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Revision as of 21:59, 17 February 2023
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James Desborough | |
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 James Desborough | |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Grim |
| Occupation(s) | 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 a co-author of CS1: Cannibal Sector One he also briefly worked as the line editor for SLA Industries.[3] Desborough is also the owner of Postmortem Studios.[3] Postmortem Studios was one of Cubicle 7's first company partnerships thanks to Desborough's connections with Angus Abranson.[3] He later became creative director at Chronicle City, Abranson's new venture[4] but this partnership ended in July 2021.[5]
In 2017 he released a licensed role-playing game based on John Norman's fantasy series Gor, which also included art by Michael Manning.[6]
Desborough's work was included in Red Phone Box,[7] and in The Mammoth Book of Erotic Romance and Domination.[8] He also self-publishes.
His D&D design work includes Monster Manual V (2007) and City of Stormreach (2008).
Desborough is the author of a self-published August 2017 book which claimed that Gamergate was "a genuinely important battle in the ongoing culture war"[9]: ¶79.3 and portrayed it as a necessary "social revolt" rather than as a harassment campaign, which it is often considered to have been.[10][11] In the book's introduction, Desborough writes that his distress regarding opposition to Gamergate led him to attempt suicide in October 2014.[9]: ¶3.9 The book was written after an Indiegogo campaign by Desborough which he launched on 3 June, urging people to help him "correct the record" about Gamergate[12]: @2:00 — it raised US$1,650, exceeding its goal of US$1,150.[13]
Reception
Desborough has been quoted or used as a pundit on men's issues in various places, including The Stream on Al Jazeera.[14] Some of Desborough's work has been criticized for allegedly being "hateful, violent and misogynistic", leading critics to petition game companies to drop his work.[15][16] Desborough describes himself as having been "inside" Gamergate.[13]
References
- ^ The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming: ISBN 1-55634-347-7
- ^ "Origins Awards 2000". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Chronicle City appoints "Grim" James Desborough". 13 February 2013.
- ^ ""Grim" James Desborough ends partnership with Chronicle city". 1 July 2021.
- ^ grimachu (23 April 2017). "#RPG – The Gor RPG is RELEASED!". Postmortem Studios. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Ghostwoods Books". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Jakubowski, Maxim (8 July 2014). The Mammoth Book of Erotic Romance and Domination. ISBN 978-0762452255.
- ^ a b Desborough, James (2017). Inside Gamergate: a social history of the gamer revolt (ePub). Postmortem Studios. ISBN 978-0-244-62772-0. OCLC 1011256859.
- ^ Rosenberg, Alyssa (29 October 2014). "Gamergate reopens the debate over video games as art". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ For more information about Gamergate's history and interpretation, see Gamergate (harassment campaign) § References.
- ^ Desborough, James (3 May 2017). #Gamergate – Inside Gamergate Crowdfunder (YouTube video). Postmortem Studios. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL97Ftxr6SU. Retrieved 13 April 2022. "With Brianna Wu running for office, now seems like the time to try and correct the record."
- ^ a b Desborough, James (3 June 2017). "Inside Gamergate—A 'gonzo' social history of Gamergate from inside the movement". Indiegogo.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) Indiegogo Project ID #2109206. Retrieved 13 April 2022. - ^ raisa (2 June 2014). "Through men's eyes".
- ^ Gridwood, Andrew (13 February 2013). "Chronicle City appoints "Grim" James Desborough". Edinburgh, Scotland: Geek Native. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Gridwood, Andrew (24 June 2012). "Interview with RPG designer James Desborough". Edinburgh, Scotland: Geek Native. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
External links
- Home page
- "James Desborough :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on 11 February 2005.