diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
index a85a6205f..cb7f1513e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DObject.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.13 2001/07/19 19:30:14 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DObject.java,v 1.14 2001/07/21 01:06:48 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
 
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ public class DObject
         throws ObjectAccessException
     {
         try {
-            Field field = getClass().getField(name);
-            field.set(this, value);
+            getClass().getField(name).set(this, value);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             String errmsg = "Attribute setting failure [name=" + name +
@@ -211,6 +210,25 @@ public class DObject
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Looks up the named attribute and returns a reference to it. This
+     * should only be used by the internals of the event dispatch
+     * mechanism and should not be called directly by users. Use the
+     * generated attribute getter methods instead.
+     */
+    public Object getAttribute (String name)
+        throws ObjectAccessException
+    {
+        try {
+            return getClass().getField(name).get(this);
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            String errmsg = "Attribute getting failure [name=" + name +
+                ", error=" + e + "].";
+            throw new ObjectAccessException(errmsg);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Don't call this function! It initializes this distributed object
      * with the supplied distributed object manager. This is called by the
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectAddedEvent.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectAddedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c57920c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectAddedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+//
+// $Id: ObjectAddedEvent.java,v 1.1 2001/07/21 01:06:48 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
+
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj.io.ValueMarshaller;
+
+/**
+ * An object added event is dispatched when an object is added to an
+ * <code>OidList</code> attribute of a distributed object. It can also be
+ * constructed to request the addition of an oid to an
+ * <code>OidList</code> attribute of an object and posted to the dobjmgr.
+ *
+ * @see DObjectManager.postEvent
+ */
+public class ObjectAddedEvent extends TypedEvent
+{
+    /** The typed object code for this event. */
+    public static final short TYPE = TYPE_BASE + 4;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new object added event on the specified target object
+     * with the supplied oid list attribute name and object id to add.
+     *
+     * @param targetOid the object id of the object to whose oid list we
+     * will add an oid.
+     * @param name the name of the attribute (data member) to which to add
+     * the specified oid.
+     * @param oid the oid to add to the oid list attribute.
+     */
+    public ObjectAddedEvent (int targetOid, String name, int oid)
+    {
+        super(targetOid);
+        _name = name;
+        _oid = oid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a blank instance of this event in preparation for
+     * unserialization from the network.
+     */
+    public ObjectAddedEvent ()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the oid list attribute to which an oid has been
+     * added.
+     */
+    public String getName ()
+    {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the oid that has been added.
+     */
+    public int getOid ()
+    {
+        return _oid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Applies this event to the object.
+     */
+    public boolean applyToObject (DObject target)
+        throws ObjectAccessException
+    {
+        OidList list = (OidList)target.getAttribute(_name);
+        list.add(_oid);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public short getType ()
+    {
+        return TYPE;
+    }
+
+    public void writeTo (DataOutputStream out)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        super.writeTo(out);
+        out.writeUTF(_name);
+        out.writeInt(_oid);
+    }
+
+    public void readFrom (DataInputStream in)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        super.readFrom(in);
+        _name = in.readUTF();
+        _oid = in.readInt();
+    }
+
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+        return "[OBJADD:targetOid=" + _toid + ", name=" + _name +
+            ", oid=" + _oid + "]";
+    }
+
+    protected String _name;
+    protected int _oid;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectRemovedEvent.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectRemovedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7306f56f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/ObjectRemovedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+//
+// $Id: ObjectRemovedEvent.java,v 1.1 2001/07/21 01:06:48 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
+
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj.io.ValueMarshaller;
+
+/**
+ * An object removed event is dispatched when an object is removed from an
+ * <code>OidList</code> attribute of a distributed object. It can also be
+ * constructed to request the removal of an oid from an
+ * <code>OidList</code> attribute of an object and posted to the dobjmgr.
+ *
+ * @see DObjectManager.postEvent
+ */
+public class ObjectRemovedEvent extends TypedEvent
+{
+    /** The typed object code for this event. */
+    public static final short TYPE = TYPE_BASE + 5;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new object removed event on the specified target
+     * object with the supplied oid list attribute name and object id to
+     * remove.
+     *
+     * @param targetOid the object id of the object from whose oid list we
+     * will remove an oid.
+     * @param name the name of the attribute (data member) from which to
+     * remove the specified oid.
+     * @param oid the oid to remove from the oid list attribute.
+     */
+    public ObjectRemovedEvent (int targetOid, String name, int oid)
+    {
+        super(targetOid);
+        _name = name;
+        _oid = oid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a blank instance of this event in preparation for
+     * unserialization from the network.
+     */
+    public ObjectRemovedEvent ()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the oid list attribute from which an oid has
+     * been removed.
+     */
+    public String getName ()
+    {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the oid that has been removed.
+     */
+    public int getOid ()
+    {
+        return _oid;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Applies this event to the object.
+     */
+    public boolean applyToObject (DObject target)
+        throws ObjectAccessException
+    {
+        OidList list = (OidList)target.getAttribute(_name);
+        list.remove(_oid);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public short getType ()
+    {
+        return TYPE;
+    }
+
+    public void writeTo (DataOutputStream out)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        super.writeTo(out);
+        out.writeUTF(_name);
+        out.writeInt(_oid);
+    }
+
+    public void readFrom (DataInputStream in)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        super.readFrom(in);
+        _name = in.readUTF();
+        _oid = in.readInt();
+    }
+
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+        return "[OBJREM:targetOid=" + _toid + ", name=" + _name +
+            ", oid=" + _oid + "]";
+    }
+
+    protected String _name;
+    protected int _oid;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/OidList.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/OidList.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3a2ceba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/OidList.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+//
+// $Id: OidList.java,v 1.1 2001/07/21 01:06:48 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj;
+
+/**
+ * An oid list is used to store lists of object ids. The list will not
+ * allow duplicate ids. This class is not synchronized, with the
+ * expectation that all modifications of instances will take place on the
+ * dobjmgr thread.
+ */
+public class OidList
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty oid list.
+     */
+    public OidList ()
+    {
+        this(DEFAULT_SIZE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an empty oid list with space for at least
+     * <code>initialSize</code> object ids before it will need to expand.
+     */
+    public OidList (int initialSize)
+    {
+        // ensure that we have at least two slots or the expansion code
+        // won't work
+        _oids = new int[Math.max(initialSize, 2)];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of object ids in the list.
+     */
+    public int size ()
+    {
+        return _size;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the specified object id to the list if it is not already
+     * there.
+     *
+     * @return true if the object was added, false if it was already in
+     * the list.
+     */
+    public boolean add (int oid)
+    {
+        // check for existence
+        for (int i = 0; i < _size; i++) {
+            if (_oids[i] == oid) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // make room if necessary
+        if (_size+1 >= _oids.length) {
+            expand();
+        }
+
+        // add the oid
+        _oids[_size++] = oid;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the specified oid from the list.
+     *
+     * @return true if the oid was in the list and was removed, false
+     * otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean remove (int oid)
+    {
+        // scan for the oid in question
+        for (int i = 0; i < _size; i++) {
+            if (_oids[oid] == oid) {
+                // shift the rest of the list back one
+                System.arraycopy(_oids, i+1, _oids, i, --_size-i);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the specified oid is in the list, false if not.
+     */
+    public boolean contains (int oid)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < _size; i++) {
+            if (_oids[i] == oid) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the object id at the specified index. This does no boundary
+     * checking.
+     */
+    public int get (int index)
+    {
+        return _oids[index];
+    }
+
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+        buf.append("{");
+        for (int i = 0; i < _size; i++) {
+            if (i > 0) {
+                buf.append(", ");
+            }
+            buf.append(_oids[i]);
+        }
+        buf.append("}");
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    private void expand ()
+    {
+        int[] oids = new int[_oids.length*2];
+        System.arraycopy(_oids, 0, oids, 0, _oids.length);
+        _oids = oids;
+    }
+
+    private int[] _oids;
+    private int _size;
+
+    protected static final int DEFAULT_SIZE = 4;
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/TypedObjectRegistry.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/TypedObjectRegistry.java
index cf3db0fcb..9335dada1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/TypedObjectRegistry.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/TypedObjectRegistry.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TypedObjectRegistry.java,v 1.2 2001/07/19 07:48:25 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: TypedObjectRegistry.java,v 1.3 2001/07/21 01:06:49 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.io;
 
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@ public class TypedObjectRegistry
                                          AttributesChangedEvent.class);
         TypedObjectFactory.registerClass(MessageEvent.TYPE,
                                          MessageEvent.class);
+        TypedObjectFactory.registerClass(ObjectAddedEvent.TYPE,
+                                         ObjectAddedEvent.class);
+        TypedObjectFactory.registerClass(ObjectRemovedEvent.TYPE,
+                                         ObjectRemovedEvent.class);
     }
 }