When I set up this blog earlier in the year, I included four surveys. The survey period ended this week, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the results. My first observation is that surveys apparently are not very popular! We don't have too much data, but let's see what we can glean from the responses...
1. If we were to add sub-pages that were focused on particular topics, what sorts of pages should we add?
The most popular answers, each receiving three votes, were a "gamers wanted" page, a page for the technical discussion of rules, and a page for short fiction. As it turns out, I've had numerous discussions with fellow blog authors Timothy and Strategic by Design (as well as some of our readers) about whether to add sub-pages. For the time being, we're going to keep everything on the main page, and use the labels (see "Hot Topics" on the side menu) to organize the posts around specific topics. The main page has worked well for two of the three top responses ("gamers wanted" and rules discussions), and we haven't yet had any submissions of short fiction. If we do start adding fiction, we may want to create an entirely separate blog just for that.
2. If we were starting up a new campaign, which of the following would be your top choice for the genre?
The most popular answers, each receiving three votes, were a "gamers wanted" page, a page for the technical discussion of rules, and a page for short fiction. As it turns out, I've had numerous discussions with fellow blog authors Timothy and Strategic by Design (as well as some of our readers) about whether to add sub-pages. For the time being, we're going to keep everything on the main page, and use the labels (see "Hot Topics" on the side menu) to organize the posts around specific topics. The main page has worked well for two of the three top responses ("gamers wanted" and rules discussions), and we haven't yet had any submissions of short fiction. If we do start adding fiction, we may want to create an entirely separate blog just for that.
2. If we were starting up a new campaign, which of the following would be your top choice for the genre?
No genre received more than one vote except for superheroes, which received two. I'm pretty sure I know who those two people are, and their wish has already come true! I'm excited about Tales of the Ternion and the opportunity to tell some different kinds of stories.
3. Which statement or statements best describe your feelings about the D&D rules?
Given what I know about the tastes of my fellow Porch players, I wasn't surprised by these responses. We do have some grognard leanings, as evinced by the three votes for 2e and four for 3e. (Full disclosure: I cast a vote for each of those!) There were also a lot of votes for the "edition neutral" choices: four for "I don't care about the dang rules as long as the story is good" and five for "I just play whatever edition everybody else is playing." That's encouraging news, because I fully intend to convert the Druid Cycle campaign world to 5e as soon as it's released!
Given what I know about the tastes of my fellow Porch players, I wasn't surprised by these responses. We do have some grognard leanings, as evinced by the three votes for 2e and four for 3e. (Full disclosure: I cast a vote for each of those!) There were also a lot of votes for the "edition neutral" choices: four for "I don't care about the dang rules as long as the story is good" and five for "I just play whatever edition everybody else is playing." That's encouraging news, because I fully intend to convert the Druid Cycle campaign world to 5e as soon as it's released!
4. What sort of content would you like to read?
There were a lot of responses for this one, and every option received at least two votes. Articles about general roleplaying topics (four) and articles about D&D (four) were the top vote-getters. I think the articles we've posted over the past four months align pretty well with these interests. However, dear readers, if there are topics you'd like to see more of (or less of), please don't hesitate to let us know!
There were a lot of responses for this one, and every option received at least two votes. Articles about general roleplaying topics (four) and articles about D&D (four) were the top vote-getters. I think the articles we've posted over the past four months align pretty well with these interests. However, dear readers, if there are topics you'd like to see more of (or less of), please don't hesitate to let us know!
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