diff --git a/src/lib/actions.ts b/src/lib/actions.ts
index 09faed8..0022990 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {Action} from "./game"
 import { render } from "./template"
 
 export const ActionAnnounceNewGame: Action = {
-  Before(game) {
+  async Before(game) {
     const msg:MessageCreateOptions = {
       content: render(
         `new game. players ({{playercount}})
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ export const ActionAnnounceNewGame: Action = {
           players: Object.values(game.players),
         }),
     }
-    return [
-      msg
-    ]
+    game.sink.SendMessage(msg)
   },
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/game.ts b/src/lib/game.ts
index decc2a0..5c0a38f 100644
--- a/src/lib/game.ts
+++ b/src/lib/game.ts
@@ -29,22 +29,23 @@ export interface ActionFactory {
 
 // an action is in charge of the entire state transition
 export interface Action {
-  Before?(game:Game):MessageCreateOptions[]
-  Play?(game:Game):MessageCreateOptions[]
-  After?(game:Game):MessageCreateOptions[]
+  Before?(game:Game):Promise<void>
+  Play?(game:Game):Promise<void>
+  After?(game:Game):Promise<void>
 }
 
 export const PlayActions = async (game:Game, actions:Action[]) => {
   for(let i = 0; i < actions.length; i++) {
     const a = actions[i];
+    try {
     [a.Before,a.Play,a.After].forEach(async (x)=>{
       if(x){
-        const msgs = x(game)
-        msgs.forEach(async (msg)=>{
-          await game.sink.SendMessage(msg).catch(console.log)
-        })
+        await x(game)
       }
     });
+    } catch(e) {
+      // we stop running on the first error, aka is play fails, after is not run
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -75,11 +76,15 @@ export class Player {
   // chance you will win your next combat
   power: number
 
+  // custom fields for actions to use
+  stats: {[index:string]:any}
+
   constructor(name:string) {
     this.health = 100
     this.visibility = 50
     this.power = 50
     this.name = name
+    this.stats = {}
   }
 
   // bool is whether or not player is dead after damage