In the Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode - Free Basic Rules, just the basic rules and lore to get started have been included. For the full Dark Future lore and all the advanced rules, check out the Cyberpunk RED Core Book!

The Cyberpunk world is a violent, dangerous place filled with people who'd love to rip your arms off and eat them. Even after a massive war between Megacorporations followed by an atomic bombing, the world of Cyberpunk is a combination of savage, sophisticated, modern, and retrograde. Fashion-model beautiful Rockerboys rub shoulders with battle-armored road warriors on the mean streets of the worst town this side of the post-holocaust, the oil-slicked neon giant, Night City.

As a Cyberpunk, you grab technology by the throat and hang on. You're not afraid to "0 out" the newest in "enhancements," cybertech and bioengineering. You've got interface plugs in your wrists, weapons in your arms, lasers in your eyes, and biochip programs in your brain. You become the car you drive, the aerodyne you fly, the guns you shoot. You dive headfirst into computer systems, using your mind to hurtle at lightspeed down the rabbit holes of NET Architectures. With cyborg fingers you pick computer locks; with enhanced senses, you see into the Future.

Cyberpunk is also an attitude. You wear the most "in" clothes, know the right people, and follow the right crowds. You plan your crimes in the most select clubs and bars; your enemies are Corporate armies, cyborg biker gangs, power-armored assassins, and computer-wired Netrunners. Your weapons are nerve, street smarts, bravado, and the Minami 10 smartgun on your hip.

Are you ready now? Of course you are. You can't wait.

You're a Cyberpunk, and you live by three rules:

#1 Style Over Substance

It doesn't matter how well you do something, as long as you look good doing it. If you're going to blow it, make sure you look like you planned it that way. Normally, clothes and looks don't matter in an adventure—in this world, having a leather armor jacket and mirrorshades is a serious consideration.

#2 Attitude Is Everything

It's truth. Think dangerous; be dangerous. Think weak; be weak. Remember, everyone in the 2000s carries lots of lethal hardware. Each Character in this world is playing a Role—a face that person projects to the outside world as the real thing. They won't be impressed by your new Militech smartgun unless you swagger into the club looking like you know how to use it...and are just itching for an excuse. Never walk into a room when you can stride in. Never look at someone unless you can make it your best "killer" look. Use your best "I'm bad and you aren't" smile. Don't sit around the flat or cube waiting for the next job. Get on out and hit the clubs and hangouts. Make sure you're where the party starts.

#3 Live on the Edge

The Edge is that nebulous zone where risk-takers and high rollers go. On the Edge, you'll risk your cash, your rep, even your life on something as vague as a principle or a big score. As a Cyberpunk, you want to be the action, start the rebellion, light the fire. Join great causes and fight for big issues. Never drive slow when you can drive fast. Throw yourself up against danger and take it head on. Never play it too safe. Stay committed to the Edge.