Kim Mohan

Editor, author, and game designer Kim Mohan is notable for his editorial work at TSR (the original publishers of Dungeons & Dragons), and later at Amazing Stories magazine, along with his longstanding career in TTRPG (Tabletop Role Playing Games) design. He began his career as a reporter for the Lake Geneva Regional News and at Beloit Daily News as sports editor and then state editor, before joining TSR in 1979.  

Mohan was an avid science-fiction and fantasy enthusiast and served as author of The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Wilderness Survival Guide, a book still popular within the TTRPG community. Garnering a reputation as an editor and mentor, Mohan supported fellow creatives in the field. Notably, collaborating with D&D co-creator, Gray Gygax on Gygax’s venture, New Infinity Productions 1989, before resuming his role as editor of Dragon magazine in 1993.  

Mohan is one of the few people to have writing or editing credits on all five Dungeons & Dragons editions and is revered in the gaming and science fiction communities for his work, mentorship, and dedication to improving the genre.