diff --git a/src/act.informative.c b/src/act.informative.c
index b311131..5957ad1 100644
--- a/src/act.informative.c
+++ b/src/act.informative.c
@@ -2370,8 +2370,7 @@ ACMD(do_whois)
      CREATE(victim, struct char_data, 1);
      clear_char(victim);
      
-     /* Allocate mobile event list */
-     victim->events = create_list();
+     new_mobile_data(victim);
      
      CREATE(victim->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
 
diff --git a/src/act.wizard.c b/src/act.wizard.c
index 3b06fde..e5c6401 100644
--- a/src/act.wizard.c
+++ b/src/act.wizard.c
@@ -1009,8 +1009,7 @@ ACMD(do_stat)
       CREATE(victim, struct char_data, 1);
       clear_char(victim);
       CREATE(victim->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
-      /* Allocate mobile event list */
-      victim->events = create_list();
+      new_mobile_data(victim);
       if (load_char(buf2, victim) >= 0) {
         char_to_room(victim, 0);
         if (GET_LEVEL(victim) > GET_LEVEL(ch))
@@ -2051,8 +2050,7 @@ ACMD(do_last)
     CREATE(vict, struct char_data, 1);
     clear_char(vict);
     CREATE(vict->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
-    /* Allocate mobile event list */
-    vict->events = create_list();
+    new_mobile_data(vict);
     if (load_char(name, vict) <  0) {
       send_to_char(ch, "There is no such player.\r\n");
       free_char(vict);
@@ -2571,8 +2569,7 @@ ACMD(do_show)
     CREATE(vict, struct char_data, 1);
     clear_char(vict);
     CREATE(vict->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
-    /* Allocate mobile event list */
-    vict->events = create_list();
+    new_mobile_data(vict);
     if (load_char(value, vict) < 0) {
       send_to_char(ch, "There is no such player.\r\n");
       free_char(vict);
@@ -3353,8 +3350,7 @@ ACMD(do_set)
     CREATE(cbuf, struct char_data, 1);
     clear_char(cbuf);
     CREATE(cbuf->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
-    /* Allocate mobile event list */
-    cbuf->events = create_list();
+    new_mobile_data(cbuf);
     if ((player_i = load_char(name, cbuf)) > -1) {
       if (GET_LEVEL(cbuf) > GET_LEVEL(ch)) {
 	free_char(cbuf);
@@ -4621,8 +4617,7 @@ bool change_player_name(struct char_data *ch, struct char_data *vict, char *new_
     CREATE(temp_ch, struct char_data, 1);
     clear_char(temp_ch);
     CREATE(temp_ch->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
-    /* Allocate mobile event list */
-    temp_ch->events = create_list();
+    new_mobile_data(temp_ch);
     if ((plr_i = load_char(new_name, temp_ch)) > -1) {
       free_char(temp_ch);
       send_to_char(ch, "Sorry, the new name already exists.\r\n");
diff --git a/src/comm.c b/src/comm.c
index ad074e4..385c519 100644
--- a/src/comm.c
+++ b/src/comm.c
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@ void copyover_recover()
     clear_char(d->character);
     CREATE(d->character->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
     
-    /* Allocate mobile event list */
-    d->character->events = create_list();
+    new_mobile_data(d->character);
     
     d->character->desc = d;
 
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 4eb95d9..e31730b 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -2322,8 +2322,7 @@ struct char_data *create_char(void)
   CREATE(ch, struct char_data, 1);
   clear_char(ch);
   
-  /* Allocate mobile event list */
-  ch->events = create_list();  
+  new_mobile_data(ch);
   
   ch->next = character_list;
   character_list = ch;
@@ -2335,6 +2334,12 @@ struct char_data *create_char(void)
   return (ch);
 }
 
+void new_mobile_data(struct char_data *ch)
+{
+	ch->events   = create_list();
+}
+
+
 /* create a new mobile from a prototype */
 struct char_data *read_mobile(mob_vnum nr, int type) /* and mob_rnum */
 {
@@ -2356,8 +2361,7 @@ struct char_data *read_mobile(mob_vnum nr, int type) /* and mob_rnum */
   mob->next = character_list;
   character_list = mob;
   
-  /* Allocate mobile event list */
-  mob->events = create_list();   
+  new_mobile_data(mob);  
   
   if (!mob->points.max_hit) {
     mob->points.max_hit = dice(mob->points.hit, mob->points.mana) +
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index 42c1992..6b58d6a 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ void  free_text_files(void);
 void  free_help_table(void);
 void  free_player_index(void);
 void  load_help(FILE *fl, char *name);
+void  new_mobile_data(struct char_data *ch);
 
 zone_rnum real_zone(zone_vnum vnum);
 room_rnum real_room(room_vnum vnum);
diff --git a/src/interpreter.c b/src/interpreter.c
index 8fdd79c..8eabdf5 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/interpreter.c
@@ -1354,8 +1354,7 @@ void nanny(struct descriptor_data *d, char *arg)
       clear_char(d->character);
       CREATE(d->character->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
       
-      /* Allocate mobile event list */
-      d->character->events = create_list();
+      new_mobile_data(d->character);
       
       GET_HOST(d->character) = strdup(d->host);
       d->character->desc = d;
@@ -1392,8 +1391,7 @@ void nanny(struct descriptor_data *d, char *arg)
           clear_char(d->character);
           CREATE(d->character->player_specials, struct player_special_data, 1);
 
-          /* Allocate mobile event list */
-          d->character->events = create_list();
+          new_mobile_data(d->character);
 
           if (GET_HOST(d->character))
             free(GET_HOST(d->character));