diff --git a/python/quests/QuestAdvance.py b/python/quests/QuestAdvance.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# CFQuestStartAdvance - A generic script to trigger quest progress
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The Crossfire Development Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#
+#
+# This script is intended to be bound to event objects in order to speed quests along
+# it must always be given the name of the quest as its first argument, followed by 
+# any number of advance rules.
+# an advance rule looks like
+# 1>2
+# or
+# 2-4>5
+# which will in the first case, move the stated quest from step 1 to step 2 
+# in the second case, it will move the quest from step 2, 3 or 4 to step 5
+# if no advance rule applies then nothing happens.
+# something like 0>1 may be specified to start the quest.
+# each advance rule should be separated by a space, there should be 
+# no space within the individual rules.
+
+import Crossfire
+
+player = Crossfire.WhoIsActivator()
+event = Crossfire.WhatIsEvent()
+params = Crossfire.ScriptParameters()
+args = params.split()
+questname = args[0]
+currentstep = player.QuestGetState(questname)    
+for rule in args[1:]:
+    condition, target = rule.split(">")
+    if condition.find("-") == -1:
+        startstep = int(condition)
+        endstep = startstep
+    else:
+        startstep = int(condition.split("-")[0])
+        endstep= int(condition.split("-")[1])
+    if currentstep >= startstep and currentstep <= endstep:
+    # update this quest
+        if currentstep == 0:
+            player.QuestStart(questname, int(target))
+        else:
+            player.QuestSetState(questname, int(target))
diff --git a/python/quests/QuestEssentialUntil.py b/python/quests/QuestEssentialUntil.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# CFQuestStartAdvance - A generic script to make quest items undisposable.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The Crossfire Development Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#
+#
+# This script is intended to be bound to event_drop in the inventory of quest objects. 
+# it must always be given the name of the quest as its first argument, followed by 
+# the stage number it should act until.
+# Until the specified stage in the specified quest is reached, the player will not be 
+# permitted to drop the item, after the stage specified, any attempt to drop the 
+# item will have it marked as startequip, causing it to disappear.
+# This is to prevent quests being bypassed by trading keys, etc.
+
+import Crossfire
+item = Crossfire.WhoAmI()
+player = Crossfire.WhoIsActivator()
+args = Crossfire.ScriptParameters().split(' ')
+questname = args[0]
+stagenumber = int(args[1])
+currentstep = player.QuestGetState(questname)
+if currentstep == 0:
+    Crossfire.SetReturnValue(0)
+elif currentstep >= stagenumber:
+    item.GodGiven = True
+    Crossfire.SetReturnValue(0)
+else:
+    if item.Quantity == 1:
+        player.Message("You consider dropping the "+ item.Name + " but then decide it would be better to hold on to it for now.")
+    else:
+        player.Message("You consider dropping the "+ item.NamePl + " but then decide it would be better to hold on to them for now.")
+    Crossfire.SetReturnValue(1)