diff --git a/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.Story.vue b/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.Story.vue
index 5fbfb6b7..d12839c7 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.Story.vue
+++ b/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.Story.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 			v-for="(attribute, index) in attributes"
 			:key="attribute._id"
 			:attribute="attribute"
-			@change="e => {writeChange(e, index); log(e)}"
+			@change="e => change(index, e)"
 		/>
 		<div class="ma-4" v-for="(attribute, index) in attributes">
 			{{attribute}}
@@ -38,16 +38,10 @@
 				},
 			],
 		}},
-		created () {
-			// Doing this here instead of in methods ensures every instance has its
-			// own debounced function
-		  this.writeChange = debounceUpdate((e, index) => {
-				// Do work storing the change, this is where we'd write to the database
+		methods: {
+			change(index, e){
 				for (let i in e){
-					if (typeof e[i] === 'string'){
-						e[i] = e[i].trim();
-					}
-					this.attributes[index][i] = e[i];
+					this.attributes[index][i] = e[i].trim();
 				}
 			});
 		},
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.vue b/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.vue
index 30be28b5..900b0237 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.vue
+++ b/app/imports/ui/components/AttributeEdit.vue
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 <template lang="html">
   <div>
-  	<v-text-field
+  	<text-field
 			label="Name"
 			:value="attribute.name"
 			@input="name => $emit('change', {name})"
 		/>
-		<v-text-field
+		<text-field
 			label="Variable name"
 			:value="attribute.variableName"
 			@input="variableName => $emit('change', {variableName})"
 			hint="Use this name in formulae to reference this attribute"
 		/>
-		<v-text-field
+		<text-field
 			label="Base Value"
 			type="number"
 			:value="attribute.baseValue"
 			@input="baseValue => $emit('change', {baseValue})"
 			hint="This is the value of the attribute before effects are applied"
 		/>
-		<v-text-field
+		<text-field
 			label="Damage"
 			type="number"
 			:value="-attribute.adjustment"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			:menu-props="{auto: true, lazy: true}"
 			@input="reset => $emit('change', {reset})"
 		/>
-		<v-text-field
+		<text-field
 			label="Reset Multiplier"
 			type="number"
 			:value="attribute.resetMultiplier"
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/components/global/TextField.vue b/app/imports/ui/components/global/TextField.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e845f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/imports/ui/components/global/TextField.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<template lang="html">
+  <v-text-field
+		:error="error"
+		:value="safeValue"
+		@input="input"
+		@focus="focused = true"
+		@blur="focused = false"
+	/>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+	/*
+	 * Component to handle text fields that update the database.
+	 * Won't bash the text field while it's focused, even if the database trims
+	 * or otherwise sanitizes the input.
+	 * Emits input events on every input and emits debounced change
+	 * events based on the debounceTime set in its props.
+	 * Losing focus will set the value to the database's current stored value.
+	 *
+	 * Because attributes that aren't properties are passed to the root element,
+	 * this is a drop-in replacement for v-text-field
+	 *
+	 * TODO extract this functionality as a mixin, and share to textarea
+	 */
+	import { _ } from 'underscore';
+	export default {
+		data(){ return {
+			safeValue: this.value,
+			focused: false,
+			error: false,
+			errorMessages: null,
+		}},
+		props: {
+			value: [String, Number],
+			debounceTime: {
+				type: Number,
+				default: 250,
+			},
+			validator: Function,
+		},
+		watch: {
+			focused(isFocused){
+				if (!isFocused){
+					this.safeValue = this.value;
+				}
+			},
+			value(newValue){
+				if (!this.focused){
+					this.safeValue = this.value;
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		methods: {
+			input(val){
+				this.$emit('input', val);
+				this.update(val);
+				if (this.validator){
+					try {
+						this.validator(val);
+						this.error = false;
+						this.errorMessages = null;
+					} catch(e){
+						this.error = true;
+						this.errorMessages = e.message;
+					}
+				}
+			},
+		},
+		created(){
+			this.update = _.debounce(val => {
+				this.$emit('change', val);
+			}, this.debounceTime);
+		},
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/app/imports/ui/vueSetup.js b/app/imports/ui/vueSetup.js
index c6d5ae28..6fbba31e 100644
--- a/app/imports/ui/vueSetup.js
+++ b/app/imports/ui/vueSetup.js
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@ import router from "/imports/ui/router.js";
 import "vuetify/dist/vuetify.min.css";
 import theme from '/imports/ui/theme.js';
 
+// Global components
+import TextField from '/imports/ui/components/global/TextField.vue';
+
+Vue.component("text-field", TextField);
+
 Vue.use(VueMeteorTracker);
 Vue.use(Vuetify, {
   theme,
   iconfont: "md",
 });
 
-
 // App start
 Meteor.startup(() => {
   // Start the Vue app
diff --git a/app/package-lock.json b/app/package-lock.json
index c3e32b10..c910e547 100644
--- a/app/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/package-lock.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     },
     "block-stream": {
       "version": "0.0.9",
-      "resolved": false,
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/block-stream/-/block-stream-0.0.9.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-E+v+d4oDIFz+A3UUgeu0szAMEmo=",
       "requires": {
         "inherits": "~2.0.0"
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
     },
     "inherits": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
-      "resolved": false,
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4="
     },
     "ini": {
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
           "dependencies": {
             "readable-stream": {
               "version": "2.3.6",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
+              "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
               "integrity": "sha512-tQtKA9WIAhBF3+VLAseyMqZeBjW0AHJoxOtYqSUZNJxauErmLbVm2FW1y+J/YA9dUrAC39ITejlZWhVIwawkKw==",
               "requires": {
                 "core-util-is": "~1.0.0",
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
           "dependencies": {
             "readable-stream": {
               "version": "2.3.6",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
+              "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
               "integrity": "sha512-tQtKA9WIAhBF3+VLAseyMqZeBjW0AHJoxOtYqSUZNJxauErmLbVm2FW1y+J/YA9dUrAC39ITejlZWhVIwawkKw==",
               "requires": {
                 "core-util-is": "~1.0.0",
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "minimist": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
-          "resolved": false,
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ="
         }
       }