Browse 3 built-in Storytellers — Maxence, Ricardo Castello III, and Stella — with starting funds, simulation speed, pregnancy rules, Story Card hands, and banned packs side by side.
Each card summarizes how that Storyteller tunes your save: economy at move-in, how fast in-game time runs, pregnancy length, twin and triplet odds, nightly Story Card offers, and any banned card packs.
Storytellers act like difficulty and tone presets. The fields below are the main differences players compare before starting a new household or customizing a storyteller in the pause menu.
3 Storytellers
A Storyteller that provides a fair and balanced gameplay experience.
Story Card hand
A new page in your story...
Banned card packs
A Storyteller that will bring more challenges in your Parafolks' daily lives.
Story Card hand
A new page in your story...
A Storyteller that will protect your Parafolks from life's lowest lows and make for a less challenging gameplay experience.
Story Card hand
A new page in your story...
Banned card packs
Storytellers steer the tone of a save in Early Access. You pick one when starting a new game (or customize later) to set baseline challenge — from balanced everyday drama to tougher household pressure or a gentler, cozier pace with extra starting money.
Game data source
Names, descriptions, and numeric fields on this page are based on in-game Storyteller data and may change in Early Access patches.
Paralives ships with three Storytellers in Early Access. Maxence is the default balanced pick; Ricardo Castello III pushes harder day-to-day friction; Stella softens lows and starts households with more simoleons.
Fair, all-round pacing with higher twin and triplet chances than the other presets. Maxence and Stella both exclude the BloodMoon Story Card pack from nightly offers.
Lower multi-birth odds and no automatic eating or toilet breaks at work, so careers feel less forgiving. Ricardo does not ban BloodMoon packs.
Extra starting funds (35,000 vs 30,000), lower twin/triplet rates, and a protective tone in the official description. Stella uses the same Story Card hand as the others but also bans BloodMoon packs.
After the household sleeps, the active Storyteller can offer Story Cards — goals, buffs, mood shifts, or relationship hooks for the next day. All three built-in Storytellers share the same default hand in current data, with pack bans differing per preset.
Opening funds and minutes-per-real-second are the fastest way to feel whether a save will start rich or rushed. On this wiki, compare those values on each card before you commit in the train intro.
Pregnancy duration, labor timing, and twin/triplet percentages vary by Storyteller. Family-heavy playthroughs should weigh these fields alongside traits and lifestyles from the PAM creator.
Pair this reference with traits and skills for Parafolk identity, careers for job friction, guides for Wants and town life, and the map when you plan Melanino routines around your chosen pace.