To join the Fortune Teller career in The Sims 3, you need the Supernatural expansion and a Young Adult or older Sim: click the Gypsy Wagon rabbit hole and choose to join the career, or pick Fortune Teller from the job listings on a computer or in the newspaper. Moonlight Falls, the world that comes with Supernatural, already has a wagon; other worlds need one placed in Edit Town. Below we cover both ways to sign up, the career structure and the level 6 branch choice, Private Readings, and the skills each branch asks for.
What You Need First
The Fortune Teller career comes only with The Sims 3: Supernatural. Without that pack the career, the Gypsy Wagon and the Alchemy skill it leans on do not exist in your game.
The Sim must be a Young Adult, Adult or Elder. Like every full-time career in The Sims 3, it is closed to teens, who are limited to part-time jobs. If your Sim already has a job, joining this one replaces it; the quitting guide covers what that costs.
How to Sign Up
There are two ways in, and both end in the same career.
At the Gypsy Wagon. Click the Gypsy Wagon, a rabbit hole like the other workplaces, and choose the interaction to join the Fortune Teller career. Your Sim walks over, goes in, and starts at level 1 the next shift. In Moonlight Falls the wagon is already on the map. In another world, enter Edit Town, pick a community lot, and place the Gypsy Wagon on it from the community objects (rabbit holes) available with Supernatural installed. Some store and custom worlds already include one, so check the map before building.
From job listings. Click a computer or a laptop and look through the job listings, or have the Sim read the newspaper, which carries a daily job ad. When Fortune Teller appears, accept it. The computer shows every career your installed packs offer, so it is the more reliable of the two.
Once hired, the Sim starts as a Horoscope Reader. The career is an afternoon job: the community wiki lists shifts starting in the early afternoon and running a few hours, with a mix of weekend days in the schedule, and the exact hours and days change by level and branch. Check the career panel for the current shift.
The Career Path and the Level 6 Split
Per the community wiki, the career has five shared levels and then splits in two:
| Levels | Track | Main skill |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | Fortune Teller (shared) | Relationships with clientele |
| 6 to 10 | Mystic | Alchemy |
| 6 to 10 | Scam Artist | Charisma and Logic |
The shared track runs from Horoscope Reader through Fortune Guesser, Vague Visionary and Palm Reader to Metaphysical Fabricator. At level 6 the game asks you to pick a branch.
Mystic reads fortunes for real. It is promoted on the Alchemy skill, the clientele relationship meter, and the number of Private Readings performed. Wiki players describe a discount at the elixir consignment shop partway up and a Mystic Aura at the top level that splits opinion: supernatural fans and spellcasters cheer, while some other Sims react badly.
Scam Artist is the con-artist route. It is promoted on Charisma and Logic instead of Alchemy, pays noticeably more at the top levels according to the community wiki’s pay tables, and ends at Celebrity Psychic, which unlocks holding psychic conventions.
If your Sim is also on the magic side of Supernatural, the Mystic branch pairs well with our witch guide and the Alchemy guide.
Private Readings, Clientele and Work Tones
At level 2 your Sim unlocks Perform Private Reading, a social used on other Sims. Readings earn extra money outside work and raise the relationship with the client, and from level 4 onward the number of readings performed shows up as a promotion factor. This is the core of the job: a Sim who just goes to work and comes home stalls.
Clientele is the second meter in the shared track. The Meet Clientele work tone raises it while the Sim is at the wagon, and it is the tone to run whenever that meter lags. Other tones include Business as Usual, Really Sell It, Fake It (easier, slower), Group Readings (builds co-worker relationships) and Learn from Mentor. Per the wiki, Mystics also get Peer Into the Unknown, which raises Alchemy at work.
Opportunities pop up during the career as well, such as staying late. Accepting the ones you can handle adds performance.
Tips for Faster Promotions
- Level the branch skill before you reach level 6. Alchemy for Mystics, Charisma and Logic for Scam Artists. Our skill cheat guide covers the shortcut if you would rather not grind.
- Do a Private Reading on every new Sim you meet in town. It feeds the reading count and the relationship at once.
- Keep the Sim in a good mood before each shift; mood is part of job performance in every Sims 3 career.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which pack has the Fortune Teller career? The Sims 3: Supernatural. It also adds the Gypsy Wagon, Moonlight Falls and the Alchemy skill.
Can a teen be a Fortune Teller? No. It is a full-time career for Young Adults, Adults and Elders.
Where is the Gypsy Wagon if my world has none? Add one yourself in Edit Town by placing the Gypsy Wagon rabbit hole on a community lot. It is available with Supernatural installed.
Which branch should I pick at level 6? Mystic if your Sim already practices Alchemy or plays a spellcaster, Scam Artist if you want the higher top-end pay and have Charisma and Logic to build.
Does the career work with the base game Sunset Valley? Yes, once Supernatural is installed and a Gypsy Wagon is placed there.
For more Sims 3 careers and every other walkthrough, see our Sims hub.