Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Matt Mercer didn’t create Exandria singlehandedly - and with Daggerheart, you don’t have to create your world alone, either!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:19 - How Tal’dorei Was Built One Game at a Time
04:46 - How Matt’s Players Shaped His World
13:35 - How Daggerheart Teaches You Matt’s Method
17:17 - How This Approach to Worldbuilding Fosters Drama
21:19 - A Word From Our Sponsor
23:25 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Matt Coville: What Are Backstories For? | Running the Game: youtube.com/watch?v=7_zie0B_XfI
Drawing a World Map for My Sandbox Campaign: youtube.com/watch?v=yMhpW_fGZXw
Worldbuilding: What Makes a Great Fantasy Name? youtube.com/watch?v=PAqtCoCGYl4
Using Character Backstories to Build a Campaign (Just Like Matthew Mercer!) youtube.com/watch?v=0L7o-JwIvPk
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Matt Mercer didn’t create Exandria singlehandedly - and with Daggerheart, you don’t have to create your world alone, either!
Thanks so much to WorldAnvil for sponsoring this video! Visit worldanvil.com/supergeekmike and use the promo code SUPERGEEK to get 51% off any annual membership!
worldanvil.com/supergeekmike
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:19 - How Tal’dorei Was Built One Game at a Time
04:46 - How Matt’s Players Shaped His World
13:35 - How Daggerheart Teaches You Matt’s Method
17:17 - How This Approach to Worldbuilding Fosters Drama
21:19 - A Word From Our Sponsor
23:25 - Outro
Recommended Reading:
Matt Coville: What Are Backstories For? | Running the Game: youtube.com/watch?v=7_zie0B_XfI
Drawing a World Map for My Sandbox Campaign: youtube.com/watch?v=yMhpW_fGZXw
Worldbuilding: What Makes a Great Fantasy Name? youtube.com/watch?v=PAqtCoCGYl4
Using Character Backstories to Build a Campaign (Just Like Matthew Mercer!) youtube.com/watch?v=0L7o-JwIvPk
Music from Epidemic Sound
#darringtonpress #daggerheart
Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join
PATREON: patreon.com/supergeekmike
DISCORD: discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY
TWITCH: twitch.tv/supergeekmike
NEWSLETTER: supergeekmike.com/newsletter
VIDEO ESSAYS: youtube.com/@TheSupergeekAcademy
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BABY WISHLIST: my.babylist.com/lcwishlist
WEBSITE/BLOG: supergeekmike.com
WISHLIST FOR GAMING PC: throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist
KOFI: ko-fi.com/supergeekmike
Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
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Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
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Mike Christensen
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Moorpark, CA 93020
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