Adventure Module Survey Time!

Hi— I'm the one of the graphic designers from Lamentations of the Flame Princess who illustrated the new Death Frost Doom Redux and did the layout and some of the maps for Red and Pleasant Land. I'm hoping to branch out into my own published adventures in the near future and want to get some feedback on what you folks are looking for in a small press adventure module.

If you folks could take a minute or two to answer this that'd be great. Thanks heaps!

1) Preferred Game System
System Agnostic / d20 Compatible: D&D (please list which flavor: OD&D, AD&D, 3.X/PF, 5E, etc.) / DCC / LotFP / LL/BX, etc.) / Other System

2) Preferred Module Size:
A5/half-letter sized, A4/letter sized, something else (lemme know).

3) Preferred Module Length (in time to play... longer = bigger = more $):
1 Session/2 Session/3 Session/ 4+ Sessions.

4) Encounters per Session:
How many do you think you get through on average?

5) Main Map Location:
Inside of loose cover (like old D&D Modules) / centerspread in middle of book / on page opposite map entries / somewhere else (lemme know).

6) Adventure Requirements:
What must the adventure have for you to consider purchasing it?

7) Generic Monster Stats:
Are you a) happy if an adventure refers you to a page ref in the Monster Manual for typical monsters or b) do you have to have all the stats in the module?

Preferred Price Point for an 8 page Module (black and white w/ maps+illos):
$5 / $5-$10 / $10-$15 / $15-$20 / $20+

9) Preferred Price Point for a 16 page Module (black and white w/ maps+illos):
$5 / $5-$10 / $10-$15 / $15-$20 / $20+

10) Preferred Price Point for a 32 page Module (black and white w/ maps+illos):
$5 / $5-$10 / $10-$15 / $15-$20 / $20+

11) If you could name one adventure module as the benchmark (big publishers, indie module or homepress, doesn't matter) what would it be and why?

Thanks heaps folks, very much appreciated.

Quote from: Giblet Blizzard;808786Adventure Module Survey Time!

No and fuck off.

Cheers mate.

Quote from: jeff37923;808788No and fuck off.

man what

(working on my response to the survey)

Quote from: The Butcher;808793man what

(working on my response to the survey)

It looks like spam from a marketing researcher. Especially with the wall of images at the bottom.

Quote from: jeff37923;808794It looks like spam from a marketing researcher. Especially with the wall of images at the bottom.

And if he is, so what, he'll have a claim on our souls? Or I guess RPG marketers should search for answers on D&D 4e forums? Or maybe cooking websites?

1. BECMI/RC, LL/BX, ACKS if we're talking D&D/OSR. Also CoC, RQ, WFRP 2e, Palladium, White Wolf, Savage Worlds.

2. A4

3. 3 sessions

4. 2-4 encounters depending on the nature of said encounter and on how stupid are my players today.

5. Inside of loose cover would be fantastic!

6. Not be a railroad; not be a loosely tied together bunch of blanks that I have to fill in myself; not be boring (not a high bar to clear, I'll happily buy and run your goblin-infested abandoned dwarven mine if it's well executed. Gonzo and weirdness by itself are not selling points for me)

7. Happy to consult the MM or relevant core book, though abbreviated stat lines are a time-saver.

8, 9, 10. I'm unlikely to buy anything above $10 (in PDF) unless it comes very highly recommended.

11. Anomalous Subsurface Environment is tits, both in content and in the way it's all presented.

Hope that helps!

Quote from: Giblet Blizzard;808792Cheers mate.

Welcome to The RPG Site.

No one wants to provide constructive advice, even when solicited, they just want to mock you relentlessly for some insane fault when you release something.

It's like its own game.

Anyway, I'll bite:

1) I'm comfortable with a well-written system agnostic. Otherwise, 5e.

2) A4, I suppose. As long as I can read it, I'm good.

3) Single session or campaigns.

4) Us? 3-5.

5) I have a fondness for inside of loose over.

6) An interesting hook and, hopefully, competent writing and editing. Actual player choice is always great.

7) I'm fine with referencing as long as I own the book being referenced.

- 10) Honestly, this varies so much, and is largely a function of how much trust I've developing in the company/content creators.

11) Necessary Evil for Savage Worlds. Best purchased campaign I've ever ran. For something a little more D&D, though, I'll go with Night Below. For something more standalone, Small Niche Games kills it about every time out. Inn of Lost Heroes is a favorite.

Actually I'm the one of the graphic designers from Lamentations of the Flame Princess who illustrated the new Death Frost Doom Redux and did the layout and some of the maps for Red and Pleasant Land. I'm hoping to branch out into my own published adventures in the near future.

And yeah it's a marketing survey, cause I want to know what you guys want.

Quote from: jeff37923;808794It looks like spam from a marketing researcher. Especially with the wall of images at the bottom.

It may well be, but at least it's giving everyone a pretext to talk about game modules.

Quote from: jeff37923;808794It looks like spam from a marketing researcher. Especially with the wall of images at the bottom.

I would guess would-be small press publisher who created an account here years ago and rarely posts here, but decided that a blog post alone wasn't going to get the responses he needed.

1) Other
2) A4/A5
3) 1 or 2 sessions
4) 2 - 3
5) On page opposing map entries/at the end of the module
6) Interesting hook that I feel I genuinely couldn't think of myself within the confines of 10 - 20 minutes long trip to the toilet
7) Have all the stats in the module
5
9) 5
10) 5-10/10 - 15
11) Lichemaster

Quote from: Rincewind1;80880211) Lichemaster

That module is fucking amazing, too.

God damn it, I should run it one of these days.

EDIT: I actually got Lichemaster and Castle Drachenfels mixed up. Lichemaster is good but Drachenfels is awesome.

1). Other.
2). Letter or Digest.
3). ~3 Sessions.
4). No clue.
5). Inside loose cover.
6). Flexibility. Guidelines. No railroading.
7). All stats in the module.
8-10). Whatever is the industry standard price.
11). Mutiny on the Eleanor Moraes.

Quote from: Giblet Blizzard;808798Actually I'm the one of the graphic designers from Lamentations of the Flame Princess who illustrated the new Death Frost Doom Redux and did the layout and some of the maps for Red and Pleasant Land. I'm hoping to branch out into my own published adventures in the near future.

And yeah it's a marketing survey, cause I want to know what you guys want.

If this had been in the initial post, I might not have been so rude.