Dice Basics

• Test: roll a pool of d6 vs a Target Number. Each die ≥ TN = one success. TN floor 2.
• Rule of Six: a rolled 6 explodes — reroll & add; repeats on 6s.
• Rule of One: a 1 never succeeds (and never explodes). All 1s = critical failure (GM picks the disaster; magic → Misfire).
• Opposed: more successes wins, by the net. Open: report highest die (after 6s) → sets a TN.
• Karma Pool: reroll failed dice once / buy a success / cheat death.

Derived Numbers

Pools round down, refresh each Combat Turn, spent across that turn's tests.

Combat Turn Sequence

1. Pools refresh (start of turn).
2. Everyone rolls Initiative = Reaction + dice.
3. Act in descending order; subtract 10 — anyone still > 0 acts again (next pass).
4. All ≤ 0 → new turn.

Per pass: Free (talk, drop, gesture) · Simple ×2 (ready / fire SS or SA / aim / take cover / change mode / reload) · Complex (full-auto or burst, melee attack, cast spell, run a vehicle, most skills).

Movement & Athletics

You may move and act each phase. Move + a finesse action = +1 TN (rough ground/obstacles +2).

• Sprint: Athletics (Running) Complex Action vs TN 4 — +1 effective Quickness per success this phase.
• Intercept: pass within 1 m of a foe → they may Unarmed-attack & stop you.
• Jump / Climb / Swim / Balance: Athletics test, GM sets TN by difficulty; successes scale distance/quality.

Injury (Wound) Modifiers

Stun & Physical tracked separately; the worse wound sets the modifier. Penalties hit all actions.

Surprise

Everyone rolls Reaction vs TN 4 (modified). Compare net successes — a character must net more than an opponent to act against them this turn. A fully unaware target is surprised outright.

Perception

Ranged Attack — Sequence

1. Range → base TN (table).
2. Apply situational mods + firing-mode recoil.
3. Attacker: Firearms + Combat Pool vs modified TN.
4. Target: Damage Resistance = Body + Combat Pool vs (Power − Armor).
5. Stage & apply damage.

Range — Base TN S4 / M5 / L6 / E9

Firing Modes & Recoil SR2 p.86-93

Concentrate on one target → more damage: BF = +3 Power, +1 Level. FA = +1 Power/round, +1 Level per 3 rds (max Deadly). 6M weapon: 3 rds 9S · 6 rds 12D (cap).

• Recoil raises your TN; recoil comp / gas-vent / gyro / bracing cancel it point-for-point (stack), reset each Combat Turn. Heavy weapons: recoil ×2.
• Split fire: +2 per extra target; FA "walks" — 1 round wasted per meter between targets (smartgun: 0).

Ranged — Other Modifiers

Visibility

Melee — Sequence & Mods

1. Both roll Armed/Unarmed + Combat Pool vs TN 4 (+ mods).
2. Higher net successes wins (tie → attacker); net hits stage damage up.
3. Loser resists: Body vs (Str-based Power) − Impact armor.

Damage & Condition

Damage = Power + Level (L/M/S/D). Resist: Body (+pool) vs Power; Armor lowers Power — Ballistic vs guns/blast, Impact vs melee/thrown/falls.

• Staging: 2 successes shift the Level a step — attacker's net hits ↑, target's resistance ↓. Below Light = no damage.
• Boxes: L 1 · M 3 · S 6 · D 10. Stun & Physical separate tracks; wound mods add.
• Fill Stun → KO; Stun overflow rolls into Physical. Fill Physical → dying; survive overflow up to Body extra boxes.

Healing & Recovery SR2 p.112-115

• Stun: heals by resting only (minutes–1 hr); first aid & cyber don't help it.
• First Aid (Biotech, Physical only, within the "golden hour", before any heal spell): test vs TN below; 1+ success = −1 Damage Level (max one). Deadly → only stabilizes (stops the bleed-out). Minutes taken = listed time ÷ successes.

Mods: magician patient +2 · bad/terrible +1/+3 · no medkit +4 · patient Body 4-6 −1 / 7-9 −2 / 10+ −3.

• Natural healing (one level at a time): Body Test — any success heals unaided at TN L 2 / M 4 / S 6 (Deadly needs a doctor). Time per level: L ~1 day · M ~10 d · S ~20 d · D 30 d (hospital); successes shorten it.
• Heal spell: within 1 hr of injury; one heal attempt per wound; also clears Physical overflow.

Sample Weapon Damage

Spellcasting

1. Spell sets base TN; target type & situation adjust it.
2. Cast: Sorcery + Magic Pool vs TN. Force ≤ Magic (chargen ≤ 6).
3. Resist: mana → target Willpower; physical → Body. Caster needs net successes.
4. Drain: Willpower + Magic Pool vs the Drain.

Drain = Power (½ Force, ± mod) + Level. Unresisted Drain is Stun — Physical if Force > Magic. Misfire (all 1s): uncontrolled effect; 1 Good Karma → normal failure.

Spell Defense

A magician pre-allocates Magic Pool dice as Spell Defense for self/allies; those dice add to the target's Resistance vs hostile spells. Spent whether used or not; refreshes each turn.

Conjuring

• Summon: Conjuring (+Magic Pool) vs TN = Force. Each success = one service.
• Force ≤ Magic Rating. Elemental summoning takes hours = Force.
• Drain: Charisma vs Force (Physical if Force > Charisma).
• Shaman: nature spirits, in-domain, one out at a time, fade at sunrise/sunset. Hermetic: elementals from a circle, bindable, anywhere.

Spirits — Stats by Force (F)

C/I/W/Essence = F. Nature spirits use the same scheme by domain. Init = Reaction + 1D6.

Powers (by type): Accident, Alienation, Concealment, Confusion, Engulf, Fear, Guard, Movement, Search, Binding, Electrical Projection. Dual-natured; immune to normal weapons unless manifested.

Astral — Quick

• Perception = Simple Action; see auras/magic/spirits. Projection leaves the body comatose.
• Astral combat: Willpower (+Charisma shamans) + magic skill; damage crosses to the meat body on return. Weapon foci work; mundane weapons don't. Wards block astral movement.

Matrix — System Test

Run the matching utility: Computer + Hacking Pool + utility vs that subsystem's rating.

Detection & Security Tally

• Detection Factor = (Masking + Sleaze) ÷ 2 — the TN the host rolls to spot you.
• Each action the host rolls its subsystem vs DF; every success → Security Tally (hidden, only climbs) → fires IC & raises alerts.

IC & Cybercombat

• White (blocks/traces): Access, Barrier, Scramble, Tar Baby, Trace.
• Gray (hits deck): Blaster, Killer, Tar Pit, Trace.
• Black: biofeedback — real Stun/Physical to the decker; can kill.
• Attack: Attack + Hacking Pool vs IC rating; each success = 1 box. Soak with Bod; Shield = armor. Fill MPCP → dumped (dump shock).
• Persona: Bod/Evasion/Masking/Sensor (total ≤ 3×MPCP). Jack out = Simple Action — unless Black IC has you (Willpower vs IC).

Vehicle Ratings & Combat Turn

• Handling = control TN (lower better) · Speed cruise/max (m/turn) · Body · Armor (½ added to Body to resist) · Sig (higher=stealthier) · Autopilot.
• Riggers act first; allocate Control Pool, then make the Position Test. Operating a vehicle = Complex Action.

Control / Operation Mods

Drive test: Vehicle skill (+Control Pool) vs Handling + mods.

The Chase & Crash

Each turn declare Flee / Pursue / Fight, then Vehicle skill (+pool) vs Handling + terrain. Net successes shift range; within 1 m you may ram; a fleer pulling ahead may try an Escape Test. Crash (on Serious damage / lost control): same test — fail = crash.

Crash dmg by speed (m/turn): 1–20 L · 21–60 M · 61–200 S · 201+ D; Power ≈ cruise ÷ 10. Passengers resist with Body. Ram: attacker Vehicle skill; victim Crash Test; damage scales with Body + speed gap.

Grenades, Blast & Demolitions

• Throw: Throwing/Firearms + Combat Pool vs range TN. Miss → scatter 1D6 direction; distance thrown 1D6 / aero 2D6 / launched 3D6 m (−1 m per success).
• Blast Power falls with range:

• Resist with Body − Impact armor; stage down 1 level / 2 successes. Vs a wall: subtract its Barrier Rating; in a confined space the blast rebounds at full Power.
• Demolitions: charge Power = explosive Rating (Commercial 3 · Plastic-IV 6 · Plastic-XII 12). Demolitions test TN 2 — each success +1 Power. Compare to Barrier Rating to breach.

Social Tests

Roll a social skill — Etiquette (fit in), Negotiation (deals, bribes), Intimidation (coerce, opposed by Willpower), Leadership — vs the TN from attitude + request below. Net successes = how well it lands. Charisma, gear & contacts adjust.

Task Target Numbers

Object Resistance spells on objects

Barriers

Power < ½ Rating: holds. ½–full: −1 Rating. > Rating: ½ m hole + −1 Rating per increment over.