Richard Baker is a game designer. He joined TSR in 1991. Baker worked on material for the Spelljammer, Forgotten Realms, Planescape, and Ravenloft campaign settings, and helped design the Birthright campaign setting. He also worked on the Player's Option line of products for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.
Baker continued to work at TSR after its acquisition by Wizards of the Coast. He was part of the SCRAMJET development team for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition. However, he left Wizards of the Coast in 2011.
Baker also co-designed the Alternity role-playing game, as well as the Gamma World Roleplaying Game (2010), which was based on the 4th edition rules.