diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fa25bcc..36f8772 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3210,6 +3210,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "reqwest",
  "serenity",
+ "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "youmubot-db",
  "youmubot-db-sql",
diff --git a/youmubot-core/src/admin/mod.rs b/youmubot-core/src/admin/mod.rs
index 8df2c39..2c766e2 100644
--- a/youmubot-core/src/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/youmubot-core/src/admin/mod.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ use serenity::{
         macros::{command, group},
         Args, CommandResult,
     },
-    model::{
-        channel::{Channel, Message},
-        id::UserId,
-    },
+    model::channel::{Channel, Message},
 };
 use soft_ban::{SOFT_BAN_COMMAND, SOFT_BAN_INIT_COMMAND};
 use youmubot_prelude::*;
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ async fn clean(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
 #[max_args(2)]
 #[only_in("guilds")]
 async fn ban(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
-    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.to_user(&ctx).await?;
+    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.0.to_user(&ctx).await?;
     let reason = args.single::<String>().map(|v| format!("`{}`", v)).ok();
     let dmds = args.single::<u8>().unwrap_or(0);
 
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ async fn ban(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
 #[num_args(1)]
 #[only_in("guilds")]
 async fn kick(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
-    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.to_user(&ctx).await?;
+    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.0.to_user(&ctx).await?;
 
     msg.reply(&ctx, format!("🔫 Kicking user {}.", user.tag()))
         .await?;
diff --git a/youmubot-core/src/admin/soft_ban.rs b/youmubot-core/src/admin/soft_ban.rs
index cb41974..5a8239e 100644
--- a/youmubot-core/src/admin/soft_ban.rs
+++ b/youmubot-core/src/admin/soft_ban.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ use chrono::offset::Utc;
 use futures_util::{stream, TryStreamExt};
 use serenity::{
     framework::standard::{macros::command, Args, CommandResult},
-    model::{
-        channel::Message,
-        id::{GuildId, RoleId, UserId},
-    },
+    model::{channel::Message, id},
 };
 use youmubot_prelude::*;
 
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ use youmubot_prelude::*;
 #[max_args(2)]
 #[only_in("guilds")]
 pub async fn soft_ban(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
-    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.to_user(&ctx).await?;
+    let user = args.single::<UserId>()?.0.to_user(&ctx).await?;
     let data = ctx.data.read().await;
     let duration = if args.is_empty() {
         None
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ pub async fn soft_ban(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandRe
 #[num_args(1)]
 #[only_in("guilds")]
 pub async fn soft_ban_init(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
-    let role_id = args.single::<RoleId>()?;
+    let role_id = args.single::<RoleId>()?.0;
     let data = ctx.data.read().await;
     let guild = msg.guild_id.unwrap().to_partial_guild(&ctx).await?;
     // Check whether the role_id is the one we wanted
@@ -152,10 +149,10 @@ pub async fn watch_soft_bans(cache_http: impl CacheHttp, data: AppData) {
 
 async fn lift_soft_ban_for(
     cache_http: impl CacheHttp,
-    server_id: GuildId,
+    server_id: id::GuildId,
     server_name: &str,
-    ban_role: RoleId,
-    user_id: UserId,
+    ban_role: id::RoleId,
+    user_id: id::UserId,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let m = server_id.member(&cache_http, user_id).await?;
     println!(
diff --git a/youmubot-core/src/fun/mod.rs b/youmubot-core/src/fun/mod.rs
index aacf08f..7c838b2 100644
--- a/youmubot-core/src/fun/mod.rs
+++ b/youmubot-core/src/fun/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use serenity::{
         macros::{command, group},
         Args, CommandResult,
     },
-    model::{channel::Message, id::UserId},
+    model::channel::Message,
     utils::MessageBuilder,
 };
 use youmubot_prelude::*;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async fn name(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
     let user_id = if args.is_empty() {
         msg.author.id
     } else {
-        args.single::<UserId>()?
+        args.single::<UserId>()?.0
     };
 
     let user_mention = if user_id == msg.author.id {
diff --git a/youmubot-osu/src/discord/mod.rs b/youmubot-osu/src/discord/mod.rs
index 04ad7d7..11dc81d 100644
--- a/youmubot-osu/src/discord/mod.rs
+++ b/youmubot-osu/src/discord/mod.rs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub async fn save(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult
 pub async fn forcesave(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message, mut args: Args) -> CommandResult {
     let data = ctx.data.read().await;
     let osu = data.get::<OsuClient>().unwrap();
-    let target = args.single::<serenity::model::id::UserId>()?;
+    let target = args.single::<UserId>()?.0;
 
     let username = args.quoted().trimmed().single::<String>()?;
     let user: Option<User> = osu
diff --git a/youmubot-prelude/Cargo.toml b/youmubot-prelude/Cargo.toml
index e970398..b615697 100644
--- a/youmubot-prelude/Cargo.toml
+++ b/youmubot-prelude/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.11.10", features = ["json"] }
 chrono = "0.4.19"
 flume = "0.10.13"
 dashmap = "5.3.4"
+thiserror = "1"
 
 [dependencies.serenity]
 version = "0.12"
diff --git a/youmubot-prelude/src/args.rs b/youmubot-prelude/src/args.rs
index f4a02e0..f9aa5c7 100644
--- a/youmubot-prelude/src/args.rs
+++ b/youmubot-prelude/src/args.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub use duration::Duration;
+pub use ids::*;
 pub use username_arg::UsernameArg;
 
 mod duration {
@@ -181,6 +182,73 @@ mod duration {
     }
 }
 
+mod ids {
+    use serenity::{model::id, utils};
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
+    use super::ParseError;
+
+    /// An `UserId` parsed the old way.
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub struct UserId(pub id::UserId);
+
+    impl FromStr for UserId {
+        type Err = ParseError;
+
+        fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+            utils::parse_user_mention(s)
+                .map(UserId)
+                .ok_or(ParseError::InvalidId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl AsRef<id::UserId> for UserId {
+        fn as_ref(&self) -> &id::UserId {
+            &self.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// An `ChannelId` parsed the old way.
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub struct ChannelId(pub id::ChannelId);
+
+    impl FromStr for ChannelId {
+        type Err = ParseError;
+
+        fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+            utils::parse_channel_mention(s)
+                .map(ChannelId)
+                .ok_or(ParseError::InvalidId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl AsRef<id::ChannelId> for ChannelId {
+        fn as_ref(&self) -> &id::ChannelId {
+            &self.0
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// An `RoleId` parsed the old way.
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+    pub struct RoleId(pub id::RoleId);
+
+    impl FromStr for RoleId {
+        type Err = ParseError;
+
+        fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+            utils::parse_role_mention(s)
+                .map(RoleId)
+                .ok_or(ParseError::InvalidId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl AsRef<id::RoleId> for RoleId {
+        fn as_ref(&self) -> &id::RoleId {
+            &self.0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 mod username_arg {
     use serenity::model::id::UserId;
     use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -193,8 +261,8 @@ mod username_arg {
     impl FromStr for UsernameArg {
         type Err = String;
         fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-            match s.parse::<UserId>() {
-                Ok(v) => Ok(UsernameArg::Tagged(v)),
+            match s.parse::<super::UserId>() {
+                Ok(v) => Ok(UsernameArg::Tagged(v.0)),
                 Err(_) if !s.is_empty() => Ok(UsernameArg::Raw(s.to_owned())),
                 Err(_) => Err("username arg cannot be empty".to_owned()),
             }
@@ -208,3 +276,9 @@ mod username_arg {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ParseError {
+    #[error("invalid id format")]
+    InvalidId,
+}
diff --git a/youmubot-prelude/src/lib.rs b/youmubot-prelude/src/lib.rs
index ea555b1..c46025d 100644
--- a/youmubot-prelude/src/lib.rs
+++ b/youmubot-prelude/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub mod ratelimit;
 pub mod setup;
 
 pub use announcer::{Announcer, AnnouncerHandler};
-pub use args::{Duration, UsernameArg};
+pub use args::{ChannelId, Duration, RoleId, UserId, UsernameArg};
 pub use flags::Flags;
 pub use hook::Hook;
 pub use member_cache::MemberCache;