put Faces to Names
put Faces to Names



available as printed decks of cards or digital images

Nothing beats a picture.

Whether you are running a roleplaying game or writing a book, sometimes you need portraits for inspiration. Rather than a name on paper, looking at a photo can make it much easier to imagine their motives and personality. An assortment of portraits can help you create new characters, or enhance existing ones by pairing them with the picture that fits them best.

''Put Faces to Names'' is not a game, it is a tool to enhance other games. Each deck contains 56 highly detailed portraits to be used alongside roleplaying, story, or other types of games. Purchased digital decks can be viewed on your computer or mobile device, and printed decks are the size of a standard poker deck.



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Bear portraits

stacked decks

the Bear deck

When running a roleplaying game, players must normally depend on your spoken physical descriptions of NPCs they encounter. It can be very difficult to remember every description, and that memory will fade over time unless you are regularly repeating it. Even if you manage to remember, it's less likely your players will.

With a ''put Faces to Names'' deck, you can set out a portrait for each NPC the party interacts with. Before a description is even spoken, your players will have a lasting memory of the person and a much stronger connection than hearing a random name and it's description.



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the Octopus deck

The portraits range from child to elder, are split evenly between male and female, and feature a multitude of ethnic backgrounds. Clothing choices were kept neutral and the ears of many portraits were obscured, to better allow the same face to fit a beggar, a noble, a human, or an elf.

For our more entertainment-centered users, you are more than welcome to display/feature the artwork of this product in your own adventurers. It would be an honor to have these cards show up on someone's web series, show, or stream... especially if it became associated with a well known NPC or player!



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the Raptor deck

Each card is individually numbered on the back allowing you to record it into your notes. When your players encounter this NPC again in the future, you will know exactly which portrait you previously used. Digital versions of each deck use the same numbering system, allowing them to be looked up very quickly. Some people will prefer digital decks because they can easily share screen shots of portraits with their players. For people considering printed cards, know that it is an entirely different experience having the portraits laid out on the table. Both methods work, and both have their own unique feel.

The box for each deck was designed to look like fantasy books from the front or edges, so as your collection grows, it assembles into a small book shelf.



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the Beetle deck

Printed decks are handled by a separate company ( The Game Crafter thegamecrafter ). They produce a quality product and handle both the sale and shipping.

Digital purchases are handled through this site. Once purchased, the appropriate deck of cards are unlocked for the email address you used to purchase them. You can view purchased digital decks using the link at the top of this page.

Everyone who visits this site has access to the complimentary Owl deck for free. Simply sign in using the name ''guest'' to view the owl deck. When viewing your purchased digital decks, the complimentary Owl deck will be available as well.



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the 'complimentary' Owl deck

Take your game to the next level.

There is nothing wrong with paper maps or bottle caps representing players, but at the same time we can always see the next step that would enhance the experience. Not all players are fortunate enough to have elaborately painted battle maps and personalized 3D printed miniatures, but I bet they wish they did. Think of ''Put Faces to Names'' as one such step. NPC descriptions are just like paper maps and bottle caps, they work, but they require a lot more imagination to feel immersive. Give your players the same sort of eye candy painted sets and plastic figures bring to the game, with faces they can connect with.




available as printed decks of cards or digital images

Frequently asked questions:

Is this a game?

No. These are simply portraits of people (who do not exist in real life) that can be used to enhance existing games, used in projects, or help inspire someone. Imagine a world where games like monopoly did not come with play money, in fact no games did. People just wrote down how much money they had as they played, and technically that gets the job done. Someone could start selling packs of play money and it would be similar to this product. The play money is not a game itself, but by using it with existing games you can improve the experience. Holding play money as you play those games is going to feel much different than everyone just writing down numbers on scrap paper. Having portraits to associate with NPCs in a roleplaying game, for example, is going to give the same boost to the overall experience.

Are the cards all the same portrait, or all random?

Each deck contains 56 specific portraits (26 male + 26 female) unique to that deck. Buying more than 1 raptor deck, for example, would not get you any new portraits. To expand your collection of portraits, you would want to get a different deck than the one(s) you already own.

I only need my email address to access my digital content, why not a password as well?

When someone accesses their digital content, the email itself can be thought of as the key. Once inside there are no settings, no private information, and no way to actually change anything that would affect the account. The only issue with someone guessing their way into someone else's account is them gaining access to something they have not paid for. I hope people will do the right thing and pay for access to this artwork, but if not, they will share an account and password just as easily as an email address, to give access away to others.

Why are the printed decks so much more expensive than digital ones?

Unlocking access to digital decks technically does not cost us anything, and the small price is to help fund the time and effort that goes into this product. Printed decks are a physical deck of cards you will be able to hold in your hand, and are subject to printing costs, materials, handling fees, and of course shipping. Due to the nature of print on demand (a small number of decks printed at a time) the costs are higher than if many thousands of decks were manufactured at once. If it becomes appropriate for the demand, larger runs of ''Put Faces to Names'' decks may be used to lower the final price in the future.

What happens if I buy the same deck multiple times?

If you purchase multiple printed decks, you will have 2 physical decks sent to you. Printed decks are handled entirely by a separate company so their return/refund/cancelation policy would need to be checked. If you find yourself with an extra, perhaps give one to a friend. If you purchase multiple copies of the same digital deck, unfortunately the extra purchase is wasted. The system treats deck purchases as an ''unlock'' so owning multiple of the same deck does not actually serve any purpose. The system does not recognize or refund you if the new purchase was already owned, so please take care to select the correct deck before purchasing.

The portraits and other artwork were uniquely created specifically for this product, any similarities to existing works are purely coincidental. In our big world nearly every portrait is going to resemble someone, and you may come across a portrait that looks exactly like your neighbor. No portraits were intentionally modeled after any person, living or dead, and no harm was intended when such coincidences may occur.

All artwork from ''put Faces to Names'' decks may be displayed in your own projects without the need to give credit. This is not permission to profit from the sale of any of these designs, such as putting one of these faces on a shirt and selling it, for example. The goal here is to let content creators use these cards without any worry about take-down notices or remembering to give credit.