Summary

  • Project Sigil will incorporate Baldur's Gate 3 characters, offering a free-to-play virtual tabletop experience.
  • The VTT will have features for D&D Beyond subscribers and include custom campaigns with 3D miniatures.
  • Project Sigil aims to capture video game excitement in a 3D sandbox for D&D play.

captured the love of fans thanks to their memorable personalities and strong story arcs.

As announced at Gen Con 2024, an official DnD virtual tabletop program, now known as Project Sigil, will include characters from Baldur's Gate 3. Project Sigil will include some features that are only available to paid D&D Beyond subscribers, but the VTT will be free-to-play in a basic capacity. A digital starter pack should make it easy for players to hop in without requiring too much commitment, and closed beta access to the service will be available in the fall, with early s available on D&D Beyond.

Artwork from a D&D DM screen showing an adventuring party fighting a red dragon with a hoard of gold.
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Project Sigil Is A Promising D&D Option For BG3 Fans

The New VTT Looks Exciting

Virtual 3D miniatures of Baldur's Gate 3 characters Karlach and Astarion in the D&D virtual tabletop program Project Sigil.

Baldur's Gate 3 characters in Project Sigil can be incorporated into custom campaigns with 3D miniatures and D&D Beyond integration. Unlike many virtual tabletop solutions, Project Sigil operates as a 3D sandbox, making it much more familiar and immersive to those who first experienced DnD through Baldur's Gate 3. Although it isn't a video game itself, Project Sigil incorporates elements like visible spellcasting to recapture some of the energy and excitement that a video game presentation can bring to the table.

Project Sigil is also promising the incorporation of some IPs beyond just Baldur's Gate 3, although what exactly that might entail remains to be seen. Even for those uninterested in involving outside characters, the potential of the system certainly looks promising. Creation tools are intended to both careful preparation and quick on-the-fly scenarios, adapting to a dungeon master's prep style and the whims of the party with the promise of recreating some of the classic graph paper approach in digital form.

Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3 next to a looming dragon from the cover of the D&D 2024 Player's Handbook.
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Considering the dubious status of a sequel to Baldur's Gate 3, Project Sigil could be a great interface for running continued adventures with the gang. In a wider sense, it marks a step toward DnD's official services becoming genuinely competitive with other VTT solutions. How well Project Sigil works in practice won't be clear until the beta, but it could be an exciting option for fans of Dungeons & Dragons and Baldur's Gate 3.

Source: D&D Beyond

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Dungeons and Dragons
Franchise
Dungeons & Dragons
Original Release Date
1974

Dungeons and Dragons is a popular tabletop game originally invented in 1974 by Ernest Gary Gygax and David Arneson. The fantasy role-playing game brings together players for a campaign with various components, including abilities, races, character classes, monsters, and treasures. The game has drastically expanded since the '70s, with numerous updated box sets and expansions.

Publisher
TSR Inc., Wizards of the Coast
Designer
E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson