diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 3d1a95bff..0f076bf18 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ public:
 	FName Portrait;
 	FName Slot[10];
 	double HexenArmor[5];
-	uint8_t ColorRangeStart;	// Skin color range
-	uint8_t ColorRangeEnd;
 
 	// Everything below this point is only used by scripted code.
 	PClassActor *FlechetteType;
diff --git a/src/namedef.h b/src/namedef.h
index c217261e7..a4c801af4 100644
--- a/src/namedef.h
+++ b/src/namedef.h
@@ -1028,6 +1028,11 @@ xx(WeaponFlags)
 xx(DropTime)
 xx(PickupSound)
 
+// PlayerPawn member fields
+xx(ColorRangeStart)
+xx(ColorRangeEnd)
+
+
 xx(BlueCard)
 xx(YellowCard)
 xx(RedCard)
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index 92369ceb8..99564c7cc 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -2142,8 +2142,6 @@ DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, Face)
 DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, Portrait)
 DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, Slot)
 DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, HexenArmor)
-DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, ColorRangeStart)
-DEFINE_FIELD(APlayerPawn, ColorRangeEnd)
 
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, mo)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, playerstate)
diff --git a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
index 9896fbf4d..686aa1349 100644
--- a/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/sprites.cpp
@@ -778,22 +778,22 @@ void R_InitSkins (void)
 
 		if (!remove)
 		{
-			auto transdef = ((APlayerPawn*)GetDefaultByType(transtype));
-			auto basedef = ((APlayerPawn*)GetDefaultByType(basetype));
+			auto transdef = GetDefaultByType(transtype);
+			auto basedef = GetDefaultByType(basetype);
 
-			Skins[i].range0start = transdef->ColorRangeStart;
-			Skins[i].range0end = transdef->ColorRangeEnd;
+			Skins[i].range0start = transdef->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart);
+			Skins[i].range0end = transdef->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd);
 
 			remove = true;
 			for (j = 0; j < (int)PlayerClasses.Size (); j++)
 			{
 				auto type = PlayerClasses[j].Type;
-				auto type_def = ((APlayerPawn*)GetDefaultByType(type));
+				auto type_def = GetDefaultByType(type);
 
 				if (type->IsDescendantOf (basetype) &&
 					GetDefaultByType(type)->SpawnState->sprite == GetDefaultByType(basetype)->SpawnState->sprite &&
-					type_def->ColorRangeStart == basedef->ColorRangeStart &&
-					type_def->ColorRangeEnd == basedef->ColorRangeEnd)
+					type_def->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart) == basedef->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart) &&
+					type_def->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd) == basedef->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd))
 				{
 					PlayerClasses[j].Skins.Push ((int)i);
 					remove = false;
@@ -995,9 +995,9 @@ void R_InitSprites ()
 
 	for (i = 0; i < numskins; i++)
 	{ // Assume Doom skin by default
-		auto type = ((APlayerPawn*)GetDefaultByType(PlayerClasses[0].Type));
-		Skins[i].range0start = type->ColorRangeStart;
-		Skins[i].range0end = type->ColorRangeEnd;
+		auto type = GetDefaultByType(PlayerClasses[0].Type);
+		Skins[i].range0start = type->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart);
+		Skins[i].range0end = type->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd);
 		Skins[i].Scale = type->Scale;
 	}
 
@@ -1021,8 +1021,8 @@ void R_InitSprites ()
 		{
 			Skins[i].Face = basetype->Face;
 		}
-		Skins[i].range0start = basetype->ColorRangeStart;
-		Skins[i].range0end = basetype->ColorRangeEnd;
+		Skins[i].range0start = basetype->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart);
+		Skins[i].range0end = basetype->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd);
 		Skins[i].Scale = basetype->Scale;
 		Skins[i].sprite = basetype->SpawnState->sprite;
 		Skins[i].namespc = ns_global;
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
index d54684a48..a709b8e31 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
@@ -1399,8 +1399,8 @@ DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, colorrange, I_I, PlayerPawn)
 	if (start > end)
 		swapvalues (start, end);
 
-	defaults->ColorRangeStart = start;
-	defaults->ColorRangeEnd = end;
+	defaults->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeStart) = start;
+	defaults->IntVar(NAME_ColorRangeEnd) = end;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
index 3bf0487ce..0a6d962d1 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/player.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor native
 	native Name 		Portrait;
 	native Name 		Slot[10];
 	native double 		HexenArmor[5];
-	native uint8		ColorRangeStart;	// Skin color range
-	native uint8		ColorRangeEnd;
 
 	// [GRB] Player class properties
 	native double		JumpZ;
@@ -54,6 +52,8 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor native
 	meta Name HealingRadiusType;
 	meta Name InvulMode;
 	meta int TeleportFreezeTime;
+	meta int ColorRangeStart;	// Skin color range
+	meta int ColorRangeEnd;
 	
 	property prefix: Player;
 	property HealRadiusType: HealingradiusType;