Build Expression Sheets
Generate a complete set of facial expressions for any character — for animation, visual novels, and game dialogue systems.
Generate NPC Portraits and Character Lineups
Create a cast of NPC portraits and character lineup sheets for games, tabletop campaigns, and illustrated fiction.
Tool
Building a believable game world means populating it with a cast of characters who feel distinct — but commissioning individual portraits for every NPC in a game or campaign is prohibitively expensive for most indie studios and tabletop creators.
Character Sheet Maker generates NPC portrait sets and full character lineups from a shared visual brief: consistent art style, distinguishable silhouettes, and readable personality in a single frame. The result is a cast that feels designed, not randomly assembled.
Tabletop RPG creators use this to build a visual compendium for their campaign settings. Indie game studios use it to populate dialogue trees with unique NPC faces. Authors and graphic novelists use it to develop ensemble casts before committing to full illustration.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter to Claude: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Describe the world setting and the cast of NPCs needed — roles, archetypes, and distinguishing traits for each.
- Run `npc_portraits` and `character_lineup` through `character-sheet-maker` to generate the cast.
ChatGPT
- Add ToolRouter to ChatGPT using the MCP JSON configuration: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Brief ChatGPT on the world setting and provide a character list with role descriptions and personality notes.
- Run `npc_portraits` and `character_lineup` with `character-sheet-maker` to generate the cast portraits.
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to your Copilot MCP configuration: {"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}
- Provide the character list with role descriptions and style requirements.
- Run `npc_portraits` and `character_lineup` through `character-sheet-maker` to generate the cast.
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Define the character schema — roles, archetype list, shared art style — and the complete NPC roster before batching.
- Run `npc_portraits` and `character_lineup` with `character-sheet-maker` across the full roster.
Related Use Cases
Create Sprite Sheets
Generate game-ready sprite sheets with animation frames for idle, walk, run, and attack states.