diff --git a/src/commands/createcounter.ts b/src/commands/createcounter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04aa3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/createcounter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { Interaction, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
+import { Counter, db } from '../lib/db';
+import { updateCounter } from '../lib/counter';
+
+module.exports = {
+  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
+    .setName('createcounter')
+    .setDescription('[ADMIN] Create a counter in this channel')
+    .addStringOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('key')
+        .setDescription('The codename. Best to leave descriptive for later')
+        .setRequired(true)
+    )
+    .addStringOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('name')
+        .setDescription('The name, anything goes')
+        .setRequired(true)
+    )
+    .addStringOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('emoji')
+        .setDescription('An emoji or symbol or something to represent the counter')
+        .setMaxLength(10)
+        .setRequired(true)
+    )
+    .addNumberOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('value')
+        .setDescription('Initial value to start with')
+    )
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions('0')
+    .setDMPermission(false),
+
+  execute: async (interaction: Interaction) => {
+    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
+    
+    await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
+
+    const key = interaction.options.getString('key')!;
+    const name = interaction.options.getString('name')!;
+    const emoji = interaction.options.getString('emoji')!;
+    const value = interaction.options.getNumber('value') || 0;
+    const channel = interaction.channelId;
+    const guild = interaction.guildId!;
+
+    await db<Counter>('counters')
+      .insert({
+        'key': key,
+        'name': name,
+        'emoji': emoji,
+        'value': value,
+        'channel': channel,
+        'guild': guild
+      });
+
+    const counter = await db<Counter>('counters')
+      .where('key', key)
+      .first();
+
+    await updateCounter(interaction.client, counter!);
+
+    await interaction.followUp({
+      content: `<#${interaction.channelId}> has been **enriched** with your new counter. Congratulations!`
+    });
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/src/commands/decrease.ts b/src/commands/decrease.ts
index 2fdd2cb..8b80a92 100644
--- a/src/commands/decrease.ts
+++ b/src/commands/decrease.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
-import { Interaction, GuildMember, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
-import { changeCounterInteraction } from '../lib/counter';
-import { knownServers } from '../lib/knownServers';
+import { GuildMember, Interaction, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
+import { changeCounterInteraction, counterAutocomplete } from '../lib/counter';
 
 module.exports = {
   data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
     .setName('decrease')
-    .setDescription('Decrease the counter')
+    .setDescription('Decrease a counter')
+    .addStringOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('type')
+        .setAutocomplete(true)
+        .setDescription('The name of the counter')
+        .setRequired(true)
+    )
     .addIntegerOption((option) =>
       option
         .setName('amount')
         .setRequired(false)
         .setDescription('Amount to decrease the counter by')
         .setMinValue(1)
-    ),
-
-  serverWhitelist: [...knownServers.firepit],
+    )
+    .setDMPermission(false),
 
   execute: async (interaction: Interaction, member: GuildMember) => {
     if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
 
-    await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
     const amount = Math.trunc(interaction.options.getInteger('amount') || 1);
-    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, -amount, false);
-  }
+    const type = interaction.options.getString('type')!;
+  
+    await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
+
+    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, -amount, type);
+  },
+
+  autocomplete: counterAutocomplete
 };
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diff --git a/src/commands/decrease2.ts b/src/commands/decrease2.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cebe55f..0000000
--- a/src/commands/decrease2.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { Interaction, GuildMember, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
-import { changeCounterInteraction, getCounter } from '../lib/counter';
-import { knownServers } from '../lib/knownServers';
-
-module.exports = {
-  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
-    .setName('decrease2')
-    .setDescription('Decrease the cream counter')
-    .addIntegerOption((option) =>
-      option
-        .setName('amount')
-        .setRequired(false)
-        .setDescription('Amount to decrease the counter by')
-        .setMinValue(1)
-    ),
-
-  serverWhitelist: [...knownServers.firepit],
-
-  execute: async (interaction: Interaction, member: GuildMember) => {
-    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
-      
-    await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
-    const amount = Math.min(Math.trunc(interaction.options.getInteger('amount') || 1), getCounter(true));
-    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, -amount, true);
-  }
-};
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diff --git a/src/commands/increase.ts b/src/commands/increase.ts
index b178b66..54be345 100644
--- a/src/commands/increase.ts
+++ b/src/commands/increase.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
 import { GuildMember, Interaction, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
-import { changeCounterInteraction } from '../lib/counter';
-import { knownServers } from '../lib/knownServers';
+import { changeCounterInteraction, counterAutocomplete } from '../lib/counter';
 
 module.exports = {
   data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
     .setName('increase')
-    .setDescription('Increase the counter')
+    .setDescription('Increase a counter')
+    .addStringOption(option => 
+      option
+        .setName('type')
+        .setAutocomplete(true)
+        .setDescription('The name of the counter')
+        .setRequired(true)
+    )
     .addIntegerOption((option) =>
       option
         .setName('amount')
         .setRequired(false)
         .setDescription('Amount to increase the counter by')
         .setMinValue(1)
-    ),
-
-  serverWhitelist: [...knownServers.firepit],
+    )
+    .setDMPermission(false),
 
   execute: async (interaction: Interaction, member: GuildMember) => {
     if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
+
+    const amount = Math.trunc(interaction.options.getInteger('amount') || 1);
+    const type = interaction.options.getString('type')!;
   
     await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
-    const amount = Math.trunc(interaction.options.getInteger('amount') || 1);
-    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, amount, false);
-  }
+
+    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, amount, type);
+  },
+
+  autocomplete: counterAutocomplete
 };
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diff --git a/src/commands/increase2.ts b/src/commands/increase2.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b6e9353..0000000
--- a/src/commands/increase2.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { GuildMember, Interaction, SlashCommandBuilder } from 'discord.js';
-import { changeCounterInteraction } from '../lib/counter';
-import { knownServers } from '../lib/knownServers';
-
-module.exports = {
-  data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
-    .setName('increase2')
-    .setDescription('Increase the cream counter')
-    .addIntegerOption((option) =>
-      option
-        .setName('amount')
-        .setRequired(false)
-        .setDescription('Amount to increase the counter by')
-        .setMinValue(1)
-    ),
-
-  serverWhitelist: [...knownServers.firepit],
-
-  execute: async (interaction: Interaction, member: GuildMember) => {
-    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
-
-    if (member.id !== '212481359589933056' && member.id !== '321126371189587968')
-      return await interaction.reply({
-        ephemeral: true,
-        content: 'you are not Dragon.'
-      });
-    await interaction.deferReply({ephemeral: true});
-    const amount = Math.trunc(interaction.options.getInteger('amount') || 1);
-    changeCounterInteraction(interaction, member, amount, true);
-  }
-};
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diff --git a/src/commands/subscribe.ts b/src/commands/subscribe.ts
index 8e2129e..9749945 100644
--- a/src/commands/subscribe.ts
+++ b/src/commands/subscribe.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import { isSubscribed, subscribe, timeAnnouncements, unsubscribe } from '../lib/
 module.exports = {
   data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
     .setName('subscribe')
-    .setDescription('Subscribe/unsubscribe to a time announcement')
+    .setDescription('[ADMIN] Subscribe/unsubscribe to a time announcement')
     .addStringOption(option => 
       option
         .setName('type')
         .setChoices(...Object.keys(timeAnnouncements).map(l => ({name: l, value: l})))
         .setDescription('The name of the time announcement')
+        .setRequired(true)
     )
     .setDefaultMemberPermissions('0'),
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 47dceda..18feb4f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Client, GatewayIntentBits, Events, Collection, TextChannel } from 'disc
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 const { token } = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config.json', 'utf8'));
 import * as path from 'path';
-import { initializeCounter } from './lib/counter';
 import { initializeAnnouncements } from './lib/subscriptions';
 import { initTables } from './lib/db';
 
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ const bot = new Client({
 });
 
 bot.on(Events.ClientReady, async () => {
-  initializeCounter(false);
-  initializeCounter(true);
-
   initializeAnnouncements(bot);
 
   bot.commands = new Collection();
@@ -36,17 +32,26 @@ bot.on(Events.ClientReady, async () => {
 });
 
 bot.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async (interaction) => {
-  if (!interaction.isCommand()) return;
+  if (interaction.isCommand()) {
+    const command = interaction.client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
+    if (!command) return;
+  
+    try {
+      await command.execute(interaction, interaction.member);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (interaction.isRepliable() && !interaction.replied && !interaction.deferred) interaction.reply({ content: '`ERROR`', ephemeral: true });
+      if (interaction.deferred) interaction.followUp('`ERROR`');
+      console.error(error);
+    }
+  } else if (interaction.isAutocomplete()) {
+    const command = interaction.client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
+    if (!command) return;
 
-  const command = interaction.client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
-  if (!command) return;
-
-  try {
-    await command.execute(interaction, interaction.member);
-  } catch (error) {
-    if (interaction.isRepliable() && !interaction.replied && !interaction.deferred) interaction.reply({ content: '`ERROR`', ephemeral: true });
-    if (interaction.deferred) interaction.followUp('`ERROR`');
-    console.error(error);
+    try {
+      await command.autocomplete(interaction);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error);
+    }
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/counter.ts b/src/lib/counter.ts
index fe7e692..9b39ef8 100644
--- a/src/lib/counter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/counter.ts
@@ -1,94 +1,49 @@
-import { Client, CommandInteraction, GuildMember, EmbedBuilder, TextChannel } from 'discord.js';
-import * as fsp from 'fs/promises';
-import { exists, getSign } from './util';
+import { Client, CommandInteraction, GuildMember, EmbedBuilder, TextChannel, AutocompleteInteraction } from 'discord.js';
+import { getSign } from './util';
+import { Counter, db } from './db';
 
-const counterFile = './counter.json';
-const counterFileCream = './counterCream.json';
-const counterMessageFile = './counterMessageID.txt';
-const counterCreamMessageFile = './counterCreamMessageID.txt';
+export async function getCounter(type: string) {
+  const counter = await db<Counter>('counters')
+    .where('key', type)
+    .first();
 
-const PISS_CHANNEL = '975802147126018150';
-const CREAM_CHANNEL = '1098319707741900910';
-export const PISS_EMOJI = '🪣';
-export const CREAM_EMOJI = '🥛';
+  if (!counter) throw 'No such counter';
 
-function getCounterFile(cream: boolean) {
-  return cream ? counterFileCream : counterFile;
+  return counter.value;
 }
 
-let pissCounter = 0;
-let creamCounter = 0;
+export async function changeCounter(delta: number, type: string) {
+  const value = await getCounter(type);
+  const newValue = value + delta;
 
-export async function initializeCounter(cream: boolean) {
-  const filename = getCounterFile(cream);
-  if (await exists(filename)) {
-    const count = parseInt(await fsp.readFile(filename, 'utf8'));
-    if (cream) {
-      creamCounter = count;
-    } else {
-      pissCounter = count;
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (cream) {
-      creamCounter = 0;
-    } else {
-      pissCounter = 0;
-    }
-    await saveCounter(cream);
-  }
+  await db<Counter>('counters')
+    .where('key', type)
+    .update({
+      'value': newValue
+    });
+
+  return newValue;
 }
 
-export function getCounter(cream: boolean) {
-  return cream ? creamCounter : pissCounter;
+export async function getCounterData(type: string) {
+  const counter = await db<Counter>('counters')
+    .select('*')
+    .where('key', type)
+    .first();
+
+  if (!counter) throw 'No such counter';
+
+  return counter;
 }
 
-async function saveCounter(cream: boolean) {
-  fsp.writeFile(getCounterFile(cream), Math.trunc(getCounter(cream)).toString());
-}
+export async function updateCounter(bot: Client, counter: Counter) {
+  const channel = await bot.channels.fetch(counter.channel) as TextChannel;
+  const messageID = counter.message;
 
-export async function changeCounter(delta: number, cream: boolean) {
-  if (cream) {
-    creamCounter += delta;
-  } else {
-    pissCounter += delta;
-  }
-  await saveCounter(cream);
-  return getCounter(cream);
-}
-
-function getCounterMessageFile(cream: boolean) {
-  return cream ? counterMessageFile : counterCreamMessageFile;
-}
-
-async function getCounterMessageID(cream: boolean) {
-  const filename = getCounterMessageFile(cream);
-  if (await exists(filename)) {
-    const str = await fsp.readFile(filename, 'utf8');
-    return str;
-  } else {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-function saveCounterMessageID(id: string, cream: boolean) {
-  return fsp.writeFile(getCounterMessageFile(cream), id);
-}
-
-function getEmoji(cream: boolean) {
-  return cream ? CREAM_EMOJI : PISS_EMOJI;
-}
-
-function getChannel(cream: boolean) {
-  return cream ? CREAM_CHANNEL : PISS_CHANNEL;
-}
-
-export async function updateCounter(bot: Client, cream: boolean) {
-  const channel = await bot.channels.fetch(getChannel(cream)) as TextChannel;
-  const messageID = await getCounterMessageID(cream);
-
-  const content = `[${getEmoji(cream)}] x${getCounter(cream)}`;
+  const content = `[${counter.emoji}] x${counter.value}`;
 
   // bit janky
+  // yeah you don't say
   try {
     if (messageID) {
       const message = await channel.messages.fetch(messageID);
@@ -100,12 +55,17 @@ export async function updateCounter(bot: Client, cream: boolean) {
   } catch(err) {
     const message = await channel.send(content);
     message.pin();
-    await saveCounterMessageID(message.id, cream);
+    
+    await db<Counter>('counters')
+      .where('key', counter.key)
+      .update({
+        'message': message.id
+      });
   }
 }
 
-export async function announceCounterUpdate(bot: Client, member: GuildMember, delta: number, cream: boolean) {
-  const channel = await bot.channels.fetch(getChannel(cream)) as TextChannel;
+export async function announceCounterUpdate(bot: Client, member: GuildMember, delta: number, counter: Counter) {
+  const channel = await bot.channels.fetch(counter.channel) as TextChannel;
 
   const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
     .setAuthor({
@@ -116,7 +76,7 @@ export async function announceCounterUpdate(bot: Client, member: GuildMember, de
     .setColor(member.displayColor)
     .setTimestamp()
     .setFooter({
-      text: `[${getEmoji(cream)}] x${getCounter(cream)}`
+      text: `[${counter.emoji}] x${counter.value}`
     });
 
   await channel.send({
@@ -124,11 +84,33 @@ export async function announceCounterUpdate(bot: Client, member: GuildMember, de
   });
 }
 
-export async function changeCounterInteraction(interaction: CommandInteraction, member: GuildMember, amount: number, cream: boolean) {
-  const newCount = await changeCounter(amount, cream);
-  await updateCounter(interaction.client, cream);
-  await announceCounterUpdate(interaction.client, member, amount, cream);
+export async function changeCounterInteraction(interaction: CommandInteraction, member: GuildMember, amount: number, type: string) {
+  const counter = await getCounterData(type);
+
+  const newCount = await changeCounter(amount, type);
+  await updateCounter(interaction.client, counter);
+  await announceCounterUpdate(interaction.client, member, amount, counter);
   interaction.followUp({
-    content: `${getEmoji(cream)} **You have ${amount > 0 ? 'increased' : 'decreased'} the counter.**\n\`\`\`diff\n ${newCount - amount}\n${getSign(amount)}${Math.abs(amount)}\n ${newCount}\`\`\``
+    content: `${counter.emoji} **You have ${amount > 0 ? 'increased' : 'decreased'} the counter.**\n\`\`\`diff\n ${newCount - amount}\n${getSign(amount)}${Math.abs(amount)}\n ${newCount}\`\`\``
   });
+}
+
+export async function counterAutocomplete(interaction: AutocompleteInteraction) {
+  const focusedValue = interaction.options.getFocused();
+  const guild = interaction.guildId;
+
+  const query = db<Counter>('counters')
+    .select('name', 'key')
+    .whereLike('name', `%${focusedValue.toLowerCase()}%`)
+    .limit(25);
+
+  if (guild) {
+    query.where('guild', guild);
+  }
+
+  const foundCounters = await query;
+
+  await interaction.respond(
+    foundCounters.map(choice => ({ name: choice.name, value: choice.key }))
+  );
 }
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diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 885acfa..4347298 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ export interface Subscription {
   channel: string,
   guild?: string
 }
+export interface Counter {
+  key: string,
+  name: string,
+  emoji: string,
+  value: number,
+  channel: string,
+  guild: string,
+  message?: string,
+  allowlist: boolean
+}
 
 export async function initTables() {
   await db.schema.createTableIfNotExists('scheduledSubscriptions', table => {
@@ -29,17 +39,18 @@ export async function initTables() {
     table.string('channel');
     table.string('guild').nullable();
   });
-  /*await db.schema.createTableIfNotExists('counters', table => {
-    table.string('key').primary();
+  await db.schema.createTableIfNotExists('counters', table => {
+    table.string('key').notNullable();
     table.string('name').notNullable();
     table.string('emoji').notNullable();
     table.integer('value').defaultTo(0);
     table.string('channel').notNullable();
+    table.string('guild').notNullable();
     table.string('message');
     table.boolean('allowlist');
   });
   await db.schema.createTableIfNotExists('counterUserLink', table => {
     table.string('key').references('key').inTable('counters');
     table.string('user').notNullable();
-  });*/
+  });
 }
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