The ability to perform sermons is unlocked when you get the Preacher perk as part of the story progression. The Preacher perk is obtained when you speak to the bishop on after having achieved a graveyard quality of 5 or higher.
To perform a sermon, wait for until sunrise then go to the church, stand behind the lectern and press the action button (E) to pray, then select the sermon/prayer to perform, a short cutscene will play out showing a reaction of the congregation and giving you an idea of how the sermon went, afterward the members of the congregation will all provide a donation based on your Graveyard Rating and Church Rating.
Note: If you already have performed a service that day, you'll get an error message, saying that you have to wait until next . This is misleading before sunrise, because then, it says next too, but it's actually only waiting for sunrise.
Church Influence[]
For the main article on how church ratings work see church.
Each sermon you can perform has a requirement to be 100% successful. You can still perform a sermon in a church below that requirement but it will have a chance to fail. Your church rating determines how many parishioners will attend your sermon as well as the amount of faith you will get as a result of your sermon. The amount of faith you receive is based on the Church quality. The amount of money you receive is based on the Graveyard quality.
Required for most tasks involving the study table as well as several quests and recipes.
Sermon Topics[]
All sermon topics must first be unlocked via various technologies and then must be crafted at the desk for use in a sermon. The exception to this is the casual prayer which is given by default when the church is first opened.
A successful sermon provides additional faith and coins specified on the prayer. Otherwise, you'll just get the base results.
Sermon Topics
Icon
Name
Quality Required
Description
Notes
Casual prayer
10
A couple words without any real inspriration. It still works somehow...
Effect:
Faith(x2)
Received from the Bishop after unlocking Church.
Prayer for faith
10 20 50
A number of very touching words. Your flock will produce more.
This prayer combines the benefits of Faith and Donations.
Prayer for retribution
10 20 40
True words that fuel you with fury.
Effect:
Rage: "You deal additional damage to monsters".
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x1)
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x2)
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x3)
Duration: 36:00 1:12:00 1:48:00Increases the damage of your weapon by 5.
Prayer for protection
10 20 40
True words that make you tough.
Effect:
Tough Mood: "You receive less damage from enemy attacks."
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x1)
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x2)
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x3)
Duration: 36:00 1:12:00 1:48:00Increases armor by 4.
Prayer for repose
20 40 50
(Advertising) All deceased are welcome in your graveyard!
Effect:
Difficult Corpses: "Donkey brings corpses with more and ."
Sermon money: +25% Sermon faith: +10% Faith(x1)
Sermon money: +50% Sermon faith: +10% Faith(x2)
Sermon money: +75% Sermon faith: +10% Faith(x3)
Duration: 18:00 36:00 54:00Increases the variance in a corpses Important Parts. Potentially broken.
Prayer for imagination
10 40 60
These words will boost your inspiration!
Effect:
Inspiration: "You have a better chance to write something of good quality."
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x1)
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +50% Faith(x2)
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +75% Faith(x3)
Duration: 18:00 36:00 54:00+0.7 base quality when crafting stories, notes, chapters, and most sermons. Does not affect any other crafting, including books.
Prayer for excellence
10 40 60
True words about the blessedness of hard work.
Effect:
Handyman Mood: "You have a better chance to craft something of good quality."
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +25% Faith(x1)
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +50% Faith(x2)
Sermon money: +10% Sermon faith: +75% Faith(x3)
Duration: 18:00 36:00 54:00+0.2 base quality of some craft-ables. Does not affect food, drink, or writing.
Oração Informal • Oração Combinada • Oração pelas Doações • Oração pela Excelência • Oração pela Fé • Oração pela Imaginação • Oração pela Prosperidade • Oração pela Proteção • Oração pelo Arrependimento • Oração pelo Repouso • Oração da Vingança • Oração por Brotos e Raízes