James Desborough (game designer)
| James Desborough | |
|---|---|
 James Desborough | |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Grim |
| Occupation | Game designer, author, blogger |
James "Grim" Desborough is a British game designer, author and blogger who has worked primarily on role-playing games, as well as card games, board games and social computer games.
Career
James Desborough wrote The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming in 2000/2001,[1] winning an Origins Award for that work along with his co-author Steve Mortimer.[2] Desborough was the co-author of CS1: Cannibal Sector One and for a short time he was the SLA Industries line editor.[3] Desborough is also the owner of Postmortem Studios.[3] Due to Desborough's connections with Angus Abranson, Postmortem Studios was one of Cubicle 7's early partnerships.[3] He later became creative director at Chronicle City, Abranson's new venture.[4]
Desborough's work was included in Red Phone Box,[5] and in The Mammoth Book of Erotic Romance and Domination.[6] He also self-publishes.
His D&D design work includes Monster Manual V (2007) and City of Stormreach (2008).
Reception
Desborough has been quoted or used as a pundit on men's issues in various places, including The Stream on Al Jazeera.[7] Some of Desborough's work has been criticised for being "hateful, violent and misogynistic", leading critics to petition game companies to drop his work.[8][9]
References
- ↑ The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming: ISBN 1-55634-347-7
- ↑ GAMA Origins Awards 2000
- 1 2 3 Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-907702- 58-7.
- ↑ Geek Native
- ↑ Ghostwoods Books
- ↑ ISBN 0762452250
- ↑ Through Men's Eyes
- ↑ GeekNative Interview
- ↑ Chronicle City appoints “Grim” James Desborough