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"No Client" SM
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Dellilah
Well-Connected
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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
Safety Officer
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Jan-31-2010 14:52
The short answer: yes.
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Dellilah
Well-Connected
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Jan-31-2010 15:41
Thank you.
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Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner
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Feb-1-2010 17:47
They do?
(i don't mind hearing the long answer)
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Paranoid_Android
Story Teller
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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.
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Edgar Darrow
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Feb-5-2010 11:05
Cool. I'm guessing it would also work if the client dies during the mystery.
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Feb-5-2010 19:10
Yeah, I'd never contemplated that eventuality, but I reckon so. Good point.
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Joseph Zeo
Tale Spinner
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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?
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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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.
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Edgar Darrow
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Feb-7-2010 09:20
Or you could just do multiple clients, especially if the client has family members as innocent suspects.
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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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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