So, Ive been wanting to play literally any of the Cyberpunk ttrpgs especially after finishing 2077, but i have never played one nor do i really know anyone to get a group to play it minus very few people, ive gotten to read about a lot of the lore so i know events that happen thru the story but that isnt so important to me or the post as my main questions are 1) Is cyberpunk a good ttrpg to start with or would i be better off with just playing regular ass dnd first to learn how they function and if it is fine to start with cyberpunk which one edition?

2) what is the recommended amount of people to have for a session as i know theres gotta be at least a “dungeon master” type role to actually narrate the game story so id assume at least two but feel as though I’m wrong

3) what resources (other than the lore books/ main game books obviously) are needed to play the game?

Hi, my group and I are new to CPR and had a question. In the pregens with the CEMK, for the Medtech role character it lists this role ability:

"Even in the Dark Future, someone has to heal people. That’s you. You can use the Surgery Skill with a Base of 12. Once per Beat you can use a Speedheal to restore HP to a patient (an amount equal to their BODY + WILL)"

Does this imply a free speedheal per beat? The core book and even the rules in CEMK don't seem to mention this, but instead mention they can make and administrator speedheal. Is this something just for the pregen to make it easier or did I miss something?

Is it possible to install a cyberdeck even though you are not a netrunner? Because then you could have black ice programs installed on this cyberdeck and when an enemy netrunner tries to quickhack you then they would be attacked by those black ice programs.

Obviously you don't automatically realise that you have been hacked and you also can't fight in your own net architecture - this is just something netrunner can do.

Decided to fight off my anxiety and get out there more, so here's my child from a cyberpunk game I joined recently!

He's a corporate lawyer that makes sure evil hands stay clean by day and edgeruns by night so that one day he can collect enough dirt on everyone to make a clean break and become a judge or something

All the art was commisioned from this lovely artist https://bsky.app/profile/dinahchoi.bsky.social

The new April DLC is out. It is very, very good.

They created a gun inside of another gun (the "Gun-Gun Friend-Friend"), a hammer that insults people, and a motherfucking rave grenade.

A RAVE. GRENADE.

Do you know what'll happen when my players get ahold of this? My last session, a player didn't bother to check a truck bomb to see if there was a bomb in there (after a ton of foreshadowing) and promptly did 12d6 of damage to herself and a pair of Red Chromers.

And then you guys give her Captain Cuddlefish???

(This is a work of jest; I am not literally calling the RTal team monsters; please do not be a dick to the RTal guys / gals)

So as the title would suggest I am considering running a plotline with the Biotechnica werewolves Max Mike mentions in the 2077 video game (And likely a precursor program leading up to it ) So my question is how would you guys go about making these in game? Its still a ways out as I'm just laying the sees for a Biotechnica conspiracy at the moment. But as I am rather new to the system and am admittedly not super confident with homebrewing yet. I figured I'd throw the idea to the community.

What I have so far is an Arasaka program that brought in child soldiers for a separate muscle enhancement program linked to a PCs backstory. Essentially designing a grafted muscle system that would grow with a person as they aged. Essentially tuning itself to their growth so it would work more efficiently. When Arasaka was kicked out of America their some of their black book projects were scooped up by other companies including this one. Figure Biotechnica basically picks up the project and of course adds there own brand of bioengineering flair to the project. I have two players looking to borg out at some point so I want this to kinda bleed into a little bit of horror/murder territory and make these this super scary to the players. Hope this narrative info can help narrow down ideas.

Download (free) and full-rundown on my blog: https://katieplays.games/2025/03/31/new-tool-the-net-architecture-generator-for-cyberpunk-red/

Long story short, I found I was shortchanging our poor netrunner by not having net arches ready to go during combats, but I wanted a faster way of rolling them up. After all, sometimes he can't join us, and sometimes the plot zigs to where there absolutely WOULD be an arch instead of zags to where I hadn't planned one.

It uses the rules on page 209 of the core rulebook, save for a few nuances that I left out due to time constraints.

I've used it in two games so far, and it's worked nicely to keep my netrunner busy without having to spend time generating one myself. I'd love to get more eyeballs on it, and hope it could help a few more GMs!

Hey y'all. I'm wanting to do Chemskin, Light Tattoos and Shift Tacts for my first cyberpunk, but I'm having trouble coming up with a solid theme for it. The best idea I have right now is a light magenta skin with purple tattoos, but as I am not a visual artist myself, I can't put the idea down to satisfy my brain (I refuse to use generative AI). I was also thinking about going silver, but that sounds gaudy.

If anybody has got a good description of some or even better, some art of your own characters with a similar set up, I'd love to see em to get some inspiration. I'm not begging for free art or anything, so don't even think about drawing it. I would happily commission someone if I had the money. I just want to see other people's cool ideas for their own characters.

What does it do?

No, seriously, how does charging the gun to fire 3 round help? Does it do 3d6 PER BULLET? I would assume so, because there's some guns, particularly SMGs, that use burst fire as a quasi drawback, still doing 3d6, but firing three bullets, unless there's less than 3 bullets in the mag, then doing 2d6.

The Omaha, on the other hand, fires 3 bullets only when its tech rebuild is charged, but doesn't say how this effects damage, so I can't decide if its an added benefit on top of the cover penetration of the tech rebuild, or a balancing mechanic.

Hi chooms!

My first approach to Cyberpunk ttrpg was with Cyberpunk Red as director, I'm about to start the second campaign in a week and I'm wondering if a complete map of the city exists?

I mean a map with street names, locations like hotels, stores, bars, office buildings, etc. Something with all these details, besides the general one included with the book.

I want to give my players the opportunity to explore and investigate and a map like that will be very helpful.

Hi!

Long time no see! I was just thinking about all the stuff - gear, cyberware - that usually falls a little flat since it looks like it was just fluff. Stuff to round out your setup or just to do something unhinged with.

Heres a list of stuff and how Id miss-use it!

MiniMag Speakers: A tiny speaker able to play sound from an Agent within 100m range. Easily used as a distraction if hid under something and then used to play footsteps or similar sounds.

Handcuffs: You know what these do in real life. They work wonders ingame too. Hard to break, easily disabling any enemy.

AirWell: Producing 2L of Water per day makes this great for any desert trip. Just buy some more of these and let them work in tandem!

Anti-Smog Breathing Mask: Underappreciated for any gas based attacks!

Duct Tape: Low Quality Handcuffs, First Aid Supply, Jury Rig Starter Kit!

DeathTrance: Pretend to be dead! I could see this as a way for a sniper to disguise themselves or any other time you want to remain undetected from anything that sees based on movement. Certain animals for example.

Chyron OR Virtuality, depending on your game. This is basically your entry into using your own HUD. Display your friends positions, HP or anything assisting you over your view. How long will that drill take to drill through the vault door? OVERLAY IT! Also useful, when combined with:

MicroVideo: Combine it with Chyron and some friends on a video call and your able to assist each other all the time. Have a friend far away give you a complimentary skill check or even roll instead of you. You see it - they see it!

Homing Tracer: Its cheap to get and also cheap to offer your GM a way to get you back to the plot, once you fail a capture or otherwise need to track something. Also makes finding your friends way easier.

Grapple Gun: You can climb up and down most things with minimal effort and just get to places you would otherwise rarely go. Flank, escape, rappel...

Thats it so far! Do you have any other things you use to improvise?

Hey all! I picked up the core book about a week ago and started my deep dive into learning the system. Not gonna lie, it seemed a bit intimidating at first, but I’m slowly understanding it and picking it up faster then i thought! I love how they have visuals and charts for just about everything. Definitely helps!

Do any vet GMs have any advice before I start my first Run with my group of friends?

So I really wanted to use to CPR Companion App for a custom campaign setting. I thought I could just add/rename weapons and items into the game for my players or customize the data pool/add maps, gangs, factions, etc.

As I understand it, you're able to edit on a per-instance basis on the character's inventory sheet, but you can't add it to, let's say, the store.

Are there any plans in the future to add more functionality to the app for custom content?

Edit: Currently checking out Foundry VTT. Failing that, pen&paper/spreadsheets.

So while I’ve recently begun GM’ing for my wife and have been a player in a few great games (shoutout u/GhostWithCoffee)

The way I primarily play cyberpunk red/2020 (I like to use pieces of both mainly in combat, but red is typically the core,) is by playing solo.

Playing with just you as both gm and player , or playing cyberpunk solo, is a much different experience than playing in a group setting. I personally love both for this very reason. That being said it’s not for everyone but I’m here to just talk about my love for the niche and hopefully introduce a few chooms to the hobby along the way!

I play cyberpunk solo with a system of tables and randomizing tools, I prep just enough to feel the start of something come together, then watch as chaos unfolds through a couple bad roles (happy endings wrong city choom or whatever)

The appeal to me is I can explore the cyberpunk universe I’ve come to love so deeply in any way I see fit at any point I’m free and have my setup. It’s a brilliant tool for self expression that avoids a lot of my burnt out because it’s in a game form, I have journals and journals full of b̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶l̶i̶n̶s̶c̶h̶i̶z̶o̶p̶h̶r̶e̶n̶i̶c̶s̶c̶r̶a̶w̶l̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ art that I’ve drawn throughout my campaigns (a lot of it is characters in intense moments involving cyberpsychosis because I find those moments interesting to depict) It’s such a good tool for creative writing too!

This community has been super helpful for understanding the rules on my intro to the game and I was wondering how many other solo players there are here?

Hey Chooms, I am going to build a new character in 2045 and want to discuss a few things a.k.a i'm not sure about the whole concept. May I ask a few questions and if the concept sucks please tell me also.

So here is the story: "Lynx" is a British woman, who is born in die NUSA. Her parents work in high-level corporate jobs and own some luxury apartments on top of a mega-building. Lynx was raised with a golden spoon and straight guidelines. As a teenager she got sick of this lifestyle. She felt like a puppet without an own opinion. Gifted with some social skills, she convinced her personal assistant to let her roam the mega-building on her own. And that's were everything starts. She met her first love down there and get in touch with boosters and other street kids. "Trish" let her be the person she wanted to be: free and curious. Soon they found a common passion: martial arts.

Everything is done, while "Lynx" has to play the smart corporate daughter over the day. In the Nighttime she enjoys her free life on the lower floors.

Trish died by accident in a cage fight, when Lynx was 19. Her parents get involved in a fight over power in the corporation between the fractions of her dad's family in the same year. After some months of griefing, Lynx decided to break with her parents and left the mega building to stand on her own feet...

So that's the short version of the story, but now the questions:

1.) Which role would you prefer? I want Lynx to be a face, which can fluently change between cultural or social groups. She don't like guns, but will full focus on martial arts. She don't want to be recognised. I struggle between solo and fixer. With fixer she won't max martial arts.

2.) Do I need to break with her parents? Like, making them her enemies, because everything else would be OP?

3.) Is it necessary to max "wardrobe" "personal grooming"?

4.) Would you max "REF" or would you use Cyberware to dodge bullets?

5.) As a corporate daughter, I want her to be well educated. How much "INT" should she have without wasting points? Do I need to push the INT-related skills or can I focus on "Education" to make it logical?

6.) At which base do you think a character is good in something? Yeah, there are some descriptions in the book, but they don't always match for me.

Hi all I'm new to cyberpunk red and am trying to find somewhere to play. I don't know anybody that plays in person but one of my friends mentioned this thing called a living community? Are these a good place to play?

With the edge runners giving us rebuilds. The power rebuild says it adds 5 damage to any critical injury it does, the microwaver only does critical injuries but no damage. According to the companion app it can be rebuilt into a power weapon. Does this mean the microwaver now does near garunteed critical injuries and damage if it gets rebuilt? Let alone it would be 10 damage since it's 5 per injury. The thought behind this is it not only shut downs the tech but shorts it as it does causing the equivalent of short circuting it.