Mechanisms For Tabletop Roleplaying is a compilation of five articles for refining your rules. The articles are:
The Countdown Stack is basic advice on using token stacks as timers in your play.
Temptation Dice gives an easy method for handling extra effort¸ temptation by dark forces¸ and other interesting pieces.
Action Scenery lays out seven options for high action using set pieces.
The Wrath Count is a simple tracking method for "aggro" in your game.
Escalated changes your whole game into a vicious soap opera.
In addition to being a general-use set of tools¸ Mechanisms is part of a larger gaming platform. It is recommended that readers also look over Fundamentals of Tabletop Roleplaying ¸ a basic run-through of "What happens in a roleplaying game?"¸ and Situations For Tabletop Roleplaying¸ a set of five situation-generators.
