| S. Coleman Charlton | |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Education: | PhD of Computer Science from the University of Virginia[1] |
| Occupation: | Director of Development and Production |
| Years Active: | 1980–present |
| Employer: | Mayfair Games |
| Known For: | Iron Crown Enterprises (Co-Founder) |
S. Coleman Charlton was one of the founders of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE).
While running a six-year Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in Middle-earth, Pete Fenlon began developing a set of house rules with Charlton and Kurt Fischer, ultimately forming Iron Crown Enterprises in 1980 to publish their set of rules.[2] Charlton was one of the designers of the Rolemaster role-playing game system in 1980.[2] In 1984 he simplified the Rolemaster set of rules in order to create MERP, the first Middle-earth role-playing game, also edited by ICE.
Charlton designed the Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, which was published in 1995, after ICE recovered the licensing rights that they had previously signed over to Wizards of the Coast.[2] Charlton and Fenlon later oversaw Mayfair Games.[2]