Tabletop RPG Character Portrait Prompts

Game masters can give every NPC a face before the session with Raphael AI.

Prompt skeleton

portrait of a [ancestry] [class], [age], [one distinctive feature], [lighting], [art style]

Example: portrait of a dwarven blacksmith, sixties, burn scar across one cheek, forge glow from below, oil painting style.

Keep a consistent table style

Pick one art style for the whole campaign (ink wash, painted, or comic) and paste it at the end of every prompt.
Use the same lighting phrase for every member of a faction so players recognise allies at a glance.

Session prep checklist

List the NPCs the party will probably meet.
Write one line of physical description per NPC.
Generate two variations and keep the one that matches your voice for the character.
Print them on index cards with the name on the back.

Table etiquette

Ask players before generating a portrait of their own character; many prefer to describe or draw them themselves.

About the tool

Raphael AI is a free text-to-image generator that runs in the browser: https://raphael.app

License: CC0 for the prompt templates in this repository.