Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Dael is a popular Youtuber who got her start over 10 years ago when she was selected for Geek and Sundry’s Vlog channel, where she produced a biweekly segment on mythology. Her insightful and digestible videos on mythology continued on her own channel for years before she transitioned to making Dungeons and Dragons / general rpg content. Besides Youtube, she was a writer, actor, director, and producer of the web series Wolfgang. She’s also been a generous collaborator; contributing to too many projects for me to neatly summarize here, although I have to at least mention her ongoing work as co-host of The Eldritch Lorecast, one of the top podcast that isn’t an actual play. Of course, she’s no stranger to actual plays either, since she was a regular on MCDM’s 4e actual play broadcast – Dusk. Since Dusk, Dael has produced and appeared in many MCDM videos, in particular hosting the monthly patreon QandA videos on Draw Steel.
Dael's Youtube Channel: youtube.com/@MonarchsFactory?si=bkRTdcf0EW6YWLoU
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:58 - Interview Start
00:05:36 - We're both from Australia
00:08:01 - Deltora Quest
00:15:44 - Is Australia still magical?
00:22:00 - What do we do with the dead?
00:29:29 - Does Dael's style clash with Matt's?
00:38:28 - On the purpose of mythological stories
00:44:15 - Are mythological characters complex?
00:48:51 - Fuzzy borders between myth and fantasy
00:54:44 - Law vs. Chaos
00:56:37- Layers of themes in RPGs.
01:01:48 - Mythology and a sense of place.
01:04:32 - Outro
Dael is a popular Youtuber who got her start over 10 years ago when she was selected for Geek and Sundry’s Vlog channel, where she produced a biweekly segment on mythology. Her insightful and digestible videos on mythology continued on her own channel for years before she transitioned to making Dungeons and Dragons / general rpg content. Besides Youtube, she was a writer, actor, director, and producer of the web series Wolfgang. She’s also been a generous collaborator; contributing to too many projects for me to neatly summarize here, although I have to at least mention her ongoing work as co-host of The Eldritch Lorecast, one of the top podcast that isn’t an actual play. Of course, she’s no stranger to actual plays either, since she was a regular on MCDM’s 4e actual play broadcast – Dusk. Since Dusk, Dael has produced and appeared in many MCDM videos, in particular hosting the monthly patreon QandA videos on Draw Steel.
Dael's Youtube Channel: youtube.com/@MonarchsFactory?si=bkRTdcf0EW6YWLoU
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:58 - Interview Start
00:05:36 - We're both from Australia
00:08:01 - Deltora Quest
00:15:44 - Is Australia still magical?
00:22:00 - What do we do with the dead?
00:29:29 - Does Dael's style clash with Matt's?
00:38:28 - On the purpose of mythological stories
00:44:15 - Are mythological characters complex?
00:48:51 - Fuzzy borders between myth and fantasy
00:54:44 - Law vs. Chaos
00:56:37- Layers of themes in RPGs.
01:01:48 - Mythology and a sense of place.
01:04:32 - Outro
