I've been sitting on this one for a long time, hoping to figure out a less hacky way of implementing it — and then DarkGod dropped one in my lap with the 1.7 engine's dispel infrastructure.

The result is my new
Less Weird addon, which transforms the confrontation with the Weirdling Beast from a Sisyphean nightmarish slog to an actually manageable fight. The new item you'll need will be on level 3 of Nur, just before you dive in. You're welcome.
[And no, this one is obviously not going into ZOmnibus.

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[Implementation notes:]
Code: Select all
Hooks:
ToME:load [to load our data files and modify Taint: Devourer talents]
Entity:loadList [to load quest object definition]
Quest:setStatus [to clean up once the Weirdling Beast is killed]
Zone:create [to place our quest object on Nur 3]