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The Sims 3 Supernatural: Fortune Teller
A Career Track Guide for Mystics and Scam Artists
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Fortune Teller is a Career Track introduced in The Sims 3 Supernatural Expansion. You can become a fortune teller by clicking the gypsy wagon in town or using the computer/newspaper to hunt for a job. This new career allows Sims to deliver fortunes and palm readings to Sims and earn money doing it. The Career veers into two paths, the Mystic and Scam Artist paths. Each have their own perks.
Rising in the Ranks
The Clientele metric kicks in early in this career. It stays a big deal if you're to be a Mystic, but disappears entirely if you choose the Scam Artist path (with good reason since they are not very nice to clients). The Clientele metric works just as it does with Staff in other careers. Get bumps in relationship status with Sims and the metric will gradually turn green. If you're going Mystic definitely meet all Clientele early using the Meet Clientele option. That way, you can start working on these relationships early.
At level two, Fortune Tellers can Perform Private Readings. The Private Readings metric looks at your total number of private readings performed, so if you begin doing them early it will count for the later levels. Choose early between Mystic and Scam Artist, and you can begin working on those associated skills early as well. Later in the career the hours are very short and it's hard to get a promotion within two days if these metrics are yellow. Of course, the Workaholic trait will help a lot as you can work at home from the computer.
Private readings are an OK money maker when you put your Sim in a highly trafficked area like a big park. Don't bother doing two readings on one Sim, as it will be rejected for the next 8 hours after one is completed. A level 4 Fortune teller has a 60% chance of a Terrible reading (base $15), 25% Passible ($35), 10% Good ($70), and 5% Great ($150).
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 1 | Horoscope Reader | M,W, F-Sun 1-5PM | $17/hour, $68/day | Mood |
| 2 | Fortune Guesser | M,W, F-Sun 1-6PM | $24/hour, $120/day | Mood, Clientele (1 Acquaintance*) |
| 3 | Vague Visionary | M,W, F-Sun 1-7PM | $30/hour, $180/day | Mood, Clientele (1 Friend) |
| 4 | Palm Reader | M, W, F-Sun 1-7PM | $38/hour, $228/day | Mood, Clientele (2 Friends), Private Readings Performed |
| 5 | Metaphysical Fabricator | M, W, F-Sun 1-7PM | $48/hour, $288/day | Mood, Clientele (2 Friends, 1 Acquaintance), Private Readings Performed |
*These estimate the levels of friendship you'd need to maximize that metric. The metric goes up with each level of friendship, so 2 friends and 1 acquantance would be 5 levels. You can accomplish the same with a BFF and 1 acquaintance as that is also 5 levels of friendship.
Mystic
Mystics are much better than Scam Artists at Private Readings. Sims are more likely to accept a reading, the success rate is higher and they receive a triple multiplier to any money earned. So, at level 10 a Mystic can earn a minimum of $450 for a perfect reading.
They require Alchemy, which can be learned easily at the Library. Naturally you can buy your own Alchemy station and take to making potions in your Sim's spare time. Use the Peer into the Unknown work tone to practice Alchemy while working.
Mystics get a 20% discount at the potion shop at level 7.
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 6 | Conjurer of Cheap Tricks | M, W, F-Sun 1-6PM | $63/hour, $378/day | Mood, Clientele (Good Friend, Friend, Acquaintance), Private Readings Performed, Alchemy (6) |
| 7 | Spiritual Guide | W, F-Sun 1-6PM | $80/hour, $400/day | Mood, Clientele (3 Friends), Private Readings Performed, Alchemy (7) |
| 8 | Traveler of Time and Space | W, F-Sun 1-6PM | $118/hour, $590/day | Mood, Clientele (2 Friends, 1 Best Friend), Private Readings Performed, Alchemy (8) |
| 9 | Dealer of Destinies | F-Sun 1-5PM | $207/hour, $828/day | Mood, Clientele (2 Best Friends, Friend), Private Readings Performed, Alchemy (10) |
| 10 | Master of Mysticism | Sat-Sun 1-5PM | $450/hour, $1800/day | Mood, Clientele (3 Good Friends), Private Readings Performed, Alchemy (10) |
Celebrity Psychic
Celebrity Psychics aren't as good at readings as Mystics, but do see better results than regular Fortune Tellers. This branch requires Charisma and Logic. Hopefully those first Clientele can help you to start raising Charisma early. Logic can be learned at work with the Study Body Language work tone, but the hours are so short you should probably be using the Really Sell it tone at all times to advance efficiently.
The Celebrity Psychic's special is the Hold Psychic Convention ability. You can hold a convention by clicking the theater in town. This can only be done once every three days, with conventions taking 6 Sim hours. A Sim can make as little as $750 doing this, or as much as $10000 Simoleons. The option will reappear after 72h.
As you can see above, the males wear a slick black suit.
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 6 | Tarot Card Shark | Tues-Sat 1-6PM | $75/hour, $375/day | Mood, Private Readings Performed, Charisma (6) |
| 7 | Keen Observer of Human Behavior | Wed-Sat 1-6PM | $130/hour, $650/day | Mood, Private Readings Performed, Charisma (8), Logic (8) |
| 8 | Pseudo Psychic | Thu-Sat 1-5PM | $249/hour, $996/day | Mood, Charisma (9), Logic (9) |
| 9 | Metaphysician | Thu-Sat 1-5PM | $381/hour, $1524/day | Mood, Charisma (10), Logic (10) |
| 10 | Celebrity Psychic | Thu-Sat 1-4PM | $768/hour, $2304/day | Mood, Charisma (10), Logic (10) |
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