diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd89525..23c18ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config.json
+extset/
 
 # ---> Node
 # Logs
diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 66847c5..028c2c4 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ if (!fs.existsSync('./whitelist.json')) {
 }
 
 const whitelist = require('./whitelist.json');
+
+if (!fs.existsSync('./extset')) {
+	fs.mkdirSync('./extset');
+}
+
 const dir = dirname(import.meta.url);
 
 const bot = new Eris(cfg.token);
@@ -25,6 +30,45 @@ global.ctx = {
 		global.ctx[key] = value;
 	},
 };
+
+let extension_settings = {};
+
+const loadSettings = (guild) => {
+	extension_settings[guild] = {};
+	if (!fs.existsSync(`./extset/${guild}.json`)) {
+		fs.writeFileSync(`./extset/${guild}.json`, '{}');
+	}
+	let settings = require(`./extset/${guild}.json`);
+	if (settings != undefined) {
+		extension_settings[guild] = settings;
+	}
+};
+const saveSettings = (guild) => {
+	let data = JSON.stringify(extension_settings[guild]);
+	fs.writeFileSync(`./extset/${guild}.json`, data);
+};
+
+global.ctx.settings = {};
+global.ctx.settings.getSetting = (guild, extensionId, key) => {
+	if (!extension_settings[guild]) {
+		loadSettings(guild);
+	}
+	if (!extension_settings[guild][extensionId]) {
+		extension_settings[guild][extensionId] = {};
+	}
+	return extension_settings[guild][extensionId][key];
+};
+global.ctx.settings.setSetting = (guild, extensionId, key, value) => {
+	if (!extension_settings[guild]) {
+		loadSettings(guild);
+	}
+	if (!extension_settings[guild][extensionId]) {
+		extension_settings[guild][extensionId] = {};
+	}
+	extension_settings[guild][extensionId][key] = value;
+	saveSettings(guild);
+};
+
 const log = new Logger(filename(import.meta.url), global.ctx.log_level);
 const parse = new CommandParser(global.ctx, cfg.prefix || undefined);
 
@@ -55,7 +99,7 @@ global.ctx.whitelist = {
 	wl: whitelist,
 };
 
-const listeners = {}
+const listeners = {};
 
 bot.on('ready', () => {
 	log.info('ready recieved.');
@@ -64,7 +108,7 @@ bot.on('ready', () => {
 
 bot.on('messageCreate', (msg) => parse.parseMsg(msg, global.ctx));
 
-bot.on('error', (err) => log.error(err.toString()));
+bot.on('error', (err) => log.error(err.stack));
 
 bot.connect();
 
@@ -83,6 +127,7 @@ async function load_commands() {
 			if (obj.default.constructor.name == 'CommandInitializer') {
 				obj.default.initialize(global.ctx);
 				let cmds = obj.default.getCommands();
+				let aliases = obj.default.getAliases();
 				if (parse.isCmd(cmds)) {
 					parse.addCommand(cmds);
 				} else if (cmds.constructor.name == 'Array') {
@@ -90,15 +135,27 @@ async function load_commands() {
 						parse.addCommand(cmd);
 					}
 				}
-        let events = obj.default.getEvents();
-        if (events != undefined) {
-          for (let event in events) {
-            if (!listeners[event]) {
-              listeners[event] = []
-            }
-            listeners[event].push(events[event])
-          }
-        }
+				if (aliases != undefined) {
+					parse.addAliases(aliases);
+				}
+				let events = obj.default.getEvents();
+				if (events != undefined) {
+					for (let event in events) {
+						if (!listeners[event]) {
+							listeners[event] = [];
+						}
+						log.trace(events[event]);
+						listeners[event] = listeners[event].concat(events[event]);
+						log.debug(`added ${events[event].length} events for ${event} from ${file}`);
+						bot.on(event, (...args) => {
+							for (let handler of listeners[event]) {
+								log.trace(event);
+								log.trace(handler);
+								handler.func(global.ctx, args);
+							}
+						});
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			log.warn('module ' + file + ' returned an undefined module.');
diff --git a/cmd/pin.js b/cmd/pin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b304d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { CommandInitializer, Command, Event } from '../parser.js';
+import Logger, { levels } from '../logger.js';
+import { filename } from '../utils.js';
+
+const initializer = new CommandInitializer();
+const log = new Logger(filename(import.meta.url), global.ctx.log_level);
+
+let activePins = {};
+
+let defaultSettings = { threshold: 3, emoji: '📌' };
+
+class PinEvent extends Event {
+	event = 'messageReactionAdd';
+	async func(ctx, args) {
+		const msg = args[0];
+		const fullMsg = await ctx.bot.getMessage(msg.channel.id, msg.id);
+		const reaction = args[1];
+		const reactor = args[2];
+		log.trace(msg);
+		log.trace(reaction);
+		log.trace(reactor);
+		let threshold = ctx.settings.getSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', 'threshold');
+		if (threshold == undefined) {
+			threshold = defaultSettings.threshold;
+			ctx.settings.setSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', 'threshold', threshold);
+		}
+		let emoji = ctx.settings.getSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', 'emoji');
+		if (emoji == undefined) {
+			emoji = defaultSettings.emoji;
+			ctx.settings.setSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', 'emoji', emoji);
+		}
+		if (reaction.name === emoji) {
+			const fullReaction = await ctx.bot.getMessageReaction(msg.channel.id, msg.id, emoji);
+			log.debug('reaction matched');
+			log.trace(fullReaction);
+			if (fullReaction.length >= threshold) {
+				if (fullMsg.author.bot || fullReaction.filter((reaction) => reaction.id == fullMsg.author.id).length > 0) {
+					if (activePins[fullMsg.id]) {
+						activePins[fullMsg.id].delete();
+					}
+					fullMsg.pin().catch(async (err) => {
+						let sn = await fullMsg.channel.createMessage('could not pin the message: ' + err.toString());
+						if (err.toString().includes('Missing Permissions')) {
+							sn.edit(
+								'could not pin the message: ' +
+									err.toString() +
+									'\n(requires the manage messages or pin messages permission)'
+							);
+						}
+					});
+				} else {
+					let text = '';
+					text += fullMsg.author.mention + ', ';
+					if (fullReaction.length == 1) {
+						text += fullReaction[0].username + ' wants ';
+					} else {
+						for (let i = 0; i < fullReaction.length; i++) {
+							text += (i == fullReaction.length - 1) ? 'and ' + fullReaction[i].username : fullReaction[i].username + ', ';
+						}
+						text += ' want ';
+					}
+					text += 'to pin your message. react with ' + emoji + ' to pin it.';
+					let message = await fullMsg.channel.createMessage(text);
+					activePins[fullMsg.id] = message;
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (emoji.contains(reaction.name) && reaction.emoji(reaction.id)) {
+			// good luck
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+initializer.addEvent(new PinEvent());
+
+function settingsSubcommand(msg, args, ctx) {
+	if (args[1] == undefined) {
+		msg.channel.createMessage('not enough arguments given');
+		return;
+	}
+	if (defaultSettings[args[1].trim()] == undefined) {
+		msg.channel.createMessage(
+			args[1] +
+				' is not a valid setting.\navailable settings are:\n```\n' +
+				Object.keys(defaultSettings).join('\n') +
+				'\n```'
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (args[2] == undefined) {
+		let setting = ctx.settings.getSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', args[1]);
+		if (setting == undefined) {
+			setting = defaultSettings[args[1]];
+			ctx.settings.setSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', args[1], defaultSettings[args[1]]);
+		}
+		msg.channel.createMessage(args[1] + ' is currently set to ' + setting);
+	} else {
+		ctx.settings.setSetting(msg.channel.guild.id, 'pin', args[1], args[2]);
+		msg.channel.createMessage('set the value of ' + args[1] + ' to ' + args[2]);
+	}
+}
+
+class PinCommand extends Command {
+	name = 'pin';
+	perms = 32;
+	description = 'manage the pin module';
+	helptext = '';
+	func(msg, args, ctx) {
+		switch (args[0]) {
+			case 'settings':
+			case 'setting':
+				settingsSubcommand(msg, args, ctx);
+				break;
+			case undefined:
+				msg.channel.createMessage('no arguments given');
+				break;
+			default:
+				msg.channel.createMessage('unknown argument ' + args[0]);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+initializer.addCommand(new PinCommand());
+
+export default initializer;
diff --git a/cmd/reg.js b/cmd/reg.js
index ada4883..e2cfb07 100644
--- a/cmd/reg.js
+++ b/cmd/reg.js
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ const log = new Logger(filename(import.meta.url), global.ctx.log_level);
 
 class PingCommand extends Command {
 	name = 'ping';
+	aliases = ['p'];
 	func(msg, args, ctx) {
 		msg.channel.createMessage('p').then((m) => {
 			m.edit(
-				`rtt: ${Math.floor(m.timestamp - msg.timestamp)}, gateway: ${
+				`rtt: ${Math.floor(m.timestamp - msg.timestamp)}ms, gateway: ${
 					ctx.bot.shards.get(ctx.bot.guildShardMap[ctx.bot.channelGuildMap[msg.channel.id]] || 0).latency
-				}`
+				}ms`
 			);
 		});
 	}
@@ -35,18 +36,31 @@ class EvalCommand extends Command {
 	name = 'eval';
 	whitelist = true;
 	func(msg, args, ctx) {
-    log.debug('evaluating ' + args[0]);
-		let result = eval(args[0]);
-    log.debug('result is: \n' + result);
-    if (result.length <= 1999) {
-		  msg.channel.createMessage(result);
-    }
-    else {
-      msg.channel.createMessage("result too long, see logs");
-    }
+		log.debug('evaluating ' + args[0]);
+		let result;
+		try {
+			result = eval(args[0]);
+		} catch (e) {
+			result = e.stack;
+		}
+		log.debug('result is: \n' + result);
+		if (String.valueOf(result).length <= 1999) {
+			msg.channel.createMessage('```\n' + result + '```\n');
+		} else {
+			msg.channel.createMessage('result too long, see logs');
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 initializer.addCommand(new EvalCommand());
 
+class HelpCommand extends Command {
+	name = 'help';
+	description = 'get help for commands';
+	helptext = '```md\nhelp\nshows this text\n\nhelp <command>\nshows the helptext for <command>';
+	func(msg, args, ctx) {}
+}
+
+initializer.addCommand(new HelpCommand());
+
 export default initializer;
diff --git a/parser.js b/parser.js
index 5edb2d9..5610894 100644
--- a/parser.js
+++ b/parser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Logger, { levels } from './logger.js';
-import { filename } from './utils.js';
+import { filename, getPerms, hasPerms } from './utils.js';
 
 export class Command {
 	init(ctx, log) {
@@ -7,17 +7,31 @@ export class Command {
 	}
 	log;
 	name = 'DEFAULT';
+	description = 'No description';
+	helptext = 'No helptext';
+	aliases = '';
 	whitelist = false;
+	perms = 0;
 	func() {}
 }
 
+export class Event {
+	event = 'NONE';
+	func(...args) {}
+}
+
 export class CommandInitializer {
+	ctx;
+	log;
 	commands = [];
+	aliases = {};
 	uninitialized = [];
 	events = {};
 
 	initialize(ctx) {
-		for (let index in this.uninitialized) {
+		this.ctx = ctx;
+		this.log = new Logger('parser', ctx.log_level);
+		for (const index in this.uninitialized) {
 			this.initCommand(this.uninitialized[index], ctx);
 			delete this.uninitialized[index];
 		}
@@ -26,24 +40,34 @@ export class CommandInitializer {
 	initCommand(cmd, ctx) {
 		cmd.init(ctx, new Logger(`cmd.${cmd.name}`, ctx.log_level));
 		this.commands.push(cmd);
+		for (const alias of cmd.aliases) {
+			this.aliases[alias] = cmd.name;
+		}
 	}
 
 	addCommand(cmd) {
 		this.uninitialized.push(cmd);
 	}
 
-	addEvent(event, func) {
-		if (!events[event]) {
-			events[event] = [];
+	addEvent(handler) {
+		console.log(handler);
+		const event = handler.event;
+		if (!this.events[event]) {
+			this.events[event] = [];
 		}
-		events[event].push(func);
+		this.events[event].push(handler);
 	}
 
 	getCommands() {
 		return this.commands;
 	}
 
+	getAliases() {
+		return this.aliases;
+	}
+
 	getEvents() {
+		console.log(this.events);
 		return this.events;
 	}
 }
@@ -56,6 +80,7 @@ export default class CommandParser {
 	log;
 	prefix;
 	commands = [];
+	aliases = {};
 
 	addCommand(cmd) {
 		this.log.trace(`cmd to add: ${JSON.stringify(cmd)}`);
@@ -64,8 +89,20 @@ export default class CommandParser {
 		}
 	}
 
+	addAliases(aliases) {
+		this.log.debug('added ' + Object.keys(aliases).length + ' aliases');
+		this.aliases = {
+			...this.aliases,
+			...aliases,
+		};
+	}
+
 	hasCmd(str) {
-		let results = this.commands.filter((c) => c.name == str);
+		if (this.aliases && this.aliases[str] != undefined) {
+			str = this.aliases[str];
+		}
+
+		const results = this.commands.filter((c) => c.name == str);
 
 		return results.length ? results[0] : undefined;
 	}
@@ -75,7 +112,7 @@ export default class CommandParser {
 	}
 
 	getArgsList(split) {
-		let parsed_args = [];
+		const parsed_args = [];
 		let join_index = -1;
 		let add = true;
 		for (let index in split) {
@@ -112,18 +149,29 @@ export default class CommandParser {
 		this.log.trace(msg.content[0]);
 		this.log.trace(this.prefix);
 		if (msg.content.startsWith(this.prefix)) {
-			let snip = msg.content.slice(this.prefix.length);
-			let unsep = snip.split(' ');
-			let res = this.hasCmd(unsep[0]);
-			let args = this.getArgsList(unsep.slice(1));
+			const snip = msg.content.slice(this.prefix.length);
+			const unsep = snip.split(' ');
+			const res = this.hasCmd(unsep[0]);
+			const args = this.getArgsList(unsep.slice(1));
 			this.log.trace(snip);
 			this.log.trace(res);
 			this.log.trace(args);
 
 			if (res != undefined) {
 				this.log.debug(`execute function ${res.name}`);
+				const perms = msg.channel.guild.members.get(msg.author.id).permissions;
+				const resolvedPerms = res.perms.toString();
+				this.log.trace(resolvedPerms);
+				this.log.trace(perms);
 				if (res.whitelist && !ctx.whitelist.user(msg.author)) {
 					msg.channel.createMessage('not whitelisted');
+				} else if (resolvedPerms && !hasPerms(perms, resolvedPerms)) {
+					const required = getPerms(perms.allow.toString() & res.perms).join(', ');
+					msg.channel.createMessage('not enough permissions.').then((sent) => {
+						if (required.length <= 1000) {
+							sent.edit('not enough permissions. needs: `' + required + '`');
+						}
+					});
 				} else {
 					res.func(msg, args, ctx);
 				}
diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index 24fad97..f9ced32 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
-import path from "path";
-import {platform} from "process";
+import path from 'path';
+import { platform } from 'process';
+import { Constants } from 'eris';
 
 export function filename(url) {
-  let __filename = new URL(url).pathname;
-  return path.basename(__filename, ".js");
+	const __filename = new URL(url).pathname;
+	return path.basename(__filename, '.js');
 }
 
 export function dirname(url) {
-  let __filename = new URL(url).pathname;
-  let __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
-  return platform == "win32"
-    ? __dirname.slice(1)
-    : __dirname;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	const __filename = new URL(url).pathname;
+	const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+	return platform == 'win32' ? __dirname.slice(1) : __dirname;
+}
+
+export function getPerms(perms) {
+	const result = [];
+	for (const key in Constants.Permissions) {
+		if (Constants.Permissions[key].toString() & perms) {
+			result.push(key);
+		}
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+export function hasPerms(perms, test) {
+	let testPerms = getPerms(test);
+	for (const tp of testPerms) {
+		if (!perms.has(tp)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+  return true;
+}