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The Vortex system was also used for ''Pulp Fantastic'', a roleplaying game by Battlefield Press, who licensed the system from Cubicle 7. | The Vortex system was also used for ''Pulp Fantastic'', a roleplaying game by Battlefield Press, who licensed the system from Cubicle 7. | ||
== | == Releases and revisions == | ||
To date, four versions of the game have been released. The content of releases are largely identical, with minimal changes to the ruleset - revisions are usually made only to reflect the current era of the show at time of release and to meet the requirements of the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' style guide, and so sourcebooks and additional content with branding from one edition of the game is fully compatible with the others. | To date, four versions of the game have been released. The content of releases are largely identical, with minimal changes to the ruleset - revisions are usually made only to reflect the current era of the show at time of release and to meet the requirements of the BBC's ''Doctor Who'' style guide, and so sourcebooks and additional content with branding from one edition of the game is fully compatible with the others. | ||
=== Tenth Doctor Release === | === First Edition === | ||
==== Tenth Doctor Release ==== | |||
The first version, released in 2009, was themed around the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s era up to ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', and included premade character sheets for [[Rose Tyler]], [[Martha Jones]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[K9]], [[Mickey Smith]], [[Jack Harkness]], and the Tenth Doctor himself, as well as fill-in-the-blank "archetype" character sheets for players to create their own [[UNIT]] soldiers and [[Torchwood]] operatives. This set was released in a box containing the Player's Guide, Gamemaster's Guide, a booklet containing two sample adventures ("Arrowdown" and "Judoom!"), story tokens, Gadget cards, as well as a set of six-sided dice. | The first version, released in 2009, was themed around the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s era up to ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', and included premade character sheets for [[Rose Tyler]], [[Martha Jones]], [[Donna Noble]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[K9]], [[Mickey Smith]], [[Jack Harkness]], and the Tenth Doctor himself, as well as fill-in-the-blank "archetype" character sheets for players to create their own [[UNIT]] soldiers and [[Torchwood]] operatives. This set was released in a box containing the Player's Guide, Gamemaster's Guide, a booklet containing two sample adventures ("Arrowdown" and "Judoom!"), story tokens, Gadget cards, as well as a set of six-sided dice. | ||
=== Eleventh Doctor Release === | ==== Eleventh Doctor Release ==== | ||
The second version, released in 2012, was | The second version, released in 2012, was centered around the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and his travels with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] up to the end of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. This version includes premade character sheets for [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams]], [[River Song]], [[Craig Owens]], as well as the Doctor and the aforementioned archetype templates. This was the second and final version of the game to be released in a box, and contains the additional scenarios "Knight of the Comet" and "Ashes of the Daleks". "Arrowdown" was later reissued as a free campaign in PDF format, rewritten for the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond. | ||
=== 50th Anniversary Release === | ==== 50th Anniversary Release ==== | ||
The third version, released in 2014, was themed around the 50th anniversary special ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and uses imagery from the special in its pages. This version was released as a hardback book, and contains character sheets for the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors as well as the [[War Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]], Amy Pond, Rory Williams, River Song, [[Rose Tyler]], Sarah Jane Smith, K9, [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart]], and [[Kate Stewart]]. "Archetype" character sheets are included for a UNIT soldier, a scientist, a rock star, and an adventuring archaeologist. For this | The third version, released in 2014, was themed around the 50th anniversary special ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and uses imagery from the special in its pages. This version was released as a hardback book, and contains character sheets for the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors as well as the [[War Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]], Amy Pond, Rory Williams, River Song, [[Rose Tyler]], Sarah Jane Smith, K9, [[Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart]], and [[Kate Stewart]]. "Archetype" character sheets are included for a UNIT soldier, a scientist, a rock star, and an adventuring archaeologist. For this release, some Traits from deprecated or out-of-print sourcebooks were added to the core rulebook. | ||
=== Twelfth Doctor Release === | ==== Twelfth Doctor Release ==== | ||
[[File:Doctor-Who-Roleplaying-Game-2016-edition.jpg|thumb|Cover for the 2014 edition featuring [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]].]] | [[File:Doctor-Who-Roleplaying-Game-2016-edition.jpg|thumb|Cover for the 2014 edition featuring [[Peter Capaldi]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]].]] | ||
The fourth | The fourth version was released in 2015. It's themed around the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and pulls from the show's [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|eighth series]]. As with the 50th Anniversary version, this was released as a hardback and includes character sheets for Clara Oswald, [[Danny Pink]], [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], [[Strax]], Kate Stewart, [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] [[Saibra]], [[Psi]], [[Courtney Woods]], [[Rigsy]], [[Robin Hood]] and [[Journey Blue]], as well as the Doctor and the four archetype character sheets seen in the previous edition. Additional background is provided for a number of ''Doctor Who'' enemies, with an emphasis on enemies from [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|the eighth series]] including {{Gomez}}, the [[Boneless]], and the [[Skovox Blitzer]]. Additional Traits from deprecated sourcebooks were incorporated into this release. | ||
As of the fourth release, the core game is renamed ''Doctor Who Roleplaying Game'', with the "Adventures in Time and Space" subtitle retained for legacy sourcebooks. | As of the fourth release, the core game is renamed ''Doctor Who Roleplaying Game'', with the "Adventures in Time and Space" subtitle retained for legacy sourcebooks. | ||
