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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.
Early life and education
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]
Personal life and death
Haring lived most of his life in Austin, Texas, and continued singing in community choirs.[1] He was an avid baseball fan – especially of the Houston Astros – and travelled to every MLB ballpark and many minor league ballparks as well.[1]
Haring died from complications of pneumonia on July 1, 2025, at age 67.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Scott Dennis Haring". Dettlking Funeral Home. July 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Haring, Scott (2007). "Illuminati". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp. 153–156. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ a b Jackson, Steve (July 6, 2025). "July 6, 2025: Scott Haring". Daily Illuminator. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Haring, Scott (October 1988). "The Game Wizards". Dragon (#138). Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR: 90–91.
External links
- "Scott Haring: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on March 10, 2005.
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