The Grim Reaper shows up when a Sim dies, hangs around your lot for a bit, and somehow feels both spooky and oddly friendly. You can talk to him, befriend him, and even marry him.
What a lot of players do not realize is that the game also lets you add more than one Grim Reaper in the same save.
You can have several custom Reapers all sharing the same job. It sounds wild, but it works surprisingly well.
How to Create Multiple Grim Reapers
To do this, start by creating a household in CAS like you normally would. These Sims will become your custom Reapers, so design them however you like. Once they are done, move the household onto a lot and load it into Live Mode.
Now it is time for cheats.
Open the cheat console using Control, Shift, and C. Then turn cheats on by typing testingcheats true. After that, you need to find each Sim’s ID.
Use the command that looks up a Sim by their first and last name so the game knows exactly who you are modifying. This is the command to use: sims.get_sim_id_by_name [First name] [Last name]
Once you have the ID, you can assign the Grim Reaper career to that Sim. Use this command to get the job done: careers.add_career career_Adult_NPC_GrimReaper [ID]
Right after that, give them the Grim Reaper trait as well: traits.equip_trait isGrimReaper [ID]
When everything works correctly, the Sim should start floating in Live Mode instead of walking normally. That floating animation is the easiest way to tell the setup worked.
When you are done, head back to Manage Worlds.
Evict the household from their lot, mark them as unplayed, and turn off Neighborhood Stories for them. This keeps the game from messing with your custom Reapers in the background.
These custom Reapers are not occults or special life states. They are regular Sims who happen to have the Grim Reaper career and trait.
You can repeat the cheat steps for as many Sims as you want. When a Sim dies in your save, the game will randomly choose one of your Reapers to show up. If one is already busy in that world, the game can even send another local Reaper to handle things.
All of your Reapers will sound the same when they talk since the voice comes from the Grim Reaper trait. That part never changes.
Create Teen Reapers
You can even go a step further and create teen Reapers. Start with an adult Reaper, use cheats, go into CAS, and then change their age.
Teen Reapers end up juggling the Soul Reaper role alongside high school. Just like the adults, they should be homeless, unplayed, and excluded from Neighborhood Stories to keep everything running smoothly.
If You Use MCCC
If you use MC Command Center, there are a few extra precautions worth taking. Freezing their career helps prevent weird issues, and marking them as homeless and immortal keeps the game from aging them or pushing life changes that break the role.
Console Limitations
Console players should know that cheats disable achievements. The safest workaround is to do all of this in a fresh save file, then leave those Reapers marked as unplayed.
Once it is all set up, deaths in your world feel a lot more unpredictable. You never quite know which Reaper is going to show up!
Happy Simming!