Doctor Who Build

[Tim Proctor]

I am looking to make a Doctor Who build for a planejumping campaign, something that mimics the Doctor Who that we all love.

Big issues that he has to be able to do:

1. Travel through the Planes accurately (thinking a demiplane as an intermediatary via the Planeshifter MoP pg 30. then he can port to there as if it were the TARDIS)
2. Find a way to reincarnate himself when he dies (does contingency/reincarnate work [how does he get a druid spell?])?
3. Primarily a non-combatant (that's why he has a cohort called River Song), but is able to defeat enemies by outwittting them so knowledge, wisdom and intelligence are uber important.
4. Must be able to be very very old without really aging so sometype of immortality would be great.

Allowed Books:
Players Handbook
Players Handbook II
Dungeon Masters Guide
Dungeon Masters Guide II
Complete Adventurer
Complete Arcane
Complete Champion
Complete Divine
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Warrior
Unearthed Arcana
D20 SRD (no Psionic crap)
CityScape
Complete Scoundrel
Dragon Magic
Dungeonscape
Miniatures Handbook
Races of Destiny
Races of Stone
Races of the Dragon
Races of the Wild
Spell Compendium
Arms and Equipment Guide
Manual of the Planes
Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Battle
Planar Handbook

 

[Greenfield]

Look at the Clone spell for his immortality. With the DM's approval the appearance can change while still being him.

The big problem I see is the one trait that D&D really doesn't allow for, yet is quintessential for the concept: He's a time traveler.

As for the rest, build him as an Artificer.

 

[James the Newbie]

For the not ageing bit you can try and get timelessbody.

I cant see you getting this niche without some kind of homebrew prestige class though.

 

[Dandu]

The big problem I see is the one trait that D&D really doesn't allow for, yet is quintessential for the concept: He's a time traveler.

There's the occasional spell or psionic power for it. Offhand, Time Hop sends you forward, and Teleport Through Time sends you back. Or you could just go to a plane with unusual temporal flow.

 

[Herzog]

Since it's unlikely to get a good build at lvl 1, starting level is important to help you with this build.

I think Archivist is more appropriate than Artificer.
Knowledge Devotion seems like an appropriate feat to turn knowledge into advantage against opponents. Combine with Collector of Stories skill trick for larger bonus.

About the reincarnation: If your DM is ok with it, this could simply be a story-thing. Every time your character dies, it is 'replaced' by a new character that shares the memories of the previous one. It starts at the level appropriate for the campaign for new characters, and you can create a new character as normal. The only difference with other new characters is that it has memories of the previous character.

Another option would be to use Craft Contingenct Spell-Regeneration.

 

[Tim Proctor]

Here is what I am thinking, need help with getting the spells, items, skills, etc.

Str 8|Dex 10|Con 10|Int 18|Wis 10|Cha 16

Level|Class|BAB|Fort|Ref|Will|Feats|Special|Skills
1|Marshal|0|2|0|2|Accurate Jaunt, Force of Personality| Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Motivate (Intelligence)|36 Skill Points
2|Bard|0|2|2|4||Bardic Music, Bardic Knack, Spellbreaker Song, Fascinate, Inspire Courgae +1, Lvl 0 Spells| 11 Skill Points
3|Bard|1|2|3|5|Insightful Reflexes |Lvl 1 Spells|11 Skill Points
4|Planar Bard|2|3|3|5| |+1 Cha , Planar Inspiration|11 Skill Points
5|Bard|3|3|4|6| |Lvl 2 Spells|11 Skill Points
6| Bard|3|3|4|6|Craft Wondrous Item| |11 Skill Points
7|Planar Bard|4|4|5|7| |Portal Dissonance|11 Skill Points
8|Bard|5|4|5|7| |+1 Cha, Level 3 Spells|11 Skill Points
9|Bard|6|4|6|8|Magic Device Attunement| Inspire Courage +2|11 Skill Points
10|Bard|6|5|6|8| |Inspire Greatness|11 Skill Points
11|Exemplar|6|5|6|10| |Skill Artistry, Skill Mastery|13 Skill Points
12|Sublime Chord|6|5|6|12|Breadth of Knowledge |Bardic Lore, Bardic Music, +1 Int, 4th and 5th level Spells| 9 Skill Points
13|Planeshifter|6|7|6|12| |Planeshift 1/day|9 Skill Points
14|Planeshifter|7|8|6|12| |Analyze Portal, |9 Skill Points
15| Planeshifter |7|8|7|13|Leadership|Planar Survival, Level 6 Spells|9 Skill Points
16| Planeshifter |8|9|7|13| |+1 Int, Morphic Stability|27 Skill Points
17| Planeshifter |8|9|7|13| |Grant Planar Survival|10 Skill Points
18| Planeshifter |9|10|8|14|Craft Staff|Control Planar Flux, Lvl 7 Spells |10 Skill Points
19| Planeshifter |9|10|8|14| |Telepathy|10 Skill Points
20| Planeshifter |10|11|8|14| |+1 Cha, Planeshift @ Will, Level 8 Spells|10 Skill Points