How to Play the Doctor in Dungeons & Dragons (Doctor Who Build for D&D 5e)

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Today we have a build for the Doctor from Doctor Who in Dungeons & Dragons. Whether you like Christopher Eccleston, David Tennat, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi or Jodi Whittaker, this will get you your Tardis and Timey Wimey nonsense in D&D 5e!
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[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

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[@user-rh7nd5xv7y]

Funny shoe

[@TDay-uk6dq]

this was great also week 5 of asking for monkey D. luffy

[@zimattack9994]

Keep up the great work You say impossible so whens the Ainz Ooal gown build?

[@yranictheuntold7678]

Maybe you could make Grand Admiral Thrawn from star wars at some point,would be hyped for that

[@_malprivate2543]

I have an idea for a build of Commander Sir Samuel Vimes if you're interested!

[@ShadowStanley95]

Personally, I like the "disclaimers" because I like hearing your thought process on your choices. I enjoy hearing explanations because it helps broaden my own thought processes.

[@nicholascmartinez]

Agree. Helps me learn about classes I might not be familiar with.

[@mikewazowski8075]

Absolutely! I love to hear the logic behind the choices of classes, because it helps me be more familiar with the character being built, and if I'd change the build on my own.

[@Elvalley]

It always depends on how he handles it. Sometimes it's great, "you may have thought this was the obvious choice, bit here's why this option fits better in my opinion and here's why this other option doesn't", but other times it's just snarkily responding to future complainers by thrashing their likely objection, which may or may not be as engaging (not to mention probably emotionally taxing for Tulok).

[@Biochemitra]

Same. It's part of the fun!

[@Xel963]

I agree with you

[@0_Body]

DM: Your character dies what are you playing next? *Writes 2nd next to name " When I say run, run"

[@VampyricDoge14]

I am Earl, Son of Earl.

[@Technodreamer]

Gotta pick up some Monk in the third incarnation for that Venusian aikido!

[@lordbuss]

Ironically, it would make more diegetic sense that you make a whole new character with somewhat different abilities and personality each time...but still say "yeah, it's me, i regenerated!".

[@Silverwind87]

@@lordbuss better than replacing your character with one of their infinite identical twins

[@silcrow4045]

Also, since low hp and stuff, every time you death save and come back, that's a regeneration baby wahoo

[@mason-.]

Doctor who was one of my biggest nerd obsessions of being a pre-teen. This video has me remembering middle school, but for the first time it's in a good way?

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Damn, so you've liked it for like 4 years now?

[@mason-.]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 sure thing grandpa 👉😎👉

[@moody6143]

Sick burn

[@VampyricDoge14]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 I know you're a barbarian, but there's no reason to be that savage lmao

[@donovanfaust3227]

Your obsession with Doctor Who as a preteen is cool and all, but you know what's even cooler? Your obsession for an Anderson Cooper build.

[@chrishubbard64]

Bard makes excellent sense. The dude has no plan. He just talks and runs until it all works out and he can mess with just about anything and figure it out. Jack of all trades right there. But yeah, bluff bluff bluff the galaxy destroying armada!

[@vyllenor6928]

Also this bit of dialog: - State your name, rank and intention. - The Doctor, doctor... fun

[@SlvrStryker]

It *also* works because the Doctor canonically knows how to play certain instruments, depending on the incarnation. Two and Twelve certainly come springing to mind. XD

[@mistamemewide]

Also, he rides a tank, while playing an electric guitar. Total bard.

[@willnelson9906]

plus like, got lots of girls falling in love with him,

[@Silverwind87]

@@mistamemewide Or a recorder, if we're going classical.

[@LordPyro25]

A neat feature of this build Tulok didn’t really bring up is that whenever your Int score goes up you can prepare an additional Artificer spell, and you can swap those around on a long rest. So by level 20 you can have any six first level spells from the Artificer list prepared, kinda like how the Doctor will often prepare plans or gadgets that he uses to fix whatever situation he finds himself in. If you’re expecting a big fight build a personal force field generator and some medpacks (False Life and Cure Wounds), if you’re breaking into a tower to rescue someone make a hologram projector and an anti-gravity device (Disguise Self and Feather Fall, maybe Jump as well) Even just the first level Artificer give you a good amount of versatility, and you could use your higher level Bard spell slots to upcast some spells like Cure Wounds

[@strider2175]

I wanted to like this, but you're at 42. I can't. So just know I would like it.

[@thayersportfolio8866]

They’re at 49 now, I have no reason to hold back.

[@zerounitomega]

This is quite good since I wasn't totally sold on what artificer brought to the table with just one level

[@DStrormer]

"It goes DING when there's stuff." - Genius Alien Superhero Diplomat

[@TAPSDOC]

With Artificer, the screwdriver becomes the spell casting focus.

[@cjr4908]

Okay one, don't knock the "explaining why I didn't choose this other class" thing, I like hearing your reasoning! And two why would anyone complain about the doctor being a bard, they're a charismatic hyper-skilled weirdo who solves their problems with talking and even _plays a guitar_ what else could they possibly be?

[@brandonyoung7156]

And a flute, you forgot about the 2nd Doctor.

[@Zarvain]

@@brandonyoung7156 Also plays spoons, everyone forgets that.

[@brandonyoung7156]

@@Zarvain yeah, I just couldn't remember which specific Doctor, but good call.

[@HB-fq9nn]

@@brandonyoung7156 7th Doctor I think.

[@samakiraroyjanssen6326]

Chronurgy wizard was my expectation, but bard does work better.

[@starsgears9200]

Am I the only person who genuinely enjoys learning how many ways you can flavour a bard?

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

No! Response has been really positive to this one! Bane must have scared the bard haters away haha

[@KamenRiderCorn]

For what it's worth, I really enjoy the explanations of why certain choices were made over the "obvious" ones. It's a cool insight into the process.

[@ryanamrhein5416]

I agree I also enjoy hearing his though process as he progresses through the build

[@samgourhan207]

The Doctor is one of those characters that has inspired & shaped me into the man i am today. I still have my cardboard tardis my mom & sister made me 7 years ago.

[@AlleyFang]

me: -discovers this channel when it only has 100 build -binges the archive and follow religiously for more than a year -watches this episode -only NOW realise that Tulok is not a barbBArian but a barBRArian. the shame is real 😅

[@matthewletexier]

Wait...waht? How is that something I've never noticed. I've always wondered if we would get a Tulok the Barbarian, but he's not a barbarian. He's a barbrarian

[@poetgriot18]

I'm in the same boat. On the build, I'm imagining a college of scribes wizard/ancestral guardian barbarian who rages when his spells get counter spelled or dispelled or interrupted. Also if they are noisy in the library.

[@aetherspiralknight]

Took me a year and a half to notice XD

[@zemorph42]

TIL.

[@PhantomSavage]

Theoretically speaking, having the doctor in the party is a good failsafe to keep the campaign going if there's a TPK. The doctor cannot die, he can reincarnate, and he can bring along whatever critical knowledge with him to the new party immediately and without issue, maybe even including the location of the last party's now fallen gear. Also, the doctor will never be a true threat to any of your BBEGs, he's a pacifist, so in addition to keeping the campaign going and helping keep your party alive he's not going to unexpectedly murder your main villains in a bar fight. Unless you're not careful enough to give them some resistances or comparable stats... then the doctor could, theoretically, talk his way into being the new emperor and derail absolutely everything..

[@spencervance8484]

But there have been times when he straight up murders or genocides people/races. Granted it doesnt happen often but on occasion it does. Particularly the time war.

[@foxoninetails_]

@@spencervance8484 I can think of a very, very few times where that was the case, and the Time War wasn't actually one of them (though ironically he doesn't remember that himself until after Smith's run and thinks he did). In most of those few cases, it was a race like the Daleks or the Cybermen that are both unequivocally, irredeemably evil and pretty much guaranteed to pop up somewhere else given time, no matter how many times they seem to be "wiped out".

[@Silverwind87]

What if the Doctor fails a death saving throw and doesn't have any clones? Just make a new character with the same stats and say they're the next regeneration.

[@plantainsame2049]

Although if left alone on his own too long he might try to kill someone with a rock Seriously he has tried to kill people with rocks before one was in the early days and in the other 1 he was affected on a weird planet which made. You more violent but still keep him away from rocks

[@jeremybeamer3029]

Tulok, you built Gandalf - the most well-known wizard of them all - as a Bard/Paladin. Never apologize for that kind of flex.

[@Kraleck]

"Well then. Here we go! The long way round." - 1st "An unintelligent enemy is far less dangerous than an intelligent one, Jamie. Just act stupid. Do you think you can manage that?" - 2nd "A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it is by no means the most interesting!" - 3rd "Stupid expression, 'stands to reason.' Why isn't it 'lie down to reason?' Much easier to reason lying down." - 4th "You know how it is; you put things off for a day and next thing you know, it's a hundred years later." - 5th "This is a situation that requires tact and finesse. Fortunately, I am blessed with both!" - 6th "Anybody remotely interesting is mad in some way or another." - 7th "I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there." - 8th "They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device on the roof. Which would be a great big problem if... I didn't have this." - 9th "You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!" - 10th "Amy Pond, there’s something you’d better understand about me ‘cause it’s important, and one day your life may depend on it: I am definitely a mad man with a box!" - 11th "Do you know what 'thinking' is? It's just a fancy word for 'changing your mind.'" - 12th "Sonic screwdriver. Well, I say 'screwdriver,' but it’s more multipurpose than that. Scanner, diagnostics, tin opener. More of a sonic Swiss Army knife, but without the knife. Only idiots carry knives." - 13th

[@jnhensley09]

This was the build I've been waiting for all month and I was not disappointed at all. I called the Artificer and Eloquent Bard dips, but I was also thinking a level 1 or 2 dip in Peace Domain Cleric for that Emboldening Bond ability. Sort of another way to give your companions another kind of "inspiration."

[@mistamemewide]

Now if you play this build, the DM is contractually obligated to make The Master and Missy, to create one of the best moments of Drama within a campaign.

[@kamirostorino9416]

hah. I have Timelord references in my own system and yes.. there is evil one that good ones has to fight against. (I have 3 timelords that were outside of their universe when the time war caused "lockdown" on multiversal travel so that are stranded in fantasy worlds)

[@erikbjelke4411]

"You wouldn't like the sound of silence." Bravo, sir, bravo!

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

Can I just say that I would be 100% on board a Tulok/Ginny Di collab.

[@ProCrastiVisionJRD]

Love it. I might have put a couple more levels in Artificer to get K9, but with all this charisma surely I can convince my DM to just let me have a robot dog

[@StinkerTheFirst]

Totally. 1 more level = infusions = Homunculus Servant.

[@devonbocka226]

Small Dog Construct would work for K-9.

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

Bowties are cool, fish fingers in custard are the best food and this build is absolutely fantastic. Allons-y!

[@TAPSDOC]

3 levels in Artificer BattleSmith to make K9.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

For the algorithm. One perfect defense of the Doctor being a Bard: Peter Capaldi's 12th Doctor charms an entire crowd by playing the electric guitar. BOOM! Take that Bard Doctor detractors! Lmao

[@reloadpsi]

All that David Tennant footage makes me wonder how you'd pull off Kilgrave from Jessica Jones. Likely a bard combined with either sorcerer or warlock, and the combo's mainly just for the flavour of the artificial infusion that gives him his weird ability to command people to do exactly as he says.

[@peterhebenstreit451]

Enchanter wizard

[@kingdomkey01]

I have only a passing knowledge of Doctor Who, so I’m just helping the algorithm along with a non sequitur that totally doesn’t have any further meaning: That sponsor could help me with my fat production.

[@llAlukall]

I was going to object that while you're right about the Doctor barely ever chosing to resort to violence he is in fact shown to be an excellent fencer, swordsman and martial artist (Venusian Aikido iirc, despite having significantly fewer limbs than the creators of the fighting style). And an Artificer/Wizard might technically make for a more powerful character. But all of that is nitpicking. This might be my favourite video of yours and the Doctor is the quintessential bard - half rogue, half wizard, all Charisma. Everyone who encounters the Doctor loves him or is annoyed to death, quite often literally. From the choice of Race to the spell selection I did not expect such an accurate build was possible. (Tennant's Transformation even fixes my silly first complaint ^^) The only actual change I would like to recommend is taking Vicious Mockery at Bard 1, it is the Doctor's signature move after all. While I don't want to start an argument about favourite Doctors, I just can't stop myself from also sharing that I am, against all odds, hoping to see Tilda Swinton take on the role. That would be a dream come true!

[@Ixarus6713]

Yeah I'd probably give him a few levels in fighter to explains his past experience.

[@Bardic_Knowledge]

Now that you've done The Doctor, I really want to see if you can do Rincewind the Wizzard, who is a wizard that can't really cast spells, but is Very Good at surviving.

[@robertwinslade3104]

I LOVE Discworld but i don't think D&D is the right system for building characters from that world; most Discworld characters would probably be pretty low level in D&D terms except maybe the wizards, but their magic works very differently to d&d magic; on the Disc magic is extremely dangerous and can go wrong in spectacular ways; d&d doesn't really have rules for that. If I were to try to make Rincewind though I would probably go for straight Wild Magic Sorcerer; only taking spells to enhance his ability to run fast and escape people like Expeditious Retreat, Haste, Feather Fall etc. and just reflavour them as either his natural ability to run fast or The Spell interfering. Eventually you would want to take Wish. Also he would be varient human with the Lucky feat

[@The_Crimson_Witch]

@@robertwinslade3104 Also focus on constitution and dexterity heavily. I know it seems odd as he can't actually take a hit much, but there is another way to look at constitution. Hitpoints don't just represent how much punishment you can take, but also how lucky you are. As such, high constitution=higher hp= higher amount of luck. Rincewind is lucky as hell XD Sorcerer fits him perfectly due to its limited spell options. However, I wouldn't say *straight* wild magic sorcerer. I will not admit my memory of the discworld books is shakey as it's been around a decade since I last read one, buuuuut IIRC the biggest spells rincewind can cast he got by reading a forbidden book that planted itself in his head (which is partially why he's such a shit wizard, the spell he got from the book was so big he couldn't fit anything else in his head). Now this is admittedly hard to mimick, and does fit into the sorcerer flavour perfectly, but mechanically warlock might actually be better. What patron he'd be is hard to nail down exactly, as I can see arguments for hexblade, undead and undying (my spine shivers in mention of the last), but I actually think great old one (or ones in this case) will be the closest we're gonna get. The collective voices of mages past speaking to you from the tome you read. Pact of the tome for your pact boon. I'd argue for at most 3 levels sorcerer and 9 levels warlock. Invocations are tricky, but book of ancient secrets helps you still feel like a wizard without actually being one. Gift of the protectors lets you get just that little bit of extra luck (seeing as nothing says you can't write your own name in the book) Trickster's escape will explain how Rincewind somehow seems to keep getting out of deep shit Armor of ~~plot~~ Ahem, sorry shadows lets you get lady luck on your side yet again to duck out of another spiral towards doom. Beguiling Presence shows how Rincewind learns to fast talk as time goes on, (I'm stretching a bit but let's be honest there's not a fantastic amount Rincewind is good at XD) Finally Aspect of the Moon. Given how often he's just running away, I doubt he gets much time to sleep. Living like that for so long doesn't make you crazy, that'd be ridiculous, no it obviously makes you no longer need sleep! No, what about the other 8 levels? Good question nobody asked, I'll happily answer it! Honestly, rogue fits him the best I think. Either thief or swashbuckler. I can see an argument for a full rogue with magic initiate given just how little spellcasting Rincewind actually does. But that's up to personal preference, I can't actually remember which would be more accurate. Anyway, expertise in arcana and history, he may not be able to cast a lot of spells, but he's not an idiot and is actually often the one giving exposition. At 6th level expertise in deception and persuasion. Again, gotta talk fast! For the extra skill take stealth or slight of hand (that's right, we're not starting with rogue because Rincewind doesn't deserve 4 skills :D) And that's the best I can think of. For ABI's, focus on DEX CHA and CON, really only picking up the tough feat (for luck on top of luck on top of luck). You could use point buy and put CON and DEX at 15 (using variant human to get them both to 16), 14 CHA, 10 WIS, and 8 in INT and STR. Luck, luck and more luck. Using ABI's, you could cap off CON and get DEX to 18 with the last one going to tough. Or just get both to 20. It hurts not capping off your casting modifier when 12 levels are caster levels, but as has been established rincewind is shit with spells XD Sorry for the essay, I really like this sort of stuff.

[@arizonaranger4454]

@@The_Crimson_Witch You could make him a thief rogue with magic innate feat and then give him a magic item that allows him to cast an insanely high level spell. Divine Soul sorcery (1) / Great old one (6)/ thief rogue. I say to give you lots of evasion abilities, good luck and the ability to use magic items that are only for wizards at 20th level. Or swap out Divine Soul for wild magic if that's your cup of tea.

[@aetherspiralknight]

Rincewind has maxed movement speed, bet it's just the flash build plus Pratchett references

[@arizonaranger4454]

Well for his warlock spells you'd have to take expeditious retreat and long strider for sure as well as mirror image. For sorcerer spells shield, mage armor and feather fall to increase the luck gimmick. Plus mobile feat when you get to 4th level warlock. Btw those spells are why I said Divine Soul rather than wild magic.

[@ZanzibarGSP]

I appreciate the disclaimers!!! It's cool to understand your thought process in character creation. Plus your explanations show that you actually watch the shows/play the games these characters come from, and more importantly that you really care about what you do here. Tulok always gets a 10/10 in my book 😁

[@jonny-lancs1944]

I got a challenge for you, can you play James Tiberias Kirk in D&D? Goals have to be needs a ship, a phaser esk weapon and be able to double handed punch a Gorn in the back! Also being smooth with all the female npcs you come across is a bonus

[@ourkeving]

Bard with some martial class maybe

[@agarnes100]

Bard warlock for eldritch blast phaser

[@TheRawrnstuff]

No class feature that I'm aware of gives you a ship. Paladins get to summon a steed, though. The phaser-esque weapon could be an artillerist artificer's wand, the Sacred Flame cantrip to ignore enemy cover with radiant damage, or the ol' reliable Fire Bolt cantrip. The eldritch blast requires several attack rolls as you gain more bolts, so it feels a bit too much like "fanning the hammer" to feel like Kirk to me. My first instinct would be a Fighter/Cleric multiclass; Sacred Flame for the ranged attack, and unarmed fighting as the fighting style. Despite being a bit of a disappointment, I think Purple Dragon Knight subclass would suit Kirk in terms of flavor beautifully. For the cleric, I'm leaning towards the Order domain, but those benefits also have several that overlap with the PDK fighter. Maybe one can convince the DM to give the character an airship on the basis that they're losing out on so many levels, compared to smarter builds. 🤔

[@briansul3071]

Kinda see Kirk as a Bard-barian

[@VinceValentine]

Just play the Star Trek Adventures RPG, it comes with all the rules and fluff. No need to spend time homebrewing a fantasy game into sci-fi.

[@troperhghar9898]

2:25 "if you want to talk your way out of a problem you have to talk, preferably with a British accent or at least Welsh" ... Rose: if you are an alien why do you talk like your from the North? Doctor: lots of planets have a north

[@tomothytheraccoon]

The doctor has been northern and Scottish but never Welsh

[@troperhghar9898]

@@tomothytheraccoon I hope we get a smooth Irish girl doctor soon

[@Tickerbee]

Not watched yet, but I've tried to style my current character around a Doctor-esque playstyle so my current guess is College of Lore Bard?

[@Tickerbee]

Close!

[@nonya1366]

I mean, doctor seems to change every so often anyways, so being vaguely close is very in character

[@ExhaustedWombat]

College of lore would certainly be a valid interpretation of The Doctor.

[@nonya1366]

Generally when they get reincarnated specifically.

[@Xecryo]

As someone who only recently discovered this channel, I actually LIKE when you explain things mostly because I 1) Don't know everything about D&D. and 2) Don't know everything about every character. So when you explain why you make these builds the way you do, I get to learn more about the character making tips and tricks or learn something about a character, which also gives me my own ideas I want to try.

[@orgixvi3]

I'm absolutely playing this one day, this is, as Eccleston would say, FANTASTIC.

[@LocalMaple]

Rise of the Guardians Now that The Wild Beyond the Witchwilds is out, we have Fairies and Harengons, as well as MiM recruitment in the Feylost background. _Nicholas St. North,_ Guardian of Wonder: Mark of Passage Human, Cavalier Fighter and Celestial Blade Warlock. He needs mounted combat on flying reindeer, teleportation snow-globes, and the Feylost background so that Fey Yeti-substitutes will come to his aid. Note: even if a Steel Defender can serve as a Mount and use Winged Boots Infusion, I don’t think the multiclass into Cavalier allows enough spell levels to get Teleportation Circle. _Toothiana,_ Guardian of Memories: Hummingbird Fairy (Fey Characteristic 1, 2, and maybe 7), College of Eloquence Bard and either Circle of the Shepherd Druid or Soulknife Rogue. A normally gentle and excitable being, Tooth protects the memories of childhood joy, and returns them in times of self doubt. She either fights alongside her MiniFairies, or as a Rogue with memory enhanced abilities. _Sanderson Mansnoozie,_ Guardian of Dreams: Halfling, Swarmkeeper Ranger and Arcane Trickster Rogue. A master with the whip, Sandy prefers to give everyone pleasant dreams and speak through his Sand Swarm shapes. _E. Aster Bunnymund,_ Guardian of Hope: Harengon, Shadow Monk and Bladesinger Wizard, with a Feat for Heroism. An Aussie Hugh Jackman with a tight ship to run, Bunnymund is near impossible to catch, fighting with his Boomerangs and Earth Elementals. _Jack Frost,_ Guardian of Fun: Protector Aasimar (he needs flight), Arctic Druid and Trickery Domain Cleric. Master of the north wind and lover of pranks, Jack brings the school-canceling snow day. With his charm, he can turn even the biggest of bullies into new friends, and your greatest fears into something funny. And of course: _Pitch Black,_ The Boogeyman: Kalashtar, College of Whispers Bard, and I want to say either Vengeance Paladin or Illusionist Wizard. Master of manipulation and the silver tongue, Pitch prefers to strike using Nightmares and fear. Without fear, he is weak.

[@dracowolf3212]

I always pictured Bunny had elements of the Circle of the Shepard Druid and Tooth with Swarmkeeper Ranger elements

[@LocalMaple]

@@dracowolf3212 In the film, he was mobile, really hard to hit, proficient with simple weapons and unarmed strikes, took no damage from high falls… That’s Monk. Also, while Shepherds can summon his little eggs and giant Stone Elemental eggs, he can’t take Protection from Evil and Good, Haste, and Banishment (burrow trap substitute). I couldn’t give him his burrowing speed, so I found a Monk subclass that gave Pass without Trace, Invisibility (adults can’t see him), and a 60’ teleport (replace burrows with shadows). Tooth could be a Swarmkeeper. But it made more sense for Sandy, since his body and projections are his own sand for a Swarm, which gives him flight and hover. Also, she is gentle mother of the group, which leans Shepherd. Finally, I didn’t want to overlap subclasses, or classes if I could avoid it.

[@krimsonkarma8412]

@@LocalMaple Pitch Black would definitely be a College of Whispers Bard, but if you're going for fear, I think Conquest Paladin would work better than Vengeance if you want Pally levels. Since Aura of Conquest is pretty good.

[@LocalMaple]

@@krimsonkarma8412 I chose Vengeance for several reasons. Their Channel Divinity causes Fear. Bane is basically an unnerving spell. Misty Step is his shadow fading ability substitute. And we hit our goals within the subclass at a lower level, allowing more Bard levels. But I will admit, I looked into Conquest. It is in line with his goals as well, if he considers Vengeance against Good an acceptable vow. It also gets Fear, a fear divinity, and a Spiritual Weapon (a sub for his Nightmare Scythe), and Dominate Beast if we want a Nightmare mount. Conquest is a more Paladin Pitch, while Vengeance is a more Bard Pitch. And I wanted him to be more of the frail backliner he is; hence my consideration of Illusionist Wizard.

[@mdalsted]

*The Doctor* A Reborn bard (with a level in artificer) and Time Lord who has gained infamy for his many battles against the tyrannical alien race known as the Daleks, among many others. Rather than fighting, he usually tries to outsmart his opponents, and rather than a weapon, he primarily uses his Sonic Screwdriver.

[@attackins1470]

I don't want you to explain in order to defend yourself, I just like hearing your thought process with how you came to choose a certain class, species, etc. Though I totally understand you not giving a shit about explaining yourself to assholes and you shouldn't feel required to do so. No matter what, I 100% expected him to at least be part Bard for the versatility with spells, JoaT, expertise, etc. It makes sense and if someone can't see that then they don't know what they're talking about.

[@grantbaugh2773]

Honestly bard is spot on. Most of the time he gets other people to do the dirty work rather than doing it himself.

[@Devlerbat]

Honestly I like the explanations that explain why you don't go with a certain class, race, ect. It just adds to understanding the build and the character building process. You get to what you need by eliminating what you don't need.

[@wayneslater5531]

Mild sadness for not seeing any Tom Baker footage, but this is a wonderful build! Great job as always!

[@oniminikui]

I like the idea of the race being Changeling. Whenever they have a near-death experience, they take on a new form and move on with a different personality.

[@MasterZeus94]

Ooh, fun! I've also build the Doctor on my blog. Here's what I went with: Stats: Int, Dex, Con, Cha, Wis, Str Instead of a Reborn I went with the UA Revenant, who actually returns with 1 Hit Point after 24 hours whenever they die. For background I went with Far Traveller, which also gives the feature "All Eyes on You", which pretty much happens whenever the Doctor is around. And yes, I too went with Artificer (Battle Smith for getting K9) 4, and then Inquisitive Rogue 16.

[@LegendOfPistol]

0:22 Tulok calling out anyone requesting One Piece characters

[@thewolverine7619]

I like the idea of the Dr. Being a bard plus with you being a artificer you get the prerequisites to get the item that is the D&D equivalent to the sonic screwdriver (it's name escapes me at the time) him being a bard with expertise in talking and time travel skills make sense due to experience

[@TheFirezord]

I'm so glad after waiting a year and a half he finally made it!

[@StinkerTheFirst]

Minimum deception check is 27; "Rule 1: The Doctor Lies". I'm impressed with how much lore you got in here. I noticed stuff from Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve. I didn't notice anything for Thirteen, but I've only watched her first season so far. I'm surprised you went bard. I shouldn't be at this point, but I was. I thought there would be a level of Warlock so the T.A.R.D.I.S. could be his Great Old Ones patron (she sends him where he /needs/ to go, after all, not where he /wants/ to go), and this helps out with the telepathic powers and the pact of the chain familiar - K9! (DM isn't cool with a metal dog, reflavor it as something else). I tried building this with Rogue levels, but Artificer works better.

[@yacobvlogs1238]

Saw the video yesterday. Gonna watch it again, just in a different body

[@Jules-im6cn]

Bard is honestly so in character

[@TheRedVelvetScare]

I love that this video was released today and today only, I will watch this many times through the day.

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Correct, love you

[@Dragongamz1]

Gonna be honest, building someone like The Doctor is pretty hard, but honestly I think you nailed the general gist of the character. Bard interestingly makes sense for The Doctor because of the Charisma, the Bardic Inspiration, and at least several incarnations of him can play a musical instrument

[@Geekaylee]

Dispell Magic is obviously reversing the polarity of the neutron flow!

[@dnlring]

I'm glad this video came back up. I saw it in my notifications yesterday, but KZbin told me it was Private, so I didn't get to see it. This is one of my favorite builds so far! Part of what I like about your content is that you explain your reasons for making one choice over another, especially when there are multiple valid options. You don't need to justify yourself to people on the internet, but please continue discussing your reasoning. It helps!

[@LucasDeziderio]

I've been asking this for so long, Tulok. I don't even have words for how happy this video makes me.

[@hydrastuff8029]

Dream of the Blue Veil from Tasha's could be some Tardis stuff, letting you take a nap while the Tardis takes you to a new planet -W

[@xerodd13]

I watched this yesterday and then couldn't find it!!! I thought I was insane!!! I'm so glad I wasn't dreaming about this, it's such a good video!!! Perfect job as always Tulok, have a great day!

[@burntnorris]

About the explaining, I know I appreciate it because it's just fun to hear about why x thing happens instead of y thing. Honestly I think bard is genius for the doctor. I tried making one with an oath of redemption paladin once.

[@itwasidio1736]

Tulok really hit the nail on the head. Not the Doctor's head, they never die, technically.

[@chrissoto7791]

theorized what the doctor would be with my friend while watching it. agreed on bard. the sonic screwdriver does produce sound waves and is thus his instrument. his charm and lack of weaponry fit the description. its too perfect

[@dylankebabking4056]

Had me with the title, for a second I thought you were doing a Vash build.

[@aetherspiralknight]

15:10 AAAAAAAAAAA TULOK YOU DID THE THING THAT'S ONE HELL OF A BIRD!!!

[@edenconeby8227]

Building this character with Matt Berry’s personality is how I get the doctor who season I really wanted

[@gaelicgod6460]

I cannot tell u how happy it makes me that u made Doctor Who. Been requesting this for ages

[@BuxleyHall]

I didn’t think a build of the Doctor🪛 was possible. I will never doubt you again, Tulok. 😎

[@meganofsherwood3665]

Since both the Doctor & the Master agree that the Doctor is "Space Gandalf", Bard seems appropriate XD

[@danielmcpherson3891]

One of the things I love about these videos is that they don't just say the build. The tips and tricks of cool things to do is great for people like me who want to feel clever when we play them.

[@brunnooaraujo]

So the Pandorica Speech was just an upcast Confusion. NOICE.

[@uselessshroob]

Just for a tidbit here; The Doctor has tried to kill the Daleks multiple times. And has succeeded. However, they always find some new reason for them to come back. The modern Doctor despises the Daleks and would not think twice about trapping them in an infinite pain dimension.

[@AZDfox]

You know who else is highly charismatic and also making it up as they go along?Jesse Faden from Control. (This one was challenging to come up with a segway)

[@nicholascmartinez]

That would be an excellent video as well!

[@joshuarawlins7793]

i like that you kept the Doctors in order in the background.

[@hamagram]

I'm sad there was no reference to the Doctor's training in Venusian Aikido, but then can't have everything.

[@AstraIVagabond]

That's partly how I interpret Tenser's Transformation! Fists don't count as weapons, but unarmed strikes count as weapon attacks, so double unarmed strikes with extra 2d12 force damage...

[@richardbarth918]

I love how reddit has multiple places where the doctor in D&D was said to be impossible. He would need to be an npc or that science and tech does not work in D&D but you went about looking at what in D&D can do what the doctor would need in this realm to mimick what he has in his fandom.

[@boitata2617]

9:00 dispel magic, you can just say that you "reverse the polarity" or something like that, I think he does it quite often actually, good choice. Edit: Ok, I looked it up it seems that the full sentence is "reversing the polarity of the neutron flow", but "reversing the polarity" works too.

[@niklass.8699]

I have waited so long for this

[@hayhay509]

my friends just introduced a DnD friend to doctor who and a doctor who fan to DnD. the video was meant to be sent to them, so i shall.

[@Ixarus6713]

So the doctor in my opinion is basically a rogue with bard and artificer abilities. He blocks enemies in/sneaks past them and tries to reason with them/frighten them off when necessary. And he can tinker/repair ancient and futuristic technology. I think that would be a really cool class to play.

[@TK3477]

Video: "We're gonna go Bard" Me: "Of course, what other class would you have expected?"

[@danielscott4349]

Please keep explaining your reasons. Sure it might not stop the complainers from complaining but I really like hearing why you chose one thing over the other, they often inspire me to not think in stereotypes.

[@DS_Sword]

I think the archaeologist background feature fits the doctor, he seems to know where he is more then not and what culture built the place hes in.

[@Ramipon]

no he laughs at archaeologists :P

[@DS_Sword]

@@Ramipon sure but the feature lets you know who built any ruin you enter and what it was made for. Yoy dont need to be an archaeologist jusy build your character with that background feature.

[@connormcconnell7881]

Be an artificer and make sure to get an all purpose tool for your sonic screwdriver Edit: also you can have the iron defender be K9 (iron defenders don't have to attack)

[@boitata2617]

Reborn is cool, but funny enough depending on the lore elf could also work, since their god has forsaken then so when they die they don't get an after life, but reincarnate, with only a few of their past life memories the can acces through their trance during childhood. That plus the immunity to feywild memory wipe also makes it easier to sort of "time travel"

[@omega311888]

as a MASSIVE Dr who fan and LONG time D&D player ( since it first came out), i commend you on this! thanks!

[@kanjigodomo9696]

I was definitely right on my assumption that the Doctor was going to be a bard (more specifically, an eloquence bard, I was even right with that), but instead of having him take that one level of artificer, I thought he was going to multiclass into wizard (I would've chosen the school of divination over the chronologist), but I was also shamefully debating over sorcerer (either wild mage or clockwork soul). The Doctor's main shtick is to persuade and on several occasions BS his way out of risky situations without getting his hands dirty. A sorcerer or wizard would have some support spells, sure, but they also have a vast array of destructive spells, and the last thing we want to do is cause a butterfly effect.

[@nicholascmartinez]

Today is my birthday and this is the best kind of present! Thank you!

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Happy birthday!

[@nicholascmartinez]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Thank you!

[@SidegripsMcGee]

"it's bard time baby!" Is amazing

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

Doesn’t die? Can somehow outsmart anyone that tries to kill them? British? Esteemed guests, we have achieved a Joseph Joestar build

[@rylander1235]

The mansion as the tardis is a really cool idea 👍

[@Maninawig]

For backgrounds, I know you like custom, but the Far Traveller actually sounds perfect for what I understand of the Doctor

[@DoctorLazers]

My most beloved character was inspired by the Doctor. I'm not even a huge Doctor Who fan, a casual watcher at best, but I was watching at thevtine I started this character (10 years ago now) and the personality of a clever, playful pacifist bled in. He's just a Half-Elf illusionist wizard named Aulin that tries to resolve thing without killed (he doesn't always succeed though.) Favourite spells include Mirror Image, Colour Spray, Hold Person, Confusion, Alter Memory, Sleep, Haste and any 'image' spell that lets him falsify reality. He also commonly employs a wide array of barrier and protection spells. There is not a single damage dealing spell in his book and he's gone on to become the most renowned of all heroes in my regular DM's world. His story is long over, but he regularly pops up other games as a mentor, teacher and quest giver. One time my DM nesrly crushed my heart by making us fight an insane, evil version of my beloved character. I was legitimately sad that the LG, wholesome, try to save everyone and do the right thing hero had fallen. Joyously, it was revealed after his defeat that he was actually a Simulacrum of Aulin that he put in place to protect the realm should anything ever happen to the original. The copy had been corrupted by a nemesis of Aulin's, imprisoned his creator n a magical demiplane and sought to purify the land by genocide, and starting fresh under his perfect leadership. The best part was, Aulin had always had an arrogant streak so it was a believable fall from grace for him. And Aulin returned at the last minute to beg us not to kill his evil copy. Because he was a victim, a thinking being created to be a servant and corrupted by the true villain.

[@burtmillard9196]

Here are 2 other plausible ideas from from the Doctor Who universe. Madam Vastra and everyone’s favorite psychotic potato, Strax.

[@Toadykody]

This has nothing to do with the build, but I started watching your videos about a year/year and a half ago & I remember saying a while back how you had been working out. Well, I just wanted to let you know that your efforts are not in vain because you looked great in this video Tulok🧡

[@paxtenebrae]

Man, this build is dead-on. College of Eloquence is perfect for The Doctor. Haters who think they'd be a Chronurgist Wizard don't get the obviousness of the truth: that's The Master. Duh.

[@paxtenebrae]

The only other option would be an Enchanter Wizard, but you can still take mind control powers while creating time paradoxes...

[@Morathor]

Did not see the bard coming but in retrospect I should have. Glad you still took the time to cap off intelligence, though.

[@IdiotinGlans]

I knew it was gonna be Bard the moment I saw the thumbnail. A pity people get mad when you make Bard builds. If people dislike Bards they can go play Rick Sanchez.

[@TheFixer710]

Could probably use a magical secret spell to grab reincarnate and slap a contingency on yourself for continued 'regenerations'

[@aetherspiralknight]

0:37 The intro song bit, as always, has me busted up laughing

[@enyrtovsen3174]

"Keep your companions healthy" 😂 tell that to Donna Noble, River Song, and Amy and Rory Pond 😭😭😭

[@lordbuss]

Amy and Rory Pond were perfectly healthy!

[@marvinletni7146]

I think the only way you could kinda get a Tardis in the loosest sense would be through Genie Warlock or by getting Magnificent Mansion.

[@jeepersmcgee3466]

Tulok visited duluth!! I knew he's a MN guy but it still shocks me to see my hometown online

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Hey, Duluth is BEAUTIFUL every time I go there, I'm reminded how scenic it is

[@connorr-w9133]

I was so excited for you to (eventually) do a Doctor Who build! Such an interesting combination of characteristics, and building a combative character that somehow deals as little damage as possible was always going to be tricky. Really impressed you tackled it, let alone pulled it off so nicely.

[@thehikingviking2049]

Now if only Contingency worked with Reincarnate, we could have a proper Doctor gimmick. Definitely worth considering, if house ruling is a thing you do. Both can be nabbed with Magical Secrets.

[@emodate]

Not saying the build is wrong cause I think you got quite a bit right but I thought I might just mention a feat of Timelords that get overlooked quite a bit with these builds. I think quite often people forget that the Doctor is mildly telepathic (For instance "Contact" Which allows the Doctor to see or share thoughts with others) I'm not sure if there is a spell or ability that can allow a PC to do that, then definitely take advantage of that.

[@lordbuss]

The other Doctor Who build did it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5OVaqSEqdKAd5I

[@puddlel1ama327]

I was expecting Rogue to get Arcane Trickster, as odd tricks, slight magic tricks and roguishness is quintessential Doctor.

[@matthewletexier]

Yeah but the doctor is not the best at remaining hidden and not attracting notice. Plus sneak attack is very much a not doctor ability

[@moosenavy2002]

i love doctor who, not as it is currently, but the show is a legend

[@averageopinion1251]

Gotta say, the code for the sponsor was the first time I realized how to spell your channel.