From: Thufir Date: 2007-11-08T09:11:22+09:00 Subject: Re: instantiate random subclasses of Creature (Dragon, TeethDeer, etc) Ooops, I have two threads on this topic in the ruby group. The other thread is " instantiate random subclasses of Creature (Dragon, TeethDeer, etc) ". Sorry, I'm at work and must've gotten distracted, posted twice by accident. This was along the lines of the solution I had in mind, although another suggestion was to look into the inherited hook (?) which I'm googling. Thank you for the food for thought :) -Thufir