Talk:Side Objectives/@comment-26199726-20180418152431/@comment-26199726-20180418160936

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. So I'd be free to add special actions that aren't side objectives, as long as they aren't just a way of completing the main objective?

And forgive me if I'm remiss in asking, but is this exclusion of main objective-related side objectives really necessary? After all, the introduction doesn't make that distinction, and those actions still show up in the mission statistics (what the intro uses a deciding factor).

One might also argue the point that you don't encounter those special actions inevitably when playing the mission, you are just more likely to do so, as they are designed to be relatively noticable and because you have strong incentive to look for them if going for a non-lethal playthrough. Those are always alternative routes to the main goal (e.g. "kill that person"), but have to be actively discovered and aren't encountered by sheer necessity in just blazing through. Staying with the Lady Boyle example: Your main objective is eliminating her - not specifically to bring her to Lord Brisby or even to identify her before killing her; those are optional ways of fulfilling the objective you have to find for yourself and can also go completely unnoticed, e.g. if you storm the mansion guns blazing and just kill everyone you find.

Similar case with poisoning Campbell: One way of eliminating him and fulfilling the main objective, but only if you think to check the glasses and discover the options this gives you. A more or less clever way to go about the mission which is nice to find but can be overlooked.

So this is my case for including all special actions that show up in the mission statistics, even if related to the main objective as well, as long as they aren't necessary for completing the mission no matter how you play it. But if this doesn't meet agreement, I'll of course stick to the "side" special actions in any edits.

(Still, question from above: I'd be free to add special actions that aren't side objectives, as long as they aren't just a way of completing the main objective?)