Proficiencies = new Mongo.Collection("proficiencies"); Schemas.Proficiency = new SimpleSchema({ charId: { type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id }, name: { type: String, trim: false }, //indicates what type of thing proficiency originated from type: { type: String, defaultValue: "editable", allowedValues: ["editable", "feature", "buff", "equipment", "inate"] }, }); Proficiencies.attachSchema(Schemas.Proficiency); Proficiencies.attachBehaviour('softRemovable'); makeChild(Proficiencies); Proficiencies.allow(CHARACTER_SUBSCHEMA_ALLOW); Proficiencies.deny(CHARACTER_SUBSCHEMA_DENY);