Editing Cyberpunk (role-playing game) (section)

===Fourth edition: ''Cyberpunk Red''===
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The fourth edition of ''Cyberpunk'', titled ''Cyberpunk Red'', is set in 2045, following the events of ''Cyberpunk 2020'' and serving as a prequel to the video game ''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]''.<ref name="cp2077prequel">{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/24/18715900/cyberpunk-2077-prequel-red-tabletop-rpg-game-price-release-date|title=Cyberpunk 2077 prequel, a tabletop RPG starter kit, will be out this August|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=June 24, 2019|website=Polygon|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330121305/https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/24/18715900/cyberpunk-2077-prequel-red-tabletop-rpg-game-price-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cpred2045">{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/8/7/20756548/cyberpunk-red-jumpstart-kit-review-2077-prequel|title=Cyberpunk Red review: This pen-and-paper game is the key to understanding Cyberpunk 2077|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=August 7, 2019|website=Polygon|access-date=May 16, 2020|quote=The year is 2045, and CD Projekt’s next game doesn’t kick off for another 32 years. It’s an awful lot of space to fill, and I’m looking forward to getting on with it.|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807163515/https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/8/7/20756548/cyberpunk-red-jumpstart-kit-review-2077-prequel|url-status=live}}</ref> The game is set after a fourth Corporate War; however, the events differ from ''Cyberpunk V3.0'', which is considered to be a separate timeline.<ref name="cp2077timeline">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-same-timeline-tabletop-game/|title=Cyberpunk 2077 Shares Same Timeline With the Tabletop Game, Says Mike Pondsmith|last=Garrett|first=Eric|date=May 12, 2019|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=May 16, 2020|quote=... Pondsmith himself cleared the air surrounding the subject, noting how there has been an interview going around the Internet that is not correct. "There's still an incorrect interview floating around the interwebs that states that ''Cyberpunk 2077'' and ''Cyberpunk 2020'' are separate timelines," he said. "To clear this up, I am posting RIGHT HERE AND NOW that the timeline is unified, with the path moving from ''Cyberpunk 2013'' thru ''Cyberpunk 2020'', then through ''Cyberpunk RED'' and up to ''Cyberpunk 2077''."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713193352/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-same-timeline-tabletop-game/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''Cyberpunk Red'' core rulebook was released in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 12, 2020|title=Cyberpunk Red RPG has a release date and price, launching alongside Cyberpunk 2077|url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cyberpunk-red/news/cyberpunk-red-rpg-release-date-2077|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=Dicebreaker|language=en|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529020247/https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cyberpunk-red/news/cyberpunk-red-rpg-release-date-2077|url-status=live}}</ref> It was preceded by the release of a simplified boxed set, known as the ''Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit'', at [[Gen Con]] in August 2019. The core rulebook was delayed from a planned release alongside the ''Jumpstart Kit'', initially to allow ''Cyberpunk Red'' game lore to be better aligned with ''Cyberpunk 2077'', and later due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="IGNRedDelayed">{{Cite web |last=Purslow |first=Matt |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Cyberpunk Red Tabletop Game Delayed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-red-delayed-trpg |access-date=June 26, 2020 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603213014/https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-red-delayed-trpg |url-status=live }}</ref> 

R. Talsorian began developing a new ''Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit''  based on the successful ''[[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners]]'' anime series, itself based on the ''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]'' video game by [[CD Projekt Red]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dempsey |first=Liam |title=R. Talsorian Games Announces Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Tabletop RPG Kit |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/11/07-1/r-talsorian-games-announces-cyberpunk-edgerunners-tabletop-rpg-kit |access-date=November 8, 2022 |website=Crunchyroll |date=November 7, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327093103/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/11/07-1/r-talsorian-games-announces-cyberpunk-edgerunners-tabletop-rpg-kit |url-status=live }}</ref> The missions will use the existing Cyberpunk RED tabletop roleplaying game engine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macgregor |first=Jody |date=November 10, 2022 |title=The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime was so popular it's invading the tabletop RPG next |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-was-so-popular-its-invading-the-tabletop-rpg-next/ |access-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307101331/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-was-so-popular-its-invading-the-tabletop-rpg-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The sourcebook began development in response to the popularity of game mods created for the video game.<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Wes Fenlon |date=September 23, 2022 |title=The Cyberpunk Netflix show is taking over the 2077 mod scene |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-netflix-show-is-taking-over-the-2077-mod-scene/ |access-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804063238/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-netflix-show-is-taking-over-the-2077-mod-scene/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author1=Jody Macgregor |date=November 10, 2022 |title=The Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime was so popular it's invading the tabletop RPG next |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-was-so-popular-its-invading-the-tabletop-rpg-next/ |access-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307101331/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-was-so-popular-its-invading-the-tabletop-rpg-next/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The new set takes place in the 2077 timeline, with R. Talsorian announcing plans to continue making content for the 2045 setting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners setting coming to Cyberpunk tabletop game |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23445746/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2077-starter-set-announcement |access-date=November 8, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307101335/https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23445746/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2077-starter-set-announcement |url-status=live }}</ref>