diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 3bfbd7f..7b8e960 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Header />
     <div id="main-area">
       <transition name="component-fade" mode='out-in'>
-        <component @profile="$data.profileOn = true" @exit="$data.profileOn = false" @leaveCombat="$data.world.encounter = null" v-bind:is="mode" :world="$data.world" :encounter="$data.world.encounter" />
+        <component @profile="$data.profileOn = true" @exit="$data.profileOn = false" @leave-combat="$data.world.encounter = null" v-bind:is="mode" :world="$data.world" :encounter="$data.world.encounter" />
       </transition>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Combat.vue b/src/components/Combat.vue
index 230f28e..0c3dc2b 100644
--- a/src/components/Combat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Combat.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     </div>
     <div v-if="encounter.winner === null" class="action-description">
     </div>
-    <button @click="$emit('leaveCombat')" v-if="encounter.winner !== null" class="exit-combat">
+    <button @click="$emit('leave-combat')" v-if="encounter.winner !== null" class="exit-combat">
       Exit Combat
     </button>
     <button @click="continuing = true; pickNext()" v-if="encounter.winner !== null && !continuing" class="continue-combat">
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import Statblock from './Statblock.vue'
 import ActionButton from './ActionButton.vue'
 import { Side, Encounter } from '@/game/combat'
 import { NoAI } from '../game/ai'
+import { World } from '@/game/world'
 
 @Component(
   {
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ export default class Combat extends Vue {
   @Prop()
   encounter!: Encounter
 
+  @Prop()
+  world!: World
+
   Side = Side
 
   actionDescription = ''
@@ -293,6 +297,8 @@ export default class Combat extends Vue {
       leftStats.scrollTo(leftStats.getBoundingClientRect().width * 2, 0)
     }
 
+    this.writeLog(this.encounter.desc.intro(this.world))
+
     this.pickNext()
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/game/combat.ts b/src/game/combat.ts
index c02c022..77dafde 100644
--- a/src/game/combat.ts
+++ b/src/game/combat.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Creature } from "./creature"
 import { TextLike, DynText, ToBe, LiveText, PairLineArgs, PairLine } from './language'
 import { LogEntry, LogLines, FAElem, LogLine, FormatEntry, FormatOpt, PropElem, nilLog } from './interface'
 import { Resistances } from './entity'
+import { World } from './world'
 
 export enum DamageType {
   Pierce = "Pierce",
@@ -534,7 +535,9 @@ export abstract class StatusEffect extends Effective implements VisibleStatus {
 
 export type EncounterDesc = {
   name: TextLike;
+  intro: (world: World) => LogEntry;
 }
+
 /**
  * An Encounter describes a fight: who is in it and whose turn it is
  */
diff --git a/src/game/maps/town.ts b/src/game/maps/town.ts
index d73abc9..55ae28d 100644
--- a/src/game/maps/town.ts
+++ b/src/game/maps/town.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Place, Choice, Direction } from '../world'
+import { Place, Choice, Direction, World } from '../world'
 import { ProperNoun, ImproperNoun, MalePronouns, FemalePronouns, TheyPronouns } from '../language'
 import { Encounter, Stat, Damage, DamageType, Vigor } from '../combat'
 import * as Creatures from '../creatures'
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
       "yolo",
       (world, executor) => {
         world.encounter = new Encounter(
-          { name: "You punched a wolf" },
+          {
+            name: "You punched a wolf",
+            intro: (world: World) => new LogLine(`You punched a wolf. The wolf is angry.`)
+          },
           [executor, new Creatures.Wolf()]
         )
 
@@ -110,7 +113,10 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
       "yolo",
       (world, executor) => {
         world.encounter = new Encounter(
-          { name: "You punched a dragon" },
+          {
+            name: "You punched a dragon",
+            intro: (world: World) => new LogLine(`You punched a dragon. The dragon is angry.`)
+          },
           [executor, new Creatures.Dragon()]
         )
 
@@ -121,15 +127,15 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
 
   const bossEncounters = [
     new Encounter(
-      { name: "Withers & Kenzie" },
+      { name: "Withers & Kenzie", intro: (world: World) => nilLog },
       makeParty().concat([new Creatures.Withers(), new Creatures.Kenzie()])
     ),
     new Encounter(
-      { name: "Goldeneye" },
+      { name: "Goldeneye", intro: (world: World) => nilLog },
       makeParty().concat([new Creatures.Goldeneye()])
     ),
     new Encounter(
-      { name: "Large Wah" },
+      { name: "Large Wah", intro: (world: World) => nilLog },
       makeParty().concat([new Creatures.Shingo()])
     )
   ]