diff --git a/cwopamud/commands/cwopa/__init__.py b/cwopamud/commands/cwopa/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/cwopamud/commands/cwopa/admin.py b/cwopamud/commands/cwopa/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5514d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cwopamud/commands/cwopa/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+"""
+Commands - CWOPA MUD Admin
+
+Custom commands for an admin account on the CWOPA MUD.
+"""
+
+import re
+import secrets
+import string
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from evennia.utils import class_from_module
+
+
+COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS = class_from_module(settings.COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS)
+
+_ALPHABET = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+
+
+def generate_password(length: int = 16) -> str:
+    """Creates a cryptographically safe password."""
+    return "".join(secrets.choice(_ALPHABET) for i in range(length))
+
+
+class CmdCwopaAdminCreate(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
+    """
+    manually create a new account as an admin
+
+    Usage:
+      admincreate <accountname> [<password>]
+
+    This creates a new account for someone else as an admin. This is useful
+    for situtions where registration is disabled but you still want to make
+    accounts. If a password is not provided, a random 16-character password
+    will be provided. If there are spaces in the username or password, wrap
+    it in double quotes.
+    """
+
+    key = "admincreate"
+    aliases = ["adcre", "adcr"]
+    locks = "cmd:perm(admincreate) or perm(Admin)"
+    help_category = "Admin"
+    arg_regex = r"\s.*?|$"
+
+    def func(self):
+        """Create a new account (with character)."""
+
+        session = self.caller
+        args = self.args.strip()
+
+        # Grab the account class
+        Account = class_from_module(settings.BASE_ACCOUNT_TYPECLASS)
+
+        # extract double quoted parts
+        parts = [part.strip() for part in re.split(r"\"", args) if part.strip()]
+        if '"' in args:
+            if len(parts) == 1:
+                username = parts[0]
+                password = generate_password()
+            elif len(parts) == 2:
+                username = parts[0]
+                password = parts[1]
+            else:
+                usage = (
+                    "\n Usage (without <>): admincreate <name> <password>"
+                    "\nIf <name> or <password> contains spaces, enclose them in double quotes."
+                )
+                session.msg(usage)
+                return
+        else:
+            if len(parts) == 1:
+                parts = parts[0].split(None)
+                if len(parts) == 1:
+                    username = parts[0]
+                    password = generate_password()
+                elif len(parts) == 2:
+                    username = parts[0]
+                    password = parts[1]
+                else:
+                    usage = (
+                        "\n Usage (without <>): admincreate <name> <password>"
+                        "\nIf <name> or <password> contains spaces, enclose "
+                        "them in double quotes."
+                    )
+                    session.msg(usage)
+                    return
+            else:
+                usage = (
+                    "\n Usage (without <>): admincreate <name> <password>"
+                    "\nIf <name> or <password> contains spaces, enclose them "
+                    "in double quotes."
+                )
+                session.msg(usage)
+                return
+
+        # pre-normalize username so the user know what they get
+        non_normalized_username = username
+        username = Account.normalize_username(username)
+        if non_normalized_username != username:
+            session.msg(
+                "Note: your username was normalized to strip spaces and remove "
+                "characters that could be visually confusing."
+            )
+
+        # have the user verify their new account was what they intended
+        answer = yield (
+            f"You want to create an account '{username}' with password "
+            "'{password}'.\nIs this what you intended? [Y]/N?"
+        )
+        if answer.lower() in ("n", "no"):
+            session.msg(
+                "Aborted. If your user name contains spaces, surround it by quotes."
+            )
+            return
+
+        # everything's ok. Create the new player account.
+        account, errors = Account.create(username=username, password=password, ip="")
+        if account:
+            # tell the caller everything went well.
+            success = "A new account '%s' was created."
+            if " " in username:
+                success += (
+                    "\n\nYou can now log in with the command "
+                    "'connect \"%s\" <your password>'."
+                )
+            else:
+                success += (
+                    "\n\nYou can now log with the command "
+                    "'connect %s <your password>'."
+                )
+            session.msg(success % (username, username))
+        else:
+            session.msg("|R%s|n" % "\n".join(errors))
diff --git a/cwopamud/commands/default_cmdsets.py b/cwopamud/commands/default_cmdsets.py
index fee80c7..cb8bf2c 100644
--- a/cwopamud/commands/default_cmdsets.py
+++ b/cwopamud/commands/default_cmdsets.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ own cmdsets by inheriting from them or directly from `evennia.CmdSet`.
 
 from evennia import default_cmds
 
+from .cwopa.admin import CmdCwopaAdminCreate
+
 
 class CharacterCmdSet(default_cmds.CharacterCmdSet):
     """
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class AccountCmdSet(default_cmds.AccountCmdSet):
         #
         # any commands you add below will overload the default ones.
         #
+        self.add(CmdCwopaAdminCreate)
 
 
 class UnloggedinCmdSet(default_cmds.UnloggedinCmdSet):