Born 1960 in Abbotsford BC, son of local teachers James and Alice Bennie, and younger brother of Vancouver radio announcer/producer Jim Bennie, Scott graduated from Abbotsford Senior High School, where he competed on the high school wrestling and Reach For the Top teams, and was class president. Scott became attracted to RPGs during his senior high school years, having been introduced to them at V-Con in Vancouver in 1977. On a whim, he began submitting articles to Dragon Magazine, making his first sale in 1981, and eventually becoming a respected freelancer for TSR Inc.

In 1981, Scott encountered a game called Champions, which a friend had brought back from Pacific Origins where it debuted. Scott fell in love with it immediately. He submitted the review of Champions in Dragon Magazine, and eventually freelanced for Hero Games, producing some of its most acclaimed titles. Eventually he published his long-running Gestalt: The Hero Within campaign as a sourcebook for Blackwyrm Games.

In 1986, Scott graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from the University of British Columbia. His attempts to find a teaching career were stymied by a poor local economy. A job offer from TSR fell through in 1989; however, at the recommendation of Aaron Allston, he was hired in the electronic game industry at Interplay Productions in 1990.

Scott enjoyed many successes at Interplay, which grew from 20 employees to over 400 during his tenure. Unfortunately, he developed both CMT and diabetes while working there, and a downturn in the industry coupled with some management changes led to his departure from Interplay. Scott returned to Canada to resume his freelance writing career, writing Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era and Villainy Amok (both of which were nominated for the game industry's highest awards) while caring for his ailing mother. He joked that his most noteworthy contributions to Fallout fandom was providing the name for the character Dogmeat, and creating the Mysterious Stranger and his associated perk.

Gradually, as the market for RPG supplements dried up, Scott found himself out of work. He turned to teaching again, graduating from VCC's PID program to once again look for teaching work. A devoted Christian, Scott also led a home Bible study and assists at his church's cold weather shelter program.

Scott passed away due to pneumonia on March 30, 2022. He was 61.

"Villainy Unbound' (Villains Book, editor/contributor, 1987)

"Champions in 3D" (Adventure book, contributor, 1988)

"Classic Enemies" (Villains Book, Editor/contributor, 1989)

"Champions Universe" (sourcebook, contributor, 1991)

"Day of the Destroyer (adventure, writer, 1992)

"VIPER" (Sourcebook, co-author, 1993)

"VIPER: Coils of the Serpent, co-author, 2003)

"Villainy Amok" (adventure book, author, 2005)

"Champions of the North" (sourcebook, 2008)

"Nova" (Champions Adventure, Adventurer's Club #4, 1984)

"Hands of the Strangler" (Justice Inc. adventurer, Adventurer's Club #10, 1987)

Gestalt: the Hero Within (sourcebook, 2007)

Viper's Folding Nest (adventure, Digital Hero #1)

Stars of Blood (adventure, Digital Hero #5)

Demon O'War (character, Digital Hero #7)

And There Was Blood Everywhere (adventure, Digital Hero #24)

Leftover Hero (Villainy Amok outtakes, Digital Hero #30)

DL 15 "The Mists of Krynn" (adventure, contributor, 1988)

Otherlands (co-author, 1990)

Wild Elves (author, 1991)

I14 Swords of the Iron Legion (contributor, 1988)

FR10 Old Empires (author, 1990)

WG7 Castle Greyhawk (contributor, 1987)

MC 1 Monstrous Compendium 1 (Merman-Myconid monstrous entries, 1989)

MC 2 Monstrous Compendium 2 (Orc - Remoraz, monstrous entries, 1989)

Islands of Terror (co-author, 1992)

"Not a Very Nice Guy" (Bounty Hunter NPC, Dragon #52, 1981)

"Champions" (Game Review, Dragon #57, 1981)

"Setting Saintly Standards" (Saints article, Dragon #79, 1983)

"Never the Same Thing Twice" (Rakshasa article, Dragon #84, 1983)

"Avari" (Monster, Dragon #101, 1985)

"For Sail" (Mariner NPC, Dragon #107, 1986)

"Fun Without Fighting" (Dragon #117, 1987)

"Quagmire" (Monster, Dragon #127, 1987)

"Tibbit" (Monster, Dragon #135, 1988)

"Diurge" (Monster, Dragon #141, 1988)

"Good Does Not Mean Boring (Paladin article, Dragon #148, 1989)

"Characterization Made Easy" (Dragon #156, 1989)

"Threshold of Evil" (Dungeon #10, 1988)

AC 10 Bestiary of Dragons and Giants (contributor, 1987)

AC 11 The Book of Wondrous Inventions (contributor, 1987)

Testament (Green Ronin Publishing, author, 2003)

Testament: The Hittites (Green Ronin Publishing, author, 2005)

Eternal Rome (adventure, 2007)

The Tribulations of Kanah (ENWorld Player's Journal #2, 2002)

The Hekau-Adept (Testament NPC article, Targum #1, 2007)

The Reign of Akhenaten, Part 1 (article, Targum #2, 2007)

The Reign of Akhenaten, Part 2 (article, Targum #4, 2008)

Cyborgladiator (contributor, 2004)

It Happened One Christmas (adventure, author, 2007)

Fell Beasts and Wondrous Magic (contributor, 2003)

The Two Towers Sourcebook (co-author, 2003)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1 (contributor, 1988)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 2 (contributor, 1988)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 3 (contributor, 1988)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 4 (contributor, 1988)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1 (contributor, 1988)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Character Updates 1989 (contributor, 1989)

Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe Character Updates 1992 (contributor, 1992)

Agents of Freedom (sourcebook, 2006)

Worlds of Freedom (Terminus article, 2008)

Freedom's Most Wanted (Villains book, contributor 2008)

Magic and Mayhem (contributor, 2004)

More Magic and Mayhem (contributor, 2005)

Alliance Player's Guide (contributor, 2006)

Horde Player's Guide (contributor, 2006)

Dark Factions (contributor, 2008)

The Lord of the Rings, Vol 1. (producer, co-designer, 1990)

The Two Towers (producer, co-designer, 1992)

Star Trek: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary (co-designer, 1992)

Star Trek: Judgment Rites (co-designer, 1993)

Starfleet Academy SNES (mission designer, 1994)

Starfleet Academy PC (mission designer, 1997)

Starfleet Command (mission designer, 1999)

Starfleet Command II (mission designer, 2000)

Castles (producer/designer, 1991)

Castles: The Northern Campaign (producer/co-designer, 1991)

The Lost Vikings (writing contributions, 1992)

Sim City CD (writing contributions, 1994)

Descent (writing contributions, 1995)

Stonekeep (contributor, 1996)

Fallout (design assist 1997)

Descent to Undermountain (level designer, 1997)

Invictus (co-designer, 2000)

Champions of Norrath (2004)