Bruce Nesmith

Bruce Nesmith is a developer who worked at Bethesda Game Studios on Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 as a quest designer and writer, as well as on Fallout Shelter as an additional designer. 
==Career==
===Work on the Fallout series===
On Fallout 3, Nesmith worked on some of the game's quests, as well a significant amount of systems design, including character progression, creature stats and capabilities, as well as the in-game economy.Matt Chat 485: Bruce Nesmith of Bethesda and TSR (reference starts at 1:12:47):Bruce Nesmith: "I was fortunate enough to do some quests in Fallout 3 and do a lot of systems work on Fallout 3. Most of the character progression stuff is mine, most of the creature stats and creature capabilities are mine. A lot of the economy is mine."
===Other work===
Nesmith worked in the gaming industry beginning in the 1980s, when he started at TSR, Inc. working on games for the Apple II Plus and Dungeons & Dragons. He came to be the creative director at TSR and worked on many Dungeons & Dragons-related titles through the mid-1990s, until he was hired at Bethesda Game Studios. At Bethesda, he was a significant contributor to the writing of The Elder Scrolls franchise, dating back to The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall and as the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Nesmith retired from game design and left Bethesda in 2021. His current pursuits include novel writing.Bruce Nesmith InterviewThe actual Elder Scrolls 6 reveal will probably be like Fallout 4's, predicts former dev: "You won't hear much in the way of details until 6 months before"
==Employment history==
==Credits==
===Fallout series===
===Other work===
==Gallery==
Bruce Nesmith.jpg|Nesmith during the development of Fallout 3
==Videos==
Matt Chat 485- Bruce Nesmith of Bethesda and TSR
==External links==
Interviews
* Bruce Nesmith Interview (RPGamer - March 21, 2022)
* Bruce Nesmith - TSR, Bethesda (Video Game Newsroom Time Machine - September 7, 2023)
* Skyrim's Lead Designer On Starfield's Origins And Bethesda's Evolution (MinnMax - October 23, 2023)
Podcasts
* 75: Bruce Nesmith (Me and Steve Talk RPGs - March 22, 2022)
* RPG Designer Bruce Nesmith – Episode 255 (Shane Plays - April 15, 2022)
* Matt Chat 485: Bruce Nesmith of Bethesda and TSR (Matt Barton - May 2, 2022)
* Bruce Nesmith on Crafting Villains (The Corner of Story and Game - March 30, 2023)
==References==
Category:Bethesda Game Studios employees
Category:Fallout 3 designers and writers
Category:Fallout 4 designers and writers
Category:Fallout 76 designers and writers
Category:Fallout Shelter designers and writers