Bill Smith

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==
BBy the eighth grade, Bill Smith 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.
==Works==
===Bibliography===
Title 	Contribution(s) 	Date
Star Wars Gamemaster Kit 	Author 	January 1991
Cracken's Rebel Field Guide 	Editor 	June 1991
Cracken's Rebel Operatives 	Editor 	June 1991
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One 	Editor and author	June 1991
Death Star Technical Companion 	Editor 	June 1991
The Politics of Contraband 	Author 	1991
Planet of the Mists 	Editor 	January 1992
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition 	Author 	June 1992
The Abduction of Crying Dawn Singer 	Editor 	June 1992
Heir to the Empire Sourcebook 	Editor 	July 1992
Mission to Lianna 	Editor 	October 1992
Dark Force Rising Sourcebook 	Editor 	November 1992
Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three 	Editor 	1992
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen 	 	1992
Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley 	Editor 	February 1993
Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim 	Editor 	May (?) 1993
Dark Empire Sourcebook 	Editor 	June 1993
Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts 	Author 	September 1993
The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook 	Editor 	June 1993
Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition 	Editor 	June 1993
Wanted by Cracken 	Editor 	June 1993
Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook 	Editor 	November 1993
Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters 	Editor 	March 1994
Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition 	Editor 	April 1994
The Last Command Sourcebook 	Editor 	April 1994
The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition 	Editor 	June 1994
Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations 	Editor 	September 1994
"The Tyaonon Ranger: A Fast Ship for Star Wars Campaigns," Polyhedron 100 	Author 	October 1994
"Taggor Bren: One Dangerous Bounty Hunter," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1 	Author 	Fall 1994
Creatures of the Galaxy 	Editor and author	December 1994
"The Battle of Cadinth," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 2 	Author 	Winter 1995
Classic Campaigns 	Editor 	1994
Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion 	Editor 	1994
The Star Wars Planets Collection 	Editor 	1994
Galladinium's Fantastic Technology 	Editor 	April 1995
Flashpoint! Brak Sector 	Editor 	April 1995
Alliance Intelligence Reports 	Author 	June 1995
The DarkStryder Campaign 	Author and Editor	July 1995
Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies 	Editor 	September 1995
"Hunting the Hunters," Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6 	Author 	Winter 1996
Goroth: Slave of the Empire 	Editor 	1995
Shadows of the Empire Planets Collection 	Editor 	January 1996
The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook 	Editor 	February 1996
The Rebel Alliance—Ships of the Fleet 	Author 	March 1996
The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels 	Author 	March 1996
Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook 	Editor 	June 1996
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised 	Editor 	1996
Imperial Entanglements 	Editor 	1996
No Disintegrations 	Editor 	January 1997
Operation: Elrood 	Editor 	January 1997
Mos Eisley Adventure Set 	Editor 	April 1997
The Black Sands of Socorro 	Editor 	June 1997
Secrets of the Sisar Run 	Editor 	July 1997
The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology 	Author 	November 1997
Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy 	Editor 	1997
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" 	Author 	April 1998
"Aliens Among Us," Star Wars Kids (1997) 2 	Author 	February/March 1999
"Behind the Wheel--With Kids Who Race!," Star Wars Kids (1997) 3 	Author 	April/May 1999
Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook 	 	
"Brain Blasters," "Who Is That Alien?" monthly columns, Star Wars Kids magazine	 	
"The Jedi Knights" poster, Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 	 	
"Star Wars Villains" poster magazine 	 	
"The Imperial Fleet" magazine article, Science Fiction Spectacular 	 	
==Sources==
*The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
*Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
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*The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology, "About the Author"
==External links==
*Official website
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