diff --git a/encounters.schema.json b/encounters.schema.json
index 1523ea4..e2bb541 100644
--- a/encounters.schema.json
+++ b/encounters.schema.json
@@ -23,36 +23,45 @@
         ],
         "properties": {
           "species": {
-            "type": "string"
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The species that may be encountered"
           },
           "time": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
               "enum": ["morning", "day", "evening", "night"]
-            }
+            },
+            "description": "The time the encounter may occur."
           },
           "type": {
-            "enum": ["grass", "oldrod", "goodrod", "superrod", "surf"]
+            "enum": ["grass", "oldrod", "goodrod", "superrod", "surf"],
+            "description": "The method with which the encounter occurs."
           },
           "chance": {
-            "type": "integer"
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "The weight of the encounter chance, relative to the total weight of valid encounters."
           },
           "minimumLevel": {
-            "type": "integer"
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "The lowest possible level the encounter may have."
           },
           "maximumlvl": {
-            "type": "integer"
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "The highest possible level the encounter may have."
           },
           "formes": {
             "type": "array",
+            "description": "An optional definition to chance which formes may be encountered. If not given defaults to default forme.",
             "items": {
               "type": "object",
               "properties": {
                 "forme": {
-                  "type": "string"
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "description": "The forme name that may be encountered"
                 },
                 "chance": {
-                  "type": "integer"
+                  "type": "integer",
+                  "description": "The weight of the forme chance, relative to the total weight of valid formes."
                 }
               }
             }