diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Converters.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Converters.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e56d3308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Converters.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using IPA.Config.Data;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Converters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides utility functions for custom converters.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Converter 
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the integral value of a <see cref="Value"/>, coercing a <see cref="FloatingPoint"/> if necessary,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> if <paramref name="val"/> is not an <see cref="Integer"/> or <see cref="FloatingPoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="val">the <see cref="Value"/> to get the integral value of</param>
+        /// <returns>the integral value of <paramref name="val"/>, or <see langword="null"/></returns>
+        public static long? IntValue(Value val)
+            => val is Integer inte ? inte.Value :
+               val is FloatingPoint fp ? fp.AsInteger()?.Value :
+               null;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the floaing point value of a <see cref="Value"/>, coercing an <see cref="Integer"/> if necessary,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> if <paramref name="val"/> is not an <see cref="Integer"/> or <see cref="FloatingPoint"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="val">the <see cref="Value"/> to get the floaing point value of</param>
+        /// <returns>the floaing point value of <paramref name="val"/>, or <see langword="null"/></returns>
+        public static decimal? FloatValue(Value val)
+            => val is FloatingPoint fp ? fp.Value :
+               val is Integer inte ? inte.AsFloat()?.Value :
+               null;
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
index 315b9842..0743dc85 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
+++ b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Config\IConfigStore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\SelfConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\Attributes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Config\Stores\Converters.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\GeneratedStore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\GeneratedStoreCollections.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\ValueConverter.cs" />