Curtis M. Scott

Curtis M. Scott (died August 19, 1992, age 32) was a game designer known for his work on role-playing games.

Curtis M. Scott
Born1960
DiedAugust 19, 1992 (aged 32)
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationGame designer

Career

Curtis M. Scott wrote The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook and FR12 Horde Campaign for Dungeons & Dragons, the GURPS Conan and GURPS Humanx sourcebooks for GURPS, and co-wrote Cyber Hero for Hero Games.[1] Scott also worked on The Cyclopedia Talislanta series for Talislanta.[2] Scott had also taken on a major project for TSR's Dark Sun campaign world.[1] For several years, Scott and his wife, Mary, organized the annual CoastCon gaming and science-fiction convention in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1] Scott had been accepted to a computer-science program at Carnegie Mellon University.[1]

On his way to the 1992 Gen Con/Origins game fair, Scott died in a car accident.[1] He was killed on August 19, 1992, at the age of 32.[3] He was survived by his wife Mary and their son.[1]

References
  1. Varney, Allen (November 1992). "In memoriam: Curtis M. Scott". Dragon. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: TSR (#187): 92.
  2. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 220. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  3. "Reviews". Challenge. Game Designers' Workshop (#75): 80–83. 1994.
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