📈 Progression

“Between the bullets, there’s life. Boring, expensive, dangerous life.”

In the Time of the Red, the old dollar is dead. The Eurodollar (eb) — “eddies” on the street — is the only currency that holds value. Corps pay in it. Fixers deal in it. And you’re always short of it.

This section covers the resources you manage between gigs: earning money, healing wounds, leveling skills, maintaining Humanity, and keeping your gear in working order. They’re all connected — eddies buy chrome, chrome costs Humanity, Humanity needs therapy (more eddies), skills need IP from dangerous gigs.

⚡ Quick Reference

Between Missions At A Glance

”How do I…”	Page	Quick Answer
Buy gear or weapons?	Money	Under 500eb: any shop. Over 500eb: need a Fixer
Heal after a fight?	Healing	HP heals free at home (BODY/day). Critical Injuries cost 100-1,000eb
Fix broken gear?	Repair & Crafting	DIY: TECH + Skill + 1d10. Or pay an NPC
Keep gear maintained?	Gear Durability	Live at the right Lifestyle, or monthly Tech Check (optional rules)
Level up my skills?	Improvement	Spend IP: Skill +1 = New Level × 20 IP
Recover lost Humanity?	Humanity	Therapy: 500-1,000eb, recovers 2d6 HUM

✅ After Every Gig Checklist

Between Sessions

Run through this list after every mission or session to keep your sheet current.

• Heal HP — Rest at home (BODY HP/day, free) or hospital (100eb/night, BODY×2/day)
• Treat Critical Injuries — First Aid (100eb), Paramedic (500eb), or Surgery (1,000eb)
• Fix damaged gear — DIY with TECH + relevant skill, or pay an NPC
• Spend IP on skills — Cost = New Level × 20 IP (×2 Skills cost double)
• Buy new gear/chrome — Items over 500eb need a Fixer contact
• Record Humanity Loss — For any new cyberware installed this session
• Top off ammo — Restock anything you used in combat
• Update cash — Income from gig minus expenses

🔄 How They Connect

         ┌───────────┐
         │   Money   │
         └─────┬─────┘
      buys     │     earns
    ┌──────────┼──────────┐
    ▼          ▼          ▼
┌───────┐ ┌───────┐ ┌──────────┐
│Chrome │ │Healing│ │ Better   │
└───┬───┘ └───────┘ │ Gigs     │
    │costs          └──────────┘
    ▼
┌────────┐
│Humanity│
└───┬────┘
    │needs
    ▼
┌────────┐
│Therapy │──→ costs eddies
└────────┘

The Core Loop

You run gigs → earn eddies → buy chrome and gear → chrome costs Humanity → Humanity needs therapy → therapy costs eddies → you need more gigs.

� The Sub-Pages

💰 Money

Earning, spending, and managing eddies. Covers Lifestyle tiers, Night Markets, Fixer availability thresholds (500eb+), and the economic reality of the Time of the Red. → Money

🏥 Healing

How to recover HP and treat Critical Injuries. Rest at home for free but slow recovery, or pay for hospitals, paramedics, and surgery. → Healing

📈 Improvement

Spending IP (Improvement Points) to raise skills and Role Abilities. The GM awards IP after sessions — typically 40-80 per session based on danger and accomplishments. → Improvement

🧠 Humanity

Your mental health meter. Cyberware installation reduces Humanity — lose too much and the GM takes your character as a Cyberpsycho. Therapy recovers it, but costs eddies and time. → Humanity

🔧 Repair & Crafting

Fix damaged gear with TECH + the right skill, or pay someone to do it. Techs can also craft new items and upgrade existing ones using the Maker ability. → Repair & Crafting

⚙️ Gear Durability

Optional rules for equipment maintenance. Your Lifestyle tier determines free upkeep — live too cheap and your gear degrades monthly. → Gear Durability

🔗 Related Sections

• Gear & Tech — Weapons, cyberware, and drones
• Street Life — Reputation, drugs, weather
• Combat — Where you spend all your gear and health
• Roles — Role Ability progression costs

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(Source: Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook, pp. 333-412)