diff --git a/source/game/StarMovementController.cpp b/source/game/StarMovementController.cpp
index facf3c5..dd171c1 100644
--- a/source/game/StarMovementController.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarMovementController.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ PolyF const& MovementController::collisionPoly() const {
   return m_collisionPoly.get();
 }
 
+void MovementController::setCollisionPoly(PolyF const& poly) {
+  m_collisionPoly.set(poly);
+}
+
 Vec2F MovementController::position() const {
   return {m_xPosition.get(), m_yPosition.get()};
 }
diff --git a/source/game/StarMovementController.hpp b/source/game/StarMovementController.hpp
index f13e3e5..f5930cb 100644
--- a/source/game/StarMovementController.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarMovementController.hpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public:
 
   // Currently active collisionPoly parameter
   PolyF const& collisionPoly() const;
+  void setCollisionPoly(PolyF const& poly);
 
   Vec2F position() const;
   float xPosition() const;
diff --git a/source/game/StarNpc.cpp b/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
index b5fb690..bd2aa55 100644
--- a/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
+++ b/source/game/StarNpc.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Npc::Npc(NpcVariant const& npcVariant)
 
   m_questIndicatorOffset = jsonToVec2F(assets->json("/quests/quests.config:defaultIndicatorOffset"));
 
+  m_clientEntityMode = ClientEntityModeNames.getLeft(npcVariant.overrides.getString("clientEntityMode", "ClientSlaveOnly"));
+
   m_isInteractive.set(false);
 
   m_shifting.set(false);
@@ -157,6 +159,10 @@ EntityType Npc::entityType() const {
   return EntityType::Npc;
 }
 
+ClientEntityMode Npc::clientEntityMode() const {
+  return m_clientEntityMode;
+}
+
 void Npc::init(World* world, EntityId entityId, EntityMode mode) {
   Entity::init(world, entityId, mode);
   m_movementController->init(world);
@@ -246,6 +252,18 @@ RectF Npc::collisionArea() const {
 }
 
 pair<ByteArray, uint64_t> Npc::writeNetState(uint64_t fromVersion) {
+  // client-side npcs error nearby vanilla NPC scripts because callScriptedEntity
+  // for now, scrungle the collision poly to avoid their queries. hacky :(
+  if (auto mode = entityMode()) {
+    if (*mode == EntityMode::Master && connectionForEntity(entityId()) != ServerConnectionId) {
+      PolyF poly = m_movementController->collisionPoly();
+      m_movementController->setCollisionPoly({});
+      auto result = m_netGroup.writeNetState(fromVersion);
+      m_movementController->setCollisionPoly(poly);
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+
   return m_netGroup.writeNetState(fromVersion);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/game/StarNpc.hpp b/source/game/StarNpc.hpp
index b4fc21e..02a6ae1 100644
--- a/source/game/StarNpc.hpp
+++ b/source/game/StarNpc.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public:
   ByteArray netStore();
 
   EntityType entityType() const override;
+  ClientEntityMode clientEntityMode() const override;
 
   void init(World* world, EntityId entityId, EntityMode mode) override;
   void uninit() override;
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ private:
   NetElementData<Maybe<String>> m_uniqueIdNetState;
   NetElementData<EntityDamageTeam> m_teamNetState;
 
+  ClientEntityMode m_clientEntityMode;
+
   Humanoid m_humanoid;
   NetElementEnum<Humanoid::State> m_humanoidStateNetState;
   NetElementEnum<HumanoidEmote> m_humanoidEmoteStateNetState;