I am wondering what would you consider Dr. Who? Would he be a sorcerer, wizard, cleric? What would his focus be? I am trying to have a one on one adventure with a friend of mine and he will probably need some help, so I was thinking of throwing "Dr. Who" in there with him to help steer him the right way in certain situations or to add some plot hooks.
I was thinking a Wizard (Transmuter, or Abjuration)
I would personally see him as an expert with two artifacts, the Tardis and the screwdriver.
His 'time lord' race would also give him some cool racial bonuses.
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If you're looking for a character who in personality and inclination is LIKE the Doctor, but fits a fantasy mold, I would go with a Wizard (he is intelligent, likes to tinker) with a lot of craft and item creation feats.
He can have an artifact box that contains a larger room within and teleports through both time and the planes, but there is always, no matter what, at least a 25% chance of going off course. ;)
I would either roughly make him human (or maybe an elf or gnome)
If you want to get more specific, however, make a "Gallifreyan" race:
- +2 Con, +4 Int, -2 Wis (Gallifreyans have superior cardiovascular systems and are highly intelligent, but are often short-sighted despite their long lives)
- Medium, normal speed
- "Respiratory Bypass" - Gallifreyans can stave off taking suffocation damage for 5d6 minutes and get a +4 to Fortitude saves versus inhaled poisons and other hazards
- Tech Savvy - Gallifreyans get +2 to Knowledge Engineering and one craft skill of their choice; Knowledge: Engineering is always a craft skill.
And give him a couple levels of a "Time Lord" PrC:
1d6 HP a level, 6 skill points a level, all knowledge skills class skills.
Level 1:
Regeneration: When Time Lords' would normally die due to hit point loss, they can regenerate as long as their body is not completely destroyed. For each ability score, roll a die and simply note if the number is odd or even. If odd, note "negative"; if even, note "positive." Then roll 1d4 for each stat: the ability score increases if positive, and decreases if negative. These score changes are permanent. The Time Lord's appearance changes randomly, and is fatigued for the next 24 hours and at a -4 temporary penalty to all Wisdom based ability and skill checks.
Time Sense: Time Lords can sense when time has been altered or is out of place, including when a Time Stop spell has recently gone off, etc.
Level 2: Minor Telepathy: Time Lords get detect thoughts as a spell like ability they can use once per day. They also automatically can note if anyone else is a time lord via a similar telepathy, but this happens instantly and does not use up the once/day restriction.
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The Doctor is epic level and thus has no stats.
Tardis == Instant Fortress?
The Doctor is epic level and thus has no stats.His companions (or ex companions) would tend to be lower levels varying from pretty close to epic to 1st level. Anyone who can give me stats from every companion from Susan Forman to Rory Williams would get a cookie.
All the Best,
Kerney
Please don't say things like that in public because I WILL try. And then I will have even less of a life than I already do.
(Now, I did start statting out the companions for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game "Adventures in Time and Space" but that's a lot easier.)
Ooh, good idea. I like the Archivist idea a lot.
WOW! That was amazing. I wasn't expecting such an intense response. The ideas thus far are very interesting.
Thanks everyone for giving such great ideas. I hope that I am able to come up with something soon. I will let you know what happens.
The TARDIS is an artifact that can create one semi-artifact sonic screwdriver at a time.
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Note: this whole email is IMHO. If you option differ that fine. Change the skills or focus on some other class.
Dr. Who biggest ‘weapons’ is his knowledge and charisma.
90% of the time the TARDIS is a plot device just to get him and his companions into the setting.
The Sonic Screwdriver is a gadget therefore it could be a magic wand or set of magic wands in a fantasy setting… like a wand of knock? So let’s take it out of the equation.
Let look at the skill he uses…
No - Acrobatics
No - Appraise
Yes – Bluff – He uses Bluff ever so often.
Yes – Climb – He climb stuff a couple times a season
No - Craft
Yes – Diplomacy – He uses this almost ever show
Yes - Disable Device – Most of the time he uses the Sonic Screwdriver to break thing or pick lock. So this could be a maybe.
Yes – Disguise – he sometime dress up in the culture clothes.
Yes - Escape Artist – every other show he escaping from being captured.
No - Fly
No - Handle Animal
No - Heal
Yes – Intimidate – He just intimidates the bad guys
Yes - Knowledge – Every Show he using some knowledge skill
Yes – Linguistics – he seem to talk to every race in their native tongue
Yes – Perception – again every show
Yes – Perform – He only uses Oratory and maybe Acting
No - Profession
No - Ride
Yes - Sense Motive – he uses the every other show
Yes - Sleight of Hand – He uses the to ‘palm’ little things
No - Spellcraft
No – Stealth – well maybe some times
No - Survival
No - Swim
Yes - Use Magic Device – He does not uses magic device but he figure out Alien technology all the time, which in a Pathfinder world could be magic.
What class or classes do you think of when you think about knowledge and charisma…
Bard – A Bard has 13 of the 14 skills Dr. Who uses. Dr. Who does not sing… but he talk a lot… maybe you house rule that does not need to sing but just need to be talking.
I would have to agree that a Bard – Archivist is a good match but he does not study a lot on the show so maybe he is more of a Bard – Detective.
Rogue - A Rogue also have 13 of the 14 skill Dr. Who uses on the show. the rogue does not have all the knowledge skill that a Bard has. Dr. Who would not really back stab. Maybe a Rogue – Investigator. I don’t know Dr. Who does not hit me as a rogue type.
Wizard seems too studious for Dr. Who. Maybe a Sorcerer…Lets look
Sorcerer has 3 class skills that Dr. Who uses. Looking at the blood line I would say he a Destined bloodline, which would give him Knowledge(History), which gives him 4 class skills.
My favorite is a Bard – Detective…
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Note: this whole email is IMHO. If you option differ that fine. Change the skills or focus on some other class.
Dr. Who biggest ‘weapons’ is his knowledge and charisma.
90% of the time the TARDIS is a plot device just to get him and his companions into the setting.
The Sonic Screwdriver is a gadget therefore it could be a magic wand or set of magic wands in a fantasy setting… like a wand of knock? So let’s take it out of the equation.
Let look at the skill he uses…
No - Acrobatics
No - Appraise
Yes – Bluff – He uses Bluff ever so often.
Yes – Climb – He climb stuff a couple times a season
No - Craft
Yes – Diplomacy – He uses this almost ever show
Yes - Disable Device – Most of the time he uses the Sonic Screwdriver to break thing or pick lock. So this could be a maybe.
Yes – Disguise – he sometime dress up in the culture clothes.
Yes - Escape Artist – every other show he escaping from being captured.
No - Fly
No - Handle Animal
No - Heal
Yes – Intimidate – He just intimidates the bad guys
Yes - Knowledge – Every Show he using some knowledge skill
Yes – Linguistics – he seem to talk to every race in their native tongue
Yes – Perception – again every show
Yes – Perform – He only uses Oratory and maybe Acting
No - Profession
No - Ride
Yes - Sense Motive – he uses the every other show
Yes - Sleight of Hand – He uses the to ‘palm’ little things
No - Spellcraft
No – Stealth – well maybe some times
No - Survival
No - Swim
Yes - Use Magic Device – He does not uses magic device but he figure out Alien technology all the time, which in a Pathfinder world could be magic.What class or classes do you think of when you think about knowledge and charisma…
Bard – A Bard has 13 of the 14 skills Dr. Who uses. Dr. Who does not sing… but he talk a lot… maybe you house rule that does not need to sing but just need to be talking.
I would have to agree that a Bard – Archivist is a good match but he does not study a lot on the show so maybe he is more of a Bard – Detective....
i was thinkin bard myself
Dr Who is the name of the show. His name is "The Doctor. (Just the Doctor)." The name of the show is a play on the response "Doctor who?"
the doctor would look at a spellcaster and laugh. I would make him a Rogue, preferably with a variant that does not have sneak attack.
Dr Who is the name of the show. His name is "The Doctor. (Just the Doctor)." The name of the show is a play on the response "Doctor who?"
Cartigan that is true for the newer Doctors, but the older doctors were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who on the credits.
If I remember correctly (it been over 20 years since I watched the old doctors) William Hartnell through Tom Baker were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who.
the doctor would look at a spellcaster and laugh. I would make him a Rogue, preferably with a variant that does not have sneak attack.
I would agree that a Rogue without sneak attack would do well for the doctor, but all the variants in the APG have sneak attack. Maybe trade Sneak attack for Bardic knowledge...
that seem a poor trade maybe every time you get a sneak attack die you get skill focus feat. It getting too late to think..
the doctor would look at a spellcaster and laugh. I would make him a Rogue, preferably with a variant that does not have sneak attack.I would agree that a Rogue without sneak attack would do well for the doctor, but all the variants in the APG have sneak attack. Maybe trade Sneak attack for Bardic knowledge...
that seem a poor trade maybe every time you get a sneak attack die you get skill focus feat. It getting too late to think..
I was just thinking that, but I wanted the bard's perform skills with speech. The man is one heck of a motivational speaker, and gosh darn it people like him. The man can inspire and teamwork like no one out there.
My doctor ability stats
Str 12 Dex 22 Con 28 Int 50 Wis 40 Chr 50
Boccob is a wanker compared to this guy.
The Doctor is epic level and thus has no stats.His companions (or ex companions) would tend to be lower levels varying from pretty close to epic to 1st level. Anyone who can give me stats from every companion from Susan Forman to Rory Williams would get a cookie.
All the Best,
Kerney
Please don't say things like that in public because I WILL try. And then I will have even less of a life than I already do.
(Now, I did start statting out the companions for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game "Adventures in Time and Space" but that's a lot easier.)
I would not have pegged you for such a big DW fan. Cool!
Quick. Top 5 favorite companions!
Dr Who is the name of the show. His name is "The Doctor. (Just the Doctor)." The name of the show is a play on the response "Doctor who?"Cartigan that is true for the newer Doctors, but the older doctors were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who on the credits.
If I remember correctly (it been over 20 years since I watched the old doctors) William Hartnell through Tom Baker were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who.
Some were, sometimes they were billed as The Doctor. Interestingly Eccleston was "Doctor Who" but Tenant insisted they change it for him to "The Doctor".
What he's billed as on the credits, and what people actually say in the show are two different things.
I never read the credits, so personally, I've only ever understood him to be "The Doctor". It'd be silly to say otherwise just because some psychic credits messed up. ;)
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Anyways.
While I agree with the idea of a Bard (especially if you want to emulate instead of reproduce), I have to comment on some of the skills.
Acrobatics, Climb, Stealth, Swim, and Ride: These all seem to be either a little bit of life experience (a couple ranks), or just inherent physical ability. He never really pulls off anything spectacular, physically.
Appraise: I'd actually say he's probably quite good at knowing the values of objects... he just has so many points of reference to sift through he sometimes gets it wrong. Having at least a couple ranks in here would make sense.
Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive: This is his bread and butter for problem resolution.. and pretty much any other interaction, heh. These really should be maxed.
Craft: This is a bit of a tough one. He's always putting things together. In Mutants and Masterminds, it's so much easier to emulate with the "gadgets" and "device" powers, but in D&D crafting needs to be so specific.
I'd maybe make this a feat where he can put together objects useful for a situation, but they don't last and are only barely functional (usually needing additional requirements to function, such as manual power).
Disable Device: Isn't he always pulling apart and breaking down someone's evil machine of devastation or another? That's on top of the simple "open/lock doors".
So yeah, I'd say disable device is basically his backup plan when social skills fail.
Disguise: He pretty much walks into the place he's coming to with no modifications to his look. Most times that he gets away with stuff is from his psychic paper and other effects from the Tardis, and just uses Bluff to get by.
Escape Artist: He's pretty good at getting out of tight situations, but he's no houdini... handcuffs are handcuffs to him. I'd probably put as many ranks into this as I would appraise.
Fly, Handle Animal, and Profession: Agreed... not really using these at all here.
Heal: He can stabilize someone, I think I recall him doing something like that. As the skill used to basically "know the anatomy" of things, I'd say that this would be a skill he'd have at least a few ranks in.
Knowledge Skills: Yes please! I see no reason to limit any choice here.
Linguistics: He gets a free "Tongues" from the Tardis (and so do his companions) so not really needed for the languages. However, his deciphering ability is amazing so I'd still say to put ranks in it.
Perception: He's into noticing fine details, so yeah.. I'd say it's highly appropriate.
Perform: To emulate through bardic abilities? Sure. I like the Archivist idea a LOT (pedantic lecture indeed!).
As actual performance ability, though? Not really. I just don't see him having performance skills... acting.. singing... well, maybe storytelling, but even then, it's the subject material that gets people most of the time, not his method of embellishment.
Sleight of Hand: Yeah, I can see this having a number of ranks.
Spellcraft: As a knowledge type of thing, where technology = magic, then yeah.
We are talking about a character in a Modern setting where magic doesn't really exist in any real sense... so yeah, if it did, I'd expect he'd have Spellcraft right up there.
Survival: Most of his "survive natural disasters" is from his unique knowledge of a spectacular area.
While he is a survivor (last of the Time Lords), it's not a wild-man in the nature type of survival.
Use Magic Device: How many times has he walked up to some unknown device and kerjiggered it into working for him? Sure, he uses his sonic screwdriver, but I'd say that's more as a universal tool than anything else.
Once again, in a world of magic, I'd say this modern-based character would be high up on the use device skill.
That's about how I see his skill set.
The new Foresight subschool seems very Doctor-ish, as well as being a wizard. I got a great mental image from his ability to "Utter an immediate prediction of the near future" giving penalties to his enemies or bonuses to his allies. "I name you, demon!" and they're all debuffed and such.
An archivist bard also really fits as well... Though, he'd be the first bard I've ever heard of who regularly uses Fascinate, that's for sure. I always wonder why the Daleks don't blow him apart each time he shows his face... and it's, of course, because they all have really bad will saves.
The Doctor is epic level and thus has no stats.His companions (or ex companions) would tend to be lower levels varying from pretty close to epic to 1st level. Anyone who can give me stats from every companion from Susan Forman to Rory Williams would get a cookie.
All the Best,
Kerney
Please don't say things like that in public because I WILL try. And then I will have even less of a life than I already do.
(Now, I did start statting out the companions for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game "Adventures in Time and Space" but that's a lot easier.)
I would not have pegged you for such a big DW fan. Cool!
Quick. Top 5 favorite companions!
Oh, I am a huge Whovian, have been since about the age of 11.
In no particular order:
Tegan
Romana
Ace
Donna
Barbara
PS: I am liking the rogue suggestions on the thread. Makes a lot of sense actually.
Dr Who is the name of the show. His name is "The Doctor. (Just the Doctor)." The name of the show is a play on the response "Doctor who?"Cartigan that is true for the newer Doctors, but the older doctors were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who on the credits.
If I remember correctly (it been over 20 years since I watched the old doctors) William Hartnell through Tom Baker were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who.
As far as I know, they are still billed in the credits as Dr Who.
As far as I know, they are still billed in the credits as Dr Who.Dr Who is the name of the show. His name is "The Doctor. (Just the Doctor)." The name of the show is a play on the response "Doctor who?"Cartigan that is true for the newer Doctors, but the older doctors were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who on the credits.
If I remember correctly (it been over 20 years since I watched the old doctors) William Hartnell through Tom Baker were billed as Dr. Who or Doctor Who.
In the original series, the credits listed him as "Doctor Who" or "Dr Who" up until the end of Tom Baker's run. Starting with Peter Davison, he was billed as "The Doctor". In the new series, the first with Christopher Eccleston billed him as "Doctor Who" again, but then with David Tennant they switched back to billing him as "The Doctor".
However, Doctor Who has never been the character's name as you rightly point out. Apart from joke responses, he has never been referred to as Doctor Who. Well, with one exception. The William Hartnell story, "The War Machines" has the computer WOTAN call him Doctor Who in the line, "Doctor Who is required." But that's generally regarded as a bizarre aberration.
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Oh, I am a huge Whovian, have been since about the age of 11.In no particular order:
Tegan
Romana
Ace
Donna
BarbaraPS: I am liking the rogue suggestions on the thread. Makes a lot of sense actually.
My top four, no particular order--
Ace (Alchemist/Rouge with a bat of Dalek slaying)
Romana II
Donna
Tegan
In no particular order:
Tegan
Romana
Ace
Donna
BarbaraPS: I am liking the rogue suggestions on the thread. Makes a lot of sense actually.
My faves, also no particular order:
AceDonna
Turlough
Sarah Jane
Anyone but Tegan. I wish she'd died instead of Adric.
Ace (Alchemist/Rouge with a bat of Dalek slaying)
Hell YES. I want to build that now....
Meatrace: can we have a civil discussion without character bashing please? That will tear a Doctor Who discussion into a flamewar faster than you can say, "Captain Jack."
Let's hear some more favorites without dissing other peoples'.
Ace (Alchemist/Rouge with a bat of Dalek slaying)
Hell YES. I want to build that now....
Meatrace: can we have a civil discussion without character bashing please? That will tear a Doctor Who discussion into a flamewar faster than you can say, "Captain Jack."
Let's hear some more favorites without dissing other peoples'.
I'm not dissing anything but the character. I was surprised that the two people who answered both liked Tegan, since she's the main reason I'm unable to enjoy 5th doctor years. The few big DW fans I know IRL all feel the same way. It took me by surprise. Like someone proclaiming their love of vegimite.
TBH that would be my answer regardless of what you had said. I can't think of a 5th companion I actively adore, so it's much like saying "my favorite two football teams are the Packers and whoever is facing the Vikings"
I went to sleep thinking about this tread and I decide I really want to play a character like 'The Doctor'.
Hmmm... Maybe next the next campaign...
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I'm not dissing anything but the character. I was surprised that the two people who answered both liked Tegan, since she's the main reason I'm unable to enjoy 5th doctor years. The few big DW fans I know IRL all feel the same way. It took me by surprise. Like someone proclaiming their love of vegimite.
I get that. Interestingly, the ones my Whovian friends universally dislike is Mel. One holds Bonnie Langford and Colin Baker personally responsible for the cancellation of the series (I don't).
All the Best,
Kerney
I'm not dissing anything but the character. I was surprised that the two people who answered both liked Tegan, since she's the main reason I'm unable to enjoy 5th doctor years. The few big DW fans I know IRL all feel the same way. It took me by surprise. Like someone proclaiming their love of vegimite.I get that. Interestingly, the ones my Whovian friends universally dislike is Mel. One holds Bonnie Langford and Colin Baker personally responsible for the cancellation of the series (I don't).
All the Best,
Kerney
Everyone has their tastes, and there are a lot of interesting flavors. It's one of the things that makes Who fandom interesting.
I'm okay with Colin Baker, but I really dislike Davison. Not as an actor, but his doctor was rather bland and I think his era one of the worst in terms of funds as well. Very much not his fault.I do quite prefer Pertwee to Baker(I) and like Sylvester McCoy, at least his last 2 seasons.
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My most disliked companion would be Rose. At least the other companions that were annoying had the good sense to stop being annoying after they left the show. Rose, on the other hand, managed to become even more annoying. Of course, I hold the emoDoctor (ie, Doctor Ten) equally responsible.
I would blame Russell Davies for that one. Now, some more companions. I'm starting to dislike River Song because she may be Moffat's version of this.
1) Dr Elizabeth Shaw (10th level expert)
2) Rose Tyler (1st level commoner/2nd level expert/2nd level fighter)
3) K-9 7HD Artifact creature.
How does that sound,
All the Best,
Kerney
DW Companions in PF classes...
Susan Foreman: Gallifreyan Bard 1-2, I think. A lot of lore, a little "magic" (some minor psionics actually but I'm staying core), a broad base of knowledge.
Barbara Wright: Starts at Expert 1-2, takes a few levels in Bard by the end.
Ian Chesterton: Starts at Expert 1-2, takes a few levels in Fighter (yes, complete with heavy armor proficiency)
Vicki: Expert 3
Stephen: Expert 4/Fighter 1? What would make a good astronaut?
Dodo: Commoner 2
Polly: Commoner 2
Ben Jackson: Expert 1/Fighter 1
Jaime McCrimmon: Fighter 1, gains levels in Fighter
Victoria Waterfield: Aristocrat 1
Zoe Heriot: Talks a computer to death. Definitely has rogue levels. Let's say 2-3, with an Intelligence minimum of 18.
The Brigadier: Fighter 7
Liz Shaw: I like Kerney's assessment of mid-high level expert
Jo Grant: Rogue 2 with her lock picking skills.
Sarah Jane Smith: Expert 2-3
Harry Sullivan: Expert 3/Warrior 1
Leela: Fighter 3/Ranger 2. There's a jump in skill!
K9: Intelligent construct
Romana: Gallifreyan ... Bard? Expert? at least 7 levels. That one's tough.
Adric: Alzarian (similar to human with no bonus feat and fast healing 1) Expert 3
Nyssa: Aristocrat 1/Expert 5
Tegan Jovanka: Commoner 3. Picks up a fighter level in there somewhere (firearms proficiency)
Vislor Turlough: Aristocrat 2/Rogue 1. A very terrible assassin.
Peri Brown: Breasts 2. No, in seriousness? It's weird, but I'd say Alchemist 1, as a budding botanist.
Mel Bush: Bard 1 with shout as an SLA once per scene.
Ace: Definitely Rogue/Alchemist as mentioned earlier
Rose Tyler: Kerney's assessment is great
Jack Harkness: Rogue 8/Fighter 2
Martha Jones: Expert 7 (Medical students need lots of skill ranks!)
Donna Noble: Expert 3/Rogue 1 (sneak attacks sontaran)
Amy Pond: Haven't seen enough of the 5th season yet, but I'm guessing Bard.