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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 2390924" data-attributes="member: 20323">Joshua, this is a great poll! Thanks!I noticed the leading motivations were: Accumulating Cool Powers, Kicking Butt, Brilliant Planning, and Story. The conclusion I draw from this is (and other conclusions can be drawn)...Many players use D&D as a way to vent steam while exercising their mind. "I want cool powers that facilitate me using my imagination in order to kick butt. And I want to be entertained by a good story which emphasizes me getting my powers, beating the odds with a genius plan, and kicking butt."I think a follow-up poll to this that looks closer at each of these four motives in more detail would be beneficial for the industry. For example....What kinds of powers do your players want?- Butt kicking combat powers- Powers which facilitate, adapt to, and inspire my imagination- Ability to directly affect the story- Power to control the course of a nation- Reputation, fame, gold, and gloryWhat kind of conflicts do your players like?- Clear cut good versus evil (and we're the goodies)- Clear cut good versus evil (and we're the baddies)- Morally gray conflicts that require a choice be made- Facing hordes of minions to hack through- Facing interesting and cunning villainsWhat do players feel about their brilliant plans?- I should get a bonus to my roll for a clever idea and good description- I should be able to spend an action point and pull it off- I make plans so that I can kick butt with an overwhelming victory- I make plans so that I can outthink the mastermind villain- I wish my DM would be more consistent about rulings on my plans- I wish my DM would be more free-wheeling about my plans- I feel insufficiently challenged creativelyWhat do players feel about the story?- It should be focused on me gaining power, being brilliant, and kicking butt- I would like more direct control over the story- I want to be surprised by somebody else's story- I want my actions to have a direct influence on the story's outcome- I feel my DM railroads us for his/her story- I feel my DM doesn't provide us with enough direction- I enjoy really complex, twisting storiesCheers! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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