The First Doctor Sourcebook – in stores this week
We're delighted to say that The First Doctor Sourcebook hit US stores recently, and will be appearing in UK stores this week!
Celebrating the 50th anniversary year of Doctor Who, this 160 page hardcover sourcebook explores the First Doctor's adventures. With detailed information on all the allies, enemies, aliens and gadgets that he encounters, as well as examining each of his adventures, the book contains a wealth of material for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG, and is also being a fact-packed resource for fans of the show!
Return to where it all began, to a junkyard on Totter’s Lane. Visit Skaro for the first time. Wander the fourth dimension, travelling through all of space and time from the dawn of humanity to the far far future, with unexpected dangers and enemies along the way. Touch alien sands, and see strange birds wheel in a distant sky.
The adventure’s just beginning…
The First Doctor Sourcebook by Darren Pearce and Gareth Ryder Hanrahan.
160 pages - B&W interior - Hardcover.
The First Doctor Sourcebook gives a synopsis of every First Doctor Episode, with ample guidance for running them as adventures in your Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space games. But don't take our word for it - in celebration of the hardcopy release we present the following PDF preview from the book containing the complete episode write up for The Reign of Terror.
Click the image to download the free PDF preview.
Check out further previews from the book in our announcement of the PDF version going live: http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/2013/03/the-first-doctor-sourcebook-available-now-in-pdf/
Links
The Doctors Sourcebooks
Cubicle 7 Store finder - find somewhere near you that will be stocking The First Doctor Sourcebook
DWAITAS:What's in the Box?
Defending the Earth: the UNIT sourcebook for DWAITAS
The Time Traveller's Companion for DWAITAS
Doctor Who Supplements
Doctor Who Downloads
The Doctor Who Card Game
The First Doctor Sourcebook Available Now in PDF
Available now in PDF: The First Doctor Sourcebook.
Also available in hardcopy+PDF bundle: At the C7 Store
Celebrating the 50th anniversary year of Doctor Who, this 160 page hardcover sourcebook explores the First Doctor's adventures. With detailed information on all the allies, enemies, aliens and gadgets that he encounters, as well as examining each of his adventures, the book contains a wealth of material for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG, and is also being a fact-packed resource for fans of the show!
Return to where it all began, to a junkyard on Totter’s Lane. Visit Skaro for the first time. Wander the fourth dimension, travelling through all of space and time from the dawn of humanity to the far far future, with unexpected dangers and enemies along the way. Touch alien sands, and see strange birds wheel in a distant sky.
The adventure’s just beginning…
The First Doctor Sourcebook by Darren Pearce and Gareth Ryder Hanrahan.
160 pages - B&W interior - Hardcover.
A preview PDF of the first few pages of The First Doctor Sourcebook:
Preview one of the adventures featured in The First Doctor, Reign of Terror:
Links
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Doctor Who: What's in the box?
The Doctors Sourcebooks
First Doctor Sourcebook Available for Pre-Order Now.
Available for preorder now: The First Doctor Sourcebook.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary year of Doctor Who, this 160 page hardcover sourcebook explores the First Doctor's adventures. With detailed information on all the allies, enemies, aliens and gadgets that he encounters, as well as examining each of his adventures, the book contains a wealth of material for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG, and is also being a fact-packed resource for fans of the show!
Return to where it all began, to a junkyard on Totter’s Lane. Visit Skaro for the first time. Wander the fourth dimension, travelling through all of space and time from the dawn of humanity to the far far future, with unexpected dangers and enemies along the way. Touch alien sands, and see strange birds wheel in a distant sky.
The adventure’s just beginning…
The First Doctor Sourcebook by Darren Pearce and Gareth Ryder Hanrahan.
160 pages - B&W interior - Hardcover.
A preview PDF of the first few pages of The First Doctor Sourcebook:
Preorder now at the Cubicle 7 Webstore!
PDF available this week, physical book available April/May.
Links:
Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space
Doctor Who: What's in the Box
Aliens and Creatures
Defending the Earth: the UNIT sourcebook for DWAITAS
The Time Traveller's Companion
Doctor Who Downloads
The Doctor Who Card Game
[DWAITAS] Final Day of The Doctors Sourcebook Subscription Deal!
Today (March the 4th 2013) is the very last day that you can get onboard the Doctors Sourcebook Subscription Deal.
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, we are releasing a series of Doctor Sourcebooks for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space roleplaying game.
Each book will take an in-depth look at an incarnation of the Doctor, featuring his companions, enemies, allies, gadgets and more. We will present each of his adventures, giving an overview of the action and themes, exploring how you can use them in your games. We’ll also give you suggestions for further adventures based on the events depicted.
As well as being packed with information for use in your games, the books will be full of images from that Doctor’s incarnation, and will be a wonderful fan resource for the show’s history. We’re even keeping the first two in black and white to stay true to the feel of the show!
The books will be US letter-size (standard RPG size, 8.5”x11”) and 160 pages long with a hard cover. The First and Second Doctor Sourcebooks will feature full colour covers and period-appropriate black and white interior; all the others will be in full colour throughout. We have commissioned a montage of the eleven Doctors, which will run across the spines of the Sourcebooks when they are on the shelf:
Subscription deal
We’re offering a time-limited subscription deal to give fans of the game a way to get themselves a great deal on these books, have them sent as soon as they are available, and to support us in the creation of this series. The first six books are at various degrees of readiness, which is a big up-front investment for us, so your support would be very much appreciated!
There are three deals available:
This includes:
- All 11 titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor Sourcebooks, plus the Eleventh Doctor Sourcebook One.
- Both physical copies and PDFs
- All Doctor Who short PDF-only products released in 2013 (at least three)
The MSRP for these books will be $385/£264 plus shipping – the subscription deal is $315/£216 plus shipping, a saving of $70/£48 – two free books!
This includes:
- Six titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Doctor Sourcebooks
- Both physical copies and PDFs
The MSRP for these books will be $210/£144 plus shipping – the subscription deal is $175/£120 plus shipping, a saving of $35/£24 – one free book!
We've just added Deal Three to our Doctor Sourcebook Subscription! This deal includes:
- PDF versions of all 11 titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor Sourcebooks, plus the Eleventh Doctor Sourcebook One.
- All Doctor Who short PDF-only products released in 2013 (at least three)
Shipping
The shipping rate depends on where the books are delivered to – 10% of the total order for UK/USA, 20% for Canada/Europe and 35% for everywhere else.
Timescale
The First Doctor Book is due to be delivered in April, with the PDF being available immediately to subscribers. The Second Doctor Book is almost complete; the majority of the writing is finished on the Third and Fourth Doctor books and the Fifth and Sixth are underway. We aim to release a book every other month as a minimum, and hope to bring them out quicker than that. Of course, unanticipated delays can crop up, and in this case we will communicate with you on progress. In any case, subscribers will receive both the books and the PDFs as soon as they are available.
Cancellation and refunds
If, for whatever reason, you need to cancel your subscription, we will refund your subscription fee in proportion to the number of books you have already received – for example, if you need to cancel after the 3rd book of deal one, you will receive a refund of 8/11 of the total paid.
The subscription deal ends today!
Deal 1 – the full set
Deal 2 – the early years
Deal Three - The PDFs
The Doctor Sourcebooks Subscription Deal 3: All the PDFs
We've just added Deal Three to our Doctor Sourcebook Subscription! This deal includes:
- PDF versions of all 11 titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor Sourcebooks, plus the Eleventh Doctor Sourcebook One.
- All Doctor Who short PDF-only products released in 2013 (at least three)
You can purchase Deal Three: All the PDFs at our web store now!
Also available are:
Deal One - all of the physical books plus PDFs, plus all shorter Doctor Who PDF-only products released in 2013
and
Deal Two, which offers the first six Doctors physical books plus PDFs.
The subscription deal is strictly time limited, so unless you have a TARDIS don't delay! Read more at the original subscription announcement or on the store.
Links:
Doctor Sourcebook Subscription Deal Announced
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
Doctor Who: What's in the box?
The 50th Anniversary Doctor Sourcebooks – subscription deal
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, we are releasing a series of Doctor Sourcebooks for the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space roleplaying game.
Each book will take an in-depth look at an incarnation of the Doctor, featuring his companions, enemies, allies, gadgets and more. We will present each of his adventures, giving an overview of the action and themes, exploring how you can use them in your games. We’ll also give you suggestions for further adventures based on the events depicted.
As well as being packed with information for use in your games, the books will be full of images from that Doctor’s incarnation, and will be a wonderful fan resource for the show’s history. We’re even keeping the first two in black and white to stay true to the feel of the show!
The books will be US letter-size (standard RPG size, 8.5”x11”) and 160 pages long with a hard cover. The First and Second Doctor Sourcebooks will feature full colour covers and period-appropriate black and white interior; all the others will be in full colour throughout. We have commissioned a montage of the eleven Doctors, which will run across the spines of the Sourcebooks when they are on the shelf:
Click to enlarge the spine image
Subscription deal
We’re offering a time-limited subscription deal to give fans of the game a way to get themselves a great deal on these books, have them sent as soon as they are available, and to support us in the creation of this series. The first six books are at various degrees of readiness, which is a big up-front investment for us, so your support would be very much appreciated!
There are three deals available:
This includes:
- All 11 titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor Sourcebooks, plus the Eleventh Doctor Sourcebook One.
- Both physical copies and PDFs
- All Doctor Who short PDF-only products released in 2013 (at least three)
The MSRP for these books will be $385/£264 plus shipping – the subscription deal is $315/£216 plus shipping, a saving of $70/£48 – two free books!
This includes:
- Six titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Doctor Sourcebooks
- Both physical copies and PDFs
The MSRP for these books will be $210/£144 plus shipping – the subscription deal is $175/£120 plus shipping, a saving of $35/£24 – one free book!
We've just added Deal Three to our Doctor Sourcebook Subscription! This deal includes:
- PDF versions of all 11 titles: The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctor Sourcebooks, plus the Eleventh Doctor Sourcebook One.
- All Doctor Who short PDF-only products released in 2013 (at least three)
Shipping
The shipping rate depends on where the books are delivered to – 10% of the total order for UK/USA, 20% for Canada/Europe and 35% for everywhere else.
Timescale
The First Doctor Book is due to be delivered in April, with the PDF being available in February. The Second Doctor Book is almost complete; the majority of the writing is finished on the Third and Fourth Doctor books and the Fifth and Sixth are underway. We aim to release a book every other month as a minimum, and hope to bring them out quicker than that. Of course, unanticipated delays can crop up, and in this case we will communicate with you on progress. In any case, subscribers will receive both the books and the PDFs as soon as they are available.
Cancellation and refunds
If, for whatever reason, you need to cancel your subscription, we will refund your subscription fee in proportion to the number of books you have already received – for example, if you need to cancel after the 3rd book of deal one, you will receive a refund of 8/11 of the total paid.
The subscription deal ends 4th of March 2013
Without further ado, a first look at The First Doctor Sourcebook cover:
Here's a preview PDF of the first few pages of The First Doctor Sourcebook:
Happy 50th Anniversary, Doctor Who!
Links
Deal 1 – the full set on the c7 store
Deal 2 – the early years on the c7 store
Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space roleplaying game
Doctor Who AITAS: What's in the box
DWAITAS The Time Traveller’s Companion Previews 2
This beautiful 240 page hard cover* supplement for Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space is jam-packed with more information on Time Lords, temporal mechanics and time machines, including:
- Gallifreyan culture, history and law
- New options for creating and playing Time Lord characters
- More on the physics of Time, temporal phenomena and Time Travel
- Detailed information on the TARDIS, and rules for creating your own
- Secrets of the Time Lords...
In this update we present a second look inside The Time Traveller's Companion! Click the images to download the pdfs:
Available for pre order now: PDF available now, hard copy February/March 2013. Standalone PDF available at rpgnow.
Links
Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space
Doctor Who: What's in the box?
Defending the Earth: the UNIT sourcebook for DWAITAS
Doctor Who Downloads
The Doctor Who Card Game
BBC Logo © BBC 1996. Doctor Who logo © BBC 2004. Tardis image © BBC 1963. Dalek image © BBC/Terry Nation 1963. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedlar/Gerry Davis 1963. Licensed by BBC Worldwide Limited.
*We do books now. Books are cool.
DWAITAS: What’s in the Box
The Eleventh Doctor Edition of Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space is a boxed set. So what's inside the box? The short answer is a lot of stuff! Whilst we can't quite claim it's bigger on the inside it certainly has that feeling.
So here's the box itself. It's made of heavy duty card stock, and printed on both sides: As well as the characters we know and love on the outside there's also the image of the time vortex printed on the inside. Slick!
(click any of these pictures to see them larger)
When you open your box the first thing you'll find is the "read this first" pamphlet. This is a four-sided guide on how and where to start your Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space (DWAITAS for short) journey. If you've never played a role playing game before this will get you started in no time. If you're a more experienced gamer then it will give you a brief introduction to the basics of the rules system and a quick look at the character sheet.
The centre of the "Read me first" pamphlet
Next out of the box are the three books that make up the core of Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space: The Player's Guide, which everyone reads, the Gamemaster's Guide which only the Gamemaster (or GM) reads, and the Adventures Book which is also just for the Gamemaster. The Adventures Book is filled with all new adventures and is entirely different to the one that came with the Tenth Doctor Set.
These softcover books are full colour throughout and feature loads of images from the Doctor Who TV show as well as telling you everything you need to know to play the game, whether you're a complete roleplaying games novice or an experienced gamer looking for a fast, fun game system set in the world of Doctor Who. The Player's Guide comes in at 94 pages long, The Gamemaster's Guide is 160, and The Adventures Book is 44 pages.
Underneath these sit a variety of character sheets. First up are sheets for the cast of characters from the show itself - The Doctor, Amy, Rory, River and Craig. 
If you've played Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space using the 10th Doctor Edition you'll notice some differences in the look of the character sheet. The all new character sheets are laid out in a landscape format. They have all the info you need about your character on the front of the sheet, and on the back there's a summary of the rules you'll need in play as a reminder.
Also provided are a range of pre-generated characters that will let you play a new character right out of the box, and give you lots of ideas for new characters of your own once you feel confident enough to start creating them.
Then we have a load of blank character sheets that you can fill in yourself:
There's plenty provided so you won't run short. So when it comes to character sheets the box has loads! The characters from the show, the pre-generated characters and blank sheets. This gives you a good idea of the range of options available when you play the game: You and your group can chose to play the characters from the show, use the new characters we've provided, or make up your own completely new characters from scratch. The joy of roleplaying games is that the choice is yours!
Underneath the character sheets are gadget cards. Gadgets are a big part of Doctor Who, and they are a big part of the game, be it the Doctor's trusty sonic screwdriver, River's hallucinogenic lipstick, a vortex manipulator or 51st Century blaster.
Each card handily gives you all the information you'll need to make use of gadgets in play. Also provided are blank gadget cards so that you can create your own gadgets specific to your own Doctor Who adventures.
There are three more things in the box. The dice: Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space comes with six dice, and this is all you need to play. These are regular six sided dice, so if you want everyone to have their own set they are easy to come by. No other dice are needed. Also included is a sheet of dozens of Story Point Counters which you will use as part of the game. The very last thing (not pictured) is the special sheet of timey-wimey space cardboard. This looks exactly like a regular piece of brown corrugated card, but in fact once removed from the box this creates a little extra space inside perfect for allowing all your counters, character sheets, gadget cards and books to sit inside very neatly. Very clever.
So you can see the box is stuffed full of great stuff. Everything you need to embark on a great adventure!
If you're brand new to roleplaying games here's a little primer from the Player's Guide to explain what it's all about. Click the image to download a 5 page PDF introduction to roleplaying with Doctor Who:Adventures in Time and Space:
And the adventure doesn't stop with the boxed set. You can expand your gaming options with our supplements. "Aliens and Creatures" is a further boxed set that brings even more Whoverse adversaries to your games. "Defending the Earth: The UNIT Sourcebook" is a beautiful hardcover book that gives you all the inside information on UNIT, whether they appear as allies to your characters or if you chose to play characters from UNIT itself. "The Time Traveller's Companion" is a gorgeous 240 page book filled with extra information on Time Lords, time travel, the Tardis and so much more. With 2013 being the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who stay tuned for more exciting developments in the world of Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space, the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game!
You can get all of the these boxed sets and books through your local specialist games store. We love games stores and encourage you to give them your support. If you're unfortunate enough not to have a local store then you can order direct from us at our webstore here.
Links
Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space
Aliens and Creatures
Defending the Earth: the UNIT sourcebook for DWAITAS
The Time Traveller's Companion
Doctor Who Downloads
The Doctor Who Card Game
BBC Logo © BBC 1996. Doctor Who logo © BBC 2004. Tardis image © BBC 1963. Dalek image © BBC/Terry Nation 1963. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedlar/Gerry Davis 1963. Licensed by BBC Worldwide Limited.
The Doctor Who Card Game: Art
With The Doctor Who Card Game being a great seller in stores over the festive season, we thought it was about time we caught up with some more about the game. C7 art director Jon Hodgson writes:
What a challenge! Behind the cut you can read some of the behind the scenes art department gossip, as well as see a selection of card art images from each of the artists who worked on the game.
DWAITAS:The Time Traveller’s Companion Previews
This beautiful 240 page hard cover* supplement for Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space is jam-packed with more information on Time Lords, temporal mechanics and time machines, including:
- Gallifreyan culture, history and law
- New options for creating and playing Time Lord characters
- More on the physics of Time, temporal phenomena and Time Travel
- Detailed information on the TARDIS, and rules for creating your own
- Secrets of the Time Lords...
In this update we present a first look inside The Time Traveller's Companion. Click the images to download the pdfs.
Available for pre order now: PDF available now, hard copy February/March 2013. Standalone PDF available at rpgnow.
Links
Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space
Defending the Earth: the UNIT sourcebook for DWAITAS
Doctor Who Downloads
The Doctor Who Card Game
BBC Logo © BBC 1996. Doctor Who logo © BBC 2004. Tardis image © BBC 1963. Dalek image © BBC/Terry Nation 1963. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedlar/Gerry Davis 1963. Licensed by BBC Worldwide Limited.
*We do books now. Books are cool.