If you’ve been wandering around the Ravenwood world added inThe Sims 4: Life & Death, then you’ve no doubt stumbled upon a crypt or two. Different from the standard gravestones around the cemetery in Crow’s Crossing, crypts are larger structures for multiple bodies - and you may explore each one.
The bravest Sims willing venturing into the crypts in The Sims 4: Life & Death may find themselves with any number of treasures. You’ll find gemstones, several of the tarot cards for Lady Ravendancer Goth’s deck, scary moodlets, and so much more within the crypts in The Sims 4.
Updated on June 15, 2025:Now that we’ve fully explored the Crypts in The Sims 4: Life & Death, we’re updating our guide to include the chance cards you may encounter while exploring the Crypts in Ravenwood, as well as what you might receive depending on your answers. Be safe in there!
What Can You Do In A Crypt?
Whether it’s the pair of them located in the back corner of theEternal Rest cemeteryin Crow’s Crossing, the one out in front of the rather peculiar Specter family lot, or any placed at your discretion around the world, The Sims 4: Life & Death introduced the crypt item to the game, and it serves a number of functions (in addition to making any homemade cemetery look that much more polished!).
By interacting with a crypt, you can do a number of things. Did you head to the cemetery with a friend? Pop into a crypt andtell ghost storieswithin them, which might make your Sim feel Playful. Did you go to the crypts with someone who’smorethan a friend?If you’re feeling scandalous, you could evenWoohooin them now. Want to sleep in a more literal sense instead? Head inside andtake a nap- these are probably the quietest neighbors you’ll ever have.
While you can also do it in the normal slew of ways (like from your Sim’s cell phone or a computer on any lot), you’re also able tojoin the Undertaker careerwhen you interact with a crypt around Ravenwood. Maybe your Sim just feels inspired to do so, and maybehelping the dead or their surviving relativesis their calling?
The biggest part of the crypts in The Sims 4: Life & Death, though, is undoubtedly the ability toexplore the cryptsin a series of text-based adventures! If you’re trying to hunt down rare loot like gemstones, tarot cards, and more.
Explore Crypts For Various Rewards
If your Sim isn’t afraid of the dark, then you’ll have the opportunity toexplore the crypts via chance cardsanytime your Sim comes across one. They’ll head inside for a while, and while you wait above ground for them to return, you’ll be prompted with a series oftext-based chance card adventuresthat can do any number of things.
You might need topass a skill check to choose certain answers, and different choices may lead to different treasures or pathways within, so it’s almost always something different each time you explore! You’ll be testedon your physical Fitnessandsmooth-talking Charisma skillsdirectly, and you may want to have experience with a musical instrument before heading inside, too. It also doesn’t hurt to bring a snack or two in your inventory.
And who knows? You might even stumble onto a few of themissing tarot cardsyou needed to complete Lady Ravendancer Goth’s Tarot Deck, if you’ve started that collection!The suit cards all come from within the crypts.
You might also periodically run into Waylon Warez,the Mysterious Merchant, who runs a pop-up shop within the crypts in Ravenwood. You’ll be able to randomly get an object from him when you find him within the crypts, ibncuding another tarot card, but finding him is never a guarantee.
If you haven’t elected to explore the crypts on your own, there are two reasons you might need to even outside the tarot deck collection. Not only doesthe Ghost Historian aspirationask you to explore a crypt a few times over, seeking rare items in the crypts for two of the four milestones in the aspiration, but if you’re trying tohelp the ghastly Alice near the Guardian TreewithAlice’s Sorrow, head into a crypt and get to searching.
As part of the Alice’s Sorrow quest, you’ll findDeimos, one of her children, inside a crypt. He’s got his own special card, requiringsome Thanatology skill experience. You’ll need to choose to “Read the Stone Tablet” when it comes up, and doing so completes the requirement to find Deimos for the quest.
Hissing in the Dark
Light a candle and continue exploring.
“Respite from the Departed” Happy moodlet.
Rummage the sarcophagus.
Small treasure or cash, “Shouldn’t Have Done That!” Scared moodlet, and potentially the Sword tarot card.
A Lingering Feeling
Increase the pace.(After rummaging the sarcophagus on the “It Follows” Card.)
“Past and Future” Scared moodlet.
Choose the Box of Ethereal.
Receive a collectible,orbecome a ghost temporarily and receive your own tombstone.
A Loose Brick
Remove the brick and stick your hand inside.
Your Sim may gain Simoleons, collectible items, and potentially the Coins tarot card.
Ignore and keep exploring.
Replenishes your Sim’s needs if they’re low while exploring.
Play a Little Tune
Improvise.
“YOLO-deling My Way Out” Energized moodletorleave the crypts with nothing happening.
Play the actual notes.(Requires level 3 in either Guitar, Piano, or Violin.)
Snack Attack
Sigh in relief and continue exploring.
Receive cash and the “My New BFF” Happy moodlet, and potentially the Cups tarot card.
Waylon’s Hideout
Rummage blindly.
Your Sim may receive cash, a crystal, another collectible, or the Wands tarot card.
Ignore Waylon and continue exploring.
Talk your way out.(Requires level 3 in the Charisma skill.)
Try to pet.
“My Heart Can’t Take This Rejection” Sad moodlet.
Offer food.(Requires a serving of any food in your Sim’s inventory.)
Proceed to the “Snack Attack” card.
Your results on the chance cards may vary, since plenty of them can offer some sour results as well as sweet rewards. Venture at your own risk!
