diff --git a/custom_json.cs b/custom_json.cs
index 76c7897..a2f757a 100644
--- a/custom_json.cs
+++ b/custom_json.cs
@@ -37,4 +37,21 @@ protected override JsonProperty CreateProperty(MemberInfo member, MemberSerializ
             return jsonProperty;
         }
     }
+
+    public class MonsterAttackConverter : JsonConverter
+    {
+        public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            MonsterAttack attack = value as MonsterAttack;
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+        public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+        {
+            return typeof(MonsterAttack).IsAssignableFrom(objectType);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/json/hardcoded_mattack.json b/json/hardcoded_mattack.json
index 878a9c9..66b5a5c 100644
--- a/json/hardcoded_mattack.json
+++ b/json/hardcoded_mattack.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "NONE":
-  "EAT_CROP":
-  "EAT_FOOD":
-  "ANTQUEEN":
-  "CHECK_UP":
-  "ASSIST":
+  "NONE": "no attack chosen",
+  "EAT_CROP": "eats a furniture with the PLANT flag",
+  "EAT_FOOD": "eats a food item",
+  "ANTQUEEN": "lays ant eggs and feeds them to have them grow into an adult",
+  "CHECK_UP": "robot nurse checkup special",
+  "ASSIST": "self-aware special",
   "OPERATE":
   "PAID_BOT":
   "SHRIEK":
diff --git a/mtype.cs b/mtype.cs
index 0e7468d..819e87b 100644
--- a/mtype.cs
+++ b/mtype.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace cdda_item_creator
 {
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(MonsterAttackConverter))]
+    class MonsterAttack
+    {
+
+    }
     class Translation
     {
         [DefaultValue("")]
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ public void Add(DamageUnit du_add)
     // intended to be able to be written to JSON easily
     class Mtype
     {
-        public const string Type = "MONSTER";
+        public string Type { get; } = "MONSTER";
 
         [DefaultValue("")]
         public string Id { get; set; } = "";
diff --git a/spell_type.cs b/spell_type.cs
index 96b6a87..111fbee 100644
--- a/spell_type.cs
+++ b/spell_type.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class spell_type
             public spell_type() { }
 
             public string Id { get; set; } = "";
-            public const string Type = "SPELL";
+            public string Type { get; } = "SPELL";
             public string Name { get; set; } = "";
             public string Description { get; set; } = "";