diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/FlagCmd.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/FlagCmd.java
index bfe3cc4c9..38cf40664 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/FlagCmd.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/commands/FlagCmd.java
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Settings;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.database.DBFunc;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.BlockStateListFlag;
-import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.Flag;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.FlagManager;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.Flags;
-import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.IntegerFlag;
-import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flag.ListFlag;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.GlobalFlagContainer;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.PlotFlag;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types.BlockTypeListFlag;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types.IntegerFlag;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.object.Location;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.object.Plot;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.object.PlotPlayer;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
     "setflag"}, usage = "/plot flag <set|remove|add|list|info> <flag> <value>", description = "Set plot flags", category = CommandCategory.SETTINGS, requiredType = RequiredType.NONE, permission = "plots.flag")
 public class FlagCmd extends SubCommand {
 
-    private boolean checkPermValue(PlotPlayer player, Flag flag, String key, String value) {
+    private boolean checkPermValue(PlotPlayer player, PlotFlag<?> flag, String key, String value) {
         key = key.toLowerCase();
         value = value.toLowerCase();
         String perm = Captions
@@ -62,20 +63,24 @@ public class FlagCmd extends SubCommand {
 
             } catch (NumberFormatException ignore) {
             }
-        } else if (flag instanceof BlockStateListFlag) {
-            final BlockStateListFlag blockListFlag = (BlockStateListFlag) flag;
-            Set<BlockType> parsedBlocks = blockListFlag.parseValue(value);
-            for (final BlockType block : parsedBlocks) {
-                final String permission = Captions
-                    .format(Captions.PERMISSION_SET_FLAG_KEY_VALUE.getTranslated(),
-                        key.toLowerCase(), block.toString().toLowerCase());
-                final boolean result = Permissions.hasPermission(player, permission);
-                if (!result) {
-                    MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.NO_PERMISSION, Captions
+        } else if (flag instanceof BlockTypeListFlag) {
+            final BlockTypeListFlag blockListFlag = (BlockTypeListFlag) flag;
+            try {
+                List<BlockType> parsedBlocks = blockListFlag.parse(value);
+                for (final BlockType block : parsedBlocks) {
+                    final String permission = Captions
                         .format(Captions.PERMISSION_SET_FLAG_KEY_VALUE.getTranslated(),
-                            key.toLowerCase(), value.toLowerCase()));
-                    return false;
+                            key.toLowerCase(), block.toString().toLowerCase());
+                    final boolean result = Permissions.hasPermission(player, permission);
+                    if (!result) {
+                        MainUtil.sendMessage(player, Captions.NO_PERMISSION, Captions
+                            .format(Captions.PERMISSION_SET_FLAG_KEY_VALUE.getTranslated(),
+                                key.toLowerCase(), value.toLowerCase()));
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 }
+            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                return false;
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -117,13 +122,13 @@ public class FlagCmd extends SubCommand {
                 .sendMessage(player, Captions.NO_PERMISSION, Captions.PERMISSION_SET_FLAG_OTHER);
             return false;
         }
-        Flag<?> flag = null;
+        PlotFlag<?> flag = null;
         if (args.length > 1) {
-            flag = FlagManager.getFlag(args[1]);
+            flag = GlobalFlagContainer.getInstance().getFlagFromString(args[1]);
             if (flag == null || flag.isReserved()) {
                 boolean suggested = false;
                 try {
-                    StringComparison<Flag<?>> stringComparison =
+                    StringComparison<PlotFlag<?>> stringComparison =
                         new StringComparison<>(args[1], Flags.getFlags());
                     String best = stringComparison.getBestMatch();
                     if (best != null) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
index 239de4e59..808fd85e5 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/config/Captions.java
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ public enum Captions {
     FLAG_CATEGORY_BOOLEAN("Boolean Flags", "Flags"),
     FLAG_CATEGORY_MIXED("Mixed Value Flags", "Flags"),
     //</editor-fold>
+    //<editor-fold desc="Flag descriptions">
+    FLAG_DESCRIPTION_EXPLOSION("Set to 'true' to enable explosions in the plot, and 'false' to disable them", "Flags"),
+    //</editor-fold>
     //<editor-fold desc="Flag category errors">
     FLAG_ERROR_BOOLEAN("Flag value must be a boolean (true|false)", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_ENUM("Must be one of: %s", "Flags"),
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ public enum Captions {
     FLAG_ERROR_KEEP("Flag value must be a timestamp or a boolean", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_LONG("Flag value must be a whole number (large numbers allowed)", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_PLOTBLOCKLIST("Flag value must be a block list", "Flags"),
+    FLAG_ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK("The provided value is not a valid block", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_PRICE("Flag value must be a positive number.", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_STRING("Flag value must be alphanumeric. Some special characters are allowed.", "Flags"),
     FLAG_ERROR_STRINGLIST("Flag value must be a string list", "Flags"),
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagContainer.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagContainer.java
index 28d09ec73..979c47743 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagContainer.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagContainer.java
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ import java.util.Map;
         return this;
     }
 
+    public PlotFlag<?> getFlagErased(Class<?> flagClass) {
+        final PlotFlag<?> flag = this.flagMap.get(flagClass);
+        if (flag != null) {
+            return flag;
+        } else {
+            if (getParentContainer() != null) {
+                return getParentContainer().getFlagErased(flagClass);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public <T> PlotFlag<T> getFlag(final Class<? extends PlotFlag<T>> flagClass) {
         final PlotFlag<?> flag = this.flagMap.get(flagClass);
         if (flag != null) {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagParseException.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagParseException.java
index 98d6ee607..e49ac92dd 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagParseException.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/FlagParseException.java
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags;
 
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
+
 public class FlagParseException extends Exception {
 
     private final PlotFlag<?> flag;
     private final String value;
+    private final Captions errorMessage;
 
-    public FlagParseException(final PlotFlag<?> flag, final String value) {
+    public FlagParseException(final PlotFlag<?> flag, final String value, final Captions errorMessage) {
         super(String.format("Failed to parse flag of type '%s'. Value '%s' was not accepted.",
             flag.getName(), value));
         this.flag = flag;
         this.value = value;
+        this.errorMessage  = errorMessage;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -30,4 +34,7 @@ public class FlagParseException extends Exception {
         return this.flag;
     }
 
+    public Captions getErrorMessage() {
+        return errorMessage;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/GlobalFlagContainer.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/GlobalFlagContainer.java
index 8cbfa728f..97a251ed0 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/GlobalFlagContainer.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/GlobalFlagContainer.java
@@ -4,11 +4,26 @@ import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.implementations.Explo
 import lombok.Getter;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public final class GlobalFlagContainer extends FlagContainer {
 
     @Getter private static final GlobalFlagContainer instance = new GlobalFlagContainer();
 
+    private final Map<String, Class<?>> stringClassMap = new HashMap<>();
+
+    @Override public PlotFlag<?> getFlagErased(Class<?> flagClass) {
+        final PlotFlag<?> flag = super.getFlagErased(flagClass);
+        if (flag != null) {
+            return flag;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(String.format("Unrecognized flag '%s'. All flag types"
+                + " must be present in the global flag container.", flagClass.getSimpleName()));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Nonnull @Override public <T> PlotFlag<T> getFlag(Class<? extends PlotFlag<T>> flagClass) {
         final PlotFlag<?> flag = super.getFlag(flagClass);
         if (flag != null) {
@@ -25,4 +40,21 @@ public final class GlobalFlagContainer extends FlagContainer {
         this.addFlag(new ExplosionFlag());
     }
 
+    @Override public void addFlag(PlotFlag<?> flag) {
+        super.addFlag(flag);
+        this.stringClassMap.put(flag.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH), flag.getClass());
+    }
+
+    public Class<?> getFlagClassFromString(final String name) {
+        return this.stringClassMap.get(name.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
+    }
+
+    public PlotFlag<?> getFlagFromString(final String name) {
+        final Class<?> flagClass = this.getFlagClassFromString(name);
+        if (flagClass == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return getFlagErased(flagClass);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/PlotFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/PlotFlag.java
index a07745891..cab89b4f8 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/PlotFlag.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/PlotFlag.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags;
 
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 /**
  * A plot flag is any property that can be assigned
  * to a plot, that will alter its functionality in some way.
@@ -14,14 +17,19 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 @EqualsAndHashCode(of = "value") public abstract class PlotFlag<T> {
 
     private T value;
+    private final Captions flagCategory;
+    private final Captions flagDescription;
 
     /**
      * Construct a new flag instance.
      *
      * @param value Flag value
      */
-    protected PlotFlag(@NotNull final T value) {
-        this.value = Preconditions.checkNotNull(value, "flag values may not be null");
+    protected PlotFlag(@NotNull final T value, @NotNull final Captions flagCategory,
+        @NotNull final Captions flagDescription) {
+        this.value = Preconditions.checkNotNull(value, "flag value may not be null");
+        this.flagCategory = Preconditions.checkNotNull(flagCategory, "flag category may not be null");
+        this.flagDescription = Preconditions.checkNotNull(flagDescription, "flag description may not be null");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -72,7 +80,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
     public abstract String toString();
 
     public final String getName() {
-        return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
+        return this.getClass().getSimpleName().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
     }
 
+    public Captions getFlagDescription() {
+        return this.flagDescription;
+    }
+
+    public Captions getFlagCategory() {
+        return this.flagCategory;
+    }
+
+    public abstract String getExample();
+
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/implementations/ExplosionFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/implementations/ExplosionFlag.java
index 362cb7d65..616fbe131 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/implementations/ExplosionFlag.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/implementations/ExplosionFlag.java
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.implementations;
 
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types.BooleanFlag;
 
 public class ExplosionFlag extends BooleanFlag {
+
+    public ExplosionFlag() {
+        super(Captions.FLAG_DESCRIPTION_EXPLOSION);
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getExample() {
+        return "true";
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BlockTypeListFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BlockTypeListFlag.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc7ce81c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BlockTypeListFlag.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types;
+
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.FlagParseException;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.world.BlockUtil;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockState;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockType;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class BlockTypeListFlag extends ListFlag<BlockType> {
+
+    public BlockTypeListFlag(Captions description) {
+        super(Captions.FLAG_CATEGORY_BLOCK_LIST, description);
+    }
+
+    @Override public List<BlockType> parse(@NotNull String input) throws FlagParseException {
+        final List<BlockType> parsedBlocks = new ArrayList<>();
+        final String[] split = input.split(",(?![^\\(\\[]*[\\]\\)])");
+        if (split.length == 0) {
+            return parsedBlocks;
+        }
+        for (final String blockString : split) {
+            final BlockState blockState = BlockUtil.get(blockString);
+            if (blockState == null) {
+                throw new FlagParseException(this, blockString, Captions.FLAG_ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK);
+            } else {
+                parsedBlocks.add(blockState.getBlockType());
+            }
+        }
+        return parsedBlocks;
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getExample() {
+        return "air,grass_block";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BooleanFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BooleanFlag.java
index f92e129cf..02d33257d 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BooleanFlag.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/BooleanFlag.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types;
 
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.FlagParseException;
 import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.PlotFlag;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -17,26 +18,29 @@ public abstract class BooleanFlag extends PlotFlag<Boolean> {
      * Construct a new flag instance.
      *
      * @param value Flag value
+     * @param description Flag description
      */
-    protected BooleanFlag(boolean value) {
-        super(value);
+    protected BooleanFlag(final boolean value, final Captions description) {
+        super(value, Captions.FLAG_CATEGORY_BOOLEAN, description);
     }
 
     /**
      * Construct a new boolean flag, with
      * {@code false} as the default value.
+     *
+     * @param description Flag description
      */
-    protected BooleanFlag() {
-        this(false);
+    protected BooleanFlag(final Captions description) {
+        this(false, description);
     }
 
     @Override public Boolean parse(@NotNull String input) throws FlagParseException {
         if (positiveValues.contains(input.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH))) {
-            return this.setFlagValue(true);
+            return true;
         } else if (negativeValues.contains(input.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH))) {
-            return this.setFlagValue(false);
+            return false;
         } else {
-            throw new FlagParseException(this, input);
+            throw new FlagParseException(this, input, Captions.FLAG_ERROR_BOOLEAN);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/IntegerFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/IntegerFlag.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11a27e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/IntegerFlag.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types;
+
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.FlagParseException;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.PlotFlag;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class IntegerFlag extends PlotFlag<Integer> {
+
+    protected IntegerFlag(final int defaultValue, @NotNull Captions flagDescription) {
+        super(defaultValue, Captions.FLAG_CATEGORY_INTEGERS, flagDescription);
+    }
+
+    protected IntegerFlag(@NotNull Captions flagDescription) {
+        this(0, flagDescription);
+    }
+
+    @Override public Integer parse(@NotNull String input) throws FlagParseException {
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(input);
+        } catch (final Throwable throwable) {
+            throw new FlagParseException(this, input, Captions.FLAG_ERROR_INTEGER);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override public Integer merge(@NotNull Integer oldValue, @NotNull Integer newValue) {
+        return oldValue + newValue;
+    }
+
+    @Override public String toString() {
+        return this.getValue().toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override public String getExample() {
+        return "10";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/ListFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/ListFlag.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3089f893e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/flags/types/ListFlag.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.types;
+
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.config.Captions;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.flags.PlotFlag;
+import com.github.intellectualsites.plotsquared.plot.util.StringMan;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public abstract class ListFlag<V> extends PlotFlag<List<V>> {
+
+    public ListFlag(final Captions category, final Captions description) {
+        super(new ArrayList<>(), category, description);
+    }
+
+    @Override public List<V> merge(@NotNull List<V> oldValue, @NotNull List<V> newValue) {
+        final List<V> mergedList = new ArrayList<>();
+        mergedList.addAll(oldValue);
+        mergedList.addAll(newValue);
+        return this.setFlagValue(mergedList);
+    }
+
+    @Override public String toString() {
+        return StringMan.join(this.getValue(), ",");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/world/BlockUtil.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/world/BlockUtil.java
index ca5b8f777..e4afd9c5d 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/world/BlockUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/github/intellectualsites/plotsquared/plot/util/world/BlockUtil.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public final class BlockUtil {
     private BlockUtil(){}
 
-    private static final ParserContext PARSER_CONTEXT = new ParserContext();
+    private static ParserContext PARSER_CONTEXT = new ParserContext();
 
-    private static final InputParser<BaseBlock> PARSER;
+    private static InputParser<BaseBlock> PARSER;
 
     static  {
         PARSER_CONTEXT.setRestricted(false);
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ public final class BlockUtil {
         PARSER = WorldEdit.getInstance().getBlockFactory().getParsers().get(0);
     }
 
-    public static final BlockState get(int id) {
+    public static BlockState get(int id) {
         return LegacyMapper.getInstance().getBlockFromLegacy(id);
     }
 
-    public static final BlockState get(int id, int data) {
+    public static BlockState get(int id, int data) {
         return LegacyMapper.getInstance().getBlockFromLegacy(id, data);
     }
 
-    public static final BlockState get(String id) {
+    public static BlockState get(String id) {
         if (id.length() == 1 && id.charAt(0) == '*') {
             return FuzzyBlockState.builder().type(BlockTypes.AIR).build();
         }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public final class BlockUtil {
         }
     }
 
-    public static final BlockState[] parse(String commaDelimited) {
+    public static BlockState[] parse(String commaDelimited) {
         String[] split = commaDelimited.split(",(?![^\\(\\[]*[\\]\\)])");
         BlockState[] result = new BlockState[split.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < split.length; i++) {