diff --git a/rpg-docs/Model/Character/Characters.js b/rpg-docs/Model/Character/Characters.js
index e643b3b5..98edfae0 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/Model/Character/Characters.js
+++ b/rpg-docs/Model/Character/Characters.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ Schemas.Character = new SimpleSchema({
 	deathSave:      {type: Schemas.DeathSave},
 
 	//permissions
+	party:   {type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id, optional: true},
 	owner:   {type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id},
 	readers: {type: [String], regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id, defaultValue: []},
 	writers: {type: [String], regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id, defaultValue: []},
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ Schemas.Character = new SimpleSchema({
 	//slowed down by carrying too much?
 	"settings.useVariantEncumbrance": {type: Boolean, defaultValue: false},
 	"settings.useStandardEncumbrance": {type: Boolean, defaultValue: true},
+	//hide spellcasting
+	"settings.hideSpellcasting": {type: Boolean, defaultValue: false},
 });
 
 Characters.attachSchema(Schemas.Character);
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.html b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.html
index 745f37bc..f9f2ed4c 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.html
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.html
@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 <template name="characterSettings">
 	{{#with character}}
 	<div>
-		<div layout horizontal>
-			<div>Use variant encumbrance </div>
-			<paper-toggle-button id="variantEncumbrance"
-								 checked={{settings.useVariantEncumbrance}}
-								 touch-action="pan-y">
-			</paper-toggle-button>
-		</div>
+		<table>
+			<tr>
+				<td>Hide Spells tab</td>
+				<td>
+					<paper-toggle-button id="hideSpellcasting"
+										 checked={{settings.hideSpellcasting}}
+										 touch-action="pan-y">
+					</paper-toggle-button>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>Use variant encumbrance</td>
+				<td>
+					<paper-toggle-button id="variantEncumbrance"
+										 checked={{settings.useVariantEncumbrance}}
+										 touch-action="pan-y">
+					</paper-toggle-button>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
+		</table>
 	</div>
 	{{/with}}
 </template>
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.js b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.js
index 53777d5e..528ac718 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.js
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSettings/characterSettings.js
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ Template.characterSettings.events({
 			);
 		}
 	},
+	"change #hideSpellcasting": function(event, instance){
+		var value = instance.find("#hideSpellcasting").checked;
+		if (this.settings.hideSpellcasting !== value){
+			Characters.update(
+				this._id,
+				{$set: {"settings.hideSpellcasting": value}}
+			);
+		}
+	},
 });
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.html b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.html
index 98b3b6a4..2a0331e4 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.html
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.html
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 				<paper-tab name="stats">Stats</paper-tab>
 				<paper-tab name="features">Features</paper-tab>
 				<paper-tab name="inventory">Inventory</paper-tab>
+				{{#unless hideSpellcasting}}
 				<paper-tab name="spells">Spells</paper-tab>
+				{{/unless}}
 				<paper-tab name="persona">Persona</paper-tab>
 				<paper-tab name="journal">Journal</paper-tab>
 			</paper-tabs>
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@
 			<section flex name="stats">{{> stats}}</section>
 			<section flex name="features">{{> features}}</section>
 			<section flex name="inventory">{{> inventory}}</section>
+			{{#unless hideSpellcasting}}
 			<section flex name="spells">{{> spells}}</section>
+			{{/unless}}
 			<section flex name="persona">{{> persona}}</section>
 			<section flex name="journal">{{> journal}}</section>
 		</core-animated-pages>
diff --git a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.js b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.js
index 76b496dd..71933b46 100644
--- a/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.js
+++ b/rpg-docs/client/views/character/characterSheet.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Template.characterSheet.helpers({
 	selectedTab: function(){
 		return getTab(this._id);
 	},
+	hideSpellcasting: function() {
+		var char = Characters.findOne(this._id);
+		return char && char.settings.hideSpellcasting;
+	}
 });
 
 Template.characterSheet.events({