diff --git a/Source/inv.cpp b/Source/inv.cpp
index b00e5961c..26770c7c1 100644
--- a/Source/inv.cpp
+++ b/Source/inv.cpp
@@ -867,7 +867,9 @@ void CheckQuestItem(Player &player, Item &questItem)
 {
 	Player &myPlayer = *MyPlayer;
 
-	if (questItem.IDidx == IDI_OPTAMULET && Quests[Q_BLIND]._qactive == QUEST_ACTIVE) {
+	if (Quests[Q_BLIND]._qactive == QUEST_ACTIVE
+	    && (questItem.IDidx == IDI_OPTAMULET
+	        || (gbIsMultiplayer && Quests[Q_BLIND].IsAvailable() && questItem.position == (SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 5, 5 })))) {
 		Quests[Q_BLIND]._qactive = QUEST_DONE;
 		NetSendCmdQuest(true, Quests[Q_BLIND]);
 	}
@@ -902,7 +904,9 @@ void CheckQuestItem(Player &player, Item &questItem)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (questItem.IDidx == IDI_ARMOFVAL && Quests[Q_BLOOD]._qactive == QUEST_ACTIVE) {
+	if (Quests[Q_BLOOD]._qactive == QUEST_ACTIVE
+	    && (questItem.IDidx == IDI_ARMOFVAL
+	        || (gbIsMultiplayer && Quests[Q_BLOOD].IsAvailable() && questItem.position == (SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 9, 3 })))) {
 		Quests[Q_BLOOD]._qactive = QUEST_DONE;
 		NetSendCmdQuest(true, Quests[Q_BLOOD]);
 		myPlayer.Say(HeroSpeech::MayTheSpiritOfArkaineProtectMe, 20);
diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index 00d733abb..706611966 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -3205,14 +3205,19 @@ void SetupItem(Item &item)
 	item._iIdentified = false;
 }
 
-Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, std::optional<int> level /*= std::nullopt*/, bool sendmsg /*= true*/)
+Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, std::optional<int> level /*= std::nullopt*/, bool sendmsg /*= true*/, bool exactPosition /*= false*/)
 {
 	if (ActiveItemCount >= MAXITEMS)
 		return nullptr;
 
 	int ii = AllocateItem();
 	auto &item = Items[ii];
-	GetSuperItemSpace(position, ii);
+	if (exactPosition && CanPut(position)) {
+		item.position = position;
+		dItem[position.x][position.y] = ii + 1;
+	} else {
+		GetSuperItemSpace(position, ii);
+	}
 	int curlv = ItemsGetCurrlevel();
 
 	std::underlying_type_t<_item_indexes> idx = 0;
diff --git a/Source/items.h b/Source/items.h
index 1330645ed..cbfdb4601 100644
--- a/Source/items.h
+++ b/Source/items.h
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ uint8_t PlaceItemInWorld(Item &&item, WorldTilePosition position);
 Point GetSuperItemLoc(Point position);
 void GetItemAttrs(Item &item, _item_indexes itemData, int lvl);
 void SetupItem(Item &item);
-Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, std::optional<int> level = std::nullopt, bool sendmsg = true);
+Item *SpawnUnique(_unique_items uid, Point position, std::optional<int> level = std::nullopt, bool sendmsg = true, bool exactPosition = false);
 void SpawnItem(Monster &monster, Point position, bool sendmsg, bool spawn = false);
 void CreateRndItem(Point position, bool onlygood, bool sendmsg, bool delta);
 void CreateRndUseful(Point position, bool sendmsg);
diff --git a/Source/objects.cpp b/Source/objects.cpp
index 36d336c55..6ea5708d6 100644
--- a/Source/objects.cpp
+++ b/Source/objects.cpp
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ void OperateBookLever(Object &questBook, bool sendmsg)
 				ObjChangeMap(questBook._oVar1, questBook._oVar2, questBook._oVar3, questBook._oVar4);
 			if (questBook._otype == OBJ_BLINDBOOK) {
 				if (sendmsg)
-					SpawnUnique(UITEM_OPTAMULET, SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 5, 5 });
+					SpawnUnique(UITEM_OPTAMULET, SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 5, 5 }, std::nullopt, true, true);
 				auto tren = TransVal;
 				TransVal = 9;
 				DRLG_MRectTrans(WorldTilePosition(questBook._oVar1, questBook._oVar2), WorldTilePosition(questBook._oVar3, questBook._oVar4));
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ void OperatePedestal(Player &player, Object &pedestal, bool sendmsg)
 		ObjChangeMap(pedestal._oVar1, pedestal._oVar2, pedestal._oVar3, pedestal._oVar4);
 		LoadMapObjects("levels\\l2data\\blood2.dun", SetPiece.position.megaToWorld());
 		if (sendmsg)
-			SpawnUnique(UITEM_ARMOFVAL, SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 9, 3 });
+			SpawnUnique(UITEM_ARMOFVAL, SetPiece.position.megaToWorld() + Displacement { 9, 3 }, std::nullopt, true, true);
 		pedestal._oSelFlag = 0;
 	}
 }