June 10, 2009

Villain Survey Summary...

A while ago I ran a survey about villains. The survey is currently closed, but I thought I would provide a summary of the results; for anyone interested. But before I do that... I need to announce the winner of the random drawing for a $20 RPGNow.com gift certificate.

CONGRATULATIONS
Brandon Leon!!!

Wonder what he's going to do with all his winnings? According to Brandon, "I'm definitely going to be getting Hard Boiled Cultures and Hard Boiled Armies (I'm a big fan of One Bad Egg stuff).  Other than that, I will likely be spending it on primarily 4th edition classes." Sounds like a good time to me!

Now, on to the results...

1. What kind of content would you prefer for a Book of Villains?

Large collection (over 100) of lightly developed villains that reads much like a D&D monster manual, only it includes villains and their minions.10%
Smaller collection of more deeply developed villains where each entry might include multiple art pieces, maps of lairs, encounters, fully developed minions, etc.25%
A mixture of #1 and #2 where a few some villains are more developed than other.54%
Other11%

2. In addition to villain write ups, what other features would you like included? (may total more than 100% becuase people could pick more than one)

Chapter on the nuts and bolts of villain creation62%
System for randomly generating villains on the fly47%
Maps and encounters for villains62%
Other7%

3. Which of the above choices would be most important?

None of them8%
Chapter on the nuts and bolts of villain creation38%
System for randomly generating villains on the fly18%
Maps and encounters for villains32%
Other4%

4. What format do you think a new "Book of Villains" printed book should take?

More expensive, full color interior printed book20%
Less expensive, B&W interior printed book65%
Cheap as hell printed B&W book with only a few illustrations6%
None; I have no interest in a printed Book of Villains9%

5. What genre's of RPGs do you enjoy playing?

Fantasy94%
Horror38%
Modern41%
SciFi / Cyberpunk59%
Other14%

6. Which RPGs have you played in the last year?

Dungeons & Dragons (any edition)93%
Savage Worlds27%
Mutants & Masterminds14%
Exalted6%
Star Wars Saga Edition18%
d20 Modern11%
GURPS13%
HERO7%
True209%
Shadowrun11%
World of Darkness22%
Pendragon3%
Other37%

7. What would make the best addition to your existing RPG collection?

A new game15%
A new campaign setting12%
A supplement for a game I already own36%
An adventure or adventure series17%
A folio of generic maps for a variety of settings13%
Other7%

8. How likely are you to purchase RPG products from small-press (aka independent) game companies?
1 -
Not a chance. I prefer to save my money
1%
28%
335%
440%
5 -
I can't get enough of it
16%

10. How likely would you purchase a Book of Villains for your favorite RPG (in print, PDF or Kindle)?
1 -
I wouldn't even pick it up to browse
2%
211%
352%
432%
5 -
I would preorder it the day it was announced
4%

4 comments:

  1. Man, there's no consensus at all! Tough for you.

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  2. Well, there's still some benefit to the survey - but mainly it served to solidify what we mostly already expected.

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  3. typo alert
    #2 seem to have 2x 67%

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  4. thanks Francois... i updated teh question to make it more clear.. it was a multiple choice check box where people could pick more than one.

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