Actually, that is the correct way to do a random variable.

Take a look at findgold.php, it does it the same way (nix the level multiplier)

Congrats at learning.

You could do it by cases.

This type of programming is used throughout LotGD, such as salesman.php, stonehenge.php and many others.

Those two you mentioned have been removed from my server because the players found them irritating. Do you know any others who have the case type coding?

are ye serious? t'would seem to me that if a player found a special to be detrimental it is their option to simply skip the opportunity to be aided or injured by it.

i personally despise stonehenge, will never go there as it seems to delight in sending me to shades, however i leave it on my server for others to use. the rewards that can be given far outweigh the bad and depriving other players who may enjoy the use of such a module simply because a few found it 'irritating' makes no sense.

ye say 'removed'? how could ye have removed core files? do ye mean 'deactivated'? if so, they still remain on thy server, but are not in a state to be seen by players.