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How to Get Promoted in The Sims 4 Reaper Career

Advance through all ten Reaper career ranks with the requirements for each promotion, skill-building options, soul-release milestones and the Reaping Manual steps.
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To get promoted in The Sims 4’s Reaper career, meet the next-rank requirements shown in the Career panel and complete the Scored Career Event tasks during active workdays. The ten-rank career mixes Thanatology, Fitness and Charisma skill targets with soul-release milestones and, at one rank, writing a Reaping Manual. Reaper is an active career included in the Life & Death Expansion Pack.

Reaper career promotion requirements by rank

EA’s Reaper career guide lists the following requirements to advance from each rank. Rank 10 is the top of the career; its listed requirement is to go to work.

Current rank Title Requirement for next promotion
1 Grimtern Attend two active workdays
2 Restceptionist Reach Thanatology level 2
3 Dust-To-Dust Buster Reach Thanatology level 3 and release 3 souls
4 Collections Agent Reach Fitness level 2 and Charisma level 3
5 Soul Slayer Reach Thanatology level 4 and release 5 souls
6 Spirit Expert (Extraction & Resolution) Reach Charisma level 4 and write a Reaping Manual
7 Nether-Tether Reach Thanatology level 5
8 D.N.R. (Death Negotiation Reporter) Reach Fitness level 4 and Charisma level 5
9 Graveling Release 10 souls
10 Reaper Go to work (top rank)

These are the requirements EA lists for promotion in its Reaper career guide. Check the Career panel in your game as you progress; it displays the requirements for your Sim’s current rank.

How to track promotion tasks during a shift

  1. In Live Mode, open the briefcase-shaped Career panel at the lower right of the screen and review your Sim’s schedule and promotion requirements.
  2. On an active workday, choose to attend work. Attending is itself a task for the first rank’s promotion.
  3. Once the shift begins, follow the Scored Career Event checklist in the upper-left area of the screen. Tasks vary by rank, so use the current checklist as your guide for that shift.

EA describes Reaper as an active career: you can accompany your Sim to work and direct their duties. The in-game checklist is the authority for what your Sim needs to do that day; do not assume every shift assigns the same actions.

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How to build the required skills

Thanatology

Thanatology is a five-level skill included with Life & Death. EA says Sims can build it by progressing in the Reaper career, using eligible social interactions, researching theories on a computer, or reading skill books. A bookshelf also offers the “Look up Historical Deaths” interaction. If you own Discover University, a skill-building class is another option and costs §250.

For each rank’s exact target, use the skill panel and compare it with the ladder above. The career calls for Thanatology levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 at different points.

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Fitness and Charisma

Fitness and Charisma are needed at the Collections Agent, Spirit Expert and D.N.R. transitions shown in the rank table. The listed targets are the promotion requirements; check your Sim’s skill panel to see current levels.

How to write the Reaping Manual

At Spirit Expert (Extraction & Resolution), use a computer and select Write > Write Genre Book > Reapers Creepers: Training Manual Installment. Completing this interaction fulfills the Reaping Manual requirement for the next promotion.

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How soul-release milestones work

The career’s soul-release requirements rise as your Sim advances: release 3 souls before Dust-To-Dust Buster, 5 before Soul Slayer and 10 before Graveling. Keep an eye on the event checklist during work; it shows the tasks assigned for the current shift. EA describes Reapers as working with Grim and helping souls move to their next phase, but the exact actions presented can vary.

Optional shortcut: promote with a cheat

If you prefer to skip the normal requirements, EA documents the Reaper promotion cheat. Cheats advance one rank at a time, and you can repeat the command to reach the top.

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  1. Open the cheat console using your platform’s controls.
  2. Enter testingcheats true and confirm.
  3. Enter careers.promote active_reaper and confirm to advance one rank.

EA’s Reaper career guide documents this command. It is an optional shortcut, not part of task-based progression.

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Sources and version note

The Reaper career and its rank requirements are documented in EA’s Reaper career guide. EA’s Life & Death announcement identifies Reaper as a new profession in the pack, while its Thanatology skill guide explains ways to build that skill. Career requirements and commands can change with game updates, so consult the current in-game panel if it differs from this guide.

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