--- Experience.pm.orig	2004-10-26 15:52:49.000000000 -0700
+++ Experience.pm	2004-10-26 16:22:00.571382400 -0700
@@ -37,20 +37,23 @@ sub BEGIN
 #	"level settings" node
 #
 sub getLevel {
-	my ($USER) = @_;
+	my ($USER, $respect_god) = @_;
 	getRef($USER);
 	
+	my $isGod = $respect_god && isGod($USER);
 	my $exp = $$USER{experience};
         my $LSETTINGS = getVars(getNode('level experience', 'setting'));
 	$LSETTINGS or return;
 
 	my $cnt = 1;
-	while (exists $$LSETTINGS{$cnt} and $exp >= $$LSETTINGS{$cnt}) {
+	while (exists $$LSETTINGS{$cnt} and
+		($exp >= $$LSETTINGS{$cnt} || $isGod)) {
                $cnt++; 
 	}
-        #this finds the /next/ level, so we return the one below it.
+        #this finds the /next/ level, so we return the one below it
+        #(but return one more than the highest level for gods if requested).
 
-	$cnt-1;
+	return $isGod ? $cnt : --$cnt;
 }
 
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