diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributeChangedEvent.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributeChangedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ffd9581a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributeChangedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+//
+// $Id: AttributeChangedEvent.java,v 1.1 2001/06/01 07:12:13 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
+
+/**
+ * An attribute changed event is dispatched when a single attribute of a
+ * distributed object has changed. It can also be constructed to request
+ * an attribute change on an object and posted to the dobjmgr.
+ *
+ * @see DObjectManager.postEvent
+ */
+public class AttributeChangedEvent extends DEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new attribute changed event on the specified target
+     * object with the supplied attribute name and value.
+     *
+     * @param targetOid the object id of the object whose attribute has
+     * changed.
+     * @param name the name of the attribute (data member) that has
+     * changed.
+     * @param value the new value of the attribute (in the case of
+     * primitive types, the reflection-defined object-alternative is
+     * used).
+     */
+    public AttributeChangedEvent (int targetOid, String name, Object value)
+    {
+        super(targetOid);
+        _name = name;
+        _value = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the attribute that has changed.
+     */
+    public String getName ()
+    {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute.
+     */
+    public Object getValue ()
+    {
+        return _value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute as a short. This will fail
+     * if the attribute in question is not a short.
+     */
+    public short getShortValue ()
+    {
+        return ((Short)_value).shortValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute as an int. This will fail if
+     * the attribute in question is not an int.
+     */
+    public int getIntValue ()
+    {
+        return ((Integer)_value).intValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute as a long. This will fail if
+     * the attribute in question is not a long.
+     */
+    public long getLongValue ()
+    {
+        return ((Long)_value).longValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute as a float. This will fail
+     * if the attribute in question is not a float.
+     */
+    public float getFloatValue ()
+    {
+        return ((Float)_value).floatValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the attribute as a double. This will fail
+     * if the attribute in question is not a double.
+     */
+    public double getDoubleValue ()
+    {
+        return ((Double)_value).doubleValue();
+    }
+
+    protected String _name;
+    protected Object _value;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributesChangedEvent.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributesChangedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..357b8fd4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/AttributesChangedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+//
+// $Id: AttributesChangedEvent.java,v 1.1 2001/06/01 07:12:13 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
+
+/**
+ * An attribute<em>s</em> changed event is dispatched when multiple
+ * attributes of a distributed object have been changed in a single
+ * transaction.
+ *
+ * @see DObjectManager.postEvent
+ */
+public class AttributesChangedEvent extends DEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new attribute changed event on the specified target
+     * object with the supplied attribute name and value.
+     *
+     * @param targetOid the object id of the object whose attribute has
+     * changed.
+     * @param count the number of attributes that have changed (the length
+     * of the <code>names</code> and <code>values</code> arrays need not
+     * be exactly equal to the number of attributes changed, there can be
+     * extra space at the end).
+     * @param names the names of the attributes (data members) that have
+     * changed.
+     * @param values the new values of the attributes (in the case of
+     * primitive types, the reflection-defined object-alternative is
+     * used).
+     */
+    public AttributesChangedEvent (int targetOid, int count,
+                                   String[] names, Object[] values)
+    {
+        super(targetOid);
+        _count = count;
+        _names = names;
+        _values = values;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of attributes that have changed.
+     */
+    public int getCount ()
+    {
+        return _count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the index<em>th</em> attribute that has
+     * changed. This value is not range checked, so be sure it is between
+     * <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may not receive
+     * an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you exceed
+     * <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a null name.
+     */
+    public String getName (int index)
+    {
+        return _names[index];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute. This value
+     * is not range checked, so be sure it is between <code>0</code> and
+     * <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may not receive an
+     * <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you exceed
+     * <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a null value.
+     */
+    public Object getValue (int index)
+    {
+        return _values[index];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute as a
+     * short. This will fail if the attribute in question is not a short.
+     * The <code>index</code> parameter is not range checked, so be sure
+     * it is between <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may
+     * not receive an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you
+     * exceed <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a
+     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.
+     */
+    public short getShortValue (int index)
+    {
+        return ((Short)_values[index]).shortValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute as an
+     * int. This will fail if the attribute in question is not an int.
+     * The <code>index</code> parameter is not range checked, so be sure
+     * it is between <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may
+     * not receive an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you
+     * exceed <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a
+     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.
+     */
+    public int getIntValue (int index)
+    {
+        return ((Integer)_values[index]).intValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute as a
+     * long. This will fail if the attribute in question is not a long.
+     * The <code>index</code> parameter is not range checked, so be sure
+     * it is between <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may
+     * not receive an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you
+     * exceed <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a
+     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.
+     */
+    public long getLongValue (int index)
+    {
+        return ((Long)_values[index]).longValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute as a
+     * float. This will fail if the attribute in question is not a float.
+     * The <code>index</code> parameter is not range checked, so be sure
+     * it is between <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>. You may
+     * not receive an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception if you
+     * exceed <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a
+     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.
+     */
+    public float getFloatValue (int index)
+    {
+        return ((Float)_values[index]).floatValue();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the new value of the index<em>th</em> attribute as a
+     * double. This will fail if the attribute in question is not a
+     * double. The <code>index</code> parameter is not range checked, so
+     * be sure it is between <code>0</code> and <code>getCount()-1</code>.
+     * You may not receive an <code>ArrayIndexOutOfBounds</code> exception
+     * if you exceed <code>getCount()</code> but rather get a
+     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.
+     */
+    public double getDoubleValue (int index)
+    {
+        return ((Double)_values[index]).doubleValue();
+    }
+
+    protected int _count;
+    protected String[] _names;
+    protected Object[] _values;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DEvent.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DEvent.java
index 7a866281e..7dc1edb90 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DEvent.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DEvent.java,v 1.1 2001/06/01 05:01:52 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DEvent.java,v 1.2 2001/06/01 07:12:13 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
 
@@ -11,4 +11,23 @@ package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
  */
 public class DEvent
 {
+    /**
+     * Returns the oid of the object that is the target of this event.
+     */
+    public int getTargetOid ()
+    {
+        return _toid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new distributed object event that pertains to the
+     * specified distributed object.
+     */
+    protected DEvent (int targetOid)
+    {
+        _toid = targetOid;
+    }
+
+    /** The oid of the object that is the target of this event. */
+    protected int _toid;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObjectManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObjectManager.java
index 55edebb75..43cbc73dc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObjectManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObjectManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DObjectManager.java,v 1.2 2001/06/01 05:17:16 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DObjectManager.java,v 1.3 2001/06/01 07:12:13 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
 
@@ -67,4 +67,22 @@ public interface DObjectManager
      * @see Subscriber.requestFailed
      */
     public void fetchObject (int oid, Subscriber target);
+
+    /**
+     * Posts a distributed object event into the system. Instead of
+     * requesting the modification of a distributed object attribute by
+     * calling the setter for that attribute on the object itself, an
+     * <code>AttributeChangedEvent</code> can be constructed and posted
+     * directly. This is true for all event types and is useful for
+     * situations where one doesn't have access to the object in question,
+     * but needs to affect some event.
+     *
+     * <p> This event will be forwarded to the ultimate manager of the
+     * object (on the client, this means it will be forwarded to the
+     * server) where it will be checked for validity and then applied to
+     * the object and dispatched to all its subscribers.
+     *
+     * @param event The event to be dispatched.
+     */
+    public void postEvent (DEvent event);
 }