diff --git a/pkg/common/privs.go b/pkg/common/privs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b24718
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+++ b/pkg/common/privs.go
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+package common
+
+import "github.com/gempir/go-twitch-irc/v3"
+
+// ElevatedPrivsMessage is checking a given message twitch.PrivateMessage
+// if it came from a moderator/vip/or broadcaster and returns a bool
+func ElevatedPrivsMessage(message twitch.PrivateMessage) bool {
+	if message.User.Badges["moderator"] == 1 ||
+		message.User.Badges["vip"] == 1 ||
+		message.User.Badges["broadcaster"] == 1 {
+		return true
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// ModPrivsMessage is checking a given message twitch.PrivateMessage
+// if it came from a moderator or broadcaster and returns a bool
+func ModPrivsMessage(message twitch.PrivateMessage) bool {
+	if message.User.Badges["moderator"] == 1 ||
+		message.User.Badges["broadcaster"] == 1 {
+		return true
+	} else {
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/common/random.go b/pkg/common/random.go
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+++ b/pkg/common/random.go
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+package common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// StrGenerateRandomNumber generates a random number from
+// a given max value as a string
+func StrGenerateRandomNumber(max string) int {
+	num, err := strconv.Atoi(max)
+	if num < 1 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Supplied value %v is not a number", num)
+		return 0
+	} else {
+		rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+		return rand.Intn(num)
+	}
+}
+
+// GenerateRandomNumber returns a random number from
+// a given max value as a int
+func GenerateRandomNumber(max int) int {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return rand.Intn(max)
+}
+
+// GenerateRandomNumberRange returns a random number
+// over a given minimum and maximum range.
+func GenerateRandomNumberRange(min int, max int) int {
+	return (rand.Intn(max-min) + min)
+}