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Here's an odd-ish question. I have a few friends who - for legal reasons - can't use the internet. I want them to be able to play and participate in the playtest, and that is easy (this is still a pencil-and-paper RPG). But if they want to add their voice to the surveys, I'm going to have to essentially print out the questionnaire and type in their responses. And I'm fine with this.
Unfortunately, I'm worried that responses may be email-blocked or something of the like, and so I may not be able to add their voice to the playtest. As the GM for these adventures, I want to be able to run the game for my 4 players, have them do the survey, and have all their voices count even though I had a few people write their response on paper and added it in later. So is this going to be feasible? Or am I going to be stuck with saying "Yeah I had 4 people play but you only get 3 survey responses"?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. And while I do know a few people who are currently incarcerated who would like to get in on the playtest, doing that would be a headache of its own... :(
Well, you could make a second e-mail account for yourself then get transcriptions from your friend and submit them for him through an internet connection that you're friend never has to touch. It's not really in the spirit of the rules, but it's not malicious and no one is going to punish you if they don't catch you.
But don't do that. It's a terrible idea, and I'm not just saying that for plausible deniability.
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I doubt there will be much of an issue here.
Many spouses share email addresses. Many individuals have multiple email addresses, usually for legit reasons. Tons of people share IP addresses. People change names, move, etc. Some people might not have internet at all and will be going to the library, signing up for a new Gmail account and submitting their responses that way.
Survey responses are notorious for being under-filled, abandoned, etc. Paizo can be a hard-ass here, but it's going to be difficult for them to vet everything, and it's unlikely to get them much better data in the end.