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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 6528020" data-attributes="member: 51930">Hi there!  I'm taking a business training course, and part of it is a survey on a customer base.  I'm starting up a publishing house for Roleplaying Games in Toronto, so I've chosen the RPG community.  If you're interested, have a look at the questions and answer as honestly as you can.  If you want to answer here, that's fine by me (and I'm sure it's a great conversation topic).  If you'd rather keep your answers private, like for demographics, feel free to email them to me at <a href="mailto:elias@fireinthedust.com">elias@fireinthedust.com</a>And if you don't want to answer a given question, skip it!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />It's just for me, and I don't need names or identifying information or anything, I'll just be summarizing the results of customer buying habits, in probably really broad terms.  I'm pretty sure I have an idea, but it's always good to learn more.As an incentive to fill it out: if you email me your answers or post them here, I'll send you (PM here a link, I guess) a copy of a really handy table for GMs that I've put together, part of my "random stuff" series.  A sample of what's being forged at Fireinthedust Productions, and something I hope will be useful when your players root through boxes, wagons, and rooms the GM hadn't considered. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />I hope it's okay that I take this poll/survey here?  If it works as a discussion question, we can share information as a community.And please respect other people's answers, even if you don't like them (naturally).DEMOGRAPHICSGender:  Male, Female, Other?  What age group are you in?  10-15, 16-20, 21-29, 30-40, 41-65+?  What country do you live in?  Marital Status:  Single, In a relationship, Married, Separated/Divorced?  If in a relationship, does your significant other/spouse play RPGs?  Do you have children?   If yes, do your children play RPGs with you?SURVEY QUESTIONS1)    What was the last RPG product you bought, and what was its format?  (adventure, system, sourcebook, novel, GM screens, miniatures, etc.)2)    How many of your RPG products that you have purchased are:  Adventure modules?  Setting sourcebooks?  Monster collections?  Magical item collections?  Core rules?  Player character rules?  Other?3)    How do you use your purchases?  Exactly as written?  use parts of it in your own adventures?    As inspiration only?  As entertainment, for a good read, but not in actual play?  As art objects to enjoy visually?4)    What RPG system do you most often buy products for? Regardless of your personal favourites, what you most often use and purchase? (It can include third-party publishers using these systems; it can be approximate, if you have a large collection)Dungeons & Dragons 1st editionDungeons & Dragons 2nd editionDungeons & Dragons 3rd/3.5 editionDungeons & Dragons 4th editionDungeons & Dragons 5th edition/D&D NextPathfinderd20 Modern/FutureFATETravellerGURPSWorld of Darkness/New World of DarknessMutants & Masterminds (any edition)Cortex/Firefly/Marvel Heroic RoleplayingDragon AgeWEG D6Numenera/The StrangePalladium/RiftsStars without numberOther5)    How many of your RPG purchases have been:Fantasy?  Science Fiction?  Superheroes?  Modern?  Horror?Other?6)    What are the biggest issues you’ve had using purchased modules in your games?  7)    What are the biggest challenges during gameplay for your group?  (example: GM improvisation when players go outside preparation material; group dynamics; rules lawyers; not knowing enough rules; and any other issues you can think of)8a)     what was the longest continuous series of game sessions you ever played with a group? (ie: the longest running characters in the same or connected campaigns)8b)    How many sessions did it last?what game rules were they?  (Dungeons & Dragons OSR, 3e, Pathfinder, 4th Edition, 5th Edition; GURPs; Fate; World of Darkness/Storyteller System; Mutants & Masterminds; )8c)    Were you a player or running the game?8d)    how many adventures did you buy for this campaign?8e)    how many adventures did you buy for this campaign?8f)    What genre was the game (fantasy, horror, science-fiction, modern, post-apocalypse, pirates, etc.)9a)    What was the second-longest continuous series of game sessions you ever played with a group?9b)     what game rules were they?  (Dungeons & Dragons OSR, 3e, Pathfinder, 4th Edition, 5th Edition; GURPs; Fate; World of Darkness/Storyteller System; Mutants & Masterminds; )9c)    Were you a player or running the game?9d)    how many adventures did you buy for this campaign?9e)    how many adventures did you buy for this campaign?9f)    What genre was the game (fantasy, horror, science-fiction, modern, post-apocalypse, pirates, etc.)10)    How many game products do you own?11)    How many different rules systems do you own? (include also different editions of a single game)12)    How do you buy your adventures?  (PDFs, Hardcover, Softcover)13)    What are your favourite character abilities?  (blowing things up, hitting things, sneaking around, owning stuff, tricking NPCs, overcoming traps, solving riddles, exploration, commerce, 14)    What is your favourite part of playing RPGs?  (ie: character building, hanging out with friends, telling stories, other)15)    Where do you purchase adventures? bricks & mortar storesonline specialty RPG/PDF stores (like DrivethruRPG.com)online book retailers (like Amazon or Chapters/Indigo or Barnes & Noble)  16)    Who do you buy RPG products for?  Yourself?  Someone who runs games for you or your group?  As a gift item for a friend or family member?) 17)    How do you play RPGs?   Please Check all that apply:  in person groups with friendsthrough gaming clubsthrough organized play clubsplay-by-post on forumsonline with friends via programs like Skype or Roll20never but you still enjoy the productsother</blockquote>

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