



However, if the priest does not match his sermon to the crowd's "mood", popularity will suffer.

Sermonize in a thoughtful tone, expounding upon the wisdom of The Watcherĭepending on the occasion, either Casual, Somber or Humorous will be well received by the audience and increase the priest's popularity (Increased popularity will lead to both good church attendence and generous donations after the sermon is over). Not everything is gloom and doom, you know Sermonize in a lighthearted and whimsical tone. Give those Sims something to ponder for awhile. The priest can hold his sermons in up to four ways: If done well, sermons will earn the priest money in the form of donations. Peteran priests can schedule sermons, their main form of income. If the crowd laughs and cheers at the priest, the popularity will go up, if they instead boo and give the priest thumbs down, the popularity will decrease. After making an Insightful sermon, the buff disappears and the priest will need to study the Watcher again before another Insightful sermon can be made.įor the Peteran priest the four tones may help the popularity go up or down, it all depends on the audience and you need to listen to them to know which tone to use. A forth tone, Insightful, is available if the priest has studied the Watcher at the archives enough to get The Watcher's Gaze buff. They normally have two tones - Calm and Humorous - but occasional have the option of using a Somber tone. The amount of money they get depends on their performance and the level of popularity.Ī good performance for Peteran Priests involves becoming popular among the audience and endearing them to the Watcher as much as possible. Sermons don't have to be performed at the scheduled time on the dot and can be performed up to 2 hours later than scheduled.Īt the end of a sermon, the priest will receive money in the form of donations. Sermons can be scheduled for 8 AM, 1 PM, 6 PM, and 11 PM. Before conducting a sermon, a priest needs to select a scheduled sermon time.
