--- deliantra/server/common/living.C	2007/05/14 21:32:26	1.57
+++ deliantra/server/common/living.C	2007/05/18 01:01:01	1.60
@@ -868,14 +868,17 @@
           if (type == PLAYER)
             {
               if (tmp == contr->combat_ob || tmp == contr->ranged_ob)
-                if (tmp != current_weapon && (tmp->type != SKILL || tmp->subtype != SK_PRAYING))
+                if (tmp != current_weapon
+                    && (tmp->type != SKILL || tmp->subtype != SK_PRAYING)
+                    && !tmp->flag [FLAG_CURSED]
+                    && !tmp->flag [FLAG_DAMNED])
                   continue;
 
               for (i = 0; i < NUM_STATS; i++)
                 change_attr_value (&stats, i, tmp->stats.stat (i));
 
-              /* these are the items that currently can change digestion, regeneration,
-               * spell point recovery and mana point recovery.  Seems sort of an arbitary
+              /* These are the items that currently can change digestion, regeneration,
+               * spell point recovery and mana point recovery. Seems sort of an arbitary
                * list, but other items store other info into stats array. 
                */
               if (tmp->type == WEAPON  || tmp->type == BOW    ||
@@ -997,7 +1000,8 @@
                   break;
 
                 if (chosen_skill)
-                  LOG (llevDebug, "fix_player, op %s has multiple skills applied\n", &name);
+                  LOG (llevDebug, "fix_player, op %s has multiple skills applied (%s and %s)\n",
+                       &name, &chosen_skill->name, &tmp->name);
 
                 chosen_skill = tmp;