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diff --git a/webAO/client/appendICLog.ts b/webAO/client/appendICLog.ts
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+import { lastICMessageTime, setLastICMessageTime } from "../client";
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Appends a message to the in-character chat log.
+ * @param {string} msg the string to be added
+ * @param {string} name the name of the sender
+ */
+export function appendICLog(
+    msg: string,
+    showname = "",
+    nameplate = "",
+    time = new Date()
+) {
+    const entry = document.createElement("p");
+    const shownameField = document.createElement("span");
+    const nameplateField = document.createElement("span");
+    const textField = document.createElement("span");
+    nameplateField.className = "iclog_name iclog_nameplate";
+    nameplateField.appendChild(document.createTextNode(nameplate));
+
+    shownameField.className = "iclog_name iclog_showname";
+    if (showname === "" || !showname) {
+        shownameField.appendChild(document.createTextNode(nameplate));
+    } else {
+        shownameField.appendChild(document.createTextNode(showname));
+    }
+
+    textField.className = "iclog_text";
+    textField.appendChild(document.createTextNode(msg));
+
+    entry.appendChild(shownameField);
+    entry.appendChild(nameplateField);
+    entry.appendChild(textField);
+
+    // Only put a timestamp if the minute has changed.
+    if (lastICMessageTime.getMinutes() !== time.getMinutes()) {
+        const timeStamp = document.createElement("span");
+        timeStamp.className = "iclog_time";
+        timeStamp.innerText = time.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
+            hour: "numeric",
+            minute: "2-digit",
+        });
+        entry.appendChild(timeStamp);
+    }
+
+    const clientLog = document.getElementById("client_log")!;
+    clientLog.appendChild(entry);
+
+    /* This is a little buggy - some troubleshooting might be desirable */
+    if (clientLog.scrollTop > clientLog.scrollHeight - 800) {
+        clientLog.scrollTop = clientLog.scrollHeight;
+    }
+
+    setLastICMessageTime(new Date());
+}
+\ No newline at end of file