diff --git a/Server/src/main/content/region/misthalin/barbvillage/stronghold/StrongHoldSecurityPlugin.java b/Server/src/main/content/region/misthalin/barbvillage/stronghold/StrongHoldSecurityPlugin.java
index c6de2b356..2845b5e49 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/content/region/misthalin/barbvillage/stronghold/StrongHoldSecurityPlugin.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/content/region/misthalin/barbvillage/stronghold/StrongHoldSecurityPlugin.java
@@ -223,12 +223,16 @@ public final class StrongHoldSecurityPlugin extends MapZone implements Plugin<Ob
 	 * @param object the object.
 	 */
 	private static void handleDoor(final Player player, final Scenery object) {
+		openDoor(player, object);
+		return;
+		/* Snowscape custom: no dialogue in the stronghold
 		final boolean force = isForced(player, object);
 		if (force || RandomFunction.random(40) < 2) {
 			openDoor(player, object);
 			return;
 		}
 		player.getDialogueInterpreter().open("strong-hold", object);
+		*/
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Server/src/main/core/game/node/entity/player/link/request/trade/TradeContainer.java b/Server/src/main/core/game/node/entity/player/link/request/trade/TradeContainer.java
index c58521aab..86abca19e 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/core/game/node/entity/player/link/request/trade/TradeContainer.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/core/game/node/entity/player/link/request/trade/TradeContainer.java
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ public final class TradeContainer extends Container {
 			return;
 		}
 		if (!tradeable(item) && !GameWorld.getSettings().isDevMode()) {
-			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("You can't trade this item.");
-			return;
+			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("<col=ff4500>This item is not normally tradeable. Be careful not to break any quests!</col>");
+			//player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage("You can't trade this item.");
+			//return;
 		}
 		Item remove = new Item(item.getId(), amount);
 		remove.setAmount(stabalizeAmount(remove, amount, player.getInventory()));
diff --git a/Server/worldprops/default.conf b/Server/worldprops/default.conf
index fd25dd94c..37ca25c6c 100644
--- a/Server/worldprops/default.conf
+++ b/Server/worldprops/default.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ members = true
 #activity as displayed on the world list
 activity = "SnowScape"
 pvp = false
-default_xp_rate = 1.0
+#any default_xp_rate other than 5.0 will override player selection
+default_xp_rate = 5.0
 allow_slayer_reroll = false
 #enables a default clan for players to join automatically. Should be an account with the same name as @name, with a clan set up already.
 enable_default_clan = true