Hi,

I’m Simon Burley. I write Role-Playing Games*. This is one of them.

I originally wrote The Code of the Spacelanes almost a decade ago as part of a number of related  “lite” TTRPGs - my “Code” series. However, over the years, I’ve found myself coming back to it time and time again. Whenever there’s a new SciFi TV series or Movie (or I rediscover an old one I want to explore), I’ve found myself dusting off this game and using it to play in that Universe. It’s easy. This game has given me more FUN than anything else I’ve ever written.

At UK conventions I’ve run games based on Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Fireball XL5, Dr Who, Blakes 7, Judge Dredd and myriad other fun, famous SciFi settings. So what I’ve done is to file off the names and stick them all in an expanded version of the rulebook. Available here on Itch for the first time.

https://simonpaulburley.itch.io/the-code-of-the-spacelanes-delux

Also available is a short, cheap, black-book version of the rules. JUST the rules, for experts who want to take a look at the system who don’t need all the artwork, examples and explanations. Or for players to use as reference.

https://simonpaulburley.itch.io/the-code-of-the-spacelanes-hacked

Finally in this release, I’ve put one of my favourite convention scenarios into print. Classic UK 1970’s TV SciFi (“The Dirty Dozen in Space”) meets big budget 1980’s Hollywood. (Something’s been found on Mars…….)

https://simonpaulburley.itch.io/the-armageddon-run

The Code of the Spacelanes is a 2d6 system that’s like nothing you’ve experienced before. A single dice roll produces a wide range of cinematic outcomes that not only drive the story, but allow players and Referees to make fascinating tactical and narrative choices. 

I’m actually very proud of all this stuff!

* For those of you who don’t know me, I created and co-authored the UK’s first Superhero RPG - Golden Heroes. (It’s in Wikipedia, feel free to look it up.)