James Desborough wrote ''The Munchkin's Guide to Powergaming
in 2000/2001, winning an Origins Award for that work along with his co-authors Steve Mortimer and Phil Masters. Desborough was a co-author of CS1: Cannibal Sector One
he also briefly worked as the line editor for SLA Industries''. Desborough is also the owner of Postmortem Studios. but this partnership ended in July 2021. In 2017 he released a licensed role-playing game based upon
John Norman's fantasy series
Gor, which also included art by
Michael Manning. Desborough's work was included in
Red Phone Box, and in
The Mammoth Book of Erotic Romance and Domination. He also self-publishes. His
D&D design work includes
Monster Manual V (2007) and
City of Stormreach (2008). Desborough's career has often been characterised by humour and adult content, leading to his role as Games Master for the adult stream 'Tabletopless'. While the stream primarily plays
Dungeons and Dragons they have also played
Cyberpunk, The Witcher and others. Desborough has appeared as a commentator on men's issues on
The Stream on Al Jazeera. ==References==