diff --git a/src/Library/AttackLibrary.cpp b/src/Library/AttackLibrary.cpp
index 766f45d..6acd0e2 100644
--- a/src/Library/AttackLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/Library/AttackLibrary.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #include "AttackLibrary.hpp"
 
+bool CreatureLib::Library::AttackLibrary::TryGetAttack(const std::string& name,
+                                                       const CreatureLib::Library::AttackData*& move) const {
+    auto find = _attacks.find(name);
+    if (find == _attacks.end()) {
+        move = nullptr;
+        return false;
+    }
+    move = find->second;
+    return true;
+}
+
 const CreatureLib::Library::AttackData* CreatureLib::Library::AttackLibrary::GetAttack(const std::string& name) const {
     return this->_attacks.at(name);
 }
diff --git a/src/Library/AttackLibrary.hpp b/src/Library/AttackLibrary.hpp
index 1ea6733..88ef428 100644
--- a/src/Library/AttackLibrary.hpp
+++ b/src/Library/AttackLibrary.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Library {
             _attacks.clear();
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] bool TryGetAttack(const std::string& name, const AttackData*& move) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const AttackData* GetAttack(const std::string& name) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const AttackData* operator[](const std::string& name) const;
 
diff --git a/src/Library/ItemLibrary.cpp b/src/Library/ItemLibrary.cpp
index 2dbc927..5337bbe 100644
--- a/src/Library/ItemLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/Library/ItemLibrary.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #include "ItemLibrary.hpp"
 
+bool CreatureLib::Library::ItemLibrary::TryGetItem(const std::string& name,
+                                                   const CreatureLib::Library::Item*& item) const {
+    auto find = this->_items.find(name);
+    if (find == this->_items.end()) {
+        item = nullptr;
+        return false;
+    }
+    item = find->second;
+    return true;
+}
+
 const CreatureLib::Library::Item* CreatureLib::Library::ItemLibrary::GetItem(const std::string& name) const {
     return this->_items.at(name);
 }
diff --git a/src/Library/ItemLibrary.hpp b/src/Library/ItemLibrary.hpp
index b4e1d03..a824467 100644
--- a/src/Library/ItemLibrary.hpp
+++ b/src/Library/ItemLibrary.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Library {
             : _items(std::unordered_map<std::string, const Item*>(initialCapacity)){};
         virtual ~ItemLibrary() { _items.clear(); }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] bool TryGetItem(const std::string& name, const Item*& item) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const Item* GetItem(const std::string& name) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const Item* operator[](const std::string& name) const;
 
diff --git a/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.cpp b/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.cpp
index ecbd6f0..4ee2958 100644
--- a/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #include "SpeciesLibrary.hpp"
 
+bool CreatureLib::Library::SpeciesLibrary::TryGetSpecies(
+    const std::string& name, const CreatureLib::Library::CreatureSpecies*& outSpecies) const {
+    auto find = _species.find(name);
+    if (find == _species.end()) {
+        outSpecies = nullptr;
+        return false;
+    }
+    outSpecies = find->second;
+    return true;
+}
+
 const CreatureLib::Library::CreatureSpecies*
 CreatureLib::Library::SpeciesLibrary::GetSpecies(const std::string& name) const {
     return _species.at(name);
diff --git a/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.hpp b/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.hpp
index b6a2866..ebaf13f 100644
--- a/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.hpp
+++ b/src/Library/SpeciesLibrary.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace CreatureLib::Library {
             _species.clear();
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] bool TryGetSpecies(const std::string& name, const CreatureSpecies*& outSpecies) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const CreatureSpecies* GetSpecies(const std::string& name) const;
         [[nodiscard]] const CreatureSpecies* operator[](const std::string& name) const;