At 06:59 PM 9/22/99 -0500, you wrote:

>
> The NPC binding though seems from the design perspective to be
>consistent the limitation the designers seemed to want to employ. My
>concern is that it could be a major programming effort - since as far as
>I've seen there is nothing equivalent to it within the design. The closest
>would be to sell an item (scroll?) that cast the same spell. This might
>stray from their design philosophy...

Not true - numerous NPCs have the ability to cast spells on players with
the appropriate trigger. Why would this be any different?

>
> So perhaps we should ask them to create a scroll or potion or some other
>item with one charge that casts the same spell that people cast when they
>bind us (i.e. it will fail if cast in a non-city zone)...

They already have at least one item that does it, also.... It's not far
from their design philosophy - they're just being very resistant.

Talies the Wanderer