diff --git a/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/die_new.rs b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/die_new.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d00a21e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/die_new.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+impl Die {
+    pub fn new(sides: u16) -> Self {
+        Self { sides }
+    }
+}
+
+// #[cfg(test)]
+// mod unit_tests { use super::*; }
diff --git a/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/mod.rs b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/mod.rs
index 96a9135..ba7dfd0 100644
--- a/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/mod.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/imp/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pub mod die_new;
 pub mod handful_grab;
diff --git a/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/str/die.rs b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/str/die.rs
index 4f02689..cadc462 100644
--- a/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/str/die.rs
+++ b/01.workspace/oxidice_lib/src/str/die.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub struct O {}
+pub struct O {
+    pub(crate) sides: u16,
+}
 
 // impl std::fmt::Display for O {
 // fn fmt(&self, _f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {