Project Sigil All the Deets on Project Sigil the D&D 3D Virtual Tabletop

• Danger in Dunbarrow is the adventure designed to introduced the 3D tabletop.
• Bring in any character from D&D Beyond.
• 'Mini Maker' lets you design digital miniatures.
• Assets designed to feel like buying a high-end mini or figure somewhere between painted and realistic.
• Plug in locations like graveyard, mine, town each with a premade story you can use or ignore.
• "Modding games more than making them whole cloth."
• The Level Builder is like 'the best miniatures set that you could have'. Snap together different kit pieces.
• Secret doors, traps, lifts that go up and down.
• Also use 2D tokens with artwork you have.
• Also use 2D maps.
• You can play other games with it, not just D&D.
• Have Drizzt fight Optimus Prime.
• Share content with others.
• Starting on PC, other platforms later including mobile and console.
• Will be available to try out for free.
• Closed beta coming this fall for those with a DDB account.
• Pre-order 2024 physical and digital core rulebook bundle to get a free digital gold dragon mini to 'kickstarter your Project Sigil collection'.

 

[Zaukrie]

I’m pretty sure by PC they mean Windows and Mac. Its consoles, tablets and phones that will come later.

We can hope.....

 

[TiQuinn]

I’m pretty sure by PC they mean Windows and Mac. Its consoles, tablets and phones that will come later.

I'm still hardcoded to think PC = Windows after years that way.

 

[Belen]

How is starting a collection a red flag? That’s exactly what you do when you purchase physical minis and terrain, which is what PS is emulating.

Because if I buy the MM, I do not want to buy it all in digital mini form, or worse, buy random loot boxes for a chance to get a Minotaur etc.

Or get a chance to win Tasha’s wand of puppies….

I am very worried about loot box gambling, etc.

I wish they’d talk about the cost.

 

[OB1]

We can hope.....

Well I won’t be beta testing in the fall if not.

I'm still hardcoded to think PC = Windows after years that way.

For the most part I am too, but for what it’s worth, Stream differentiates by Windows/Mac.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

There's never really been any doubt that they would charge for the minis, has there? What would you want in this case?

There has been some doubt as we don't know how it's going to work.

Heck it could be cosmetic as there has been a second different mini of the Gold Dragon shown.

 

[TiQuinn]

There has been some doubt as we don't know how it's going to work.

I'm sure they'll have some sort of storefront, and a "miniature box" where you can sort through your minis (animated or not) and use them on the tabletop as well as create copies so you could drop half a dozen orcs onto the map, etc. I'd hope you could buy individual minis or sets of minis for various games.

 

[Xeviat]

I think this could work well if there's a few things they hit:

1. Free to play version with stock player character minis
2. One time Paid player version with a robust and good looking character builder
3. Player subscription to get access to an ever growing character customization library of features
4. D&D tactics battles players can do by themselves with AI enemies or with a full team of players and a DM.
5. DM subscription that gives access to all basic miniatures, or codes that come with monster supplements for monster minis.

I don't want to be paying micro transactions for all of the minis.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

I'd be curious when they said "other systems" if they plan on tackling other systems that rely on dice pools.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Because if I buy the MM, I do not want to buy it all in digital mini form, or worse, buy random loot boxes for a chance to get a Minotaur etc.

Or get a chance to win Tasha’s wand of puppies….

I am very worried about loot box gambling, etc.

I wish they’d talk about the cost.

Talking about costs isn't exactly sexy, though.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Do you like having food to eat, and often do things that you don't necessarily love to make that happen?

So does Kobold Press, and everyone else who isn't independently wealthy.

Yeah. So they profit from WotC being there. And WotC also profits.

Of course there could be a world where D&D is only held up by small companies. But probably everyone would make less money and have less to eat than in the current situation. You might have seen my sadly I added. I do agree that a world where noone needs money for basic stuff would be preferable. But it is not how it currently works.
And Kobold Press and Wizards might not be fighting against each other as it looked last year. They might have both come to the conclusion that cooperating is better for both.