diff --git a/lorebot/lorebot.go b/lorebot/lorebot.go
index af449ed..bb89f3e 100644
--- a/lorebot/lorebot.go
+++ b/lorebot/lorebot.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/textproto"
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ func staticCommandHandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *r
 		advancedhelpmsg(rtm, ev)
 	case "rng":
 		rnghandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
+	case "betarng":
+		betarnghandler(rtm, ev, redisClient)
 	case "listen":
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("*it's what you hearin*", ev.Channel))
 	case "lorelist":
@@ -305,6 +308,29 @@ func rnghandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *redis.Clien
 	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(rngMsg, ev.Channel))
 }
 
+func betarnghandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *redis.Client) {
+	// aka index:command:added
+	newType := fmt.Sprintf("index:lore:added")
+	//command, err := botfunc.Query(newType, redisClient)
+	command, err := loreQuery(newType, redisClient)
+	if err != nil {
+		glogger.Error.Println(err)
+		println(err)
+	}
+	rngLore := fmt.Sprint(command[rand.Intn(len(command))])
+	println(rngLore)
+
+	// get lore content
+	rngContent, err := loreCheck(rngLore, "lore", redisClient)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", err)
+		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("beep boop.. broken bot..", ev.Channel))
+		return
+	}
+	rngMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Random lore: `%s`\n%s", rngLore, rngContent)
+	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(rngMsg, ev.Channel))
+}
+
 func gnuhandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string) {
 	gnuFmt := fmt.Sprintf("slaps the nonfree software out of %s's hands", target)
 	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(gnuFmt, ev.Channel))