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[[Maksim-Smelchak]] is a Traveller contributor, fan, player, and playtester.

== Description ([[Biography]]) ==
''Maksim-Smelchak'' is a long-time Traveller player, fan, and playtester. He very much enjoys the Traveller universe and has a large collection of 6mm sci-fi game miniatures including a number of Traveller forces, which he uses to play a variety of sci-fi mini games including [[Dirtside II]].
* While Maksim served in the US Air Force, an old friend gave him a cache of LBB's ([[Little Black Book]]s). Maksim spent many a C-130 and C-5 transport plane ride pouring through LBB's in-between missions. Maksim currently lives in Northern California in the United States, and is a frequent enjoyer of all kinds of gaming goodness: RPG's ([[Wikipedia:role-playing game|role-playing game]]s), board games, miniature games, etc. 
* Maksim has contributed to a variety of gaming products in various roles.
* He contributed material to the [[Traveller RPG Wiki]] including new material, editing and proofreading, Wiki code corrections, and so on.

=== External Links ===
This [[gentlesophont]] has the following external links available:
* [https://www.deviantart.com/maksim-smelchak Deviant Art Page]

=== Three Biggest Traveller Influences ===
The three biggest influences on my Traveller works are as follows:
# [[Marc Miller]]
# [[Loren Wiseman]]
# [[Don McKinney]]

I base my Traveller community interactions on the standards and examples that they pioneered. Any of my personal shortcomings are my own and not theirs. I have been blessed to have communicated with them, although not as well as I might have liked.

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
This person has been involved with Traveller in the following ways:
* Wiki Curator 
* Wiki Editor
* Wiki Author
* Wiki Master

=== Traveller RPG Wiki Participation ===
This person has extensively participated at the wiki.
* He will give permission to quote his writing or use his ideas if asked.
[[Maksim-Smelchak]] was editor of this wiki from 2015 to 2019.

=== Bibliography-Ludography (Published Products) ===
[[Maksim-Smelchak]] has contributed to the following products: 
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== References & Contributions ([[Sources]]) ==
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[[Category: Authors|Smelchak, Maksim]]
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