Cyberpunk RED Combat Cheat Sheet

Cyberpunk RED combat: 1d10 + Stat + Skill vs DV. Cover, range bands, and armor ablation are the core tactical levers.

Initiative

Roll initiative once at the start of combat; the same order holds for the whole fight.
Ambush: ambushers act first without a roll, then normal initiative.

Action economy

Each turn: Move (up to MOVE × 2 m/yds) + 1 Action.
Actions: Attack, Aim (+1 to next attack, stacks to +3 on same target), Grab, Choke, First Aid (Paramedic + TECH, DV 13), Reload, NET action, Use item.
Run: sacrifice your Action to move an extra MOVE × 2 m/yds.

Ranged attack

Roll: REF + Weapon Skill + 1d10 vs DV (by range band)
Natural 10: Critical Success on any check, attacks included: roll another d10 and add it
Natural 1: Fumble: roll an extra d10, subtract from total

Autofire: on a hit, damage is 2d6 × the amount you beat the DV by, capped by the weapon's autofire multiplier (not its ROF).
Aimed shot (head): +8 to DV, damage uses head SP (0 without helmet), weapon damage ×2.
Suppressive fire: each target rolls WILL + Concentration + 1d10 against the attacker's Autofire check total; fail = must move to cover.

Melee attack

Higher total wins; a tie goes to the defender.
Martial Arts: use the Martial Arts skill instead of Brawling for unarmed attacks.

Damage and armor

Damage = weapon damage dice - target's SP (Stopping Power).
Armor ablation: each hit that deals damage reduces SP by 1.
No random hit-location roll: damage is to the body unless the attacker calls an aimed shot at a specific location (e.g. head).
If the damage doesn't exceed the target's SP, none of it gets through (there is no minimum of 1).

Seriously Wounded and death

Seriously Wounded: HP drops to half or below: -2 to all actions
Mortally Wounded: HP hits 0: unconscious, begin Death Saves
Death Save: Roll d10 each turn; must roll EQUAL TO or UNDER your BODY stat (minus penalties) or die

Each critical injury adds +1 to the Death Save penalty (subtracted from your BODY stat, making it harder to survive).
First Aid (DV 13) stabilizes a dying character. Surgery required for critical injuries.

Critical injuries

Triggered when two or more of the damage dice come up 6: the hit is a Critical Injury and deals +5 bonus damage.
Roll 2d6 on the Body or Head critical injury table.
Body crits: dismembered arm/leg, collapsed lung, spinal injury, broken ribs, foreign object, torn muscle.
Head crits: lost eye, brain injury, damaged ear, concussion, broken jaw, foreign object.
Each crit adds +1 to the Death Save penalty (subtracted from BODY).

Cover

No cover: Normal DV
Behind full cover: Can't be targeted directly; the attacker must shoot the cover itself
Leaning out: Required to attack from behind cover; exposes you

Cover isn't a flat DV bonus: you damage the cover's HP until it breaks (or the target leans out).
Cover has HP; destroyed when reduced to 0.
Concrete wall: 50 HP. Car door: 25 HP. Drywall: 10 HP.

Luck

Declare and spend Luck points 1:1 to boost a roll before rolling, not after seeing the result.
Luck refreshes at the start of each session.
Maximum Luck = LUCK stat.

Ranged DV by weapon type and range (Cyberpunk RED)
Range	Pistol	SMG	Shotgun	Assault Rifle	Sniper Rifle
0-6m	13	15	13	17	30
7-12m	15	13	15	16	25
13-25m	20	15	20	15	25
26-50m	25	20	25	13	20
51-100m	30	25	30	15	15
101-200m	30	25	35	20	16
201-400m	N/A	30	N/A	25	17
401-800m	N/A	N/A	N/A	30	20

Common mistakes

Forgetting armor ablation (SP drops by 1 per hit that deals damage).
Head shots: the +8 DV increase is often forgotten; damage uses head SP and is doubled.
Fumbles subtract the extra d10; a fumbled roll can go negative.
Autofire damage is capped by the weapon's autofire multiplier, not its ROF.
Critical injuries are per-hit, not per-turn: two big hits can each trigger their own crit roll.

Cyberpunk RED Combat cheat sheet