Bill Smith has many Star Wars writing credits including books from the Essential Guides and from the West End Games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.
Biography
Bill Smith was born in 1968, and by the eighth grade was an avid roleplaying gamer. He received a bachelor's degree from the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, and became an editor for a trade magazine. In November of 1990, Smith submitted his résumé to West End Games at the suggestion of a friend, and his editing and gaming experience earned him a spot on the West End Games staff.
He immediately set to work designing adventures for Torg, another West End Games product, then Cracken's Rebel Field Guide and quickly became the Star Wars roleplaying game line editor in 1991. After Smith had worked at West End Games for a year, he got the opportunity to create the Second Edition, which saw publication in 1992. During his time at West End Games, in 1995, he was voted "Favorite Designer" by the Role-Playing Game Association "Gamers' Choice - Hall of Fame" Awards. (The RPGA is the world's largest organization for role-playing game enthusiasts.) He left West End Games in 1997.
Smith lives with his wife Amy and their young son Billy in his hometown, located in the foothills of New York's Adirondack Mountains. When he is not busy writing and editing, he enjoys spending as much time as humanly possible with his wife and son, and at the local dirt tracks watching stock car racing. He now writes and publishes the Outlaw Galaxy series of novels and ebooks.
Star Wars contributions
| Title
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Contribution(s)
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Date
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| Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
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Author
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January 1991
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| Cracken's Rebel Field Guide
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Editor
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June 1991
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| Cracken's Rebel Operatives
|
Editor
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June 1991
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| Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
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Editor and author
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June 1991
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| Death Star Technical Companion
|
Editor
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June 1991
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| The Politics of Contraband
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Author
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1991
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| Planet of the Mists
|
Editor
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January 1992
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| Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
|
Author
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June 1992
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| The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer
|
Editor
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June 1992
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| Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
July 1992
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| Mission to Lianna
|
Editor
|
October 1992
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| Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
|
Editor
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November 1992
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| Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
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Editor
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1992
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| Star Wars Gamemaster Screen
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|
1992
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| Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
|
Editor
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February 1993
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| Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
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Editor
|
May (?) 1993
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| Dark Empire Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
June 1993
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| Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
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Author
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September 1993
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| The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
June 1993
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| Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
|
Editor
|
June 1993
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| Wanted by Cracken
|
Editor
|
June 1993
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| Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
November 1993
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| Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
|
Editor
|
March 1994
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| Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
|
Editor
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April 1994
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| The Last Command Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
April 1994
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| The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
|
Editor
|
June 1994
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| Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations
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Editor
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September 1994
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| "The Tyaonon Ranger: A Fast Ship for Star Wars Campaigns," Polyhedron 100
|
Author
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October 1994
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| "Taggor Bren: One Dangerous Bounty Hunter," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
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Author
|
Fall 1994
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| Creatures of the Galaxy
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Editor and author
|
December 1994
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| "The Battle of Cadinth," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 2
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Author
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Winter 1995
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| Classic Campaigns
|
Editor
|
1994
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| Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion
|
Editor
|
1994
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| The Star Wars Planets Collection
|
Editor
|
1994
|
| Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
|
Editor
|
April 1995
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| Flashpoint! Brak Sector
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Editor
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April 1995
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| Alliance Intelligence Reports
|
Author
|
June 1995
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| The DarkStryder Campaign
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Author and Editor
|
July 1995
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| Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
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Editor
|
September 1995
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| "Hunting the Hunters," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
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Author
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Winter 1996
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| Goroth: Slave of the Empire
|
Editor
|
1995
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| Shadows of the Empire Planets Collection
|
Editor
|
January 1996
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| The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
February 1996
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| The Rebel Alliance—Ships of the Fleet
|
Author
|
March 1996
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| The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
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Author
|
March 1996
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| Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
|
Editor
|
June 1996
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| Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
|
Editor
|
1996
|
| Imperial Entanglements
|
Editor
|
1996
|
| No Disintegrations
|
Editor
|
January 1997
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| Operation: Elrood
|
Editor
|
January 1997
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| Mos Eisley Adventure Set
|
Editor
|
April 1997
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| The Black Sands of Socorro
|
Editor
|
June 1997
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| Secrets of the Sisar Run
|
Editor
|
July 1997
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| The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
|
Author
|
November 1997
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| Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
|
Editor
|
1997
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| Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
|
Editor
|
1997
|
| Platt's Starport Guide
|
Editor
|
1997
|
| "Boba Fett's Armor: An Essential Guide to a Walking Weapon"
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Author
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April 1998
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| "Aliens Among Us," Star Wars Kids 2
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Author
|
February/March 1999
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| "Behind the Wheel--With Kids Who Race!," Star Wars Kids 3
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Author
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April/May 1999
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| Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
|
|
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| "Brain Blasters," "Who is That Alien?" monthly columns, Star Wars Kids magazine
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| "The Jedi Knights" poster, Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
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|
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| "Star Wars Villains" poster magazine
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|
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| "The Imperial Fleet" magazine article, Science Fiction Spectacular
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