diff --git a/ansi_macro/src/lib.rs b/ansi_macro/src/lib.rs
index 13dddce..f08ccd4 100644
--- a/ansi_macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ansi_macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub fn ansi(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 Special(s) if s == "bold" => "\x1b[1m",
                 Special(s) if s == "under" => "\x1b[4m",
                 Special(s) if s == "strike" => "\x1b[9m",
+                Special(s) if s == "nounder" => "\x1b[24m",
                 Special(s) if s == "black" => "\x1b[30m",
                 Special(s) if s == "red" => "\x1b[31m",
                 Special(s) if s == "green" => "\x1b[32m",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub fn ansi(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 Special(s) if s == "bgmagenta" => "\x1b[45m",
                 Special(s) if s == "bgcyan" => "\x1b[46m",
                 Special(s) if s == "bgwhite" => "\x1b[47m",
+                Special(s) if s == "lt" => "<",
                 Special(r) => panic!("Unknown ansi type {}", r)
             }
         ), eof)(i).map(|(_, (r, _))| r)
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/db.rs b/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
index ca7d411..43b8823 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ impl DBPool {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn start_session(self: Self, session: ListenerSession) -> DResult<()> {
+    pub async fn start_session(self: Self, session: &ListenerSession) -> DResult<()> {
         self.get_conn().await?.execute(
-            "INSERT INTO sessions (session, listener, details) VALUES ($1, $2, '{}')",
+            "INSERT INTO sessions (session, listener, details) \
+               VALUES ($1, $2, '{}') ON CONFLICT (session) DO NOTHING",
             &[&session.session, &session.listener]
         ).await?;
         Ok(())
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler.rs b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler.rs
index eb32559..fcf41c9 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler.rs
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use crate::db;
 use MessageFromListener::*;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::DResult;
-use ansi_macro::ansi;
+
+mod new_session;
+mod user_commands;
 
 #[derive(Clone,Debug)]
 pub struct ListenerSession {
@@ -15,15 +17,14 @@ pub async fn handle(listener: Uuid, msg: MessageFromListener, pool: db::DBPool)
                     -> DResult<()> {
     match msg {
         ListenerPing { .. } => { pool.record_listener_ping(listener).await?; }
-        SessionConnected { session, source: _ } => {
-            pool.start_session(ListenerSession { listener, session }).await?;
+        SessionConnected { session, source } => {
+            new_session::handle(&ListenerSession { listener, session }, &source, pool).await?;
         }
         SessionDisconnected { session } => {
             pool.end_session(ListenerSession { listener, session }).await?;
         }
         SessionSentLine { session, msg } => {
-            pool.queue_for_session(&ListenerSession { listener, session },
-                                   &format!(ansi!("You hear an echo saying: <bggreen><red>{}<reset>\r\n"), msg)).await?;
+            user_commands::handle(&ListenerSession { listener, session }, &msg, pool).await?;
         }
         AcknowledgeMessage => {}
     }
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/new_session.rs b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/new_session.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3892a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/new_session.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use crate::message_handler::ListenerSession;
+use crate::DResult;
+use crate::db::DBPool;
+use ansi_macro::ansi;
+
+pub async fn handle(session: &ListenerSession, _source: &str, pool: DBPool) -> DResult<()> {
+    pool.clone().start_session(session).await?;
+    pool.queue_for_session(&session, &ansi!("\
+      Welcome to <red>BlastMud<reset> - a text-based post-apocalyptic \
+      game <bold>restricted to adults (18+)<reset>\r\n\
+      Some commands to get you started:\r\n\
+      \t<bold>register <lt>username> <lt>password> <lt>email><reset> to register as a new user.\r\n\
+      \t<bold>connect <lt>username> <lt>password><reset> to log in as an existing user.\r\n\
+      \t<bold>help<reset> to learn more.\r\n")).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands.rs b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d4b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use crate::message_handler::ListenerSession;
+use crate::DResult;
+use crate::db::DBPool;
+use ansi_macro::ansi;
+
+pub async fn handle(session: &ListenerSession, msg: &str, pool: DBPool) -> DResult<()> {
+    pool.queue_for_session(session,
+                           &format!(ansi!(
+                               "You hear an echo saying: <bggreen><red>{}<reset>\r\n"
+                           ), msg)).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}