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The Sims 4: Life & Deathintroduces a new skill, Thanatology, which is the study of death and dying. It also includes studying grief and different ways of dealing with death. Your Sims can learn this skill through different means.
Sims studying Thanatology will fit right in when exploring Ravenwood and all the secrets it contains. They can even start speaking in a dead language, something morbid Sims in particular will enjoy.
What Is The Thanatology Skill?
The Thanatology Skill sees Simsexploring the secrets of deaththrough studying ancient historical lore, uncovering mysteries andresearching the veil between life and death.
This is afive-stage skillwhich Sims will need to complete theGhost Historian Aspirationand which can also help inRavenwood’s new careers.
How To Increase Your Thanatology Skill
Tomes expire quickly: The first tome only increases skill from level one up to level two, the second increases through levels two and three, and the third through levels four and five.
The Benefits Of Increasing Your Thanatology Skill
Thanatology is mostly useful if you areentering into one of the new careers, reaping and undertaking, or if you want todeep dive into the lore of Ravenwood.
It also allows you to havemore in depth conversations with Grim,so those looking to Woohoo the reaper may also want to level this skill. Here are all the perks.
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Capture Essence of Life
Toy With Death Ability
Voodoowas already in the game, but this skill just adds theability to unlock it faster.The main benefits here are theextra options in the mortuary career,and theincreased social interactions. For morbid Sims, or those close to Grim, these can add a lot of depth to a conversation. As for toying with death, goplay with the reaperand see what happens.
