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Post by allenshock on Dec 21, 2009 19:13:07 GMT
I don't see why you couldn't have a pacifist Dalek - if you have a GM that is happy for you to have one, you have one. I'd allow it. But then I've had run games where half the characters were Gods. I think you're in Drizzt Do'urden territory with a pacifist Dalek. Also, I think - realistically* - he'll have difficulty fitting in in most time periods PC : HELLO! I AM NOT E-VIL! I DO NOT EX-TER-MIN-ATE! FUTURE NPC : AAAAAIIIE! A DALEK! RUN! PC : BUG-GER! PC : HELLO! I AM NOT E-VIL! I DO NOT EX-TER-MIN-ATE! PAST NPC : AAAAAIIEE! A DEMON! KILL IT! (Twenty minutes of arrows and swords bouncing off the force field...) PC : THIS IS GET-TING ANN-OY-ING! URGE TO EX-TER-MIN-ATE RI-SING! ;D * If such a word is appropriate for an rpg about a 900+-year old man with two hearts who travels the length and breadth of time and space in a small indestructible wooden box that's bigger on the inside than the outside ;D This is without a doubt the funniest thing I have read yet today You get a Karma point Allen
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mostlyjoe
2nd Incarnation
Time Lord Victorious
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Post by mostlyjoe on Dec 21, 2009 20:04:34 GMT
I think my first real character will be a Time Agent. A contempary of Jack/John but with a decidedly more 'by the book' personality.
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Post by kaemaril on Dec 21, 2009 23:45:44 GMT
The Dalek mutant within may not be in traditional Dalek armour? That would help, no? Maybe if it was inside a robotic shell a little more like VINC.E.N.T from The Black Hole? In fact, I'd keep it totally secret - ready for the BIG REVEAL... Oooh, what if the Daleks have already thought of that? In fact, what if there's a secret DALEK INFILTRATION SQUAD out there, of undercover Daleks in other robotic/armoured forms? Imagine the cross-over potential ... C3-PO : Come along R2, we must get this urgent message to Master Luke! R2-D2 : <bloop ding bleep doop deep deep> C3-PO : What do you mean 'At last the time has come'? Time for what? What are you talking about, you malfunctioning blob of scrap metal? Master Luke shall hear of this ... R2-D2 : <bib-bib bleep doop doop deep> C3-PO : "The time of invasion is at hand"? What on Earth are you --- R2, why have you suddenly got a sink plunger sticking out of your torso? R2-D2 : YOU. ARE. REA-LLY. ANNOY-ING. C3-PO : What? R2, since when have you been able to talk? R2-D2 : DALEKS ARE EMOTION-LESS, YET YOU HAVE SOME-HOW MAN-AGED TO REA-LLY GET ON MY WICK. C3-PO : Daleks? What are you talking about? What's a Dalek? You're an astromech droid owned by Master Luke ... R2-D2 : NO. I AM A MEM-BER OF THE DALEK IN-FIL-TRA-TION SQUAD. C3-PO : Don't be so silly. You're going to get us into trouble. R2-D2 : DALEKS DO NOT GET INTO "TRO-UBLE". WE DO ONLY ONE THING. C3-PO : And what's that? R2-D2 : EX-TER-MIN-ATE! C3-PO : Oh dear. (DEATH RAY!) R2-D2 : THAT FELT ... REA-LLY SAT-IS-FY-ING! ;D
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Post by JohnK on Dec 22, 2009 18:13:30 GMT
Hullo, Lategaming, I think a Genesis-era Kaled would be very interesting to play. I think it's ridiculous to assume all TimeLords are dead just as much as it would be ridiculous to assume that all Kaleds would be as overbearing and blindly stupid as 'modern' Daleks. Similarly with Sontarans, Cybermen, Draconians, Movellans, Raxacoricofallapatorians and even Toclafane. The Dalek/Toclafane question is something that really interests me. Ooh, ooh, must remember to work on stats for Movellans, soon as I re-watch those relevant episodes and read up on a few more things. After doing up Hartnell, Wirrn, and...and...oh, right, and sorting all the boxes after moving back into the house after sewage back-up. Definitely want to get to this stuff...
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Post by Kit on Dec 23, 2009 18:05:14 GMT
What about a "Genesis of the Daleks" era Kaled who opposed Davros' plans? Now travelling with a Timelord with the full awful knowledge of what his people will become, and trying to make amends. That's awfully interesting. Anyone else find it interesting that the Thals seem to be gone now? Maybe RTD thought the Daleks lacked credibility as a threat if they couldn't handle the Thals.
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Post by kaemaril on Dec 23, 2009 19:12:15 GMT
That's awfully interesting. Anyone else find it interesting that the Thals seem to be gone now? Maybe RTD thought the Daleks lacked credibility as a threat if they couldn't handle the Thals. I'm not sure I'm following - have I missed something? I don't believe they've been established as being retconned out by the time war or anything like that, have they? It's not like they were a big part of the series - IIRC the last time we saw them (other than in Genesis) was a Pertwee story.
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Post by Null and Void on Dec 23, 2009 19:52:10 GMT
That's awfully interesting. Anyone else find it interesting that the Thals seem to be gone now? Maybe RTD thought the Daleks lacked credibility as a threat if they couldn't handle the Thals. I'm not sure I'm following - have I missed something? I don't believe they've been established as being retconned out by the time war or anything like that, have they? It's not like they were a big part of the series - IIRC the last time we saw them (other than in Genesis) was a Pertwee story. I think there was a Thal in Destiny of the Daleks... the first Lalla Ward Romana story. Mind you, my memory might be faulty
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Post by kaemaril on Dec 23, 2009 20:15:31 GMT
I think there was a Thal in Destiny of the Daleks... the first Lalla Ward Romana story. Mind you, my memory might be faulty I don't think there was. Though it's been quite some time for me, too Skimming wikipedia, and a few other sites, I don't see a Thal in the plot.
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Post by Null and Void on Dec 23, 2009 20:18:26 GMT
I think there was a Thal in Destiny of the Daleks... the first Lalla Ward Romana story. Mind you, my memory might be faulty I don't think there was. Though it's been quite some time for me, too Skimming wikipedia, and a few other sites, I don't see a Thal in the plot. I think he just got a passing mention that he was one... he wasn't central to the plot at all. He may have even been dead when they found him. It *was* minor whichever it was
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Post by Kit on Dec 23, 2009 22:05:19 GMT
That's awfully interesting. Anyone else find it interesting that the Thals seem to be gone now? Maybe RTD thought the Daleks lacked credibility as a threat if they couldn't handle the Thals. I'm not sure I'm following - have I missed something? I don't believe they've been established as being retconned out by the time war or anything like that, have they? It's not like they were a big part of the series - IIRC the last time we saw them (other than in Genesis) was a Pertwee story. Yes, but in that Pertwee story during the same period as the Earth-Draconia issues, Thals were capable of space travel and fighting the Daleks on other worlds. The scary scary Daleks could terrorize the galaxy but not even keep Skaro under their control. Odd that the thals have just stopped being a factor in things.
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Post by kaemaril on Dec 23, 2009 22:25:12 GMT
I'm not sure I'm following - have I missed something? I don't believe they've been established as being retconned out by the time war or anything like that, have they? It's not like they were a big part of the series - IIRC the last time we saw them (other than in Genesis) was a Pertwee story. Yes, but in that Pertwee story during the same period as the Earth-Draconia issues, Thals were capable of space travel and fighting the Daleks on other worlds. The scary scary Daleks could terrorize the galaxy but not even keep Skaro under their control. Odd that the thals have just stopped being a factor in things. I got the impression from that ep that the Thals were on the losing end of of their conflict with the Daleks. I did not get the impression of two equally powerful forces. I expect the Daleks wiped out the Thals down to the last man. Certainly, after that episode they were never seen again as a space-faring race (as far as I can recollect, anyway, that was quite a while ago ...) Quite frankly, the Thals have been essentially non-entities since Genesis. I'm hardly surprised that the Thals haven't popped up in the RTD-era, they're just not that important to the Dalek story.
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Post by Rel Fexive on Dec 23, 2009 22:52:32 GMT
Apparently, the Doctor met a contingent of Thals on Spiridon. More remarkably, by that time they had gained control of Skaro itself...
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Post by JohnK on Dec 24, 2009 16:02:28 GMT
Hullo, Kaemaril, I got the impression from that ep that the Thals were on the losing end of of their conflict with the Daleks. I did not get the impression of two equally powerful forces. I expect the Daleks wiped out the Thals down to the last man. Certainly, after that episode they were never seen again as a space-faring race (as far as I can recollect, anyway, that was quite a while ago ...) Quite frankly, the Thals have been essentially non-entities since Genesis. I'm hardly surprised that the Thals haven't popped up in the RTD-era, they're just not that important to the Dalek story. Unfortunately, you're right. The sad thing is that I believe that the Daleks wiped out the Thals, although I entertained the thought at one point that the Movellans might be the Thals, reborn in robot form to combat their ancient foes. That was blown apart in "Destiny of the Daleks" of course, but still the idea appealed to me. One thing I think is that the Thals are too easily dismissed from the series. Since the Doctor encounters the Daleks in non-linear sequence, there are a lot of stories that could be done with the Thals, methinks.
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Post by JohnK on Dec 24, 2009 16:04:22 GMT
Hullo, Relfexive, Apparently, the Doctor met a contingent of Thals on Spiridon. More remarkably, by that time they had gained control of Skaro itself... Yes, that was the Pertwee story "Planet of the Daleks". I can't say it was a great story, but it did have some interesting ideas, and I was surprised that the invisibility of the Spiridons wasn't used for something later on. Hmm, plot idea.
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Post by zebaroth on Dec 28, 2009 4:33:39 GMT
i was thinking about #5 from from short circuit as a companion
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Post by Rel Fexive on Dec 28, 2009 11:45:53 GMT
A funny robot with a funny voice, eh?
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Post by The Inspector on Dec 29, 2009 3:20:06 GMT
The Inspector, naturally, a Time Lord renegade devoted to problem solving and justice. A bit of a cross between the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes. The Inspector has been my reoccuring Time Lord characters, originally build under FASA rules, showed up as an NPC in my Victorian Champions campaign, recreated for a Wushu/Dr Who hack and, most recently for the DW:AiTaS playtest.
I would like to know what happened to the Movellians. A renegade Movellian could be quite a bit of fun, I think.
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Post by empressdonna on Dec 30, 2009 15:56:18 GMT
I would probably remake the characters that I played once in a doctor who forum rpg.
Other than that? I would probably attempt to make a Gwen or Toshiko NPC (because having some of the torchwood gang would be yay?)
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Post by thebrokenone on Jan 2, 2010 13:49:24 GMT
My adaptation of D&D monsters has begun! i'll be posting the first few in the aliens section once im happy that they're good enough to face the doctor and his companions and not be abit silly or far to deadly(so no tarrasque atm), gonna find a way to link some into the whole end of time speech the doctor made since it fits the background of a couple of the races in the D&D monster manual quit well with a few choice tweaks here and there(im sure the D&D players amongst the forum members will have an idea of which ones fit easiest).
Other than that im also considering stealing a race or 2 from Mass Effect but thats gonna wait awhile coz i want to finish the forthcoming sequal game first and i tend to take my time with them so i can soak up the story as fully as possible.
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Post by The Porter on Jan 2, 2010 14:39:49 GMT
The Inspector has been my reoccuring Time Lord characters, originally build under FASA rules, showed up as an NPC in my Victorian Champions campaign, recreated for a Wushu/Dr Who hack and, most recently for the DW:AiTaS playtest. As an aside I would love to know what you did with Wushu and this setting (Doctor Wushu?)
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drnate
2nd Incarnation
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Post by drnate on Jan 4, 2010 0:36:55 GMT
I definitely want a Psychic, perhaps one that won't interact with humans normally. Perhaps he has no inhibitions when it comes to other peoples' minds and has to learn his manners.
I might make a combat character who is super shy.
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Post by Curufea on Jan 4, 2010 1:05:09 GMT
I'm thinking of making up Demetra Kine before she gets locked up in Shada. I like the idea of the Blood Coteries and time active tattoos.
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