📖 Player Handbook
Everything you need to become an Edgerunner.
Welcome to the Player Handbook — your complete guide to surviving (and thriving) in Night City. Whether you’re a seasoned TTRPG player or picking up dice for the first time, this handbook will walk you through everything from the basic rules to advanced combat tactics.
🆕 New Player? Start Here
Your First Steps
New to tabletop RPGs or Cyberpunk RED? Follow this path:
- What is a TTRPG — What is this and how does it work?
- How to Play — The one rule that governs everything
- Create Your Character → — Step-by-step character wizard
Already know TTRPGs? Jump straight to Creation or grab an Pre-Made Character and play immediately.
📖 The Rules
Quick Reference
Everything you need during play.
| Topic | What It Covers |
|---|---|
| How to Play | Core mechanic: STAT + Skill + 1d10 vs DV |
| Skills | Complete skill list and DV reference |
| Combat | Initiative, attacks, cover, damage |
| ↳ | Ranged Combat · Melee Combat · Martial Arts · Vehicle Combat |
| Gear & Tech | Weapons, cyberware, exotics, FBCs, agents, drones |
| ↳ | Weapons and Gear · Cyberware · Exotics · Full Body Conversions · Agents · Drones · Cyberpets |
| Street Life | The world between gigs |
| ↳ | Weather and Environment · Reputation · Drugs & Addiction · Salvaging |
| Netrunning | Hacking in the Time of the Red |
| ↳ | Programs · Black ICE |
| Progression | Resources, recovery, growth |
| ↳ | Money · Healing · Improvement · Humanity · Repair & Crafting · Gear Durability |
📦 Expansions
Optional Rules
These supplement pages add depth from the Interface RED series. They’re entirely optional — use whichever sound fun for your table.
| Expansion | Source | What It Adds |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation | IR5 | Investigation mechanics for Media, Lawman, and Fixer roles |
| Solo of Fortune | IR5 | Expanded Solo combat options and tactical rules |
| 12 Days of Gunmas | IR2 | 12 classic CP2020 Exotic weapons updated for RED |
| Flash of Luck | HR | Luck-based flashback mechanics and lucky breaks |
| Cyberpets | IR5 | Biotechnica bio-enhanced animal companions |
| Hornet’s Pharmacy | IR4 | Expanded street drug catalog |
| Night City Housing | IR2/IR4 | Housing rules, lifestyle tiers, and neighborhood effects |
| Night City Vendors | IR3 | Exotic heavy weapons, cyberdecks, hardware, and cyberware |
| Headquarters | HR | Crew HQ rules — upgrades, facilities, defense |
→ Expansions — Full overview of all optional content
🧑 Character Resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Character Creation Wizard | Build your Edgerunner step by step |
| Roles | Browse all 10 Roles and find your archetype |
| Character Sheet Guide | How to fill and maintain your sheet |
| Example Characters | Pre-made characters for instant play |
| Streetslang | Talk like a local |
🌍 The World
"Night City — where style over substance is the only credo that matters."
→ World — Night City, its districts, factions, history, and lore