Bill Coffin

Bill Coffin
Born	William P. Coffin September 17, 1970 (1970-09-17) Easton, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Author, editor, game designer, journalist
Nationality	American
Education	B.A. English, cum laude
Alma mater	Washington and Lee University
Period	April 1995 – present
Genres	Fantasy, science fiction
Notable work(s)	Heroes Unlimited: Century Station and Gramercy Island Palladium Fantasy RPG regional adventure guides Rifts: Coalition Wars Septimus Systems Failure
Notable award(s)	George A. Mahan Award for Creative Writing
Spouse(s)	Allison B. Higgins

Bill Coffin is a writer of novels and role-playing games in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Perhaps best known for his work at Palladium Books from July 1998 through May 2002, he made significant contributions to several of Palladium's game series, most notably Palladium Fantasy, but also Heroes Unlimited and Rifts, and created his own game, Systems Failure.

Many consider Coffin to have been one of the best writers in the company's history. However, due to a conflict with Kevin Siembieda, the president and co-founder of Palladium Books, Coffin left the company, much to the disappointment of his fans. At the time of his departure, Coffin was the lead author of six titles in the final stages of production. He was subsequently demoted to second and third-author status on two of these books prior to their release, and the other four were ultimately shelved and have not been rescheduled for publication. In addition, having only received limited support from Palladium, Systems Failure has since gone out of print.

In March 2007, it was revealed that Coffin was working on Septimus, a new campaign setting for the D6 Space core book for West End Games. However, due to financial concerns, the publisher cancelled the project in March 2008. Shortly thereafter, Coffin declared that he would release the game as a PDF under Evil Hat Productions' FATE system. In May 2009, West End Games announced that they had agreed to publish Septimus again and that it would be released August 2009.

Bibliography

Palladium Books

Heroes Unlimited

• Siembieda, K. & Breaux, W., Jr. (June 1999). Heroes Unlimited G.M.'s Guide. Taylor, MI: Palladium Books. ISBN 1-57457-035-8.  - Editor.
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (February 2000). Century Station: An Adventure Sourcebook for Heroes Unlimited, 2nd Edition (HU2E). ISBN 1-57457-040-4. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (November 2000). Gramercy Island: An Adventure Sourcebook for HU2E. ISBN 1-57457-055-2. 
• Breaux, W., Jr.; Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (May 2001). Aliens Unlimited Galaxy Guide: A HU2E Sourcebook. ISBN 1-57457-054-4.  – Additional text and concepts.

Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game

• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (September 1998). Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game, Second Edition (PFRPG) Book VIII: The Western Empire. ISBN 1-57457-015-3. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (March 1999). PFRPG Book IX: The Baalgor Wastelands. ISBN 1-57457-022-6. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (May 1999). PFRPG Book X: Mount Nimro—Kingdom of Giants. ISBN 1-57457-028-5. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (July 2000). PFRPG Book XII: Library of Bletherad. ISBN 1-57457-047-1. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (June 2001). PFRPG Book XIII: Northern Hinterlands. ISBN 1-57457-058-7. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (December 2001). PFRPG: Land of the Damned One—Chaos Lands. ISBN 1-57457-059-5. 
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (June 2002). PFRPG: Land of the Damned Two—Eternal Torment. ISBN 1-57457-061-7. 
• Wujcik, E.; Siembieda, K.; Coffin, B.; Bartold, T.; Marciniszyn, A.; Jacques, C. & Long, K. (February 2003). Wolfen Empire Adventure Sourcebook. ISBN 1-57457-063-3. 

Rifts

• Siembieda, K.; Breaux, W., Jr. & Coffin, B. (November 1999). Rifts World Book 23: Xiticix Invasion. ISBN 1-57457-031-5.  – Additional text and concepts.
• Siembieda, K.; DesRochers, F. & Coffin, B. (April 2000). Rifts World Book 22: Free Quebec. ISBN 1-57457-030-7.  – Additional text.
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (June 2000). Rifts Coalition Wars—Siege on Tolkeen (RCW) Chapter One: Sedition. ISBN 1-57457-045-5.  – Additional text and ideas.
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (August 2000). RCW Chapter Two: Coalition Overkill. ISBN 1-57457-046-3. 
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (October 2000). RCW Chapter Three: Sorcerers' Revenge. ISBN 1-57457-050-1.  – Additional text and ideas.
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (December 2000). RCW Chapter Four: Cyber-Knights. ISBN 1-57457-051-X.  – Additional text and ideas.
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (August 2001). RCW Chapter Six: Final Siege. ISBN 1-57457-053-6.  – Additional text and ideas.
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (September 2001). Rifts Game Master Guide. ISBN 1-57457-067-6.  – Compiling, additional text and ideas, selected material.
• Coffin, B., ed. (October 2001). Rifts Book of Magic. ISBN 1-57457-069-2.  – Compiling.
• Siembieda, K.; Coffin, B. & Wujcik, E. (February 2002). Rifts Adventure Guide. ISBN 1-57457-072-2.  – Additional text and "words of wisdom".
• Siembieda, K. & Coffin, B. (April 2002). Rifts Aftermath: A World Overview, 109 P.A. ISBN 1-57457-068-4. 
• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (May 2002). Rifts Dimension Book Five: The Anvil Galaxy—A Phase World Sourcebook. ISBN 1-57457-019-6. 
• Siembieda, K.; Carella, C. J. & Coffin, B. (December 2002). Rifts Dark Conversions. ISBN 1-57457-079-X.  – Additional text and ideas.

Systems Failure

• Coffin, B. & Siembieda, K. (July 1999). Systems Failure: A Complete Role-Playing Game. ISBN 1-57457-038-2.  [Out of Print]

The Rifter

• Coffin, B. (October 1998). Smith, W. ed. "Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game: Hook, Line & Sinkers for The Western Empire". The Rifter (4): 12–20. ISBN 1-57457-014-5.  [Out of Print]
• Coffin, B. (October 1998). Smith, W. ed. "Long, Strange Trips: Writing Epic Campaigns for Palladium Fantasy". The Rifter (4): 23–33. ISBN 1-57457-014-5.  [Out of Print]
• Coffin, B. (October 1999). Smith, W. ed. "Systems Failure Adventure: The Guns of Sulfur Gulch". The Rifter (8): 12–27. ISBN 1-57457-036-6.  [Out of Print]
• Coffin, B. (April 2000). Smith, W. ed. "Giga-Damage: The Next BIG Thing from Palladium". The Rifter (9-1/2): 10–17. ISBN 1-57457-042-0.  [Out of Print] – Authored as "Peter Ferkelberger".
• Coffin, B. (October 2001). Smith, W. ed. "Siege on Tolkeen: Official "Optional" Hook, Line & Sinker Adventures". The Rifter (16): 82–90. ISBN 1-57457-057-9.  [Out of Print]

West End Games

• Coffin, B. (August 2009). Septimus. New York City, NY: West End Games. ISBN 978-1-932867-18-3. http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=63991. 

Novels

• Coffin, B. (April 1995). Overmind. Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press. ISBN 978-0-88092-141-2. 
• Coffin, B. (January 1996). Prime Mover. Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press. ISBN 978-0-88092-349-0. 
• Coffin, B. (August 2009). The Dark Britannia Saga, Volume I: Pax Morgana. Atlanta, GA: Reliquary Press. ISBN 978-0-9841833-0-2. 
• Coffin, B. (July 2011). The Dark Britannia Saga, Volume II: Pax Arcadia. Atlanta, GA: Reliquary Press. ISBN 978-0-9841833-8-8. 

External links

• Bill Coffin – "A novelist's blog and everything that goes with it"
• RPGnet game index list of works
• Reliquary Press author profile
• National Underwiter Life & Health author profile and articles
• Bill Coffin's Health and Fitness Blog