void fnPurgeShadowItems()
{
  object oPC=OBJECT_SELF;
  object oItem=GetFirstItemInInventory(oPC);
  string sTag;
  while(oItem!=OBJECT_INVALID)
  {
    sTag=GetTag(oItem);
    if (sTag=="rts_it_light"||sTag=="rts_it_blast"||sTag=="rts_it_negprot") DelayCommand(2.0,DestroyObject(oItem));
    else if(sTag=="rts_it_shd1"||sTag=="rts_it_shd4"||sTag=="rts_it_shd2"||sTag=="rts_it_shd3"||sTag=="rts_it_shd3"||sTag=="rts_it_shd5")  DelayCommand(2.0,DestroyObject(oItem));
    oItem=GetNextItemInInventory(oPC);
  }
  oItem=GetItemInSlot(INVENTORY_SLOT_RIGHTHAND,oPC);
  sTag=GetTag(oItem);
  if (sTag=="rts_it_light"||sTag=="rts_it_blast"||sTag=="rts_it_negprot"||
        sTag=="rts_it_shd1"||sTag=="rts_it_shd2"||sTag=="rts_it_shd3"||
        sTag=="rts_it_shd3"||sTag=="rts_it_shd4"||sTag=="rts_it_shd5")  DelayCommand(2.0,DestroyObject(oItem));
}

void main()
{
  object oPC=GetEnteringObject();
  string sID=GetLocalString(oPC,"sTeamID");
  object oWP=GetWaypointByTag(sID+"_START");
  object oMod=GetModule();
  int nLives=GetLocalInt(oMod,"nElimLives");
  int nGT=GetLocalInt(oMod,"nGameType");
  int nDeaths=GetLocalInt(oPC,"nDeaths");
  int bEscapeOk=TRUE;
  if (GetIsPC(oPC)==TRUE)
  { // is a PC
    if (GetIsPC(oPC)==TRUE&&nGT==0)
    { // elimination style game
      if (nDeaths>=nLives) bEscapeOk=FALSE;
    } // elimination style game
    if (oWP!=OBJECT_INVALID&&bEscapeOk==TRUE)
    {
      AssignCommand(oPC,ClearAllActions());
      fnPurgeShadowItems();
      AssignCommand(oPC,JumpToObject(oWP));
      SetLocalInt(oPC,"nDied",0);
     }
     else if (bEscapeOk==FALSE)
     { // escape not allowed
       SendMessageToPC(oPC,"You have used up your lives.  You cannot escape the outer planes.");
       oWP=GetWaypointByTag("ENTER_THE_SHADOW");
       AssignCommand(oPC,ClearAllActions());
       AssignCommand(oPC,JumpToObject(oWP));
     } // escape not allowed
     else
     {
       SendMessageToPC(oPC,"Cannot find point "+sID+"_START");
     }
   } // is a PC
   else
   { // entered by an NPC
     oWP=GetWaypointByTag("ENTER_THE_SHADOW");
     AssignCommand(oPC,ClearAllActions());
     AssignCommand(oPC,JumpToObject(oWP));
     DeleteLocalInt(oPC,"nShadowJump");  // move the NPC back to the start
   } // entered by an NPC
}