diff --git a/battleman.py b/battleman.py
index 2a46336..39e722b 100755
--- a/battleman.py
+++ b/battleman.py
@@ -104,12 +104,18 @@ class Combatant():
         self.surges = surges
         self.ap = ap
         self.sw = sw
-        self.recharges = []
         self.conditions = {}
         self.index = Combatant.next_index
         self.next_condition_index = 0
         Combatant.next_index += 1
 
+        self.recharges = {}
+        recharge_index = 0
+        for r in recharges:
+            r['index'] = recharge_index
+            self.recharges[recharge_index] = r
+            recharge_index += 1
+
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "{}: {} ({})".format(self.index, self.name, self.format_health_summary())
@@ -192,8 +198,9 @@ class Combatant():
                 else:
                     print('{} is still affected by {} ({} round{} left).'.format(self, c['name'], c['duration'], 's'[c['duration']==1:]))
 
+        # fixme: print message when this succeeds
         for r in self.recharges:
-            if r['used']:
+            if r['used']: # fixme: this line breaks
                 # Roll to recharge
                 d = Dice.from_str('1d6')
                 n = d.roll()['total']
@@ -279,6 +286,25 @@ class Combatant():
         self.add_condition('Second Wind (+2 all def)', 't', 1)
 
 
+    def use_recharge_power(self, index):
+        if index not in self.recharges:
+            print "Error: Invalid recharge index"
+            return
+
+        self.recharges[index]['used'] = True
+
+
+    def choose_recharge_power(self):
+        print self.format_recharge_summary()
+        index = input_int('choice')
+
+        if index not in self.recharges:
+            print 'Error: {} is not a valid index'.format(index)
+            return self.choose_recharge_power()
+
+        return self.recharges[index]
+
+
     def is_bloodied(self):
         return self.hp <= self.max_hp / 2
 
@@ -287,6 +313,21 @@ class Combatant():
         return self.hp <= 0
 
 
+    def format_full_info(self):
+        return """{name}
+{separator}
+index:      {index}
+hp:         {hp}/{max_hp}
+temp hp:    {temp_hp}
+surges:     {surge}
+ap:         {ap}
+sw:         {sw}
+conditions:
+{conditions}
+recharge powers:
+{recharge}""".format(index=self.index, name=self.name, hp=self.hp, max_hp=self.max_hp, temp_hp=self.temp_hp, surge=self.surges, ap=self.ap, sw=self.sw, conditions=self.format_condition_summary(), recharge=self.format_recharge_summary(), separator='='*len(self.name))
+
+
     def format_health_summary(self):
         bloodied = ''
         temp_info = ''
@@ -313,6 +354,11 @@ class Combatant():
 
         return summary.rstrip()
 
+    def format_recharge_summary(self):
+        summary = ''
+        for (index, r) in self.recharges.items():
+            summary = summary + '{}: {} (Recharge: {}, Available: {})\n'.format(index, r['name'], r['value'], ['Yes', 'No'][ r['used'] ])
+        return summary.rstrip()
 
 
 # data about the battle - includes combatant list, etc
@@ -435,9 +481,9 @@ class Battle():
 
         g = self.groups[self.current]
         if g.is_solo_group():
-            ret = ret + '{}\n'.format(g.members[0])
+            ret = '{}\n'.format(g.members[0].format_full_info())
         else:
-            ret = ret + '{}:\n'.format(g.name)
+            ret = ret + '{}'.format(g.name)
             for c in g.members:
                 ret = ret + '  {}\n'.format(c)
         
@@ -539,6 +585,8 @@ def do_prompt():
         do_remove_condition(data)
     elif comm == 'n':
         battle.next_combatant()
+    elif comm == 'r':
+        do_use_recharge_power(data)
     elif comm == 'w':
         do_wait(data)
     elif comm == 'W':
@@ -549,23 +597,23 @@ def do_prompt():
 
 def do_help():
     print("""Possible commands:
-?  - print this help menu (yay, you already figured that one out)
-a  - add more combatants (works during battle)
-b  - begin the battle
-l  - list combatants
-p  - print info for combatant/group with initiative
-d  - deal damage to someone
-h  - heal someone
-t  - add temporary hit points
-T  - remove temporary hit points [stub]
-s  - use a healing surge
-so - use a healing surge, but don't regain hit points
-sw - use a second wind
-c  - apply a condition
-C  - remove a condition
-n  - next (end the current combat group's turn)
-wW - wait / unwait (remove a combatant from the initiative order and into a separate pool, then put them back) [stub]
-q  - quit""")
+?   - print this help menu (yay, you already figured that one out)
+a   - add more combatants (works during battle)
+b   - begin the battle
+l   - list combatants
+p   - print info for combatant/group with initiative
+d   - deal damage to someone
+h   - heal someone
+t   - add temporary hit points
+T   - remove temporary hit points [stub]
+s   - use a healing surge
+so  - use a healing surge, but don't regain hit points
+sw  - use a second wind
+c/C - apply / remove a condition
+r   - use a rechargable power
+n   - next (end the current combat group's turn)
+w/W - wait / unwait (remove a combatant from the initiative order and into a separate pool, then put them back) [stub]
+q   - quit""")
 
 
 def do_add_combatants(data):
@@ -704,6 +752,23 @@ def do_remove_condition(data):
     c.remove_condition(index)
 
 
+def do_use_recharge_power(data):
+    if len(data) >= 1:
+        c = battle.get_combatant(int(data[0]))
+        if not c:
+            print ('Error: Invalid combatant index.')
+            return
+    else:
+        c = battle.choose_combatant()
+
+    if len(data) >= 2:
+        index = int(data[1])
+    else:
+        index = c.choose_recharge_power()['index']
+
+    c.use_recharge_power(index)
+
+
 def do_wait(data):
     do_stub()