diff --git a/src/entity/character.rs b/src/entity/character.rs
index 3c4d87a..c4f97de 100644
--- a/src/entity/character.rs
+++ b/src/entity/character.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use libpso::character::character::{DEFAULT_PALETTE_CONFIG, DEFAULT_TECH_MENU};
 use crate::entity::item::tech::Technique;
 use crate::entity::account::UserAccountId;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, enum_utils::FromStr, derive_more::Display, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum CharacterClass {
     HUmar,
     HUnewearl,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Into<u8> for CharacterClass {
 }
 
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, derive_more::Display)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, enum_utils::FromStr, derive_more::Display, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum SectionID {
     Viridia,
     Greenill,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub struct TechLevel(pub u8);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CharacterTechniques {
-    techs: HashMap<Technique, TechLevel>
+    pub techs: HashMap<Technique, TechLevel>
 }
 
 impl CharacterTechniques {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl CharacterTechniques {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CharacterConfig {
-    raw_data: [u8; 0xE8],
+    pub raw_data: [u8; 0xE8],
 }
 
 impl CharacterConfig {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl CharacterConfig {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CharacterInfoboard {
-    board: [u16; 172],
+    pub board: [u16; 172],
 }
 
 impl CharacterInfoboard {
diff --git a/src/entity/item/esweapon.rs b/src/entity/item/esweapon.rs
index 1d091ec..3251924 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/esweapon.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/esweapon.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 // TODO: actually use this
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ItemParseError {
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ pub enum ItemParseError {
     InvalidESWeaponName,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ESWeaponType {
     Saber = 0,
     Sword,
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ impl ESWeaponType {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ESWeaponSpecial {
     Jellen = 1,
     Zalure,
@@ -305,4 +306,4 @@ mod test {
     }
 
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/entity/item/unit.rs b/src/entity/item/unit.rs
index 5528c1d..aa83bf1 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/unit.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/unit.rs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl UnitType {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum UnitModifier {
     PlusPlus,
     Plus,
diff --git a/src/entity/item/weapon.rs b/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
index 48a0e4c..3953da3 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/weapon.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub enum ItemParseError {
     InvalidWeaponAttribute,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, Ord, PartialOrd, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Attribute {
     Native = 1,
     ABeast,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl WeaponAttribute {
 }
 
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum WeaponSpecial {
     Draw = 1,
     Drain,
diff --git a/src/ship/map/area.rs b/src/ship/map/area.rs
index 2afcbcd..9621109 100644
--- a/src/ship/map/area.rs
+++ b/src/ship/map/area.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // TOOD: `pub(super) for most of these?`
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::ship::room::Episode;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum MapArea {
     Pioneer2Ep1,
     Forest1,