I see we'll have to further clarify this particular part of the FAQ to make it a little more clear.
My understanding of the intent of it based on both the FAQ and reading the Gamemaster Reward Section in the SRMs:
- The first time you run it, you may choose to count it as played for your personal character (singular and what I also call primary).
- Thereafter, you can run it a million times, but you do not receive the GM Reward because you did not choose to take it the first time.
- Therefore, though it is not spelled out, if you did NOT take the reward and you play a Mission you already GMed, then your character will receive the normal reward as a player subject to the normal rules.
- Like most people, I have a couple of Missions characters in the event I can actually play and one of them hasn't already played a particular Mission.
-- One of them is my Primary character whom I choose to give the GM rewards.
-- The other one will never receive GM rewards because he is not my primary character.
Now I see this leads to an interesting situation: what if I already played SRM xx, but haven't GMed it...and now I'm going to GM SRM xx...do I get the GM Reward?
- I have no idea if Bull has addressed this or what his intent was, but my initial thought is "No".
If Bull would like to chime in with his original intent, since he's still SRM Developer at this time, he's more than welcome to!
We will discuss this further (as in the FAQ Committee) and address it with a new SRM FAQ. Please don't ask for an ETA yet, because we have a lot of stuff to cover, and get ready for GenCon.