The ability stacking which has been going on for a while should no longer be possible. Thanks to all who provided feedback and helped track this down. I had missed resetting a variable at the start of the loop which allowed the possibility of stacking abils under very specific circumstances: 1) Cast without being in a party 2)Join a party 3)Recast the same spell
The item poofing should be resolved. Items that were flagged as "not droppable" were poofing when people were dying. Those who lost items to this bug will be getting those items back.
I lost the death shroud! :P