The Sims 4 Royalty and Legacy is all about prestigious dynasties and nobles. While some Sims are lucky enough to be born into nobility, others have to find other ways to join the court.

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This type of lifestyle isn't for everyone, as it requires Sims to be active members in their world. However, it can be extremely rewarding and grants them unique powers. This guide will tell players what they need to know about being a noble in The Sims 4, including how to become one and how to climb up the career ladder to become the ultimate monarch.

How to Become a Noble in The Sims 4

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Players can acquire noble titles by joining the Noble career, which requires them to partake in noble duties. Players who don't want to deal with that responsibility and would rather have a title in order to have power over the kingdom will have to find another way to become nobles.

How to Get a Noble Title Without Joining a Career

There are two ways to receive a noble title without joining the Noble Career. This means that players won't have mandatory noble duties, but they will also not receive a salary for working as a noble. However, they will also not have access to many of the kingdom ruling perks. Nevertheless, non-career nobles will still have access to some exclusive interactions, such as Discuss Noble Life (Friendly) and Lie about Royal Lineage (Mischief).

To become a noble without joining the career, a Sim's parent must become a noble, thus granting them a minor title, or they must marry a noble Sim, which grants them an equal title.

If a Sim is granted a noble title through another Sim, their title will depend on the other's, and they will always be at risk of losing it. For example, if a Sim marries a Duchess, they will become Duke. However, if the Duchess loses her title or her job, their title will suffer as well, demoting it or completely removing it. Additionally, if they get divorced, the title will also vanish.

The title won't completely disappear if the Sim promised another that they would inherit their title. However, if they didn't do that, they have 24 in-game hours after the career rank is lost to reclaim it. To claim a lost Noble Career title, a spouse or a child of the former noble who resides in the kingdom must join the Noble Career, select a throne, and then click on the "Claim Lost Career Rank" interaction.7

How to Join the Noble Career in The Sims 4

The Noble Career is an active career added to The Sims 4 with the Royalty and Legacy expansion pack. Not only does it grant Sims a noble title, but various noble duties with a matching paycheck.

Sims can join the Noble Career by interacting with a throne, requesting a career noble to bestow knighthood upon them, or interacting with The Duchess Diaries: A History of Nobility (non-fiction book) and selecting the "research noble legacy" option.

Noble Career Path Walkthrough

The Noble Career is a full-time active career in The Sims 4. Players can climb up the ranks by doing their daily noble duties and completing promotion tasks, which require them to work on skills that nobles are expected to have, such as Charisma.

There is a wide range of noble duties, and they rotate every day. Here are some examples of what players will see as they play through the Noble Career:

  • Practice the Waltz
  • Use "Noble Introduction" to meet a new Sim
  • Reply to noble mail
  • Pratice Swordsmanship with Practice Dummy
  • Partake in a Swordsmanship duel
  • Go on a Noble Venture
  • Discuss noble life
  • Attend a Grand Ball
  • Donate to kingdom funds
  • Ask noble advisor for advice
  • Purchase something over 600 Simoleons
  • Practice speech on a mirror
  • Adjust tax level of kingdom
  • Promise noble title inheritance to family member

There is a wide range of noble duties, and they rotate every day. Oftentimes, gamers will have to send their Sims on Noble Ventures, which sends them off to somewhere in the kingdom, where they will either work on their Commoner or Royalty favor.

Oftentimes, gamers will have to send their Sims on noble ventures, which sends them off to somewhere in the kingdom, where they will either work on their Commoner or Royalty favor. As players increase their favor, they will unlock exclusive interactions depending on whether they gained favor with Commoners or Royalty. Here are the various favor rankings in the Noble Career:

Commoner Favor Alignment

Royalty Favor Alignment

Friend of the Commoners

Unlocked interactions:

  • Enthuse about Commoner benefits
  • Criticize Royal decisions
  • Mock favor alignment
  • Respect support for Commoners

Royal Enthusiast

Unlocked interactions:

  • Enthuse about Royal benefits
  • Criticize Commoner decisions
  • Mock favor alignment
  • Appreciate Royal wealth

Trusted Ally

Unlocked interactions:

  • Be grateful for serving the kingdom
  • Threaten to raise taxes

Courtly Acquaintace

Unlocked interactions:

  • Be grateful for serving the kingdom
  • Threaten to raise taxes

Champion of the People

Gained the trust of Commoner Favored Nobles, making it easy to uncover secrets

Royal Radiance

Gained the trust of Royalty Favored Nobles, making it easy to uncover secrets

Regardless of their favor alignment, players must simply complete their duties and promotion tasks in order to increase their performance and become eligible for a promotion.

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Once their performance is set to Excellent and a checkmark appears next to it, they can interact with a throne to get to the next level of the Noble Career. All they need to do is select the throne, enter the Noble Promotion tab, and then click on any of the options. Below, gamers can check out each step of the Noble Career ladder:

Level

Title

Promotion requirements

Salary/day

Promotion rewards

1 - Noble Newcomer
  • Knight
  • Dame
  • Knightum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 2

672 Simoleons

N/A

2 - Honorable Herald
  • Baronet
  • Baronetess
  • Baronetum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 3
  • Reach Swordmanship Skill Level 2

816 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Donate to Kingdom Funds using a throne or computer
  • Signet ring
  • 350 Simoleon bonus

3 - Charismatic Courtier
  • Baron
  • Baroness
  • Baronum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 4

1,008 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Hold court
  • Interaction: Receive promotion through coronation ceremoney or coronation speech
  • Noble venture: Give interview for local newspaper
  • Royal Golden Sword
  • 420 Simoleon bonus

4 - Charming Chamberlain
  • Viscount
  • Viscountess
  • Viscountum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 5
  • Reach Swordsmanship Skill Level 4

1,320 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Hold press conference
  • Plain Crown
  • 510 Simoleon bonus

5 - Influential Liege
  • Count
  • Countess
  • Countum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 6

1,608 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Enable noble decree
  • Regal Romancer
  • 650 Simoleon Bonus

6 - Admirable Aristocrat
  • Margrave
  • Margravine
  • Margravum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 7
  • Reach Swordsmanship Skill Level 4

2,088 Simoleons
  • Noble venture: Attend political conferences for nobles
  • Chain necklace
  • 780 Simoleon bonus

7 - Opulent Overseer
  • Marquess
  • Marchioness
  • Marquem

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 8

2,280 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Set kingdom taxes
  • 880 Simoleon bonus

8 - Distinguised Dignitary
  • Duke
  • Duchess
  • Duchum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 9

2,088 Simoleons
  • Noble venture: Cut ribbon at local business opening
  • Jeweled Crown
  • 1,050 Simoleon bonus

9 - Respected Regent
  • Grand Duke
  • Grand Duchess
  • Grand Duchum

  • Reach Charisma Skill Level 10
  • Reach Swordsmanship Skill Level 5

2,400 Simoleons
  • Regal Crown Display
  • 1,345 Simoleon bonus

10 - Kingdom Leader
  • King
  • Queen
  • Monarch

N/A

2,712 Simoleons
  • Interaction: Grant Noble Title
  • Interaction: Bestow Knighthood
  • Blue Blood
  • 1,980 Simoleon bonus

When Sims receive a noble title due to their parents' career, they will always be known as Lord, Lady, or Lordem. Except if their parent is a Rank 10 Noble; in this case, they will be known as Prince, Princess, or Princem. Nobles through marriage receive the same title as their spouse. Players can edit Kingdom Titles and create their own custom titles.

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The Sims 4

Simulation
Systems
PC-1 PlayStation-1 Xbox-1
Top Critic Avg: 70 /100 Critics Rec: 26%
Released
September 2, 2014
ESRB
T for Teen: Crude Humor, Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Maxis
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

Cross-Platform Play
Xbox, PlayStation, and computer versions of Sims 4 are all separate games incompatible with each other
Cross Save
no
Franchise
The Sims
Steam Deck Compatibility
yes
Genre(s)
Simulation
Platform(s)
PS4, Xbox One, PC
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
N/A
X|S Optimized
No
File Size Xbox Series
22 GB (November 2023)