diff --git a/hitomi/backends.py b/hitomi/backends.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35ed48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hitomi/backends.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Wrap backend requests for usage in commands."""
+import logging
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
+
+import requests
+
+import hitomi.config as config
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class DrBotzoBackend(object):
+    """Basic HTTP requests API, wrapped with some authentication and config stuff."""
+
+    def post(self, url, **kwargs):
+        """Wrap requests.post with authentication and hostname settings."""
+        return requests.post(urljoin(config.DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_HOST, url),
+                             auth=(config.DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_USER, config.DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_PASS), **kwargs)
+
+
+dr_botzo = DrBotzoBackend()
diff --git a/hitomi/config.py b/hitomi/config.py
index 9b829dc..dcda3ad 100644
--- a/hitomi/config.py
+++ b/hitomi/config.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ BOT_MAX_MESSAGES = int(os.environ.get('HITOMI_BOT_MAX_MESSAGES', '5000'))
 BOT_PLUGIN_STR = os.environ.get('HITOMI_BOT_PLUGINS', '')
 BOT_PLUGINS = BOT_PLUGIN_STR.split(',') if BOT_PLUGIN_STR != '' else []
 
+DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_HOST = os.environ.get('HITOMI_DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_HOST', 'http://localhost:8000/')
+DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_USER = os.environ.get('HITOMI_DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_USER', '')
+DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_PASS = os.environ.get('HITOMI_DR_BOTZO_BACKEND_PASS', '')
+
 logging.config.dictConfig({
     'version': 1,
     'disable_existing_loggers': False,
diff --git a/hitomi/dice.py b/hitomi/dice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4cff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hitomi/dice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""Commands for dice rolling type behavior."""
+import logging
+
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+from hitomi import bot
+from hitomi.backends import dr_botzo
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Dice(commands.Cog):
+    """Commands for rolling dice and whatnot."""
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def roll(self, ctx, dice):
+        """Roll a provided dice string.
+
+        Format: T#K/NdS+M; T = times, K = keep, N = number, S = sides, M = modifier
+        """
+        logger.info("rolling dice: %s", dice)
+        result = dr_botzo.post('/dice/rpc/roll/', json={'dice': dice})
+        logger.debug(result)
+        await ctx.send(result.json())
+
+
+bot.add_cog(Dice(bot))