diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a10c4c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+image: maven:3-openjdk-8-slim
+
+variables:
+  MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "-s .m2/settings.xml --batch-mode"
+  MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=.m2/repository"
+
+before_script:
+  - apt-get update -qq
+  # Setup SSH deploy keys
+  - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get install -qq openssh-client )'
+  - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+  - ssh-add <(echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY")
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
+
+cache:
+  paths:
+    - .m2/repository/
+    - target/
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS package
+        
+deploy:
+  stage: deploy
+  script:
+    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS deploy
+    - ssh lumine@proxy.mythiccraft.io -p 2222 "mkdir -p /tmp/builds/$CI_JOB_ID && exit"
+    - scp -rp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o Port=2222 ./target/ lumine@proxy.mythiccraft.io:/tmp/builds/$CI_JOB_ID/
+  only:
+    - master
diff --git a/.m2/settings.xml b/.m2/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9f19f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.m2/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<settings>
+    <servers>
+        <server>
+            <id>nexus</id>
+            <username>${env.M2_REPO_USER}</username>
+            <password>${env.M2_REPO_PASS}</password>
+        </server>
+    </servers>
+</settings>
diff --git a/lib/PlaceholderAPI.jar b/lib/PlaceholderAPI.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d74e6c13
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/PlaceholderAPI.jar differ
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e72516e..468c91e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>net.Indyuce</groupId>
 	<artifactId>MMOCore</artifactId>
-	<version>1.4.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.3</version>
 	<name>MMOCore</name>
 	<description>Offer your players a brand new RPG experience.</description>
 
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 			<id>sk89q-repo</id>
 			<url>https://maven.enginehub.org/repo/</url>
 		</repository>
-		<repository>
-			<id>placeholderapi</id>
-			<url>http://repo.extendedclip.com/content/repositories/placeholderapi/</url>
-		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 	<dependencies>
 
@@ -160,5 +156,12 @@
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
 			<version>5.1.41</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>me.clip</groupId>
+			<artifactId>placeholderapi</artifactId>
+			<version>2.10.7</version>
+			<scope>system</scope>
+			<systemPath>${basedir}/lib/PlaceholderAPI.jar</systemPath>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
index 6459dc99..30c44d60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/PlayerQuests.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class PlayerQuests {
 
 		// close current objective progress if quest is active
 		if (hasCurrent())
-			current.closeObjectiveProgress();
+			current.getProgress().close();
 
 		// apply newer quest
 		current = quest == null ? null : quest.generateNewProgress(playerData);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
index 3589a490..e5bb6953 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/QuestProgress.java
@@ -43,16 +43,12 @@ public class QuestProgress {
 		return quest.getObjectives().get(objective);
 	}
 
-	public void closeObjectiveProgress() {
-		objectiveProgress.close();
-	}
-
 	public void completeObjective() {
 		objective++;
-		closeObjectiveProgress();
+		objectiveProgress.close();
 
 		// apply triggers
-		objectiveProgress.getObjective().getTriggers().forEach(trigger -> trigger.apply(getPlayer()));
+		objectiveProgress.getObjective().getTriggers().forEach(trigger -> trigger.schedule(getPlayer()));
 
 		// end quest
 		if (objective >= quest.getObjectives().size())
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
index ae4a61e2..fb95975c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/api/quest/trigger/Trigger.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public abstract class Trigger {
 	private final long delay;
 
 	public Trigger(MMOLineConfig config) {
-		delay = config.contains("delay") ? (long) (config.getDouble("delay") * 20) : 0;
+		delay = config.contains("delay") ? (long) (config.getDouble("delay") * 20.) : 0;
 	}
 
 	public boolean hasDelay() {
@@ -22,8 +22,16 @@ public abstract class Trigger {
 	}
 
 	public void schedule(PlayerData player) {
-		Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(MMOCore.plugin, () -> apply(player), delay);
+		if (delay <= 0)
+			apply(player);
+		else
+			Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(MMOCore.plugin, () -> apply(player), delay);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * this method must not be used directly when executing triggers after quest
+	 * objectives for example, because this method does NOT take into account
+	 * trigger delay
+	 */
 	public abstract void apply(PlayerData player);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/PlaceholderAPIParser.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/PlaceholderAPIParser.java
index 431110e4..5d653dc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/PlaceholderAPIParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/PlaceholderAPIParser.java
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package net.Indyuce.mmocore.comp.placeholder;
 
+import net.asangarin.hexcolors.ColorParse;
 import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI;
+import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion;
 
 public class PlaceholderAPIParser implements PlaceholderParser {
 	public PlaceholderAPIParser() {
-		new RPGPlaceholders().register();
+		PlaceholderExpansion expansion = new RPGPlaceholders();
+		expansion.getPlaceholderAPI().getLocalExpansionManager().register(expansion);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String parse(OfflinePlayer player, String string) {
-		return PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, string.replace("%player%", player.getName()));
+		return new ColorParse('&', PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, string.replace("%player%", player.getName()))).toChatColor();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/RPGPlaceholders.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/RPGPlaceholders.java
index 721d8e89..a6710cd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/RPGPlaceholders.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/comp/placeholder/RPGPlaceholders.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package net.Indyuce.mmocore.comp.placeholder;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.attribute.Attribute;
-import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.expansion.PlaceholderExpansion;
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.MMOCore;
@@ -14,9 +17,7 @@ import net.Indyuce.mmocore.api.player.stats.StatType;
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.api.quest.PlayerQuests;
 import net.mmogroup.mmolib.api.util.AltChar;
 
-public class RPGPlaceholders
-		extends PlaceholderExpansion /** implements Relational */
-{
+public class RPGPlaceholders extends PlaceholderExpansion {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getAuthor() {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String onPlaceholderRequest(Player player, String identifier) {
+	public String onRequest(@Nullable OfflinePlayer player, @NotNull String identifier) {
 
 		if (identifier.equals("level"))
 			return "" + PlayerData.get(player).getLevel();
@@ -48,8 +49,10 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 		else if (identifier.equals("combat"))
 			return String.valueOf(PlayerData.get(player).isInCombat());
 
-		else if (identifier.equals("health"))
-			return StatType.MAX_HEALTH.format(player.getHealth());
+		else if (identifier.equals("health")) {
+			Validate.isTrue(player.isOnline(), "Player must be online");
+			return StatType.MAX_HEALTH.format(player.getPlayer().getHealth());
+		}
 
 		else if (identifier.equals("class"))
 			return PlayerData.get(player).getProfess().getName();
@@ -68,13 +71,15 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 			return playerData.hasSkillBound(slot) ? playerData.getBoundSkill(slot).getSkill().getName()
 					: MMOCore.plugin.configManager.noSkillBoundPlaceholder;
 		}
-		
+
 		else if (identifier.startsWith("profession_"))
 			return "" + PlayerData.get(player).getCollectionSkills()
 					.getLevel(identifier.substring(11).replace(" ", "-").replace("_", "-").toLowerCase());
 
-		else if (identifier.equals("max_health"))
-			return StatType.MAX_HEALTH.format(player.getAttribute(Attribute.GENERIC_MAX_HEALTH).getValue());
+		else if (identifier.equals("max_health")) {
+			Validate.isTrue(player.isOnline(), "Player must be online");
+			return StatType.MAX_HEALTH.format(player.getPlayer().getAttribute(Attribute.GENERIC_MAX_HEALTH).getValue());
+		}
 
 		else if (identifier.equals("experience"))
 			return "" + PlayerData.get(player).getExperience();
@@ -95,15 +100,16 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 			return "" + PlayerData.get(player).getAttributeReallocationPoints();
 
 		else if (identifier.startsWith("attribute_"))
-			return String.valueOf(PlayerData.get(player).getAttributes()
-					.getAttribute(MMOCore.plugin.attributeManager.get(identifier.substring(10).toLowerCase().replace("_", "-"))));
+			return String.valueOf(PlayerData.get(player).getAttributes().getAttribute(
+					MMOCore.plugin.attributeManager.get(identifier.substring(10).toLowerCase().replace("_", "-"))));
 
 		else if (identifier.equals("mana"))
 			return MMOCore.plugin.configManager.decimal.format(PlayerData.get(player).getMana());
 
 		else if (identifier.equals("mana_bar")) {
 			PlayerData data = PlayerData.get(player);
-			return data.getProfess().getManaDisplay().generateBar(data.getMana(), data.getStats().getStat(StatType.MAX_MANA));
+			return data.getProfess().getManaDisplay().generateBar(data.getMana(),
+					data.getStats().getStat(StatType.MAX_MANA));
 		}
 
 		else if (identifier.equals("stamina"))
@@ -115,7 +121,8 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 			double ratio = 20 * data.getStamina() / data.getStats().getStat(StatType.MAX_STAMINA);
 			for (double j = 1; j < 20; j++)
 				format += (ratio >= j ? MMOCore.plugin.configManager.staminaFull
-						: ratio >= j - .5 ? MMOCore.plugin.configManager.staminaHalf : MMOCore.plugin.configManager.staminaEmpty)
+						: ratio >= j - .5 ? MMOCore.plugin.configManager.staminaHalf
+								: MMOCore.plugin.configManager.staminaEmpty)
 						+ AltChar.listSquare;
 			return format;
 		}
@@ -133,7 +140,8 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 			PlayerData data = PlayerData.get(player);
 			double ratio = 20 * data.getStellium() / data.getStats().getStat(StatType.MAX_STELLIUM);
 			for (double j = 1; j < 20; j++)
-				format += (ratio >= j ? ChatColor.BLUE : ratio >= j - .5 ? ChatColor.AQUA : ChatColor.WHITE) + AltChar.listSquare;
+				format += (ratio >= j ? ChatColor.BLUE : ratio >= j - .5 ? ChatColor.AQUA : ChatColor.WHITE)
+						+ AltChar.listSquare;
 			return format;
 		}
 
@@ -145,8 +153,8 @@ public class RPGPlaceholders
 		else if (identifier.equals("quest_progress")) {
 			PlayerQuests data = PlayerData.get(player).getQuestData();
 			return data.hasCurrent()
-					? MMOCore.plugin.configManager.decimal
-							.format((int) (double) data.getCurrent().getObjectiveNumber() / data.getCurrent().getQuest().getObjectives().size() * 100)
+					? MMOCore.plugin.configManager.decimal.format((int) (double) data.getCurrent().getObjectiveNumber()
+							/ data.getCurrent().getQuest().getObjectives().size() * 100)
 					: "0";
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/listener/profession/FishingListener.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/listener/profession/FishingListener.java
index fbd078d4..19063bfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/listener/profession/FishingListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/listener/profession/FishingListener.java
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ public class FishingListener implements Listener {
 		Player player = event.getPlayer();
 		FishHook hook = event.getHook();
 
-		if (event.getState() == State.BITE && !fishing.contains(player.getUniqueId())) {
+		if (event.getState() == State.BITE && !fishing.contains(player.getUniqueId()) && !player.hasMetadata("NPC")) {
 
 			/*
 			 * checks for drop tables. if no drop table, just plain vanilla
 			 * fishing OTHERWISE initialize fishing, register other listener.
 			 */
+
 			FishingDropTable table = MMOCore.plugin.fishingManager.calculateDropTable(player);
 			if (table == null)
 				return;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public class FishingListener implements Listener {
 
 		@EventHandler
 		public void a(PlayerFishEvent event) {
-			if (event.getPlayer().equals(player) && (event.getState() == State.CAUGHT_FISH || event.getState() == State.FAILED_ATTEMPT || (MMOLib.plugin.getVersion().isStrictlyHigher(1, 12) ? event.getState() == State.valueOf("REEL_IN") : false))) {
+			if (event.getPlayer().equals(player) && !player.hasMetadata("NPC") && (event.getState() == State.CAUGHT_FISH || event.getState() == State.FAILED_ATTEMPT || (MMOLib.plugin.getVersion().isStrictlyHigher(1, 12) ? event.getState() == State.valueOf("REEL_IN") : false))) {
 
 				/*
 				 * lose the catch if the current fish is gone!