diff --git a/src/components/Combat.vue b/src/components/Combat.vue
index c29d61f..85741db 100644
--- a/src/components/Combat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Combat.vue
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
       <div v-if="encounter.currentMove === left" class="vert-display">
         <i class="action-label fas fa-users" v-if="left.validGroupActions(combatants).length > 0"></i>
         <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedLeft" v-for="(action, index) in left.validGroupActions(combatants)" :key="'left-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="left" :target="right" :combatants="combatants" />
-        <i class="action-label fas fa-user-friends" v-if="left.validActions(right).length > 0"></i>
-        <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedLeft" v-for="(action, index) in left.validActions(right)" :key="'left-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="left" :target="right" :combatants="combatants" />
+        <i class="action-label fas fa-user-friends" v-if="left.validActions(right).length > 0 && left !== right"></i>
+        <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedLeft" v-for="(action, index) in left === right ? [] : left.validActions(right)" :key="'left-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="left" :target="right" :combatants="combatants" />
         <i class="action-label fas fa-user" v-if="left.validActions(left).length > 0"></i>
         <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedLeft" v-for="(action, index) in left.validActions(left)" :key="'left-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="left" :target="left" :combatants="combatants" />
       </div>
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
       <div v-if="encounter.currentMove === right" class="vert-display">
         <i class="action-label fas fa-users" v-if="right.validGroupActions(combatants).length > 0"></i>
         <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedRight" v-for="(action, index) in right.validGroupActions(combatants)" :key="'right-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="right" :target="left" :combatants="combatants" />
-        <i class="action-label fas fa-user-friends" v-if="right.validActions(left).length > 0"></i>
-        <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedRight" v-for="(action, index) in right.validActions(left)" :key="'right-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="right" :target="left" :combatants="combatants" />
+        <i class="action-label fas fa-user-friends" v-if="right.validActions(left).length > 0 && right !== left"></i>
+        <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedRight" v-for="(action, index) in right === left ? [] : right.validActions(left)" :key="'right-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="right" :target="left" :combatants="combatants" />
         <i class="action-label fas fa-user" v-if="right.validActions(right).length > 0"></i>
         <ActionButton @described="described" @executed="executedRight" v-for="(action, index) in right.validActions(right)" :key="'right-' + action.name + '-' + index" :action="action" :user="right" :target="right" :combatants="combatants" />
       </div>
diff --git a/src/game/maps/town.ts b/src/game/maps/town.ts
index 4089774..ce9c3b1 100644
--- a/src/game/maps/town.ts
+++ b/src/game/maps/town.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
             name: "Fight some tasty nerd",
             intro: () => new LogLine(`You find some nerd to fight.`)
           },
-          [world.player, enemy]
+          [world.player, enemy].concat(world.party)
         )
         world.encounter = encounter
         return nilLog
@@ -294,6 +294,22 @@ export const Town = (): Place => {
     )
   )
 
+  westAve.choices.push(
+    new Choice(
+      "Recruit someone",
+      "Not ow",
+      (world) => {
+        const ally = new Creatures.Human(new ProperNoun("Ally"), TheyPronouns)
+        ally.side = Side.Heroes
+        ally.ai = new VoreAI()
+        ally.equip(new Items.Sword(), Items.EquipmentSlot.MainHand)
+        world.party.push(ally)
+
+        return new LogLine(`You recruit a nerd`)
+      }
+    )
+  )
+
   square.choices.push(
     new Choice(
       "Fight Geta",
diff --git a/src/game/world.ts b/src/game/world.ts
index 3134b42..1d950ec 100644
--- a/src/game/world.ts
+++ b/src/game/world.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class World {
   time: Moment
   creatures: Creature[] = []
   encounter: Encounter|null = null
+  party: Creature[] = []
 
   constructor (public player: Creature) {
     this.time = moment.utc([500, 1, 1, 9, 0, 0, 0])