TTRPG Individuals and Their Classes

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CC-BY 4.0 Pascal Martinolli

"Charte angoumoise" (Runes Magazine): ^{- universal resolution table}
"Cheat death" and "McGuffin" skills (Timelord): ^{- character death
- game over reversal
- motivation mechanics
- special abilities}
"Hunted" flaw: PC tell the nature/frequency of a villain, GM choose appearance and play him (Champions): ^{- boss
- gamemaster authority
- information added by player
- opposition mechanics}
"Let it ride" : no retries, no backsies (Burning Wheel): ^{- consequence mechanics
- failing forward
- principle
- results mechanics
- retry mechanics}
"Lucky hit" (OD&D: Empire of the Petal Throne): ^{- critical damages
- critical success mechanics}
"Stump the opponent" (Baron Munchausen): ^{- adversarial shared authority}
"Ubik": players drop tokens later used by DM against them as hallucinations (RétroFutur): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- complication mechanics
- information added by player
- meta-currency
- planning the mission
- pool of modifiers
- resource management mechanics
- retcon
- retroactively declaring facts mechanics}
"Yakuza bets" on throw result to improve success (Les Érrants d'Ukiyo): ^{- bets to push success
- raise mechanics
- success mechanics}
(Dis)advantages: roll 2 dices and pick (D&D5): ^{- dice mechanics}
+1 meta-dice of stress per 30min of game avg.(D-Start): ^{- session pacing}
1 axis with 5 alignments (Warhammer FRP): ^{- character alignment
- one axis with two directions}
2 axis alignment: lawful-neutral-chaotic; good-neutral-evil (AD&D: PHB) (D&D Holmes): ^{- character alignment
- character constraints
- two axis}
200 Word RPG challenge (misc): ^{- nano-game}
3 PCs per player (Dark Sun): ^{- character death
- game over reversal
- more than one character}
3 alignments: lawful, chaotic, neutral (OD&D): ^{- character alignment
- one axis with two directions}
3 gamemasters: one opposition, one emotional relationships, one society/hierarchy influences (Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North): ^{- opposition mechanics
- relations between characters mechanics
- social mechanics
- turning gamemastering}
3 saving throws : speed, will, health (Bushido): ^{- saving throws}
3 stealth modes : Revealed, Detected, Hidden (Infinity): ^{- stealth mechanics}
5 ranks of results: Mishap, Failure, Partial Success, Full Success, Critical Success (Talislanta): ^{- ranks of results}
5 stress meters: Helplessness, Isolation, Self, Unnatural, and Violence (Unknown Armies 3): ^{- stress mechanics}
5 year old age requirements (Pequenos Detectives de Monstruos): ^{- age requirements}
52 playing cards as randomizers (Castle Falkenstein): ^{- playing cards mechanics
- uses playing cards}
A notebook as character sheet (Sailor Moon): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character creation
- character progression mechanics
- uses character diary}
A player has a main character and multiple supporting characters (Star Trek Adventures): ^{- more than one character
- players have different or alternative character roles}
Abilities determine dice size (Serenity): ^{- character ability
- step die mechanics}
Abilities determine dice size (Sovereign Stones): ^{- character ability
- first of its kind
- step die mechanics}
Abilities: verbs and domains instead of numbers (RétroFutur): ^{- controlled vocabulary text
- free-form text
- freeform power rating
- text qualifier}
Abstract character generation (Everway): ^{- abstract rules
- character creation}
Abstract chasing positions (Spycraft): ^{- abstract rules
- chase mechanics}
Abstract distances and positioning (13th Age): ^{- abstract rules
- positioning mechanics}
Abstract rules (Blackmoor): ^{- abstract rules}
Abstract rules (Everway): ^{- abstract rules}
Accumulating mechanics (Glitch): ^{- gauge mechanics}
Accumulative chance of failure with Jenga tower (Dread): ^{- death spiral
- failure mechanics
- uses Jenga tower}
Action cards with bluff on initiative (Paranoia: Red Clearance): ^{- bluff
- initiative mechanics
- uses a special dedicated set of cards}
Action resolution mechanics based only on social interactions (Panty Explosion): ^{- assymetry of the rules
- resolution mechanics
- social mechanics
- substitution mechanics
- substitution operator}
Additive dice pool (Star Wars WEG): ^{- linear dice pool}
An aspect or power can be versatile, potent & frequent (Everway): ^{- character aspect
- character descriptors
- controlled vocabulary text}
Ancestry. Novice, expert and master paths (Shadow of the Demon Lord): ^{- back-story mechanics
- character attribute
- character progression mechanics
- character skill
- derived character statistics
- language
- path mechanics}
Approbation dice token given for rewarding narrative creations (Prosopopée): ^{- approbation mechanics
- dice pool
- generative mechanics
- group mechanics
- meta-currency
- narrative authority
- reward mechanics
- uses die}
Armor Class as bonus/malus to attacker (OD&D): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution}
Artha awarding procedures when completion of play (Burning Wheel): ^{- group mechanics
- reward mechanics}
Aspect to invoke by the player or to compel by the gamemaster or by the players (FATE): ^{- character aspect
- complication mechanics
- opposition mechanics
- pool of modifiers
- resolution mechanics
- resource management mechanics}
BPM track : breadcrumb gauge (Lacuna): ^{- gauge mechanics
- stress mechanics}
BPNs: Blueprint News Files missions (SLA Industries): ^{- briefing in game
- character progression mechanics
- debriefing in game
- mission mechanics
- reward mechanics
- social mechanics}
Back up your PC in game by sleaving/ egocasting into new body (Eclipse Phase): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character constraints
- character mechanics
- character skill
- game over reversal
- mental sanity mechanics
- monetary mechanics
- more than one character
- resource management mechanics
- traveling mechanics}
Banality track (Changeling: The Dreaming): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- corruption mechanics
- magic canceller or reducer
- moral mechanics
- poisoning mechanics
- temporary gauge embedded in permanent track
- track mechanics}
Banes and Boons that cancel each other (Shadow of the Demon Lord): ^{- pool of bonus and pool of malus}
Barbarians hate magic (AD&D: Unearthed Arcana): ^{- character constraints
- magic school}
Bargain with Death (Dungeon World): ^{- bargaining
- character death
- game over reversal}
Basic and advanced rules (Boot Hill): ^{- basic and advanced rules
- first of its kind}
Bennies as plot/drama/karma points (Savage Worlds): ^{- meta-currency
- pool of modifiers
- uses token}
Best two roll, and third die is effects (Smallville): ^{- dice pool
- side die}
Bid coins to add facts to the game (Universalis): ^{- auction or wagering mechanics
- information added by player}
Big central map on the table (Braunstein): ^{- uses a big central map on the table}
Black bile: player decides negative consequences affecting his character (Libreté): ^{- consequence mechanics
- disadvantageous conditions}
Blackjack d100 mechanic (Unknown Armies): ^{- blackjack mechanics (roll high under)
- percentile dice-based}
Blood pool fuels magic powers (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- magic fuel
- pool of modifiers
- refreshing pools
- resource management mechanics}
Bloody vs Test: fast-forward combats (Burning Wheel): ^{- combat
- skipping/ ellipsing}
Board map (Aux marches du pouvoir): ^{- board map
- point crawl}
Bonds (Apocalypse World): ^{- character aspect
- character creation
- character progression mechanics
- element of character background is resolved or fully explored
- gain of experience points
- mutual agreement between two players
- negative value or statement
- numeric quantifier
- quantifying operator
- relations between characters mechanics
- social mechanics
- substitution mechanics
- substitution operator}
Both opposing parties roll, add and compare (Tunnels & Trolls): ^{- opposed rolls
- roll-and-sum system}
Boxed text descriptions for the DM to read (The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan): ^{- boxed text descriptions for the DM to read}
Breakdown of fiction into procedural scenes and dramatic scenes (Hillfolk): ^{- scenario pacing}
Brownie points to spend in game (Ghostbusters): ^{- character progression mechanics
- pool of modifiers
- reward mechanics}
Budget for magic items (D&D4): ^{- budget to acquire stuff
- magic item}
Build your own mecha or spaceship (Mekton): ^{- building, crafting, forging your stuff
- vehicle mechanics}
Burning and gaining momentum (Ironsworn): ^{- momentum}
Challenge rating for monsters (D&D3): ^{- challenge rating
- monster}
Changing the physicality of the conflict (Dogs in the Vineyard): ^{- extended conflict
- raise mechanics}
Character archetypes (Talislanta): ^{- character templates}
Character aspect (Fate): ^{- character aspect}
Character belief is an incentive to play in a certain way (Burning Wheel): ^{- character constraints
- motivation mechanics}
Character can start with more experience, or more expertise or more money (Powers & Perils): ^{- character ability
- character creation
- character progression mechanics
- monetary mechanics}
Character conditions (Lady Blackbird): ^{- character acquiring conditions}
Character death happens mainly by critical damages, not hit point loss (Rolemaster): ^{- critical damages
- hit points}
Character sheet (Alarums & Excursions): ^{- first of its kind
- uses character sheet}
Chess board and pieces (Vade+Mecum): ^{- character templates
- first of its kind
- uses chess board and pieces}
Choose a card from your hand to use later only for a miracle (Miles Christi): ^{- deck of modifiers
- player takes control}
Choose between conflicting values and debrief in confession after missions (Miles Christi): ^{- character constraints
- debriefing in game
- inner conflict
- motivation mechanics}
Choose colour or style of the gameplay (Neuroshima): ^{- tone or diegetic style}
Choose mental consequences (Eclipse Phase): ^{- consequence mechanics
- mental mechanics}
Choosing in a matrix of dilemmas (Psi*Run): ^{- inner conflict
- opposition mechanics}
Christian-like values alignment scale (Chivalry & Sorcery): ^{- character alignment}
Cinematic actions influence chances of success (Feng Shui): ^{- modifiers for "cool" actions
- renown for this mechanic or element}
City crawl (City-State of the Invincible Overlord): ^{- city crawl
- first of its kind
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Clans, bloodlines, sects (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- faction mechanics}
Clues for free or to buy (Gumshoe system): ^{- automatic clue acquisition
- investigation
- meta-currency
- refreshing pools
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Cmpletion of Final & two Epilogue Questions (October Rust): ^{- endgame and completion mechanics}
Colon or native characters: their players have different authority on fiction (Dog Eat Dog): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- assymetry of the rules
- safety of the game space}
Company system: PC belong or control an organization with its own char sheet (Reign): ^{- faction mechanics
- social mechanics
- uses annexes to character sheet}
Competing factions of philosophers (Planescape): ^{- character alignment
- faction mechanics
- opposition mechanics}
Complex and rich pantheons (Cults of Prax): ^{- fixed and detailed world}
Complication rule for Persona Artha (Burning Wheel): ^{- complication mechanics
- switching the consequence}
Computer dice: 1/6 chance of problems on each actions (Paranoia: Red Clearance): ^{- complication mechanics
- side die}
Condition dice for traits and equipments (Soulfire): ^{- equipment
- resource management mechanics
- usage dice}
Confessional reality-TV-like (InSpectres): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- approbation mechanics
- breaking the 4th wall
- debriefing in game
- flashback scene
- humour
- information added by player
- inner conflict
- minigame
- motivation mechanics
- player characters group dynamics
- scene pacing
- social mechanics
- sudden interruption mechanic
- suggestion of future events}
Confidence points, alliances, and finally betrayals for all PC (The Mountain Witch): ^{- betrayal
- pool of modifiers
- social interaction
- social mechanics}
Consensus reality is a metaphor of the shared players experience (Mage: The Ascension): ^{- metagame
- participants dynamics at the table
- sharing elements mechanics}
Control die and situation dice (Alternity): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- side die
- step die mechanics}
Countdown clock (Apocalypse World): ^{- complication mechanics
- game progress mechanics
- progress clock}
Covenant sheet (Ars Magica): ^{- uses a group sheet}
Craps-like wager rules (Hellywood): ^{- craps-like wager rules}
Create PC backstory & assign abilities based on events described (Spirit of the Century): ^{- back-story mechanics
- character ability}
Creatures divided between law & chaos (Chainmail): ^{- character alignment}
Crew management (Blades in the Dark): ^{- attracting attention mechanics
- base of operations
- complication mechanics
- downtime mechanics
- experience mechanics
- faction mechanics
- gain and loss of social status
- group mechanics
- monetary mechanics
- motivation mechanics
- resource management mechanics
- social contact
- social mechanics
- teamwork
- uses a group sheet}
Crisis management minigame (Paranoia: High Programmers): ^{- minigame}
Critics and fumbles (Runequest): ^{- critical failure mechanics
- critical success mechanics}
Cybernetic implants reduce empathy attribute (Cyberpunk 2013): ^{- character attribute
- corruption mechanics
- equipment
- point-build character
- renown for this mechanic or element
- resource management mechanics}
D12 rolled and crossref with difficulty in a unique table (Dark Realms): ^{- randomization mechanics
- scene pacing
- target number
- universal resolution table}
DIY free-form traits (Ghostbusters): ^{- character aspect
- freeform power rating}
DIY free-form traits (Over the Edge): ^{(no class found)}
Dark secret (Kult): ^{- back-story mechanics
- character flaw
- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- dark secret
- inner conflict
- mental sanity mechanics
- not everything about a character is known by its player
- plot hooks
- pushing boundaries
- social mechanics}
Dark side points (Star Wars WEG): ^{- corruption mechanics
- moral mechanics}
Day turn & night turn (Night Witches): ^{- mission mechanics
- scenario pacing}
Degree of success/failure (James Bond 007): ^{- degree of success/failure}
Describing more details gives more dice to roll, but the GM can veto for style (Wushu): ^{- pool of modifiers
- tone or diegetic style}
Despair/Hope coins (Don't Rest Your Head): ^{- pool of bonus and pool of malus}
Destiny & Resilience tracks (Warhammer FRP 4): ^{- using a destiny point}
Detailed DIY vehicle systems (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles): ^{- building, crafting, forging your stuff
- vehicle mechanics}
Detailed and precise rules (Rolemaster): ^{- detailed, precise, complex rules
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Detailed location (Steading of the Hill Giant Chief): ^{- detailed location}
Detailed random tables for critics and fumbles (Rolemaster): ^{- critical failure mechanics
- critical success mechanics
- tables}
Detailed rules for carousing, social and economics (Nightmares Underneath): ^{- intergame
- setting ecosystem mechanics}
Dharmas (Kindred of the East): ^{- motivation mechanics}
Dice rolled in various tables at key moments (Fiasco): ^{- renown for this mechanic or element
- scenario pacing
- structural mechanics
- tables}
Diceless and deterministic resolution (Amber): ^{- diceless}
Difficult costy choice for basic success (Apocalypse World): ^{- consequence mechanics
- success mechanics}
Doing the suggested thing always kills you (Lamentations of the Flame Princess): ^{- gameworld narrative rules
- killer dungeon}
Drama Deck: PC & GM influence play (Torg): ^{- deck of modifiers
- uses a special dedicated set of cards}
Dual rating score for abilities: active and defensive (Dallas RPG): ^{- dual-rating score}
Dualistic world where reality is fake (Kult): ^{(no class found)}
Dualistic world where reality is fake (SLA Industries): ^{(no class found)}
Dungeon crawling (Blackmoor): ^{- dungeon crawling}
Dungeon-zoo (Palace of the Vampire Queen): ^{- dungeon-zoo}
Dynamic dungeon-crawl for episodic play of any available players interactions of multiple groups of players (Dead in Thay): ^{- open table}
Dés de Kool/ dés de Krasse (dK System): ^{- complication mechanics
- dice mechanics
- opposition mechanics
- pool of bonus and pool of malus}
Each PC has 1 ability at zero, different from the other PCs (Houses of the Blooded): ^{- character constraints
- character creation
- character flaw}
Each PC has a shadow/dark side, controlled by another player (Wraith: The Oblivion): ^{- back-story mechanics
- dark secret
- dual play
- lose control of the character by the player
- moral mechanics}
Each injury is tracked individually (Hârn): ^{- hit location
- wound track}
Each player defines a dark secret he doesn't reveal, even to the gamemaster, and can used how he wants (The Mountain Witch): ^{- dark secret
- incomplete information
- not everything is known by the gamemaster}
Each player has 6 clones (Paranoia): ^{- game over reversal
- more than one character
- players have different or alternative character roles}
Each player has one or more characters (Ars Magica): ^{- players have different or alternative character roles}
Each player plays one character (Blackmoor): ^{- players have different or alternative character roles}
Each school of magic is mechanically unique and specific (Unknown Armies): ^{- magic school}
Easy bonus to cool powers leading to awful end (Urban Shadows): ^{- consequence mechanics
- corruption mechanics
- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- special abilities}
El Cheapo items: socially awkward or malfunction on a certain roll number (Deadlands): ^{- equipment
- flawed possession}
Elegant retcon of the weird original dungeon designs (Return to the Tomb of Horrors): ^{- dungeon crawling
- dungeon-zoo
- killer dungeon
- retcon}
Emulate the literary style of Lovecraft (Call of Cthulhu): ^{- worldbuilding archetypes}
Encourage to molest other PCs (Maid): ^{- abuse
- opposition mechanics
- pushing boundaries}
Encyclopedic details (Hârn): ^{- fixed and detailed world}
Endgame when one character is left (Perdus sous la pluie): ^{- TPK
- endgame and completion mechanics}
Endgame when the first player answers all their 6 questions (Psi*Run): ^{- element of character background is resolved or fully explored
- endgame and completion mechanics}
Escalation die where the bonus to hit = nb of rounds passed (13th Age): ^{- dice mechanics
- timer}
Escalation to extended conflict (The Shadow of Yesterday): ^{- extended conflict
- raise mechanics}
Every character can do magic (Runequest): ^{- magic
- special abilities}
Every roll means something (Apocalypse World): ^{- consequence mechanics
- dice mechanics}
Every scene a turning player plays versus the other players who become gamemasters (Perdus sous la pluie): ^{- opposition mechanics
- turning gamemastering}
Everything happen exactly how players describe it (Wushu): ^{- player takes control}
Excessive success has bad consequences (Libreté): ^{- consequence mechanics
- excessive success}
Exchange and permanent loss of attachment tokens (Perdus sous la pluie): ^{- permanent loss
- relations between characters mechanics
- social interaction
- substitution mechanics}
Exhaustion track separated from life track (Rêve de dragon): ^{- stress mechanics
- wound track}
Exploration of player/character consents (Poison'd): ^{- participants dynamics at the table
- pushing boundaries}
Extended skill challenge (D&D4): ^{- character skill
- extended conflict}
Faction interactions drive advancement (Urban Shadows): ^{- character progression mechanics
- faction mechanics}
Faction mechanics (A Song of Ice and Fire): ^{- faction mechanics
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Faction turn mechanics (Stars without Numbers): ^{- faction mechanics}
Failing forward (Apocalypse World): ^{- consequence mechanics
- principle}
Family and ancestors generator with family honor, status, birthrights,.. (AD&D: Oriental Adventures): ^{- back-story mechanics
- social mechanics}
Fast turn, slow turn (Shadow of the Demon Lord): ^{- scene pacing}
Fate points meta-currency (FATE): ^{- meta-currency
- pool of modifiers}
Fellowship phase (Adventures in Middle-Earth): ^{- campaign turn or phase}
Fighting styles have advantages on others like in Rock-Scissors-Paper (Dying Earth): ^{- combat
- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- rock-scissors-paper}
First adventure based on investigation (Traveller: Twilight Peak): ^{- first of its kind
- investigation
- science fiction}
First dice pool (Ghostbusters): ^{- dice pool
- first of its kind}
First investigation in a D&D module (Against The Cult of the Reptile God): ^{- first of its kind
- investigation}
Five colors of Magic and Black Lotus (D&D: Castle Amber) (MtG?): ^{- magic school}
Fixed and detailed world (Runequest): ^{- fixed and detailed world}
Flashback heist mechanic (Blades in the Dark): ^{- complication mechanics
- flashback heist mechanic
- resource management mechanics
- retroactively declaring facts mechanics
- scenario pacing
- stress mechanics}
Flip-flopping: switch tens and singles of d00 roll (Unknown Armies): ^{- percentile dice-based
- substitution mechanics
- substitution operator}
Focus on character rather than strategy(Blackmoor): ^{- Focus on character rather than strategy}
Focus on players interactions more than the module (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- focus on players interactions}
For winning a narrative conflict: escalate the skates toward violence (Dogs in the Vineyard): ^{- opposition mechanics
- raise mechanics}
Forture and Fame points spent to influence success (Top Secret): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- first of its kind
- meta-currency
- pool of modifiers}
Forture/Fame points spent by GM to influence success (Top Secret): ^{- pool of modifiers}
Fractal focus to build a timeline for worldbuilding (Microscope): ^{- fixed outcomes
- fractal focus
- structural mechanics
- temporal shifts
- timeline
- worldbuilding}
Fractal timeline to built together (Microscope): ^{- creation of the setting on the fly
- fixed outcomes
- fractal focus
- sharing elements mechanics
- timeline
- turning gamemastering}
Frame-within-a-frame (Rêve de dragon): ^{- frame-within-a-frame}
Franchise dice pool for the group (InSpectres): ^{- dice pool
- group mechanics}
Friendship gems (My Little Pony RPG): ^{- approbation mechanics
- uses token}
Fronts as a collection of threats and challenges (Apocalypse World): ^{- challenge
- game progress mechanics
- opposition mechanics
- progress clock}
Frustration token taken when a player is feeling he is not listened (The Quiet Year): ^{- approbation mechanics
- participants dynamics at the table
- safety mechanics
- uses token}
Fudge dice (Fudge): ^{- non-linear dice pool
- uses dice with special icon(s)}
Funnel (Dungeon Crawl Classic): ^{- character creation
- killer dungeon
- minigame}
GM has to crush all fun ideas of players (My Life With Master): ^{- gamemaster Agenda & Principles}
GM has to facilitate a funny game experience (Toon): ^{- first of its kind
- gamemaster Agenda & Principles
- principle}
GM turns, then PC turns (Mouse Guard): ^{- scene pacing}
Gamemaster Agenda & Principles (Apocalypse World): ^{- gamemaster Agenda & Principles}
Gamemaster and player intrusion mechanic (Numenera): ^{- approbation mechanics
- complication mechanics
- critical failure mechanics
- failing forward
- gain of experience points
- gamemaster authority
- non-refreshing pools
- player takes control
- scenario pacing}
Gamemaster has have every right to overrule the dice at any time (AD&D: DMG): ^{- dice mechanics
- gamemaster is the boss
- results mechanics}
Gamemaster shield (Judge Guild): ^{- first of its kind
- uses gamemaster screen}
Generic core rules with specific genre modular rules (Worlds of Wonder): ^{- generic core rules with specific genre modular rules}
Generic pre-made character template to tweak (Star Wars WEG): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character templates}
Ghost dice (Ghostbusters): ^{- consequence mechanics
- humour
- side die
- uses dice with special icon(s)}
Giving authority over distinct parts of the world to different people (Belonging outside Belonging): ^{- players contribute to the evolution of the setting
- sharing elements mechanics
- some elements of the world (factions, NPCs,...) belong to a player
- turning gamemastering}
Glitch happens if half dice rolled are ones (Shadowrun 4): ^{- glitch}
Gridiron rules for extented conflicts (Unknown Armies 3): ^{- extended conflict}
Grind (Torchbearer): ^{- character progression mechanics
- track mechanics}
Guilds and secret societies of magicians (Ars Magica): ^{- faction mechanics
- magic school
- social mechanics}
Hardiness ability: counter some unfair magical attacks (AD&D2.5): ^{- saving throws}
Harm statuses (Blades in the Dark): ^{- disadvantageous conditions}
Hazardous ghosting and resleeving (GURPS: Transhuman space): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character acquiring conditions
- character death
- flawed possession
- game over reversal}
Healing surge (D&D4): ^{- healing mechanics}
Hero Points gained and spent during conflicts, and Survival Points for NPCs (James Bond 007): ^{- avoidance mechanics
- game over reversal
- opposition mechanics
- pool of modifiers
- using a destiny point}
Heroic and villainous motivations (DC Heroes): ^{- motivation mechanics}
Hex based combat (Fantasy Trip): ^{- combat
- positioning mechanics}
Hexcrawl sandbox, but with 'invisible walls' (DragonLance): ^{- geographical or local limits
- hexcrawl
- sandbox}
Highdreaming: navigate a matrix map of magical zones to cast a spell (Rêve de dragon): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- hexed map
- magic
- minigame
- spell casting}
Highest-die dice pool (Prime Directive): ^{- linear dice pool}
Historical NPCs are generic figures like the king, the cardinal,... (Mordiou): ^{- historical setting
- non-player character NPC
- worldbuilding archetypes}
Hit location (OD&D: Blackmoor): ^{- first of its kind
- hit location}
Hit location (Runequest): ^{- hit location}
Hit points strictly symbolize health (Runequest): ^{- health rules
- hit points
- numeric quantifier
- quantifying operator}
Hit points symbolize health, experience & luck (Miles Christi): ^{- experience mechanics
- health rules
- hit points
- luck
- numeric quantifier
- quantifying operator}
Honor system (Bushido): ^{- character constraints
- fluctuating score
- motivation mechanics
- social mechanics}
Humanity track (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- moral mechanics}
IIEE : Intention, Initiation, Execution, Effect (Rock of Tahamaat): ^{- framework}
If 3+ dice are used then PC gets Fallout dice (Dogs in the Vineyard): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- dice pool
- excessive success}
If a PC dies then a new PC more powerful is created to replace and lead the others (Hollow Point): ^{- character creation
- game over reversal
- raise mechanics
- substitution mechanics
- substitution operator}
If caught lying then correct the story, or ignore and drink a glass of beer (Baron Munchausen): ^{- avoidance mechanics
- breaking the 4th wall
- consequence mechanics
- lying
- opposition mechanics
- switching the consequence
- uses alcoholic beverages}
If success then the player describes consequences, with advantage to the last who talk (Blood and Honor): ^{- advantage to the last who talk
- adversarial shared authority
- consequence mechanics
- opposition mechanics
- raise mechanics
- success mechanics}
In 1d4 something happen (Index Cards RPG): ^{- complication mechanics
- dice mechanics
- scene pacing
- timer}
Incomplete information (Blackmoor): ^{- incomplete information}
Incomplete information (Braunstein): ^{- incomplete information}
Incomplete information (Free Kriegsspiel movement): ^{- incomplete information}
Incomplete information (Strategos): ^{- incomplete information}
Incomplete rules by nature (Blackmoor): ^{- incomplete rules}
Inevitable and tragic endgame (Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North): ^{- endgame and completion mechanics
- play to lose}
Infinite worldbuilding constrained by 3 principles: the Rule-of-Three, the Unity of Rings, and the Center of All (Planescape): ^{- gameworld narrative rules
- principle
- procedurally generated location
- worldbuilding
- worldbuilding archetypes}
Interactive campaign plotline curated from the fan feedbacks (Torg): ^{- fandom contributes to the worldbuilding
- timeline
- worldbuilding}
Intergame session is explained in game by "greydreaming" (Rêve de dragon): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- frame-within-a-frame
- intergame}
Investigation (Call of Cthulhu): ^{- investigation
- renown for this mechanic or element}
It is dangerous to warp reality/ paradox (Maelstrom RPG): ^{- danger of magic}
Jenga tower accumulating pressure until final doom (Dread): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- endgame and completion mechanics
- extended conflict
- failure mechanics
- first of its kind
- game progress mechanics
- gauge mechanics
- play to lose
- raise mechanics
- renown for this mechanic or element
- structural mechanics
- uses Jenga tower}
Karma pool to boost dice pool (Shadowrun): ^{- dice pool
- pool of modifiers}
Killer dungeon (Tomb of Horrors): ^{- TPK
- killer dungeon}
Lethality percentage for powerful weapons (Delta Green 2016): ^{- critical damages}
Levels of hardening reduce player agency (Unknown Armies 3): ^{- character constraints
- levels of hardening}
Licensed game (Dallas): ^{- first of its kind
- licensed game}
Life-path character creation (Traveller): ^{- back-story mechanics
- career mechanics
- character creation
- first of its kind
- minigame
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Location keyed illustration (Tomb of Horrors): ^{- first of its kind
- location keyed illustration}
Loss of experience points (AD&D): ^{- character experience point
- damage mechanics}
Luck can reverse a previous contest (Dallas): ^{- assymetry of the rules
- luck
- substitution mechanics}
Magic item typed bonuses & item slots (D&D3): ^{- magic item
- pool of modifiers
- resource management mechanics}
Magic items: attunement and rarity (D&D5): ^{- attunement
- magic item
- resource management mechanics
- special abilities}
Magical 'Flow' character attribute kept secret from player (Maléfices): ^{- incomplete information
- magic stat
- not everything about a character is known by its player}
Magick system (Chivalry & Sorcery): ^{- character skill
- critical failure mechanics
- hit points
- learning magic
- magic school
- magic stat
- resource management mechanics
- spell building
- spell casting
- stress mechanics}
Masteries scale (HeroQuest): ^{- character ability
- character aspect
- character attribute
- continuous scale divided in sections
- numeric quantifier
- opposition mechanics}
Mecha creation is more important than pilot character creation (Mechwarriors): ^{- building, crafting, forging your stuff
- character creation
- gameplay
- play alternative characters
- vehicle mechanics}
Mechanical alienation (Broodmother Skyfortress): ^{- challenge rating
- infinite}
Mechanics parodying RPG gaming habits (Hackmaster): ^{- breaking the 4th wall
- humour
- irony or sarcasm
- parody}
Mega armors/ Mega damages (Rifts): ^{- armor
- critical damages}
Mental disadvantages (GURPS): ^{- character flaw
- disadvantageous conditions
- mental mechanics}
Mini-game for character creation who could even die (Traveller): ^{- career mechanics
- character creation
- minigame}
Monologue of Victory (The Pool): ^{- consequence mechanics
- success mechanics
- tone or diegetic style}
Moral or Mysteries story elements on a roll of 3 (Swords without Masters): ^{- dice mechanics
- tone or diegetic style}
Morality track (Hunter: The Reckoning): ^{- moral mechanics
- track mechanics}
Morality, Virtues and Vice traits (Vampire: The Requiem): ^{- character aspect
- character constraints
- character flaw
- moral mechanics}
Motive, virtue, fault & fate (Everway): ^{- character flaw
- destiny mechanics
- moral mechanics
- motivation mechanics}
Move (Apocalypse World): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- fixed outcomes
- randomization mechanics
- success mechanics}
Moves specific for the beginning of the session (Apocalypse World): ^{- structural mechanics}
Multiple min-max builds possible (D&D3): ^{- career mechanics
- character creation}
Murder darken the PC to his end (MarcheBranche): ^{- consequence mechanics
- corruption mechanics
- track mechanics}
Musards (Milles-Marches): ^{- minigame}
Nano-game (200 Word RPG challenge): ^{- nano-game}
Nano-game (Vast and Starlit): ^{- nano-game}
Narrative influence on the campaign (The Drow War): ^{- game played changes the setting}
Nature and demeanor traits (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- character flaw
- moral mechanics
- motivation mechanics}
Negotiation with a stick (In a Wicked Age) (Poison'd): ^{- negotiation with a stick}
Never roll dice against inanimate objects, roll only against people (Technoir): ^{- dice mechanics
- inanimate object
- opposition mechanics}
New edition is explained in game as a cataclysm (Forgotten Realms): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- new edition cataclysm
- worldbuilding}
No assassin (AD&D2): ^{- an option disappear in the following edition
- character class}
No continuity between adventure locations (Rêve de dragon): ^{- creation of the setting on the fly
- location}
No dodging (Into The Odd): ^{- avoidance mechanics
- combat
- voluntary limitness of the rules}
No official timeline, same starting point (Hârn): ^{- no timeline}
No randomization means never enter a fair fight (Amber): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- fairness
- no randomization
- opposition mechanics}
Non-humanoid roles (Bunnies & Burrows): ^{- play alternative characters}
Non-violence enforced through initiative system (Doctor Who Roleplaying Game): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- combat
- initiative mechanics}
Non-weapon proficiencies (AD&D: Oriental Adventures): ^{- character skill}
One PC is a possessed weapon, another PC is its holder (Bloodlust): ^{- complication mechanics
- dual play
- inner conflict
- magic item
- opposition mechanics}
One success gives one fact or one die (Donjon): ^{- consequence mechanics
- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- information added by player
- success mechanics}
One-line note for each room (OD&D: Greyhawk): ^{- lightly detailed location}
One-page RPG (The Witch is Dead): ^{- one-page RPG}
Only roll when possibility of interesting failure (Burning Wheel): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- failure mechanics
- principle}
Open-ending roll for PC and NPC (Rolemaster): ^{- critical success mechanics
- infinite
- open-ended roll
- percentile dice-based}
Open-mindedness vs Spirituality attributes (Maléfices): ^{- character attribute
- magic stat
- opposing descriptors}
Opposed rolls in dice pools (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- non-linear dice pool
- opposed rolls
- success-counting system}
Optional rules (AD&D2): ^{- optional rules}
Outcomes of key scenes can influence the campaign (Nephilim: Arthuriades): ^{- game played changes the setting}
Outdoor adventure (Chivalry & Sorcery): ^{- outdoor adventure
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Outdoor adventure (Isle of Dread): ^{- outdoor adventure}
PC are the cultists (Soth): ^{- play alternative characters}
PC are toys made up of parts that can be damaged, modified, exchanged, or lost (ThreadBare): ^{- building, crafting, forging your stuff
- character creation
- play alternative characters}
PC can play their background as flashbacks (Nephilim): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- back-story mechanics
- flashback scene}
PC has 'One Unique Thing': anything without direct mechanics (13th Age): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- back-story mechanics
- first of its kind}
PC narrates a regret and answers other PCs questions (Headspace): ^{- back-story mechanics
- information added by player
- questioning mechanics
- sharing elements mechanics}
PC never dies (Toon): ^{- character death
- game over reversal}
PC virtues are 'poles' on the map (On Mighty Thews): ^{- character aspect
- character constraints
- uses map}
PCs are the TV characters (Dallas): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- no character generation rules}
PCs can be monsters (Runequest): ^{- monster
- play alternative characters}
PCs design elements of the story (Wilderness of Mirrors): ^{- information added by player
- sharing elements mechanics}
PCs have differents rule set than NPCs (DragonRaid): ^{- assymetry of the rules
- non-player character NPC}
PCs invent fiction clues and are rewarded if matching GM secrets (Sphynx): ^{- chasing clues
- incomplete information
- players invent the clues
- reward mechanics
- sharing elements mechanics
- validation mechanics}
PCs invent fictional fear, GM escalate from it toward more horror (Bluebeard's Bride): ^{- character flaw
- horror
- information added by player
- raise mechanics
- sharing elements mechanics}
PCs invent rumors, GM decides which is true (Oltrée): ^{- information added by player
- sharing elements mechanics
- validation mechanics}
Party sheet allows sharing PC talents with party (Warhammer FRP 3): ^{- character ability
- sharing elements mechanics
- uses a group sheet}
Passive [/no] saving throws (D&D4): ^{- saving throws}
Pay for Life After Death insurance (SLA Industries): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character death
- game over reversal
- monetary mechanics}
Percentile dice-based (Boot Hill): ^{- percentile dice-based}
Percentile for tracking collective group objectives (Unknown Armies 3): ^{- complication mechanics
- endgame and completion mechanics
- faction mechanics
- free-form text
- game progress mechanics
- goals mechanics
- group mechanics
- hard choice
- percentile dice-based
- reward mechanics
- track mechanics}
Perilous, Discovery & Rogue phases (Spycraft): ^{- mission mechanics
- scenario pacing
- tone or diegetic style}
Perversity points awarded when player are amusing/inventive (Paranoia): ^{- modifiers for "cool" actions
- player characters group dynamics
- reward mechanics}
Piling up of almost permanent negative effects (Don't Rest Your Head): ^{- character acquiring conditions
- permanent loss}
Planar crawling (Queen of the Demonweb Pits): ^{- first of its kind
- planar crawling}
Play at different era and watch long term evolution of PCs (Undying): ^{- character progression mechanics
- skipping moment
- thematic campaign
- timeline}
Play colonized races characters (Shaan): ^{- play alternative characters}
Play dynasties of characters (Empires & Dynasties): ^{- campaign
- character creation
- genealogy mechanics}
Play familiars trying to revenge their beloved mistress (The Witch is Dead): ^{- familiar
- motivation mechanics
- play alternative characters}
Play minions trying to escape their master (My Life With Master): ^{- abuse
- followers
- motivation mechanics
- play alternative characters}
Play monsters prying on adventurers (Monsters Monsters): ^{- monster
- play alternative characters}
Play to lose (Never tell me the odds): ^{- play to lose}
Play your dead PC sheets (Post Mortem): ^{- character creation
- character death
- game over reversal
- uses character sheet}
Player mat (Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok): ^{- uses player mat}
Players and GM collectively create their village (Beyond the Wall): ^{- building, crafting, forging your stuff
- creation of the setting on the fly
- players have different or alternative character roles
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players and characters share ideas and emotions collectively (Headspace): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- participants dynamics at the table
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players can add elements on the map (Tranchons & Traquons): ^{(no class found)}
Players can lose control of their characters with passions and personality traits (Pendragon): ^{- character constraints
- inner conflict
- lose control of the character by the player
- mental sanity mechanics
- moral mechanics
- motivation mechanics
- one axis with two directions
- opposing descriptors
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Players collectively create their household, then with the remaining points they create their characters (Orkworld): ^{- creation of the setting on the fly
- location
- players contribute at the creation of the setting
- players have different or alternative character roles
- point-build character
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players define an antagonist NPC for the future sessions (Mutant Year Zero): ^{- campaign
- information added by player
- non-player character NPC
- opposition mechanics
- players contribute at the creation of the setting
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players describe if success, gamemaster describes if failure (InSpectres): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- consequence mechanics
- results mechanics}
Players design their own characters (Blackmoor): ^{- players design their own characters}
Players have a main goal and stereotype goals linked to the franchise (Ghostbusters): ^{- goals mechanics
- humour
- reward mechanics}
Players have their own turn scene (Archipelago) (Love in the Time of Seid): ^{- codified scene framing
- player dedicated scene
- scenario pacing}
Players interpret collectively a central PC, and one PC each (Magistrats & Manigances): ^{- all players play one character
- players have different or alternative character roles
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players invent the clues (InSpectres): ^{- information added by player
- players invent the clues
- sharing elements mechanics}
Players keep an in-character diary (Castle Falkeinstein): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- uses character diary}
Players personify their characters (Blackmoor): ^{- personification
- players interpret or act as their characters}
Players play themselves (The End of the World): ^{- breaking the 4th wall
- personification
- play alternative characters}
Plot mapping : gamemaster and players learns the plot as they play (Technoir): ^{- not everything is known by the gamemaster
- setting is fleshed out in the course of play}
Plot points vs Doom Pool (Marvel Heroic RPG): ^{- opposition mechanics
- pool of bonus and pool of malus}
Point-build character (Fantasy Trip): ^{- character creation
- first of its kind
- point-build character}
Point-buy system (GURPS): ^{- point-build character
- renown for this mechanic or element}
Poker chips for bonus or injuries, unused turn into XP (Deadlands): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- gain of experience points
- health rules
- meta-currency
- pool of modifiers
- substitution mechanics
- uses poker chip}
Polyhedral dice: d4.d6.d8.d12.d20 (OD&D): ^{- uses polyhedral dice (d4.d6.d8.d12.d20)}
Possibility points: as XP or in-game special effects (Torg): ^{- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- gain of experience points
- meta-currency
- pool of modifiers}
Powers for all classes: at-will, per-encounter, per-day (D&D4): ^{- magic school
- special abilities}
Pre-gen characters with complex backgrounds tight to the setting (DragonLance): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- back-story mechanics
- character templates
- thematic campaign}
Priority-based character creation (Shadowrun): ^{- career mechanics
- character creation
- character progression mechanics}
Progress Track intended to be filled – the player decides when it’s time to conclude it (Ironsworn): ^{- character progression mechanics
- endgame and completion mechanics
- player authority
- track mechanics}
Progress of The Sin in the community (Dogs in the Vineyard): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- corruption mechanics
- extended conflict
- game progress mechanics
- hard choice
- inner conflict
- investigation
- moral mechanics
- opposition mechanics
- raise mechanics
- scenario pacing
- setting ecosystem mechanics
- social mechanics}
Progress tracks (Warhammer FRP 3): ^{- character progression mechanics
- track mechanics}
Psionic sub-game (AD&D: PHB): ^{- combat
- mental mechanics
- minigame
- psionics
- special abilities}
Psychological Limitations option (Champions): ^{- character creation
- character flaw
- mental mechanics}
Rage, noble and fear passions (Unknown Armies): ^{- character constraints
- character flaw
- motivation mechanics}
Random stats at character creation (OD&D): ^{- character attribute
- character creation
- randomization mechanics}
Randomized narrator: whoever win a card game decide the content and the end of a scene (Dust Devils): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- consequence mechanics
- fixed outcomes
- information added by player
- randomization mechanics
- results mechanics
- scene pacing
- uses playing cards}
Rationality and Irrationality statistics (Aquelarre): ^{- character attribute
- magic stat
- one axis with two directions
- opposing descriptors}
Reaction cards can be used even if PC dead (Paranoia: Red Clearance): ^{- character death
- consequence mechanics
- uses a special dedicated set of cards}
Reboot of the setting (Vampire: The Requiem): ^{- reboot of the setting}
Receiving a bonus for 'Surprise maneuver' ie. a cool description (Champions): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- modifiers for "cool" actions}
Referee designs his own adventure (Blackmoor): ^{- referee designs his own adventure}
Referee designs his own adventure (Braunstein): ^{- referee designs his own adventure}
Referee designs his own adventure (Free Kriegsspiel movement): ^{- referee designs his own adventure}
Referee designs his own adventure (Strategos): ^{- referee designs his own adventure}
Referees tinker their own system (Blackmoor): ^{- referees tinker their own system}
Regular 52 set of poker cards for initiative, huckster spells, etc. (Deadlands): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- initiative mechanics
- magic
- uses a regular set of 52 cards}
Reincarnate & Raise Dead spells (OD&D): ^{- character death
- game over reversal
- spell}
Relationship Map or Pathways Map (Smallville): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- character creation
- dice pool
- dramatic modifiers to resolution
- group mechanics
- location
- moral mechanics
- motivation mechanics
- non-player character NPC
- opposition mechanics
- relations between characters mechanics
- resource management mechanics
- sharing elements mechanics
- uses a big central map on the table}
Replace a dead PC by a related NPC (Torchbearer): ^{- character creation
- character death
- game over reversal
- non-player character NPC
- substitution mechanics
- substitution operator}
Replays: transcripts of RPG sessions (Records of Lodoss War): ^{- replays: transcripts of RPG sessions}
Resistance rolls (Blades in the Dark): ^{- opposition mechanics
- saving throws
- switching the consequence}
Resurrection spell (AD&D: PHB): ^{- character death
- game over reversal
- spell}
Rigid scene turn order (Fiasco): ^{- codified scene framing
- initiative mechanics
- pacing or turn mechanics}
Ritual key-phrases structuring game conversation (Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North): ^{- codified rituals
- resource management mechanics
- ritual phrases
- scenario pacing
- scene pacing}
Ritual phrases (Love in the Time of Seid): ^{- ritual phrases}
Rock-Scissors-Paper (Mind Eye Theater): ^{- renown for this mechanic or element
- rock-scissors-paper}
Rock-Scissors-Paper for 'coward dueling' (Baron Munchausen): ^{- combat
- opposition mechanics
- rock-scissors-paper}
Roll a dice pool and pick the best (Silhouette): ^{- roll a dice pool and pick the best}
Roll for Jovial or Glum scene tone (Swords without Masters): ^{- randomization mechanics
- tone or diegetic style}
Roll under attack score but above opposing armor (White Hack): ^{- armor
- blackjack mechanics (roll high under)
- combat
- opposition mechanics}
Roll under but as high as possible for opposed rolls or exact score for critics (Pendragon): ^{- blackjack mechanics (roll high under)
- critical success mechanics
- opposed rolls}
Roll-and-keep dice pool (L5R): ^{- roll-and-keep dice pool}
Roll-under targer number (OD&D): ^{- roll under
- target number}
Rotating the gamemaster role each scene (Lovecraftesque): ^{- pacing or turn mechanics
- scenario pacing
- turning gamemastering}
Rule zero: gamemaster has final say (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- rule zero : gamemaster has final say}
Rune stone over a player mat (Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character attribute
- consequence mechanics
- health rules
- magic
- meta-currency
- pick a card
- pool of modifiers
- randomization mechanics
- ranks of results
- resource management mechanics
- results mechanics
- runes picking as randomizers
- track mechanics
- uses player mat
- uses rune}
SAN: Insanity rule (Call of Cthulhu): ^{- character flaw
- fluctuating score
- health rules
- mental sanity mechanics
- negative advancement}
Save or die/ Rocks fall, everyone dies (Tomb of Horrors): ^{- TPK
- character death
- saving throws}
Saving roll as stunt (Tunnels & Trolls): ^{- saving throws
- special abilities}
Saving throws (OD&D): ^{- first of its kind
- saving throws}
Scars instead of Harm boxes (Urban Shadows): ^{- character aspect
- health rules
- substitution mechanics
- switching the consequence
- track mechanics}
Scenario progress (Monster of the Week): ^{- game progress mechanics
- scenario pacing}
Scripts for torturing captured PCs (James Bond 007): ^{- minigame
- procedure}
Secret level (Steading of the Hill Giant Chief): ^{- first of its kind
- secret level}
Seelie and Unseelie aspects (Changeling: The Dreaming): ^{- character aspect
- character constraints
- inner conflict
- moral mechanics
- motivation mechanics
- opposing descriptors
- substitution mechanics}
Setting changes depending on CCG tournament results (L5R): ^{- evolution of the setting
- fandom contributes to the worldbuilding
- timeline}
Setting is fleshed out by GM and PC in the course of play (13th Age): ^{- group shared authority
- setting is fleshed out in the course of play
- sharing elements mechanics}
Several skills and rules for social situations (James Bond 007): ^{- attracting attention mechanics
- character skill
- minigame
- social mechanics}
Shaken status is a loss of action and is a substitute for HP loss (Savage Worlds): ^{- character acquiring conditions
- combat
- consequence mechanics
- disadvantageous conditions
- health rules
- shaken: loss of action}
Simple rules (Ghostbusters): ^{- simple rules}
Single sliding scale for all resolutions (Torg): ^{- resolution mechanics
- single sliding scale for all resolutions}
Soaking damages (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- soaking damages}
Social bonds: used/exhausted for not going insane (Delta Green 2016): ^{- social mechanics
- switching the consequence}
Social move is constraining the next GM narration (Cartel): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- consequence mechanics
- creating limits for other participants
- social mechanics}
Social/psychological traits & negative flaws in point-build characters (Champions): ^{- character flaw
- point-build character
- social mechanics}
Solo/Buddy/Team affiliations (Marvel Heroic RPG): ^{- group mechanics
- teamwork}
Solo/Squad modes (Deathwatch): ^{- group mechanics
- teamwork}
Some actions can lead to Corruption (Shadow of the Demon Lord): ^{- consequence mechanics
- corruption mechanics
- track mechanics}
Some hit points come from plot armor [high level expert NPC has more hit points] (D&D3): ^{- avoidance mechanics
- hit points
- non-player character NPC
- plot armor}
Special dedicated set of cards for Karma, Drama and Fortune: character creation, action resolution, and inspiring narrative (Everway): ^{- back-story mechanics
- character ability
- character creation
- inspirational element generation
- pick a card
- pool of modifiers
- quest
- randomization mechanics
- renown for this mechanic or element
- resolution mechanics
- uses a special dedicated set of cards}
Speech fight with persuasion & rebuff styles (Dying Earth): ^{- combat
- opposition mechanics
- rock-scissors-paper
- social interaction
- social mechanics}
Spells in matrixes to attune (EarthDawn): ^{- attunement
- resource management mechanics
- spell}
Spells that are only expended on bad rolls (13th Age): ^{- consequence mechanics
- resource management mechanics
- spell}
Spend points to link your background to the campaign, and receive the corresponding lore sheet (Weapons of the Gods): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- back-story mechanics
- thematic campaign}
Spending Stress for improving dice pool and effect (Blades in the Dark): ^{- consequence mechanics
- dice pool
- pool of modifiers
- raise mechanics
- stress mechanics}
Splatter wounds: permanent damages if healing fails (ConspiracyX): ^{- failure mechanics
- healing mechanics
- permanent loss}
Step die mechanics (EarthDawn): ^{- step die mechanics}
Stop and skip what's played in the scene as a silent 'safe word' (XCard): ^{- player takes control
- safety mechanics
- simple rules
- skipping element in the scene}
Story points awarded for deliberate failure (Doctor Who Roleplaying Game): ^{- failure mechanics
- play to lose
- reward mechanics}
Stress consequences (Fate): ^{- consequence mechanics
- stress mechanics}
Subsystem for 1-on-1 duel (L5R): ^{- combat
- minigame}
Success allows PC to add facts (On Mighty Thews): ^{- information added by player
- success mechanics}
Success of resolution decides if player or GM has authority to tell the result (Houses of the Blooded): ^{- consequence mechanics
- gamemaster authority
- results mechanics
- success mechanics}
System-neutral setting (Hârn): ^{- system-neutral setting}
THAC0 (AD&D2): ^{- armor
- combat
- target number}
TPK is a baseline (Lamentations of the Flame Princess): ^{- TPK
- gameworld narrative rules
- tone or diegetic style}
Tag other PC with aspects (Monsterhearts 2): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- character aspect
- sharing elements mechanics
- tag or compel}
Target number dice pool (Shadowrun): ^{- dice pool
- target number}
Tarot cards with Luck, Death,... to influence results (Maléfices): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- pool of modifiers
- uses tarot cards}
Temporary insanity: flee, struggle or submit (Delta Green 2016): ^{- health rules
- lose control of the character by the player
- mental consequences}
Temporary penalties (GURPS): ^{- temporary penalties}
The setting changes at the end of the campaign (Nephilim : Chroniques de l'Apocalypse): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- new edition cataclysm}
There is different rules depending if it is for kicking mooks or important villains (Feng Shui): ^{- assymetry of the rules
- boss
- mook
- non-player character NPC
- opposition mechanics}
Trauma Team International Prepaid CSAR services (Cyberpunk 2013): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- character death
- monetary mechanics
- resource management mechanics}
Treasonous PvP (Paranoia): ^{- betrayal
- competition
- tone or diegetic style}
Troup-style play (Ars Magica): ^{- sharing elements mechanics
- some elements of the world (factions, NPCs,...) belong to a player
- turning gamemastering}
Unified resolution system (GURPS): ^{- renown for this mechanic or element
- unified resolution system}
Unified resolution system (Traveller): ^{- unified resolution system}
Unified resolution system for fight and skills (Runequest): ^{- character skill
- combat
- unified resolution system}
Unique icons set of dice (Warhammer FRP 3): ^{- first of its kind
- uses dice with special icon(s)}
Universal method-of-avoidance by saving throws (D&D3): ^{- saving throws
- unified resolution system}
Universal resolution table (Marvel SuperHero): ^{- opposition mechanics
- renown for this mechanic or element
- universal resolution table}
Unlock powers of magical items (EarthDawn): ^{- unlock powers of magical items}
Urge to follow strict rules (AD&D: PHB): ^{- gameplay
- urge to follow strict rules}
Usage dice for items (Black Hack): ^{- equipment
- resource management mechanics
- usage dice}
Use decimal values (GURPS): ^{- decimal values}
Uses domino and a central map (Aux marches du pouvoir): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- approbation mechanics
- competition
- game progress mechanics
- non-refreshing pools
- pool of actions
- reward mechanics
- social mechanics
- social status
- substitution mechanics
- uses a big central map on the table
- uses domino}
Using a Fate point to survive anything (Warhammer FRP): ^{- avoidance mechanics
- character death
- using a destiny point}
Usual polyhedral dice + Zocchi dice set: d3, d5, d7, d14, d16, d24 & d30 (Dungeon Crawl Classic): ^{- Zocchi dice
- uses polyhedral dice (d4.d6.d8.d12.d20)}
Vampire 'paths' (Vampire: The Masquerade): ^{- moral mechanics}
Vancian magic (OD&D): ^{- learning magic
- spell casting
- spell list}
Various 4/6/8/10/12-sided clocks (Blades in the Dark): ^{- game progress mechanics
- progress clock}
Vassal and lord relationships defined (Borderlands): ^{- non-player character NPC
- relations between characters mechanics
- social interaction
- social mechanics}
Vendetta pool to discard hits taken GM can ask force player to do stupid things for vendetta (Secrets & Lies): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- complication mechanics
- gamemaster authority
- lose control of the character by the player
- pool of modifiers}
Verbal scale (Fudge): ^{- controlled vocabulary text
- simple rules
- verbal scale}
Vertigo of flashback and flashforward scenes (Odyssea): ^{- flashback scene
- flashforward scene
- tone or diegetic style}
Violence will lead to failure eventually (Lady Rossa): ^{- consequence mechanics
- failure mechanics
- gameworld narrative rules}
Wager mechanics: player takes control of game & world (OcTane): ^{- auction or wagering mechanics
- evolution of the setting
- player takes control}
Wagering during the PC vs PC move (Blightburg): ^{- adversarial shared authority
- auction or wagering mechanics}
Wagering in each conflict (Wolsung): ^{- auction or wagering mechanics}
Warping: side effect of too much exposition to magic (Ars Magica): ^{- danger of magic}
Weaponless martial art system (Bunnies & Burrows): ^{- weaponless martial art system}
When 4 themes of PC are exhausted, some ritual sentences are no longer available (Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North): ^{- character constraints
- element of character background is resolved or fully explored
- endgame and completion mechanics
- inevitable and tragic endgame
- permanent loss
- ritual phrases}
Whimsy Cards: influence the plot of a story (Ars Magica): ^{- deck of modifiers
- uses a special dedicated set of cards}
Wild die. Roll, read best only (Deadlands): ^{- Wild die. Roll, read best only}
Winter Phase (Pendragon): ^{- campaign turn or phase
- downtime mechanics
- intergame}
Worldbuilding (Dawn of Worlds): ^{- worldbuilding}
Wound track system (Ars Magica 5th): ^{- hit location
- wound track}
Wounds tracked separately, each of them healing independently (Maelstrom RPG): ^{- healing mechanics
- hit location
- wound track}
Yes/No [and/but...] (Free Universal): ^{- complication mechanics
- consequence mechanics
- ranks of results
- results mechanics
- simple rules}
Zener cards (ConspiracyX): ^{- uses zener cards}
Zero prep campaign creation (Beyond the Wall): ^{- creation of the setting on the fly}
actively encourages players to own the rules, to tinker, to playtest (Arduin): ^{- referees tinker their own system}
add one detail for each bidden dice (Blood and Honor): ^{- consequence mechanics
- information added by player
- success mechanics}
addiction to drugs mechanism (COPS): ^{- addiction mechanics}
addiction to healing/buffing drugs (SLA Industries): ^{- addiction mechanics
- healing mechanics}
adventure path (Pathfinder): ^{- thematic campaign}
adventure path (The Shackled City): ^{- thematic campaign}
all clues are collected (InSpectres): ^{- all clues are collected}
anything can be attempted (Blackmoor): ^{- anything can be attempted}
anything can be attempted (Braunstein): ^{- anything can be attempted}
anything can be attempted (Free Kriegsspiel movement): ^{- anything can be attempted}
anything can be attempted (Strategos): ^{- anything can be attempted}
asks a player how many dice they decide to put, in order to match attacker’s value.(Dogs in the Vineyard): ^{- opposition mechanics
- raise mechanics}
assign succeeding/failing dice to various outcomes (Bliss Stage): ^{- consequence mechanics}
assign succeeding/failing dice to various outcomes (Otherkind): ^{- consequence mechanics}
automatic success if action is funny for players and gamemaster (Toon): ^{- modifiers for "cool" actions
- success mechanics}
backgrounds of the PC can be used both as benefits or disadvantages (7th Sea): ^{- character aspect}
balance two sides of an extended conflict, then decide the authority (Freak's Squeele): ^{- extended conflict
- narrative authority
- opposition mechanics}
d6 minus d6 + skill bonus (Feng Shui): ^{- character skill
- dice mechanics}
d666 (In Nomine Satanis/ Magna Veritas): ^{- "in game" mechanics
- dice mechanics
- percentile dice-based
- side die}
gamemaster has final decision, not the players' not the rules' (D&D Moldvay): ^{- game mechanics
- gamemaster is the boss}