diff --git a/lib/Views/InitiativeTrackerView.ts b/lib/Views/InitiativeTrackerView.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d36dba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Views/InitiativeTrackerView.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { ItemView, WorkspaceLeaf } from 'obsidian';
+
+export const VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE = 'example-view';
+
+export class ExampleView extends ItemView {
+  constructor(leaf: WorkspaceLeaf) {
+    super(leaf);
+  }
+
+  getViewType() {
+    return VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE;
+  }
+
+  getDisplayText() {
+    return 'Example view';
+  }
+
+  async onOpen() {
+    const container = this.containerEl.children[1];
+    container.empty();
+    container.createEl('h2', { text: 'Example view' });
+    //container.createEl('br');
+    container.createEl('h4', { text: 'Example view' });
+  }
+
+  async onClose() {
+    // Nothing to clean up.
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/main.ts b/lib/main.ts
index 79922de..7416c2d 100644
--- a/lib/main.ts
+++ b/lib/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { App, Editor, MarkdownView, Modal, Notice, Plugin, PluginSettingTab, Setting } from 'obsidian';
-
+import { ExampleView, VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE } from './Views/InitiativeTrackerView';
 // Remember to rename these classes and interfaces!
 
 interface MyPluginSettings {
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ export default class ForbiddenLandsCharacterSheet extends Plugin {
 	async onload() {
 		await this.loadSettings();
 
+
+		this.registerView(
+			VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE,
+			(leaf) => new ExampleView(leaf)
+		  );
+
+		  this.addRibbonIcon('dice', 'Activate view', () => {
+			this.activateView();
+		  });
+
 		// This creates an icon in the left ribbon.
 		const CharacterRibbon = this.addRibbonIcon('book', 'Sample Plugin', (evt: MouseEvent) => {
 			// Called when the user clicks the icon.
@@ -87,6 +97,26 @@ export default class ForbiddenLandsCharacterSheet extends Plugin {
 
 	}
 
+	async activateView() {
+		const { workspace } = this.app;
+	
+		let leaf: WorkspaceLeaf | null = null;
+		const leaves = workspace.getLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE);
+	
+		if (leaves.length > 0) {
+		  // A leaf with our view already exists, use that
+		  leaf = leaves[0];
+		} else {
+		  // Our view could not be found in the workspace, create a new leaf
+		  // in the right sidebar for it
+		  leaf = workspace.getRightLeaf(false);
+		  await leaf.setViewState({ type: VIEW_TYPE_EXAMPLE, active: true });
+		}
+	
+		// "Reveal" the leaf in case it is in a collapsed sidebar
+		workspace.revealLeaf(leaf);
+	  }
+
 	async loadSettings() {
 		this.settings = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_SETTINGS, await this.loadData());
 	}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2d6fbdf..32df59e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
       "ES5",
       "ES6",
       "ES7"
-    ]
+    ],
   },
   "include": [
-    "**/*.ts"
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "lib"
   ]
 }