogic2 	• Bottled SimBot Converter elixir.• SimBot book.• Scary Bearys: Robo-Bearbot.• Wow! A SimBot! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceLogic1 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceHandiness2 	• Bottled SimBot Converter elixir.• SimBot book.• Scary Bearys: Robo-Bearbot.• Wow! A SimBot! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceHandiness1 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceLogic2 	• Bottled SimBot Converter elixir.• SimBot book.• Scary Bearys: Robo-Bearbot.• Wow! A SimBot! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceHandiness1 	placeholder SimbotLoreChoiceHandiness2 	• Bottled SimBot Converter elixir.• SimBot book.• Scary Bearys: Robo-Bearbot.• Wow! A SimBot! moodlet.• Historian moodlet.
placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceGardening1 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceGardening2 	• Freezer Bunny Magic Gnome• Wow! A Unicorn! moodlet• Historian moodlet• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Wish Enhancing Serum elixir (6.67%)• Jar of Friendship elixir (6.67%)• Procreation Elixir (6.67%)
placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceGardening1 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceCooking2 	• Freezer Bunny Magic Gnome• Wow! A Unicorn! moodlet• Historian moodlet• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Wish Enhancing Serum elixir (6.67%)• Jar of Friendship elixir (6.67%)• Procreation Elixir (6.67%)
placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceCooking1 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceGardening2 	• Freezer Bunny Magic Gnome• Wow! A Unicorn! moodlet• Historian moodlet• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Wish Enhancing Serum elixir (6.67%)• Jar of Friendship elixir (6.67%)• Procreation Elixir (6.67%)
placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceStage1 DO NOT TRANSLATE 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceCooking1 	placeholder UnicornLoreChoiceCooking2 	• Freezer Bunny Magic Gnome• Wow! A Unicorn! moodlet• Historian moodlet• Nothing (Was originally intended to reward a book).• Wish Enhancing Serum elixir (6.67%)• Jar of Friendship elixir (6.67%)• Procreation Elixir (6.67%)
==Gallery==
Vault_of_Antiquity_interior.png|The interior when a Sim opens the door, showing a trapdoor and stone walls.
==Trivia==
*Prior to patch 1.55, the Vault of Antiquity didn't generate a map tag in the map view, similar to mausoleum. The patch enabled the rabbit hole to generate a map tag. Unlike other rabbit holes map tag, the map tag of Vault of Antiquity does not replace the map tag of the community lot it's on.
*Beside the entrance is the all-seeing eye, used by the Freemasonry
==Other languages==
Language 	Object name 	Translated etymology
English 	Vault of Antiquity	
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Norwegian 	Antikvitetshvelvet	The Antiquity Vault
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Russian 	Древнее хранилище 	translit. "Drevnyeye hranilishzhye"
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ru:Древнее хранилище
pl:Mauzoleum
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