Hey Tate! I completely get your frustration as somebody who puts a ton of work into my narrative as well, and I think what you've made is really cool here. I do think it's valid to expect *some* additional pay on top of what you were paid for the written version, since it's clear this is a different medium, with a lot of extra work and production put into it.

We do have limitations on how much you can submit per week when it comes to audio/podcasts, though, and if you are expecting the grading team to bend those rules for you, that is something that should be discussed beforehand. It's frustrating to not get paid for your work, but I'm sure it's also frustrating for the grading team to be presented with something that will take hours to fully listen to/assess and to be asked to make special exceptions to the system in place.

The media team worked with you to allow you to get paid for media that was not clearly related to your player (though I understand that it would eventually lead to your player, some of this is just really solid writing that could be read completely out of the context of the SHL and be a compelling story anyway), I think it is fair for them to ask you to work within the bounds of the system we've established here for the podcast as well.

Could you perhaps do the audio drama in installments with some kind of intro/tie-in to your player with each one? Some kind of intro telling us exactly how this is related to your SHL player and not just a cool story (because it is a very cool story)? You've put a ton of work into this, and I want to see you rewarded for that, but there has to be some kind of clear indicator of how this is relevant in the league it's being published in if you're going to get paid money in that league for it, and it needs to be submitted in accordance with the guidelines we have in place for media.