1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/map/npc.cpp b/src/map/npc.cpp
index 3388ea1..0708fc0 100644
--- a/src/map/npc.cpp
+++ b/src/map/npc.cpp
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ int npc_event(dumb_ptr<map_session_data> sd, NpcEvent eventname,
         return npc_event_doall_l(eventname.label, sd->bl_id, args); // XXX maybe merge this into npc_event?
     }
 
+    if (eventname.npc.front() == '~')
+        return 0; // phony event (used mostly to uniquely identify mob spawns)
+
     Option<P<struct event_data>> ev_ = ev_db.search(eventname);
     dumb_ptr<npc_data_script> nd;