diff --git a/amanuensis/resources/lexicon.json b/amanuensis/resources/lexicon.json
index c55f920..289e5a0 100644
--- a/amanuensis/resources/lexicon.json
+++ b/amanuensis/resources/lexicon.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		"open": false,
 		"password": null,
 		"max_players": 4,
+		"chars_per_player": 1,
 		"joined": []
 	},
 	"publish": {
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/forms.py b/amanuensis/server/forms.py
index a6684f5..df7f2be 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/forms.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/forms.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class LexiconConfigForm(FlaskForm):
 		"Maximum number of players",
 		widget=NumberInput(),
 		validators=[DataRequired()])
+	joinCharsPerPlayer = IntegerField(
+		"Characters per player",
+		widget=NumberInput(),
+		validators=[DataRequired()])
 	# Publish
 	publishNotifyEditorOnReady = BooleanField(
 		"Notify the editor when a player marks an article as ready")
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ class LexiconConfigForm(FlaskForm):
 		self.joinOpen.data = lexicon.join.open
 		self.joinPassword.data = lexicon.join.password
 		self.joinMaxPlayers.data = lexicon.join.max_players
+		self.joinCharsPerPlayer.data = lexicon.join.chars_per_player
 		self.publishNotifyEditorOnReady.data = lexicon.publish.notify.editor_on_ready
 		self.publishNotifyPlayerOnReject.data = lexicon.publish.notify.player_on_reject
 		self.publishNotifyPlayerOnAccept.data = lexicon.publish.notify.player_on_accept
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ class LexiconConfigForm(FlaskForm):
 			l.join.open = self.joinOpen.data
 			l.join.password = self.joinPassword.data
 			l.join.max_players = self.joinMaxPlayers.data
+			l.join.chars_per_player = self.joinCharsPerPlayer.data
 			l.publish.notify.editor_on_ready = self.publishNotifyEditorOnReady.data
 			l.publish.notify.player_on_reject = self.publishNotifyPlayerOnReject.data
 			l.publish.notify.player_on_accept = self.publishNotifyPlayerOnAccept.data
diff --git a/amanuensis/templates/lexicon/settings.html b/amanuensis/templates/lexicon/settings.html
index dae5b75..4e79e62 100644
--- a/amanuensis/templates/lexicon/settings.html
+++ b/amanuensis/templates/lexicon/settings.html
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 		{{ form.joinPassword(autocomplete="off") }}
 		{{ form.joinPassword.label }}<br>
 		{{ number_setting(form.joinMaxPlayers) }}
+		{{ number_setting(form.joinCharsPerPlayer) }}
 	</p>
 
 	<h3>Turn Publishing</h3>