--- deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2008/05/06 19:47:56	1.67
+++ deliantra/server/socket/item.C	2008/05/08 20:03:50	1.68
@@ -751,6 +751,9 @@
     {
       std::string s = op->describe (pl->ob);
 
+      if (msg_is_special (s.c_str (), false))
+        cfperl_expand_cfpod (pl, s);
+
       packet sl ("ex");
       sl << ber32 (tag) << s.c_str ();