What Is Twice Upon a Dream: Lite?

A rules-light, story-first tabletop RPG that blends journaling, emotional choices, and reincarnation-based storytelling. It’s built for 2–5 players and designed to be played in a single dreamy session—or a short series of lifetimes.

If you enjoy the emotional intimacy of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, the soft surrealism of Sleepaway, or the structure of Alice is Missing—you’ll feel right at home here. But where those games pause, this one whispers:

"Try again. You only live once to dream twice."

Why You'll Love It:

1. Game mechanics inspired by the beauty of the Samsara cycle – Body, Mind, and Soul, and moral choices, influence how your character flirts, fights, or freezes
2. Fate Card System – Use tarot-like cards to twist destiny and deepen drama
3. Otome-Inspired Mechanics – Track your bonds across lifetimes
4. One-Shot Friendly – Play a full romantic arc in a single session
5. Reincarnation Engine – With every death, a new version of you awakens—changed by love 

What’s Inside the Definitive Guidebook?

Twice Upon a Dream Lite: The Definitive Guidebook is complete with all three books and a set of tarot cards to get you and your hopeless romantics started:

1. The Dreamer’s Guide to Love and Life – For players exploring who they are and what they long for
2. The Fate Master’s Guide to Weaving Destiny – For GMs ready to stir fate and heartbreak
3. Mysteries of the Heart – Four romantic time-hopping modules by Cara Vianca Funa and Caspian Darke:
   • The Crimson Tangle – Silk road secrets and desert-bloom romance
   • Cupid's Masque – A cryptic gothic masquerade of the heart
   • Love on the Loose – A missing president at a university's Kilig Festival
   • Neon Hearts – Neon dreams and lingering memories beneath the stars
4. Deck of Fate - For the dreamers who aren't able to afford the tarot deck or have their own one at home, the book comes with the complete set of Major Arcana at the end pages for you to cut out and DIY your own tarot deck!

You may find the character sheets, quick start guides, and references here.