diff --git a/src/Util.js b/src/Util.js
index b7081d5..5f5b155 100644
--- a/src/Util.js
+++ b/src/Util.js
@@ -1,11 +1,34 @@
-const moment = require('moment');
-const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+const { Util: DiscordUtil } = require('discord.js');
 
 class Util {
 
     constructor() {
-        throw new Error(`Class ${this.constructor.name} may not be instantiated.`);
+        throw new Error("Class may not be instantiated.");
+    }
+
+    static paginate(items, page = 1, pageLength = 10) {
+        const maxPage = Math.ceil(items.length / pageLength);
+        if (page < 1) page = 1;
+        if (page > maxPage) page = maxPage;
+        const startIndex = (page - 1) * pageLength;
+        return {
+            items: items.length > pageLength ? items.slice(startIndex, startIndex + pageLength) : items,
+            page,
+            maxPage,
+            pageLength
+        };
+    }
+
+    static downloadAsBuffer(source) {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            fetch(source).then((res) => {
+                if (res.ok) resolve(res.buffer());
+                else reject(res.statusText);
+            });
+        });
     }
 
     static readdirRecursive(directory) {
@@ -14,10 +37,10 @@ class Util {
 
         (function read(directory) {
             const files = fs.readdirSync(directory);
-            for(const file of files) {
+            for (const file of files) {
                 const filePath = path.join(directory, file);
 
-                if(fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
+                if (fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
                     read(filePath);
                 } else {
                     result.push(filePath);
@@ -29,8 +52,79 @@ class Util {
 
     }
 
-    static get date() {
-        return moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss");
+    static wait(ms) {
+        return this.delayFor(ms);
+    }
+
+    static delayFor(ms) {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+            setTimeout(resolve, ms);
+        });
+    }
+
+    static escapeMarkdown(text, options) {
+        if (typeof text !== 'string') return text;
+        return DiscordUtil.escapeMarkdown(text, options);
+    }
+
+    static get formattingPatterns() {
+        return [
+            ['\\*{1,3}([^*]*)\\*{1,3}', '$1'],
+            ['_{1,3}([^_]*)_{1,3}', '$1'],
+            ['`{1,3}([^`]*)`{1,3}', '$1'],
+            ['~~([^~])~~', '$1']
+        ];
+    }
+
+    static removeMarkdown(content) {
+        if (!content) throw new Error('Missing content');
+        this.formattingPatterns.forEach(([pattern, replacer]) => {
+            content = content.replace(new RegExp(pattern, 'gu'), replacer);
+        });
+        return content.trim();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sanitise user given regex; escapes unauthorised characters
+     *
+     * @static
+     * @param {string} input
+     * @param {string[]} [allowed=['?', '\\', '(', ')', '|']]
+     * @return {string} The sanitised expression
+     * @memberof Util
+     */
+    static sanitiseRegex(input, allowed = ['?', '\\', '(', ')', '|']) {
+        if (!input) throw new Error('Missing input');
+        const reg = new RegExp(`[${this.regChars.filter((char) => !allowed.includes(char)).join('')}]`, 'gu');
+        return input.replace(reg, '\\$&');
+    }
+
+    static get regChars() {
+        return ['.', '+', '*', '?', '\\[', '\\]', '^', '$', '(', ')', '{', '}', '|', '\\\\', '-'];
+    }
+
+    static duration(seconds) {
+        const { plural } = this;
+        let s = 0,
+            m = 0,
+            h = 0,
+            d = 0,
+            w = 0;
+        s = Math.floor(seconds);
+        m = Math.floor(s / 60);
+        s %= 60;
+        h = Math.floor(m / 60);
+        m %= 60;
+        d = Math.floor(h / 24);
+        h %= 24;
+        w = Math.floor(d / 7);
+        d %= 7;
+        return `${w ? `${w} ${plural(w, 'week')} ` : ''}${d ? `${d} ${plural(d, 'day')} ` : ''}${h ? `${h} ${plural(h, 'hour')} ` : ''}${m ? `${m} ${plural(m, 'minute')} ` : ''}${s ? `${s} ${plural(s, 'second')} ` : ''}`.trim();
+    }
+
+    static plural(amt, word) {
+        if (amt === 1) return word;
+        return `${word}s`;
     }
 
 }