Presence Benchmarks

[Escher]

Calculating Presence can be tricky as it is somewhat subjective. However, compiling some Presence stats from both the base game and Aliens & Creatures yields a clearer picture.

All stats are from official sources.


1 Automaton, drone, robot: Auton, K-9, Pig Robomen, Slaves

2 Reserved, shy, withdrawn, hypnotized, devoid of personality: Susan, Vicki, Cyber-slaves, Davros, Hoix, Ood

3 Most people: Micky, Martha, Rose, Sara Jane, Lilith

4 Larger than life personalities: The Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble, Cassandra, Miss Hartigan, Brother Lassar, Time War Daleks

5 Really theatrically over the top or impressive; dominates a situation: The Third Doctor, Captain Jack, General Staal, Romana II, Sycorax leader, Face of Boe, Cyber-Controller

6 Totally intense or captivating: Kublai Khan, Mavic Chen, Morbius, Omega, The Master (17th Incarnation)

7 Terrifyingly or awe-inspiringly inhuman: The Wire


Using these we can speculate on such stats, for example:

Axos: Presence 2; Sixth Doctor: Presence 5 and The Master: Presence 5 (Anthony Ainley). Hitler: 6; Sutekh 7

[Escher]

UPDATED.

[Marnal]

Very nice.

Though I think SOME quiet people would high Presences. The original Davros rarely shouted and mostly whispered - but the whole room shut up when he did that whisper.

[da professor]

Mar 16, 2013 16:04:35 GMT Marnal said:

Very nice.

Though I think SOME quiet people would high Presences. The original Davros rarely shouted and mostly whispered - but the whole room shut up when he did that whisper.

Well spotted. I think that would qualify as 'dominates a situation' or Presence 5.

[stahlman]

That is very helpful but I disagree with your placement of Davros-surely a 5?

[Escher]

Mar 17, 2013 10:36:33 GMT stahlman said:

That is very helpful but I disagree with your placement of Davros-surely a 5?

It's not my choice. That's taken directly from his stats in 'Aliens and Creatures'.
It has been established (and reported) that some stats are inaccurate however.

I've updated the post to include "all stats are from official sources".

Mar 16, 2013 16:04:35 GMT Marnal said:

Very nice.

Though I think SOME quiet people would high Presences. The original Davros rarely shouted and mostly whispered - but the whole room shut up when he did that whisper.

I agree but on that list 'quiet' is a general description of quiet people who impose no presence within social situations. The list is a only simple guide and as you point out, personalities who are silent but exude force of personality are the exception to the rule.

I think 'Reserved' is a far more apt description so I'll delete 'quiet' if it causes confusion.