diff --git a/gw-index.php b/gw-index.php
index 9a1f23f..29b3477 100644
--- a/gw-index.php
+++ b/gw-index.php
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 session_start();
 if (isset($_SESSION['userid']) && ($_SESSION['access'])){
-	echo 'Proceed to character selection <A HREF="gw-toon.php">here</A><BR>'; //really should automate this
+	$uname = $_SESSION['username'];
+	echo '<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Welcome, ' . $uname . '</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><CENTER>';
+	echo 'Proceed to character selection <A HREF="gw-toon.php">here</A><BR />';
+	echo 'Create a new character to record <A HREF="gw-create.php">here</A><BR /></CENTER>';
 } else {
-	echo '<TITLE>Login Required</TITLE><BODY>';
+	echo '<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Login Required</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>';
 	echo '<CENTER><FORM ACTION="gw-login.php" METHOD="POST">Username:<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="username" SIZE="20"><BR />';
 	echo 'Password:<INPUT TYPE="PASSWORD" NAME="password" SIZE="20"><BR />';
 	echo '<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Login ..."></FORM></CENTER>';
 }
+echo '</BODY></HTML>';
 ?>
diff --git a/gw-login.php b/gw-login.php
index a1b75bb..e1cc974 100644
--- a/gw-login.php
+++ b/gw-login.php
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ if ($result = $con->query($sqllogin)){
 			$_SESSION['username'] = $uname;
 			$_SESSION['userid'] = $uid;
 			$_SESSION['access'] = $access;
-			echo 'Proceed to character selection <A HREF="gw-toon.php">here</A><BR>'; //really should automate this
 		}
+		header("refresh:3;url=gw-index.php");
+		echo '<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Logged in</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><CENTER>';
+		echo 'You have successfully logged in ...<BR />Returning to index in a few seconds</CENTER>';
 	} else {
+		echo '<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Invalid login</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><CENTER>';
 		echo 'That was not a valid username or password!<BR>';
-		echo 'Please try again <A HREF="gw-index.php">here</A>';
+		echo 'Please try again <A HREF="gw-index.php">here</A></CENTER>';
 	}
 }
+echo '</BODY></HTML>';
 ?>
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