The newspaper took up most of my time, and I had my heart set on becoming a journalist.”[2] After graduating, Winter got a job on the Peoria (Ill.) Journal-Star as a city desk reporter.
But on the third trip, my car broke down again, but I was within five miles of Lake Geneva, so I was able to get it towed in.”[2] Winter began with TSR in May 1981 as a Games Editor.
Some of his works as a game designer include Ruins of Adventure, The Complete Psionics Handbook, the 3rd edition version of Monster Manual II, and Lords of Madness.
Winter ran annual miniatures events at the Gen Con game convention, including the Car Wars “Lake Geneva Death Rally” series.
Winter wrote "The Art of Three-Dimensional Gaming" booklet for the Battlesystem Fantasy Combat Supplement.
[2] Winter, with Jim Ward, David Cook, and Mike Breault, also co-wrote the adventure scenario that was adapted into the game Pool of Radiance.
[citation needed] In September 1985, Winter married Mary Kirchoff, who had been a member of Dragon magazine's editorial staff and editor of the Polyhedron Newszine.