diff --git a/lib/spell/effect.lua b/lib/spell/effect.lua
index b3ca70e..4aa9568 100644
--- a/lib/spell/effect.lua
+++ b/lib/spell/effect.lua
@@ -137,79 +137,79 @@ local function new(data)
     }, effect)
 
     function newEffect:beforeBirth(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.beforeBirth then return end
+        if not data.beforeBirth then return taskUtils.wait {}, true end
         local task, statement = data.beforeBirth(owner, intensity)
         return task, statement
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterBirth(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterBirth then return end
+        if not data.afterBirth then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterBirth(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeDeath(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.beforeDeath then return end
+        if not data.beforeDeath then return taskUtils.wait {}, true end
         local task, statement = data.beforeBirth(owner, intensity)
         return task, statement
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterDeath(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterDeath then return end
+        if not data.afterDeath then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterDeath(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeTurn(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.beforeTurn then return end
+        if not data.beforeTurn then return taskUtils.wait {}, true end
         local task, statement = data.beforeBirth(owner, intensity)
         return task, statement
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterTurn(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterTurn then return end
+        if not data.afterTurn then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterTurn(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeCast(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.beforeCast then return end
+        if not data.beforeCast then return taskUtils.wait {}, true end
         local task, statement = data.beforeBirth(owner, intensity)
         return task, statement
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterCast(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterCast then return end
+        if not data.afterCast then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterCast(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeAttack(owner, intensity, damage)
-        if not data.beforeAttack then return end
+        if not data.beforeAttack then return taskUtils.wait {}, damage end
         local task, newDamage = data.beforeDamage(owner, intensity, damage)
         return task, newDamage
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterAttack(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterAttack then return end
+        if not data.afterAttack then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterAttack(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeDamage(owner, intensity, damage)
-        if not data.beforeDamage then return end
+        if not data.beforeDamage then return taskUtils.wait {}, damage end
         local task, newDamage = data.beforeDamage(owner, intensity, damage)
         return task, newDamage
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterDamage(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterDamage then return end
+        if not data.afterDamage then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterDamage(owner, intensity)
     end
 
     function newEffect:beforeRegeneration(owner, intensity, amountHp)
-        if not data.beforeRegeneration then return end
+        if not data.beforeRegeneration then return taskUtils.wait {}, amountHp end
         local task, newAmountHp = data.beforeRegeneration(owner, intensity, amountHp)
         return task, newAmountHp
     end
 
     function newEffect:afterRegeneration(owner, intensity)
-        if not data.afterRegeneration then return end
+        if not data.afterRegeneration then return taskUtils.wait {} end
         return data.afterRegeneration(owner, intensity)
     end