diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index eac6f28..777229c 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func New(config *config.Config, connector Connector) Bot {
 
 	connector.RegisterMessageReceived(bot.MsgReceived)
 	connector.RegisterEventReceived(bot.EventReceived)
+	connector.RegisterReplyMessageReceived(bot.ReplyMsgReceived)
 
 	return bot
 }
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index 234e85e..651e0ae 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ func (b *bot) MsgReceived(msg msg.Message) {
 
 	// msg := b.buildMessage(client, inMsg)
 	// do need to look up user and fix it
-
-	log.Println(msg.User.Name)
-
 	if strings.HasPrefix(msg.Body, "help ") && msg.Command {
 		parts := strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(msg.Body))
 		b.checkHelp(msg.Channel, parts)
@@ -55,6 +52,18 @@ func (b *bot) EventReceived(msg msg.Message) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Handle incoming replys
+func (b *bot) ReplyMsgReceived(msg msg.Message, identifier string) {
+	log.Println("Received message: ", msg)
+
+	for _, name := range b.pluginOrdering {
+		p := b.plugins[name]
+		if p.ReplyMessage(msg, identifier) {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *bot) SendMessage(channel, message string) string {
 	return b.conn.SendMessage(channel, message)
 }
diff --git a/bot/interfaces.go b/bot/interfaces.go
index 2e76e93..2780d29 100644
--- a/bot/interfaces.go
+++ b/bot/interfaces.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Bot interface {
 	React(string, string, msg.Message) bool
 	Edit(string, string, string) bool
 	MsgReceived(msg.Message)
+	ReplyMsgReceived(msg.Message, string)
 	EventReceived(msg.Message)
 	Filter(msg.Message, string) string
 	LastMessage(string) (msg.Message, error)
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type Bot interface {
 type Connector interface {
 	RegisterEventReceived(func(message msg.Message))
 	RegisterMessageReceived(func(message msg.Message))
+	RegisterReplyMessageReceived(func(msg.Message, string))
 
 	SendMessage(channel, message string) string
 	SendAction(channel, message string) string
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ type Connector interface {
 type Handler interface {
 	Message(message msg.Message) bool
 	Event(kind string, message msg.Message) bool
+	ReplyMessage(msg.Message, string) bool
 	BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool
 	Help(channel string, parts []string)
 	RegisterWeb() *string
diff --git a/irc/irc.go b/irc/irc.go
index d348610..4c34529 100644
--- a/irc/irc.go
+++ b/irc/irc.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type Irc struct {
 
 	eventReceived   func(msg.Message)
 	messageReceived func(msg.Message)
+	replyMessageReceived  func(msg.Message, string)
 }
 
 func New(c *config.Config) *Irc {
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ func (i *Irc) RegisterMessageReceived(f func(msg.Message)) {
 	i.messageReceived = f
 }
 
+func (i *Irc) RegisterReplyMessageReceived(f func(msg.Message, string)) {
+	i.replyMessageReceived = f
+}
+
 func (i *Irc) JoinChannel(channel string) {
 	log.Printf("Joining channel: %s", channel)
 	i.Client.Out <- irc.Msg{Cmd: irc.JOIN, Args: []string{channel}}
diff --git a/plugins/admin/admin.go b/plugins/admin/admin.go
index 85988dc..1113bdd 100644
--- a/plugins/admin/admin.go
+++ b/plugins/admin/admin.go
@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ func (p *AdminPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *AdminPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *AdminPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
index e5961c9..0ae0b58 100644
--- a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
+++ b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
@@ -935,3 +935,5 @@ func (p *BabblerPlugin) babbleSeedBookends(babblerName string, start, end []stri
 
 	return strings.Join(words, " "), nil
 }
+
+func (p *BabblerPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers.go b/plugins/beers/beers.go
index 1bc6521..6d1b83e 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers.go
@@ -461,3 +461,5 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *BeersPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *BeersPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/counter/counter.go b/plugins/counter/counter.go
index ebe51b0..ed70349 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/counter.go
+++ b/plugins/counter/counter.go
@@ -364,3 +364,5 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *CounterPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *CounterPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/dice/dice.go b/plugins/dice/dice.go
index 07484ce..3ee6dc3 100644
--- a/plugins/dice/dice.go
+++ b/plugins/dice/dice.go
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ func (p *DicePlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *DicePlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *DicePlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/downtime/downtime.go b/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
index e553ed2..ef9df9e 100644
--- a/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
+++ b/plugins/downtime/downtime.go
@@ -231,3 +231,5 @@ func (p *DowntimePlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *DowntimePlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *DowntimePlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go b/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
index 65b892f..e8a6119 100644
--- a/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
+++ b/plugins/emojifyme/emojifyme.go
@@ -112,3 +112,5 @@ func (p *EmojifyMePlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *EmojifyMePlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *EmojifyMePlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/fact/factoid.go b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
index be364cf..17a4e4a 100644
--- a/plugins/fact/factoid.go
+++ b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
@@ -764,3 +764,5 @@ func (p *Factoid) serveQuery(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *Factoid) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/fact/remember.go b/plugins/fact/remember.go
index e4fc6bd..1038eb7 100644
--- a/plugins/fact/remember.go
+++ b/plugins/fact/remember.go
@@ -170,3 +170,5 @@ func (p *RememberPlugin) recordMsg(message msg.Message) {
 	log.Printf("Logging message: %s: %s", message.User.Name, message.Body)
 	p.Log[message.Channel] = append(p.Log[message.Channel], message)
 }
+
+func (p *RememberPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/first/first.go b/plugins/first/first.go
index 9d63c6f..3614576 100644
--- a/plugins/first/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first/first.go
@@ -228,3 +228,5 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *FirstPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *FirstPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/inventory.go b/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
index abbaa35..7efb807 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
+++ b/plugins/inventory/inventory.go
@@ -236,3 +236,5 @@ func (p *InventoryPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	// nothing to register
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *InventoryPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
index 6beb410..11098d9 100644
--- a/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
+++ b/plugins/leftpad/leftpad.go
@@ -76,3 +76,5 @@ func (p *LeftpadPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	// nothing to register
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *LeftpadPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/reaction/reaction.go b/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
index a52c17f..7b204b4 100644
--- a/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
+++ b/plugins/reaction/reaction.go
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ func (p *ReactionPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *ReactionPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *ReactionPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
index 1699da2..f55cb3d 100644
--- a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
+++ b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
@@ -322,3 +322,5 @@ func reminderer(p *ReminderPlugin) {
 		p.queueUpNextReminder()
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *ReminderPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
index 2733d7b..d922f55 100644
--- a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
+++ b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package rpgORdie
 
 import (
 	"strings"
-	// "log"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
@@ -11,11 +10,13 @@ import (
 
 type RPGPlugin struct {
 	Bot bot.Bot
+	listenFor map[string]bool
 }
 
 func New(b bot.Bot) *RPGPlugin {
 	return &RPGPlugin{
 		Bot: b,
+		listenFor: map[string]bool{},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -23,17 +24,20 @@ func (p *RPGPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
 	if strings.ToLower(message.Body) == "start rpg" {
 		ts := p.Bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, "I'll edit this.")
 
+		p.listenFor[ts] = true
+
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 
 		edited := ""
 		for i := 0; i <= 5; i++ {
 			p.Bot.Edit(message.Channel, edited, ts)
 			edited += ":fire:"
-			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 		p.Bot.Edit(message.Channel, "HECK YES", ts)
 
 		p.Bot.ReplyToMessageIdentifier(message.Channel, "How's this reply?", ts)
+		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -57,3 +61,13 @@ func (p *RPGPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *RPGPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *RPGPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool {
+	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.Bot.Config().Nick) {
+		if _, ok := p.listenFor[identifier]; ok {
+			p.Bot.ReplyToMessageIdentifier(message.Channel, "Pong", identifier)
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/plugins/rss/rss.go b/plugins/rss/rss.go
index bc7bee5..099cdf9 100644
--- a/plugins/rss/rss.go
+++ b/plugins/rss/rss.go
@@ -117,3 +117,5 @@ func (p *RSSPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *RSSPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *RSSPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/stats/stats.go b/plugins/stats/stats.go
index 7b7039b..81450b2 100644
--- a/plugins/stats/stats.go
+++ b/plugins/stats/stats.go
@@ -275,3 +275,5 @@ func (p *StatsPlugin) mkSightingStat(message msg.Message) stats {
 func (p *StatsPlugin) mkChannelStat(message msg.Message) stats {
 	return stats{stat{mkDay(), "channel", message.Channel, 1}}
 }
+
+func (p *StatsPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/talker/talker.go b/plugins/talker/talker.go
index 1e01b90..17e9d1b 100644
--- a/plugins/talker/talker.go
+++ b/plugins/talker/talker.go
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ func (p *TalkerPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *TalkerPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *TalkerPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
index 4a5c1a0..941b55a 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
+++ b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
@@ -238,3 +238,5 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) checkTwitch(channel string, twitcher *Twitcher, alwaysPri
 		twitcher.game = game
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *TwitchPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/your/your.go b/plugins/your/your.go
index 9100d37..9e24082 100644
--- a/plugins/your/your.go
+++ b/plugins/your/your.go
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ func (p *YourPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
 func (p *YourPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *YourPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/plugins/zork/zork.go b/plugins/zork/zork.go
index 7bd97bd..cabc6d2 100644
--- a/plugins/zork/zork.go
+++ b/plugins/zork/zork.go
@@ -122,3 +122,5 @@ func (p *ZorkPlugin) Help(ch string, _ []string) {
 }
 
 func (p *ZorkPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string { return nil }
+
+func (p *ZorkPlugin) ReplyMessage(message msg.Message, identifier string) bool { return false }
diff --git a/slack/slack.go b/slack/slack.go
index b00ed3e..b22f622 100644
--- a/slack/slack.go
+++ b/slack/slack.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Slack struct {
 
 	eventReceived   func(msg.Message)
 	messageReceived func(msg.Message)
+	replyMessageReceived func(msg.Message, string)
 }
 
 var idCounter uint64
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ type slackMessage struct {
 	User     string `json:"user"`
 	Username string `json:"username"`
 	Ts       string `json:"ts"`
+	ThreadTs       string `json:"thread_ts"`
 	Error    struct {
 		Code uint64 `json:"code"`
 		Msg  string `json:"msg"`
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ func (s *Slack) RegisterMessageReceived(f func(msg.Message)) {
 	s.messageReceived = f
 }
 
+func (s *Slack) RegisterReplyMessageReceived(f func(msg.Message, string)) {
+	s.replyMessageReceived = f
+}
+
 func (s *Slack) SendMessageType(channel, message string, meMessage bool) (string, error) {
 	postUrl := "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage"
 	if meMessage {
@@ -384,19 +390,17 @@ func (s *Slack) Serve() error {
 		}
 		switch msg.Type {
 		case "message":
-			if !msg.Hidden {
+			if !msg.Hidden && msg.ThreadTs == "" {
 				m := s.buildMessage(msg)
-
-				log.Println()
-				log.Println(m)
-				log.Println()
-
 				if m.Time.Before(s.lastRecieved) {
 					log.Printf("Ignoring message: %+v\nlastRecieved: %v msg: %v", msg.ID, s.lastRecieved, m.Time)
 				} else {
 					s.lastRecieved = m.Time
-					s.messageReceived(s.buildMessage(msg))
+					s.messageReceived(m)
 				}
+			} else if msg.ThreadTs != "" {
+				//we're throwing away some information here by not parsing the correct reply object type, but that's okay
+				s.replyMessageReceived(s.buildLightReplyMessage(msg), msg.ThreadTs)
 			} else {
 				log.Printf("THAT MESSAGE WAS HIDDEN: %+v", msg.ID)
 			}
@@ -453,6 +457,40 @@ func (s *Slack) buildMessage(m slackMessage) msg.Message {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Slack) buildLightReplyMessage(m slackMessage) msg.Message {
+	text := html.UnescapeString(m.Text)
+
+	text = fixText(s.getUser, text)
+
+	isCmd, text := bot.IsCmd(s.config, text)
+
+	isAction := m.SubType == "me_message"
+
+	u, _ := s.getUser(m.User)
+	if m.Username != "" {
+		u = m.Username
+	}
+
+	tstamp := slackTStoTime(m.Ts)
+
+	return msg.Message{
+		User: &user.User{
+			ID:   m.User,
+			Name: u,
+		},
+		Body:    text,
+		Raw:     m.Text,
+		Channel: m.Channel,
+		Command: isCmd,
+		Action:  isAction,
+		Host:    string(m.ID),
+		Time:    tstamp,
+		AdditionalData: map[string]string{
+			"RAW_SLACK_TIMESTAMP": m.Ts,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // markAllChannelsRead gets a list of all channels and marks each as read
 func (s *Slack) markAllChannelsRead() {
 	chs := s.getAllChannels()