SR5 rules – By Danilo Br – v.: 1.

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MATRIX
 Register Sprites:
 Condition Monitor (Device): 8 + (Device Rating/2) o (Sprite Level) hours
 Dumpshock: 6S  Coldsim o Register + Resonance[Level] v. Sprite Level x2
6P  Hotsim o Fading 2DV/hit (min 2DV)
o Sucefull (OS erased, Tasks = Net Hits)
Both: -2 Tests until (10-Willpower) minutes

Resist = Willpower + Firewall

 Matrix Actions:
 Biofeedback Damage (VR):
Coldsim  Stun o Brute Force: Cybercombat + Logic [Attack] v.
Hotsim  Physical Willpower + Firewall

Resist = Willpower + Firewall 2 MARKs > -4 3 MARKs > -10

 Technomancer Resist: 1DV = 2 Net hits (Resist: Device Rat +_Firewall)

Living Persona’s Device Rating + Firewall
Hop Grid: Defense Dice 4 Public Grid / 6 Global
 Matrix Action Fail:
Attack  Defense Test Net Hits = 1 Matrix Damage o Data Spike:
Sleaze  1 MARK on you Damage = Attack+(1Box/Net hit)+(2Box/MARK)
Resist: Device Rating + Firewall
 Overwatch Score:
= Hits on Defense Tests (attack or sleaze) + 2d6 (each 15 o Full Defense: -10 Initiative
min) Defense Test+Willpower (until end Combat Turn)

40 = Convergence  12 DV, Reboot, erase MARKs,
Dumpshock, Physical Location
 in HOST: 3 MARKs + ICs
 Number of Slave Capacity: Comlink or Deck (Device x3)
o Hack on the fly: “Brute Force com Sleaze”
Hakcing + Logic [Sleaze] v. Intuition + Firewall
o Jack Out: Hardware + Willpower [Firewall] v.
Logic + Attack

 Spotting = Matrix Perception: Computer + Intuition [Data o Jam Signals: Electric Warfare + Logic [Attack]
Processing] (v. Logic + Sleaze) Hits raises Noise

 Silent Running (all tests -2): o Data Bomb:

after Spotting test: Computer + Intuituion [Data Software + Logic [Sleaze] v. Device Rating x 2
Processing] v. Logic + Sleaze (tie to defender) Damage = (Rating)d6 – Matrix Damage

 IC: Host launch 1 per combat turn (max = Rating)

Attack = Host rating x 2 v. (depends IC type)

 Change Owner:

o File: Edit file  to copy

Edit file  to delete original
o Device: Hardware kit + Extended Test Hardware
+ Logic [Mental] (24, 1 hour)
*Glitch: Report Authorities
 Threading (Magic):
Max = 3x Resonance
Hits > Resonance = Physical Damage on Fading
 Fading: Min = 2DV
Resist = Resonance + Willpower
Compile or Decompile
Fading = Hits x2 on Sprite Test
 Sprites: Level = Device Rating and Resonance
o Condition Monitor = 8 + (Level/2) boxes
o Max Level = Technomancer Resonance x 2
o Net Hit = Number of Tasks
o Max 1 Sprite non-registered
o Fading 2DV per hit on Def (Physical if Level >
Resonance)
RIGGER
 Initiative:
o Jumped: COLD -> 3d6
HOT -> 4d6 (+1 Matrix Tests)
o Drones: Pilot x2 + 4d6
 Jumped:
o Device Rating added in Limits
o Vehicle damaged receive ½ Biofeedback Damage
 RCC:
o Qtd Drones = Device Rat x3
o Noise reduction: Electronic Warfare + Logic
[Data Processing] => hits reduces noise
 Drones
o Matrix Attribute = Device Rat = Pilot Rating
o Qtd Autosofts = Device Rat /2 (rounded up)
MAGIC
 Drain: min 2 (+2 on glitch)
o Hermetic: Logic + Willpower
o Shamantic: Charisma + Willpower
o (Conjuring): 2x hits on spirit resist test
 Power Points: if loose Magic loose PP too
 Perceiving Magic: Perception + Intuition[Mental](Skill Rat
or 6 – Force)
 Area Spell: Radius = Force (Targets outside your vision
aren´t affected)
 Force: MAX = Magic x2
o Hits > Magic = Physical Drain
 Spell Test: Magic + Spellcasting [Force]
 Reckless Spell: Simple Action instead Complex Act = +3
Drain each (Max 2 spells)
 Sustain: -2 dice pool
 Combat Spells:
o Direct: Spell Test v. Body(P) or Willpower(M)
 No resist test
 Damage = Net hits
o Indirect: Spell Test v. Intuition + Reaction
 Damage = Force + Net Hits
 Resist = Body + Armor (- Force[AP])
o Area: Grenade (pg181) but add nethits to damage
 Spellcast + Magic [Force] (3)
 Scatter 2d6 meters (Net hits can be
used to reduce scatter 1m/1hit)
 Detection Spells:
o Range: Force x Magic (meters)
o Ext-Range: F x M x 10
o Active: Spell Test opposed and either Willpower
+ Logic (+Counterspell) [Mental] or (Force x2 for
mundane)
o Passive: Perception Test [net hits on cast]
 No Counterspell, only Dispelling
 Health Spells:
o Dice Mod: Actual Essence – Max Ess., round up
 Illusion Spells:
o Mana: Resist = Logic + Willpower
o Physical: Resist = Intuition + Logic (non-living:
Obj. Resist)
 Manipulation Spells:
o Damage: Force (no net hits) and 0 AP
o Resist: Body + Armor
o Mental:
 Resist: Logic + Willpower
 Sustained: Target Complex Action to
Resist: Logic + Willpower – Force = -1
caster’s hits
o Physical:
 Resist: Body + Strength or Obj Resist
 Counterspelling
o Spell Defense:
 Free Action or -5 Init
 Dice Pool = Counterspell Skill
 (Magic) Qtd Players can add these
dices to Defense Test
o Dispelling:
 Counterspell + Magic [Astral] v. Spell
Force + Caster’s Magic + Karma
Quickened = Each hit reduce Force
 Drain = Spell Drain (P or S)
 Ritual: Same test v. Spell Force +
Magic (of all part.) = reduces seal hits
and Drain = 2x hits opp test (P or S)
 Summoning:
o Optional Power: 1 for every 3 force
o Summoning + Magic [Force or Reagents] v.
spirit’s force = 1 service/net hit
o Drain: 2x hits on spirit’s test (min 2) (Physical if
spirti’s force > magic)
 Binding:
o 1h/force + (Force x 25) drams of reagents
o Same test but spirti’s force x2
o Same Drain
o Services = additional net hits beyond the first
o Max = Charisma
o Simple action to call
 Banishing:
o Banishing + magic [Astral or reagents] v. spirit’s
force + summoner’s magic if bound = net hits
reduces services
o Same Drain
 Spirits:
o Astral Atribute = Force
o Range = Magic x 100 meters
 Bound spirit:
o Spell Sustaining: -2 dice pool to spirit/spell |
Duration: Force = combat turns/service
o Spell Binding: Duration: -1 Force/day
 Enchanting:
o Alchemy:
 Recognize: Arcana + Intuition
[Mental]
 Potency: Hours sustained | Full
Potency [Potency x2] | -1 preparation’s
potency/hour
 Range: (Potency x Force) meters -
Line of sight | Potency = radius – area
 Test: Potency + Force [Force]
o Artificing:
 Focus Formula: max = magic
 Create, change trad: pag 306
o Disenchanting:
 Disench + magic [Astral] v. target’s
force + owner’s magic = more success
deactivate
 If destroy, can transfer to reagents:
Alchemy + Magic [Astral] = 1
reagent /success (force hours) | max 1/3
used to create
 Drain: 1S/net hit on defense test
 If force is 2x Magic cannot attempt
o Disjoining:
 Same as dispelling
 Disench + Magic [Astral] v. prep’s
force + alchemist’s magic (+karma
from fixation) = -1 Potency/net hits
 Test Drain

 Powers: Resist Drain : Body + Willpower
 Astral signature:
o Duration: (Magic Force) hours after the effect
ends
o Recognize: Assensing + Magic [Astral] (3) (if
succefull make Memory test)
o Erase: Complex Action reduces 1h (no test)
 Interpreting aura: Assensing. + Intuition [Astral]
 Manifesting: Magic x 5 min/astral projection session
 Astral Project: magic x 2 h (reset staying on body for the
same hours
 Astral Detection: Percep + Intuition [Mental] (4) + 2 if
awakened
 Combat: Astral Combat + Willpower [look table]
o Damage: Charisma | +1/net hits (P or S, attackers
chooses)
 Astral tracking: Assensing + Intuition (5, 1 hour) [Astral] -
Look table
 Mana Barriers:
o Armor & Structure: Force each (always regain
structure at the end of combat turn
o Pass through: Magic + Charisma [Astral] v.
barrier’s force x2 = bring one more person/net hit
 Reagents: 20 nuyen/drams
 Foci:
o Max Force in qtd = Magic x5
o Only 1 focus/test
CONCEPT
 Buying Hits: 4 dices = 1 hit
 Edge:
o Effects: choose just one
 Push the limit: Add Edge rat to test
before or after the roll + Rule of six (if
after only in Edge dices) + Ignore
limits.
 Second chance: Re-roll dices that not
score a hit. Doen`t ignore glitchs
 Seize the Initiative: Move to top until
next Combat turn
 Blitz: Roll maximum Init Dices of 5 in
single Combat Turn
 Close Call: Negates glitch. Turn
critical on normal glitch
 Dead Man`s Trigger: Body +
Willpower (3) make 12 single action
before blacks out
o Burn:
 Smackdown: Auto success with 4 hits
on capable action (No limits)
 Not dead yet: “just survive”
COMBAT
 Run: Cost Free Action
 Sprinting: Test Hits: 1m (Dwarfs, Trolls) / 2m (Others)
 Charge: +2 Dicepool (-2 Running, +4 Charge)
o -4 to Ranged Attacks against running targets
 Simple Action:
o Fire: Only 1 attack per Initiative Pass
o Quick Draw: (Weapon skill) + Reaction
[Physical] (3) (2 if quick draw holster)
o Take Aim: +1 Accuracy or Dicepool (max ½
Willpower)
 Encumbrance: Each 2 points armor exceeds Strengh = -1
Agility & Reaction
 Exceed Damage Boxes:
o Stun: 2 DV S = 1 DV P
o Death:
 Overflow physical box more than Body
 Nor Overflow: 1 Box each (Body) min
 Elemental Damage:
o Acid (P): -1 Armor | Each turn applies DV-1
o Cold (P): Armor Test: No hits = Break
o Electric: -1 Dicepool for 1 Combat Turn (unless
damage resist) and -5 IS (more damages increase
Combat Turns) | Drones: Always P + ½ DV in
Matrix
o Fire (P): Armor value + Fire resist – Fire
AP(table) (Attack Net hits) | Fail = 3DV at the
end of combat turn & increases 1DV each CTurn
| Agility + Intuition = Each hit -1DV
 Damage: DV + Attack Net Hits | Armor Mod: Armor – AP
o (P): DV > Armor Mod | (S): DV < Armor
o Resist: Armor Mod (if positive) + Body = Hits
reduces DV
 Defense Test: Reaction + Intuition
 Recoil: 1 free point at start
o +Strengh/3(up) + recoil comp. + Body (vehicle) –
num bullets
o Simple Action: Burst 3 bullets | Full Auto 6 bull.
o Complex Action: Full Auto 10 bullets
 Image Magnification: needs Take Aim action
 SA Burst: Complex Action
 Supressive Fire: Others get penalty = hits on attack test
o Targets: Reaction + Edge +Full Defense if using
(Attack Hits)
o Many Supressions: Defend each (only hightest
threshold) | -1 dicepool each successful test
 Shotgun chokes:
o Narrow: - Def test
o Medium:
 Short: -1DV, -3 Def test, 2 targets (2m)
 Medium: -3DV, -3 Def, 3 targets (4m)
 Long: -5DV, -1 Acc, -3 Def, 4 tar (6m)
 Extreme: -7DV, -1 Acc, -3 Df, 6 t (8m)
o Wide:
 Short: -3DV, -5 Def test, 2 targets (3m)
 Medium: -5DV, -5 Def, 3 targets (6m)
 Long: -7DV, -1 Acc, -5 Def, 4 tar (9m)
 Extreme: -9DV,-1 Ac,-5 Df, 12 t (12m)
 Thrown Weapons:
o Little ones: qts ready = Agility/2
o Grenade: Thrown Weap + Agility [Physical] (3)
 No threshold = SCATTER TABLE
  Built in: Detonates nxt (IS-10) CTurn
 Motion: Scatters if fail in ranged attack
test
o Launchers: Heavy Weap + Agility [Acc] (3)
 Multiple Simultaneous Blast:
 Lower DV/2 + Hightest DV
= DV for Resist test
 Ap = Best AP, -1/Explosion
 Sensors:
o Caract: Perception + Intuition [Sensor]
o Vehicles: Pilot + Clearsight [Sensor]
 Metah, Critt: v. Infilt + Agility [Phys]
 Driv Vehic: v. Infilt (Veh) + React
[Handl]
 Drones: Pilot + [Model] + Evasion
[Handl]
 Targeting:
o Passive: Change All for Sensor on Limit
o Active: Sensor test = net hits mod Def tests
 Melee DV: (Strengh)S
 Multiple Attackers:
o Simple Action: +1 Dice pool
o Complex Action: Combat Skill + Agility [Acc]
v. Opponent’s Intuition | Net hit = Attacker
dicepool (max 3 actions)
 Surprise: Reaction + Intuition (3)
o +3 if alerted
o Fail: -10 IS and no defense tests
 Ambush: +6 on Surprise test
 Interception: -5 IS
o Melee Combat (firearms can be used as a Club)
o Stops movement if DV = Body
o Avoid: Complex Act: Agility + Gymnastics
[Phys] (1), each hit past one opponent
 Knockdown: DV > Physical limit or 10 (-2 if gel rounds)
 Subduing: Strength + Net hits on Attack > Def Phys limit
o Break out: Complex Action: Unarmed Combat +
Strengh [Phys] (net hits on grappling test)
o Complex Actions (choose one):
 Additional test +2 to increase net hits
 Stun damage = Strengh
 Called Shot to knockd. (+2 Sup Posit)
 Called Shot (choose one): costs: -4 mod, free action and
can choose one:
o Change Stun to Physical
o -5 IS to target
o Trick Shot: Net hits adds to Intimidation tests
o Vitals: +2 DV
 Multiple: Cost free Action
o Just Split Pool
o Max targets = 1,5 x Combat Skill
 Barriers:
o Shots trough:
 Resist Test: Structure + Armor
 DV > Structure = Remaing DV to
Target
 DV < Armor = attack fail
o Penetration: 1 DV goes to barrier | ignores Stun
 3 bullets = 2 DV
 6 Bullets = 3 DV
 10 Bullets = 4 DV
 Vehicles:
o Handling: Maneuver tests Limit
o Speed: Speed tests Limit
o Resist: Body + Armor | DV < Amor: fail | ignores
Stun
o Condit. Monitor:12 +½Body | Drone: 6 +½Body
o AR / VR:
 AR +1 dicepool
 VR +2 dicepool
 Control Rig: Threshold – Rating (min1)
o Crashes:
 Damage (Vehicle Body)S DV if
Vehicle body > Player Armor = P
 Resist: Body + Amor – 6 AP
 Composure (4) Test = hits missed
threshold will be penalty to actions for
same combat turns
o Ramming:
 Damage: Body + Speed table + Net hits
(Rammer resist ½ DV up)
 Maintain Control: Vehicle test (2
rammer, 3 rammed)
o Defense: Reaction + Intuition
 Drone: Pilot + Autosoft [Handling]
 Evasive: -10IS | + Intuition on tests
 Healing:
o First Aid + Logic [Mental] (2)
 1 box/hit > Threshold (max skill rating)
(during (box healed) Combat turns)
 Mod: -1 each -2 full points of Essence
 Medkits: Complex Action to apply
 +rating on dicepools, or
 +rating x2 (wireless) (only
patient)
 Magical: Spellcasting Test
 1 box/hit (max Force)
 Stabilization:
 Test: Threshold (3)
 Not: 1 box each (Body) min
ADVICES
 Street Cred (Positive): 10 Karma = 1 Street Cred. Social
Limits Mod when reputation would be know.
 Notoriety (Negative): Some Qualities que add or subtract
points. Can sacrifice 2 points of Street Cred to reduce one
Notoriety.
 Public awareness: No rules, gamemaster judges effects.
HELPS
 Contacts:
o Costs: Connection x 100 nuyen for information
od expertise. Connection x 1000 nuyen for goods
or services rendered. Lop off up to Loyalty x 10%
o Availability (optional): 2d6 (connection)
o Legwork: Negotiation test + Loyalty dices
[Social affected by Street Cred] + 1 dice per 100 x
(7-Loyality) nuyen
o Networking/Swag: Contacs rolls Etiquette +
Charisma + Connection rating [Social]
(Connection rating)
o Favors: if Favor rating (table) > Loyalty ->
Negotiation opposed test needed
 Resonance actions. These actions only operate in the
Matrix, but they’re not Matrix actions and don’t follow
those rules. The bad news is that you don’t get the bonus
dice for being in VR (those only come with Matrix
Actions), but the good news is that none of it counts
against your Overwatch Score. Resonance actions
don’t require marks. You can still perform normal Matrix
actions, with all the rules that apply to them (including
Overwatch Scores).
Almost all Resonance actions cause Fading, a mental
drain on the technomancer (see p. 251).

call/dismiss sprite
(Simple Action)
Test: n/a
You call a registered sprite you have waiting in the
Resonance, which appears at the beginning of the next
Combat Turn. You can also use this action to send a sprite
back to the Resonance, releasing it from any tasks it still
owes you, which it does on its next action.

command sprite
(Simple Action)
Test: n/a
You command a sprite to do something for you, using
up one of its tasks.

compile sprite
(complex Action)
Test: Compiling + Resonance [Level] v. Sprite Level
You compile a sprite (p. 254).

decompile sprite
(complex Action)
Test: Decompiling + Resonance [Level] v. Sprite Rating
(+ compiler’s Resonance)
You attempt to decompile a sprite (p. 254).

kill complex form

(complex Action)
Test: Software + Resonance [Level] v. Complex Form
Level + Resonance
You attempt to kill a complex form (p. 251).

Register Sprite
(Complex Action)
Test: Registering + Resonance [Level] v. Sprite Level x 2
You register a sprite (p. 254).

thread complex form

(complex Action)
Test: Software + Resonance [Level] v. special
You thread a complex form (p. 251).
There’s also Erase Matrix Signature (p. 239), which
is a Matrix Action, not a Resonance Action. We thought
we’d mention it here so you remember it’s there.

Tar Baby
Attack: Host Rating x 2 [Attack] v. Logic + Firewall
The Tar Baby IC link-locks you when it hits. If you’re
already link-locked, it puts a mark on you, up to a maximum
of three marks.

Track
Attack: Host Rating x 2 [Attack] v. Willpower + Sleaze
Track IC follows the datastreams between your icon
and your deck. If this IC hits and the host has two marks
or more on you, the host (and its owners) discover your
physical location, which is usually reported to real-world
authorities immediately.

Resonance Actions
Some actions you can perform as a technomancer are