The Revelator Dalek

A write-up of the Revelator Dalek from Tyranny of the Daleks.  This is using the second edition rules for the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game from Cubicle 7.

REVELATOR DALEK 

The Revelator Dalek monitors Romana

Concept: Armoured Mutant Intelligence Analyst

Focus: Superiority

Homeworld: Skaro

Tech level: 9

Short-term goal: Exterminate!

Long-term goal: Exterminate!

Awareness 5, Coordination 3,

Ingenuity 6, Presence 7,

Resolve 3, Strength 5

Skills: Conflict 2, Convince 1, Intuition 5 (Insight), Knowledge 6 (Intelligence Analysis), Science 6,  Technology 4

Distinctions: Dalek - its mutated body is housed in Dalekanium, reducing damage by 10, and protected by a forcefield that reduces the effects of projectile weapons by two stages (those shooting at it will have their result reduced for example from Success to Almost, or Almost to Disastrous). It can fly, hover, and survive in space or underwater. It can also interface with technology, and, if necessary, self-destruct (3/6/9 damage in a 10m radius).  

Weapon: Exterminator (4/L/L) - The legendary Dalek weapon usually kills with a single shot.

Speed: Like all Daleks, normal travelling speed is Slow. Flight is Average.

Story Points: 6

Character notes

Among the specialised ranks of the Dalek Empire—Strategists, Scientists, Drones—there exists a more obscure classification: the Revelator Dalek. Unlike the frontline units or those designed for tactics or research, the Revelator Dalek’s purpose is to seek out hidden truths—subtle anomalies in enemy behaviour, irregularities in time, and internal threats to Dalek supremacy. It is not mystical, but it is perceptive. It functions as an intelligence analyst with a deeper mandate: to detect what the Supreme Dalek calls “the unknown variables.”

Physically, a Revelator Dalek is similar in structure to other Daleks, though its distinctive gold livery and unusually reflective casing give it a ceremonial presence. Its eyestalk is reinforced with additional sensors, and its manipulator arm has been adapted for fine motor control, allowing it to interface with sensitive technology and neural interrogation systems. Its voice is recognisably Dalek, but higher in pitch and less consistent—often conveying a brittle, almost strained tone, as if its thought processes are under more pressure than normal.

Revelator Daleks are not programmed for open warfare. They are  deployed sparingly, typically stationed aboard command ships or deep within Dalek installations where their analytical skills can be used to examine prisoners, decrypt captured data, and study irregularities in Dalek operations. It is frequently called upon when the Dalek command structure encounters something it does not understand—especially involving time travel, paradoxes, or the Time Lords.

In these situations, Revelator Daleks serve as a kind of philosophical technician—not a seer, but a specialist in interpretive logic. It is not given to prophecy, but rather to evaluating evidence others might dismiss. Because of this, it sometimes draws unwelcome conclusions, and its reports are known to include warnings or implications that challenge the assumptions of the Supreme Dalek or even the Emperor. As a result, the Revelator is respected, but rarely trusted.

Some Daleks regard it as dangerously close to questioning core doctrine, even though it never directly disobeys its programming. There are cases on record where the Revelator has recommended non-lethal outcomes or proposed delays in extermination pending deeper analysis. These suggestions are often ignored—but not always.

There are traces of the long lost Eternal Dalek in the Revelator Dalek’s biomechanical conditioning, which in turn can be traced back to the ancient and extinct Cult of Skaro.

The Dalek Commander consults with the Revelator Dalek on board the Command Battleship in the Galen System.