Desks and Dorks

Desks and Dorks Desks and Dorks is a Board Game Design Podcast bringing you Reviews, Interviews, and much more!

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Today we delve into the long-requested topic of Medieval Fashion and the connections between the outfits of the past and...
12/06/2025

Today we delve into the long-requested topic of Medieval Fashion and the connections between the outfits of the past and the roleplaying games of the present. Join us for the quest of a lifetime as we unpack fashion and its impact on the worlds we play in.

Check out our video for more! https://youtu.be/2ALNbYInlKI

Today we are going to break down the ways that real world history can help us make a dungeon, and use those principles t...
11/29/2025

Today we are going to break down the ways that real world history can help us make a dungeon, and use those principles to make a dungeon together!


Check out our video for more!
https://youtu.be/OTmKlcYh3R0

Today we are talking about the terrifying details, the things that you might miss when building a Fantasy world and how ...
11/22/2025

Today we are talking about the terrifying details, the things that you might miss when building a Fantasy world and how to incorporate those oft-missed elements into your games.


https://youtu.be/J6rKHnJ_ph4

Today we delve deep into the realms of fantasy tropes, where they come from and how we can use them in our own TTRPGS! ...
11/15/2025

Today we delve deep into the realms of fantasy tropes, where they come from and how we can use them in our own TTRPGS!


https://youtu.be/K28F2RQM6Wo

Today we talk about how magic and technology might fight against one another the fantasy battlefield. https:/...
11/08/2025

Today we talk about how magic and technology might fight against one another the fantasy battlefield.

https://youtu.be/pi73ru_OPQ0

Today we're looking at the horrors of the ancient world, (and one horror that's a little bit closer to home) and how we ...
11/01/2025

Today we're looking at the horrors of the ancient world, (and one horror that's a little bit closer to home) and how we could use those real life examples as inspiration for our games.


https://youtu.be/3VvZEOtsqmQ

Today we talk about how you can make civilizations that change in response to the conflict between magic and technology....
10/25/2025

Today we talk about how you can make civilizations that change in response to the conflict between magic and technology.


Check out the Desks and Dorks Youtube for more.

Today we break down what the most important jobs would be in a fantasy world and ways that you can include elements of t...
10/25/2025

Today we break down what the most important jobs would be in a fantasy world and ways that you can include elements of those jobs in your games.
Check out the Desks and Dorks Youtube for more!

Today we are breaking down the lessons for game masters and rpg creators that we can take from the popular film Demon Sl...
10/18/2025

Today we are breaking down the lessons for game masters and rpg creators that we can take from the popular film Demon Slayer: The Infinity Castle.
Join us in our first of "What We Can Steal From Pop Culture" Series.


https://youtu.be/OmKjsVReSjc

10/11/2025

Hello everyone! It is time for our video on creating fantasy diseases!! Check out our youtube channel for more!

Today we are going to be tackling how to build fantasy organizations that your players are going to absolutely love.http...
10/04/2025

Today we are going to be tackling how to build fantasy organizations that your players are going to absolutely love.
https://youtu.be/zKg4KLbVIxM

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