diff --git a/client/src/components/cryp.container.js b/client/src/components/cryp.container.js
index c858c658..bc899048 100644
--- a/client/src/components/cryp.container.js
+++ b/client/src/components/cryp.container.js
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
 
-const InvStats = require('./invstats');
+const CrypPanel = require('./cryp.panel');
 
-// Add the incident from state as a property
 const addState = connect(
-    state => ({ cryp: state.cryp })
+    function receiveState(state) {
+        const { ws, cryp } = state;
+        function sendCombatPve() {
+            return ws.sendCombatPve(cryp.id);
+        }
+
+        return { cryp, sendCombatPve };
+    }
 );
 
-module.exports = addState(InvStats);
+module.exports = addState(CrypPanel);
diff --git a/client/src/components/invstats.jsx b/client/src/components/cryp.panel.jsx
similarity index 58%
rename from client/src/components/invstats.jsx
rename to client/src/components/cryp.panel.jsx
index 81bc4c81..6de8e6af 100755
--- a/client/src/components/invstats.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/cryp.panel.jsx
@@ -1,54 +1,60 @@
 const preact = require('preact');
 
-function InvStats({ cryp }) {
+function CrypPanel({ cryp, sendCombatPve }) {
     if (!cryp) return <div>not ready</div>;
 
     return (
         <div className="tile is-ancestor has-text-centered has-background-grey is-dark is-10">
             <div className="tile is-6">
                 <div className="tile is-parent is-vertical is-3">
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-success">
                         <p>Helm Slot</p>
-                    </article>
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                    </section>
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-success">
                         <p>Body Armor</p>
-                    </article>
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                    </section>
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-success">
                         <p>Gloves</p>
-                    </article>
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                    </section>
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-success">
                         <p>Boots</p>
-                    </article>
+                    </section>
                 </div>
                 <div className="tile is-parent is-6">
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-info">
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-info">
                         <figure className="image">
                             <svg width="160" height="160" data-jdenticon-value={cryp.name} />
                         </figure>
                         <p className="title">{cryp.name}</p>
                         <p className="subtitle">The big boy</p>
-                    </article>
+                    </section>
                 </div>
                 <div className="tile is-parent is-vertical is-3">
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
                         <p>Weapon</p>
-                    </article>
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                    </section>
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
                         <p>Jewellery</p>
-                    </article>
-                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                    </section>
+                    <section className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
                         <p>Artifact</p>
-                    </article>
+                    </section>
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div className="tile is-parent is-6">
-                <article className="tile is-child notification has-background-grey is-dark">
+                <section className="tile is-child notification has-background-grey is-dark">
                     <p className="title">Stat Area</p>
                     <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.def)}</p>
                     <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.dmg)}</p>
                     <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.hp)}</p>
                     <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.stam)}</p>
-                </article>
+                    <button
+                        className="button is-success"
+                        type="submit"
+                        onClick={() => sendCombatPve()}>
+                        Start PVE
+                    </button>
+                </section>
             </div>
         </div>
     );
@@ -57,4 +63,4 @@ function InvStats({ cryp }) {
     // that gets put into the dom
 }
 
-module.exports = InvStats;
+module.exports = CrypPanel;
diff --git a/client/src/components/login.container.jsx b/client/src/components/login.container.jsx
index e28077c6..d934a447 100644
--- a/client/src/components/login.container.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/login.container.jsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         }
 
         return { account: state.account, submitLogin };
-    },
+    }
 );
 
 module.exports = addState(Login);
diff --git a/client/src/main.jsx b/client/src/main.jsx
index 89403831..15c676a4 100644
--- a/client/src/main.jsx
+++ b/client/src/main.jsx
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ const Main = () => (
 
 preact.render(<Main />, document.body);
 
-// fizzyText('cryps.gg');
+fizzyText('cryps.gg');
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index bba555a8..2f14975b 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ function createSocket(store) {
     // https://www.christian-schneider.net/CrossSiteWebSocketHijacking.html
     let account = null;
 
-    function send(msg) {
-        msg.token = account && account.token;
-        ws.send(cbor.encode(msg));
-    }
-
+    // -------------
+    //   Incoming
+    // -------------
     function accountLogin(res) {
         const [struct, login] = res;
 
@@ -43,14 +41,37 @@ function createSocket(store) {
         return store.dispatch(actions.setCryp(cryp));
     }
 
+    function combatPve(response) {
+        const [structName, battle] = response;
+        console.log('got a new battle', battle);
+    }
+
+
+    // -------------
+    //   Outgoing
+    // -------------
+    function send(msg) {
+        msg.token = account && account.token;
+        ws.send(cbor.encode(msg));
+    }
+
     function sendAccountLogin(name, password) {
         send({ method: 'account_login', params: { name, password } });
     }
 
+    function sendCombatPve(id) {
+        send({ method: 'combat_pve', params: { id } });
+    }
+
+
+    // -------------
+    //   Handling
+    // -------------
     // when the server sends a reply it will have one of these message types
     // this object wraps the reply types to a function
     const handlers = {
         cryp_spawn: crypSpawn,
+        combat_pve: combatPve,
         account_login: accountLogin,
         account_create: accountLogin,
     };
@@ -66,6 +87,7 @@ function createSocket(store) {
         // check for error and split into response type and data
         if (res.err) return errorToast(res.err);
         const { method, params } = res;
+        if (!handlers[method]) return errorToast(`${method} handler missing`);
         return handlers[method](params);
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +112,7 @@ function createSocket(store) {
 
     return {
         sendAccountLogin,
+        sendCombatPve,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/server/WORKLOG.md b/server/WORKLOG.md
index 9a0a8b25..c633109d 100755
--- a/server/WORKLOG.md
+++ b/server/WORKLOG.md
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ physical, magic, pure dmg?
 items give skills
 
 gem td style attr combinations
-  stoney + spikey = jagged
\ No newline at end of file
+  stoney + spikey = jagged
+
+  slimey
+  ghostly
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/combat.rs b/server/src/combat.rs
index c03d2f60..03c0ccf6 100755
--- a/server/src/combat.rs
+++ b/server/src/combat.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use ws::{Sender};
 use rand::prelude::*;
-use serde_cbor::{from_slice};
+use serde_cbor::{from_slice, to_vec};
 
 // Db Commons
 use failure::Error;
@@ -78,7 +79,12 @@ pub fn keep_levelling(mut c: Cryp) -> Cryp {
 
 fn generate_mob(plr: &Cryp) -> Cryp {
     let mut rng = thread_rng();
-    let mob_lvl: u8 = rng.gen_range(1, plr.lvl);
+
+    // rng panics on min == max
+    let mob_lvl: u8 = match plr.lvl {
+      1 => 1,
+      _ => rng.gen_range(1, plr.lvl)
+    };
 
     return Cryp::new()
         .named(&"bamboo basher".to_string())
@@ -87,15 +93,18 @@ fn generate_mob(plr: &Cryp) -> Cryp {
 
 }
 
-pub fn pve(params: CombatPveParams, db: Db, account: Account) -> Result<Battle, Error> {
+pub fn pve<F>(params: CombatPveParams, db: Db, account: Account, send: F) -> Result<Battle, Error>
+where F: Fn(&Battle) -> Result<(), Error>
+    {
     let query = "
         SELECT *
         FROM cryps
-        WHERE id = $1;
+        WHERE id = $1
+        AND account = $2;
     ";
 
     let result = db
-        .query(query, &[&params.id])?;
+        .query(query, &[&params.id, &account.id])?;
 
     let returned = match result.iter().next() {
         Some(row) => row,
@@ -107,7 +116,20 @@ pub fn pve(params: CombatPveParams, db: Db, account: Account) -> Result<Battle,
     let plr: Cryp = from_slice::<Cryp>(&cryp_bytes)?;
 
     let mob = generate_mob(&plr);
-    return Ok(Battle::new(&plr, &mob));
+    let mut battle = Battle::new(&plr, &mob);
+
+    loop {
+      battle.next();
+
+      match send(&battle) {
+        Err(e) => break Err(err_msg("could not reply")),
+        _ => (),
+      };
+
+      if battle.finished() {
+          break Ok(battle)
+      }
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/server/src/net.rs b/server/src/net.rs
index 57ebce38..7bb9b458 100755
--- a/server/src/net.rs
+++ b/server/src/net.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Handler for Server {
 
     fn on_message(&mut self, msg: Message) -> Result<()> {
         let db = self.db.get().expect("unable to get db connection");
-        match self.rpc.receive(msg, db) {
+        match self.rpc.receive(msg, db, &self.out) {
             Ok(reply) => {
                 let response = to_vec(&reply)
                     .expect("failed to serialize response");
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index d3831dc1..85e8acbe 100755
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use ws::{Message};
-use serde_cbor::{from_slice};
+use ws::{Message, Sender};
+use serde_cbor::{from_slice, to_vec};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use failure::Error;
 use failure::err_msg;
@@ -10,10 +10,35 @@ use battle::{Battle};
 use combat::{pve};
 use account::{Account, create, login, from_token};
 
+// struct Replier<T> where T: Fn(RpcResponse) {
+//     send: T,
+//     msg: RpcResponse,
+// }
+
+// impl<T> Replier<T> where T: Fn(RpcResponse) {
+//     fn new(send: T) -> Replier<T> {
+//         Replier {
+//             send,
+//             msg: None,
+//         }
+//     }
+
+//     fn msg(&mut self, arg: u32) -> u32 {
+//         match self.msg {
+//             Some(v) => v,
+//             None => {
+//                 let v = (self.calculation)(arg);
+//                 self.msg = Some(v);
+//                 v
+//             },
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
+
 pub struct Rpc;
 
 impl Rpc {
-    pub fn receive(&self, msg: Message, db: Db) -> Result<RpcResponse, Error> {
+    pub fn receive(&self, msg: Message, db: Db, out: &Sender) -> Result<RpcResponse, Error> {
         // consume the ws data into bytes
         let data = msg.into_data();
 
@@ -46,12 +71,24 @@ impl Rpc {
                         }
                     },
                     "combat_pve" => {
+                        let send = |b: &Battle| -> Result<(), Error> {
+                            let reply = RpcResponse {
+                                method: "combat_pve".to_string(),
+                                params: RpcResult::Pve(b.clone())
+                            };
+                            let response = to_vec(&reply)?;
+                            match out.send(response) {
+                                Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+                                Err(e) => Err(err_msg(e))
+                            }
+                        };
+
                         match from_slice::<CombatPveMsg>(&data) {
                             Ok(v) => {
                                 match account {
                                     Some(u) => Ok(RpcResponse {
                                         method: v.method,
-                                        params: RpcResult::Pve(pve(v.params, db, u)?)
+                                        params: RpcResult::Pve(pve(v.params, db, u, send)?)
                                     }),
                                     None => Err(err_msg("auth required")),
                                 }