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Bruce Nesmith

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CREATE

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Russ Morrissey

Steve Ditko

Michael Witwer

Matt Barton

Jake Parker

Jack Kirby

Doug TenNapel

Jack Vance

Josh Heath

Remo Williams

Bryan Edward Hill

Travis Langley

Kenneth Hite

Tom B

Michael Berryman

OwlTail

RPG designer Bruce Nesmith discusses his career as a TSR veteran (Ravenloft 2E, Gamma World 4E, Dragonlance), Elder Scrolls Skyrim lead designer, and now novelist. Bruce’s first day at TSR was an experience, to say the least. What does he consider his biggest achievement while at TSR? Bruce’s opinion of TSR under Gary Gygax versus Lorraine Williams and what he considers TSR’s “glory days”. What was his job description as lead designer on The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim? Why did Oblivion have a big celebrity but Skyrim didn’t? Bruce was years ahead of the game when it came to his revamp of the Armor Class system for Gamma World 4E. What do you do when you want to play D&amp;D but you don’t have the rules? You invent it, including simulating the d20 with d6s. Writing for games versus writing prose. Bruce’s Loki in his novel Mischief Maker is not the MCU Loki. Shane laments the lack of a werecow in TSR publications.  Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #255 - 4/15/2022 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi http://kryptonradio.com/ Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Bruce Nesmith on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nesmith  Bruce's novel "Mischief Maker"   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092CJPX2Q/  Me And Steve Talk RPGs Episode 75: Bruce Nesmith https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/e/75-bruce-nesmith/  I’m A Werecow  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqmtQR6MA-0 ---  Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat  https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

RPG designer Bruce Nesmith discusses his career as a TSR veteran (Ravenloft 2E, Gamma World 4E, Dragonlance), Elder Scrolls Skyrim lead designer, and now novelist. Bruce’s first day at TSR was an experience, to say the least. What does he consider his biggest achievement while at TSR? Bruce’s opinion of TSR under Gary Gygax versus Lorraine Williams and what he considers TSR’s “glory days”. What was his job description as lead designer on The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim? Why did Oblivion have a big celebrity but Skyrim didn’t? Bruce was years ahead of the game when it came to his revamp of the Armor Class system for Gamma World 4E. What do you do when you want to play D&amp;D but you don’t have the rules? You invent it, including simulating the d20 with d6s. Writing for games versus writing prose. Bruce’s Loki in his novel Mischief Maker is not the MCU Loki. Shane laments the lack of a werecow in TSR publications. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #255 - 4/15/2022 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays</a> Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi <a href="http://kryptonradio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kryptonradio.com/</a> Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays</a> <a href="http://DriveThruRPG.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DriveThruRPG.com</a> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512</a> SHOW NOTES Bruce Nesmith on Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nesmith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nesmith</a> Bruce's novel "Mischief Maker"   <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092CJPX2Q/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092CJPX2Q/</a> Me And Steve Talk RPGs Episode 75: Bruce Nesmith <a href="https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/e/75-bruce-nesmith/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/e/75-bruce-nesmith/</a> I’m A Werecow  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqmtQR6MA-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqmtQR6MA-0</a> --- Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/</a>

RPG Designer Bruce Nesmith - Episode 255 - 4/15/2022

Lead Rules Design on Gamma World 4e, Lead Writer for the 2e Ravenloft box set, plus worked on Fallout 3,4, &amp; 76, a number of the Elder Scrolls games, including Lead Designer for Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Usually I have some clever title or something, but this week, I think the above says enough!  Any one of those credits are significant, but the whole list, plus more??!!?? We have a chat with game designer (now turned author) Bruce Nesmith about the twists and turns that a career in game design has brought him.  From starting at TSR straight out of college, on through working at Bethesda Softworks, and now, to writing novels.  Bruce even shares the wild story of how he initially got recruited into the gaming industry!    Here's Bruce's current novel "Mischief Maker" on Amazon -- https://www.amazon.com/Mischief-Maker-Norse-Mythology-Reimagined/dp/195306213X/ref=sr_1_1   d20 Network Spotlight:  Eberron Renewed -- https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/   Game of the Week:      Steve G:  Fight! 2e -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307634/Fight-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399      Bruce N:  Eclipse Phase 2e -- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284022/Eclipse-Phase-Second-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399      Steve S:  Havoc Brigade -- https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade   We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible!   As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs!   You can reach us at meandsteverpg@gmail.com On Facebook as Me and Steve RPG Podcast On Twitter @AndRPGs on TikTok @meandsteverpgpodcast Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs   Join us on our Discord! Me And Steve RPG Discordhttps://discord.gg/5wWNcYW   We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! http://www.d20radio.com/main/

Lead Rules Design on Gamma World 4e, Lead Writer for the 2e Ravenloft box set, plus worked on Fallout 3,4, &amp; 76, a number of the Elder Scrolls games, including Lead Designer for Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Usually I have some clever title or something, but this week, I think the above says enough!  Any one of those credits are significant, but the whole list, plus more??!!?? We have a chat with game designer (now turned author) Bruce Nesmith about the twists and turns that a career in game design has brought him.  From starting at TSR straight out of college, on through working at Bethesda Softworks, and now, to writing novels.  Bruce even shares the wild story of how he initially got recruited into the gaming industry!  Here's Bruce's current novel "Mischief Maker" on Amazon -- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mischief-Maker-Norse-Mythology-Reimagined/dp/195306213X/ref=sr_1_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Mischief-Maker-Norse-Mythology-Reimagined/dp/195306213X/ref=sr_1_1</a> d20 Network Spotlight:  Eberron Renewed -- <a href="https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thegeekpantheon.com/category/podcast/eberron-renewed/</a> Game of the Week:      Steve G:  Fight! 2e -- <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307634/Fight-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307634/Fight-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399</a>      Bruce N:  Eclipse Phase 2e -- <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284022/Eclipse-Phase-Second-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284022/Eclipse-Phase-Second-Edition?affiliate_id=2018399</a>      Steve S:  Havoc Brigade -- <a href="https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gshowitt.itch.io/havoc-brigade</a> We greatly appreciate the donations of our Patreon supporters: Eric Witman, Jeff McKinney, Jesse!, and Joshua Gopal-Boyd!  Y'all make keeping this going possible! As always folks, have fun, be kind to each other, and go play some rpgs! You can reach us at <a href="mailto:meandsteverpg@gmail.com">meandsteverpg@gmail.com</a> On Facebook as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeandSteveRpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Me and Steve RPG Podcast</a> On Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/AndRpgs?s=09" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@AndRPGs</a> on TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meandsteverpgpodcast?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@meandsteverpgpodcast</a> Support us on Patreon:  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MeandSteveTalkRPGs</a> Join us on our Discord! <a href="https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Me And Steve RPG Discord</a><a href="https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/5wWNcYW</a> We are proud members of the d20 Radio Network! <a href="http://www.d20radio.com/main/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.d20radio.com/main/</a>

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