Here are results for 111 respondents.
The survey sought to assess people's responses to the board dialog regarding PF RPG (as well as people's response to the Alpha version as presented).
Respondents = 111.
Note that not all sections will add to 100% due to rounding and exclusion of un-noteworthy results.
1) What is your overall level of satisfaction with the Pathfinder RPG alpha version?
47% High
32% Very High
14% Medium
5% Low
4% Very Low
2) Your level of satisfaction with the artwork:
Design (interior / exterior) 95% Like
Illustrations (generally) 91% Like
Racial Illustrations 46% Like, 38% Meh, 15% Dislike
3) What do you prefer most regarding Experience Point progression?
74% Three grades of XP progression (fast, medium, slow)
15% Single XP progression like 3.5
8% Static XP progression (e.g. 1000 XP / level)
3% Other (free response offers: "I prefer that at least one of the progressions equals the current progression," and "Use basic XP in core rules; options in the DMG."
4) What do you prefer regarding character races? (from most to least checked)
22% Offer racial feats
19% Boost races to exceptional (as alpha version) This won out over "Boost just half-elf and half-orc."
15% Offer racial abilities (automatic as PC levels up)
11% Add an 8th race
10% Offer racial class levels
7% Boost the human alpha version with 2nd bonus skill or bonus weapon proficiency
Others
5) Overall, what do you prefer regarding the 4 base classes (Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, Wizard):
66% Boost all classes as alpha version does now
12% Boost all classes slightly (as Dragon / WotC articles on dead levels)
11% Keep similar to 3.5, but tone down cleric and boost fighter
11% Keep the same as 3.5
6) Please rate the classes below:
Cleric Like (52%), love (33%)
Fighter Like (40%), love (38%)
Rogue Love (43%), Like (40%)
Wizard Love (48%), Like (37%)
7) Some people have suggested alternatives to the fighter class's bonus fighter feats. What do you think?
50% Offer a menu of martial class abilities to pick from (like the rogue's basic and advanced talents)?
43% Keep alpha version (give more bonus fighter feats)
8) Now much do you like the clerics healing aura ability?
36% It's genius
28% It's great but in practice has some drawbacks
20% It's OK
16% I don't like it
9) How do you feel about the alpha fighter's Armor Training and Weapon Training features?
49% Just right but need unarmed Armor Training option
29% Right right
11% Too boring
others much less
10) Skills in the alpha version have changed markedly. What is your preference for how to handle skills?
42% Consolidate the skill list, and change to alpha skill method.
33% Consolidate the skill list, and use skill points.
9% Use the 3.5 skill list, and use skill points.
12% Other (and there are LOTS of suggestions! ... here you go...)
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- Keep [alpha] skill List, Use 3.5 skill points
- either 3 or 4 [consolidated methods] would be fine with me as long as the list was consolidated
- Consolidate a few, then keep skill points.
- Consolidate Skill list, skill points need adjusting though, give quick option to those who want it and for npcs
- Eliminate class vs. cross-class; possibly keep skill points with that
- Consolidate skill list; no skill points; adjust skills granted by classes; need viable multiclassing solution for skills.
- More simplification and 'specialization' within a skill itself (ex: "Climb, Trees")
- Consolidate and alpha method with some changes
- Consolidate and alpha method with some changes
- I like the alpha method. You should also keep fly!
- Consolidate the skill list, offer alpha method & skill points both
- Consolidate the skill list, use either skill points or alpha method
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11) Regarding the alpha skill progression method, do you prefer skill checks to be based on:
60% character level
40% level of class that offers those skills
12) Regarding the alpha version skill training methods... (show highest two results)
a) Give 2 automatic skills to each class such as Stealth and Thievery to rogues?
Yes 35%, Unsure 34%
b) All untrained class skills are treated the same as trained cross-class skills?
No 43%, Unsure (42%)
c) Change Knowledge sub-skills to to skills (e.g. Knowledge (arcana) becomes Arcana?
No 57%, Unsure 25%
d) Have a Concentration skill for memorizing, hypnosis, etc?
No 46%, Unsure 28%
e) Refer the term "Thievery" over "Theft"
Yes 48%, Unsure 40%
f) Fold Open Locks into Disable Device skills rather than Theft skill?
Yes 62%, Unsure 22%
g) Keep the new Fly skill?
Yes 41%, Unsure 33%
13) Please indicate your preference regarding the alpha feats section.
a) Have chained feats as in alpha version? Yes 48%
b) Consolidate skills with Athletic and Negotiator into a general Skill Focus type of feat? Yes 38%
c) Keep skills such as Athletic and Negotiator, but add something special to them. Yes 40%
d) Keep Arcane Strike as-is, or make it like 3.5 version of Arcane Strike? Unsure 72%
14) Rate the following alpha version aspects of Combat.
a) Combat Maneuver Bonus: Good (49%), Awesome (33%)
b) The new grapple rules: Good (59%), Awesome (32%)
c) The new Turn Undead rules: Good (39%), Awesome (34%)
d) The new rules for cover: Good (42%), Meh (33%)
15) What is your opinion about iterative attacks?
47% Keep them for everyone
32% Eliminate them, but give martial characters something in return, such as Iterative Attack feat
14% Keep them for martial characters (best BAB only)
8% Eliminate them entirely
Note this means 46% said to eliminate them except for martial characters using some method.
16) Rate each of the following aspects of the alpha version magic system.
The idea of arcane schools Perfect (62%), Needs Tweaks (24%)
The specific implementation of arcane schools Needs Tweaks (56%), Perfect (23%)
The idea of divine domains Perfect (68%), Neews Tweaks (16%)
The specific implementation of divine domains Needs Tweaks (52%), Perfect (25%)
17) Are the Universal school's abilities too powerful (or not) relative to the other arcane schools?
46% Yes
54% No
18) Would you like the arcane school abilities to have more flexibility (such as how the rogue's talents work, with a menu of options to pick from, perhaps in tiers such as basic, improved, and archmage?)
63% Yes
37% No
19) What are your thoughts about spells?
58% Keep mostly as 3.5, but definitely modify some
20% Keep as 3.5, with very minor tweaks
12% Make moderate changes to spells
6% Make major changes to spells
4% Other ("No Opinion Yet", "Keep exactly as 3.5", "use 3.0 spells", "use 3.0 spells")
20) What is your overall feeling about the section on "Running the Pathfinder RPG"?
61% Like it
20% Love
18% Meh
