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Thanks for the comment! Call of Cthulhu is, in fact, one of the games I'm studying in more detail. Since the survey is more geared toward player interaction with the XP system, I did try to keep it as generic as I could, since narrowing it just to the games I'm focusing on for further study...

Thank you for the feedback! For the survey, I was more interested in a general overview of how players interact with advancement systems. In order to see how it impacts gameplay for specific games, I'm watching, recording, and annotating specific game sessions.

Hi there! Question 1 does have an "other" option if your game doesn't hand out XP by encounter or session, and several people have offered up options like milestones, or even GM Fiat. I'm sorry the design didn't fit your needs.

Greetings! My name is Richard Bennett and I am conducting an academic study on rules systems in tabletop roleplaying games and their impact on social engagement and rhetoric. Part of that study is a survey on how players perceive and interact with the character advancement system (usually...