diff --git a/dist/DiscoSheep.jar b/dist/DiscoSheep.jar
index 158e26c..21a6466 100644
Binary files a/dist/DiscoSheep.jar and b/dist/DiscoSheep.jar differ
diff --git a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoParty.java b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
index 95342c9..470c2e6 100644
--- a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
+++ b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoParty.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 	private DiscoSheep ds;
 	private Player player;
 	private ArrayList<Sheep> sheepList = new ArrayList<Sheep>();
-	private int duration, frequency = 20;
+	private int duration, period, radius, sheep;
 	static int defaultDuration = 300; // ticks for entire party
 	static int defaultPeriod = 10; // ticks per state change
 	static int defaultRadius = 5;
@@ -64,6 +64,56 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 		return sheepList;
 	}
 
+	public DiscoParty setPlayer(Player player) {
+		if (player != null) {
+			this.player = player;
+			return this;
+		} else {
+			throw new NullPointerException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public DiscoParty setDuration(int duration) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (duration < DiscoParty.maxDuration) {
+			this.duration = duration;
+			return this;
+		} else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public DiscoParty setPeriod(int period) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (period >= DiscoParty.minPeriod || period <= DiscoParty.maxPeriod) {
+			this.period = period;
+			return this;
+		} else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public DiscoParty setRadius(int radius) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (radius < DiscoParty.maxRadius) {
+			this.radius = radius;
+			return this;
+		} else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public DiscoParty setSheep(int sheep) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+		if (sheep < DiscoParty.maxSheep) {
+			this.sheep = sheep;
+			return this;
+		} else {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	public DiscoParty setDoFireworks(boolean doFireworks) {
+		this.doFireworks = doFireworks;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	void spawnSheep(World world, Location loc) {
 		Sheep newSheep = (Sheep) world.spawnEntity(loc, EntityType.SHEEP);
 		newSheep.setColor(discoColours[(int) (Math.random() * (discoColours.length - 1))]);
@@ -97,9 +147,9 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 
 	// Mark all sheep in the sheep array for removal, then clear the array
 	void removeAllSheep() {
-		for (Sheep sheep : getSheep()) {
-			sheep.setHealth(0);
-			sheep.remove();
+		for (Sheep sheeple : getSheep()) {
+			sheeple.setHealth(0);
+			sheeple.remove();
 		}
 		getSheep().clear();
 	}
@@ -175,16 +225,16 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 
 	void updateAllSheep() {
 		int i = 0;
-		for (Sheep sheep : getSheep()) {
-			randomizeSheepColour(sheep);
+		for (Sheep sheeple : getSheep()) {
+			randomizeSheepColour(sheeple);
 			if (doFireworks && state % 8 == 0) {
-				spawnRandomFireworkAtSheep(sheep);
+				spawnRandomFireworkAtSheep(sheeple);
 			}
 
 			if (doJump) {
 				if (state % 2 == 0) {
 					if (Math.random() < 0.5) {
-						jumpSheep(sheep);
+						jumpSheep(sheeple);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -238,7 +288,7 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 		if (duration > 0) {
 			updateAllSheep();
 			playSounds();
-			duration -= frequency;
+			duration -= period;
 			this.scheduleUpdate();
 			this.state++;
 		} else {
@@ -248,16 +298,16 @@ public class DiscoParty {
 
 	void scheduleUpdate() {
 		updater = new DiscoUpdater(this);
-		updater.runTaskLater(ds, this.frequency);
+		updater.runTaskLater(ds, this.period);
 	}
 
-	void startDisco(int duration, int sheepAmount, int radius, int frequency, boolean fireworks) {
+	void startDisco(int duration, int sheepAmount, int radius, int period, boolean fireworks) {
 		if (this.duration > 0) {
 			stopDisco();
 		}
-		this.doFireworks = fireworks;
 		this.spawnSheep(sheepAmount, radius);
-		this.frequency = frequency;
+		this.doFireworks = fireworks;
+		this.period = period;
 		this.duration = duration;
 		this.scheduleUpdate();
 		ds.getPartyMap().put(this.player.getName(), this);
diff --git a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
index 3f79d5a..7ea8381 100644
--- a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
+++ b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheep.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.bukkit.configuration.Configuration;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ public final class DiscoSheep extends JavaPlugin {
 		DiscoParty.defaultDuration = toTicks(getConfig().getInt("default.duration"));
 		DiscoParty.defaultPeriod = getConfig().getInt("default.period-ticks");
 	}
-	
+
 	void reloadConfigFromDisk() {
 		reloadConfig();
 		loadConfigFromDisk();
diff --git a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
index d63622c..873e0b2 100644
--- a/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
+++ b/src/gibstick/bukkit/discosheep/DiscoSheepCommandExecutor.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package gibstick.bukkit.discosheep;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
-import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ public class DiscoSheepCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor {
 	private static final String PERMISSION_FIREWORKS = "discosheep.fireworks";
 	private static final String PERMISSION_STOP = "discosheep.stop";
 	private static final String PERMISSION_RELOAD = "discosheep.reload";
+	private static final String PERMISSION_OTHER = "discosheep.partyother";
 
+	//private static final String DELIM = "[ ]+";
 	private boolean senderHasPerm(CommandSender sender, String permission) {
 		return sender.hasPermission(permission);
 	}
 
-	private void noPermsMessage(CommandSender sender, String permission) {
+	private boolean noPermsMessage(CommandSender sender, String permission) {
 		sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You do not have the permission node " + ChatColor.GRAY + permission);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	private boolean parseNextArg(String[] args, int i, String compare) {
@@ -50,8 +53,92 @@ public class DiscoSheepCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor {
 		return -1.0d;
 	}
 
+	// extract a list of players from a list of arguments
+	private String[] parsePlayerList(String[] args, int i) {
+		int j = i;
+		while (j < args.length && !args[i].startsWith("-")) {
+			++j;
+		}
+		return Arrays.copyOfRange(args, i, j);
+	}
+
+	/*-- Actual commands begin here --*/
+	private boolean helpCommand(CommandSender sender) {
+		sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.YELLOW + "DiscoSheep Help\n"
+				+ ChatColor.GRAY + "  Subcommands\n" + ChatColor.WHITE
+				+ "me: start a party for yourself\n"
+				+ "all: start a party for all players on the server\n"
+				+ "stop: stop all parties (takes no arguments)\n"
+				+ "other <players>: start a party for the space-delimited list of players\n"
+				+ ChatColor.GRAY + "  Arguments\n" + ChatColor.WHITE
+				+ "-n <integer>: set the number of sheep per player that spawn\n"
+				+ "-t <integer>: set the party duration in seconds\n"
+				+ "-p <ticks>: set the number of ticks between each disco beat\n"
+				+ "-r <integer>: set radius of the area in which sheep can spawn\n"
+				+ "-fw: enables fireworks");
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private boolean reloadCommand(CommandSender sender) {
+		if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_RELOAD)) {
+			parent.reloadConfigFromDisk();
+			sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "DiscoSheep config reloaded from disk");
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_RELOAD);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean partyCommand(CommandSender sender, int _duration, int _sheepNumber, int _radius, int _period, boolean _fireworks) {
+		if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_PARTY)) {
+			parent.startParty((Player) sender, _duration, _sheepNumber, _radius, _period, _fireworks);
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_PARTY);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean partyAllCommand(CommandSender sender, int _duration, int _sheepNumber, int _radius, int _period, boolean _fireworks) {
+		if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_ALL)) {
+			for (Player p : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
+				parent.startParty(p, _duration, _sheepNumber, _radius, _period, _fireworks);
+				p.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "LET'S DISCO!");
+			}
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_ALL);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean stopCommand(CommandSender sender) {
+		if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_STOP)) {
+			parent.stopAllParties();
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_STOP);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private boolean partySelectCommand(String[] players, CommandSender sender, int _duration, int _sheepNumber, int _radius, int _period, boolean _fireworks) {
+		if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_OTHER)) {
+			Player p;
+			for (String playerName : players) {
+				p = Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(playerName);
+				if (p != null) {
+					parent.startParty(p, _duration, _sheepNumber, _radius, _period, _fireworks);
+				} else {
+					sender.sendMessage("Invalid player: " + playerName);
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			return noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_OTHER);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String[] args) {
+
 		Player player = null;
 		boolean isPlayer = false;
 		boolean fireworks = false;
@@ -112,50 +199,17 @@ public class DiscoSheepCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor {
 		if (args.length > 0) {
 
 			if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("all")) {
-				if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_ALL)) {
-					for (Player p : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
-						parent.startParty(p, duration, sheepNumber, radius, period, fireworks);
-						p.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "LET'S DISCO!");
-					}
-				} else {
-					noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_ALL);
-				}
-				return true;
+				return partyAllCommand(player, duration, sheepNumber, radius, period, fireworks);
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("stop")) {
-				if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_STOP)) {
-					parent.stopAllParties();
-				} else {
-					noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_STOP);
-				}
-				return true;
+				return stopCommand(sender);
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("me") && isPlayer) {
-				if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_PARTY)) {
-					parent.startParty(player, duration, sheepNumber, radius, period, fireworks);
-					return true;
-				} else {
-					noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_PARTY);
-				}
+				return partyCommand(player, duration, sheepNumber, radius, period, fireworks);
+			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("other")) {
+				return partySelectCommand(parsePlayerList(args, 1), sender, duration, sheepNumber, radius, period, fireworks);
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help")) {
-				sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.YELLOW + "DiscoSheep Help\n"
-						+ ChatColor.GRAY + "  Subcommands\n" + ChatColor.WHITE
-						+ "me: start a party for yourself\n"
-						+ "all: start a party for all players on the server\n"
-						+ "stop: stop all parties (takes no arguments)\n"
-						+ ChatColor.GRAY + "  Arguments\n" + ChatColor.WHITE
-						+ "-n <integer>: set the number of sheep per player that spawn\n"
-						+ "-t <integer>: set the party duration in seconds\n"
-						+ "-p <ticks>: set the number of ticks between each disco beat\n"
-						+ "-r <integer>: set radius of the area in which sheep can spawn\n"
-						+ "-fw: enables fireworks");
-				return true;
+				return helpCommand(sender);
 			} else if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("reload")) {
-				if (senderHasPerm(sender, PERMISSION_RELOAD)) {
-					parent.reloadConfigFromDisk();
-					sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "DiscoSheep config reloaded from disk");
-					return true;
-				} else {
-					noPermsMessage(sender, PERMISSION_RELOAD);
-				}
+				return reloadCommand(sender);
 			} else {
 				sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Invalid argument.");
 				return false;
diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index a79c424..81b1e23 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,9 @@ permissions:
     default: op
   discosheep.reload:
     description: Allows a player to reload settings from config.yml
-    default: op
\ No newline at end of file
+    default: op
+  discosheep.other:
+    description: Allows a player to call parties for other people, including themselves.
+    default: op
+    children:
+      discosheep.party: true
\ No newline at end of file