diff --git a/app/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js b/app/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js
index f1311c71..bc954e88 100644
--- a/app/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js
+++ b/app/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js
@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@ export default function getActiveProperties({
   ancestorId,
   filter = {},
   options,
-  includeUntoggled = false
+  includeUntoggled = false,
+  excludeAncestors,
 }){
-  filter = getActivePropertyFilter({ancestorId, filter, includeUntoggled});
+  filter = getActivePropertyFilter({
+    ancestorId,
+    filter,
+    includeUntoggled,
+    excludeAncestors,
+  });
   return CreatureProperties.find(filter, options).fetch();
 }
 
 export function getActivePropertyFilter({
   ancestorId,
   filter = {},
-  includeUntoggled = false
+  includeUntoggled = false,
+  excludeAncestors = [],
 }){
   if (!ancestorId){
     throw 'Ancestor Id is required to get active properties'
@@ -47,9 +54,12 @@ export function getActivePropertyFilter({
 
   // Get all the properties that are decendents of the ancestor of interest but
   // aren't from the excluded decendents
+  if (filter['ancestors.id'] && Meteor.isClient){
+    console.warn('Filtering on ancestor id is ignored')
+  }
   filter['ancestors.id'] = {
     $eq: ancestorId,
-    $nin: disabledAncestorIds,
+    $nin: disabledAncestorIds.concat(excludeAncestors),
   };
   // Get properties that aren't removed
   filter.removed = {$ne: true};
diff --git a/app/imports/api/properties/SpellLists.js b/app/imports/api/properties/SpellLists.js
index 45628d8d..4e14b217 100644
--- a/app/imports/api/properties/SpellLists.js
+++ b/app/imports/api/properties/SpellLists.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import SimpleSchema from 'simpl-schema';
 import ErrorSchema from '/imports/api/properties/subSchemas/ErrorSchema.js';
+import VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX from '/imports/constants/VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX.js';
 
 let SpellListSchema = new SimpleSchema({
 	name: {
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ let SpellListSchema = new SimpleSchema({
 		type: String,
 		optional: true,
 	},
+  variableName: {
+    type: String,
+		regEx: VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX,
+    min: 2,
+    optional: true,
+  },
 	// Calculation of how many spells in this list can be prepared
 	maxPrepared: {
 		type: String,
diff --git a/app/imports/api/properties/Spells.js b/app/imports/api/properties/Spells.js
index 8467b7e1..ecb1fd88 100644
--- a/app/imports/api/properties/Spells.js
+++ b/app/imports/api/properties/Spells.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ActionSchema, ComputedOnlyActionSchema } from '/imports/api/properties/Actions.js';
 import SimpleSchema from 'simpl-schema';
+import VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX from '/imports/constants/VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX.js';
 
 const magicSchools = [
 	'abjuration',
@@ -38,13 +39,15 @@ let SpellSchema = new SimpleSchema({})
     type: Boolean,
     optional: true,
   },
-	// Spell lists that this spell appears on
+	// Spell list that this spell appears on
   spellLists: {
     type: Array,
     defaultValue: [],
   },
   'spellLists.$': {
     type: String,
+		regEx: VARIABLE_NAME_REGEX,
+    min: 2,
   },
 	description: {
 		type: String,
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/creature/character/characterSheetTabs/SpellsTab.vue b/app/imports/ui/creature/character/characterSheetTabs/SpellsTab.vue
index 6cfd8075..3c2b4aa4 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/creature/character/characterSheetTabs/SpellsTab.vue
+++ b/app/imports/ui/creature/character/characterSheetTabs/SpellsTab.vue
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 <template lang="html">
   <div class="spells">
-    <column-layout>
+    <column-layout wide-columns>
       <div>
         <v-card>
-          <v-card-text>
-            <v-switch
-              v-if="context.editPermission !== false"
-              v-model="organize"
-              label="Organize"
-              class="justify-end"
+          <v-list
+            two-line
+            dense
+          >
+            <spell-list-tile
+              v-for="spell in spellsWithoutList"
+              :key="spell._id"
+              :data-id="`spell-list-tile-${spell._id}`"
+              :model="spell"
+              @click="clickProperty(spell._id)"
             />
-            <creature-properties-tree
-              :root="{collection: 'creatures', id: creatureId}"
-              :filter="{
-                equipped: {$ne: true},
-                type: 'spell',
-                'ancestors.id': {$nin: spellListIds}
-              }"
-              :organize="organize"
-              group="spells"
-              @selected="e => clickProperty(e)"
-            />
-          </v-card-text>
+          </v-list>
         </v-card>
       </div>
       <div
@@ -41,12 +34,15 @@
 import CreatureProperties from '/imports/api/creature/CreatureProperties.js';
 import ColumnLayout from '/imports/ui/components/ColumnLayout.vue';
 import CreaturePropertiesTree from '/imports/ui/creature/creatureProperties/CreaturePropertiesTree.vue';
+import getActiveProperties from '/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js';
 import SpellListCard from '/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListCard.vue';
+import SpellListTile from '/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListTile.vue';
 
 export default {
 	components: {
 		ColumnLayout,
 		CreaturePropertiesTree,
+    SpellListTile,
 		SpellListCard,
 	},
   inject: {
@@ -63,25 +59,30 @@ export default {
 	}},
 	meteor: {
 		spellLists(){
-			return CreatureProperties.find({
-				'ancestors.id': this.creatureId,
-				type: 'spellList',
-				removed: {$ne: true},
-			}, {
-				sort: {order: 1},
-			});
+      return getActiveProperties({
+        ancestorId: this.creatureId,
+        filter: {
+          type: 'spellList',
+        },
+      });
 		},
+    spellsWithoutList(){
+      return getActiveProperties({
+        ancestorId: this.creatureId,
+        excludeAncestors: this.spellListIds,
+        filter: {
+          type: 'spell',
+        },
+      });
+    },
 		spellListsWithoutAncestorSpellLists(){
-			return CreatureProperties.find({
-				'ancestors.id': {
-					$eq: this.creatureId,
-					$nin: this.spellListIds
-				},
-				type: 'spellList',
-				removed: {$ne: true},
-			}, {
-				sort: {order: 1},
-			});
+      return getActiveProperties({
+        ancestorId: this.creatureId,
+        excludeAncestors: this.spellListIds,
+        filter: {
+          type: 'spellList',
+        },
+      });
 		},
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export default {
 		clickProperty(_id){
 			this.$store.commit('pushDialogStack', {
 				component: 'creature-property-dialog',
-				elementId: `tree-node-${_id}`,
+				elementId: `spell-list-tile-${_id}`,
 				data: {_id},
 			});
 		},
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListCard.vue b/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListCard.vue
index b3a3a9c4..34a104a1 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListCard.vue
+++ b/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListCard.vue
@@ -10,32 +10,45 @@
       </v-toolbar-title>
       <v-spacer />
     </template>
-    <v-card-text>
-      <creature-properties-tree
-        :root="{collection: 'creatureProperties', id: model._id}"
-        :filter="{type: {$in: ['spellList', 'spell', 'folder']}}"
-        :organize="organize"
-        group="spells"
-        @selected="e => clickProperty(e)"
+    <v-list
+      two-line
+      dense
+    >
+      <spell-list-tile
+        v-for="spell in spells"
+        :key="spell._id"
+        :data-id="`spell-list-tile-${spell._id}`"
+        :model="spell"
+        @click="clickProperty(spell._id)"
       />
-    </v-card-text>
+    </v-list>
   </toolbar-card>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import CreatureProperties from '/imports/api/creature/CreatureProperties.js';
 import ToolbarCard from '/imports/ui/components/ToolbarCard.vue';
-import CreaturePropertiesTree from '/imports/ui/creature/creatureProperties/CreaturePropertiesTree.vue';
+import SpellListTile from '/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListTile.vue';
+import getActiveProperties from '/imports/api/creature/getActiveProperties.js';
 
 export default {
 	components: {
 		ToolbarCard,
-		CreaturePropertiesTree,
+    SpellListTile,
 	},
 	props: {
 		model: Object,
 		organize: Boolean,
 	},
+  meteor: {
+    spells(){
+      return getActiveProperties({
+        ancestorId: this.model._id,
+        filter: {
+          type: 'spell',
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  },
 	methods: {
 		clickSpellList(_id){
 			this.$store.commit('pushDialogStack', {
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@ export default {
 		clickProperty(_id){
 			this.$store.commit('pushDialogStack', {
 				component: 'creature-property-dialog',
-				elementId: `tree-node-${_id}`,
+				elementId: `spell-list-tile-${_id}`,
 				data: {_id},
 			});
 		},
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListTile.vue b/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListTile.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71236f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/imports/ui/properties/components/spells/SpellListTile.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<template lang="html">
+  <v-list-tile
+    v-on="hasClickListener ? {click} : {}"
+  >
+    <v-list-tile-avatar class="spell-avatar">
+      <property-icon
+        class="mr-2"
+        :model="model"
+        :color="model.color"
+      />
+    </v-list-tile-avatar>
+    <v-list-tile-content>
+      <v-list-tile-title>
+        {{ title }}
+      </v-list-tile-title>
+      <v-list-tile-sub-title v-if="components">
+        {{ components }}
+      </v-list-tile-sub-title>
+    </v-list-tile-content>
+    <v-list-tile-action>
+      <v-list-tile-action-text>
+        {{ levelText }}
+      </v-list-tile-action-text>
+    </v-list-tile-action>
+  </v-list-tile>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import treeNodeViewMixin from '/imports/ui/properties/treeNodeViews/treeNodeViewMixin.js';
+export default {
+  mixins: [treeNodeViewMixin],
+  computed: {
+    hasClickListener(){
+      return this.$listeners && !!this.$listeners.click;
+    },
+    components(){
+      let components = [];
+      if (this.model.ritual) components.push('R');
+      if (this.model.concentration) components.push('C');
+      if (this.model.verbal) components.push('V');
+      if (this.model.somatic) components.push('S');
+      if (this.model.material) components.push(`M (${this.model.material})`);
+      return components.join(', ');
+    },
+    levelText(){
+      return this.model.level || 'Cantrip'
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    click(e){
+			this.$emit('click', e);
+		},
+  },
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="css" scoped>
+.spell-avatar {
+  min-width: 32px;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/properties/forms/SpellListForm.vue b/app/imports/ui/properties/forms/SpellListForm.vue
index 6f854787..e9e6086a 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/properties/forms/SpellListForm.vue
+++ b/app/imports/ui/properties/forms/SpellListForm.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
         :error-messages="errors.name"
         @change="change('name', ...arguments)"
       />
+      <text-field
+        label="Variable name"
+        :value="model.variableName"
+        style="flex-basis: 300px;"
+        hint="This name is used by spells to reference which lists they appear on"
+        :error-messages="errors.variableName"
+        @change="change('variableName', ...arguments)"
+      />
     </div>
     <text-area
       label="Description"