--- deliantra/server/ext/cfplus.ext	2007/06/19 17:32:56	1.6
+++ deliantra/server/ext/cfplus.ext	2007/06/24 04:09:29	1.8
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
 
    my $pl = $dialog->{pl};
    my ($reply, @kw) = $dialog->tell ($msg);
-   $reply = "..." unless $reply;
 
-   $pl->ext_reply ($id => msgtype => "reply", msg => $reply, add_topics => \@kw);
+   $reply = "..." unless defined $reply;
+   return if $reply eq ""; # NPC doesn't want to say, or wants to say something later
+
+   $pl->ext_reply ($id => msgtype => "reply", msg => $pl->expand_cfpod ($reply), add_topics => \@kw);
 }
 
 =item ... = extcmd lookat { dx => $dx, dy => $dy }