Starfinder GM boon credit

[Gabbers "Gab" McTalkington]

Sorry if this has already been answered, but I just wanted to clarify that I'm interpreting the awarding of GM chronicles/boons properly.

From what I can tell from the text on p. 17 of the Guild Guide, it seems like the GM takes a Chronicle sheet and can award themselves the Fame/Reputation for the adventure, including any boons they are qualified for.

But I just want to confirm that these awards are independent of the actual outcome of the game. So if the players don't achieve the Secondary Success Condition, or don't get the extra faction award, does the GM still receive those? What if the players didn't successfully complete the task to obtain a boon? Does the GM get the full awards in this case?

Also, if there's a boon that requires an earlier boon to "trigger" the event, does the GM have to possess the earlier boon?

Specific Example:

I'm thinking here specifically of Star Sugar Heartlove!!! chronicle sheets applied to a character who never did The Commencement, or who did the adventure but traded the album for credits at that time. Do those characters have to pass on the Heart Friend Forever boon?

[BigNorseWolf]

I believe the general principle is you get credit as if you'd played the game perfectly. AFAIK that guideline doesn't have any exception in starfinder.

I think the DMs character needs the other boon to trigger that one but otherwise the DM gets everything, even if the party walks in and dies to a bunch of tribbles in the first encounter.

If there are two options you have to pick one.

[Ascalaphus]

What the GM gets is intentionally not dependent on how well the party does. No conflict of interest, the GM gets a clean chronicle even if the party screws up.