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Tribute to Bill Slavicsek
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I have to admit, I'm genuinely sad to see Bill Slavicsek leave ZOS.
Whether you loved every recent ESO story or not, Bill is one of those people who has been part of RPG history for decades. Long before ESO, he built a reputation at TSR, where he worked on Dungeons & Dragons adventures and campaign settings during the golden age of tabletop RPGs. Later, at Wizards of the Coast, he became one of the driving forces behind the Star Wars Roleplaying Game and helped shape a generation of tabletop gaming, and he did some great work with ESO too
It's sad to see that end...
Cheers Bill. You've earned your place among the legends of the hobby.
Whether you loved every recent ESO story or not, Bill is one of those people who has been part of RPG history for decades. Long before ESO, he built a reputation at TSR, where he worked on Dungeons & Dragons adventures and campaign settings during the golden age of tabletop RPGs. Later, at Wizards of the Coast, he became one of the driving forces behind the Star Wars Roleplaying Game and helped shape a generation of tabletop gaming, and he did some great work with ESO too
It's sad to see that end...
Cheers Bill. You've earned your place among the legends of the hobby.
““Elric knew. The sword told him, without words of any sort. Stormbringer needed to fight, for that was its reason for existence...”― Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné
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Lydawobbles✭✭✭✭I was DEVASTATED to see his name on that list. I love him, and I wish him the best.6 -
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✭Lydawobbles wrote: »I was DEVASTATED to see his name on that list. I love him, and I wish him the best.
I don't want to speculate but he might take this opportunity for a well deserved retirement....but I will definitely keep my ear to the ground to see if he shows up on another team somewhere.““Elric knew. The sword told him, without words of any sort. Stormbringer needed to fight, for that was its reason for existence...”― Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné2 -
Lydawobbles✭✭✭✭I thought the same thing. He definitely deserves retirement, but I imagine itll be hard for him to turn off his creative mind4
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✭✭✭This layoff is sad news all the way.
This page contains samples of Bill's work, including in-game videos demonstrating his writing for The Elder Scrolls Online game.
https://www.billslavicsek.com/samples
Edited by redlink1979 on July 13, 2026 4:49PM"Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear"- Sons of the Night Mother | VforVendetta | Grownups Gaming EU | English Elders [PS][EU] 2500 CP
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✭✭The loss of Bill, as well as Richard Baker, is definitely a blow. I played a lot tabletop D&D back in the day and their modules were some of the best. I am grateful for all they created.Edited by anadandy on July 13, 2026 5:32PM2