--- deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/04/30 06:40:28	1.169
+++ deliantra/server/include/object.h	2008/04/30 10:31:04	1.170
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@
    */
   MTH bool has_random_items () const { return randomitems && !flag [FLAG_IS_A_TEMPLATE]; }
 
+  // returns the outermost owner, never returns 0
+  MTH object *outer_owner ()
+  {
+    for (object *op = this; ; op = op->owner)
+      if (!op->owner)
+        return op;
+  }
+
   // returns the outermost environment, never returns 0
   MTH object *outer_env ()
   {