Crystal ball

Crystal balls are magical objects in The Sims: Livin' Large, The Sims 3 Store and The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff that cryptically tell the future.

Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball
The Madame Blahbatfry Crystal Ball allows the player a chance at changing a Sim's personality. If the player can figure out the message and direct the Sim to accomplish the task in the next 24 hours, the Sim will gain a point on that particular personality scale. If the task fails, though, the Sim will lose one point.

Soothsayer's Crystal Ball
The Soothsayer's Crystal Ball can be purchased from The Sims 3 Store. Teens through elders can use it to tell either their own or another Sim's fortune.

Sims can also tell bogus fortunes to others. Evil, grumpy and mean Sims get a fun boost from telling bogus fortunes. If a Sim is caught lying, their relationship with the other Sim will decrease.

The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff
Crystal balls return in The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff. In this iteration of the series, crystal balls are separate objects that can be placed on any table, as well as seance tables. If a crystal ball is placed on a seance table and the table is in use, the crystal ball lights up. However they do not tell fortunes or have any other additional gameplay and mostly act as decorations.