diff --git a/public/js/controllers/footerCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/footerCtrl.js
index 543d0c4719..df7990b651 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/footerCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/footerCtrl.js
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ habitrpg.controller("FooterCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', 'User', '$http', 'Not
     $scope.addLevelsAndGold = function(){
       User.set({
         'stats.exp': User.user.stats.exp + 10000,
-        'stats.gp': User.user.stats.gp + 10000
+        'stats.gp': User.user.stats.gp + 10000,
+        'stats.mp': User.user.stats.mp + 10000
       });
     }
   }])
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index 32cb67be44..96ab3039ca 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
     $rootScope.User = User;
     $rootScope.user = user;
     $rootScope.moment = window.moment;
+    $rootScope.moment = window._;
     $rootScope.settings = User.settings;
     $rootScope.Shared = window.habitrpgShared;
     $rootScope.Content = window.habitrpgShared.content;
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.js b/src/controllers/user.js
index 213e20d924..60a9ecd811 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.js
+++ b/src/controllers/user.js
@@ -320,16 +320,41 @@ api.cast = function(req, res) {
       break;
 
     case 'party':
+    case 'user':
       async.waterfall([
         function(cb){
           Group.findOne({type: 'party', members: {'$in': [user._id]}}).populate('members').exec(cb);
         },
         function(group, cb) {
-          if (!group) group = {members:[user]};
-          spell.cast(user, group.members);
-          var series = _.transform(group.members, function(m,v,k){
-            m[k] = function(cb2){v.save(cb2);}
-          });
+          // Solo player? let's just create a faux group for simpler code
+          var g = group ? group : {members:[user]};
+          var series = [], found;
+          if (type == 'party') {
+            spell.cast(user, g.members);
+            series = _.transform(g.members, function(m,v,k){
+              m.push(function(cb2){v.save(cb2)});
+            });
+          } else {
+            found = _.find(g.members, {_id: target._id})
+            spell.cast(user, found);
+            series.push(function(cb2){found.save(cb2)});
+          }
+
+          if (group) {
+            series.push(function(cb2){
+              group.chat.unshift({
+                id: shared.uuid(),
+                uuid: user._id,
+                contributor: user.contributor && user.contributor.toObject(),
+                backer: user.backer && user.backer.toObject(),
+                text: '`casts ' +  spell.text + ' on ' + (type == 'user' ? found.profile.name : 'the party') + '`',
+                user: '<'+user.profile.name+'>',
+                timestamp: +new Date
+              });
+              group.save(cb2);
+            })
+          }
+
           async.series(series, cb);
         },
         function(whatever, cb){
@@ -337,21 +362,6 @@ api.cast = function(req, res) {
         }
       ], done);
       break;
-
-    case 'user':
-      async.waterfall([
-        function(cb) {
-          User.findById(target._id, cb);
-        },
-        function(member, cb) {
-          spell.cast(user, member);
-          member.save(cb); // not parallel because target could be user, which causes race condition when saving
-        },
-        function(saved, num, cb) {
-          user.save(cb);
-        }
-      ], done);
-      break;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/views/index.jade b/views/index.jade
index 637586e75b..07d354994d 100644
--- a/views/index.jade
+++ b/views/index.jade
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ html(ng-app="habitrpg", ng-controller="RootCtrl", ng-class='{"applying-action":a
       #notification-area(ng-controller='NotificationCtrl')
       #wrap
 
-        //if they hide the header, we still need user-menu visible
+        //if they hide the header, we still need user-menu visible 
         div(ng-if='user.preferences.hideHeader')
           include ./shared/header/menu
 
diff --git a/views/shared/header/avatar.jade b/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
index bb0239788e..85f0de0f25 100644
--- a/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
+++ b/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ figure.herobox(ng-click='spell ? castEnd(profile, "user", $event) : clickMember(
     // FIXME handle @minimal, this might have to be a directive
     span.current-pet(class='Pet-{{profile.items.currentPet}}', ng-show='profile.items.currentPet && !minimal')
   .avatar-level(ng-class='userLevelStyle(profile,"label")')
+    //- why isn't this working?
+    //-i.icon-circle-arrow-up.icon-white(ng-hide='_.isEmpty(profile.stats.buffs)', tooltip='Buffed', style='margin-right:5px;')
+    i.icon-circle-arrow-up.icon-white(ng-show='profile.stats.buffs.str || profile.stats.buffs.per || profile.stats.buffs.con || profile.stats.buffs.int || profile.stats.buffs.stealth', tooltip='Buffed', style='margin-right:5px;')
     | Lvl {{profile.stats.lvl}}