diff --git a/.github/verify_changelog.py b/.github/verify_changelog.py
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+import os, re
+from enum import Enum
+from github import Github
+
+# Format - Key: Array[Label, [StringsToIgnore]]
+changelogToPrefix = {
+    'fix': ["Fix", ["fixed a few things"]],
+    'qol': ["Quality of Life", ["made something easier to use"]],
+    'add': ["Feature", ["Added new mechanics or gameplay changes", "Added more things"]],
+    'del': ["Removal", ["Removed old things"]],
+    'spellcheck': ["Grammar and Formatting", ["fixed a few typos"]],
+    'balance': ["Balance", ["rebalanced something"]],
+    'code': ["Code Improvement", ["changed some code"]],
+    'refactor': ["Refactor", ["refactored some code"]],
+    'config': ["Config", ["changed some config setting"]],
+    'admin': ["Admin", ["messed with admin stuff"]],
+    'server': ["Server", ["something server ops should know"]],
+    'soundadd': ["Sound", ["added a new sound thingy"]],
+    'sounddel': ["Sound", ["removed an old sound thingy"]],
+    'imageadd': ["Sprites", ["added some icons and images"]],
+    'imagedel': ["Sprites", ["deleted some icons and images"]],
+    'mapadd': ["Mapping", ["added a new map or section to a map"]],
+    'maptweak': ["Mapping", ["tweaked a map"]],
+    'ui' : ["UI", ["changed something relating to user interfaces"]]
+}
+
+class Result(Enum):
+    INVALID = -1
+    VALID = 0
+    MISSING = 1
+
+def validate_changelog(pr):
+    changelog_match = re.search(r"🆑(.*)/🆑", pr.body, re.S | re.M)
+    if changelog_match is None:
+        changelog_match = re.search(r":cl:(.*)/:cl:", pr.body, re.S | re.M)
+        if changelog_match is None:
+            return Result.MISSING
+
+    lines = changelog_match.group(2).split('\n')
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+
+        contentSplit = line.split(":")
+
+        key = contentSplit.pop(0).strip()
+        content = ":".join(contentSplit).strip()
+
+        if not key in changelogToPrefix: # some key that we didn't expect
+            print("Invalid changelog entry: " + line)
+            return Result.INVALID
+
+        if content in changelogToPrefix[key][1]: # They left the template entry in
+            print("Invalid changelog entry: " + line)
+            return Result.INVALID
+
+    return Result.VALID
+
+def main():
+    g = Github(os.environ["TOKEN"])
+    repo = g.get_repo(os.environ['REPO'])
+
+    pr = repo.get_pull(int(os.environ["PR_NUMBER"]))
+    if not pr:
+        print("Not a PR.")
+        return Result.INVALID
+
+    result = validate_changelog(pr)
+
+    if result == Result.MISSING:
+        print("No changelog detected.")
+
+    return result
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_changelog.yml
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+name: Changelog Verification
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [edited]
+jobs:
+  verify:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: "Check for ACTION_ENABLER secret and pass true to output if it exists to be checked by later steps"
+        id: value_holder
+        env:
+          ENABLER_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ACTION_ENABLER }}
+        run: |
+          unset SECRET_EXISTS
+          if [ -n "$ENABLER_SECRET" ]; then SECRET_EXISTS=true ; fi
+          echo "::set-output name=ACTIONS_ENABLED::$SECRET_EXISTS"
+      - name: Get The Script
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
+        run: |
+          wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${{ github.repository }}/master/.github/verify_changelog.py"
+      - name: Set up Python
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install pygithub
+          sudo apt-get install dos2unix
+      - name: Verify Changelog
+        id: verify_holder
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED
+        run: |
+          output=$(python verify_changelog.py)
+          echo "::set-output name=VERIFY_RESULT::$output"
+        env:
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
+      - name: Note Missing Changelog
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED && steps.verify_holder.outputs.VERIFY_RESULT == 1
+        run: |
+          echo "::notice ::No changelog detected"
+      - name: Note Invalid Changelog
+        if: steps.value_holder.outputs.ACTIONS_ENABLED && steps.verify_holder.outputs.VERIFY_RESULT == -1
+        run: |
+          echo "::error ::Changelog is invalid"