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% | |
| Other | 11% |
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 creation | 62% | |
| System for randomly generating villains on the fly | 47% | |
| Maps and encounters for villains | 62% | |
| Other | 7% |
3. Which of the above choices would be most important?
| None of them | 8% | |
| Chapter on the nuts and bolts of villain creation | 38% | |
| System for randomly generating villains on the fly | 18% | |
| Maps and encounters for villains | 32% | |
| Other | 4% |
4. What format do you think a new "Book of Villains" printed book should take?
| More expensive, full color interior printed book | 20% | |
| Less expensive, B&W interior printed book | 65% | |
| Cheap as hell printed B&W book with only a few illustrations | 6% | |
| None; I have no interest in a printed Book of Villains | 9% |
5. What genre's of RPGs do you enjoy playing?
| Fantasy | 94% | |
| Horror | 38% | |
| Modern | 41% | |
| SciFi / Cyberpunk | 59% | |
| Other | 14% |
6. Which RPGs have you played in the last year?
| Dungeons & Dragons (any edition) | 93% | |
| Savage Worlds | 27% | |
| Mutants & Masterminds | 14% | |
| Exalted | 6% | |
| Star Wars Saga Edition | 18% | |
| d20 Modern | 11% | |
| GURPS | 13% | |
| HERO | 7% | |
| True20 | 9% | |
| Shadowrun | 11% | |
| World of Darkness | 22% | |
| Pendragon | 3% | |
| Other | 37% |
7. What would make the best addition to your existing RPG collection?
| A new game | 15% | |
| A new campaign setting | 12% | |
| A supplement for a game I already own | 36% | |
| An adventure or adventure series | 17% | |
| A folio of generic maps for a variety of settings | 13% | |
| Other | 7% |
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% |
| 2 | 8% | |
| 3 | 35% | |
| 4 | 40% | |
| 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% |
| 2 | 11% | |
| 3 | 52% | |
| 4 | 32% | |
| 5 - | I would preorder it the day it was announced | 4% |
Man, there's no consensus at all! Tough for you.
Well, there's still some benefit to the survey - but mainly it served to solidify what we mostly already expected.
typo alert
#2 seem to have 2x 67%
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.