diff --git a/evennia/__init__.py b/evennia/__init__.py
index 080114f7a0..81d99e8764 100644
--- a/evennia/__init__.py
+++ b/evennia/__init__.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ TASK_HANDLER = None
 TICKER_HANDLER = None
 MONITOR_HANDLER = None
 CHANNEL_HANDLER = None
+VALID_HANDLER = None
 
 
 def _create_version():
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ def _init():
     global search_object, search_script, search_account, search_channel, search_help, search_tag, search_message
     global create_object, create_script, create_account, create_channel, create_message, create_help_entry
     global settings, lockfuncs, logger, utils, gametime, ansi, spawn, managers
-    global contrib, TICKER_HANDLER, MONITOR_HANDLER, SESSION_HANDLER, CHANNEL_HANDLER, TASK_HANDLER
+    global contrib, TICKER_HANDLER, MONITOR_HANDLER, SESSION_HANDLER, CHANNEL_HANDLER, TASK_HANDLER, VALID_HANDLER
     global EvMenu, EvTable, EvForm, EvMore, EvEditor
     global ANSIString 
 
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ def _init():
     from .server.sessionhandler import SESSION_HANDLER
     from .comms.channelhandler import CHANNEL_HANDLER
     from .scripts.monitorhandler import MONITOR_HANDLER
+    from .utils.valid import VALID_HANDLER
 
     # initialize the doc string
     global __doc__
diff --git a/evennia/settings_default.py b/evennia/settings_default.py
index 4e582b11e3..cccdf3c03e 100644
--- a/evennia/settings_default.py
+++ b/evennia/settings_default.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ TIME_GAME_EPOCH = None
 TIME_IGNORE_DOWNTIMES = False
 
 ######################################################################
-# Inlinefunc & PrototypeFuncs
+# Inlinefunc, PrototypeFuncs, and ValidFuncs
 ######################################################################
 # Evennia supports inline function preprocessing. This allows users
 # to supply inline calls on the form $func(arg, arg, ...) to do
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ INLINEFUNC_MODULES = ["evennia.utils.inlinefuncs",
 PROTOTYPEFUNC_MODULES = ["evennia.utils.prototypefuncs",
                          "server.conf.prototypefuncs"]
 
+# Module holding validator functions. functions in later modules will
+# override those in earlier ones.
+VALIDFUNC_MODULES = ['evennia.utils.validfuncs', ]
+
 ######################################################################
 # Default Account setup and access
 ######################################################################
diff --git a/evennia/utils/valid.py b/evennia/utils/valid.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29000821ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/utils/valid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from evennia.utils.utils import callables_from_module
+
+
+class ValidHandler(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.valid_storage = {}
+        for module in settings.VALIDFUNC_MODULES:
+            self.valid_storage.update(callables_from_module(module))
+
+    def __getitem__(self, item):
+        return self.valid_storage.get(item, None)
+
+
+VALID_HANDLER = ValidHandler()
diff --git a/evennia/utils/validfuncs.py b/evennia/utils/validfuncs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4265b94347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evennia/utils/validfuncs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+"""
+Contains all the validation functions.
+
+All validation functions must have a checker (probably a session) and entry arg.
+
+They can employ more paramters at your leisure.
+"""
+
+import re as _re
+import pytz as _pytz
+import datetime as _dt
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as _error
+from django.core.validators import validate_email as _val_email
+from evennia.utils.ansi import ANSIString as _ansi
+from evennia.utils.utils import string_partial_matching as _partial
+
+_TZ_DICT = {str(tz): _pytz.timezone(tz) for tz in _pytz.common_timezones}
+
+
+def color(entry, thing_name='Color'):
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(f"Nothing entered for a {thing_name}!")
+    test_str = _ansi('|%s|n' % entry)
+    if len(test_str):
+        raise ValueError(f"'{entry}' is not a valid {thing_name}.")
+    return entry
+
+
+def datetime(entry, thing_name='Datetime', from_tz=None):
+    """
+
+    Args:
+        entry (str): A date string from a user.
+        thing_name (str): Name to display this datetime as.
+        from_tz (pytz): An instance of pytz from the user.
+
+    Returns:
+        datetime in utc.
+    """
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(f"No {thing_name} entered!")
+    if not from_tz:
+        from_tz = _pytz['UTC']
+    utc = _pytz['UTC']
+    now = _dt.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=utc)
+    cur_year = now.strftime('%Y')
+    split_time = entry.split(' ')
+    if len(split_time) == 3:
+        entry = f"{split_time[0]} {split_time[1]} {split_time[2]} {cur_year}"
+    elif len(split_time) == 4:
+        entry = f"{split_time[0]} {split_time[1]} {split_time[2]} {split_time[3]}"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"{thing_name} must be entered in a 24-hour format such as: {now.strftime('%b %d %H:%H')}")
+    try:
+        local = _dt.datetime.strptime(input, '%b %d %H:%M %Y')
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(f"{thing_name} must be entered in a 24-hour format such as: {now.strftime('%b %d %H:%H')}")
+    local_tz = from_tz.localize(local)
+    return local_tz.astimezone(utc)
+
+
+def duration(entry, thing_name='Duration'):
+    """
+    Take a string and derive a datetime timedelta from it.
+
+    Args:
+        entry (string): This is a string from user-input. The intended format is, for example: "5d 2w 90s" for
+                            'five days, two weeks, and ninety seconds.' Invalid sections are ignored.
+        thing_name (str): Name to display this query as.
+
+    Returns:
+        timedelta
+
+    """
+    time_string = entry.split(" ")
+    seconds = 0
+    minutes = 0
+    hours = 0
+    days = 0
+    weeks = 0
+
+    for interval in time_string:
+        if _re.match(r'^[\d]+s$', interval.lower()):
+            seconds =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("s"))
+        elif _re.match(r'^[\d]+m$', interval):
+            minutes =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("m"))
+        elif _re.match(r'^[\d]+h$', interval):
+            hours =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("h"))
+        elif _re.match(r'^[\d]+d$', interval):
+            days =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("d"))
+        elif _re.match(r'^[\d]+w$', interval):
+            weeks =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("w"))
+        elif _re.match(r'^[\d]+y$', interval):
+            days =+ int(interval.lower().rstrip("y")) * 365
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Could not convert section '{interval}' to a {thing_name}.")
+
+    return _dt.timedelta(days, seconds, 0, 0, minutes, hours, weeks)
+
+
+def future(entry, thing_name="Future Datetime", from_tz=None):
+    time = datetime(entry, thing_name)
+    if time < _dt.datetime.utcnow():
+        raise ValueError(f"That {thing_name} is in the past! Must give a Future datetime!")
+    return time
+
+
+def signed_integer(entry, thing_name="Signed Integer"):
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(f"Must enter a whole number for {thing_name}!")
+    try:
+        num = int(entry)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(f"Could not convert '{entry}' to a whole number for {thing_name}!")
+    return num
+
+
+def positive_integer(entry, thing_name="Positive Integer"):
+    num = signed_integer(entry, thing_name)
+    if not num >= 1:
+        raise ValueError(f"Must enter a whole number greater than 0 for {thing_name}!")
+    return num
+
+
+def unsigned_integer(entry, thing_name="Unsigned Integer"):
+    num = signed_integer(entry, thing_name)
+    if not num >= 0:
+        raise ValueError(f"{thing_name} must be a whole number greater than or equal to 0!")
+    return num
+
+
+def boolean(entry, thing_name="True/False"):
+    entry = entry.upper()
+    error = f"Must enter 0 (false) or 1 (true) for {thing_name}. Also accepts True, False, On, Off, Yes, No, Enabled, and Disabled"
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(error)
+    if entry in ('1', 'TRUE', 'ON', 'ENABLED', 'ENABLE', 'YES'):
+        return True
+    if entry in ('0', 'FALSE', 'OFF', 'DISABLED', 'DISABLE', 'NO'):
+        return False
+    raise ValueError(error)
+
+
+def timezone(entry, thing_name="Timezone"):
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(f"No {thing_name} entered!")
+    found = _partial(_TZ_DICT.keys(), entry)
+    if found:
+        return _TZ_DICT[found]
+    raise ValueError(f"Could not find timezone '{entry}' for {thing_name}!")
+
+
+def email(entry, thing_name="Email Address"):
+    try:
+        _val_email(entry) #offloading the hard work to Django!
+    except _error:
+        raise ValueError(f"That isn't a valid {thing_name}!")
+    return entry
+
+
+def lockstring(entry, thing_name='lockstring', options=None):
+    entry = entry.strip()
+    if not entry:
+        raise ValueError(f"No {thing_name} entered to set!")
+    for locksetting in entry.split(';'):
+        access_type, lockfunc = locksetting.split(':', 1)
+        if not access_type:
+            raise ValueError("Must enter an access type!")
+        if options:
+            accmatch = _partial(options, access_type)
+            if not accmatch:
+                raise ValueError(f"Access type must be one of: {', '.join(options)}")
+        if not lockfunc:
+            raise ValueError("Lock func not entered.")
+    return entry
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