1. Bill Slavicsek was born on October 6,1971 and is an American game designer and writer who served as the Director of Roleplaying Design and Development at Wizards of the Coast.
13 Facts About Bill Slavicsek
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Bill Slavicsek previously worked for West End Games and TSR, Inc.
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Bill Slavicsek was born and raised in New York City.
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Originally intending to pursue a career as a comic book artist, Bill Slavicsek switched to journalism and communication at St John's University.
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In 1987 the company secured the license to publish a Star Wars roleplaying game, a project which Bill Slavicsek oversaw as an editor and developer.
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Bill Slavicsek supervised the Star Wars line for the first year of its publication.
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Bill Slavicsek co-created the Torg game with Greg Gorden, published in 1990, and co-authored the novel Stormknights, which was set in the Torg universe.
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Bill Slavicsek wrote A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, a definitive reference to Star Wars movies, books, and games, which was published by Del Rey in 1994.
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Bill Slavicsek is considered one of the world's leading experts on Star Wars, and has written the second and third editions of A Guide to the Star Wars Universe.
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Peter Adkison selected Bill Slavicsek to be the head of role-playing game research and development.
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Richard Baker and Bill Slavicsek designed the Alternity sci-fi role-playing game for TSR to replace their Amazing Engine game, and Wizards published the game in 1997.
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Bill Slavicsek became a writer and content designer at ZeniMax Online Studios, which developed and released The Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG.
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Bill Slavicsek has appeared in the following newspaper and magazine articles, websites and podcasts.