diff --git a/src/components/ActionButton.vue b/src/components/ActionButton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..270f937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ActionButton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<template>
+  <button class="action-button" @click="execute">
+    {{ action.name }}
+  </button>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+
+import { Component, Prop, Vue, Watch, Emit } from 'vue-property-decorator'
+import { Action } from '@/game/combat'
+import { Creature } from '@/game/entity'
+
+@Component({})
+export default class ActionButton extends Vue {
+  @Prop()
+  action!: Action
+
+  @Prop()
+  user!: Creature
+
+  @Prop()
+  target!: Creature
+
+  @Emit("execute")
+  execute () {
+    this.$emit('executed', this.action.execute(this.user, this.target))
+  }
+}
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+
+.action-button {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px;
+}
+
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/Combat.vue b/src/components/Combat.vue
index bb383ad..439f6fd 100644
--- a/src/components/Combat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Combat.vue
@@ -5,21 +5,28 @@
     <Statblock :subject="player" />
     <Statblock :subject="enemy" />
     </div>
-    <div id="log"></div>
+    <div id="log">
+      <div v-for="(entry, index) in combatLog" :key="'log' + index">
+        <div v-for="(line, lineIndex) in entry.render()" :key="index + ' ' + lineIndex">
+          {{ line }}
+        </div>
+        <br>
+      </div>
+    </div>
     <div class="horiz-display">
       <div>
         <h2>Your moves</h2>
         <div class="vert-display">
-          <button class="combat-button" @mouseleave="actionDescription= ''" @mouseover="actionDescription = action.desc" v-for="action in player.validActions(enemy)" :key="'player-' + action.name" v-on:click="log(action.execute(player, enemy))">{{action.name}}</button>
-          <button class="combat-button" @mouseleave="actionDescription= ''" @mouseover="actionDescription = action.desc" v-for="action in player.validActions(player)" :key="'player-' + action.name" v-on:click="log(action.execute(player, player))">{{action.name}}</button>
+          <ActionButton @executed="executed" v-for="action in player.validActions(enemy)" :key="'player' + action.name" :action="action" :user="player" :target="enemy" />
+          <ActionButton @executed="executed" v-for="action in player.validActions(player)" :key="'player' + action.name" :action="action" :user="player" :target="enemy" />
         </div>
         <div>{{actionDescription}}</div>
       </div>
       <div>
         <h2>Enemy moves</h2>
         <div class="vert-display">
-          <button class="combat-button" v-for="action in enemy.validActions(player)" :key="'enemy-' + action.name" v-on:click="log(action.execute(enemy, player))">{{action.name}}</button>
-          <button class="combat-button" v-for="action in enemy.validActions(enemy)" :key="'enemy-' + action.name" v-on:click="log(action.execute(enemy, enemy))">{{action.name}}</button>
+          <ActionButton @executed="executed" v-for="action in enemy.validActions(player)" :key="'player' + action.name" :action="action" :user="enemy" :target="player" />
+          <ActionButton @executed="executed" v-for="action in enemy.validActions(enemy)" :key="'player' + action.name" :action="action" :user="enemy" :target="player" />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -29,12 +36,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Prop, Vue, Watch, Emit } from 'vue-property-decorator'
 import { Creature, POV } from '@/game/entity'
-import { log, LogEntry } from '@/game/interface'
+import { LogEntry } from '@/game/interface'
 import Statblock from './Statblock.vue'
+import ActionButton from './ActionButton.vue'
 
 @Component(
   {
-    components: { Statblock }
+    components: { Statblock, ActionButton }
   }
 )
 export default class Combat extends Vue {
@@ -46,11 +54,16 @@ export default class Combat extends Vue {
 
   actionDescription = ''
 
-  private log: (entry: LogEntry) => void;
+  private combatLog: Array<LogEntry>
 
   constructor () {
     super()
-    this.log = log
+    this.combatLog = []
+  }
+
+  @Emit("executed")
+  executed (entry: LogEntry) {
+    this.combatLog.push(entry)
   }
 }
 </script>
@@ -79,10 +92,6 @@ a {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 }
-.combat-button {
-  width: 100px;
-  height: 100px;
-}
 </style>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/src/components/Statblock.vue b/src/components/Statblock.vue
index 024a485..f7c89a9 100644
--- a/src/components/Statblock.vue
+++ b/src/components/Statblock.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <div class="statblock">
-    <h2 v-if="subject.perspective === firstperson">Player</h2>
+    <h2 v-if="subject.perspective === firstperson">You</h2>
     <h2 v-if="subject.perspective !== firstperson">{{subject.name.all.capital}}</h2>
     <div>Health: {{subject.health.toFixed(0)}} / {{subject.maxHealth.toFixed(0)}}</div>
     <div v-for="stat in Object.keys(subject.stats)" v-bind:key="stat">{{stat}}: {{subject.stats[stat]}}</div>
-    <div>Status: {{subject.state}}</div>
+    <div>Status: {{subject.status}}</div>
     <ContainerView v-for="container in subject.containers" :key="container.name" :container="container" />
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ export default class Statblock extends Vue {
 
 <!-- Add "scoped" attribute to limit CSS to this component only -->
 <style scoped>
-h3 {
-  margin: 40px 0 0;
+h2 {
+  margin-bottom: 16pt;
+  font-size: 200%;
 }
 ul {
   list-style-type: none;
diff --git a/src/game/combat.ts b/src/game/combat.ts
index f4aaf25..3b2c3f1 100644
--- a/src/game/combat.ts
+++ b/src/game/combat.ts
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ export class StruggleAction extends PairAction {
   private test: StatTest
 
   protected failLines: POVPair<Entity, Entity> = new POVPair([
-    [[POV.First, POV.Third], (user, target) => new LogLines(`You fail to make a meal out of ${target.name}`)],
-    [[POV.Third, POV.First], (user, target) => new LogLines(`${user.name.capital} tries to devour you, but fails`)],
-    [[POV.Third, POV.Third], (user, target) => new LogLines(`${target.name} unsuccessfully tries to swallow ${target.name}`)]
+    [[POV.First, POV.Third], (user, target) => new LogLines(`You fail to escape from ${target.name}`)],
+    [[POV.Third, POV.First], (user, target) => new LogLines(`${user.name.capital} tries to escape from you, but fails`)],
+    [[POV.Third, POV.Third], (user, target) => new LogLines(`${target.name} unsuccessfully struggles within ${target.name}`)]
   ])
 
   allowed (user: Creature, target: Creature) {
diff --git a/src/game/entity.ts b/src/game/entity.ts
index d78d1f9..f652a98 100644
--- a/src/game/entity.ts
+++ b/src/game/entity.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface Mortal extends Entity {
     resistances: Map<DamageType, number>;
     takeDamage: (damage: Damage) => void;
     stats: Stats;
+    status: string;
 }
 
 export class Creature implements Mortal, Pred, Prey, Combatant {
@@ -53,6 +54,17 @@ export class Creature implements Mortal, Pred, Prey, Combatant {
       })
     }
 
+    get status (): string {
+      if (this.health < 0) {
+        return "Unconscious"
+      }
+      if (this.containedIn !== null) {
+        return "Devoured"
+      }
+
+      return "Normal"
+    }
+
     validActions (target: Creature): Array<Action> {
       let choices = this.actions.concat(this.containers.flatMap(container => container.actions))
 
diff --git a/src/game/interface.ts b/src/game/interface.ts
index 1d9cfa6..0b4b545 100644
--- a/src/game/interface.ts
+++ b/src/game/interface.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export interface LogEntry {
-    render: () => HTMLElement[];
+    render: () => string[];
 }
 
 export class LogLines implements LogEntry {
@@ -9,15 +9,8 @@ export class LogLines implements LogEntry {
       this.lines = lines
     }
 
-    render (): HTMLElement[] {
-      const p = document.createElement('p')
-      this.lines.forEach(line => {
-        const div = document.createElement('div')
-        div.innerText = line
-        p.appendChild(div)
-      })
-
-      return [p]
+    render (): string[] {
+      return this.lines
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,13 +21,7 @@ export class CompositeLog implements LogEntry {
       this.entries = entries
     }
 
-    render (): HTMLElement[] {
-      return this.entries.map(entry => entry.render()).reduce((results: HTMLElement[], next: HTMLElement[]) => results.concat(next), [])
+    render (): string[] {
+      return this.entries.flatMap(e => e.render())
     }
 }
-
-export function log (entry: LogEntry): void {
-  entry.render().forEach(elem => {
-    document.querySelector('#log')!.appendChild(elem)
-  })
-}