Comments on: Doctor Who Roleplaying Game Solicitations

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:25 +0000

Based on what I have experienced as a GM and Player in not only the two previous Doctor Who Games, but countless other games where specialized heroes are favored (Timelord, Jedi, Archaeologist, Ship Captain, etc), they game can be played quite easily as a companion or a timelord. It all depends on how diverse the skills of the players characters are and the locale the game is based in. If you are running a game where travelling in a Tardis is not necessary (IE UNIT CAMPAIGN), then you won;t need a timelord. If you want your game to be full of time travelling fun, make all the players apprentice timelords who escaped to survive another day after the time war and are basically in the dark about what the real universe is all about. The survivors are discovering time and space since the Time War and are finding it much different than what the universe was supposed to be. I am working on a campaign to run this type of survival game as soon as I get the boxed set.

By: vinny

vinny — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:39 +0000

I am looking forward to this game. I have run the old Who rpg for some time and we tell our own stories with our own timelord and crew. Its nice to have to option to play as our long time hero the doctor, but we have fun creating our own history and stories… Hmmm who knows maybe we will all meet the DR, alla Shada may haps…
This game looks great and am sure it will play like a dream. Its all about the story and these rules seem to key note the story and action of an RPG without number crunching stress.

By: Shag

Shag — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:53:58 +0000

Luke – All good points. I saw the game during playtesting, but I’m not sure what changes have been made since. I agree it will definitely take a cooperative group and skilled GM.

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:55:29 +0000

I’m not knocking Doctor Who, I am just not wrapping my brain around how you could create a character who wouldn’t require the Doctor in your party and still be able to travel through time and space. Essentially I guess the question is what Classes are available for players?

Sure playing a Time Lord would be awesome, but one thing the series has espoused is that being a Time Lord is a lonely business, with people coming and going. It seems that the player who was the Time Lord would outlast all of his fellow players! All kidding aside, it would take a very co-operative group of players and a very deft GM to make sure that everyone could help out with the adventure, and not just stand around and watch the TL player solve the mystery and save the day.

There has to be more for Companions to do than run away from monsters!

By: Shag

Shag — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:15 +0000

Luke – For me the interest would be in playing a fellow time traveler, not the Doctor himself. I think it would be cool to play another Time Lord roaming all of time and space in a some quirky (non-Police Box) TARDIS.

Maybe that’s just me.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:08:58 +0000

I’m still confused as to how exactly you could do a Dr Who RPG. Wouldn’t everyone want to be the Doctor? I mean, I never watched the series before the restart, but it seems to me that being a companion is shoddy work at best.

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