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Dellilah
Dellilah
Well-Connected

Jan-31-2010 08:11

Hi, everyone! I am writing my first SM today and I find the experience very exciting.

Just a question: If I make a SM without a client, will the player still receive a monetary reward when he/she finishes the SM?

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Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Jan-31-2010 14:52

The short answer: yes.

Dellilah
Dellilah
Well-Connected

Jan-31-2010 15:41

Thank you.

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Feb-1-2010 17:47

They do?

(i don't mind hearing the long answer)

Paranoid_Android
Paranoid_Android
Story Teller

Feb-1-2010 18:37

Not 100% sure how the SM's end 'text-wise' but I assume as long as a non-client is the guilty party the editor will dole out the standard X $'s depending on case difficulty.

eg

"You received X $'s for solving this Ridiculously Hard Case".

Only time the Editor shouldn't give out $'s is when there IS a client and the client is GUILTY.

Edgar Darrow
Edgar Darrow

Feb-5-2010 11:05

Cool. I'm guessing it would also work if the client dies during the mystery.

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-5-2010 19:10

Yeah, I'd never contemplated that eventuality, but I reckon so. Good point.

Joseph Zeo
Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner

Feb-6-2010 06:29

Good point Edgar. SS, programming wise if that works, i think the writer need to logically solve this issue in this ending of their SM. ie. whoever inherit the client's money pay the detective etc. What do you think?

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-6-2010 15:51

Neat conclusions are nice, of course Zeo. Better read at the very least. However, there are plenty of SM's out there that tell a story and the reward is just doled out matter-of-factly at the end of the experience as if it's a given you WILL be rewarded. Whilst I'd prefer what you suggest, just purely for readability, I wouldn't say it's necessary if the reward is an almost inconsequential part of a larger tale.

Edgar Darrow
Edgar Darrow

Feb-7-2010 09:20

Or you could just do multiple clients, especially if the client has family members as innocent suspects.



Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Feb-7-2010 18:43

'erk' multiple clients. Here I repeat my 'erk'. Means you will get X no. of unlocked suspects at the map screen before the Crime Scene. You'd need to introduce all your clients in the Intro.

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