diff --git a/server/conf/settings.py b/server/conf/settings.py
index 5a48234..30f5911 100644
--- a/server/conf/settings.py
+++ b/server/conf/settings.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
         'persistent': True,
         'desc': 'storage for room data'
     },
+    'trigdb': {
+        'typeclass': 'typeclasses.scripts.EntityDB',
+        'persistent': True,
+        'desc': 'storage for triggers'
+    },
     'zonedb': {
         'typeclass': 'typeclasses.scripts.EntityDB',
         'persistent': True,
diff --git a/world/edit/trigedit.py b/world/edit/trigedit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/world/globals.py b/world/globals.py
index 65a3102..23dc3f3 100644
--- a/world/globals.py
+++ b/world/globals.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
     'reset_msg': "zone has reset"
 }
 
+DEFAULT_TRIG_STRUCT = {
+    'name': 'unfinished trigger',
+    'attachedto': '',
+    'prog': ''
+}
+
 DAM_TYPES = {
     "physical": {
         "hit", "sting", "whip", "slash", "bite", "bludgeon", "crush", "pound",
diff --git a/world/mobprog/__init__.py b/world/mobprog/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/world/mobprog/parser.py b/world/mobprog/parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7032e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/mobprog/parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from yapf.yapflib.yapf_api import FormatCode
+from evennia import search_object
+
+
+class MobProgParser:
+    """
+    Parses a trigger script into valid python code that is then executed via `exec`
+    There are two objects interacting within scripts
+
+    1) the object that triggered this script and..
+    2) the object this script is attached too.
+
+    valid tokens:
+
+    $i      the first of the names of the object itself.
+    $I      the short description of the object itself.
+    $n      the name of whomever caused the trigger to happen.
+    $N      the name and title of whomever caused the trigger to happen.
+    $t      the name of a secondary character target (i.e A smiles at B)
+    $T      the short description, or name and title of target (NPC vs PC)
+    $r      the name of a random char in the room with the mobile (never == $i)
+    $R      the short description, or name and title of the random char
+
+    $j      he,she,it based on sex of $i.
+    $e      he,she,it based on sex of $n.
+    $E      he,she,it based on sex of $t.
+    $J      he,she,it based on sex of $r.
+
+    $k      him,her,it based on sex of $i.
+    $m      him,her,it based on sex of $n.
+    $M      him,her,it based on sex of $t.
+    $K      him,her,it based on sex of $r.
+
+    $l      his,hers,its based on sex of $i.
+    $s      his,hers,its based on sex of $n.
+    $S      his,hers,its based on sex of $t.
+    $L      his,hers,its based on sex of $r.
+
+    $o      the first of the names of the primary object (i.e A drops B)
+    $O      the short description of the primary object
+    $p      the first of the names of the secondary object (i.e A puts B in C)
+    $P      the short description of the secondary object
+
+    $a      a,an based on first character of $o
+    $A      a,an based on first character of $p
+    """
+    def __init__(self, attached_obj, triggerer_obj):
+        """
+        attached_name: the name of the object the script is attached too
+        triggerer_name: the name of the object that triggered the script
+
+        attached_obj can be either mob/room/object
+        triggerer_objcan be either pc or npc
+        """
+
+        self.attached_obj = attached_obj
+        self.triggerer_obj = triggerer_obj
+
+        self.header = """
+from evennia import search_object
+from world.mobprog.utils import *
+
+ch = search_object("{ch}", use_dbref=True, exact=True)[0]
+self = search_object("{vict}", use_dbref=True, exact=True)[0]
+""".format(ch=triggerer_obj.dbref, vict=attached_obj.dbref)
+
+    def parse(self, data):
+        """
+        returns a valid python script 
+        that if executed via `exec` it will perform what it needs to do
+        """
+        data = self._token_replace(data)
+        return FormatCode(self.header + data)[0]
+
+    def _token_replace(self, data):
+        data = data.replace("$n", 'ch').replace("$i", "vict")
+        return data
diff --git a/world/mobprog/utils.py b/world/mobprog/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa03918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/world/mobprog/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""
+mobprog valid functions
+"""
+import random
+from world.utils.utils import is_npc, is_pc
+
+
+def ispc(obj):
+    return is_pc(obj)
+
+
+def isnpc(obj):
+    return is_npc(obj)
+
+
+def level(obj):
+    if obj.attributes.has('attrs'):  # npc/pc
+        return obj.attrs.level.value
+    elif obj.attributes.has('level'):  # object
+        return obj.db.level
+
+
+def is_immort(obj):
+    if level(obj) > 200:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def rand(num):
+    return random.randint(0, 100) <= num