diff --git a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/error_reaction.h b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/error_reaction.h
index a24d93f1..91c6d523 100644
--- a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/error_reaction.h
+++ b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/error_reaction.h
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ namespace gridfire::exceptions {
         std::string m_message;
         std::string m_reactionID;
     public:
-        ReactionError(const std::string& msg, const std::string& reactionId): m_message(msg), m_reactionID(reactionId) {}
+        ReactionError(const std::string& msg, const std::string& reactionId) {
+            m_reactionID = reactionId;
+            m_message = std::format("Reaction {}: {}", reactionId, msg);
+        }
         const char* what() const noexcept override {
-            return std::format("Reaction {}: {}", m_reactionID, m_message).c_str();
+            return m_message.c_str();
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/exceptions.h b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/exceptions.h
index 8aad7c52..e57bd8f7 100644
--- a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/exceptions.h
+++ b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/exceptions.h
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "gridfire/exceptions/error_engine.h"
+#include "gridfire/exceptions/error_utils.h"
+#include "gridfire/exceptions/general.h"
+#include "gridfire/exceptions/error_policy.h"
+#include "gridfire/exceptions/error_reaction.h"
+#include "gridfire/exceptions/error_solver.h"
 #include "gridfire/exceptions/error_utils.h"
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diff --git a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/general.h b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/general.h
index e69de29b..8e39f169 100644
--- a/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/general.h
+++ b/src/include/gridfire/exceptions/general.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <source_location>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace gridfire::exceptions {
+    class DebugException final : public std::runtime_error {
+    public:
+    #ifdef NDEBUG
+        #if defined(__clang__)
+            __attribute__((unavailable("DebugExceptions may not be used in release builds")))
+
+        #elif defined(__GNUC__)
+            __attribute__((error("DebugExceptions may not be used in release builds")))
+        #endif
+    #endif
+
+    explicit DebugException(const std::string_view message,
+                            const std::source_location loc = std::source_location::current())
+        : std::runtime_error(format_error(message, loc))
+            {
+            }
+
+        private:
+            static std::string format_error(std::string_view message, const std::source_location loc) {
+                return std::format("[DEBUG HALT] {}:{}: {}",
+                    loc.file_name(),
+                    loc.line(),
+                    message);
+            }
+        };
+}
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