Meteor.publish("characterList", function(){ var userId = this.userId; if (!userId) { this.ready(); return; } return Characters.find( { $or: [ {readers: userId}, {writers: userId}, {owner: userId}, ] }, { fields: { name: 1, race: 1, alignment: 1, gender: 1, readers: 1, writers:1, owner: 1, color: 1, picture: 1, } } ); });