Start your Daggerheart Campaign with the best!
Come together as we create our campaign world and find our story through playing Daggerheart!
About the adventure
Forge an epic story with a table of critters and join me for the best Daggerheart Campaign of your life! I have run over 1700 professional games, focusing on building a story around players' characters! When most GMs refused to play with critters, I (a critter myself) launched Pro GM games designed for those who love Critical Role and the play style. I will bring that love of story, collaboration, and improvisation to your character! We will learn the system from the beginning as each player helps craft the vibe, locations, and even parts of the BBEG! I can not wait to play with you! This starts with the launch of Daggerheart on May 20th!
Meet the Game Master
About me
Matt here! I fell in love with tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) playing Dungeons & Dragons in 1989. I was eight years old, over at my friend's house, and their older brother ran the game. Though the game only lasted three weeks, I was hooked on the story, world-building, and absolute joy of the game. However, I couldn't find anyone to run e-games or be a Game Master. So, I accepted that role and turned as many friends I could into players, then began turning any players I could find into friends. My first love is the story and characters, and combat keeps it interesting. For a long time, a company called White Wolf made my favorite games. I ran those for years and gave up on D&D because most people I found at the time liked the rules more than the story, and I could never find people who enjoyed both. Then, Critical Role brought everyone out of the woodwork! After watching their streams along with Relics and Rarities, I started to explore D&D games again. And I couldn't be happier about this! About a year ago, I started making steps to turn my 30 years of experience and passion for D&D into a full-time, sustainable career. In one year, I found terrific players and, by the grace of God, have been able to become a full-time storyteller in the TTRPG space. See you at the table! I hope you will join the games and make amazing friends as we battle and work through fantasy life together.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Storytelling
Without exception, Matt is the best GM I have ever gamed with at StartPlaying. I have never been in games that are as challenging nor as rewarding as the ones he runs are and I am constantly on the edge of my seat during his sessions as a result. He is a master at incorporating player character backstories and decisions into the overall narrative, giving your character a real stake and interest in what is happening around them. He knows how to set a session's mood through the use of music, minis and descriptions, and he allows plenty of time for players to engage in roleplay and character development, as well. Matt is fantastic at offering you phenomenal gaming experiences that are filled with exceptional story elements, dramatic combat encounters and intriguing routes worthy of being explored. In other words, there is something for literally every style of player at his gaming table.
Matt is an amazing dm he knows a lot about what he’s doing his custom minis are awesome an love the maps he makes he’s really good at keeping the game moving forward an takes peoples backstory’s and where they wana see there character go his planning for games is so amazing can’t get enough playing in his campaigns probably one of the best dms I’ve ever had the chance to play with an would recommend anyone an everyone to play in one of his games he knows how to bring the best out of his characters an can’t get enough how much lore an extra stuff he brings to the campaign really making u feel like ur in wildemount even Matt Mercer would be proud I think an his community is incredible that he’s developed in discord u will feel part of a family
Matt has a way of taking some of the smallest details of your backstory and taking them places that you never thought of. I feel so privileged to have such a cool GM that can roll with the punches when you decide to take a silly shortcut in a dungeon or spontaneously create a whole oneshot when most of the team won't make a session. He really takes time for every session to remind us of safety tools and to highlight things that made our sessions wonderful.
Matt is a fantastic GM and storyteller. He creates extraordinary experiences for his players and allows them to explore their characters. He works to incorporate player backstory into the game and checks in with players to make sure everyone is happy with the game's direction. I would recommend Matt to any player of any experience level. I am now playing in three of his campaigns and a very happy with my experiences. Matt’s games are worth every single penny!!
Character creation
Creating your character
We will create characters on Demiplane. You can make the character before the first session. But be prepared for flexibility as we will determine the tone and many aspects of that campaign as a table.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A microphone will be required, and a webcam is highly encouraged and will help us all have a better game. The characters will be made on Demiplane, and I will need a link to your character. We stream each game.
What Matt brings to the table
I am bringing a story customized and written around your party, physical battle maps I will craft based on your choices, and custom-printed & painted miniatures of your characters so you can see them on the battle map. After six paid sessions, all players can ask for duplicates of their mini's to be mailed if in continental U.S.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Matt creates a safe table
The gameplay will involve social interactions, intercharacter development, exploring, combat, etc. At our session 0, we will discuss our limits/preferences and how we will express them.