diff --git a/scripts/devel/scanitemother.rb b/scripts/devel/scanitemother.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e026f926b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/devel/scanitemother.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# list indexes in world.item.other[] where current selected item appears
+
+tg = df.item_find
+raise 'select an item' if not tg
+
+o = df.world.items.other
+# discard ANY/BAD
+o._indexenum::ENUM.sort.transpose[1][1..-2].each { |k|
+	puts k if o[k].find { |i| i == tg }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/devel/unforbidall.rb b/scripts/devel/unforbidall.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..565f46a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/devel/unforbidall.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# unforbid all items
+
+df.world.items.all.each { |i| i.flags.forbid = false }