General:Bruce Nesmith
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Bruce Nesmith is a retired game designer and writer.
He is currently authoring his own series of modern fantasy novels called Loki Redeemed.
Credits[edit]
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall - Designer
- An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire - Thanks
- The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard - Thanks
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Thanks
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Designer
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine - Additional Designer
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles - Design Director
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Lead Designer
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard - Lead Designer
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn - Designer
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset - Thanks
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor - Thanks
Contributions[edit]
- Nesmith was responsible for the starting dungeon of Daggerfall.
- Nesmith was responsible for the dungeons of Daggerfall.
- Nesmith was responsible for balancing the creature statistics in Daggerfall.
- Nesmith was responsible for some of the main quest in Daggerfall.
- Nesmith was responsible for the wilderness shrines in Daggerfall.
- Nesmith commissioned Clyde Caldwell to create cover art for a very early version of Morrowind.
- Nesmith did some small freelance work on the shipped version of Morrowind.
- Nesmith was the Project Leader of 10th Planet, before the project was shelved.
- Nesmith was responsible for the Thieves Guild questline in Oblivion.
- Nesmith was responsible for The Collector quest in Oblivion.
- Nesmith was responsible for the Ghosts of Vitharn quest in Oblivion: Shivering Isles.
- Nesmith and Kurt Kuhlmann tag teamed on developing the Radiant Story quest system for Skyrim.
- Nesmith was responsible for designing the all new magic system for Skyrim.
- Nesmith fine tuned the leveling system coming off Oblivion's system.
- Nesmith was responsible for originating the Dragon Priests in Skyrim.
- Nesmith was responsible for the Laid to Rest quest in Skyrim.
- Nesmith was in favor of simplifying the religious pantheon for Skyrim, believing the complicated religions of Morrowind to have been a mistake, choosing instead to use the main pantheon originated in Daggerfall.
- Nesmith was responsible for designing the main quest of Skyrim: Dawnguard.
Texts Authored[edit]
This list is non-exhaustive and includes only texts which have been confirmed to be written, fully or partially, by Nesmith.
- The Daggerfall Chronicles
- Battlespire Athenaeum (Additional Writing)
- The Infernal City (Editing & Worldbuilding)
- Lord of Souls (Editing & Worldbuilding)
Interviews[edit]
- Mar 2007: Oblivion Fan Interview IV
- Nov 2011: Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
- Apr 2012: Inside Xbox - Interview with Skyrim's lead designer
- Oct 2012: Presentation: Radiant Story - Bruce Nesmith
- Sep 2017: ConnectiCon 2017 Panel: Creating a Role-Playing Game From Scratch
- May 2022: Matt Chat 485: Bruce Nesmith of Bethesda and TSR
- Jul 2022: Creative Circuit 3.0 | Session 10 | The Arrow in my Knee
- Jul 2022: Creative Circuit 3.0 | Session 10 | The Arrow in my Knee - Part II
- Sep 2023: Bruce Nesmith - TSR, Bethesda
- Oct 2023: Skyrim’s Lead Designer On Starfield’s Origins And Bethesda’s Evolution - MinnMax Interview
- Nov 2023: The Tell Not Show S2 Episode 20 Finale! with Author Bruce Nesmith
External Links[edit]
- Bruce Nesmith on Wikipedia