diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index bb4c340..81e9154 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ func (b *bot) SendAction(channel, message string) string {
 	return b.conn.SendAction(channel, message)
 }
 
+func (b *bot) ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool) {
+	return b.conn.ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier)
+}
+
 func (b *bot) React(channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	return b.conn.React(channel, reaction, message)
 }
diff --git a/bot/interfaces.go b/bot/interfaces.go
index 2fc783d..d1e374a 100644
--- a/bot/interfaces.go
+++ b/bot/interfaces.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Bot interface {
 	AddHandler(string, Handler)
 	SendMessage(string, string) string
 	SendAction(string, string) string
+	ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool)
 	React(string, string, msg.Message) bool
 	Edit(string, string, string) bool
 	MsgReceived(msg.Message)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ type Connector interface {
 
 	SendMessage(channel, message string) string
 	SendAction(channel, message string) string
+	ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool)
 	React(string, string, msg.Message) bool
 	Edit(string, string, string) bool
 	GetEmojiList() map[string]string
diff --git a/bot/mock.go b/bot/mock.go
index 1e51bb9..fdb5178 100644
--- a/bot/mock.go
+++ b/bot/mock.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (mb *MockBot) SendAction(ch string, msg string) string {
 	mb.Actions = append(mb.Actions, msg)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("a-%d", len(mb.Actions)-1)
 }
+func (mb *MockBot) ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool) { return "", false }
 func (mb *MockBot) MsgReceived(msg msg.Message)                {}
 func (mb *MockBot) EventReceived(msg msg.Message)              {}
 func (mb *MockBot) Filter(msg msg.Message, s string) string    { return "" }
diff --git a/irc/irc.go b/irc/irc.go
index 65de1a7..4d7b3bf 100644
--- a/irc/irc.go
+++ b/irc/irc.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func (i *Irc) SendAction(channel, message string) string {
 	return "NO_IRC_IDENTIFIERS"
 }
 
+func (i *Irc) ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool) {
+	return "NO_IRC_IDENTIFIERS", false
+}
+
 func (i *Irc) React(channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	//we're not goign to do anything because it's IRC
 	return false
diff --git a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
index 17418c8..5c5b619 100644
--- a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
+++ b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ func (p *RPGPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 		}
 		p.Bot.Edit(message.Channel, "HECK YES", ts)
+
+		p.Bot.ReplyToMessage(message.Channel, "How's this reply?", ts)
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/slack/slack.go b/slack/slack.go
index 9808e2c..29e5ef9 100644
--- a/slack/slack.go
+++ b/slack/slack.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package slack
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html"
 	"io"
@@ -192,15 +193,20 @@ func (s *Slack) RegisterMessageReceived(f func(msg.Message)) {
 	s.messageReceived = f
 }
 
-func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, messageType, subType, message string) (string, error) {
-	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
+func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, message string, meMessage bool) (string, error) {
+	postUrl := "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage"
+	if meMessage {
+		postUrl = "https://slack.com/api/chat.meMessage"
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.PostForm(postUrl,
 		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
 			"channel": {channel},
 			"text":    {message},
 		})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error sending Slack reaction: %s", err)
+		log.Printf("Error sending Slack message: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
@@ -213,7 +219,6 @@ func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, messageType, subType, message string) (
 
 	type MessageResponse struct {
 		OK        bool   `json:"ok"`
-		Channel   string `json:"channel"`
 		Timestamp string `json:"ts"`
 	}
 
@@ -223,21 +228,66 @@ func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, messageType, subType, message string) (
 		log.Fatalf("Error parsing message response: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if !mr.OK {
+		return "", errors.New("failure response received")
+	}
+
 	return mr.Timestamp, err
 }
 
 func (s *Slack) SendMessage(channel, message string) string {
 	log.Printf("Sending message to %s: %s", channel, message)
-	identifier, _ := s.SendMessageType(channel, "message", "", message)
+	identifier, _ := s.SendMessageType(channel, message, false)
 	return identifier
 }
 
 func (s *Slack) SendAction(channel, message string) string {
 	log.Printf("Sending action to %s: %s", channel, message)
-	identifier, _ := s.SendMessageType(channel, "message", "me_message", "_"+message+"_")
+	identifier, _ := s.SendMessageType(channel, "_"+message+"_", true)
 	return identifier
 }
 
+func (s *Slack) ReplyToMessage(channel, message, identifier string) (string, bool) {
+	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
+		url.Values{"token": {s.config.Slack.Token},
+			"channel":   {channel},
+			"text":      {message},
+			"thread_ts": {identifier},
+		})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error sending Slack reply: %s", err)
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error reading Slack API body: %s", err)
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	log.Println(string(body))
+
+	type MessageResponse struct {
+		OK        bool   `json:"ok"`
+		Timestamp string `json:"ts"`
+	}
+
+	var mr MessageResponse
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &mr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error parsing message response: %s", err)
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	if !mr.OK {
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	return mr.Timestamp, err == nil
+}
+
 func (s *Slack) React(channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) bool {
 	log.Printf("Reacting in %s: %s", channel, reaction)
 	resp, err := http.PostForm("https://slack.com/api/reactions.add",