Raging Swan Press Needs Your Opinion!

[Creighton Broadhurst]

As we hurtle toward the end of 2013 and the start of 2014 I'm starting to plot and scheme next year's release schedule. Part of the process entails me looking back over 2013 and trying to work out what worked and what didn't work. To that (dastardly) aim I've created a short nine-question survey over on Survey Monkey.

If you can spare the time, and are familiar with our products, I'd much appreciate learning what you think works (and doesn't) about Raging Swan Press. Letting me know will help me plan my release schedule for 2014 and help me make Raging Swan Press’s products even better. The survey doesn’t ask for any personal information and you don't have to sign up for anything. I'd be very surprised if it took you longer than five minutes to complete.

You can find the survey here. Thanks very much in advance for your participation – it’s jolly decent of you.

[Oceanshieldwolf]

Done! Nice one Creighton!!!

[Creighton Broadhurst]

Thanks so much for doing that! Was it easy and straight forward? Any problems?

[ShadowcatX]

It was kind of hard to judge how much I'd want something like Ruins backdrop based off the name alone. I like the village backdrop series, but I don't care for the dressing series, so I based my rating off of it on the word backdrop, but knocked somewhere around a point to two points off those entries just because I wasn't sure which it would be more like.

Then question 2 really could have used a "no experience with this line" item. I left several blank because I don't think the line is crap but it isn't something I desire or use. (Of course, I'm somewhat of an anomaly, I read much more than I play, so images and maps are less important for me.)

One suggestion might have been a pair of questions about what has been used in game and what doesn't get used in games.

[Creighton Broadhurst]

ShadowcatX wrote:

Then question 2 really could have used a "no experience with this line" item. I left several blank because I don't think the line is crap but it isn't something I desire or use. (Of course, I'm somewhat of an anomaly, I read much more than I play, so images and maps are less important for me.)

You are absolutely right. It's my first survey and I'm learning as I go. Thanks for the observation; I will definitely include the option next time around!

[Creighton Broadhurst]

I just wanted to thank everyone who has already taken this survey. I'm very grateful for you taking the time to do it and already I'm getting some great feedback which will help me bravely blitzkrieg into 2014!

[Creighton Broadhurst]

As the weekend is coming up, I just wanted to remind everyone about Raging Swan's survey. If you've got a minute to fill it in, I'd be most grateful. The results I've got so far have been fascinating and have been tremendously valuable in plotting 2014.

You can find the survey here.

Thanks so much in advance!

[Marc Radle]

So, will you be posting the results? Inquiring minds want to know :)

[Creighton Broadhurst]

I absolutely will - as some of the finds so far have been particularly interesting. I'll probably create some attractive graphs to make the data easier to understand at a glance.

[French Wolf]

Done.

[Malith]

Done, I love your stuff. If it was only easier to have them all printed out into one attractive book. With all the new stuff always being added just can't keep up!

[igotsmeakabob11]

I bought three of your products recently, All That Glimmers (it's awesome but I wish there were more unique weapons), Scions of Evil (Holy crap this book is amazing, but some of the villains could have had a page less info to make room for even more cool villains), and Retribution (my party's not 1st level but I love the adventure, have to scale it myself).

Took the survey, please keep your quality products coming.

[Cat-thulhu]

Done, done and done. Would love more in print collations. Any eyes on mythic stuff? What's the future for the 100% crunch line?

[Readerbreeder]

Done and done! Thanks for giving us the chance to provide you with feedback!

[Jurgen Dark]

Done the survey.

Dark oak is a great little adventure. Will be using this up for a little side quest with Thornhill taking the place of Wartle in Varisia. My players are about to head that way in RotRL.

[Creighton Broadhurst]

Thanks so much for taking the time to take the survey, chaps. I much appreciate it. I've found this process fascinating and I'll be sharing the results once I've had a chance to analyse them.

(But I won't be doing that for days, so there is still time to have your say!)

[Creighton Broadhurst]

Cat-thulhu wrote:

Done, done and done. Would love more in print collations. Any eyes on mythic stuff? What's the future for the 100% crunch line?

Sadly, some of my answers are, "I don't know (yet)."

I haven't had a chance to read Mythic Adventures yet. Once I do, I'll be able to say more about any support for it Raging Swan might put out there.

As to the 100% Crunch line, I'm also not sure yet. Some instalments have done pretty well and others haven't. I'm not sure I've worked out the magic formula for that line yet.

As to print products, absolutely you'll be seeing more. Next week, I release the first GM's Miscellany - which is a collection of the first 12 Village Backdrops. I'll be creating more such offerings next year, based on (among other things) Dungeon Dressing, Urban Dressing and Wilderness Dressing.

I hope that helps!

[Creighton Broadhurst]

I've started to post the results of the survey. Likely, I'll release them over three weeks as they'll be quite long. This week, I deal with the big picture questions. You can read the results here.

Thanks again to everyone who participated.

[Marc Radle]

Very interesting results!

[Oceanshieldwolf]

Very weird. I would have thought you would get the highest score in making games easier - at least that seems to be the entire raison d'etre of the Dressings line. I know there is more to RSP, I guess I'm surprised is all.

Still, it's a general confirmation of your stellar position in the industry and rightly so. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to the next batch of results.

[Creighton Broadhurst]

Thanks very much for those kind words!

I'm working through the next set of results as week speak and they have been incredibly useful in looking at 2014's release schedule.