Sigil, Wizards of the Coast's VTT, Officially Launches

Sigil, the 3D VTT developed by Wizards of the Coast and formerly known as Project Sigil, has officially launched on Window devices. Today, Wizards of the Coast announced that anyone with a D&D Beyond account (free or paid) can now access Sigil, provided they have a computer with Windows OS. Interestingly, the system's full functionality is based off of D&D Beyond's subscription tiers, with access to create multiplayer rooms and the ability to share and load maps tied to the Master Tier account. Master Tier subscribers also have access to builder kits, custom mini outfits, and unpainted minis. The Sigil client can be downloaded from D&D Beyond.

Sigil has been in development since at least 2023 alongside the launch of the One D&D initiative. One major concern about the new system, which uses Unreal Engine 5 to create 3D battle maps for D&D, was its pricing. At least for now, pricing seems to be tied directly to D&D Beyond subscriptions instead of pushing an additional monetization scheme onto players.

EN World saw a preview build of Sigil earlier this year, with a robust and relatively quick-to-implement map building system. One question that I kept asking while previewing Sigil involved exactly what Wizards wanted Sigil to be, as it functionally appeared to be a level or map builder with some basic D&D automation built into the game. The system doesn't include a full D&D revised 5E engine, but it does contain a significant amount of integration for the app to mimic some of D&D Beyond's dice rolling and resource management system has. It doesn't look like a bad VTT, although it's more appropriate for big set piece battles rather than standard "goblins attack the caravan" type encounters.

 

[Parmandur]

I had never seen a site/service that needed more than one type of authentification .. and most of these sell stuff and save your progression (like shopping cart), so I don't buy that argument. I rather think that they pushed its release before it was ready (like so many other software/sites).

Nah, I doubt it is lack of preparation: they really want to channel people into creating a Wizards account. Already have one to play Magic Arena, it's free so not a biggie.

 

[TheSword]

I had never seen a site/service that needed more than one type of authentification .. and most of these sell stuff and save your progression (like shopping cart), so I don't buy that argument. I rather think that they pushed its release before it was ready (like so many other software/sites).

Its optional.

You don't need to use Sigil.

 

[dave2008]

Will you be updating this post as you get a chance to try it out?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Interestingly, the system's full functionality is based off of D&D Beyond's subscription tiers, with access to create multiplayer rooms and the ability to share and load maps tied to the Master Tier account. Master Tier subscribers also have access to builder kits, custom mini outfits, and unpainted minis.

Sigil has been in development since at least 2023 alongside the launch of the One D&D initiative. One major concern about the new system, which uses Unreal Engine 5 to create 3D battle maps for D&D, was its pricing. At least for now, pricing seems to be tied directly to D&D Beyond subscriptions instead of pushing an additional monetization scheme onto players.

Worth keeping an eye on Master Tier subscription prices, I suspect. At the moment, I don't have any plans for using this and will not be enthusiastic if I'm suddenly paying more money for a bundled product I can't opt out of.

 

[bedir than]

PC only is disappointing.

 

[Mort]

While not as pretty, so far the MAPS VTT on DDbeyond is orders of magnitude more useful than SIGIL.

I use Maps for my online group and it's great. I've tried SIGIL a few times in the last month or so, can't even imagine running a test encounter with it, much less a session - just found it clunky and difficult. Hope it gets much easier!

 

[MonsterEnvy]

PC only is disappointing.

They want to branch out with time.

 

[R_J_K75]

It needs a Wizards Account even when you log in with Google (Apple, etc.). Why??

Yeah, pretty annoying. I have a feeling logging in with a Wizards account is going to not allow me to access my campaign and PC on D&DB. I so sick and tired of being forced to sign up and use apps that I don't care about and would never use otherwise. Just let me sign up and use one account. On the same note, I wish every time there's an announcement I didn't have to sit (or rather FF) through a 30–60 minute video instead of just reading 5 minutes of text. What a PITA just to download and install this program that I'll most likely delete after 15 minutes.

 

[SkidAce]

The posts I linked even said make a Wizards account, cause the others will ask you to make one anyway.

my Twitch login worked and didnt ask me to create anything. Even though I agree that it said it would.

Or was there a "convert to wizards account" thing that happened a while back?

 

[R_J_K75]

I'm confused, why did I have to install this if it's not stored locally on my hard drive? If it is I can't find it in the control panel/programs to uninstall it. It took me less than 5 minutes to decide I will never use this hot mess ever again. It literally took longer to load than I actually screwed around with it. Well on the plus side it gave me a kick in the ass to finish setting up a laptop that I purchased April 30, 2023, so there's that . Project Sigil...Prognosis Negative...