One of the most interesting features The Sims 4it’s new Life and Death The expansion is the Reaper career, which works very differently than other jobs in the game. This supernatural profession can be assigned to Sims to create spirit guides that lead souls to the afterlife. However, there are many other tasks tied to the Reaper career that must be completed, making it a complex path to follow.
It’s worth noting that any Sim who becomes a Reaper does not become the literal Grim Reaper in The Sims 4. The main soul collector simply needs help with his job, allowing other Sims to be hired as Reaper helpers until they are promoted. The role of Reaper is an active careermeaning you can have a Sim do this work alone or follow them as they complete tasks.
How to join the Reaper career
Don’t worry, you don’t have to die first
Becoming a Reaper is much easier than you think, as you just need to find the profession of the “Find a job” menu where a Sim can find many other career paths. Although you don’t need to have any specific characteristics to qualify for the job, Being a Reaper always puts a Sim close to death. This means that some Sims with certain skills are better suited to becoming a Reaper than others.
Sims with Macabre quality are already prepared to become good Undertakers or Reapers in the Life and Death expansion of The Sims 4. Some skills a Sim can focus on to be even better at Reaper work are:
- Thanatology
- Charisma
- Fitness
- Writing
You can start the Reaper career as something called “Grimtern” within the Netherworld Death Department (NDD) that hires him for the position. During this process, you will be trained on how to face the daily life of a Reaper, which involves performing some tasks you have probably never seen before.
All Reaper tasks and how to complete them
Find souls and help them move forward
At the NDD headquarters, you will have to learn how to harvest souls during tasks assigned by the Scrying Bowl within the area of ​​the afterlife. Scry Bowl tells you if there is a person who has recently died. As a Reaper, it’s your job study a harvest target, harvest them successfullyand then carefully extract your soul so you can move on.
The Reapers aren’t worried about rebirth in The Sims 4just the death of a companion Sim. A typical day as a Reaper might feature the following tasks:
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Example task |
How to fill out |
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Practice harvesting |
Click on a mannequin in NDD HQ to experience soul harvesting. |
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Research Task |
Click on an NDD shelf to study who died to facilitate soul extraction. |
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Perform Scythe Maintenance |
Click on your Reaper Sim to check the effectiveness of your harvesting weapon. |
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Travel clairvoyance |
Click on the Scry Bowl to move towards a harvest target. |
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Emotional Harvest |
Investigate a disastrous death and listen to other Sims’ pleas, then determine whether a soul lives or dies. |
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Submit a death certificate |
After delivering a soul to the Underworld Portal, you can use a computer to record the soul’s disposal. |
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Socialize with co-workers |
Click on other NPC Sims in the NDD HQ building. |
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Analyzing Death Trends |
Click on a computer in NDD to anticipate when the next harvest will occur. |
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Close Underworld Fissure |
Search the world for blue orbs that are escaped souls, then collect them to help reach your soul quota. |
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Grimbrosia Harvest |
Locate the Grimbrosia plants and use your scythe to harvest them for the Grim Reaper. |
Other tasks you can perform are Emergencies in the afterlifewhich can range from fixing the Scry Bowl to closing more Underworld Fissures than usual. More rare tasks like recalibrating the Grim Slab, order office supplies for NDD computers, or expelling mischievous ghosts they are all tasks you may also have to complete as a Reaper in training.
Most of the time, tasks during a harvest will involve your Reaper Sim clicking on the urn where the deceased is being kept, or on the corpse of a Sim who has passed away.
The most important part of a Reaper’s job is collect enough souls to meet your soul quota at the end of a limited time. One of the realistic parts The Sims 4 It’s like every job has clear goals, including the unorthodox Reapers. If you reach your soul quota, which can be checked at any time on an NDD computer, you can receive some rewards from the Grim Reaper’s Box-o-Fun (eral).
Earn more for your efforts in the afterlife
There is 10 levels for the Reaper jobwith a Sim only being called a Reaper when they get the final promotion. Each position within NDD has different hours and pay for a Sim, adjusting how you can approach the career at different points. You need to complete or meet several requirements to be promoted, but some progression stages may take longer than others.
Some jobs have multiple career paths you can take once you reach a certain level, but there is only one path to the Reaper job that a Sim can take.
Here are all the promotion levels for the Reaper career in The Sims 4as well as their individual schedules and how much a Sim gets paid:
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Reaper Level |
Promotion Requirements |
Hours |
Payment |
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1 – Grimtern |
N/A |
(MTWTF) 9am to 5pm |
$25/hour |
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2 – Receptionist |
Have level 2 thanatology skill |
(MTWTF) 9am to 5pm |
$31/hour |
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3 – Dust to dust destroyer |
Have Thanatology skill level 3, release 3 souls |
(MTWTF) 10am-6pm |
$39/hour |
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4 – Collection agent |
Have level 2 fitness skill and level 3 charisma skill |
(TWTF Saturday) 2pm-10pm |
$54/hour |
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5 – Soul Killer |
Have Thanatology skill level 4, release 4 souls |
(TWTF Saturday) 2pm-10pm |
$77/hour |
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6 – Spiritual Specialist |
Have Charisma Skill 4, Write Harvest Manual |
(Sun MTTF) 11am-7pm |
$110/hour |
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7 – Tether-Tether |
Have Thanatology skill level 5 |
(Sun WTF Saturday) 5pm-1am |
$158/hour |
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8 – DNR |
Have Level 4 Fitness Skill and Level 5 Chrisma Skill |
(Sun TWT Saturday) 2pm-10pm |
$223/hour |
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9 – Gravel |
Release 10 souls |
(Sun MWTF) 10am-5pm |
$299/hour |
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10 – Grim Reaper |
Keep completing daily tasks until you get promoted |
(MWF) 9am to 4pm |
$421/hour |
All Reaper career rewards
Make sure you reach your quota
Reaper career-linked rewards revolve around your usual Soul quota of 25 souls per week. This goal can be achieved by you and your fellow NDD Reaper, earning extra rewards if you manage to surpass your quota before time runs out. Failing to meet your Soul Quota will negatively affect your Sim’s Reaper performance and prevent them from earning any rewards that week.
You can reach bronze, silver, or gold levels as a Reaper for better rewards, similar to other jobs in The Sims 4. However, you can also get rewards for your promotions by offering interesting cosmetics to use. These promotional rewards include:
- Dust to Dust Destroyer – Basic Grim Reaper Uniform
- Death Negotiation Reporter (DNR) – Timeless Hourglass Home Inventory
- Grim Reaper – Great Reaper’s Uniform, Grim’s Right Hand Reward Trait
Staying diligent will help you reach quota consistently, earning tons of free rewards every week from your Reaper Sim. Although Reaper’s career in The Sims 4 can be demanding, the benefits of such exhausting work in Life and Death expansion are certainly worth the effort.