int StartingConditional()
{
    string sArea="AtSea";
    object oArea=GetObjectByTag(sArea);
    object oOb;
    object oPC;
    while(sArea!="NA"&&oArea!=OBJECT_INVALID)
    { // check all areas
      oOb=GetFirstObjectInArea(oArea);
      oOb=GetNearestObject(OBJECT_TYPE_WAYPOINT,oOb,1);
      oPC=GetNearestCreature(CREATURE_TYPE_PLAYER_CHAR,PLAYER_CHAR_IS_PC,oOb,1,CREATURE_TYPE_IS_ALIVE,TRUE);
      if (oPC!=OBJECT_INVALID)
      {
        SendMessageToPC(GetPCSpeaker(),"DEBUG MESSAGE[captain_ck_pas]:"+GetName(oPC)+" is in area "+sArea+".");
        return TRUE;
      }
      if (sArea=="AtSea") sArea="AtSea2";
      else if (sArea=="AtSea2") sArea="AtSeaPirates";
      else if (sArea=="AtSeaPirates") sArea="IslandofDragons";
      else if (sArea=="IslandofDragons") sArea="IslandofMyths";
      else if (sArea=="IslandofMyths") sArea="NA";
      oArea=GetObjectByTag(sArea);
    } // check all areas
    return FALSE;
}