diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 817d22f..856b572 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2277,6 +2277,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bracket-lib 0.8.7 (git+https://github.com/amethyst/bracket-lib.git?rev=851f6f08675444fb6fa088b9e67bee9fd75554c6)",
  "criterion",
+ "lazy_static",
  "rltk",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 33a049c..995b367 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ specs = { version = "0.16.1", features = ["serde"] }
 specs-derive = "0.4.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.93", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "^0.5" }
diff --git a/src/gamelog.rs b/src/gamelog.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index dbe28c0..0000000
--- a/src/gamelog.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-pub struct GameLog {
-    pub entries: Vec<String>,
-}
diff --git a/src/gamelog/builder.rs b/src/gamelog/builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a7e481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamelog/builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use super::{append_entry, LogFragment};
+use rltk::prelude::*;
+
+pub struct Logger {
+    current_colour: RGB,
+    fragments: Vec<LogFragment>,
+}
+
+impl Logger {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Logger { current_colour: RGB::named(rltk::WHITE), fragments: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn colour(mut self, colour: (u8, u8, u8)) -> Self {
+        self.current_colour = RGB::named(colour);
+        return self;
+    }
+
+    pub fn append<T: ToString>(mut self, text: T) -> Self {
+        self.fragments.push(LogFragment { colour: self.current_colour, text: text.to_string() });
+        return self;
+    }
+
+    pub fn log(self) {
+        append_entry(self.fragments)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gamelog/logstore.rs b/src/gamelog/logstore.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02afbf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamelog/logstore.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use super::LogFragment;
+use rltk::prelude::*;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref LOG: Mutex<Vec<Vec<LogFragment>>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
+}
+
+pub fn append_fragment(fragment: LogFragment) {
+    LOG.lock().unwrap().push(vec![fragment]);
+}
+
+pub fn append_entry(fragments: Vec<LogFragment>) {
+    LOG.lock().unwrap().push(fragments);
+}
+
+pub fn clear_log() {
+    LOG.lock().unwrap().clear();
+}
+
+pub fn log_display() -> TextBuilder {
+    let mut buf = TextBuilder::empty();
+
+    LOG.lock().unwrap().iter().rev().take(12).for_each(|log| {
+        log.iter().for_each(|frag| {
+            buf.fg(frag.colour);
+            buf.line_wrap(&frag.text);
+        });
+        buf.ln();
+    });
+
+    return buf;
+}
diff --git a/src/gamelog/mod.rs b/src/gamelog/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def0086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gamelog/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use rltk::prelude::*;
+
+mod builder;
+pub use builder::*;
+mod logstore;
+use logstore::*;
+pub use logstore::{clear_log, log_display};
+
+pub struct GameLog {
+    pub entries: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+pub struct LogFragment {
+    pub colour: RGB,
+    pub text: String,
+}
diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index 84d9989..2325247 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use super::{
-    gamelog::GameLog, rex_assets::RexAssets, CombatStats, InBackpack, Map, Name, Player, Point, Position, RunState,
-    State, Viewshed,
+    gamelog, rex_assets::RexAssets, CombatStats, InBackpack, Map, Name, Player, Point, Position, RunState, State,
+    Viewshed,
 };
-use rltk::{Rltk, VirtualKeyCode, RGB};
+use rltk::{Rltk, TextBlock, VirtualKeyCode, RGB};
 use specs::prelude::*;
 
 pub fn draw_ui(ecs: &World, ctx: &mut Rltk) {
@@ -18,14 +18,9 @@ pub fn draw_ui(ecs: &World, ctx: &mut Rltk) {
     }
 
     // Render message log
-    let log = ecs.fetch::<GameLog>();
-    let mut y = 44;
-    for s in log.entries.iter().rev() {
-        if y < 49 {
-            ctx.print(2, y, s);
-        }
-        y += 1;
-    }
+    let mut block = TextBlock::new(1, 44, 78, 5);
+    let _ = block.print(&gamelog::log_display());
+    block.render(&mut rltk::BACKEND_INTERNAL.lock().consoles[0].console);
 
     // Render depth
     let map = ecs.fetch::<Map>();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8148dcb..90aefef 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ mod particle_system;
 use particle_system::{ParticleBuilder, DEFAULT_PARTICLE_LIFETIME, LONG_PARTICLE_LIFETIME};
 mod random_table;
 mod rex_assets;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate lazy_static;
 
 // Embedded resources for use in wasm build
 rltk::embedded_resource!(TERMINAL8X8, "../resources/terminal8x8.jpg");
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ fn main() -> rltk::BError {
         .with_resource_path("resources/")
         .with_font("terminal8x8.jpg", 8, 8)
         .with_simple_console(DISPLAYWIDTH, DISPLAYHEIGHT, "terminal8x8.jpg")
-        .with_simple_console_no_bg(DISPLAYWIDTH, DISPLAYHEIGHT, "terminal8x8.jpg")
+        //.with_simple_console_no_bg(DISPLAYWIDTH, DISPLAYHEIGHT, "terminal8x8.jpg")
         .build()?;
     context.with_post_scanlines(false);
     //context.screen_burn_color(RGB::named((150, 255, 255)));
@@ -432,6 +434,14 @@ fn main() -> rltk::BError {
     gs.ecs.insert(gamelog::GameLog {
         entries: vec!["<pretend i wrote a paragraph explaining why you're here>".to_string()],
     });
+    gamelog::clear_log();
+    gamelog::Logger::new()
+        .append("Welcome!")
+        .colour(rltk::CYAN)
+        .append("(")
+        .append("pretend i wrote a paragraph explaining why you're here")
+        .append(")")
+        .log();
     gs.ecs.insert(RunState::MainMenu { menu_selection: gui::MainMenuSelection::NewGame });
     gs.ecs.insert(particle_system::ParticleBuilder::new());
     gs.ecs.insert(rex_assets::RexAssets::new());