diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 5836aaa2e..c54985e67 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+March 1, 2008 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: When starting a level while the music has been paused S_Start has 
+  to stop the old music so the new one always starts at the beginning.
+- Fixed:: AActor::master was not serialized.
+- Fixed: Sound targets pointing to dead players should be cleared before 
+  respawning the player.
+- Fixed: When the DONTMOVE flag is set A_Chase must not call P_NewChaseDir.
+- Changed PowerupGiver initialization so that the actual powerup class is looked
+  up during postprocessing.
+- Gave Strife's instant death sector type its own damage type.
+
 February 29, 2008
 - Fixed: R_SetupAddClampCol() checked add4cols' memory instead of
   adclamp4cols' memory when deciding if it should skip modification.
diff --git a/src/namedef.h b/src/namedef.h
index 77ce6bafe..8cc2cc735 100644
--- a/src/namedef.h
+++ b/src/namedef.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ xx(BFGSplash)
 xx(DrainLife)	// A weapon like the Sigil that drains your life away.
 xx(Massacre)	// For death by a cheater!
 //(Melee)		already defined above, so don't define it again
+xx(InstantDeath)	// Strife "instant death"
 
 // Special death name for getting killed excessively. Could be used as
 // a damage type if you wanted to force an extreme death.
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.cpp b/src/p_enemy.cpp
index bad0bcae8..214c4463c 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.cpp
+++ b/src/p_enemy.cpp
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ void A_DoChase (AActor *actor, bool fastchase, FState *meleestate, FState *missi
 	if (actor->flags & MF_JUSTATTACKED)
 	{
 		actor->flags &= ~MF_JUSTATTACKED;
-		if (!actor->isFast())
+		if (!actor->isFast() && !dontmove)
 		{
 			P_NewChaseDir (actor);
 		}
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index a8a31ca6a..41a9b5a51 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ void AActor::Serialize (FArchive &arc)
 		<< gravity
 		<< FastChaseStrafeCount;
 
+	if (SaveVersion >=778)
+		arc << master;
+
 	if (arc.IsStoring ())
 	{
 		int convnum = 0;
@@ -3645,6 +3648,23 @@ void P_SpawnPlayer (mapthing2_t *mthing, bool tempplayer)
 		else if (state == PST_REBORN)
 		{
 			assert (oldactor != NULL);
+
+			// before relocating all pointers to the player all sound targets
+			// pointing to the old actor have to be NULLed. Otherwise all
+			// monsters who last targeted this player will wake up immediately
+			// after the player has respawned.
+			AActor *th;
+			TThinkerIterator<AActor> it;
+			while ((th = it.Next()))
+			{
+				if (th->LastHeard == oldactor) th->LastHeard = NULL;
+			}
+			for(int i = 0; i < numsectors; i++)
+			{
+				if (sectors[i].SoundTarget == oldactor) sectors[i].SoundTarget = NULL;
+			}
+
+
 			DObject::PointerSubstitution (oldactor, p->mo);
 			// PointerSubstitution() will also affect the bodyque, so undo that now.
 			for (int ii=0; ii < BODYQUESIZE; ++ii)
diff --git a/src/p_spec.cpp b/src/p_spec.cpp
index f1aba3c71..f8699a9e6 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.cpp
+++ b/src/p_spec.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void P_PlayerInSpecialSector (player_t *player)
 
 		case Damage_InstantDeath:
 			// Strife's instant death sector
-			P_DamageMobj (player->mo, NULL, NULL, 999, NAME_None);
+			P_DamageMobj (player->mo, NULL, NULL, 999, NAME_InstantDeath);
 			break;
 
 		case dDamage_Hellslime:
diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index c41556ca5..2bafc3fe8 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -443,9 +443,15 @@ void S_Start ()
 		LastLocalSndSeq = LocalSndSeq;
 	}
 
+	SoundPaused = false;
+
+	// stop the old music if it has been paused.
+	// This ensures that the new music is started from the beginning
+	// if it's the same as the last one and it has been paused.
+	if (MusicPaused) S_StopMusic(true);
+
 	// start new music for the level
 	MusicPaused = false;
-	SoundPaused = false;
 
 	// [RH] This is a lot simpler now.
 	if (!savegamerestore)
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef.cpp
index 8246b1cd5..71f8ebde5 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,41 @@ void FinishThingdef()
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (ti->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(APowerupGiver)) && ti != RUNTIME_CLASS(APowerupGiver))
+		{
+			FString typestr;
+			APowerupGiver * defaults=(APowerupGiver *)ti->Defaults;
+			fuglyname v;
+
+			v = defaults->PowerupType;
+			if (v != NAME_None && v.IsValidName())
+			{
+				typestr.Format ("Power%s", v.GetChars());
+				const PClass * powertype=PClass::FindClass(typestr);
+				if (!powertype) powertype=PClass::FindClass(v.GetChars());
+
+				if (!powertype)
+				{
+					Printf("Unknown powerup type '%s' in '%s'\n", v.GetChars(), ti->TypeName.GetChars());
+					errorcount++;
+				}
+				else if (!powertype->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(APowerup)))
+				{
+					Printf("Invalid powerup type '%s' in '%s'\n", v.GetChars(), ti->TypeName.GetChars());
+					errorcount++;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					defaults->PowerupType=powertype;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (v == NAME_None)
+			{
+				Printf("No powerup type specified in '%s'\n", ti->TypeName.GetChars());
+				errorcount++;
+			}
+		}
+
 		// the typeinfo properties of weapons have to be fixed here after all actors have been declared
 		if (ti->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(AWeapon)))
 		{
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
index 874ed1dda..8c0be8576 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
@@ -2136,23 +2136,8 @@ static void PowerupMode (FScanner &sc, APowerupGiver *defaults, Baggage &bag)
 //==========================================================================
 static void PowerupType (FScanner &sc, APowerupGiver *defaults, Baggage &bag)
 {
-	FString typestr;
-
 	sc.MustGetString();
-	typestr.Format ("Power%s", sc.String);
-	const PClass * powertype=PClass::FindClass(typestr);
-	if (!powertype)
-	{
-		sc.ScriptError("Unknown powerup type '%s' in '%s'\n", sc.String, bag.Info->Class->TypeName.GetChars());
-	}
-	else if (!powertype->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(APowerup)))
-	{
-		sc.ScriptError("Invalid powerup type '%s' in '%s'\n", sc.String, bag.Info->Class->TypeName.GetChars());
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		defaults->PowerupType=powertype;
-	}
+	defaults->PowerupType = fuglyname(sc.String);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================