Description: When a PC or important NPC dies, there is a chance that they can be resurrected.This entails rolls to check on which magic or technology was used to bring them back. Each method has drawbacks and a chance or rejection, which leads to permanent pentirs.
Find it in: Alpha Blue (NSFW)
Keywords: Fantastical, Light-Hearted, Pulpy, Weird
Genres: Cyberpunk, High Fantasy, Pulp, Science Fiction, Superhero
Description: Armor is subject to depletion dice or a similar mechanism to become weaker over time as it is used.
Find it in: the Black Hack, Shadowrun
Keywords: Gritty, Dangerous, Dark, Survival
Genres: Sword and Sorcery, Cyberpunk, Western, Post-apocalyptic, Horror
Description: Stands in for a planning session, this roll allows a battle, heist, or similar planning-intensive adventure. The roll establishes the danger level and task difficulty as the adventure begins in media res.
Find it in: Blades in the Dark
Keywords: Fast-Paced
Genres: Crime, Military, Cyberpunk
Description: This system allows PCs to expend resources and risk harm to have an action occur in the past that gives the PC an advantage or potential solution in the present. Allows the PCs to dive directly into action and get the benefits of an extended planning session.
Find it in: Blades in the Dark
Keywords: Fast-Paced
Genres: Crime, Military, Cyberpunk, Western
