Sims 4 Story Twist Ideas

True story! I did not make this up or plan this...

I once had a Scientist Sim. He was a loner, intelligent and could not get a girlfriend. He was basically all of the stereotypes. Well, the first girl he was crazy for (and she for him) turned out to be an alien.

And he found out after their first Woohoo :lol:

I laughed so hard. But bless them, they were mad for one another.

In the Sims 2, I had a male sim that did not like any of the women I tried to set him up with, from teen through adulthood. So finally, I was like, okay I get it--you're gay. So then I had him chat up this really plain sim woman and do as few interactions as possible to get her to like him enough to marry him. Their marriage was more practical and not very romantic, and they had one daughter that they doted on.

I set up a gay bar for him, using the male restroom door so that only guys could get in. (I had this huge line of angry women out front that were trying to get in but couldn't, LOL.) He was kind of in denial, so he didn't even realize it was a gay bar at first; he just knew he really liked the vibe there. There was this one townie that was at the bar every night, kind of a rico suave type. I had him woo my sim. They had their first kiss, and that's when my sim realized he was gay.

Meanwhile, back at home, my sim would always sleep in the guest bedroom because, he said, his back was bothering him. Really, he just didn't want to sleep with his wife. She was a little bit dense, so she never caught on. I never finished the story, but this could go either way. Either he keeps his secret throughout his life, or eventually he comes out of the closet (either on purpose or because someone outs him) and then has to deal with the fallout of that within his marriage and personal life.

I was also thinking that you could go to amazon and look at the plot summaries for their novels to get ideas for your own story. For example, here's a story I came across when I typed in "bestselling novel," changed to make it specific to the sims. It's from the book "Big Sexy Love" by Kirsty Greenwood:

is a scaredy cat. She doesn't do new or risky. She’s happy enough with her job, it’s cool that she has no boyfriend to fret over, she even likes that she still lives in her childhood home. No drama, no fuss, no problems. Except … her best friend in the world is dying and has one final wish. She wants to track down her first love, and because she's stuck in the hospital, she needs help to do it. But there’s a teeny problem: her ex is somewhere in and has never even left , let alone roamed the crazy streets of . As if the big city isn't scary enough, has to contend with Seth, a cocky who thinks she’s a joke; Anders, a bored socialite who has taken a shine to her; and the fact that no matter how hard she tries to track down her friend's ex, he doesn't seem to want to be found. Can learn to overcome her fears, abandon her old safe routine and fulfill her best friend’s last wish?

A romance between a romantic and unflirty sim. I've done this and it was interesting to say the least...
A family of criminals/royals/businesspeople backstabbing each other for power (I did this with the Langraabs. Nancy 'accidentally' killed Geoffrey and Malcolm saw everything so he ran away to live with his estranged brother Johnathan aka Johnny Zest. They moved to San Myshuno and Nancy's trying to track them down because she doesn't want anyone to know what she did...)
Long lost siblings
Complete your sim's first ten whims and build the story off what happens.
An unflirty royal has to find a suitable partner to rule their kingdom with.

"citysimmer;c-16831176" wrote:
Complete your sim's first ten whims and build the story off what happens.

That’s a super good idea!

My sim has a loner and good trait. He never spoke with anyone other than his family members and his only best friend.

One time, he invited his best friend to go on a date, but unfortunately it didn't end up well. After the date is over, his best friend returns to home and left my sim all alone. My Sim finally met Malcolm Landgraab who was playing chess not far from my sims' spot. My Sim greeted him and I saw Malcolm's mood was flirty. I was bored, so I tried to befriend him. Unexpectedly Malcolm won't stop flirting with my sim and finally they got their first kiss on that same night... I didn't know evil and good could really get along like that. I like it though! They're so cute together!

I just got an idea today for a storyline that I’m going to play out in my game. I have two sims (Princess and Rhys) that are going to be homeless and living in a tent on the 20x20 lot in Brindleton Bay. I placed a lot of trees and plants on the lot to give it the appearance of being hidden in the woods. Previously, Princess and Rhys were foster kids living in Willow Creek with a nice family that had adopted three other teens. But Princess is rebellious, and she convinced Rhys to run away with her. Rhys will make money for them by playing his guitar in public places. As young adults, they will have a baby named Brenin, but will be unable to take care of him, so he will be taken away. I’ll recreate Brenin as a toddler, and he will be adopted by a family in Windenburg.

Later, Princess and Rhys will get jobs and build a trailer on their lot. Their situations will slightly improve, but they will remain poor. They will have another son named Caleb. Princess and Rhys will live a reclusive lifestyle and will not have any friends because of their years of hiding out on their lot in the woods. Caleb will also lack friends because of his quiet nature and his overprotective parents. Caleb will spend a lot of time playing outside, but Princess and Rhys will forbid him from inviting anyone over or straying through the woods to their neighbor’s house.

The neighbors are the Lindqvist family and they live on the 64x64 lot in Brindleton Bay. Their oldest son, Paris, will marry an actress, Nadia, and they will move to the Pinnacles. The Lindqvist’s oldest daughter, Meja, will marry a prince who lives in Windenburg on the Von Haunt Estate Lot. I changed the lot type to residential and placed a castle there. I’d already planned a storyline for Caleb where he will wander over to their lot while his parents are at work because he’s curious about the kids he always hears playing outside. There, he will meet Meja’s daughter, Leia, as well as Paris and Nadia’s kids, Tegan and Alexei. Tegan will be a snobby, spoiled rich girl and uninterested in being friends with Caleb, but Leia and Alexei will become great friends with him. Caleb will sneak and play with them whenever his parents aren’t home. They will spend lots of time together during the summers, but will not see each other as much during the school year as the Lindqvist kids won’t visit their grandparents’ house as often.

When Caleb becomes a teen, Princess and Rhys will relax a bit and allow him to have more freedom. But Caleb will continue to keep his friendship with the Lindqvist family a secret. Caleb, Leia, Alexei and Tegan will spend most of their time hanging out in Windenburg, San Myshuno, and Del Sol Valley. Caleb and Leia will start dating and she will invite him to a dinner party at her home explaining that her (paternal) grandparents and uncle will be there. At the dinner, Caleb will meet Leia’s uncle, Brenin, who is actually his brother that had been taken away from his family as a baby. Caleb will learn that Leia’s grandmother had adopted Brenin because she could not have children of her own.

Of course, Caleb and Brenin will not know that they are related. Brenin will know that he was adopted, but Caleb will not have any knowledge of his brother. I haven’t decided how I’ll play out the rest of their story. Maybe Princess and Rhys, never getting over the loss of their son, will find out who adopted Brenin and that he became related to the Lindqvist family through Meja’s marriage to the prince. Because of their shame, they wanted to hide the secret, so they tried to keep Caleb away from their family. But this could be their reason for remaining on the tiny lot in the woods. They wanted to stay close to the Lindqvist family and try to catch glimpses of their son whenever he visited. They’ll have to tell Caleb all this once he reveals his plan to propose to Leia.

It’ll all come together and probably change a bit once I start playing this story in my game.

@joyofliving37 if you use MCCC you can have children taken by the social worker places in the world with other families (so you could then go into Manage Families and move Brenin from wherever he’s placed to where you want). So he’ll be the original!

"MuggyQuasar;c-16831953" wrote:
@joyofliving37 if you use MCCC you can have children taken by the social worker places in the world with other families (so you could then go into Manage Families and move Brenin from wherever he’s placed to where you want). So he’ll be the original!

That’s awesome! I had no idea that was an option in MCCC. Thanks so much for telling me!

I've been thinking of trying a max skill challenge, by that I mean having a single sim max out every skill possible (without cheating); good job I play with aging off. I've also been thinking of trying an all careers challenge and have a single sim reach the top of every career and profession in the game (again without cheating), should keep me busy for a while. :smile: