A loving family with a left out middle child, and a seminal 25th birthday fast approaching…

Editor’s Note: I’m so happy to say that our The Sims 4 Story Starter Kits are back in action! No, we’re not talking about official Sims 4 Kits releases. But rather our own original Save Game Starter Kits for Simmers to use. Each bringing a unique Household with a deep backstory and a fully furnished Lot for Simmers to download from The Gallery.

This amazing idea was originally created by our former author SnarkyWitch; whose brilliant collection of 22 Starter Kits can be found here!

In this base game only Sims 4 story starter kit, the middle child of the family, Maddy Allister often feels like the black sheep of her family, especially since her last birthday was forgotten! Since then, her relationship with her siblings Margo and Adam and her mother Jaqueline has been difficult to say the least. Maddy’s 25^th birthday is fast approaching; can her family throw a party so good that family relationships can begin to mend?

The Kit also features exciting new updates delivered through The Sims 4 SDX this week.

The Sims 4 Story Starter Kit: Birthday Blues

The Backstory

Hard working single parent Jaqueline has devoted her life to giving her children more opportunities than she had at their age. However, years spent tirelessly working dawn till dusk to provide a stable home for her children kept her busy 24/7, and whilst her relationship with her youngest and oldest children remains secure, poor middle child Maddy often ended up unintentionally left out.

An avid gamer, Maddy has long dreamt of a career in tech, one that could hopefully end up in her making and publishing a video game entirely of her own design. Unfortunately, her business-minded mother doesn’t see this as a viable career path. Video game programming seems a new and unstable industry to her, and worried about her daughter experiencing the same struggles she did as a young adult, has tried many a time to talk her out of it. However, this only served to inspire stubborn Maddy to retreat to her room, spending every waking hour working towards making her dream a reality so she can prove her mother wrong.

Maddy’s older sister Margo has always had a taste for fashion and aspires to become a world-renowned designer. Following her mother’s business tips, she was able to secure a stable job in the industry with good opportunities for progression. Over the years, Margo and Maddy grew apart, as Maddy interpreted her mother’s lack of worry over her sister’s career as favouritism and began to resent Margo because of it. And as any attempts for the sisters to spend time together often ended in Margo trying to turn it into a photoshoot, Maddy soon gave up on trying to share her own interests, and so their relationship fell into disrepair.

Adam, the playful and outgoing youngest sibling, share’s Margos love for photo opportunities and impressed his mother by showing dedication and a nurturing personality by taking up a part time job in babysitting. An extrovert through and through, Adam tried many a time to encourage Maddy to come out to parties and social gatherings, but as she shared few interests with Adam’s friends, she would often end up sitting on the sidelines whilst the group laughed and chatted without her. Upset, she soon stopped accepting his invitations, and so he eventually stopped inviting her.

And so Maddy and her family slowly grew apart. Although they all cared deeply for her, none of them realised how bad it was, or how left out Maddy must feel, until one year they all forgot her birthday. Due to one reason or another, everyone was busy – Jaqueline had taken overtime at work, Margo had several assignments due for work and was out taking photographs, and Adam had been invited to a friend’s house for the day. Maddy awoke to an empty house. No one was home all day, and she went to bed before anyone came back, and cried herself to sleep. She hadn’t expected much, but she had hoped for something, anything, even just a cake and to be sung ‘happy birthday’. But nothing. She had felt forgotten about before, but on a day that was supposed to be about her, it was so much worse. She was devastated, and she felt like this was the final straw that confirmed the feeling that had been growing inside her for years – that her family didn’t care about her.

In reality, they did care, they cared a lot, but they hadn’t realised how little they had done in recent years to show that. They felt awful and tried to apologise and make it up to her, but Maddy wouldn’t hear it. She locked herself away in her room and become determined to move out as soon as possible. She would make new friends, she told herself, choose a new family, find people who would remember her birthday.

Almost a year has passed now since then, and Maddy’s 25^th birthday is approaching. Her mother and siblings have had it on their calendar all year, determined not to make the same mistake as last year. With Maddy so resolved to move out, they are all painfully aware of how little time they have left to make amends, and how important it is that they throw the most amazing, perfect party for her this year. But do they even know Maddy well enough anymore to make her birthday how she wants it? Will their grand gesture be enough to make her reconsider cutting them out of her life, or will it be too little too late? There’s only one way to find out…

The Allisters Household

From left to right: Adam Allister, Jaqueline Allister, Margo Allister and Maddy Allister

The Sims 4 Story Starter Kit: Birthday Blues Household Info

Adam Allister

A playful, outgoing character, Adam loves to socialise and spends much of his time meeting up with friends and partying! He lives a hectic life, struggling to balance his social life, school, and babysitting at the weekends, and can rarely make time for anything else.

• Age: Teen
• Pronouns: He/Him
• Traits: Outgoing, Goofball
• Aspiration: Friend of the world
• Likes: Fishing, Handiness, Black, Blue, Purple, Alternative Music
• Dislikes: Programming, Yellow, Classical Music
• Skills: Charisma (3), Fishing (2)
• Career: High School B Student, Babysitter
• Relationships:
  • Jacqueline Allister: Mother
  • Margo Allister: Older Sister
  • Maddy Allister: Older Sister
• Packs used: Base game only

Jacqueline Allister

Jacqueline Allister is the definition of hard-working, willing to go through hell if necessary to ensure her three children have good lives, and opportunities she didn’t. She is eager for them to succeed in life, though perhaps due to her own struggles, her definition of ‘success’ is a little narrower than it should be?

• Age: Elder
• Pronouns: She/Her
• Traits: Bookworm, Neat, Family-Oriented
• Aspiration: Successful Lineage
• Likes: Cooking, Gardening, Purple, Pink, Classical Music
• Dislikes: Programming, Video Gaming, Orange, Pop Music
• Skills: Cooking (9), Gardening (4), Gourmet Cooking (2), Guitar (3), Piano (2)
• Career: Management (10)
• Relationships:
  • Margo Allister: Eldest Daughter
  • Maddy Allister: Daughter
  • Adam Allister: Son
• Packs used: Base game only

Margo Allister

An aspiring fashion designer, Margo spends most of her time trying on outfits and taking photographs of her meticulously styled clothing combinations. Unfortunately, she can’t spend all her time doing this, as she has assignments for work to complete too. If only she could stop getting distracted by her own fabulous fashion ideas!

• Age: Adult
• Pronouns: She/Her
• Traits: Romantic, Hot-Headed, Ambitious
• Aspiration: Serial Romantic
• Likes: Guitar, Piano, Pink, White, Black, Romance Music
• Dislikes: Fishing, Brown, Blue, Blues Music
• Skills: Guitar (2), Photography (3), Piano (4)
• Career: Style Influencer (4)
• Relationships:
  • Jacqueline Allister: Mother
  • Maddy Allister: Younger sister
  • Adam Allister: Younger brother
• Packs used: Base game only

Maddy Allister

Though she often feels unsupported by her family, Maddy is hard-working, and determined to make her dreams of designing and publishing a video game a reality! The hours she spends in her room programming inch her ever closer to achieving this, but could she have become her own saboteur, when this doesn’t leave her any time to work on family relationships?

• Age: Young Adult
• Pronouns: She/Her
• Traits: Gloomy, Genius, Self-Assured
• Aspiration: Party Animal
• Likes: Mischief, Programming, Video Gaming, Green, Black, Pop Music
• Dislikes: Gardening, Cooking, Red, Romance Music
• Skills: Fitness (3), Mischief (3), Programming (5), Video Gaming (6)
• Career: Tech Guru (3)
• Relationships:
  • Jacqueline Allister: Mother
  • Margo Allister: Older sister
  • Adam Allister: Younger brother
• Packs used: Base game only

25 Plumbob Road

With its gentle shades of cream and green, this dwelling is perfect for finding inspiration relaxation. Small enough to be cosy, but big enough to host a parties, it is the perfect space for young adult sims to relax and have fun in.

• Lot type: Residential
• Price: §88,711
• Size: 30×20
• Beds: 4
• Bathrooms: 2
• Lot Traits: None
• Lot Challenges: None
• Packs used: Base game only

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Allister Household

25 Plumbob Road Residental Lot

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