Exploring Dungeons and Dragons: Sigil, The City of Doors

[@davidrose8336]

"Sigil is located at the *top* of an *infinitely tall* spire..." Wait, that's illegal.

[@GrimGoblinLives]

exactly

[@supercalifragic1551]

Spatial anomaly. The tower's length gets infinitely compressed towards the center of the tower. If you were to try to climb up, you would never reach the top if you had infinite time to attempt it. The top makes just as much sense as having a bottom to begin with.

[@brianroberts783]

Technically not on top, but above the top. Which does nothing to help the problem.

[@yaldabaoth2]

Not only that but you can also see Sigil from anywhere in the infinitely large Outlands at the bottom of the spire. Even from the edge.

[@CorvusSolitario]

Trying to explain science in D&D 🤣

[@noseeevil6638]

Would actually love more planescape content, such a rich field to explore

[@elidasilva5558]

Me too.. anything D&D is great

[@proximasilver8354]

Was about to comment the same thing.

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

I'm glad. The Lady of Coin desires it as such as well.

[@jimster1111]

i dont want this series to end. honestly you have years worth of content left.

[@Nyghtking]

A place where the gith and mindflayers give each other the stare down.

And only the fear of The Lady keeps them in line.

[@midnightgreen8319]

Angels and Demons

[@LordOfTheDreck]

@@midnightgreen8319 zurücklegt 6

[@vleedingrainboom3618]

because looking away means you trust them

[@Samm815]

Lady of Pain: NO FIGHTING! X

[@elidasilva5558]

I love how each plane in the Outlands represents each part of the Character Alinement (Lawful, Chaotic, Good, Evil), and Sigil is in the center, representing True Netural.

[@GrymmSoul]

Might want to count the number of Outer Planes and then, the number of alignments.... For example: Gehenna- NE, Baator-LE, The Abyss-CE...... Gray Wastes-NEN, Canceri-LEN, Pandemonium-CEN...Acheron-LNE...Bytopia-CGN (etc) Many Outer Planes are aligned with two ethics and a morality instead of the standard one ethic/morality.

[@elidasilva5558]

@@GrymmSoul I meant to say that as well but It'd be too much to write down haha

[@mmyr8ado.360]

Running a tourism agency in Sigil must be a hassle, and could be a campaign in itself

[@Kartik-fv4vo]

I love the factions of Sigil so much. Despite being so "twisted", almost all the philosophies make a certain manner of sense to me. They don't feel as "cartoony" or "obvious plot device"-type as factions in typical rpg settings. I still have a soft spot for Dustmen because of Planescape Torment.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

I remember Sigil from Planescape: Torment. Good times

[@fullmetaltranshumanist8511]

Oh dont remind me. :D

[@darthbrooks4933]

What can change the nature of a man?

[@VITAS874]

Anything can change nature of a man...

[@diamondmetal3062]

Updated my journal

[@notinspectorgadget]

"YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME HERE, HUMAN. WHY DO YOU CROSS THROUGH MY DOMAIN?" "I was on my way to the kitchen for a snack and I got lost." *"YOU ENDED UP IN THE TWELFTH PLANE OF TORMENT ON YOUR WAY TO THE KITCHEN?!?"* "...I am not a clever man."

[@notrod5341]

My new backstory lol

[@JackgarPrime]

Awwww man, I LOVE Sigil! Such an awesome setting. Also... "Updated my journal"

[@luckylunaloops]

I actually heard that.

[@JCdental]

Ahh yes, The Plane of Detroit

[@th3oryO]

Can't have shit in Sigil

[@d3vitron779]

They stole the porch, that’s why there’s no front door

[@MrJedimedic]

Sigil: Become Human

[@JCdental]

@@MrJedimedic golem rights are burg rights

[@himeraozaur9206]

omg this comment is amazing the plane of detroit lmao

[@Silver_Knight.]

Shame the D&D series is coming to an end love the videos. One of, if not the best lore channels around.

[@Silver_Knight.]

@ already do, subscribe to them.

[@Zjonishealing]

Wait wizards is stopping dnd

[@mythosinfinite6736]

@@Zjonishealing I think he means The Exploring Series' specific coverage on DnD.

[@Zjonishealing]

@@mythosinfinite6736 ohhh

[@DiujLopez]

I'm a fan of both the SCP universe and DnD so it saddens me that the DnD ones don't seem to do as well as the SCP ones on your channel. But please still keep doing these, there are few others who can do DnD lore quite as immersive as you can!

[@ayycorn762]

Same

[@RussianBearMafia]

Boy oh boy would you like my campaign lol

[@whimsy5623]

You cannot comprehend the flare of panic that went through me when he pronounced "sigil" that way.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

Man, the Lady of Pain really could be a SCP couldn't she? Mysterious and incredibly powerful. The closes thing to a containment protocol is Sigil itself. As long as she has the City of Door she won't go wander off. So the Foundation would do what they can to protect Sigil I guess.

[@jvbrod]

Alagadda already exist. Pretty much the same thing.

[@elidasilva5558]

So, Eulid class then haha

[@tomkerruish2982]

There is speculation that she is actually trapped in Sigil. Another name for it, besides The City of Doors, is The Cage, althoughthat is usually taken to refer to the inability to leave if you can't find/open an appropriate portal leading out.

[@GreatgoatonFire]

@@jvbrod Well to me Alagadda is much more malevolent than Sigil ever gets. But sure there are a lot of overlap. I'm not saying Sigil should be added to SCP "Canon or anything".

[@GreatgoatonFire]

@@elidasilva5558 Yeah, I guess that's about right.

[@elwoodbrown7005]

I remember playing Planescape back when it came out. After several round sof adult beverages, we threw out ideas about what Sigil was. The one we agreed on was that Sigil is a previous universe that collapsed and this small portion was saved inside of a massive circle of protection. The Lady is the genius loci (spirit guardian) so has the magical power of an entire universe at it's disposal.

[@JackgarPrime]

One form of punishment you forgot to mention with the Lady of Pain: Being put in her shadow. If her shadow engulfs you, you experience a horrendously, unimaginably horrific and painful death by flaying, with the experience of ten thousand blades dicing you to nothing. Of course, this can happen even not as a punishment, if someone makes the mistake of even just walking into the shadow without knowing its danger.

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

Let alone from a Meta perspective. The Lady is deliberately left un-statted. Because she is arguably the most powerful being in all of D&D and it's myriad settings.

[@JackgarPrime]

@@McDonaldWilliamT Yeah, the moment you stat something, players will find a way to kill it, no matter how powerful. And she should be an entity beyond any player's ability. The closest we ever saw to her having an actual issue was during Vecna Must Die, an event so impactful it created an entire new edition of the game.

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

@@JackgarPrime Right! Hell, remember that time The Lady One Shotted a god and his worshippers so hard they basically got retconned out of history?

[@StevenMichaelCunningham]

Actually any with intent to harm as cast upon with a grand illusion of exactly their intent to do so yet upon their self. Makes one wonder why certain horror is ever witnessed a such. Effectively they are given a virtual lesson of their willful ignorance. Her Serenity is incorruptible & chooses her stage accordingly. Never could one expect her to molest...lest we for-get 🤡

[@Taricus]

@@JackgarPrime Do you mean "Die, Vecna! Die!"?

[@corwinparker8548]

I am beside myself with glee that you made this. Planescape is my favorite setting and, as with everything you touch, you brought it to life in extraordinary fashion. Thank you and I hope this won't be your last foray into the planes.

[@fuzkomic4270]

This series makes me want to play *D AND D*

[@williamhare4456]

Warning. A DnD home game will be slower and more boring than you think.

[@Dragonspassage]

@@williamhare4456 have to disagree d&d is tons of fun.

[@Dragonspassage]

Then play friend its not hard to start.

[@jordanvangesen2080]

Enjoy the hobby! It is really easy to get into and most of the people are more than happy to teach you! You should! =D

[@quotetherobot749]

Or as my mother likes to call it, D. Andy

[@TheZectorian]

No one: DoomGuard: you know like entropy, man. It just like, is happening. It's all, like, going to heat death, and I am like so totally THERE for that man...

[@tyrusdoraneko3125]

About to start a 5e campaign in Sigil and now I am totally, like, gonna make the DoomGuard a bunch of miserable hippies, dude...

[@TheZectorian]

@@tyrusdoraneko3125 I love this. Like, do tell me how it goes, man...

[@legionofyuri]

Ran a two year campaign in the Planescape setting during the 3.5 days. It was some of the best fun in any campaign we've ever had. I can't wait for the pandemic to die down so I can bring my current group into Sigil for planar shenanigans redux.

[@vikray17]

Sigil is my favorite official setting!! It's a shame more hasn't been done with it by WotC...

[@supercalifragic1551]

If WotC made it today, Lady of Pain would probably be an overweight black woman in a Battle Wheelchair.

[@schwarzesonne6529]

@@supercalifragic1551 diversitah

[@Dream146]

@@supercalifragic1551 grow up.

[@schwarzesonne6529]

@@Dream146 you must not have bought any of the newer books I forgive you for your mistake

[@Taricus]

@@Dream146 They are referring to the fact that WotC is trying to cash in on equality and social progress. It's fake af and not sincere.

[@mysticexarch1796]

Love Sigil, keep up the great work man.

[@monsterno.definablenever.3484]

Sigil is... an interesting realm. Why is it circular? Is it the ring, or crown, of some ancient god? Perhaps it is but a byproduct of connecting every plane to one dimension? Perhaps it was built by an ancient race of arcane masters, who built it as a place of travel, but left their handiwork unclaimed? A circular shape does allow easy access to all gates on the plane. The mysterious origin of sigil is fascinating to me.

[@ChristianOhlendorffKnudsen]

Miles? That must be some weird fantasy measurement, like when they decided in Faerun, that a week is 10 days...

[@GrymmSoul]

A week is seven days; a Ride is ten.

[@evan6338]

Metric weeks as sometimes proposed would be 10 days.

[@sevrono]

@@evan6338 i cant imagine a metric time system working very well, even if we re-define the second

[@catito2958]

From this I have learned that the Trancendent Order's goal is to obtain Ultra Instinct. To move without thinking, to have your mind and body seperated

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

You're not far off honestly, but it's really more like they're trying to obtain administrator level access to the universe.

[@karcistvahlae1207]

"We can excuse the fact that you slaughtered two Yuguoloths before you realized where you were, outsider, but you pronounced the name of our fair city 'Sijil,' not 'Sigil,' and there can be no excuse for that!" I am so glad you, unlike so many other KZbinrs, did not do this mistake.

[@AskYoGirlY]

a m

[@SylasTheGreat]

No he didn't...

[@karcistvahlae1207]

@@SylasTheGreat Yeah, I know. That's what I've said.

[@SylasTheGreat]

@@karcistvahlae1207 it's not though, I can literally read what you said

[@karcistvahlae1207]

@@SylasTheGreat Yes, please read it again: "I am so glad you, unlike so many other KZbinrs, did not do this mistake."

[@donwebber9071]

remember berk..here is the dark of it so no guff. your jink is always welcome. dont stare like a primer and if you see a lady wearing a crown of knives and a crying mask......turn around and walk the other way as quickly as possible.

[@ThePuppyTurtle]

"siggol"

[@tanuki01]

I’m gonna scream

[@Justadonkey]

i cant watch anymore its driving me crazy

[@FirstnameLastname-xt1rr]

@@lolly9804 When talking about magic sigils, that's true- but sadly, Sigil the city is pronounced Siggle

[@ded2thaworld963]

😂 I laughed every time he said it

[@peterdunlop7691]

That’s how the plane is pronounced.

[@wolcamophone4783]

A whole city dedicated to the rock band The Doors. Imagine...

[@Endymion766]

The residents often see black doors and want to paint them red.

[@wolcamophone4783]

@@Endymion766 Wrong band but nice one.

[@Wavemaninawe]

@DoomedGenX Some say that there is a gateway hidden somewhere between the measures of 'Five To One'. But supposedly it can only be accessed, by singing the lyrics in reverse, while being accompanied on a West African 'kora', played by a Ukranian tele-marketer. But dont quote me on this.

[@swedbp1]

@@Endymion766 that's the Rolling Stones and they see a red door and want it painted black.

[@sergersgerhersh6594]

Ahhh, Sigil, the centre of the multiverse and one of my favorite cities in D&D.

[@martinsmith5520]

Thank you for taking me on a tour of Sigil. It was one of my favourite environments in dungeon & dragons when I was a kid.

[@lorzon]

Ah, yes, the Lady of Pain, also known as three squirrels standing on one another inside of a magic robe with the top one wearing a magic mask, all of which the City of Doors was created to imprison.

[@seanrizzle]

Wish the volgun uploaded this often, gotta love the explorer

[@MrTripleM3]

I thank you for introducing me to the original Ravnica. Now time to read deeply into the Planescape Campaign Setting and updating the Factions to the Honor System.

[@barleysixseventwo6665]

“Thall shalt not fuck with the Lady of Pain!”

[@donwebber9071]

well.one did. and we heard what she did to him

[@MrJedimedic]

I always thought it was pronounced “Sidgil” rather than “Siggle”... hold on... yup, the hard “G” is canon.

[@sgshaday]

Yeah I know. It does sound so very dumb. The City of Seagul almost lol.

[@EzraM5]

Yeah I was thrown off by that too. I was thinking it was named like a type of rune or symbol, or something.

[@ssjabelincoln420]

Came to the comments for this, i hate Siggle haha

[@Ender7j]

I played with the setting when it was originally released and am only just now learning this...wow

[@MrJedimedic]

@@Ender7j I really think I would have remembered if it was called “Siggle” in Planescape: Torment. I played that game like 5 times to try different paths.

[@crowsenpai5625]

Whenever I’m joining into a campaign where the main plot are things like demon incursions or anything else similar to one realm tearing open portals and basically invade a realm by smashing their realm into the invasion target, my go to character is a Planeswalker Ranger (the coolest ranger subclass in my opinion) from an order who is basically part of basically a multiversal guardian force whose one purpose is to prevent discord in realmspace and prevent realms blessing into and taking over one another should rifts form, and my character is a member, either a unfortunate rookie or experienced veteran dependent on level joined. And this order is of course located in Sigil, as there’s quick and easy access to any realm in trouble.

[@shikinananya]

Please put the Planescape setting into 5e Wizards I'm beggin youuuuu

[@sergersgerhersh6594]

Technically the setting does exist in 5 edition, same with Spelljammer. We just don't have an updated version of the settings.

[@solusaldrain]

No! You're getting Ravnica, and you're gonna like it.

[@JackgarPrime]

@@solusaldrain I mean I totally bought the Ravnica book, so...

[@dragonballtalk8527]

@@solusaldrain and theros

[@kevinm3428]

I’d like to see you address the affects of each plane on spells, clerical power as they travel away from their Powers home plane, and the affects on magic items with pluses. This was always the most difficult to keep straight, and record keep, in campaign’s that I’ve run. Great video!

[@codyhetu1745]

I wish ur D&D videos didnt end. Their very good

[@abid5087]

This makes me want 5e Planescape even more

[@sethbestboi7994]

I'm so excited you made a video of sigil, I was hoping you would someday!

[@Inshabael.]

"What can change the nature of a man?..."

[@gargoyles9999]

A miserable little pile of secrets

[@lordnul1708]

The Deck of Many Things via The Balance.

[@barrythompson7336]

Regret

[@narev6569]

@@barrythompson7336 Ravel Puzzlewell

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

Anything. It depends on the person.

[@omerrudnick8195]

Sigil sounds like an amazing location for a game setting!

[@mreboric8406]

Planescape Torment. The only game I ever played that lets you literally convince the last boss to give up and let you win because you are so smart and wise.

[@likesflower]

How interesting, i've just started playing the ancient game known as planescape torment. I say ancient because as young adult these old computer games don't seem to appeal as much to my peers, but it does hold up a bit since it is different from most games i've played. So far it's been a surprisingly charming experience.

[@mrroderick1]

If I wasn't playing a game right now, I'd watch this. It'll have to wait. I look forward to seeing how well it related to my ongoing 5e Planescape Roll20 game.

[@enyolstable]

Oh shit you do D&D too! Awesome! I am so happy I subscirbed! Stay clear of the Lady of Pain! DEFIERS IS WHERE IT'S AT!

[@Dream146]

Sigil is literally the coolest place in the multiverse but almost no players will ever get to see it outside of planescape torment

[@dotheneedful55]

Why yes, I think I will sit down and drink some tea while you transport me to a new world.

[@orangetornado5701]

"Visitors and residents of the city include practically every species known to the multiverse." *Horny bard intensified*

[@palmid6069]

I was just listening to the whole Exploring DnD series in a double shift last night. Nice.

[@eliaszbojko2559]

Love your channel and style of narration. Much love my dude.

[@thegamecrasherthemastergam8485]

I actually shivered at the fact this being actually manages to full scale stop gods to go into the city.

[@kinggosuto1]

More DnD please, your narration is greatly appreciated.

[@darragho6358]

Thank you so much for this video this was all I wanted from this series

[@reverieWithRupam]

"Infinitly long tower, at the top of which..." Holup

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

Get used to it if you ever play Planescape. The Outer Planes give no fucks and are full of spatial anomalies like that.

[@reverieWithRupam]

@@McDonaldWilliamT what's that? Sounds interesting

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

@@reverieWithRupam Planescape is the overall setting, the 'universe' if you will. As for the Outer Planes, basically the Outer Planes are a series of 'alignment' based planes. That is, each one is the embodiment of a specific moral coda. Example, the Plane of Lawful Good is also known as The Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia. It's a massive mountain rising out of a sea that is infinitely deep and consists entirely of Holy Water.

[@barrythompson7336]

"What can change the nature of a man?"

[@Sara3346]

I know this is a rhetorical reference but, the terrifying thing is that the first answer that comes to my mind is ""anything in sufficient quantity.""

[@barrythompson7336]

@@Sara3346 It was the main question in Planescape the video game. The answer is "Regret".

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

@@barrythompson7336 'Your' answer is. As Ravel said, it changes from person to person. Even The Nameless One gave different answers to that question in his different incarnations.

[@Vyktym76]

Pie, always pie.

[@soamesrummler7281]

I love your content. I will litterally watch ANYTHING you put out. Quality 100

[@cerberus400]

One of my favorite locations from my favorite DnD setting.

[@diaryofamadpanda3123]

Literally one second in, and I was like is he going to say 'siggle' the whole time lol

[@theotherexile6842]

Gonna miss this series, just seems we've barely scratched the surface

[@PETEYBOY954]

To my understanding, if you climb you’d never reach the top, but if you somehow “fell” you’d never reach the bottom as the infinity of the length from the spire comes from spatial distortion at the center of the spire.

[@CorvusSolitario]

Yesss. My days of 2e and Planescape: Torment

[@swindler1570]

My character: Ah, im so glad i never have to worry about drow anymore. *looks in a mirror...screams*

[@Scrotom]

Thanks! I much prefer these 3PM releases rather than 3AM.

[@narev6569]

I'll give ye the dark of things for a bit o jink, cutter.

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

Yer just rattlin' yer bone box. I tumbled to the dark o' things on me own. Now, sod off, ya berk.

[@TheBoagboy]

I ran a campaign which heavily featured Sigil, it is so cool.

[@Kualinar]

I have the PlaneScape set since it's original release... And have barely scratched some parts of it. Add ALL of the campaigns ever played in the planes and you'll still have barely scratched the surface.

[@Tazirai]

Most of the horror stories I write are based on Planescape. Love this setting. It's so rich. Sometimes the horror is trying to climb the spire to reach Sigil.

[@finight_bluejosh8238]

This leans heavily into most of the widely accepted philosophies and fallacies. The most notable is the skeptics, and close to the end it leans close to the sensory fallacy. I’m all for it as the factions seem to be the extremes of philosophical ideologies, and fallacies.

[@aghitsaplane4262]

"She only really punishes individuals if they begin to worship the lady of pain herself" Why does that sound familiar to a certain xeno hating emperor

[@McDonaldWilliamT]

Kind of? Not really. The Lady can and has one shotted literal gods along with their entire worshipper base

[@InTheNickofTime]

I can imagine the party sees an NPC messing with a dabu and the lady of pain appears. The watch as the NPC vanishes from the air and reappears in the same spot several seconds later either aged considerably or dead from starvation as they were teleported into her maze. Shows off her power while leaving it mysterious. It could also be a choice where if the party intervenes and helps the dabu, a coin purse could appear in their pocket as a form of non-verbal thanks.

[@harpiesd96]

More of these dnd lore videos please!

[@roadsidepeekneek7259]

My very first campaign was a homebrew my brother wrote involving sigil It was awesome

[@run4ever102]

Man I loveeee his way of story telling

[@chadlynch1551]

The people involved in writing Faction War later said that there was a plan to write a second adventure that would result in the factions being mostly allowed back into Sigil, basically resetting things to how it was prior to Faction War. Unfortunately, TSR sold the game to WotC, 3rd ed came along, and the planes were largely abandoned by the new owners of the property.

[@antaresmaelstrom5365]

The BBEG in one of my games operates from one of the Lady's punishment mazes.

[@aneta3098]

"You start to hum an old familiar tune your mother tought you" Me: 🤔🤔...😲 "KUKAVICAAAA!"

[@peterdunlop7691]

The factions are very much like Ravnica’s guilds, which itself is a sort of city of doors too.

[@doc_havoc00heavywing37]

Sigil city of doors, birth place of knock knock jokes. Lol

[@paanjaan]

currently building adventure that will have one chapter in Sigil, hopefully this video will help me :)

[@Yig_al_Gaib4242]

Kind of reminds me of Ravnica that there are different factions and the like in one city, but very different in everything else about it.

[@Ildvar]

So happy to have some Planescape exposure out there, great video!

[@Billdow00]

Please make more of this.

[@shawnhowe7311]

Hello Do you know of a map of Sigil showing Bigby's Statue location? Thx

[@ded2thaworld963]

Made me think of planescape torment, god I loved that game

[@brianroberts783]

There is actually one time where a god managed to get inside Sigil. Vecna, the lich-god of secrets, entered Sigil while in the process of ascending to godhood, thereby finding the loophole in the Lady of Pain's protections of the city. He didn't manage to stay long, but he pulled it off.

[@Nickle_King]

Sigil. The one place where all are allowed to be nearly completely free. Free to believe almost anything you want. Free to live almost any way you desire. As long as you can achieve it, it can be yours. All under the watchful eyes of the Entity that makes Ares, Thor, and Asmodeus shudder and respect.

[@GrymmSoul]

Other than ensuring that the Athar prosper, Asmodeus gives no fucks about The Lady or her Cage.

[@N054A2]

What! an original Dnd video, how pleasant.

[@theencoder6992]

I'd love more D&D videos, here's hoping 🤞

[@ogrehaslayers605]

Planescape was easily my favorite setting with my favorite artwork!

[@Dampfish]

Planescape's always intrigued me as a setting!

[@Sour_Ink]

Would love to see the Exploring Series make some D and D playthrough

[@vinegar3617]

Updated my journal.

[@Tiniuc]

Friggen love Sigil. Also, do one on Numanera!

[@fumeshroom8975]

another upload Yay!

[@KracklinDark]

Please keep making these even if they aren't as famous as scp videos

[@Totoofwarful]

24:50 anarchy doesn't mean chaos anarchy mean everyone is equal anomie mean there is no rules. so if you mean chaos, anomie is more suited