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Sigil pronunciation
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No clue where they're pulling that pronunciation from, but it isn't the standard, so I kinda suspect they pulled it from the same place you pull the rubber band your dog swallowed.
Capitalized “Sigil” (sig-əl) in this context is a made up place-name from D&D lore. It is a homograph to the actual English word “sigil” (sij-əl) They are pronounced differently for the same reason I can name my storm barbarian “Barnacles” (rhymes with “Hercules”).
Ahhhh! That is cool as hell, I never knew that!
Been playing since the eighties, you'd think I would have picked that up lol.
That makes sense. It is what they decided to name it according to the lore. Of course, anyone who decides that they don't like the pronunciation can pronounce it differently in their campaign world.
That's clever. Given the spoken nature of a Dungeons & Dragons session, a DM could just meme by naming a character literally the English word "barnacles" but by pronouncing it as "barn" + "uh" + "cleese" (to rhyme with "please") I imagine people would not think of that word.
...barnacles would make a fine champion in a party with vinegar the barbarian...