Scott Haring
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June 16, 1958
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| Born | Scott Dennis Haring June 16, 1958 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2025 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Scott Dennis Haring (June 16, 1958 – July 1, 2025) was an American game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games.
Scott Haring was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 16, 1958, to Robert and Joan Haring.[1] Haring earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Journalism from Texas A&M University.[1] During his time at university, Haring displayed a talent for singing.[1]
Career
Following graduation, Haring began working in the adventure gaming industry in 1982.[2] Haring had a long career with Steve Jackson Games, having worked at the company five different times over a period of 15 years.[3]: 103 Haring worked as the Car Wars line editor, and became editor on the new magazine Autoduel Quarterly when it debuted in 1983.[3]: 103 He also wrote and edited for Ghostbusters and GURPS and served as the editor for Pyramid magazine.[2] Steve Jackson related that "when [Haring] put on the editor hat, he was one of the few people I would trust, without checking, to write or edit good copy."[4] Haring was also a columnist for Comics & Games Retailer from 1987.[2]
Haring was newly hired at TSR when he added four pages of purely game material to a series of "comic modules" published by TSR West, since TSR had an exclusive license for comic books with DC.[3]: 23 Haring identified Empires of the Sands (1988) as his first big project that he worked on at TSR.[5] He also wrote and edited for the Top Secret/S.I. and Marvel Super Heroes role-playing games.[2] His other D&D design work includes The Republic of Darokin (1989) and Otherlands (1990).
Haring was also the editor for The Gamer magazine.[2] He lived in central Texas with his wife and stepson.[2]
