diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index 05305df..c2ace7d 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -358,9 +358,7 @@ fn main() {
             ).await.unwrap();
             let item13 = entity_gateway.create_item(
                 NewItemEntity {
-                    item: ItemDetail::Mag(
-                        item::mag::Mag::baby_mag(5)
-                    ),
+                    item: item::ItemDetail::Mag(item::mag::Mag::wrapped_baby_mag(5)),
                     location: ItemLocation::Inventory {
                         character_id: character.id,
                     }
diff --git a/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs b/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
index 9d02c52..da0067b 100644
--- a/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
@@ -493,6 +493,14 @@ impl EntityGateway for PostgresGateway {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    async fn add_mag_modifier(&mut self, item_id: &ItemEntityId, modifier: mag::MagModifier) -> Result<(), GatewayError> {
+        sqlx::query("insert into mag_modifier (mag, modifier) values ($1, $2);")
+            .bind(item_id.0)
+            .bind(sqlx::types::Json(modifier))
+            .execute(&self.pool).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
 /*
     async fn get_items_by_character(&self, char_id: &CharacterEntityId) -> Result<Vec<ItemEntity>, GatewayError> {
         let q = r#"select * from (
diff --git a/src/entity/item/mag.rs b/src/entity/item/mag.rs
index 5a7bf8d..3dedef0 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/mag.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/mag.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ impl MagAttributeOrdering {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub enum MagModifier {
     FeedMag{
         food: ItemEntityId,
@@ -568,6 +568,24 @@ impl Mag {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn wrapped_baby_mag(skin: u16) -> Mag {
+        Mag {
+            mag: MagType::Mag,
+            def: 500,
+            pow: 0,
+            dex: 0,
+            mnd: 0,
+            synchro: 20,
+            iq: 0,
+            photon_blast: [None; 3],
+            color: (skin % 18) as u8,
+            //modifiers: Vec::new(),
+            class: CharacterClass::HUmar,
+            id: SectionID::Viridia,
+            wrapping: WrappingPaper::from((skin % 10) as u8),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 16] {
         let mut result = [0; 16];
         result[0..3].copy_from_slice(&self.mag.value());
@@ -1117,7 +1135,7 @@ impl Mag {
         match modifier {
             MagModifier::WrapPresent => {self.wrapping = WrappingPaper::from(self.color % 10)}, // prevents mag color from crashing wrapping papers
             MagModifier::UnwrapPresent => {self.wrapping = None},
-            _ => {}, // TODO: do mags use any other modifiers?
+            _ => {}, // TODO: other modifiers are already handled elsewhere. do they need to be moved here?
         }
     }
 }