Scott Fitzgerald Gray

Scott Fitzgerald Gray is a writer, editor, story editor, and role-playing game designer known for his work on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG.

Biography

Scott Fitzgerald Gray was born in British Columbia, Canada, and has lived there most of his life.[1] He started playing RPGs in high school, and has spoken of how discovering Dungeons & Dragons was instrumental in helping him deal with depression and thoughts of suicide as a teenager.

After spending a number of years in publishing, he started freelancing in tabletop RPGs in 2004,[2] working for Wizards of the Coast and a number of smaller companies. He has written and edited upwards of two hundred books, adventures, and articles.[3] Gray was the editor of the fifth edition Monster Manual, and one of the editors of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, the Player’s Handbook, and the D&D Starter Set.[4] He also worked for Penny Arcade as managing editor and co-creative director on the Acquisitions Incorporated book published by Wizards of the Coast.[5]

As a designer, Gray is known for the adventure Dead in Thay, written for the D&D Encounters series during the D&D Next playtest,[6] and updated to appear in the Tales from the Yawning Portal hardcover.[7] He also wrote the ENnie-nominated[8] The Hidden Halls of Hazakor, a 5e starter adventure for young Dungeon Masters, published by his own Insane Angel Studios imprint.

In addition to his RPG work, Gray is the author of a number of fantasy novels and anthologies, including We Can Be Heroes, a contemporary SF novel about gamers, whose character story draws on elements from his own life.[9]

Awards
  • Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Last Word Audio) — Editor — 2019 Gold ENnie Award for Best Electronic Book[10]
  • The Dark of Hot Springs Island (Swordfish Islands) — Editor — 2018 Gold ENnie Award for Best Adventure.[10]
  • Tales from the Yawning Portal (Wizards of the Coast) — Designer — 2017 ENnie Awards Judges’ Spotlight Winner[11]
  • Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2015 ENnie Gold Award for Best Family Game[12]
  • Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2015 Gold ENnie Award for Best Game[12]
  • Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2015 Gold ENnie Award for Best Monster/Adversary; 2014 Origins Award for Best Role Playing Supplement[13][14]
  • Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2015 Gold ENnie Award for Best Supplement[13]
  • Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2015 Gold ENnie Awards for Best Rules, Product Of The Year; 2014 Origins Award for Best Role Playing Game[13][14]
  • King of the Trollhaunt Warrens (Wizards of the Coast) — Editor — 2009 Silver ENnie Award for Best Adventure[15]
  • Monte Cook’s Arcana Evolved: Spell Treasury (Malhavoc Press) — Editor — 2006 Silver ENnie Award for Best Supplement[16]
  • Thieves’ World Player’s Manual (Green Ronin Publishing) — Editor — 2006 Honorable Mention ENnie Award for Best Supplement[16]

References
  1. "We Can Be Heroes". Brainfluff.
  2. DM, Author The Id (November 8, 2011). "Ego Check: Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Freelance Editor and Designer for Wizards of the Coast".
  3. "Darkmeade - Insane Angel Studios | DriveThruRPG.com". www.drivethrurpg.com.
  4. "Rule book" (PDF). media.wizards.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. "Penny Arcade Breaks Down New ACQUISITIONS INC. D&D Sourcebook". Geek and Sundry. April 30, 2019.
  6. "Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay (D&D Next) - Wizards of the Coast - D&D 5th Edition". Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  7. "Tales from the Yawning Portal | Dungeons & Dragons". dnd.wizards.com.
  8. Kade, Leigh (July 8, 2019). "ENnie Award Nominations Are Here for 2019!". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors.
  9. "Ten Questions With… Scott Fitzgerald Gray (part 1) – Colin McComb". colinmccomb.com.
  10. "ENnie Awards". November 22, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  11. Glyer, Mike (August 19, 2017). "2017 ENnie Award and Spotlight Winners".
  12. http://file770.com/2015-ennies-presented-at-gen-con/
  13. Glyer, Mike (August 1, 2015). "2015 ENnies Presented at Gen Con".
  14. "2014 Origins Award winners". July 2, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  15. "2009 ENnie Award winners". September 19, 2019 – via Wikipedia.
  16. "2006 Ennies | Award Set | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com.
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