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Story Cards

packs, rarities & storytellers

All 76 story cards across 5 active packs. 3 rarities, 3 storytellers, and 3 cards per hand.

How do rarity weights work for story cards in Paralives?

A card's rarity sets how often it gets offered. Weight is the draw probability - higher weight, more likely to land in your hand.

Commonweight 12

54 of 76 cards

Rareweight 4

16 of 76 cards

Legendaryweight 1

6 of 76 cards

Who shapes your story card deck in Paralives?

Storytellers are picked at run start. They set pace, starting funds, ageing rules and which packs are banned from the deck.

Maxence

Default

A Storyteller that provides a fair and balanced gameplay experience.

$30,000

Starting funds

Yes

Characters age

Ricardo Castello III

Hard mode

A Storyteller that will bring more challenges in your Parafolks' daily lives.

$30,000

Starting funds

Yes

Characters age

Stella

Sandbox

A Storyteller that will protect your Parafolks from life's lowest lows and make for a less challenging gameplay experience.

$35,000

Starting funds

Yes

Characters age

What are all 76 story cards by pack in Paralives?

Each pack has its own colour and theme. Click a card for its full effect, requirements, and outcomes.

Sun Pack

16 cards

Cards that grant temporary buffs for 24 hours

You worked hard and it was noticed.Common

… will get +1 upgrade point after finishing work or school today

You feel the call of romance.Common

… gets +… Flirty and +…% flirt success chance for 24 hours

You feel even happier than usual.Common

… gets +… Happy for 24 hours

You have boundless energy today.Common

… gets +… max energy surplus for 24 hours and it replenishes right now

Everyone ate too much yesterday.Rare

Household will ignore Hunger need for 24 hours

You are filled with the motivation to find a new job.Rare

… gets +… application points for 24 hours

You gain a sudden motivation to work.Common

… gets +…% job performance for 24 hours

You gain an intense drive to work.Rare

… gets +…% job performance for 24 hours

Your brain is like a sponge.Rare

… gets x… learning speed for 24 hours

Everyone learns better together.Common

Household gets +… learning speed for all skills while in a group for 24 hours

Everyone learns substantially better together.Common

Household gets +… learning speed for all skills while in a group for 24 hours

Everyone learns by leaps and bounds together.Legendary

Household gets x… learning speed for all skills while in a group for 24 hours

You are in great shape.Rare

… gets +1 Charisma, Mind, Physique, and Creativity for 24 hours

You are in peak condition.Legendary

… gets +… Charisma, Mind, Physique, and Creativity for 24 hours

Everyone Feels Like They Can Complete Stuff TodayRare
You are challenged by your parents to complete your objectives.Rare

… will get $… for each completed want for 24 hours

Frequently asked

How do Paralives story cards work?

What are story cards in Paralives?
Story cards are Paralives' core narrative mechanic. The game offers your active Parafolk 3 cards from a hand at regular intervals (default 24 in-game hours). Each card has requirements (sometimes none), a description of what it does, and outcomes that fire when you pick it - cash bonuses, skill levels, romantic boosts, vacation days, instant items, status effects. Early Access build 1 ships 76 distinct cards.
What story card packs are available in Paralives?
13 pack types are defined in the game files, but only 5 have populated cards in Early Access build 1: Life Goals (28 cards, long-arc goals from the tutorial hand), Moon (17 cards, instant rewards and one-off lifts), Sun (16 cards, 24-hour temporary boosts), Work (10 cards, career-driven rewards), and Social (5 cards, group and relationship bonuses). The remaining packs (Heart, Black, Blood Moon, Death, Aurora Borealis, Town Evolution, NPC Story, Meta Storyteller) are defined but empty - placeholder slots for future updates.
What rarities can a Paralives story card have?
Three rarities exist: Common (54 of 76 cards, weight 12), Rare (16 cards, weight 4), and Legendary (6 cards, weight 1). The weight is the draw probability - a Common card is 12x more likely to be offered than a Legendary one when the deck rolls. Rarer cards usually carry bigger numbers ($2000 work bonus vs $500 tax return, multi-day boosts vs single-day) or unlock cards that require specific career milestones.
What is a storyteller in Paralives?
Storytellers are the run-wide settings you pick at game start. There are 3: Maxence (default pacing, 0.66 in-game minutes per real second, characters age, Blood Moon banned), Ricardo Castello III (Maxence's settings but Parafolk do not automatically eat or use the toilet at work, 0.2% passive pregnancy chance for a harder simulation), and Stella (sandbox flavour - $35,000 starting funds vs $30,000, no character ageing, Blood Moon banned). The storyteller also controls which card packs are banned from the deck and twin/triplet chances.
How often does Paralives offer a new story card?
By default the game offers a fresh hand of 3 cards every 24 in-game hours, between 20:00 and 05:00. You can also receive cards triggered by specific in-game actions (the Heart pack is reserved for storyteller-gifted hands). The 3-card hand draws weighted by pack and rarity: Sun and Moon packs are equally common, Life Goals appears via the tutorial hand and at milestones, and Legendary cards are 12x rarer than Commons.

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Data extracted from Paralives Early Access game files (build 1). Stats and counts verified against the shipped catalog.